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abslt0, I found that it really hurt me when he suggested that. Luckily, he no longer is, now that I am actually doing well in school, etc. One thing I took away from that experience was the memory of how much it hurt when it felt like someone whose opinion I valued seemed to stop believing in me – so I really try to emphasize in my work with kids and adults with disabilities how much I believe in them and their capabilities. If they want to do it, it’s my job to help them make it happen!
Regarding telling the “it”, I noticed a big difference when I started on the Ritalin SR, within half an hour. When I stepped outside my door to walk to the subway and go to work, it was totally like I had been living in an impressionist painting without realizing it – I actually *noticed* all of these details that I hadn’t even realized that I had been missing. With the “not it” (Concerta and Biphentin), I noticed pretty quickly that they weren’t doing much for me, but I don’t know if I would have if I hadn’t had the Ritalin SR experience to compare them with.
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