I step into this New Year alone and clueless about myself. I'm a very open person that can normally talk about anything, but I dare not touch on the root of the subject. I read a forum post about a week ago that said we can create who we want to be. Though I didn't agree with it at the time, everyone else seemed to think it was 100% possible. Can someone who's generally anti-social force themself to like being around people? Can a child molester force themself to not like children anymore? I apologize if that offends anyone, but those are the two best examples I could come up with of personal desires (not mine) that seem almost impossible to just up and change of someone's own free will.
I am told and have read that changing yourself is all a matter of getting into certain habits of how you want to be. I'm curious how long it takes for those habits to become a part of your natural personality. I know, just as well as many others, that at first it's a struggle. Your body and mind rebells. And you'll only change if you truly 100% want to. But what do you do if you don't want to change? I enjoy my life and how I am but it's not looked upon favorably by most of society and it's definitly not healthy for me or certain involved parties. I'm not changing because I want to . . . but because I have to. I suppose a good example would be . . . like an alcoholic who craves booze but everytime they get drunk they end up hurting themself or someone else. I simply can't go on living like that. And when I step away from the situation, though I don't loathe myself as much as I once thought I did, I still don't like the person I am. I suppose it doesn't matter though. I'm rather convinced that I'll end up destroying myself in the end. Then the person I was and who I could have been won't matter anymore.
Attention deficit disorder (as defined by WebMD.com) is the most commonly diagnosed childhood behavioral disorder. Its symptoms can disrupt learning and daily life, for both children and adults. While there's no cure, many of the symptoms can be controlled.
Though this topic could open up a ton of others in my brain, I'm going to try the best I can to stay on track.
The first obvious question is, did this condition exist a few hundred years ago? No. Did stay at home moms even contimplate that there might be something wrong with the fact that their child had a short attenion span, did impulsive and sometimes dangerous things without thinking about them, or was excessively active. Those are the symptoms listed on WebMD.com btw. Gee, that sounds like normal stuff for a healthy child to do. Let's pick them apart one at a time.
Inattention, which is having a short attention span and being easily distracted. A child's brain isn't fully developed. You can't expect them to have the same attention span as an adult. And even so, there are plenty of things that cause lack of concentration ( a short attention span) including emotional distress/stress, an unbalanced diet, poor sleep habits, disinterest in the task they're trying to focus on, and many other factors.
Impulsivity, which can cause a person to do dangerous or unwise things without thinking about the consequences. Honestly tell me you've never done anything stupid when you were a child. It's all part of the learning process. You play in the street, your mom yells at you, you learn it's dangerous. You climb a tall tree because you want a better view of the yard, you know it's dangerous, you fall off and break your arm. These are things kids do. Even adults do stupid stuff like that.
And this one is my absolute favorite. Hyperactivity, which is inappropriate or excessive activity. Long gone is the day when kids road their bikes safely down the streets and ran around with their friends all day long so that they were tuckered out at night. Today's standards of a healthy activity level is when your kid is sitting like a vegetable in front of the computer or game consol all day. Much more activity beyond that is what parents consider to be this "hyperactivity".
I personally believe that ADD was created by the pharmacuetical companies to line their pockets. I'd like the time to recommend a book called Natural Cures by Kevin Trudeau. You'll probably hear me recommend it in a lot of the blogs that I write. Don't be fooled though, there isn't a single natural cure in this book. It just talks about all of the poisons that we are subjected to every day, and the truth about pharmacuetical companies and the lengths they'll go to in order to earn a dollar. Two topics I will definitly be blogging on later down the road. But anyway, I'm going off topic.
ADD was designed for the busy parent who would rather solve their issue with a pill than look at what's really going on with their child. It is not some horrible medical condition. It's just a group of people who took the symptoms of childhood and blew them way out of proportion. Are there kids that have a harder time concentrating than others? Yes. Are there kids that are more impulsive than others? Yes. Are there kids that have more energy than others? Yes. But, are there adults that can fall under all of the same categories? Yes. As far as adults are concerned, these are called personality traits, not disorders.
I've been asking myself this question for a while now, why do I stick around on this site. When I originally created the account it was because I was lonely . . . not in the sense that I wanted to find the love of my life, but that I suppose I just wanted to make some friends. I would post this blog on my Myspace, but it's more relevant(sp) to have it here considering this is the site I'm talking about. That's not saying that I haven't met a lot of nice people . . . and some strange ones, and one complete perv, and a few deserpate ones. :-p Idk, I find myself feeling annoyed logging on here every day. I'd mention all of my annoyances but I'm fairly sure I'd end up getting attacked for it. If anything though, being on this site has taught me that I'm way better off alone. I haven't had any strong attachments, or heartbreak, or disappointments in general. We're all here for one reason or another. But I think after the New Year I'll want to start my life fresh, without this site.
This has been by far the worst year ever for sinus infections for me. I've had one now going on about two months, which is insane. Being that I don't trust doctors, I've been thinking of trying some home remedies. I've tried apple cidar vinegar, which gave me some of the worst heart burn of my entire life. Tomorrow I'm going to try a recipe for tomato soup that's suppose to do the trick. Hopefully I can avoid a trip to the doctor but it's not looking so good. I think if a sinus infection could kill a person then I'm about on the verge of keeling over. It feels like it's infecting my brain. =/ But anyway, any other suggestions on home remedies would be greatly appreciated.
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