[favourable]

> Also, lots of physical pain and regular illness, which strangely enough helps with these kinds of things.

Turn your pain into art. For me, pain is the impetus for most of my art. A lot of people won't like hearing that, because they're not in pain, so can't relate. You can of course create art without having pain. It's a conundrum.

[carbonsoul]

Good idea! "Great art comes from great pain". Not sure if I would create anything special, however, being able to express yourself is a bliss. Care to share anything?