For Artists, have you been producing work since diagnosis

DX'd - Other
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I have this anhedonia for my old passion, too! I drew and painted for hours a day. Now, I barely draw once a month for maybe half an hour.

I have started drawing again this week though, possibly due to effective sarcosine treatment, or maybe a placebo effect from sarcosine…i dunno. I’ve been drawing, though. I can focus now for longer and that’s what sarcosine is supposed to do. I posted 3 drawings to my little tumblr page this past week, as opposed to like 2 posts in the past 2 months.
i swear i am not sent by the makers of sarcosine to promote their product. I’m still waiting for the other shoe to fall

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Go easy on yourself.
I like to write; I call it free-style philosophy.
Inspiration seems not to be steady, but comes and goes.

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I try to be creative sometimes. I have more than 200 ideas of songs in my voice recorder app. I tried writing and drawing. I discovered that I’m not musically talented (I have bad voice, my guitar is better but not quite) but I have this obsession for music. I’m trying to come up with imagery in my head, which I could do before a relapse but is difficult now. I guess going to places and meeting people is good for my brain. Being creative is number one priority in my life, though I haven’t made anything much. Does this make sense? Maybe I’m not creative at all, but imagining stuff is fun, and I’m dreaming of shaping something out of it some day.

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I should post some pictures of my flowers this year, since I have joined this forum I usually have a great garden, its not really art but I enjoy it, and this year I will have room to grow food plants as well! my fave plant to grow are roses, my Grandfather taught me how to grow and make them bloom, so they have a great bit of memories associated with them.

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Check out my experimental music
Http://www.jg-lab.com/arts/index.html

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I can still play my guitar but i’m currently unable to write right now for the past 7 months since my diagnosis. It’s like my higher level of thinking is gone.

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Only just getting back into my career. It’s been 6 years. I can’t work the way I did prior to my relapse in 2010.

My work has to take a different path. I was a teacher, but I did work with some recognised composers, with dedication and determination hopefully that will be the next chapter for myself.