I’ve just rebuilt this machine, wasn’t online at all yesterday, and haven’t really read many emails lately. If I’ve read anything on LiveJournal, it’s been a fluke. The fact that I’ve read two different posts today about child molesters is,…
Living Way Too Out Loud? Depression and Blogging
I have struggled with depression throughout my adult life. Had anyone been paying attention, I would have been diagnosed with it as a child, after I was molested. But nobody was paying that much attention, so I didn’t get treatment…
ADD Blog
I’ve just syndicated the blog Living With ADD to LJ as LivingWithADD
Better Now
Not all better, but much better than I felt before, thanks to sambear. I had my own un-missable appointment this afternoon. It required going to a government office that I’d rather have avoided, but hey, we all have our bureaucracies…
To Clarify
Last night’s entry is not an indicator of any drama happening. In fact, it’s part of warding off drama. If I don’t speak up about being tired of “talking about the relationship(s)” or whatever, I’ll eventually explode, and that WILL…
I Am a Bad Poly Person
About all I had to say in our family therapy session tonight is that I’m tired of talking. I’m tired of serious conversations. I’m tired of planning projects. I’m tired of processing, interpreting, mirroring—all of it. I’m just tired. The…
On Therapy, Again
The most screwed-up people I’ve ever encountered have also been those with the greatest aversion to the very idea of therapy. One, in fact, has a phobia of mental health professionals—for herself and for her children. That doesn’t mean that…
Therapy – What It Is, What It Isn’t, What It Means to Do It
In another journal, someone reacted to a suggestion that he seek therapy as if that were a terrible insult. It was obvious that he didn’t and wouldn’t consider that suggestion seriously. Therapy’s for crazy/unstable people I’ve certainly heard “you need…
Cost of Adult ADHD
The Adult Form of ADHD Proves Costly for Sufferers September 13, 2004 The adult form of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could be one of the nation’s most expensive health concerns, costing its “adult sufferers billions of dollars each year in…
It’s AD/HD Awareness Day
Senate Declares September 7th AD/HD Awareness Day AD/HD is a neurobiological disorder that affects an estimated 3 to 7 percent of school-age children and an estimated 4 percent of adults across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. While the exact cause…