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Mental Health Support

multigraincracker

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11. Went to a psychiatrist in 1990 and got thy diagnosis. He told me to go back to college and

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Sat May 24, 2025, 07:28 PM

May 24

sit in the front row and I'd get all "A"s. I did and did, graduated with a 3.8 gpa.
Learn to embrace it. Our friend Thom Hartman has some good info on it and a great reading list. I'm ADHS, I have piles, not files.
We are the hunter gatherers, all the others are farmers.
For years I had a clerk job that required me to do hundreds of different tasks. I was great at it and loved it.
Don't let anyone call you lazy, you are not.

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My ADHD paralysis is overwhelming [View all] FirstLight May 24 OP

Get rx for meds or get neurotherapy 3-4 xs /week for a few mos SheltieLover May 24 #1

Yes! I know I see the doctor this week FirstLight May 24 #5

Might depend on your state, but you shouldn't need to see psychiatrist for ritalin or adderal SheltieLover May 24 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author No Vested Interest May 24 #2

Choose one item you think you can accomplish... No Vested Interest May 24 #3

This works for me. murielm99 May 25 #12

Just relax and go w/ the flow. Pick a movie to watch, and pick 5 or 6 choices, and find one you feel like watching. SWBTATTReg May 24 #4

Thanks, I know it's not a bad thing cuz it's only Saturda FirstLight May 24 #6

Actually, sounds like fun to me!! Enjoy SWBTATTReg May 24 #8

That type of funk is what I am in today. I am going to go outside and breathe some fresh air. John1956PA May 24 #7

make an effort to just take a walk, no TASK or ACCOMPLISHMENT, just a WALK Skittles May 24 #10

Went to a psychiatrist in 1990 and got thy diagnosis. He told me to go back to college and multigraincracker May 24 #11

Well, I guess it wasn't a complete loss today... FirstLight May 25 #13