Are you venting again Michael? larry
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 15:53:06 -0500, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Aggression? Oh, I had that. I had a nasty temper when I was a child and went > to a psychologist to learn to control it. I'm better now. :) > Actually, I was a bit too much in control. When I started writing, Judith > always told me I was using a 'passive' voice. I notice even now that unless > something really (really, really) pisses me off, I tend to downplay it. > But once something hits my threshold, I let loose. I've had loooooong rants > about the code I'm working with over here at mothernature. I've threatened > to "do things that would shock the marque de sade" to the people at beyond > solutions (I don't care much for their code). I vent verbally, but I do > vent. > You know, I'm going to have to talk to a psychologist to make sure that I am > functional and don't need any 'help'. Great, another thing to do. :) > > > No data just a speculation. > > > > However, there is evidence of multiple problems evident in people with > > ADHD. > > > > http://tinyurl.com/7y2uh > > > > > > For the entire search on adults with adhd: > > http://tinyurl.com/6m7ou > > > > larry > > > > > > On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 15:08:23 -0500, Michael Dinowitz > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I wonder what the relationship between paranoia and ADD is. I probably > > have > > > some form of ADD and my perception is amazing. No ego here, but I see > > > everything around me. I'm also uncomfortable with being watched and have > > > some form of paranoia. Sounds like I'd be great in a predator rich > > > environment. > > > > > > > A guy I know is an evolutionary psychologist at NIMH. He's been > > > > speculating that adhd may have had a selection advantage at one point. > > > > Easily distracted for instance may mean that you're more likley to > > > > notice the predator that's sneaking up on you than someone who is > > > > focused on something else. > > > > > > > > larry > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 13:52:21 -0500, Sandy Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > One book I read "Add a Different Perception" by Thom Hartmann > > > > > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/- > > > > /1887424148/qid=1106074208/sr=1 > > > > > -3/ref=sr_1_3/002-8620599-8030463?v=glance&s=books > > > > > > > > > > Theorizes that ADD is actually an inherited trait and that the > > reason it > > > > is > > > > > more prevalent in America is that the people who came over to > > America > > > > would > > > > > have been more apt to be adventurous, willing to try new things, > > etc. > > > > In > > > > > other words, more ADD. > > > > > > > > > > I don't know how true it is, but its an interesting theory as to > > why > > > > ADD is > > > > > more prevalent in America than in Europe. > > > > > > > > > > Sandy > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Robert Munn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 12:37 PM > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > Subject: Re: Adult ADD > > > > > > > > > > I wonder whether there are certain fields that attract people with > > these > > > > > symptoms. Sitting in front of the computer all day with the > > opportunity > > > > to > > > > > browse the Web whenver my mind starts to wander definitely helps me > > get > > > > > through the day. I can spend a few minutes just loking at some > > random > > > > thing > > > > > and then re-focus on my work. I spent close to a year in law school > > > > before I > > > > > realized I could never sit in a library all day and read cases for a > > > > living. > > > > > > > > > > As to Dana's speculation about why it only occurs in this country, I > > > > would > > > > > suggest that the only difference between Americans and everyone else > > is > > > > that > > > > > we like to classify everything in medical terms. It is part of the > > > > American > > > > > desire to understand the world around us. I think it comes in part > > from > > > > > being a culturally young society where there are no "traditional" > > > > > explanations and therefore no bias against research into things that > > > > would > > > > > be dismissed in other societies. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:143244 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
