[motohagiography]

Knowing a lot of creative people with a drive that could be interpreted through the lens of pathology, on the other side of it, what does healthy look like?

[wolverine876]

What is pathological? The need to feel safe and have some control? That is perfectly healthy. How you do it - that is where unhealthy things can happen. Is art an unhealthy way to do it?

[girvo]

I've known plenty of amazing creative artistic people who were definitely unhealthy in terms of how they pursued their art.

I'm also interested in the GP's question: what does healthy look like?