Attention Deficit Disorder

RL worries about Twittering One

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Thanks Sue. They serve real coffee, have selectable food menues, much better snacks, and yes, the staff is NICER ~ ! They place is far prettier, and I get 10 mind/day of web access. But I liked the Bellevue docs better, even if they DID misdiagnose me.

Oh? Well, I knew that; and,  am sooooooo glad for your sake that the pdoc’s at Cornell realized it. Have you been Rx’d an AD? If so,  which one? What’s your prognosis? Will you have to remain an in-patient for an extended period—or, just a few weeks? Also,  has a social worker been assigned your case—to help you navigate the social services *system* so you will enuff $$ for basic needs? I’m so relieved you are getting some REAL help! ((((Virginia)))))

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No, Kitty, the Cornell docs do not realize it. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Thanks Sue. They serve real coffee, have selectable food menues, much better snacks, and yes, the staff is NICER ~ ! They place is far prettier, and I get 10 mind/day of web access. But I liked the Bellevue docs better, even if they DID misdiagnose me. Oh? Well, I knew that; and,  am sooooooo glad for your sake that the pdoc’s at Cornell realized it. Have you been Rx’d an AD? If so,  which one? What’s your prognosis? Will you have to remain an in-patient for an extended period—or, just a few weeks? Also,  has a social worker been assigned your case—to help you navigate the social services *system* so you will enuff $$ for basic needs? I’m so relieved you are getting some REAL help! ((((Virginia)))))

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They give me lithium and wellbutrin. Lithium makes you feel stupid and nauseuas and slow. But the WB keeps me awake, if impaired. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Thanks Sue. They serve real coffee, have selectable food menues, much better snacks, and yes, the staff is NICER ~ ! They place is far prettier, and I get 10 mind/day of web access. But I liked the Bellevue docs better, even if they DID misdiagnose me. Oh? Well, I knew that; and,  am sooooooo glad for your sake that the pdoc’s at Cornell realized it. Have you been Rx’d an AD? If so,  which one? What’s your prognosis? Will you have to remain an in-patient for an extended period—or, just a few weeks? Also,  has a social worker been assigned your case—to help you navigate the social services *system* so you will enuff $$ for basic needs? I’m so relieved you are getting some REAL help! ((((Virginia)))))

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They give me lithium and wellbutrin. Lithium makes you feel stupid and nauseuas and slow.

Hmmmm It doesn’t do that to everyone. Lithium induces slight or subclinical hypothyroidism in many users; however, Lithium induces SEVERE hypothyroidism in approx. 10% of all users. http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/p020156.html The Complex Interrelationship of Lithium and the Thyroid By Patrick Oakley, B.Med., FRACP Psychiatric Times  January 2002  Vol. XIX  Issue 1 "Lazarus listed impaired thyroidal uptake of iodine, impaired iodination of tyrosine, altered thyroglobulin structure and impaired release of thyroxine from the thyroid gland as the mechanisms by which lithium induces hypothyroidism." http://thyroid.about.com/ Hypothyroidism or low thyroid symptoms of thyroid problems include: . Fatigue and weakness . Depression . Weight gain . Low basal temperature, cold intolerance, cold hands and feet . Dry and coarse skin . Heavy menstrual periods . Insomnia . High cholesterol . Sluggish bowels, constipation . Poor memory, forgetfulness, DEMENTIA . Nervousness and tremors . Immune system problems . Hair loss – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – But the WB keeps me awake, if impaired. Thanks Sue. They serve real coffee, have selectable food menues, much better snacks, and yes, the staff is NICER ~ ! They place is far prettier, and I get 10 mind/day of web access. But I liked the Bellevue docs better, even if they DID misdiagnose me. Oh? Well, I knew that; and,  am sooooooo glad for your sake that the pdoc’s at Cornell realized it. Have you been Rx’d an AD? If so,  which one? What’s your prognosis? Will you have to remain an in-patient for an extended period—or, just a few weeks? Also,  has a social worker been assigned your case—to help you navigate the social services *system* so you will enuff $$ for basic needs? I’m so relieved you are getting some REAL help! ((((Virginia)))))

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No, Kitty, the Cornell docs do not realize it.

