How much did Vincent Van Gogh's alcoholism have to do with his mental illnes

Question:modern anlysis of van goghs condition have derived that he probably had a bi polar syndrome. at times he was very excited and others he was severely depressed. the book the yellow house discusses his life and how he dealt with this madness if you want to call it that. he described the feeling as a storm inside. he painted and that help to quite the storm but if the storm were too loud then he would take a glass of absinthe to help quite the storm. as the condition worsened then so did the drinking.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: modern anlysis of van goghs condition have derived that he probably had a bi polar syndrome. at times he was very excited and others he was severely depressed. the book the yellow house discusses his life and how he dealt with this madness if you want to call it that. he described the feeling as a storm inside. he painted and that help to quite the storm but if the storm were too loud then he would take a glass of absinthe to help quite the storm. as the condition worsened then so did the drinking.

not too much, unless it was absinthe he was imbibing

The disabilities that Vincent van Gogh suffered with were most likely exacerbated by the lead in his paints. While the film "Vincent and Theo" shows him ingesting most of a large tube of ocher paint, we don't know this to be a fact. Licking the brush tips to create a better point, a habit he and many artists share, very likely worsened his fragile health and state of mind.
R.I.P. Vincent

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