rosedragon
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Just browsing the internet and found an article that said this:
Full article in here: Neatorama Writers Who Suffered From the Sylvia Plath Effect
I don't agree with that, I think they got mental illness before they become creative writers. Writing is one of most comforting ways to pour out feelings without fear being rejected. Why in end the writers listed there end their life, I think because they overwhelmed with past and present problems, their imagination can't be a barrier anymore.
It?s a relatively new theory in the world of psychology ? in 2001, James Kaufman conducted a study that showed creative writers, especially female poets, are more susceptible to mental illness than other types of professions.
Full article in here: Neatorama Writers Who Suffered From the Sylvia Plath Effect
I don't agree with that, I think they got mental illness before they become creative writers. Writing is one of most comforting ways to pour out feelings without fear being rejected. Why in end the writers listed there end their life, I think because they overwhelmed with past and present problems, their imagination can't be a barrier anymore.