Comments on: Drawing, Creativity, and Depression http://www.toadhollowstudio.com/wp_blog/2008/08/drawing-creativity-and-depression/ A blog mostly about drawing. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:47:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Tim Faichney http://www.toadhollowstudio.com/wp_blog/2008/08/drawing-creativity-and-depression/#comment-15 Tim Faichney Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:07:55 +0000 http://toadhollowstudio.com/wp_blog/?p=334#comment-15 I'm sorry to hear how you are feeling. I've suffered from depression, on and off all my adult life. This year was a struggle for me, I became depressed and anxious in January and it lifted in August. I feel healthy and strong now, and I'm sure you will feel good very soon. A few things have helped me and reading your blog is one of them. I've read dozens of self help books over the years, some good some not so good. This year I read a very good book called the Promised Land by Rick Norris. The book really helped me to understand why I suffer from depression and helped me overcome my black moods, I would recommend you get a copy. I have to go and walk the dog now. Take care of yourself and thanks for taking the time to write your blog. Tim I’m sorry to hear how you are feeling.
I’ve suffered from depression, on and off all my adult life. This year was a struggle for me, I became depressed and anxious in January and it lifted in August. I feel healthy and strong now, and I’m sure you will feel good very soon. A few things have helped me and reading your blog is one of them.

I’ve read dozens of self help books over the years, some good some not so good. This year I read a very good book called the Promised Land by Rick Norris. The book really helped me to understand why I suffer from depression and helped me overcome my black moods, I would recommend you get a copy.

I have to go and walk the dog now. Take care of yourself and thanks for taking the time to write your blog.
Tim

]]> By: Mark http://www.toadhollowstudio.com/wp_blog/2008/08/drawing-creativity-and-depression/#comment-14 Mark Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:06:06 +0000 http://toadhollowstudio.com/wp_blog/?p=334#comment-14 Wow, can I ever relate! It's like fighting a huge army with a tooth pick some days. But the answer is to persevere and to keep moving forward. I love your sketches and hope you don't take them too seriously. That is, let the creativity flow onto the paper and don't judge the results as good or bad. They are results, nothing more. You might want to try the 30-minute challenge I recently took up. I find that when I'm down, it's best to be doing SOMETHING. Drawing and writing help so much. All the best, Mark http://markjustbecause.blogspot.com Wow, can I ever relate! It’s like fighting a huge army with a tooth pick some days. But the answer is to persevere and to keep moving forward. I love your sketches and hope you don’t take them too seriously. That is, let the creativity flow onto the paper and don’t judge the results as good or bad. They are results, nothing more.

You might want to try the 30-minute challenge I recently took up. I find that when I’m down, it’s best to be doing SOMETHING. Drawing and writing help so much.

All the best,

Mark
http://markjustbecause.blogspot.com

]]> By: Debra http://www.toadhollowstudio.com/wp_blog/2008/08/drawing-creativity-and-depression/#comment-13 Debra Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:04:07 +0000 http://toadhollowstudio.com/wp_blog/?p=334#comment-13 I hope you are feeling somewhat better. Depression and Anxiety is so hard to cope with. Best wishes, Deb from Oz. P.S. I love visiting your blog and beautiful work. P.P.S. be gentle with yourself. I hope you are feeling somewhat better. Depression and Anxiety is so hard to cope with. Best wishes, Deb from Oz. P.S. I love visiting your blog and beautiful work. P.P.S. be gentle with yourself.

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