Re: All I wanted was to be normal…

[Anonymous]

Hey SB55……. I feel your “OMG what do I do now”. Can I share this….(this is just my perspective)… having been determined to have a brain that works in the random/visualizing mode, what people tend to label as ADD. This learning is not (for me) a diagnosis …….. but a level understanding that I am grateful for. It helps me understand who I am…….. which I find critical to living a full life, aware…no matter who we are.

Diagnosis is defined as “the act or process of identifying or determining the nature and cause of a disease or injury through evaluation”.

Learning is defined as “the act, process, or experience of gaining knowledge or skill. Knowledge or skill gained through schooling or study.

I don’t believe I have an injury nor a disease……. I feel this position “diagnosis” is debilitating (just my opinion) and creates a negative position for the perspective holder…. hard to move forward from. “Learning”….yes… I can use that !!!!

So having said that…..I see “learning” that my brain works in a particular mode is an understanding of how I absorb, process, retain and regurgitate information in my world…. it is also critical in developing perspective. This next bit is also true for me…..I have never come across anybody ever…. who is perfect, or perfectly competent. I have worked with and met people from all walks of life, educational and socioeconomic backgrounds…all share ONE common trait….. they are not perfect. So…… I wonder if there is not an fallacy that folks fall into that says “I must be perfectly competent, and successful before I can view myself with a positive self image and high self esteem???? It may be…. that that distorted fallacy can be very destructive to one’s self, and provide an unnecessary and negative distortion to one’s perspective going forward???

Anyway…. just rambling…. but I do think (as you mentioned) reaching out to people can be “learning”….and key to “understanding” which (to me) are critical elements…… not to just us…. but to all folks, in order to develop a full rich life and direction.

Good on you SB55………

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