A few years ago, a psychologist suggested I’ve been dealing with generalized anxiety and depression throughout my life. A year ago, a therapist suggested I have ADHD. Both of these diagnoses explained a lot of what I’ve dealt with in my life. A lot of the time, I feel like this: Other times, I feel [...]
A couple of key points: 1) When I was in pre-school, I was over at my best friend’s house one day. We were running around outside, and he stepped on a large piece of broken glass. While barefoot. He let out a piercing scream, and our parents rushed him to the hospital. His scream and [...]
Dear Josh, Dude, I know. You’ve been chastised ever since you were a little kid for being “irresponsible” and “inattentive.” You’ve been teased for being “unrealistic” and “lost in your own head.” You’ve never been good at showing up on time or meeting strict deadlines. You’ve made mistakes. Sometimes you’ve made the same mistakes over [...]
I’m teaching a class on e-readers for library staff this afternoon. Although when I say “teach,” I mean I lead and facilitate discussion, presenting some basic information, riffing off of major topics. I love presenting and leading discussions, but every time I do it, I get terrible stage fright before hand. Once the presentation starts, [...]
Yesterday was what I call a “bad brain day.” This morning, I woke up with a headache and one of the Cure’s sadder, mopier songs stuck in my head. “Oh boy,” I said to myself, “the depression is back.” And then it occurred to me that many people don’t really grasp what it’s like to [...]
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