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These are some people in our lifetime that have experienced exactly what we are going through right now:
Albert Einstein, Galileo, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, Leo DiVinci, Mozrt, Beethoven, John Lennon, Agatha Cristie
I am glad to be who i am!! I wouldnt ever trade it for a normal life!
But thats not how i felt before. Throughout my whole life, I never really liked who I was and wished I could be different. I couldn't identify myself with anyone, so I often acted like other people around me, even though I still felt the same lost in the clouds feelings in my mind. I am beginning to see that my unfortunate past regarding school and family had to do with adhd. The depression i was misdiagnosed with a few years ago, might not have been a complete mistake..i think i was a little depressed as a result of my adhd, not just depression alone.
I was always different and made fun of, but couldn't stand up for myself. so i was picked on even more. i was lonely and hated not being like everyone else and got sad. then one year, i dont know why, i got really wild and rebellious. i was the loudest risk taker, the bad girl that did crazy things. the little friends i had loved me and how adventerous i was. i would sneak out of my house on a school night, drink and party all night, then go to school when it got to that time. of course i only went right back home as soon as i got there, school was boring to me and anything boring makes me sleepy. not good considering all that i had went thru a few hours ago
i never meant to be bad, but i did things that i wanted to do. i wasnt aware that this behaviour was self centered. it didnt even occur to me that i was ONLY DOING WHAT I FELT LIKE DOING. i think it has to do with the fact that i am immature in some areas of my life. i developed many abilites late: to place myself in others shoes, to see and understand that my actions have results and consequences effects people.
My family and school life got bad. I was always getting in trouble everywhere i went because i appeared lazy, stubborn, disruptive, impossible, brain damaged or dense, and bad. My parents told me i had a wall in my head and ear plugs for ears. me teachers said i was bright but not focused. and i never understood any of it, it went in my ears and got lost in the fog. i didnt get it, i didnt get life.
the older i got, the more responsibility i was expected to have, but i hated certain things. i couldnt hold a job because i would get bored and start doing things to entertain me in some way, and i would get in trouble and then fired or not go anymore. i never studied and skipped school all the time. i would go out on friday after school and wouldnt come home till sunday night. i never had a boyfriend until late high school because i sucked at relationships. i couldnt get very close to people cuz no one understood me.
this cloudy life of mine was all that i had ever known, so i never suspected a disorder. i sensed i was different and wondered about many things, but left it at that. i was too busy lost in the moment.
As I'm writing this, my chemistry books are staring at me wondering when im going to get started on studying. Does anyone have any good advice for studying? i've found 10 gallons of coffee does the trick. but then i get this headache and crash and thats no fun. . people think im smart because i study many hours. but its because studying takes me soooo long!! in 4 hours of studying, i will have studied for one of the longest hours of my life. Those other three hours are because i got distracted, daydreaming, playing on the computerl; etc.
Reading things that people write on here boggles my mind. i think to myself, 'did these people get in my head and steal my thoughts??' So I feel rather delighted being on here and reading the things people write about me. haha...but I do hope one day to find people around me that understand me. Even just one. i often worry and im scared i'll never get married. and if i do, no one will come to my wedding. but for now, i am in love with my puppies! i've always loved animals because they dont tell me im lazy and weird. When i make mistakes, they dont make fun of me because they love me unconditionally...with that said, im going to make a lousy attempt to study. Happy dreaming in your uniquely intelligent clouds everyone!! 
but for now, i am in love with my puppies! i've always loved animals because they dont tell me im lazy and weird. When i make mistakes, they dont make fun of me because they love me unconditionally
Thank Goodness, another animal lover! I relate to animals better than people too. You're so right about that unconditional love. They will love you and lick you, run with you, and roll on the floor with you whenever you feel like and then look at you like you are a god.
What kind of puppies do you have?
I have a toy yorkie and a toy pomeranian. i love them soo much. i spend more time and money on them then real people, but it seems so worth it to me.
Yes, i noticed that i prefer the comfort of animal or young children more than anything. i think thats why most of my jobs (that lasted 4 or 5 months) have been ababysitting, at schools or childcare centers.
but my dogs are everything. when im almost home, i start thinking about how im going to see them and then i start smiling and get really happy! 
what kind of dogs do u have? do you let your dogs sleep with you and when they go to the bathroom in your house, do you love them too much to punish them? 
i admit to this crime a few times...when i put them in their kennel or outside, i feel so bad!
It's good that you have come to terms with who you are! That makes life so much better!
I think the true "geniuses" are never really happy though. I take happiness over excelling in some field anyday. I judge me on how happy I feel - not what I have accomplished. Einstein treated his wife like a stranger who gave him children, as did many with their personal relationships. I think that when you get to the point where your mind is so obsessed with a project that all else drops off the earth and that's sad.
John Lennon - great songwriter but from what I've read he was a major a**hole. He left his first wife with child and never talked to them again. How can anybody do that? And for Yoko? To trade love and happiness for intelligence and success - personally I'd rather choose to be a "normal" - with three kids, the white picket fence and a smile anyday.
But we all choose our paths. Be glad with who you are - just look at each own's personal goals and make sure there's a space on the list for personal relationships, love, and smelling the roses.
I like animals too - they taste good and they are fun to pet! ... just make sure you don't do it in that order.