Well, you have a fan here, because I love to admire paintings!! I have no talent in this area, but love to look!!
I used to write poetry and short stories. I think the cruelties in life stole my creativity, though....lol!

I actually was / am a singer. I've also played French Horn and did some painting, although I'm not very good. Music was/is my biggest artistic outlet. Interestingly, my therapist has told me that getting back involved with music should significantly help with my anxiety, and I must say I think he's right. Not having any outlet for artist expression really tends to make my life feel mundane and leads to existential musings that I really don't need! :-)

this is an interesting question...i am not talented in drawing or painting, but i danced modern and ballet from the time i was 10 years old until i was 20. studied it in college. i have not returned to it, don't have the confidence to go into a studio and stand in front of a mirror.

Well the reason i started this topic is because one day last week i started thinking, what if those that were once in touch with their creeative selves and somehow lost it are the ones who suffer from severe anxiety, i mean alot of people do not have anxiety like us, so i was thinking along a more philosiphical way. I mean to say what if our creativity has no outlet so it over works our imaginations and slowly but surely we become so doom and gloom, i used to be afraid that the more i accepted my talent the crazier i would become, now im starting to realize that turning away from my talent has turned me away from myself and i feel lost and confused and so very very scared, but alas it is only my hypothesis, and if hundreds of drs. cant figure it out, then why would i, lol

Interesting theory, but unfortunately I have to play the devil's advocate here. I never really a creative bone in my body until 5 years ago when the anxiety and panic left me disabled. All of a sudden, I'm the Queen of Creativity. I can make things, do web design, and have even been hired to decorate model homes. So mine had the reverse effect. I LOVE being creative and it's a an anxiety reducer for me as it gives me something o focus on............ I just never had any desire to be creative before or even knew I was.

oh im sure there is plenty of reasons that bring about anxiety, but maybe yours was just locked inside, i mean you said so yourself that you are now creative, which is amazing, but also dont forget artist is not limited to "art work" it can be anything that involves passion and patterns. I have to say, i blame alot of parents for not nurishing their childrens artisic side and only focusing on the academic, i believe this has some long term effects,
But for now, congratulations on unlocking your inner artist=D

Good analysis! My mother did used to focus on my academics. I used to love to read and write. She would tell me that either I always had my nose stuck in a book or I was wasting school paper that she bought to write "stories" on. So you hit the nail on the head.

My daughter is an extremely talented creative writer and I have nurtured it. I was determined to not squelch any natural creative talent that she may have.

I'm creative. I design children's clothing. Use lovely bright colors and contrasting embellishments... I have always had an interest in it... but no talent until the recent years... about the time my anxiety was becoming recognized.
It keeps my mind busy!

My theory has always been that the anxiety created or brought out the creativity. Perhaps I was creative before the anxiety but never tapped into it. But truly, I didn't know it or use it until the anxiety came to be a part of my life.

I have a great deal of drawing and painting talent, and have taken a lot of art classes. My anxiety and lack of self confidence make it hard for me to draw well, which is why I dropped my advertising major and majored in computers and business. I also have poor depth perception, so some of my drawings come out flat.

I love mathematics. I am mildly dyslexic, so letters are a problem at times. But numbers don't fool my brain like letters do, and I love to manipulate numbers. I love algebra, and I had a ball in both calculus classes, because there is a great deal of algebra in calculus.

Yes, I have always painted and am my worst critic. Everyone else says my work is great. Yes, I think very, very much these problems seem to occur more with the artists (whether it be musical, painting, sculpture, etc) Just look back in the history books of all the writers, musicians and artists who suffered from many mental disorders.

this is amazing, i truelly believe there is something that connects it all together, and may i say it is a pleasure to meet all of you talented people:)

I'm not gonna call myself an artist but I was very artistic growing up. I started playing piano at 3 and started painting lesson at 6. In hs I was actvely engaged in singing groups, concerts and art shows.
I no longer do these things but I used to love playing piano,singing and painting (especially oil painting).

i show no real signs of being creative!! but i reckon that i could write stuff if i put my mind to it, i mean like when i write letters and stuff the words just flow, i can like always find the words to describe wot i'm talking about - my felings, places i've been, plans i have, stuff like that. i just dont know wer it comes from somtimes! i should write stuff down, it'd be gud!!