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'''Creativity suppression''' can be described as a decrease in both a person's motivation and capabilities when performing tasks that involve producing artistic output or creative problem-solving. This effect may be particularly frustrating to deal with for artists of any sort as it will induce a temporary creative block.
'''Creativity depression''' is defined as a decrease in both a person's motivation and capabilities when performing tasks that involve producing artistic output or novel problem-solving.<ref name="Flaherty2005">{{cite journal|last1=Flaherty|first1=Alice W.|title=Frontotemporal and dopaminergic control of idea generation and creative drive|journal=The Journal of Comparative Neurology|volume=493|issue=1|year=2005|pages=147–153|issn=0021-9967|doi=10.1002/cne.20768}}</ref> This effect may be particularly frustrating to deal with for artists of any sort as it will induce a temporary creative block.


Creativity suppression is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as [[thought deceleration]], [[emotion suppression]], and [[analysis suppression]] in a manner which further decreases the person's creative abilities. It is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#heavy|heavy]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[depressant]] compounds, such as [[antipsychotics|antipsychotics]]<ref>Moncrieff, J., Cohen, D., & Mason, J. P. (2009). The subjective experience of taking antipsychotic medication: a content analysis of Internet data. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 120(2), 102-111. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.2009.01356.x</ref> and [[GABAergic|GABAergic]] [[depressant|depressants]]. However, it can also occur during [[stimulant]] [[duration#offset|offsets]] and during the [[withdrawal]] symptoms of almost any compound.</onlyinclude>
Although creative subjects paradoxically more often have a history of depression than the average, their creative work is not done during their depressions, but in rebound periods of increased energy between depressions.<ref name="Flaherty2005" /><ref>Jamison, K. R. (1989). Mood disorders and patterns of creativity in British writers and artists. Psychiatry, 52(2), 125-134. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2734415/</ref>
 
Creativity suppression is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as [[depression]],<ref name="von HeckerMeiser2005">{{cite journal|last1=von Hecker|first1=Ulrich|last2=Meiser|first2=Thorsten|title=Defocused Attention in Depressed Mood: Evidence From Source Monitoring.|journal=Emotion|volume=5|issue=4|year=2005|pages=456–463|issn=1931-1516|doi=10.1037/1528-3542.5.4.456}}</ref> [[anxiety]], and [[emotion suppression]] in a manner which further decreases the person's creative abilities.<ref name="Flaherty2005" /> It is most commonly induced under the influence of [[dosage#common|moderate]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[antipsychotics|antipsychotics]].<ref name="Flaherty2005" /><ref name="MoncrieffCohen2009">{{cite journal|last1=Moncrieff|first1=J.|last2=Cohen|first2=D.|last3=Mason|first3=J. P.|title=The subjective experience of taking antipsychotic medication: a content analysis of Internet data|journal=Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica|volume=120|issue=2|year=2009|pages=102–111|issn=0001690X|doi=10.1111/j.1600-0447.2009.01356.x}}</ref><ref name="SzmulewiczSamamé2016">{{cite journal|last1=Szmulewicz|first1=Alejandro|last2=Samamé|first2=Cecilia|last3=Caravotta|first3=Pablo|last4=Martino|first4=Diego J.|last5=Igoa|first5=Ana|last6=Hidalgo-Mazzei|first6=Diego|last7=Colom|first7=Francesc|last8=Strejilevich|first8=Sergio A.|title=Behavioral and emotional adverse events of drugs frequently used in the treatment of bipolar disorders: clinical and theoretical implications|journal=International Journal of Bipolar Disorders|volume=4|issue=1|year=2016|issn=2194-7511|doi=10.1186/s40345-016-0047-3}}</ref> However, it can also occur due to SSRI's<ref name="BollingKohlenberg2004">{{cite journal|last1=Bolling|first1=Madelon Y.|last2=Kohlenberg|first2=Robert J.|title=Reasons for Quitting Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Therapy: Paradoxical Psychological Side Effects and Patient Satisfaction|journal=Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics|volume=73|issue=6|year=2004|pages=380–385|issn=0033-3190|doi=10.1159/000080392}}</ref> and during the [[withdrawal]] symptoms of any dopaminergic compound.<ref name="SzmulewiczSamamé2016" /></onlyinclude>
===Psychoactive substances===
===Psychoactive substances===
Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include:
Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include:
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===Experience reports===
Annectdotal reports which describe this effect with our [[experience index]] include:
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===See also===
===See also===
*[[Responsible use]]
*[[Responsible use]]
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Latest revision as of 19:26, 7 October 2022

Creativity depression is defined as a decrease in both a person's motivation and capabilities when performing tasks that involve producing artistic output or novel problem-solving.[1] This effect may be particularly frustrating to deal with for artists of any sort as it will induce a temporary creative block.

Although creative subjects paradoxically more often have a history of depression than the average, their creative work is not done during their depressions, but in rebound periods of increased energy between depressions.[1][2]

Creativity suppression is often accompanied by other coinciding effects such as depression,[3] anxiety, and emotion suppression in a manner which further decreases the person's creative abilities.[1] It is most commonly induced under the influence of moderate dosages of antipsychotics.[1][4][5] However, it can also occur due to SSRI's[6] and during the withdrawal symptoms of any dopaminergic compound.[5]

Psychoactive substances

Compounds within our psychoactive substance index which may cause this effect include:

Experience reports

Annectdotal reports which describe this effect with our experience index include:

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Flaherty, Alice W. (2005). "Frontotemporal and dopaminergic control of idea generation and creative drive". The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 493 (1): 147–153. doi:10.1002/cne.20768. ISSN 0021-9967. 
  2. Jamison, K. R. (1989). Mood disorders and patterns of creativity in British writers and artists. Psychiatry, 52(2), 125-134. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2734415/
  3. von Hecker, Ulrich; Meiser, Thorsten (2005). "Defocused Attention in Depressed Mood: Evidence From Source Monitoring". Emotion. 5 (4): 456–463. doi:10.1037/1528-3542.5.4.456. ISSN 1931-1516. 
  4. Moncrieff, J.; Cohen, D.; Mason, J. P. (2009). "The subjective experience of taking antipsychotic medication: a content analysis of Internet data". Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 120 (2): 102–111. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.2009.01356.x. ISSN 0001-690X. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Szmulewicz, Alejandro; Samamé, Cecilia; Caravotta, Pablo; Martino, Diego J.; Igoa, Ana; Hidalgo-Mazzei, Diego; Colom, Francesc; Strejilevich, Sergio A. (2016). "Behavioral and emotional adverse events of drugs frequently used in the treatment of bipolar disorders: clinical and theoretical implications". International Journal of Bipolar Disorders. 4 (1). doi:10.1186/s40345-016-0047-3. ISSN 2194-7511. 
  6. Bolling, Madelon Y.; Kohlenberg, Robert J. (2004). "Reasons for Quitting Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Therapy: Paradoxical Psychological Side Effects and Patient Satisfaction". Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 73 (6): 380–385. doi:10.1159/000080392. ISSN 0033-3190.