I don't take any offense. I do have some quirks that can look like psychological problems, but I'm in enough control that they aren't. Yes, I love information and will hunt down a concept or idea when it comes up, but I can also turn that off and put it aside till later. I also know when to give up on a hunt. I am paranoid and I know that I'm being watched by various people and that my code/computer/whatever is out to get me. I just ignore the first and work 'safer' for the second. I do have low self esteem and that I kind of just live with. All in all, I know my psychological issues and I've got no problem with them. :)
> oh, and i meant no harm by it, just my observation. > you are a great guy, dont get me wrong. > > hope you didnt take that the wrong way... honestly. > and trust me, im quite comfortable with how i am, and > my wife can deal just fine, so its all good :) > > tw > > On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 18:15:37 -0500, Michael Dinowitz > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Maybe, maybe not. Either way I'm comfortable with how I am and it does > not > > get in the way of my functioning. I even go a full 25 hours a week > (Shabbos) > > without news or the like. > > > > > OCD > > > > > > i guarantee that. > > > > > > knew it the moment i met you in nawwwlins :) > > > > > > its all good though, i think probably most of us on the net > > > 6-10 plus hours a day are maybe environmentally driven to > > > that sort of behaviour. i notice it with myself shortly > > > after a MAJOR world event, most likely driven by the panic > > > and then its cnn.com, drudgereport.com, msnbc.com every > > > like 10 - 15 minutes, JUST TO SEE WHATS GOING ON. i mean > > > you cant have a conversation with me anymore, i know everything. > > > > > > and im not being pompous. we have the ability to be on the > > > lifeblood of the world, that many hours a day, EVERY DAY, shit > > > its amazing what it can do to us. i now, refrain myself from the > > > Obsessive > > > Compulsive reading/checking of email, through the help of GMAIL! > > > > > > no more outlook envelope, EVERY 60 seconds... and its helped a LOT! > > > > > > anyway, the point is... IANAD however, i think it might be interesting > > > for you, although i dont know you very well, i think i picked up a lot > in > > > the > > > 3 minutes we talked @ max, that you may have OCD, and drugs for > > > that might be nice? i think there are ways to therapize away from > > > OCD through behavioural changes. LARRY our resident shrink (Sorry man > :) > > > can probably throw down some "on list" ideas, since i would imagine a > > > couple more than a handful of us, are in the same boat! > > > > > > let me put it into perspective for you.... i cant finish the first 10 > > > pages of a > > > GREAT (By others standards) book for any reason. i havent read a book > > > since like 10th > > > grade. adhd? maybe? or just boredom? > > > > > > tw > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:18:28 -0500, Michael Dinowitz > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Any time. I'm a news hound and need new data on a daily basis. My > > > > 'obsession'. :) > > > > > > > > > these results fit within current models of intentionality and the > > > > > frontal attentional control system. > > > > > > > > > > thanks for the reference Mike. > > > > > > > > > > larry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:01:28 -0500, Michael Dinowitz > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > First biological test for ADHD unveiled > > > > > > http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6886 > > > > > > > > > > > > The first biological test for attention-deficit hyperactivity > > > disorder > > > > > has > > > > > > been developed. The researchers claim the diagnosis, based on > > > > > examination of > > > > > > eye movements, is more than 93% accurate and could lead to > earlier > > > > > > identification and treatment for children with the condition. > > > > > > > > > > > > Scientists analysed the eye movements of 65 children aged > between > > > four > > > > > and > > > > > > six in Thessaloniki, Greece. About half of the children had been > > > > > diagnosed > > > > > > as having ADHD through the standard method of psychological > > > assessment > > > > > and > > > > > > the use of questionnaires. > > > > > > > > > > > > The children were placed in front of a computer screen while > wearing > > > > > special > > > > > > goggles to monitor their eye movements and asked to use their > eyes > > > to > > > > > > "lock-on to" and follow spots of light that traversed the screen > > > during > > > > > a > > > > > > 10-minute test. > > > > > > > > > > > > "Children with ADHD show large difference in eye movements > compared > > > with > > > > > > normal children. For example, those without ADHD could follow > the > > > light > > > > > spot > > > > > > for 30 seconds to as much as five minutes, whereas the children > with > > > the > > > > > > disorder could only follow the stimulus for about three to five > > > > > seconds," > > > > > > says Giorgos Pavlidis at University of Brunel, UK, who led the > > > study. > > > > > > > > > > > > The group analysed eye movements according to various criteria, > > > these > > > > > > included fixation on the stimulus, saccades - jerking between > two > > > focal > > > > > > points - and smooth pursuit. The computer was able to correctly > > > diagnose > > > > > > 93.1% of the children. > > > > > > Early intervention > > > > > > > > > > > > "Children as young as three years old could benefit from the > test. > > > It > > > > > could > > > > > > reliably identify those children who have ADHD early on so that > > > > > effective > > > > > > intervention could be given to reduce loss of confidence and > other > > > > > > behavioural and psychological problems," Pavlidis told New > > > Scientist. > > > > > > > > > > > > Caroline Hensby, of the UK's ADHD support group, Adders, > welcomed > > > the > > > > > > research, saying the test could be a valuable addition to > current > > > > > testing > > > > > > procedures. "It would give sufferers a lot more confidence in > their > > > > > > diagnosis knowing that they had actually taken a biological > test, as > > > > > opposed > > > > > > to just talking to someone - it would make the diagnosis more > > > > > legitimate," > > > > > > she says. > > > > > > > > > > > > "Also, it's very difficult for someone with ADHD to sit down and > > > > > concentrate > > > > > > for two hours - the length of current test period - so this > short, > > > > > > ten-minute test would be far better." > > > > > > Responding to Ritalin > > > > > > > > > > > > And Pavlidis hopes the test could be used for prognosis in the > > > future: > > > > > "Some > > > > > > patients with ADHD respond well to drugs such as Ritalin, and > these > > > > > patients > > > > > > show differences in eye movements from other ADHD sufferers both > > > before > > > > > and > > > > > > after taking the drug - in fact, after taking Ritalin, the > patients > > > who > > > > > > respond well to it show normal eye movements. I hope to be able > to > > > > > construct > > > > > > a computer test that can classify those ADHD patients who will > > > respond > > > > > to > > > > > > drugs." > > > > > > > > > > > > Pavlidis estimates that between 3% and 7% of the population has > > > ADHD, > > > > > but > > > > > > believes 80% of cases remain undiagnosed. > > > > > > > > > > > > It is not known how eye neurology is affected in ADHD, but > Pavlidis > > > > > points > > > > > > out that a symptom of the disorder is premature action - acting > > > before > > > > > > thinking - and eye movements in those with the disorder are also > > > > > premature. > > > > > > "The children's eyes jerk across before the light stimulus has > > > moved," > > > > > he > > > > > > explains. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:142940 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
