Posted by JohnDoenut on June 7, 2003, at 22:45:19
In reply to Re: Mildly Sociopathic, posted by kara lynne on June 7, 2003, at 15:22:47
> Hi John D.
> How nice to hear from you! Who are you? Where have you been?
>Thanks! I started coming to the board back in about August 2001 when I was diagnosed with ADD and started taking meds and I was scouring the internet for information. Thank God I found this place!
However I kind of just come and go. I havent read or posted anything in here for 2 or 3 months at least I think. I dont often have as much time as I used to to surf the internet. So I divide my surfing time up among all kinds of places and forums and depending on how I feel. There's so much going on here I find it hard to keep up!> I was *sort of* hyperbolizing about being sociopathic, but the word did enter my mind... I just looked it up and it said "pertaining to someone who is antisocial and lacks a sense conscience". Well I'm certainly antisocial, but the lack of conscience doesn't fit.
>Right!
We all have our moments!>Turret's syndrome. I don't actually scream out the obscenities, but I think them. I think of wildly inappropriate scenarios or "what if's...", but I don't share them. Some of them are typically OC, I think,
>Yea. Many people have dark thoughts, thats one way of putting them and I read an article about it. It can range from mild everyday stuff to serious OC type stuff. I'm not OC. So when I get them I realize that it's not the thoughts that matter but what my mind is trying to tell me about its state, my stress levels, anxiety levels and what else may be bothering me. Then I can act on that and not worry about the thoughts!
> Thank you for allowing me my digression. I am gearing up (thanks in part to this board and kalyb) to look for a therapist, even though I feel so stubbornly negative about finding anyone qualified who I'd get along with and be able to afford.
>Its ok to shop around. In fact its a must! Hopefully youll luck out. I dont think there is anything wrong with asking a therapist for referrals to other therapists. They should understand about that. I did that. Just say you feel you need to speak to a few different people to try and find someone who you feel comfortable working with and haven't made up your mind yet.
JohnD
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