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This romanticizes mental illness because some people may not want to seek help because they want to use that mental illness to become a famous artist.

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just because mental health correlates with successful artists, it dos not cause the successful artist themself

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Mental illness, suicide and creativity: 40-Year prospective total population study

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Mental illness, suicide and creativity: 40-Year prospective total population study

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"Except for bipolar disorder, individuals with overall creative professions were not more likely to suffer from investigated psychiatric disorders than controls."

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“and people have needed you, and while you can’t speak for everyone, you can speak some part of this truth.”

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“Encourage and amplify the many voices and viewpoints of your people, now nearly four decades as a minority in this America, finally with their own stories surfacing too.”

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Some people want creators to explicitly say what aspect of the creation is their culture. However, this is not always the case because culture is not just a part of someone’s life, it is someone’s life.

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communicated how her culture is represented in her writing even if she does not come out and specifically say that it is her culture

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"the openness and sensitivity of creative individuals
often exposes them to suffering and pain yet also a great deal of enjoyment"

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Creative people do have a rebellious aura in many situations, but they also are tied to a more conservative or traditional side of their persona.

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Creativity does not correlate or cause one end of the spectrum of extroversion or introversion.

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Creative people may be sociable and have lots of energy, however a lot of them enjoy quiet time and restful events.

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Artists are not successful because of their mental illnesses.