This is something that remains relevant to me because I've explored ways to do this for many years in a row to cope. I grew up writing and making art, I went to art school, and as an adult I have extreme emotions. It's gotten to the point where that's really my main personality trait, and through doing therapy I've started to question whether this hobby is actually productive for me if I want to recover. I wonder if I'm subconsciously romanticizing negative emotions at this point and that's the reason why I can't fully move on. At the same time, I think life is inevitably sad and difficult and tragic at moments no matter what way you spin it, and you need some decent coping mechanism to help you get through that stuff (which can be really difficult to find, especially if you're trying to avoid substance use or really anything immediately dangerous and unhealthy). I feel like there's nothing that wrong with expressing this through an art form, if anything it shows courage, helps you get through it, helps others see that they're not alone, etc. But I'm interested in your guys' takes on this question.