Some people think that creativity and mental illness are inseparable. The reason is that although high IQ is an essential element of genius, creative genius can only be obtained when high IQ is combined with the lifting of cognitive inhibition. If the following items are true, the above questions can be questioned most:. ['In fact, most prominent people do not show any symptoms of mental illness.', "Long-term closed treatment of mental illness may reduce patients' cognitive ability and creativity.", "Certain events in life, such as bankruptcy, broken love, etc. , can also increase one's creative potential.", 'Most psychiatric patients with high IQ do not show that they are creative geniuses.']