are u guys creative??!

[chained]

I think I use to be funny, if creativness has anything to do with it, but now after two and a half years of " not being funny" I'm desperate. I see teens doing a lot of interesting and cool stuff that I can't, but might have done some time ago. but my point is that I think I don't have any creativness whatsoever and now some of u I suppose are going to say that u must have other talents, but everybody I know is at least a little creative... so this is really worrying me, cause I always do things the same way and I am not creative.. I didn't mean creative in a scense of something huge, but I mean in ordinary, little things... is it possible that a person is apsolutley " non - creative". I also have ocpd... a disease where everything has to be perfect...so can these thoughts pass away... I don't know why I'm even alive. going to school every freakin day and suffering inside, just doesn't make any scense... Can't take it anymore. before I had faith, now it's shaking.. I'm almost 17, the worst thing is that I have my whole life ahead of me... and it's not only cause of my social phobia.. I can't think of stuff at home... (((((

 

[Harleyq]

I'm pretty darned sure you're still a creative person (and yes, humor is a form of creativity), it's just been stifled by your SA and OCPD. It's kind of like amnesia - you haven't actually lost it, you just can't find it right now.

 

[RedRibbons]

I feel like I used to be much more creative and silly before. The ocd really robs that, because you become so entangled in the thoughts, there's not much room for other things. Maybe you could practice finding new creativity, a new way to express yourself.. Maybe you could use the ocpd to your advantage.

 

[chained]

I'm pretty darned sure you're still a creative person (and yes, humor is a form of creativity), it's just been stifled by your SA and OCPD. It's kind of like amnesia - you haven't actually lost it, you just can't find it right now.

thx so much for r reply... u have no idea how much it means to me...

 

[Harleyq]

thx so much for r reply... u have no idea how much it means to me...

NP! I'm glad you know what I meant cause I reread what I posted and thought "That makes no sense...if you can't find something, then you've lost it *slaps forehead*" lol. I should've said "It hasn't actually left..."

 

[dooby-duck]

Anxious thoughts can occupy most or all of your time, and that is difficult to cope with. It leaves less time for the more creative and normal thoughts. I can't even begin to think what thoughts go through normal (for want of a better word) peoples heads.

I can also understand the perfection thing as well. There are projects I would love to do but don't because I know I couldn't reach my own standards. I can always see all the imperfections in the things that I do. It's the same when I talk to people. What comes out is a jumbled mess and I have to spend a lot of time perfecting conversations in my head for future use or something.

 

[Bar-AKA-Redzer]

Yes i am, i have made 3 tunes so far so i must be...

 

[Anomaly]

Depression for me affects creativity more than any type of anxiety ever will.

 

[lurknomore]

I have no creativity- I don't know whether it was wiped out by depression and/or SA, or if I didn't have any to begin with. I've never had an original thought or idea that I can remember.

 

[philly2bits]

I'm creative. Or maybe I just have a wild imagination, I don't know if their is a difference.

 

[Sacrament]

Yes, I'm a writer, musician and I also do photography, but it's hard to find inspiration when SA takes a toll on you.

 

[Harleyq]

Being creative is about giving birth to new ideas and about expressing your most inner emotions through a specific form of art, not to fool others to have your complete attention by being witty in order to engage into an interaction with them.

I think it takes a certain amount of creativity to express oneself through humor, which is why there is such a thing as "comedy arts" and "creative arts" of which comedy is included. Many people do use humor to gain popularity and/or human bonding but I also know many people who are funny naturally - they're easily amused and have a genuine love of laughter and if they didn't crack jokes, they wouldn't be expressing themselves, really. Those are people who can write funny stories and scenarios. They can see humor in mundane things that the rest of us wouldn't see and can use it to express their own whimsical personalities and create something for our enjoyment, much in the way an abstract artist may see beauty in amorphous shapes and distorted images, and then paint that onto a canvas to express him/herself and share that expression with others.

They "create" humor. Even though some may consider happiness and amusement to be a "shallow" emotion, it's not any less important than sadness or anger, which can also be expressed through comedy. For example, Kathy Griffin used the trauma she experienced from childhood sexual abuse to help develop her comedy. Just because it doesn't scream "MY BROTHER MOLESTED ME" doesn't mean it's not an expression of who she is and how she is, as a person.

Just my opinion, though.

 

[Mikefly]

i'm creative in some of my skills i don't know if socializing is one, maybe i'm creative sometimes in social situations but not consistently.

