The Van Gogh Blues - The Creative Persona's Path Through Depression (Paperback)

From "The Van Gogh Blues" ...
.,."virtually 100 percent of creative people will suffer from episodes of depression. Why virtually 100 percent? Because every creative person came out of the womb ready to interrogate life and determine for herself what life would mean, could mean, and should mean. Her gift or curse was that she was born ready to stubbornly doubt received wisdom and disbelieve that anyone but she was entitled to provide answers to her own meaning questions."
Creative people of all kinds look for understanding, empathy, and meaning in life. That is what they do, what they work with. This will often lead to depression-- but not because understanding, empathy, and meaning are not possible. They are simply not always on terms that are easy to accept. This depression of creative people does not have to be physiological, nor does it necessarily respond to pharmaceutical treatments.
Dr. Eric Maisel, an internationally known expert on the creative process and best-selling author, has developed a four-step plan for engaging this type of depression and moving past it. Using examples of famous creators like Vincent van Gogh and Fyodor Dostoyevsky and not-so-famous creators who have struggled with this kind of depression, he shows that despite the difficulty, creative people hold the ability to forge relationships, repair themselves, and create meaning in an utterly unique and powerful way. Dr. Maisel's approach legitimizes creative people's own instinctual beliefs that standard treatments are not the answer.

General

Imprint:	New World Library
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2007
First published:	December 2007
Authors:	Eric Maisel
Dimensions:	218 x 141 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	255
ISBN-13:	978-1-57731-604-6
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Coping with personal problems > Coping with illness Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests > Popular psychology > Memory improvement & thinking techniques Promotions
LSN:	1-57731-604-5
Barcode:	9781577316046

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