I've heard that artists tend to be prone to depression...I don't doubt it. I think it comes with all the introspection and the alone time. Being artistic (usually) doesn't go hand in hand with being social. Salesmen have occupations that require them to be social. Counselors, too. Cashiers. Policemen. Even the guy that works at the pizzeria has to be social. Artists work alone. It's a lonely career. Human beings are social animals, we evolved to live in communities and depend on the strengths of each other...so it goes against our nature to be so isolated. I can see why that can get depressing.

I just wish I could find some balance. You know? It feels wrong to be this way, but it's all I know so I just keep doing it.

We should both take a page from our lives here in LJ I think. I find you interesting, outgoing, charming, open. I know I reach out a friendly hand here with much more frequency (and more genuinely)than I do IRL. If only we could transplant that behavior to our daily lives... :-)