Hypochondria & Writers

Interesting piece in the Guardian yesterday about a 'malady' that has struck many creative people down the centuries, that is, hypochondria. Numerous examples are quoted - such as James Boswell, Marcel Proust, Charlotte Bronte, Andy Warhol, and of course, Woody Allen. I suspect the necessary isolation and self-analysis imposed by serious writing in particular, (they should get out more often) is conducive to the development of the condition; although there is a 'chicken and egg' scenario here - that is to say: are people who are attracted to 'creative' writing as an activity predisposed to the condition? It is not something from which this blogger is immune; although I barely want to limit my own occasional feelings of 'unwellness' in such a way. It might just be tempting fate.

Still. it's reassuring to be in such august company, even if one feels a bit of an impostor.