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When Mental Health Medication Conflicts With Creative Identity

I stopped taking my mood stabilizer because I wanted to feel creative again but now I'm spiraling and I don't know if my art is worth risking everything I've built.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The chemical stability that enables your daily functioning may be suppressing the very emotional volatility that fuels your creative expression.

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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.