The up side of feeling down: new theory links neurotic thinking to creativity

By Eliza Berlage. Psychologists have advanced a new theory linking neurotic unhappiness and creativity, arguing that natural worriers may also have highly active imaginations and be more creative problem-solvers.
The theory, published today in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences, builds on previously held views that neuroticism – one of the “big five” personality traits – may be linked to heightened threat perception, but aims to help explain why some people worry even when there is no threat present. More...