Posted by pablo1 on July 15, 2004, at 9:40:59
In reply to Re: Does Effexor work - ADHD poem - Good book » PoohBear, posted by corafree on July 15, 2004, at 8:56:38
I agree that was a wonderful poem!
The Solden book would be good reading for you corafree. Yes many people have a certain amount of ADD character at one time or another. An official diagnosis comes when it is persistent since a young child and when it's bad enough to really interfere with your life. Solden talks about how ADD women often cope by keeping things organized and working very hard (which is a standard image for any mother and wife) but for the ADD woman it is very difficult though she may not realize, she may be working overtime just to keep head above water and eventually burn out becoming depressed. The same thing that happens to a busy non-ADD career mother yuppie as well but for the ADD woman even the simplest life is very difficult to manage. Part of the stress is not knowing why some things are such a struggle or knowing that they are much more of a struggle than other people who just naturally keep things orderly.
The treatment is to recognize you may be burning yourself out and try to delegate those types of tasks. In a career, find a position where you don't do a lot of filing but do something more creative. Stimulants can transform some into a more neuro-typical person but only for a few hours at a time and some prefer to only use them when essential.
> Whoa Nellie! That really hit home, your poem. Since I've been on Effexor-XR, I've had the ability to kind of step back and look at myself. As a child, I was a little 'tornado'. I do currently go over and over silly thoughts in my mind, cannot make decisions; and have had so many jobs, friends, lovers come and go - I think because of inability to communicate. When their gone, I think, but that's not what I meant! Your poem is like a definition, and so big thank you! Don't you think some peeps have it to a more or lesser degree? I have always been a neat freak, but on Effexor-XR, or in my current situation anyway, things are all scattered around my house. My sink is full of dirty dishes as never before. I always thought if I kept things in order, then I would be in order. Can't do it now. I feel so melancholy about life. Kind of an anxious 'don't do anything because it might be wrong' feeling. Feel fatigued and lazy. I wonder if maybe something has been brought to the surface from that little tornado. Hmmm. If not busy, have any insight?
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