I am pretty sure i would not want to be cured. I like being a little screwy. normal is boring, and I hate boring.
I agree completely. I love what adderall does for me, but I like myself better when I'm off of it. I'm just a little out in right (left?) field, and I love that about myself. With adderall, it wears off so if I want to go out with my friends in the evening, I skip the last dose and feel like the "me" I know and love. Balance in everything...LOL - we've had this question before - back in the summer I believe.
ADHD doesn't make us who we are - just dragged us by the nose where we ended up. If you take ADHD away we are the same person only calmer, more focused and less likely to do inappropriate and spontaneous things.
Damn right I'd take the cure! Do you think I like having to take meds and therapy potentially til the day I die? Nope!
I think so many have tried to put a nice spin on ADHD to make it seem like it's a boon and blessing. Fact is the reason the last D is there because it's a disorder - it causes us all grief and harm. If it wasn't there wouldn't be this forum or meds for it we'd all want it!
So you bet - I'd be at the MD's holding out my hand for that cure. Heck even if it made half my toes fall off and gave me chronic halitosis I'd do it! No way I'd miss out on THAT boat!!!
Still a good question after all these months.
I dont' know.. I might just take the cure..
I feel more 'normal" on my medication. people talk to me, I smile , laugh and enjoy the company of others and they actually seem to enjoy mine...
Before, I was pretty much a loner.. people seemed to think that I was unapproachable, and always deep in thought and couldnt be bothered..
I like myself better.. this is the me that I have always been, just couldnt show it because of the intense fog I lived in.. I like being able to listen to my children, and being able to actually hear one person talking when a lot of other noise is going on.. when I have to go back to the fog,sigh.. I wish there really were a cure.. I would rather be in the real world and connected to people..
Sherry
I would always want to be able to be me without meds when I chose. I would love a med that helped me think clearly, logically and be organized, but I still want to be myself. Ok