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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2011 20:40:54 GMT
When people ask me how ADHD affects me I always start telling them the negatives. I then moan at the stereo-type people in general have about ADHD.
So I have decided that form now on I am going to tell people the positives benefits of having ADHD.
Having ADHD has made me:
Think more creatively Develop skills that i wouldn't have without having ADHD
The most important thing is that without ADHD I would not be Me.
Please list yours. ;D
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2011 20:47:54 GMT
i'm very resourceful and great with children! I can pretty much talk to anyone, maybe not for long but i got balls! when i get down to it i can organise anything really well and set it out very efficiently. I have great attention to detail.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2011 22:26:38 GMT
I have loads of energy and can be on go for hours, Can talk to anyone, I'm not down for lunch Very caring Think out of box
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Post by oakley on Dec 5, 2011 22:57:26 GMT
I too have lots of energy and can be on go for hours, Very caring/loving Will help anyone if I can (hang on that's my ADHD helping others) ignore that one ! Think out of box, in the box, and all round the box ! Highly tuned sense of awareness Extreemly resourceful Ability to see thru fake/false people Don't hang about, I have one speed......flat out Fearless (sports/hobbies) and finally Practical
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2012 10:56:03 GMT
The fact that I start so many projects all the time means I have done "a little" of a lot of things. Creative and intuitive. Can get excited and entertained by the littlest things!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2012 18:21:10 GMT
Don't want to sound negative but I honestly can't think of a single positive thing its ever given me.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2012 19:27:18 GMT
I am with Dr Barclay on this, ADHD is NOT a gift, there are no positives, what good things that there are down to you NOT the ADHD.
I really hate this whole "positive" spin things that particularly gets sold in the USA. The number of "I have ADHD but I made it work for me" seems as fake as any other snake oil that is being sold. I put it to any of the numerous Phd/Specialists that either there qualifications are fake or that they never had REAL ADHD at all.
Real full on ADHD cripples you totally. I know it has me.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2012 20:45:53 GMT
I don't think it is that binary. I like some of the things that probably happen because my thought processes aren't linear, for example - but am sad that to be like that, I have to put up with being so hobbled by the disorder overall, I can't get the full benefit of them.
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Post by crazylostgirl on Jan 6, 2012 20:57:42 GMT
for me there no positives, i have no energy, no will power and have lost total interest in everthing, although my mind does constantly race and skip from one thing to another its not enough to focus on anything in particular, my sleep is awful and as i get older it gets worse, although i use to be very active wen younger
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2012 21:45:31 GMT
i like this thread K ;D....ok so for some people the negative affects may not alllow for any positives..... for me however i have decided to do what K is doing and start looking at positives.... and for those who think that if you have positives then you dont have REAL ADHD then up yours!!!!!!! I wont be told I cant put a positive spin on someting that is MY disability and affects MY life........and i truly believe that while we do not control much in life we certainly control our reaction to things...maybe not straight away but certainly as we become aware of reactions...so we can positivly react ....or...not so my positives are Being slightly crazy heheh ie someone once said "you remind me of that girl in friends" I respond oooo who Jennifer heheh only to be told "nope ....that crazy one who sings smelly cat".......love it Im not likley to give you a sugar coated answer to questions...im straight to the point and ok this can be a negative but is a positive too:) Im a big kid...so my children experience a mum who says yeah ok well why not put lentils on the floor to make a lentil angel:) in short....although it really affects my life I try to be positive and it makes me me .......sometimes its like im still 10.......and do you know what ...its ok
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Post by boo on Jan 7, 2012 0:11:18 GMT
for all the negative responses....................... ..................................the clue's in the title ... ..................................No?
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Post by boo on Jan 7, 2012 10:47:10 GMT
being able to find solutions to things that others would have given up on long before, either by a bit of creative thinking, or my dogged determination not to let it beat me being able to move on quickly (from arguments and stuff) the ability to bounce back, whatever life throws at me, it may get me down sometimes, but it sure as buggery don't keep me there also, (similar theme to the first point, and probably has a bearing on it, but subtly different) being able to "join the dots" quickly. i can usually mind map very quickly lots of different avenues.... or "join lots of dots"...... with problems, or when learning new things, it's like my brain gets played on fast forward sometimes (although being able to remember them all can be a bit of a git )
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Post by Lame44 on Jan 8, 2012 12:18:34 GMT
being able to find solutions to things that others would have given up on long before, either by a bit of creative thinking, or my dogged determination not to let it beat me the ability to bounce back, whatever life throws at me, it may get me down sometimes, but it sure as buggery don't keep me there Yea that above, and....apparently I'm quite funny when I'm in an ok or good mood! But for me they are outweighed really!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2012 16:02:11 GMT
Tricky one this as I can get as depressed as anyone about all this but I consider myself quick thinking (I know!), adaptable, resilient, funny, interesting, passionate - quite alot really! Not sure if I agree with the above, whereby I would be the same but better in these respects without ADD. Definitely think my humour and passion and philosophical bits are inextricably linked to the condition. Still wish I didnt have it tho but hey, I am 44 and should maybe just be grateful for still being alive!
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Post by mccutcheon on Jan 8, 2012 16:58:36 GMT
phew... I think the good stuff comes from having to overcome the bad stuff. I wouldn't say creativity is the ADHD in me but the "me" in me. Because ADHD has kept me a person with creative potential. But with the meds I can actually BE creative. maybe one good thing: I can tell a hell of a compelling story
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2012 14:01:13 GMT
I dont think of adhd as a separate issue its part of me. Its part of my mae up my personaility my inner being. Its frustrating at times exhausting, and dam right irating, when you want to get your brain to focus and concerntrate (thats with the meds.) It can be hard to shut of at times and relax. I get impatient and bored easily. But Im bubbly, caring, kind, loving, honest, creative good comunicator and thats also part of me and adhd will never affect that part ofme. For me life is about accepting our limitations, do somthing about the things we can, accept help and dont be so hard on ourselves.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2012 15:45:53 GMT
phew... I think the good stuff comes from having to overcome the bad stuff. I wouldn't say creativity is the ADHD in me but the "me" in me. Because ADHD has kept me a person with creative potential. But with the meds I can actually BE creative. maybe one good thing: I can tell a hell of a compelling story I hope this will be just my experience. If I do indeed have ADD then the one plus point it has given me ( and it remains to be seen if this is because of the ADD exclusively ) is a fantastic imagination for my stories. However, conversely, it takes away from me the ability to sit and focus on getting these brilliant images and characters on the paper! Frustrating isn't the word for it.
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Post by sherry on Feb 23, 2012 20:40:07 GMT
Mmm hard one this.....having ADHD is totally shit, but when I went on Straterra and I went a bit more normal, I felt bored and flat and came off them. It was like my personality had gone. I wish I could stop the crazy shit in my head, but I like doing what the fuck I like too. If I had the choice to be normal..... not sure! To be fair if society let us be and do what we like having ADHD wouldn't be such an issue. Its the pressure to be normal that is fucking with us.
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