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Depression and anxiety can be caused by the nature of the art industry, with its economic precarity and critiques and "winner gets everything" reward system.
Substance abuse. It is well-known, Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko are two of many artists who have suffered from addiction.
Jean-Michel Basquiat (heroin), to Jean Claude Basquiat
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration website (SAMHSA) is run by the US government, and provides information about National Recovery.
Month is a "national celebration that is held every September in order to promote and support the latest evidence-based treatments and recovery practices" for people who are dealing with the illness.
addiction and substance addiction and substance abuse problems.
Recovery can take many forms, from individual therapy to more communal forums. In this spirit Recovery Month is also designed to recognize
"The rise of a strong, proud recovery community, as well as the dedication of community and service provider members across America who make this possible,"
Any form of recovery is possible
Ana Finel Honigman, who is a LGPC (Licensed Grad Professional Counselor), is one of those services that are offered. Ana is an Therapist at Aquila Rehabilitation in Washington
D.C. is a Johns Hopkins University student who obtained a PhD from Oxford University in Art History.
Ana has contributed extensively to magazines like Artforum and ARTnews on the arts. She has also taught courses at NYU's Steinhardt school of
Culture, Education, and Human Development, Berlin and Sarah Lawrence College's semester away programme at Oxford University, Wadham College.
The first of Ana's books, Cult Artists: 50 cutting-edge creatives you need to Know, came out in 2019. The title of her latest book, What? was published this month.
Alexander McQueen: What Fashion Can teach Us - A biographical account of the fashion designer who tragically took his own life in 2010.
The AA Professional artists are more vulnerable to mental illness than those who work in the field of arts? Why or why not?
As with many things: yes and no. Artists' mental well-being is influenced by profession-specific stressors. I was listening to
Decoder Ring, one of my favorite podcasts, features an episode that's awe-inspiring about Ilona Grandet's career and frustrations. It
The conclusion was based on the profound observation that "being a musician is a higher-stakes version being human." This is often the case.
A system that is fundamentally and fundamentally unstable to support an enduring, healthy adult life, without stability in the financial or social aspects, it is difficult for the majority of people to pursue the path of a career.
Artists must confront both sides of Maslow's hierarchy. They are expected be vulnerable and transparent when they are in the public. However, they have been able to communicate basic human needs until very recently.
The stigmatization of needs was crass, vulgar.
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