It is a very old saying that genius and Madness are often the same. Take a look at your Heroes and heroines the ones who have died by suicide, by substance abuse and alcoholism, or whose lives have been devastated by abuse, war, homelessness, bankruptcy, hatred, marginalization.

Whether we are looking at science, math, law, medicine, art, music, comedy, and Psychiatry itself it is often the most giving that have been self-harming, suicidal, riddled with pain and suffering, spiraling into self medication, despair, acts of violence against others and self.