The Mental Pitfalls of a Creative

Summary: Earlier this week a study was released by Swedish researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, stating that creativity is “closely entwined with mental illness.” Although many creatives will probably find a dark humor to this revelation (because what creative hasn’t felt they were losing their mind at one point or another?), the study, led by Dr. Simon Kyaga, reached out to more than a million people and concluded that creative professionals were more likely to suffer from psychiatric disorders than other people. Although many of these disorders can be treated with the help of a professional, what is the cost to the creative whose ideas come from their “illness?”