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Post by John on Apr 15, 2008 16:50:19 GMT -5
I am a misunderstood genius. Or so I like to think. Sometimes it takes a little superiority to get me through those days when I can't seem to make any progress or I'm feeling like a failure. I'm not the one with the disorder, I tell myself. My brain works better than average. If others can't see that, well, that's their problem..................... Read the rest at: www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/667.html |
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Post by misty on Apr 16, 2008 8:14:51 GMT -5
Interesting article, John. I always love to read first hand experiences to get a better insight of what the disorder truly feels like. the article shows how he deals with annoyances & handles frustrations.
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Post by lcdc1 on Apr 17, 2008 10:05:53 GMT -5
that was a good article he wrote! Some of what he said kind of hit home for me in the challenges I have at work. I was in a very physically intense job for 19 years in my agency, I thrive on crisis management of fires, search and rescue, emergency management, fast and furious decision making under extreme pressure! As I did this part of my job very well, I was pegged for leadership training and moved up the chain of command. I still do my job well, but it is definitely not as easy because of the administrivia involved in budget and planning end of my job and the fact that now that I have to deal with more human resource issues that I find draining and that set my mind at 90 mph instantly! HUHMMM, might have to do with the impatience side of my ADHD? I deal with real life and death crisis better than the long term management issues!
ADHD for me is a blessing and hell at the same time! I hate to say it, but I look forward to the upper management paper fight to be broken up by the days that incidents get big enough or there is so many that I can walk away from me desk back out into the heat of battle! I am strange!
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Post by John on Apr 17, 2008 11:02:36 GMT -5
LC ~ We have the ADDvantage . . .  Not only do we march to the beat of a different drummer, we dance to tune of a different flute, and fly to the sound a a different toot.  |
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Post by lcdc1 on Apr 17, 2008 20:11:09 GMT -5
wellllllllllll today is a bad day for me on the ugly side of ADHD trying to clean up a big mess I have created in my personal life from this past year!
A mess that I will have to live with harshly for the next 60 days and then for that another 18 months! I want more of the good side of ADHD!
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Post by John on Apr 18, 2008 12:10:54 GMT -5
Sorry to hear that LC . . .  I generally Hate Cliches, no let me rephrase that I hate cliches, except the ones that I like. And here's one I like, ''Life is more than a destination, it's a Journey''. What that means to me is, and I'm not even sure this even has anything to do with your particular situation you find yourself in now or not, but be that as it may. But I digress which I am want to do . . . Sometimes I/me/we/us/you get so bogged down in the everydayness of what's in front of our face. What will the final outcome be, what will this lead to, maybe we know, maybe we don't. And many times we don't like the present pain we are going through. For gold or any metal to become valuable and worthwhile it has to be purified, one way is to put it through fire. And just like our lives we have to go through painful experiences to burn away the unhelpful /negative things that drag us down. OK, this was a bunch of ramblin' thoughts bouncin' around . . .  |
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Post by lcdc1 on Apr 18, 2008 19:54:22 GMT -5
well John, here is the sad thing - I ACTUALLY understood where you were going with that one!  I can honestly attest to the fact that ADHD'ers need to take care of their mental health, Is that like called Mental Floss! It seems, for me at least, if I do not stay on top of things my ADHD, PTSD, and whatever else rhymes with all that, comes out with horns! I am in a mess, but I need a mantra of do not mess it up worse then it is, be strong, you will get through this! Being impulsive bites! I was impulsive and in a landslide with driving aggressively and fast, but I am safe and now I believe I am going to lose my liscense for 30 days, this occurred as much as almost a year ago and I am paying now in more ways than one! I need to remember to SLOW down mentally, put the brakes on physically, and practice my new coping skills constantly and get back on track sooner then the "NORMAL" person! ARGHHHHHH, learn from my mistakes, PLEASE! |
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Post by John on Apr 19, 2008 9:31:16 GMT -5
then the "NORMAL" person! LC ~ Normal is just a setting on your clothes dryer.  |
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Post by lcdc1 on Apr 20, 2008 9:39:25 GMT -5
then the "NORMAL" person! LC ~ Normal is just a setting on your clothes dryer. Not on mine, I went and looked! ;D |
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Post by John on Apr 21, 2008 12:04:02 GMT -5
 Well maybe you should check again . . . 
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