Writing thoughts

[ladyjanelly]

I feel like fucking with my brain chemistry is good for my creativity.

Seriously. When I went on Lexapro, I wrote the homeless verse. 

But after that, my creativity just dried up.

So now I'm coming off of Lexapro and I'm writing again and I feel like there are more words there for me after these are down.

Comments

[maz-kazama.livejournal.com]

Eee, i'd be so terrified to take a drug that would like alter my personality. Though I do have a writer's block at the minute so maybe I should try it?!

[sboydtaylor.livejournal.com]

Probably not :)

[ladyjanelly.livejournal.com]

Heh. I wouldn't try it for just the creativity. Withdrawal is a bitch.

But seriously, I took it for anxiety. I was at a point where I was afraid to work on anything in any part of my life for fear it would all go bad. It really helped get me over that hump. For the first week or two I was almost too mellow. Like--a near miss in traffic didn't even get my heart rate up. No adreneline at all. But after that, I felt like me but braver when I was on it.

[maz-kazama.livejournal.com]

We're lcky to live in time where science can give us that kind of help. I can't imagine being so anxious but it sounds terrifying!

I guess I'll just stick to music and boring lectures to get my imagination going ;)

[sboydtaylor.livejournal.com]

Well, when you were first going on Lexapro you started having all those wierd nightmares. That probably helped feed your sudden creativity. But after it really "kicked in", it seemed to kill off your writing.

So now that you're coming off, I think you're getting back to your normal writing skills.

[ladyjanelly.livejournal.com]

It really did kill my writing once I was on it for a few months. So yeah. I think your assessment is pretty accurate. The weird dreams as I come off might be giving me a boost in creativity too.

[techkitten.livejournal.com]

The best artists are crazy. You can still write without being crazy...have to weigh the benefits etc.....

[rjgrady.livejournal.com]

Creativity is on the corner of Restlessness and Calm.