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And your welcome to come visit the land of Oz anytime!!If Pan fails, what hope for us?
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Lost girl thankyou kindly D'
Peita pan is back on top, for now anyway 
Sometimes you gotta keep trying no matter how odd it may seem. The answer is out there.
For years I've struggled with issues I thought were old age, but she straightened me out, and I can move again.
Good deal! Very happy for you. 
I'm aware of it now, so it's not so bad... it's amazing how many important decisions I make out of fear. I don't want to live that way.
Well I have found a therapist that I feel comfortable with and that seems to know her stuff.
Had my first session yesturday and came out feeling a lot more positive than I have in a long time. She said she is able to help me with my ADHD, anxiety, OCD and self esteem. She outlined how she will teach me stress management techniques, breathing skills to reduce anxiety and the God awful scenes that play out in my head. She also talked about self talk and the ways we beat ourselves up without even knowing about it.
Bottom line, I left feeling a little more in control of my life, like I do have the ability to improve my life, as soon as I take responsibility for my own thoughts and actions and dismiss those of others that are not helpful or encouraging.
Being honest with myself about things is a little scary at the moment, but this women really has an air about her that makes me feel safe and understood
well.. shucks.. you mean i no longer have to fly to Aussie..
. Well now Peita.. go for it girl! It is really good to see Peita Pan back on top again...
So I went on for a few minutes and then he related that his brother was diagnosed in college with ADHD. Similar situation to mine.
He didn't really ask me much but listened and I know he believes in the condition.
His suggestion was that I get tested, whether it be through the couseling center at school or through my wife. He said then he could prescribe me medication (dex-something) after a diagnosis or if I couldn't get scheduled for testing for three months he could go ahead and prescribe me the medicine until I could be.
I asked him a few other questions, specifically whether or not he knew of any local organizations dealing with ADHD related problems and he said he didn't. I honestly don't think there are any.
So the plan is that next Tues I'll go back to the couseling center (instead of waiting for them to call me back at THEIR convenience) and tell them I need to be tested, and then I'll get back to my practitioner. I walked across the parking lot to the pharmacy and talked to an old friend who just happens to be the pharmacist, told him what was going on and asked if he knew of any groups or anything and he said he didn't but would check into it.
I called my wife on the way home and told her all this and she said she'd bring testing material home (spec ed teacher) and test me this weekend.
She said the school psychologist does all their testing for the kids, its not really her job to do it. But she can.
So I am not too terribly frustrated. This is all positive. I just have no concrete diagnosis.
I go for a job interview at Walmart this afternoon. Really don't want to but money is important in our society despite all my efforts to convince everyone otherwise.
Things are on an upswing. And I have faith that it will continue that way.
So I guess for now this board is my support group. And it's such a good place for that.
[QUOTE=Peita Pan]
Well I have found a therapist that I feel comfortable with and that seems to know her stuff.
Had my first session yesturday and came out feeling a lot more positive than I have in a long time. She said she is able to help me with my ADHD, anxiety, OCD and self esteem. She outlined how she will teach me stress management techniques, breathing skills to reduce anxiety and the God awful scenes that play out in my head. She also talked about self talk and the ways we beat ourselves up without even knowing about it.
Bottom line, I left feeling a little more in control of my life, like I do have the ability to improve my life, as soon as I take responsibility for my own thoughts and actions and dismiss those of others that are not helpful or encouraging.
Being honest
with myself about things is a little scary at the moment, but this
women really has an air about her that makes me feel safe and
understood
i'm glad for you Peita Pan!! sounds like you have a winner that can help you sort this stuff out. Yay!
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