whelp, here I am again not sleeping. I did try to at least go go bed and let my body rest at least, It‘s a lil aggravating trying to write on my side in bed, but it I get up it‘s harder and I need to stay off my butt. It starts to burn from sitting all the time. It’s such a mixed bag of problems we get as human beings in this fast paced world today. Coming here makes me grateful I’m not alone with my lil bag of problems n that’s great. Thanks you guys.
15 years ago I was hit from behind while stopped at a red light on my motorcycle. On my way home from work as a cook in a fancy restaurant. So I can encourage people who have problems staying awake or alert driving to take it seriously. More positive changes than negative have happened as a result of becoming disabled since then. I’m paralyzed from my sternum down, Chronic pain, pressure sores/surgeries etc… It was easy to forgive the 16 yr old kid that hit me back then. And now it‘s even easier to never have bad feelings about it. after reading about all the reasons it could have happened other than being an idiot. (I used to call him that). Not for a very long time. Never actually met the dude. No lawsuit. Why sue a 16 year old kid? or the parents? He had insurance, but it didn’t amount to anything at all like what happens when a person gets hit by UPS, or some other big company. I respect and admire people who do whatever it takes to avoid accidents due to all the sleep problems people can have. I don’t work. I was a carpenter after for a bunch of years and then went back to cooking after I almost had to beat the crap outa one stupid boss. I walked off the job instead. It was great money but I love cooking a little bit more. Now I do both, just as hobbies from a wheelchair. Thanks for not driving when your gut instinct tells you not to you guys. I have the luxury of being able to sleep during the day if I can’t get enough sleep at night. That can make the problem worse. I’m remembering my dad giving me a hard time. (jokingly) about getting my days and nights mixed up. But It’s been that way all my life. A big part of why I went back to cooking at night. I’m a night owl. It’s hard to break the habit of getting up at the crack of noon!.
Anyways, I’m glad you guys are here. I’m gonna check around and see if there’s a chat room to go to where I can talk about adhd related problems. If anyone knows about one, I’m hoping to find out about it. I promise to try not to dominate the conversation or talk about a gazzilllian different things mixed with typo after typo hehe. Remember, I did say “try” I won’t get a chance to start the Ritalin until late in Nov. That Dec. appointment got moved up fortunately.
I’m here instead of a physical disability web site because the ADHD has literally caused me more grief and unhappiness than the spinal cord injury. If I had a choice between the two, that would be easy. The only mildly difficult part is not having much money. I know how much of whatever money can buy is enough though. So I’m happy where I am. Fortunately I can really cook, so I eat really well when I can get an appetite. I wish I could have an appetite more often. I’m hoping and praying the Ritalin won’t affect my appetite. “medical” marijuana doesn’t, only plenty of exercise, and there’s only so much I can do with arms and shoulders only. I’m hoping to get some answers from more folks about Wellbutrin in the medication thread. (I marked it as a favorite so I can find it again)
I can relate to the dream problems. Dreams can really suck, why don’t I ever have funny dreams? It’s only happened a few times. One time I was laughing so hard it woke me up! That hasn’t happened in years. It’s always some stupid struggle, or I get lost, left behind, or make some incredibly stupid mistake with people telling me not to beat myself up… sux huh?
Later pataters.
PS I just checked the “best anti-depressant for depression/anxiety that co-exists with adhd?” thread in Forums/ask an expert. section, No expert answers yet from my post four days ago. I checked and just realized I forgot to ask a specific question about Wellbutrin, doh!. That would probably help, huh? 