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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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Weltschmerz (German: [ˈvɛltʃmɛɐ̯ts] ; literally "world-pain") is a literary concept describing the feeling experienced by an individual who believes that reality can never satisfy the expectations of the mind,[1][2] resulting in "a mood of weariness or sadness about life arising from the acute awareness of evil and suffering".

as per Wikipedia.

This thought just crossed my mind. Many artist which are renowned for their art and their depth of it have a story of pain behind it (e.g. Van Gogh, Beethoven, Hemmingway). If they would have used antidepressants (or not suffered physically) would they still have created their artworks they are known for?

(The question came to my mind because I feel sensitive to (at least percieved) injustice and recently it feels the world got worse in that regard. I am thinking about getting therapy (in addition to therapy and an autism diagnosis). Assuming I'd get antideperessants and also assuming I wasn't too fucking burned out to have at least one creative hobby and also assuming the antidepressants reduce my "Weltschmerz" (and other issues) - would that potentially make me a worse artist as I can't channel this part of me into my works?)

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[–] compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Absolutely not! I have always found that my creative output has been at its best when I’m at my most mentally healthy.

[–] Mora@pawb.social 1 points 1 day ago

I hope that I discover the same for me