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  • About Me

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    ArmchairDeity

    Male, 36
    Brooklyn Center, MN, USA
    Member since August 27, 2007

    • About Me

      I'm 34, have a pregnant wife, have ADHD and a private consulting practice. We own our own home and have a German Shepherd.

      I'm 34, have a pregnant wife, have ADHD and a private consulting practice. We own our own home and have a German Shepherd.

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  • Journal

    • one-word survey

      Mood March 10, 2008 2:06pm

      1. Where is your cell phone? pocket 2. Your significant other? sleeping3. Your hair? long 4. Worse bad habit? knucklecracking 5. …
    • Journal Entry for February 7, 2008

      Mood February 7, 2008 12:49pm

      This was a post to an ADHD list I'm on, but I figured I'd repackage and post it here too, cuz it's important stuff! Someone was outlining …
    • Journal Entry for January 11, 2008

      Mood January 11, 2008 3:43am

      I'm in my 3rd week at this... having a trainer is huge. I've already gone a good ways beyond most of my fitness endeavors in the past. None …

    • Journal Entry for January 11, 2008

      Mood January 11, 2008 3:37am

    • Journal Entry for January 5, 2008

      Mood January 5, 2008 6:26pm

      I've worked out on 8 of the last 11 days... only 2 days off since we got the gym membership.

      Almost more importantly, I've only worked out …

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    • Shout Out

      From LaynieK November 21, 2008

      Hope you are well!!

    • Hug

      From tryingtofigureitout May 21, 2008

      I havent heard from you in a while I hope everything is going good for you.

    • Flower

      From fallengoddess May 10, 2008

      You are awesome! Give the wife and baby hugs for me. :) They are gorgeous! Thank you for your journal replies. I needed to hear that. As for bluntness, there is no such thing as too much. The people that really care will tell you what you need to hear and not what you want to hear. It shows a real friend. Thank you

    • Hug

      From Cathrynn May 6, 2008

      have a feeling that little babe is keeping you busy...lol........take care, all three of you. I wonder what your private consulting practice is, I have one too....hugs CathrynnX

    • Hug

      From fallengoddess May 1, 2008

      Hello hun!

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  • Goals

    Progress

    25 %

    Current Weight (Lbs)
    295
    Body Fat (%)
    33
    Gym Time (Hours)
    36
    3 Mile Times (Minut)
    46.5
  • Support Groups

    • Close ADHD / ADD

      Currently I'm not medicated due to lack of insurance. However I've tried Concerta, Ritalin generic, Ritalin name-brand, and Adderall. Adderall seemed to work the best with the least side effects. Rit seems to work OK for a while but effect decreases over a relatively short period of time. I'm also learning to deal with some of my symptoms by act of will and that's helping. :)

      Treatments

      Adderall Working / Worked
      Worked well.
      Concerta Somewhat Helpful
      The dose wasn't quite high enough.
      Ritalin Working / Worked
      I was on this for about 3 years straight and it worked very well for a long time, but eventually I became resistant.
      Willpower Working / Worked
      I'm simply learning to recognize some of my patterns and make (sometimes very difficult choices) to do what I know I should instead of what I want to do. Situations where this helps include things like simply doing the dishes instead of letting myself NOT do them, if that makes any sense.
    • Close Smoking Addiction & Recovery

      I've been quitted for about 2 months now.

    • Open Healthy Sex

      I'm a guy... what else needs to be said? Well, OK, I should be able to give some good advice since I've had a lot of it. KIDDING. Seriously, sex is a very important topic to be able to have really blunt conversations about and I think this group sounds interesting.

      Treatments

      Patience Working / Worked
      Every good sexual experience is the result of patience and the cultivation of at least a reasonably good relationship. If it's not working, there's some deeper problem that needs to be resolved.
    • Open Dyslexia

      Not technically dyslexic... I am/have/whatever dyscalculia (stupid name)... as a computer programmer it interferes with my work. Why did I get into this line of work to begin with? :)

    • Open Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

      Everything hurts, and has for a long time. My mom's sister had the microscopy exam and it's definitely a clinical diagnosis of Ehlers-Danlos. I've been compiling a list of my life-long symptoms for my doctor.

      Treatments

      Physical Therapy Working / Worked
      Helps with specific trouble spots
      Stretching Working / Worked
      Eh...
    • Open Marfan Syndrome

      Our family history contains Marfan or Marfan-like syndromes going back to the turn of the century... we're not sure if my branch of the familiy has Ehlers-Danlos or Marfans or a combination, but we do have connective tissue issues and lots of pain.

      Treatments

      Naproxen Somewhat Helpful
      Dulls the pain of illconnected bones and joints. I have to take 4 or 5 times the label dosage though.
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