“Tortured artists” aren’t a real thing.
Since I was super young, I had severe depression. I saw lots of doctors, and did my best to manage it. However, recently, someone said to me “Well isn’t depression good for you, since you write?”
Nope. Absolutely not. I, like all artists, do my best work when I’m taking care of myself. So, fellow creators, take your medication. Go outside. Take care of yourself. Because that is when you’ll make your best stuff.
Making art when you’re hurting can BE taking care of yourself, but making art should never be a SUBSTITUTE for it.
That’s… actually a very needful differentiation actually.
House Of Crows 