Crazed

"You know there's a fine line between creativity and schizophrenia," Ardenter said.
"Yeah, creativity is like playing chicken with mental illness," Nimis agreed.
"What are you guys talking about?" asked Asmodeus.
"I can give you three links between being creative and being crazy," said Ardenter. "First, there is a long history of mental illness, especially among poets and writers. You can look it up - Sylvia Plath, Hemmingway, etcetera."
"But that could be selection bias," Asmodeus protested. "Really, lots and lots of people are mentally ill and who is most likely to record their own mental illness? Writers, of course."
"Hm, well, let me finish," Ardenter said. "Second, there's quite a bit of anecdotal evidence that certain drugs promote creativity but have been outlawed because they can push people over the edge. I knew a guy who went from creative to all-out crazy in a couple of years. It turned out that he got himself killed, I found out later. But I'm pretty sure that what pushed him over the edge was a commonly used hallucinogenic plant..."
"Again, selection bias," Asmodeus said. "Who is more likely to use illegal drugs - emotionally stable people or people who have demons they're trying to work out or avoid?"
"Whatever," Ardenter said. "My third point is more of my own. The others are just ideas I've heard from other people. This third link has to do with mirroring people we see. People are social animals. We pay a huge amount of attention to what other people are doing. When we're walking in a mall or along a sidewalk, we watch where other people are going so we don't run into them, and constantly pass judgment on how people dress, how "appropriate" or interesting their clothing might be, how they're walking, how they speak, etcetera, etcetera. But by watching them, we mirror them and part of our brain mimics them. Being around other people makes us mimic other people. And, according to one guy I read - Richard Florida - diverse, urban environments stimulate creativity."
"Okay, and you're saying mimicking other people makes us schizophrenic?" Asmodeus prodded.
"Well, yeah," Ardenter said. "Multipersonality disorder and schizophrenia are related, right?"
"I think you are stretching that a bit thin," Asmodeus laughed. "Your going from creativity to schizophrenia to multipersonality disorder, with mirror neurons thrown in for good measure."
"Careful, Asmodeus," warned Nimis. "You're being a bit harsh. You might push Ardenter over the edge as he's trying to express his creative idea."
"Don't worry, Nimis," Ardenter said. "It's not that creative, and I'm not that fragile."
"Well, to be more creative, maybe you need to get out more and meet some different people," Asmodeus laughed.
"But, Nimis, what'd you mean by playing chicken?" Ardenter asked.
"Oh, just that as we try to become more creative, we put ourselves at more risk for depression, mental illness, bipolar mania, etcetera," Nimis replied.
"Hm, well, don't hurt yourself," Asmodeus said. "I don't want to see you on the streets talking to yourself or anything!"
"You're on a role, Asmodeus," Nimis replied drolly. "I guess you think you're funny."

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