ADD Positives

[innerbrat]

As you've probably noticed, I'm coming out of a very bad slump of depression - the worst in years. I'm no longer looking for sympathy or pity about it, which is why I'm talking about it in measured, bloggable terms. If free verse turns up here again in the next few - ever, feel free to spam me with LOLcats until I get over it

Comments

[ginasketch]

I wonder if this would even work for me. I doubt there is a 101 positives to Depression/OCD, and if there was, I'd worry I'd fall into the trap of doing nothing about getting well.

Glad it seems to be helping you though.

[innerbrat]

Well, different brain things take different approaches, and have different avenues open. This morning I read that one of my friends went straight to her GP and was prescribed anti-depressants, and almost burst into tears because I went to my GP over a year ago seeking help with ADD, and I am still waiting for a referral to go through to even be diagnosed. So I need all the affirmations and internet self-help sites I can find.

[ginasketch]

I can't get a psychiatrist in this city. I got one fairly easily up north. Down here, however they keep thrusting counsellors on me that have no IDEA what they're doing. Who the hell analyzes dreams seriously anymore?

[innerbrat]

Seriously? What the hell?

PS. I would like to apologise both to you and the person in question for the comment above.

[innerbrat]

:-P I'd probably get it if you did comment with that. I'M WISE TO YOU NOW.

[pmoodie]

But we already knew you were awesome! You had to do research to find out? *tut*

[innerbrat]

OTOH, if we didn't have a label, we wouldn't be able to have a word. It's unfortunate that word contains 'disorder' but since I realised I had ADD then learned to not view it as a disorder, I've been working with my brain. When I thought I was just lazy, and I needed to 'get on with it', I was fighting it.

I have no appropriate icon.

[furikku]

I wonder if it would be better overall if we called it "Attention Deficit Personality." (Or if there's a spectrum like there is with obsessive-compulsiveness; I've been diagnosed with OC personality, since it doesn't actively cause me problems in life. At least, not when I'm on my antidepressants.)

One thing I've noticed with a lot of ADD types I've met is they tend to be charismatic and energetic, which can be a pretty cool thing, and also entertaining to talk to, provided you can keep up. :3

[apiphile]

I don't suppose there's a positive characteristics list for anything else, like ASD or whatever?

[innerbrat]

I don't know. I was on an ADD site.