Are Mania & Bipolar Related to Creativity? | Dr. Andrew Huberman

Dr. Andrew Huberman discusses the link between bipolar disorder and creativity.

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[thomas]

My younger sister was bipolar and committed suicide. She was a brilliant person. Extremely funny and the quickest wit I've ever seen. But she had terrible, terrible lows, too. Thank you for all the help you're giving people, Dr. Huberman!

[angeloselarja]

The key is to learn how to harness that power

[gautamichauhan]

I'm having bipolar type 2, I'm an architecture student. Whenever I'm having manic episode I'm very productive, I finishe all my assignments, I research a lot, during that time whatever I design is creative and everyone praise me but after some time manic phase fades and all my creativity kinda vanish away.... Without manic mode on I feel less creative, and I don't like it but I also don't like being manic

[crisgo]

I'm an artist that struggles with this a lot and it's not that creating poetry or else you would be having episodes, it's that you being deppresed for a long time made you seek new ways to express yourself. Then it becomes like an escape or obession because you're creating your world to escape your current situation and the more you escape the better you're at the craft coincidentally

[laurendnb]

I have GAD, Panic Disorder, OCD, ADHD, BP1, BPD, PTSD, Depression, and a seizure and eating disorder, and i produce music and i dj. i started on my own at drums at 5. i have always carried music w me

[Frankvilla-worthy]

I am diagnosed with ptsd and bipolar 2, I also overcame a 17 year and opiate addiction. I manage holistically. I have 6 years off the needle 💉. I found art therapy and yes creativity helped me big time. I use art to learn to sit still and it calms me down. Diet and exercise has als helped big time! Spiritual practices also are a benefit.
One thing that helps is questioning my thoughts. My best definition for trauma labels is a physiological response to FEAR. Our bodies are constantly scanning it’s surroundings some of us are more sensitive so we feel more the power comes when we discern what is ours and what is being felt due to our surroundings. Coupled with beliefs it becomes difficult to understand what is happening.

[mischamartinstudios]

Thank you for your remarks regarding the casual phrase "S/he's so bipolar." Something else that I picked up along the way that made a big difference to me was that I NEVER say that I AM bipolar. I say I HAVE bipolar.

[surrealistidealist]

I'd love to see a study on stand-up comedians. I suspect they'd be right up there with the poets.

[TeacherMom]

Thank you so much for this episode, Dr. Huberman! I am very thankful for this episode!

[pinkalina]

So far you’re the only one who has talked about how people misuse the terms OCD and Bipolar. People call others bipolar simply as an insult and it has actually affected me. I had to learn about bipolare disorder in nursing school where it’s impossible to know everything about everything unless you specialize so I explain it as, I know a little bit about everything. So we breifly learned about bipolar disorder. Years later, I was diagnosed after a manic episode that landed me in the hospital. I’ve spent months really learning and trying to understand what is going on with me. It has been extremely difficult and confusing. It was recently that I realized, most of what I knew was the brief overview in nursing (didn’t go into the psychiatric side) and the misconceptions because of other people’s words. The fact that “being bipolar” is used as an insult does hurt but it caused more confusion than anything when I was trying to deeply understand this disorder. Thank you for mentioning this because it matters. There’s so many misconceptions out there and we should all try to be open and understanding about any illness.

[patricksmith]

Back in 1994, Louis Sass wrote a book on the typic: Madness and Modernism: Insanity in the light of modern art, literature, and thought

[bramschrijnen]

As a poet I can attest to the fact that wallowing in ones own self-pity is both great for writing and getting depressed.

[lpvzlut]

pain have capability to harness and distribute intelligence and consiousness, bliss have capacity to receive and transform intelligence and consiousness

[editorjeannie]

I’m a television show editor and got diagnosed with bipolar 20 years ago. I’m great at editing nominated for an Emmy PROBLEM is the mood swings and the difficulty dealing with high levels of stress. I can get too passionate about a project and it will throw me into mania- music does this to me also- and I can get really angry over small things especially technical issues (even though I work on a computer I’m not technically savvy) and when a show is unorganized or there’s no clear direction. That causes me to spin and get overwhelmed

[scoutylugs]

From personal experience, It is the depression and mania that drives the DESIRE to express via poetry.

I suspect it’s a left/right brain irregularity underlying this and the manic/depressive preference for rhythm, rhyme and aspects that break strict and logical approaches to language and communication. At least for me that’s how it feels.

[InfluencersGoneMild]

So, so close to hitting the mark. Data is massively well represented but there’s a subjective and entirely human element that’s missing. Can’t quite word it but there’s something to be said for beauty in suffering

[selfhelpchampion]

I believe that the most inexpensive and perhaps the best medicine in the world is words. Kind words … positive words … words that help people who feel ashamed of an invisible illness to overcome their shame and feel free.Lady Gaga

[pauladeoliveira]

I used to paint really well before meds.
-BD 1

[jasoncroxford]

I wish I could be as productive and energised as when I was manic. I studied architectural drafting and have worked with my hands as a cabinet and furniture maker most my adult life. I am on 150mg lamotrigine x 2 per day and heart meds after a heart attack. The meds have stunted my creativity. Yes, I agree they are related.

[julielynn]

I love your channel! I can't wait to catch up with your video from Monday! 😊