Post #1880959

2026-05-02 12:28 UTC

i think this comic is also a nod to the loss of creativity that some people (including myself) experience when medicated i mean it’s worth it for me. i draw less but I’m also less chronically late, less messy, and less frustrated with myself all the time

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@crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-05-02 12:48

I struggle with creativity with or without meds. In this scenario I’d freeze at the idea of designing and building the birdhouse, but have no problem banging one out if I had a guide or set of instructions, then tweak to my liking later.

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@MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2026-05-02 13:30

To note; this depends on the meds.

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@cynar@lemmy.world 2026-05-02 13:47

I find it’s a trade off. Off meds, I come up with ideas, but can’t implement them. When medicated, the ideas slow, but I gain the ability to actually work on them. I often adjust my meds based on what I need on a given day.

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@billwashere@lemmy.world 2026-05-02 14:16

Yeah I don’t lose the creativity so much but it does reign in the grandiosity. I’m like “that’s cool and all but is it necessary?” Plus I embrace the iteration. Make the simple one, then improve. So I get the “finished a project“ rush several times. Win-win.

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