Is anyone as distracted as me while working?

[Jace]

I can't keep on target for more than 15 minutes at a time

in the last 30 minutes I have
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[Peaches]

http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/Ritalin.html

[Jace]

Originally Posted by Peaches

http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/Ritalin.html

bad stuff right there

i was on ritalin from when I was 11 until 16...it is the reason i can't grow hair

One thing they don't tell parents when prescribing those types of ADD meds is that 1 in 2 children will develop a nervous tick for the rest of their lives, and the longer they are on the meds the worse the tick gets...my tick was twirling a lock of hair in the front right side of my head...so when I grow hair, the minute it is long enough to play with, I twirl it....and i can't stop, it is very obsessive, and ritalin is the cause

there are some cases of extreme ticks, such as arm spasms, and even more rare cases of turrets

[Bishop]

Originally Posted by Jace

bad stuff right there

i was on ritalin from when I was 11 until 16...it is the reason i can't grow hair

One thing they don't tell parents when prescribing those types of ADD meds is that 1 in 2 children will develop a nervous tick for the rest of their lives, and the longer they are on the meds the worse the tick gets...my tick was twirling a lock of hair in the front right side of my head...so when I grow hair, the minute it is long enough to play with, I twirl it....and i can't stop, it is very obsessive, and ritalin is the cause

there are some cases of extreme ticks, such as arm spasms, and even more rare cases of turrets

Since you and I have never meet I was concerned you where going to say you had ticks bad and that your avatar was not a stop motion animation. hahha.. just kidding..

[Jace]

Originally Posted by Bishop

Since you and I have never meet I was concerned you where going to say you had ticks bad and that your avatar was not a stop motion animation. hahha.. just kidding..

hahahaha...oh wow, that would be scary

speaking of which, when you are coming to atlanta to meet us all?

[Bishop]

Originally Posted by Jace

hahahaha...oh wow, that would be scary

speaking of which, when you are coming to atlanta to meet us all?

Someday.. I don't have any immediate plans of making the drive. I'll give it some thought. I have some things I would like to get out of the way then maybe I'll come into town.

[Bishop]

Jace.. if your making money then your doing something right. What is the old saying.. figure out how to make a dollar then do it a million times.

[Mike AI]

Working on the internet is perfect for multi-taskers!

[Dianna Vesta]

Originally Posted by Mike AI

Working on the internet is perfect for multi-taskers!

Thats what I was thinking when I saw his post.

Jace it’s ok to multi-task as long as you're getting something done. It takes a lot of discipline to work at home on the web. I’ve done it for many moons. It’s not unusual for me to have 6-10 windows open, 2 FTP sessions, Outlook and Excel all open. Meanwhile I’m chatting with a few people ICQ and Yahoo.



I have days I get distracted or something will pull my attention stronger then something else. It helps for me to write down a priority list and attempt to stay focused. As long as I feel productive in that week I’m ok. Still, its hard to be a one man show. You’ve got to wear so many hats.

[Cunnilingus]

lol I usually flip back n forth while online. I typically have a minimum of 5 browser windows open and a couple instant messengers too

[Peaches]

My son was diagnosed as ADHD back when he was in kindergarten. In hindsight, I believe it was bipolar. I waited for years to administer medication and the Ritalin did help. But again, knowing what I know now, I honestly believe there were other issues.

[SirenaRose]

I've been told I have attention defic....oooh shiney...

[Rcourt64]

If I was to let the mental demons out of my closet ?
Thats a scary thought.

[TheEnforcer]

It's not so much not being able to pay attention for me in that I always need to do different stuff so much as I need something like the tv or music on in the background to keep my mind occupied otherwise I get bored out of my mind and lose focus and don't get stuff done unless it is a time sensitive project that requires me to really concentrate and not notice that there is nothing going on in the background.

[Mike AI]

I have to say I am perfectly sane!

[Hell Puppy]

We're now in a heavily medicated society.

Quick answer to everything is take another pill. Dont try to cure anything, just keep taking the pills.

Ritalin is the quick answer for kids. It's a challenge to make a child behave, so just dope his ass, much easier. Anyone with a REAL issue tends to slip thru and be misdiagnosed.

[JR]

Originally Posted by Mike AI

I have to say I am perfectly sane!

greatness and insanity often walk hand in hand

[Jace]

Originally Posted by JR

greatness and insanity often walk hand in hand

genius and insanity almost always go hand in hand...most of the smartest people in history were also on the edge of insanity

[Dravyk]

Originally Posted by Mike AI

I have to say I am perfectly sane!

And what do your other personalities think of you?

[Vick]

Must admit I am not well informed on the subject of ADD, ADHD or any other attention deficit disorders but 2 things I wonder


Why didn't children in my generation had ADD? (We hadn't even made it to hyper-active yet)

How can a child with ADD pay attention to a video game non-stop for hours on end?