Born to Late . . . | ADHD Information

Learn to ski.

Then, go downhill.

Fast.
Hey UP

You could be my Wingman
For me, eating is a great way to procrastinate. If I have something important to do, like grade papers, I will look at the pile of papers, and imagine I am hungry. Eating is instantly gratifying, and easy to do.  you know it is still out there - somewhere.  you just have to have the courage to find it...  i have been reading recently Chris Bonnington's biography of climbing Everest and other mountains.  he is a lovely guy but regardless of the fact that in the 60s nobody made much of a living from climbing mountains, it was more of a 'gentleman's pursuit' and all - he still went for it and then managed to make money with new documentaries with the BBC and all.

it's having the courage to go for it first off.

these opportunities and things similar are still out there, i believe.  it is having the courage to throw away all security and go for what you want at the risk of total disaster and beggary.  at the risk of humiliation.  at the risk of failure.  at the risk of rejection.  and of course it might well all go wrong...

but better a dead lion than a live dog.  better a starving artist than an unhappy 9-5er or maybe not??? 

but it is not that those opportunities aren't there today.  they are - i am sure of it.

we just have to find them.  and have faith.

Plus, it is relatively cheaper than other hobbies, and you do not need to spend time developing proficiency.  Do you develop

Jumbo Jaws?
i posted in the wrong topic! I meant to post in the overeating one. Ah,, ADHD! Fire, flood, emergency.
It changes the world around you, sometimes destroying some of it.
The world around me sucks, no matter what Glen says ().
I am known for being the go-to guy in emergency as well.
I'm good at it.
OMG!...And I followed your lead!!!

This is the spot that the "WE" in our ADHD parts for those of you like this and me.  I am adrenaline ill - excitement like that makes me genuinely sick.  Always has - even though my illness made me seek out bad and dangerous behavior.  Some irony - the thing my ADHD craved made me totally a wreck.  To own a business you need that type "A" personality - and I'm like a type "Q" or something.

I'm still trying to figure out why danger and conflict makes the ADHD mind feel more focused - I'm just glad to have an average "joe blow" life now - work my days - watch TV and get out of this in one piece!

I find interest in what I do mind you - just not exciting at all.  I like that I do something that makes people happy - everyone likes snacks!  The cash is good, the people nice (though I get pi**ed off at some that seem to find me funny - but I get mine by being passive aggressive and not letting them get to me up front LOL) and best of all after the insurance cuts my cost for meds I pay 20 canadian a month for my dex!! That's the real perk here!

I hurt nobody with my job - and make many happy.  That's a real joy for me.

Find what you like to do - and make it a job if it isn't already - that's good advice I think!

When my life is totally falling apart, that is when I can "usually" see the
steps I need to take , and have the courage to get up and take them.

I am very much like the thread-starter here. If there is some crisis or challenge, and it is not directed at me, but is something I can fix or change, and the fix or change can be done in a one-time burst of energy and creativity, then I'm the guy for the job.

This trait served me well in journalism ...

I find that I am at my best when there is disaster about me. Wrecks,
floods, fire, challenges that need someone to take charge and direct men
and machines. Stimulating situations needing split second decisions. War
would be good, attack a pill box, take out a sniper nest etc. et al. If I were
to be born in the old west, my paranoia would help me sleep light enough
to keep my hair from them that wish to lift it. Fast on the draw as well,
able to read the tic in their eye . . .

I think the best of the old timers were all ADD, hyper focused on beaver
pelts and exploring. I think the medal of honor recipients hyper focused
as well and could easy be AHDDers . . . like me, like you. The fight or
flight things, together with our 'gift' equals the fireman that will go back
into a burning building and get the child. I suppose we do not have
sufficient regard for self, as normal folks do. Our sensitivity to injustices
kicks in and we just do that which seems to be unable to be done. It the
old days we would or could have been the leaders, problem solvers etc.

I can't deal with . . . boring day to day life. YET in a real mess I can shine.
I am in my element. I need to direct a 911 call center or such . . . here I
could be visionary in stead of mentally ill. I hate those words . . . who is
to say what 'normal' is.Yep, when I was in the Navy and we had some very sensitive message needing to be typed up and formatted correctly to go out immediately, they called me :)  Or any kind of major outages that could of been disastrous -- I'd work well into the night.  We really aren't meant for this boring life :)      You may want to ask DavidOrnado, Hes' been an EMT before. This is the reason my bosses like me at work when THEY have problems with the production machines.