I'm currently researching for my dissertation on the link between bi-polar illness and creativity. Could anyone give me a few examples of how they might be linked i've hit a wall and need a couple of ideas to get me activated again. Thankyou
2006-09-19 23:35:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
You'd have to do some research into Bipolar Disorder and creativity. I'm sure they've been done, but getting the opinions of other people won't help you with this project, you need sources that you can cite. The only thing to keep in mind is that the effect on creativity could be negative or postitive. It could decrease it or increase it, or both alternately. I suspect that during periods of mania, it would increase, and decrease during bouts of depression, but that's pure speculation on my part.
2006-09-19 23:44:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have BPD, and my mum says that when Im in a Manic stage, I tend to invent new things.. tho some are more "insane" then others.. About a year ago, I made a waterslide out of a tarp and some rope that I attached to the roof of my Da's 2 story house, and the other way tied to the side of his pool, and needless to say, it hurt... another incident was when I was 16, I created a new way to fly.. I decided that I could build a strap on wing system and jump off a cliff.. It worked.. fer like 5 seconds, untill gravity caught up with me and I fell 150 yards into the Colorado River.. I think a way to explain this is that I feel as tho I am invincible when I am manic, like I can do ne thing without consequence.. that was before I was put on medication.. when I am depressed, I go through inventive stages as well.. tho I will save ye the details, but I came up with some creative ways to attempt suicide or hurt myself... I am over that now, but I think it is the mentality at the time of extremes that create thoughts of creativity...
2006-09-20 06:58:22 · answer #2 · answered by Nick R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that this condition does increase creativity, or at least I've heard many creative people who happen this condition. I think it has to do with extreme differences in mood, so you can actually creates some artwork that shows angst during depression, and the extreme energy and lack of inhibition during the mania phase.
I would look at studies that have been done, read about famous people who have the illness.
If you want current case studies for your project, you could try looking at blogs, or joining some art or other creative newsgroup.
2006-09-20 07:07:20 · answer #3 · answered by Don't Know 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One person (me) could sit up in the middle of the night for hours with a pen and paper coming up with all kinds of crazy (to others) plans for a business, but get frustrated when she couldn't write fast enough to keep up with her thoughts, nearly pulling her hair out trying to remember what she had just thought of.
I'm not sure if that is the type of an example you are looking for, or if it is thorough enough.
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2006-09-20 06:44:49 · answer #4 · answered by eddweeness 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your question is very familiar. I came across during my reasearch how intelligence and creativity is related to bipolar illness. Einstein came to mind . Here are some websites that you might find helpful to your research:
http://people.howstuffworks.com/genius.htm
horwitzj@einstein.edu
www.lorenbennett.org/creativity.htm
ideaflow.corante.com/archives/2005/11/10/bipolar
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity_and_bipolar_disorder - 22k - Cached -
Bipolar Disorder & Creativity: Standford Study Suggests a Link
Bipolar Disorder & Creativity: Standford Study Suggests a Link ... to existing evidence that a link exists between mood disorders and creativity. ...bipolar.about.com/b/a/218101.htm - 21k - Cached - More from this site - Save
Bipolar Disorder, Manic / depression and cre
Bipolar Disorder, Manic / depression and creativity.
bipolar depression, manic depression and several articles re: the creativity ... striking association between creativity and manic depression, or bipolar illness. ...www.lorenbennett.org/creativity.htm - 67k - Cached - More from this site - Save
Bipolar children more creative than other kids.
Creativity and Mental Illness
... that both creativity and manic depression, also called bipolar disorder, may ... a strong connection between bipolar disorder and creativity, the data for a link ...www.namiscc.org/Research/2002/Creativity.h
More evidence of association between bipolar disorder and artistic creativity
... relationship exists between creativity and bipolar disorder, which was formerly ... and creativity after noticing that patients who came through the ...news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/november16/med-bipolar
CHILDREN OF BIPOLAR PARENTS SCORE HIGHER ON CREATIVITY TEST, STANFORD STUDY FINDS - Office of Communications & ...
... relationship exists between creativity and bipolar disorder, which was formerly ... and creativity after noticing that patients who came through the ...mednews.stanford.edu/releases/2005/november/bipolar.html
Stability Verses Creativity
Bipolar disorder and creativity very much go hand-in-hand. Review any list of ... Kimberly Read and Marcia Purse, About.com's Guides to Bipolar Disorder since ...bipolar.about.com/cs/myths/a/aa030911
bipolar disorder
... relationship exists between creativity and bipolar disorder, which was formerly ... and creativity after noticing that patients who came through the ...talentdevelop.com/bipolar.
Pendulum Resources: Creativity and the Troubled Mind
... consumer resource for information on Manic Depression and Bipolar Disorder. ... striking association between creativity and manic depression, or bipolar illness. ...www.pendulum.org/articles/articles_bipolar_troubled.
Bipolar Disorder, Creativity Show Positive Correlation -- Arehart-Treichel 40 (22): 23 -- Psychiatric News
... test that measures creativity, to 40 adults with bipolar disorder and 18 adults ... an association between bipolar disorder and creativity and contribute to a ...pn.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full
Another website that's good to go where I found a lot of materials for you is under the intelligence quotient. Here, the intelligence is measured against the size of the brain. Again , Einstein, Newton, Mozart are mentioned. Mozart as you know is famous for his creativity in music. . You could go that route. Under yahoo search I just typed bipolar and creativity and a lot of sites, links too many to mention, came up definitely linking creativity to bipolar. Studies made by Stanford Sch-of Med on Jan.28,1998 suggested a link educ/groupbipolar/creativity.Bipolar disorder and creativity The details about the study is avail, if you need factual evidence to support your theorem. Even under Wikipedia, there is a link between mental illness and creativity under org.creativity_and bipolar _ disorder.There is a section on how creativity relates to Bipolar disorder.It won't allow me to copy and paste. You will be bombarded with a lot of reading materials on bipolar- about.com .etc. I hope this helps you quite a bit.
2006-09-20 21:54:45 · answer #5 · answered by rosieC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably have already done this, but do an internet search for "famous people with bipolar disorder." You should get many many results.
2006-09-20 07:02:46 · answer #6 · answered by Jen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am bi polar. they say its the severity of my mood swings. either im really happy, really sad, or really mad. i dunno about being creative or what that has to do with it. pretty much its that people that are bi polar have unstable moods.
2006-09-20 06:41:11 · answer #7 · answered by shutupncomehere 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