Why the Exhausting Endurance of the ‘Tortured Artist’ Syndrome Must End

Post trauma, when a person introspects, or reflects on their experiences, they may have a new-found meaning of life, which can lead to a surge in creativity,” says Samriti Makkar Midha, a Mumbai-based psychotherapist. However, experiencing trauma neither makes creativity an obvious next step, nor a likely one. The way one reacts to trauma can vary from person to person.