Underachievers in our own mind

by Karoli on February 27, 2006

Douglas Cootey stopped by to leave a comment about on my post about meds and ADHD. He and I disagree on meds, but we agree on all sorts of other things, including the idea of celebrating the positives of ADHD.

The thing I like about the splintered mind is that he’s got a great sense of humor and is approaching his ADHD with an informed, educated and level-headed (albeit funny as hell) approach. I like that. He’s an artist with an awesome Flickr badge on his page that is a great representation of ‘a splintered mind’.

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Douglas Cootey

Thanks for the kind words, DnW.

I have very strong reasons for not preferring medications. They broke me and made me worse. I know my experience isn't typical, but when my state's premier specialist on AD/HD became irritated with me because I couldn't take meds (He wanted me to be on Dexedrine, but it caused facial, tongue, and vocal tics within the first day so I immediately discontinued their use) and had nothing to offer me for help with my AD/HD, I knew there was a problem with the industry.

It's hard being the lone little voice out here preaching the powers of mind and attitude over mood and disability. To some people I keep company with Scientologists, and herbologists, and aromatherapists, and who knows what else out here on the fringe (Phrenologists?). I can't say it's comfortable company to be lumped in with since I am not affiliated with any of them, but it does make for some lively discussions on each of my columns. LOL

Hope to see you around again soon.

~Douglas