Blog 10

So this is it.. the final blog. I found these last two chapters to be really interesting, especially chapter 9, even if it was a lot of information all rolled up into one. I never really thought that someone with a certain type of disorder could have more creative thoughts than a person who has nothing wrong with them. But people are different and some who have disorders don't really consider themselves to be creative or anything of that matter. It was interesting to read about what famously known artists, musicians, etc. had disorders because back in the day, it wasn't acceptable to talk about what was wrong with a person, people kept that kind of stuff to themselves. It seems that nowadays, people are more open to the idea of talking about ones problems and what not. However, people still don't talk about certain disorders they have because they are embarrased, which they shouldn't be because most of the time, it's nothing that they can control entirely.

The part in chapter 9 that talks about epilepsy and migraines really caught my attention. I tend to pass out a lot and have had a seizure recently, however, I am not epileptic. While reading information online about epilepsy, it was interesting to read different parts where people felt more creative and after their episodes, they were more alert to things, took extensive notes and became more interesting in certain types of philosophy. Some people talked about seeing images during their seizure episodes. For me.. when I had my first and only seizure, it was definitely different from me just normally passing out.. so I knew something else was going on. I didn't go into convulsions, which is to be considered a Grandma seizure. I was told that my eyes were open.. but I couldn't see anyone but weird images, like a dream I guess you could say.. but it was some crazy stuff, so I guess that sparked my creativity? It's really hard to explain what one feels when they pass out or have a seizure.. it's pretty intense. But I guess what I'm getting at is that I didn't really feel any more creative than what I already was before I had my seizure. Like I said.. everyone is different and I guess it affects people in certain ways. The migraine section caught my attention because my mom and one of my older sisters get migraines quite frequently. Just like Tim had written, neither of them mentioned anything about creativity. My mom and sister said that they don't focus on anything but getting away from lights. Sometimes my mom would talk about things as if she was in a dreamlike state and I thought to myself.. "what the heck is she talking about," and then realized that she was hallucinating. I guess I don't really understand how a migraine can spark creativity because migraines are highly painful and I think it would be hard to concentrate on something 'creative' that came into your mind at the time of a migraine.

Over all.. I enjoyed blogging and being able to read other people's take on the ideas that were mentioned in all of our readings.