we could all go crazy
In Gabor Maté's book, "Scattered Minds", a book looking at Attention Deficit Disorder, he says, "But what if illness in not a separate category, if there is no line of distinction between the "healthy" and the "non-healthy" if the "abnormality" is just a greater concentration in an individual of disturbed brain processes found in everyone?...we could all go crazy. Maybe we already have."
Kind of gives a new meaning to "normal" doesn't it? Perhaps everyone does have similar potential for abnormality and we are all sitting at different levels. I would speculate that levels rise and fall daily or weekly similar to a barometer. Too much of a bad thing can raise a barometer from healthy to non-healthy, and it can take a long time to return to *normal*. If things start to heat up for me I occasionally feel as though I am going to "lose it". Stormy weather can bring on the blues, sunshine can inject me with energy, and too much stress shuts down my short term memory completely. The key to keeping my barometer steady has been learning to say no. I said no to a lucrative career that was very stressful for me. I look forward to my days now. It was difficult at first, but the change has been worth the sacrifice in earnings. Yes, we could all go crazy, but is it necessary? If your barometer is feeling a little low, take a look at the things in your life that are causing the low, then prepare yourself for a change of weather!
Kind of gives a new meaning to "normal" doesn't it? Perhaps everyone does have similar potential for abnormality and we are all sitting at different levels. I would speculate that levels rise and fall daily or weekly similar to a barometer. Too much of a bad thing can raise a barometer from healthy to non-healthy, and it can take a long time to return to *normal*. If things start to heat up for me I occasionally feel as though I am going to "lose it". Stormy weather can bring on the blues, sunshine can inject me with energy, and too much stress shuts down my short term memory completely. The key to keeping my barometer steady has been learning to say no. I said no to a lucrative career that was very stressful for me. I look forward to my days now. It was difficult at first, but the change has been worth the sacrifice in earnings. Yes, we could all go crazy, but is it necessary? If your barometer is feeling a little low, take a look at the things in your life that are causing the low, then prepare yourself for a change of weather!
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posted by Kim at 7:56 PM
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I actually asked my doctor if I had the Adult version of ADD and he asked me a couple of questions and then told me what he was expecting someone with AADD to be like. However there is something going on. I was also in a stessful situation that I am no longer in. Unfortunately my short term memory is still not very good :-) I am taking a drug called Citalopram, which is the geneeric versin of Celexa for mild depression. I am having some issues with emotions where I tear when I get a happy feeling. I think this drug is helping a bit now as I can control the tearing better. I tried a couple of others, Prozac being one of them. The Prozac was helping but the side effects I couldn't handle. The next one just didn't do anything except make me more nervous. The drug I'm on now I feel OK with. But at least I don't have AADD.
I feel sorry for the kids who have been given ritalin. I think it is just too conveniant to prescribe a pill to slow down a kid. I bet kids in the past have had the same symptom but used to be called normal with an active mind. Lets hope it doesn't hinder creativity of the children.
I'm glad to hear you have been able to control you situation where you feel more in control and better. I hope to have a change of weather soon before I go crazy!! ;-)
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