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Post by anopheles on Mar 27, 2016 9:19:35 GMT
I was thinking this the other night when it came to me that most of us have the mental minds that resemble the body of a Olympic sprinter (even if only because we move so fast mentally) and like a sprinter, we are tensed up for action on the starting block and Bang! We're off, but we can't stay in the lane assigned. We may indeed post an excellent time, but the finishing line isn't in the long jumper's sand pit or in Row C of the stands...
That made me think that we struggle with aspects of our minds like someone with Cerebral Palsy struggles to get their muscles to obey instructions. Naturally, I don't wish to lessen the effect of that condition, but rather get people to understand the seriousness of ours. Does that make sense?
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Post by merrial on Mar 27, 2016 11:44:38 GMT
Well I suppose it's better than the analogy that I once read that, "Children with ADHD are rather like puppies with their over active sense of smell!!!!
And their easy distractions"
It actually said that in the same way the police sniffer dog could be trained to stay on the scent and the guide dog can be
trained to guide the blind that the child could also be trained to
stay focused. This was some years ago. But I remember thinking, (as my son was at that time diagnosed with ADHD) what sort of bizarre
person could make this statement. Now I have to laugh when I think about it!!!
I just don't feel any kind of mind training can stop the way your brain is wired. Coping strategies, lists, learning to be mindful etc
yes. Helpful but the disorder does not go away.
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Post by clubby on Mar 27, 2016 11:56:19 GMT
Hi anopheles I get what you are aiming at - an analogy to help others understand the difficulties inside our minds. The mechanism is so hidden and people just see the unacceptable result. They don't see the effort to outwit the broken mechanism inside. I do think we need a really good analogy that is not patronising or disrespectful to others. The trouble is that although we can feel what is going wrong, it is so complex that it is hard to put it into words. We know but we cannot express it even to ourselves.
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