Re: Is there really “nothing positive” about ADD?

[Anonymous]

@toofat, I feel like we’re in Fight Club and you’re my Tyler Durden! Or vice versa. I was very, very lucky in school. I could have very easily slipped under the radar, but I had two things going for me: I loved my dad and would have rather stood in front of a speeding freight train than disappoint him. He was dyslexic and called stupid his whole life, so I set out to prove the world wrong for both of us.

Second, I had really, really good teachers. Some of them were harsh, others were just cut from the same cloth–funny when they had to be, angry when the needed to be. Knowing about my ADD helps me understand why I can be so damn tough sometimes and be the guy who baby talks to my dog other times. Throws my wife for a loop!

Maybe this is why I have a more positive outlook on ADD. The passion that drives me, the humor and wit that comes with it and the quick connections I can make have all been huge factors in my success. The impulsive eating, though, that’s not helping.

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