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Are creative people more prone to suicide?

Posted - July 22, 2017

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  • 6477
    They can be.. but I am not sure that it is creativity, or artistic temperament that causes or is linked with depression.. For sure creative people can tend to be very sensitive... that creates it's own problems... but  I think depression and mental health issues that can lead to suicide are not confined to people who are creative or artistic.
      July 22, 2017 3:01 PM MDT
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  • 7126
    Medical science really isn't at a place to discern that as depression and suicide are all tied up with the workings of the brain. It's a very complex puzzle.
      July 22, 2017 3:11 PM MDT
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  • 22891
    i think people can kill themselves whether theyre creative or not
      July 22, 2017 3:20 PM MDT
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  • It is a widely promoted cliché.  Creative people who have not committed suicide: Chaucer, Shakespeare, Michelangelo, Boccaccio, Rembrandt, Mozart...
      July 22, 2017 3:42 PM MDT
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