Comments on: Is There a Relationship Between Creativity and Addiction? http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2008/10/22/is-there-a-relationship-between-creativity-and-addiction/ Drug rehab blog from Gatehouse Academy. Gatehouse is a long term drug rehab and alcohol rehab and extended care treatment center for young adults offer the opportunity for young adults age 17-25 to recover from their dependencies. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:37:49 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jason Brunette http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2008/10/22/is-there-a-relationship-between-creativity-and-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-851 Jason Brunette Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:45:30 +0000 http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2008/10/22/is-there-a-relationship-between-creativity-and-addiction/#comment-851 Thanks Cooper, Your advice is stellar. This is the direction I'm heading now. I've since made sense of life and realized Doctors have some great new treatment options. Just had to ask! I think its often a combination of shame and reluctance to admit there is a problem. Sometimes, there is a lot of pressure and expectations from creative people. When the creative well is dry, its DEVISTATING and a void is there that feels very uncomfortable. We get happiness from creativity and when its not there, there is no happiness; just the void and a feeling of being 'broken' . Like the article says, I've since RE-DISCOVERED my creative abilities. I relearned why I enjoy creative work so much. . . . . (its wasn't to use substances and muddy my thoughts - it was the opposite of that! ). thanks! Thanks Cooper,

Your advice is stellar. This is the direction I’m heading now.
I’ve since made sense of life and realized Doctors have some great new treatment options. Just had to ask!

I think its often a combination of shame and reluctance to admit there is a problem. Sometimes, there is a lot of pressure and expectations from creative people. When the creative well is dry, its DEVISTATING and a void is there that feels very uncomfortable. We get happiness from creativity and when its not there, there is no happiness; just the void and a feeling of being ‘broken’ .

Like the article says, I’ve since RE-DISCOVERED my creative abilities. I relearned why I enjoy creative work so much. . . . . (its wasn’t to use substances and muddy my thoughts – it was the opposite of that! ).

thanks!

]]> By: Cooper http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2008/10/22/is-there-a-relationship-between-creativity-and-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-687 Cooper Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:28:33 +0000 http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2008/10/22/is-there-a-relationship-between-creativity-and-addiction/#comment-687 There are a lot of people who use because it numbs emotions and dulls sensitivities, but in the long run this is no way to deal with life. It’s hard, but you have to recognize your feelings and let them sink in, because they’ll always eventually catch up with you and they’ll be much harder to deal with if you run from them. It sounds like empathy is a strength of yours — although you may not receive validation for this ability in your social situations, you can use this strength in ways to help others. Like being a teacher or counselor for art, music, etc., or sharing your experiences with others in writing. There are a lot of people who use because it numbs emotions and dulls sensitivities, but in the long run this is no way to deal with life. It’s hard, but you have to recognize your feelings and let them sink in, because they’ll always eventually catch up with you and they’ll be much harder to deal with if you run from them. It sounds like empathy is a strength of yours — although you may not receive validation for this ability in your social situations, you can use this strength in ways to help others. Like being a teacher or counselor for art, music, etc., or sharing your experiences with others in writing.

]]> By: Jason Brunette http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2008/10/22/is-there-a-relationship-between-creativity-and-addiction/comment-page-1/#comment-668 Jason Brunette Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:29:02 +0000 http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2008/10/22/is-there-a-relationship-between-creativity-and-addiction/#comment-668 Hey, this is me. I feel like William Burroughs most days. Over analyse everything. Hypersensitive to everything around me, especially changing moods and emotions in people around me. I though I was going nuts for awhile with thinking I had a paranormal abilitiy to be extra-aware of my environment. This led to me dimming these feelings with various substances. If feels like I need to be 'slowed down' or tranquilized to be taken serious, or understood by anybody. I communicate/think at a much faster speed than others around me and I can see it bothers them. I take meds to satisfy them mostly. I'm an artist, musician, writer and intellectual thinker. It feels like a curse most times. Like being able to speak a language that nobody can understand. I even have dreams about me talking and nobody understanding me . Hey, this is me.

I feel like William Burroughs most days.

Over analyse everything. Hypersensitive to everything around me, especially changing moods and emotions in people around me.

I though I was going nuts for awhile with thinking I had a paranormal abilitiy to be extra-aware of my environment.
This led to me dimming these feelings with various substances. If feels like I need to be ’slowed down’ or tranquilized to be taken serious, or understood by anybody. I communicate/think at a much faster speed than others around me and I can see it bothers them. I take meds to satisfy them mostly.

I’m an artist, musician, writer and intellectual thinker. It feels like a curse most times. Like being able to speak a language that nobody can understand. I even have dreams about me talking and nobody understanding me .

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