CPTSD/Disorders of extreme stress not otherwise specified

Actors, singers and creative professionals are more likely to develop CPTSD or bipolar due to the high demands of the creative industry. It was one of the reasons I didn’t stay in it because people assume acting is you play a part and you go home but it’s not. It’s 3 days working, minimal breaks sometimes, for horror movies etc, dramas, people intentionally are abusing themselves for a specific role etc in some cases.

That’s why you’ll find a lot of creative people in America with either bipolar or CPTSD. But that’s the price they pay to share their work with the world. There’s always a price to creativity.

The tortured genius. Pretty much. People aim for higher but not prepared to go through what it involves.