--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > Maybe he's dealing with people who are content > > > with trusting their own experiences, and who > > > don't need to be shown no steenkin' badges > > > (in the form of 'science') in order to believe > > > those experiences. > > > > That might be the case. One thing I have learned over the > > years is that my experiences are unreliable. *I* may think > > that something is so and it turns out to be otherwise. I may > > think that I am right and it turns out to be otherwise. > > I'm sorry that's been your experience. In general, > mine has been the opposite. Almost every time I > trusted my own intuition more than I trusted the > advice of others, it has turned out to be a good > decision. > > > Of course, taking chances is the hallmark of a > > visionary, but when you're an ADHD/OCD, > > being a visionary is often oxymoronic. > > I empathize. But part of me has to wonder which > came first -- did the ADHD/OCD trigger the distrust > of your own perceptions, or did the distrust of > your own perceptions trigger the ADHD/OCD? >
Heh. I used to go through a box of pencils a week when I was a kid. Often, had to take 5 or 6 to school with me every day because I'd lose one per class period. I was bright enough that the teachers never notice3d my problems. Since I already knew most of what was being taught, the fact that I couldn't pay attention didn't register. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/jDk17A/gOaOAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
