Creative Artists and Mental Health Issues
Mental Health Issues are prevalent in our society in increasing numbers. From Depression to Bipolar Disorder, Personality Disorders, Attention Deficit Disorders, and the fact that the media is shedding light on mental health, the overall effect is that people do not see mental health issues in as negative a light as perhaps they did in the past. Perhaps it is due to the media’s influence that society has changed its views on mental health issues.
Negative Self-Talk and Writing
In order to develop a healthy and enjoyable writing life, we must all learn to curb our habit of negative self-talk before, during and after our writing sessions. Negative self-talk is all of those negative things that we tell ourselves over and over. Negative self-talk can create a lack of confidence and lead to procrastination, or even writer’s block.
