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Making a birdhouse before and after (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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I stumbled on this comic from Extra Fabulous Comics today.

It really did feel like gaining a super power when I started my meds.

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[–] 41 points 6 months ago (10 children)

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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  • [–] 20 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    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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  • [–] 11 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    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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  • [–] 8 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    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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  • [–] 11 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    For me, designing from scratch is hard. Modifying an existing design to what I want is easier. Without meds, those designs stay in my head. With meds, I'm able to be realistic with my abilities and my needs to get to a completed project.

    That's what I took from this comic. The birdhouse wasn't without creativity, it was more realistic to his skill level and he was able to finish it

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Yeah I agree. I like finding existing projects and making them better.

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