I have to say this right at the outset: I wish someone had handed this book to me years ago.Eric Maisel examines the link between creative people and depression, and comes to some very sensible conclusions about the reasons for it. He then proceeds to provide the reader with some pragmatic tools for managing depression that is not based in physiology (and is thus medically resistant).Maisel's work is revolutionary, because it considers the depth of feeling that creative minds experience without attempting to smother that depth. Instead, he talks about ways to harness that depth of feeling and apply it to non-creative and creative aspects of life alike.Highly recommended for the artistic soul who struggles.