 

[Lonelykitsune]

nopre,non at all.i suck at art and i assume music as well(wll i dont think up tunes)i rarely write storis and nvr writ poetry.im not particulary funny and i cant think of any good ideas ive evr had

 

[Tiercel]

I can be creative, but I need both a focus and a direction to go in with it. Some examples:

I can usually expand a riff or a lick into something resembling a song, but I really can't come up with a riff or a lick to begin with.

I've written some decent poems over the years, but I need to be inspired enough to actually write. And depression coupled with a boring life leads to not much being written. Then again, back in college a girl inspired me to write a 120ish line poem. Gee, that wasn't creepy!

But for the most part I get so involved in whatever history book I'm currently reading to worry about doing something new. I'm usually more concerned with how something was done in a certain time period.

 

[caithead]

I think I use to be funny, if creativness has anything to do with it, but now after two and a half years of " not being funny" I'm desperate. I see teens doing a lot of interesting and cool stuff that I can't, but might have done some time ago. but my point is that I think I don't have any creativness whatsoever and now some of u I suppose are going to say that u must have other talents, but everybody I know is at least a little creative... so this is really worrying me, cause I always do things the same way and I am not creative.. I didn't mean creative in a scense of something huge, but I mean in ordinary, little things... is it possible that a person is apsolutley " non - creative". I also have ocpd... a disease where everything has to be perfect...so can these thoughts pass away... I don't know why I'm even alive. going to school every freakin day and suffering inside, just doesn't make any scense... Can't take it anymore. before I had faith, now it's shaking.. I'm almost 17, the worst thing is that I have my whole life ahead of me... and it's not only cause of my social phobia.. I can't think of stuff at home... (((((

I'm a very creative person normally, but since SA has really moved in the creativity has moved out. When my creativity's stifled I feel like I'm unable to do anything...but there's always a way to get it back, even when you think you've never had it. It's a frame of mind, and once the brain is cognitively rewired to think clearly and rationally, creative thought will be more natural for you. Try finding your "type" of creativity: whether it be drawing, singing, dancing, playing an instrument, or photography/videomaking...the possibilities are vast!

 

[Kanon]

I didn't mean creative in a scense of something huge, but I mean in ordinary, little things... is it possible that a person is apsolutley " non - creative". I also have ocpd... a disease where everything has to be perfect...

if you take time to think about it, you may realize that you actually are a lot more creative than you think. i'm sure that you have opinions (or atleast have certain feelings) about many different things. any choice that you make based on/ or to suit your own individuality can be considered creativity. i guess think of creativity as choices that you make for yourself.

As for ocpd, i have the same problem, and it is a characteristic of many creative individuals in various fields. this is one of those harsh realities where cheesy sayings like, "nobody is perfect" have to slap you hard enough times before accepting it. for example, i may never become a great composer like nobuo uematsu or bach, but that doesn't mean i cannot be as creative as them. perfection is just the driving force that fuels the creative mind. after awhile, you realize what you can achieve is your best at that point and you shoot for higher next time. Imagine if after the first Star Wars Movie (IV) George Lucas felt he had directed his highest level of perfection he would ever achieve in his career?

 

[Tiercel]

Imagine if after the first Star Wars Movie (IV) George Lucas felt he had directed his highest level of perfection he would ever achieve in his career?

I'd give up Yoda and all the furry Ewoks on Endor to irrevocably destroy the Gungans. I'd also give up my varied collection of Star Wars paraphernalia to get back the hopes that were destroyed after seeing Episode I for the first time. And what the heck was that second number in Jabba's throne room in the Special Edition of Return of the Jedi? You take out Ewoks banging on helmets with sticks and replace it with that?!?

 

[Richey]

musically speaking yeh! there is nothing more satisfying then trying to develop catchy vocal melodies for lyrics or messing about on guitar and trying to sound the opposite of traditional and cohesive on purpose because it can actually produce alot of random ideas. i used to draw all the time and i actually won a few drawing competitions but i stopped for a while. i'd like to write a book or two as well but i need a space where my mind can be calm and where i'm ready to write.

 

[slapstick]

You'll know your creativity when your'e alone...You're probably not performing well because people are around, is'nt that what SP's all about?..I can do ordinary things a hundred times better when I'm alone as opposed to when people are around. Sometimes knowing that I'm a bit anxious is an automatic creative hindrance when all you're thinkin about is people staring at you weirdly or thinking judgemental thoughts about you etc... Dont forget people are mentally built differently I mean like intellectually..personality factors and experiences can also cloud or hinder your creativity but it doesn't mean it's gone it's just dormant and on standby lol...Theres things you know that other kids your age don't know how to do so don't sweat... I got your back dawg in spirit..