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Tiddler I can SO relate to your post above this last one. Sounds so familiar.
I sometimes look at it this way – and I’ve told my doctor this:
If you have a chronic back pain that prevents you from doing the work you enjoy or want to do, causes you to miss out on fun things, or causes relationship issues for various reasons and for years everyone said “we can’t help chronic pain – live with it, adapt and deal”, then suddenly you see a bit where folks are talking about how to solve that pain – make it less painful, and restore at least parts of your life – would you not look into it? Go for it?
Tiddler you were SO describing ME!! You Almost could be watching me right now as much as you know about me.
ARE we stuck with it? All of it at all times? No. I refuse to believe we are stuck with it.
From what I have heard my whole life, and even recently at the neuro-psych office – I’m “brilliant” – in the superior range with problem solving skills. And ya know what – he said that is ME, not the ADHD – the ADHD is why I never became a Senator, or a CEO of GM or Ford, or a Donald Trump.
Ya know what – I see light at the end of the tunnel – if folks just keep supporting me, and sticking with me – I’ll get there. I might be 60 before it happens, but by golly the last few years I’m going to blow a few of the naysayers away. Watch for me.
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