The Creativity Overdose

Have you ever felt so restless - mentally - that you constantly keep thinking, analysing, questioning and creating something?

Can't sit idle,

Can't focus on one thing,

Can't have a personal life,

Can't sleep peacefully,

And feel completely restless...

I was yesterday years old when I realized that this phenomenon is called the Curse of Creativity.

Creativity is one thing that I've always admired when I see people creating something out of nowhere. I had always wished to be one of them, seeing it from far and thinking it is purely a blessing.

But lately, as I myself have become more involved in it and started using it like a drug, it has become a second nature to me and it keeps my brain working non-stop leaving me restless. And what I've realized now is how draining or overwhelming it can be. I can see that too much of anything is good for nothing and that I've clearly overdosed.

When you think that's all, there comes a fuel to the fire - the curse of perfectionism. Yes, when we are already juggling with our brain restless, this curse makes it even worse, pushing us to make or keep everything perfect and ending us up more exhausted.

All that said, I also feel that it is simply the price for everything we make out of it, including the song that I'm working on this very subject. Anyway, that's my current view and I'd love to know similar experiences down here in the comments so that we can discuss it and know that we are not alone.