When the drive to succeed goes over the edge
Published: 24 March, 2009, 11:59
Edited: 25 October, 2009, 17:02
A top psychologist who's proved links between inspiration and schizophrenia has warned against putting power in the hands of the most creative. It comes as the G20 prepares safeguards against out-of-control bankers.










I don't think so. I think you are looking for liars, manipulators and people who compensate. Example, in HS, I made average grades and had average test scores, meaning that I pretty much perform exactly as I retain. You can predict how well I'm going to do. My friend made straight As, and this person tested the same as I did, sometimes lower, but this person had these things called character qualities, which I do not have - and are very valued in today's field; I can be quite rude. So the teachers liked this person and helped the person. When we went to work or did projects, I did better than the person, and this person needed lots of help to do anything and had breakdowns constantly. Later in life, I got a psycho drive because I had a quarter life crisis. All of my friends were in fancy schools and looked like they were getting ahead, and I got jealous, which isn't like me, but it got really bad because I had red car syndrome, especially after all those years of watching them get help and taking tests over and over again to look better. So I decided to become an Engineer then go to school full time while working in this difficult career field. My "friend" who was jealous of me in our last job came back and said things, and my brain went psycho because it was stretched too thin like a balloon, and I had lots of stressors as well. You could trust me before I did too much but not after, and you can't trust me now because I seem to be stuck this way, but it's getting better. It's not like I'm going to be screwed up that bad forever, though I'll never get a decent job again.