Like the title? Creativity is a symptom
of Parkinsons. Most people think of
symptoms as unwanted. This one
is a welcome symptom for many.
If you happen to have the symptoms
of Parkinson’s today, there is a near
perfect chance that you have already
been very successful with whatever you
chose to do with your life. I validate
this truth over and over, week after
week in my conversations with people
who have Parkinson’s.
I have a very strong suspicion
that when the symptoms of Parkinson’s
creep into your daily life, many people
become significantly more creative.
They begin doing things they have never
done before in new and innovative ways.
Their creativity skyrockets (and it was
already off the scales to begin with).
Something happens – perhaps to the
soul of the brain – that is magical.
Here is what I heard today from a
man who has the symptoms of
Parkinsons.
“Although I have always been
creative when it comes to ideas,
I had never written poetry before
nor children’s books and after
I was diagnosed, I started doing
both. It also seemed very easy
for me to do so. When I sat down
and started writing, the words
flowed very quickly.”
For reasons unknown to me, I have
observed that people who experience
symptoms of Parkinsons disease
expand their horizons, make choices
they never imagined taking
and do things they had never
planned on doing. The world
is a better place because of it.
I want to document the truth of the
observation that the creativity of
people with Parkinson’s is enriched
and nourished.
Send me your story about how your
own creativity has soared after being
diagnosed with Parkinson’s. I will
collect these stories and post
them in this blog, in the newsletter
and in the book for all to read.
Lets document how creativity is a
symptom of Parkinsons. E mail me
your story (a sentence,paragraph or more):
robert@parkinsonsrecovery.com
Please indicate how you want me
to attribute your story. I can
make it anonymous or put your
first name only,
Call 1-877-526-4646 if you prefer
and leave a message. I will return
the call and record your story.
We all know it. Parkinson’s is a gift in disguise.
Robert Rodgers, Ph.D.
Parkinsons Recovery
© Parkinsons Recovery
Your readers will surely be interested in my podcast about the surge in creativity experienced by many with PD. The episode features the science behind this phenomenon with Dr. Alice Flaherty at Mass General and Harvard Medical School.
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