Ludwig Van Beethoven's Poor Van Gogh: Dealing With Depression

Despite the important news debates shown throughout the day, my mind is more active as I lay on the floor at 12:36 PM, paper spilled everywhere, the voices in my head talking all at once asking, “Am I crazy?” My mother has told me this all the time: “You’re driving me crazy.” My friends do the same when I propose a different idea, “Alma, you’re crazy.” They throw out the word as simple as the word “hello,” not taking its real meaning into consideration. My hectic and chaotic nature had always lead teachers to tell me “slow down, no need to go 100 miles an hour” or “take your time before you burn out.” In me, I see a fire that if I control, it motivates and drives me towards goals, but if I do not control it, it burns the whole path to success. I am aware of my mind, and its those

However, because it was during these periods of depression that he created his finest work, he was willing to endure such burden in order to accomplish his masterpieces. My art history class further explored this concept through ever popular artists such as poor Van Gogh, dealing with depression, Munch with anxiety and Michelangelo with autism. Yet, they created amazing art that is still praised today, by turning depression and distress into

They may be geniuses in disguise and the ones who lead the world through a new technological revolution. Because of this newfound knowledge, I was motivated to enroll in Advanced Placement Psychology, hoping to understand the little we know about the mind. I hope to pursue my interest in college through research, and maybe even help create new teaching methods which adapt to people's learning styles, or therapy for the modern time epidemic : depression. I might discover the key to creativity, or maybe discover a little about ourselves and the madness of human