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When creative identity becomes attached to suffering

I can only write when I am in emotional pain and I am afraid that getting healthier will kill my creativity

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The belief that authentic creativity requires suffering creates a dangerous attachment to psychological distress.

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