So sorry. Did they perform thyroid tests on you BEFORE prescribing lithium? See other posts. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Thanks Sue. They serve real coffee, have selectable food menues, much better snacks, and yes, the staff is NICER ~ ! They place is far prettier, and I get 10 mind/day of web access. But I liked the Bellevue docs better, even if they DID misdiagnose me. Oh? Well, I knew that; and,  am sooooooo glad for your sake that the pdoc’s at Cornell realized it. Have you been Rx’d an AD? If so,  which one? What’s your prognosis? Will you have to remain an in-patient for an extended period—or, just a few weeks? Also,  has a social worker been assigned your case—to help you navigate the social services *system* so you will enuff $$ for basic needs? I’m so relieved you are getting some REAL help! ((((Virginia)))))

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Yes, sounds about right. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – They give me lithium and wellbutrin. Lithium makes you feel stupid and nauseuas and slow. Hmmmm It doesn’t do that to everyone. Lithium induces slight or subclinical hypothyroidism in many users; however, Lithium induces SEVERE hypothyroidism in approx. 10% of all users. http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/p020156.html The Complex Interrelationship of Lithium and the Thyroid By Patrick Oakley, B.Med., FRACP Psychiatric Times  January 2002  Vol. XIX  Issue 1 "Lazarus listed impaired thyroidal uptake of iodine, impaired iodination of tyrosine, altered thyroglobulin structure and impaired release of thyroxine from the thyroid gland as the mechanisms by which lithium induces hypothyroidism." http://thyroid.about.com/ Hypothyroidism or low thyroid symptoms of thyroid problems include: . Fatigue and weakness . Depression . Weight gain . Low basal temperature, cold intolerance, cold hands and feet . Dry and coarse skin . Heavy menstrual periods . Insomnia . High cholesterol . Sluggish bowels, constipation . Poor memory, forgetfulness, DEMENTIA . Nervousness and tremors . Immune system problems . Hair loss But the WB keeps me awake, if impaired. Thanks Sue. They serve real coffee, have selectable food menues, much better snacks, and yes, the staff is NICER ~ ! They place is far prettier, and I get 10 mind/day of web access. But I liked the Bellevue docs better, even if they DID misdiagnose me. Oh? Well, I knew that; and,  am sooooooo glad for your sake that the pdoc’s at Cornell realized it. Have you been Rx’d an AD? If so,  which one? What’s your prognosis? Will you have to remain an in-patient for an extended period—or, just a few weeks? Also,  has a social worker been assigned your case—to help you navigate the social services *system* so you will enuff $$ for basic needs? I’m so relieved you are getting some REAL help! ((((Virginia)))))

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Yes, sounds about right.

Lithium is often augmented with synthetic thyroid hormone. Discuss the possibility Lithium is impairing your thyroid function and you may need thyroid replacement  hormone..with your physicians. Lithium  doesn’t normally make people  *stupid*,  etc. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – They give me lithium and wellbutrin. Lithium makes you feel stupid and nauseuas and slow. Hmmmm It doesn’t do that to everyone. Lithium induces slight or subclinical hypothyroidism in many users; however, Lithium induces SEVERE hypothyroidism in approx. 10% of all users. http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/p020156.html The Complex Interrelationship of Lithium and the Thyroid By Patrick Oakley, B.Med., FRACP Psychiatric Times  January 2002  Vol. XIX  Issue 1 "Lazarus listed impaired thyroidal uptake of iodine, impaired iodination of tyrosine, altered thyroglobulin structure and impaired release of thyroxine from the thyroid gland as the mechanisms by which lithium induces hypothyroidism." http://thyroid.about.com/ Hypothyroidism or low thyroid symptoms of thyroid problems include: . Fatigue and weakness . Depression . Weight gain . Low basal temperature, cold intolerance, cold hands and feet . Dry and coarse skin . Heavy menstrual periods . Insomnia . High cholesterol . Sluggish bowels, constipation . Poor memory, forgetfulness, DEMENTIA . Nervousness and tremors . Immune system problems . Hair loss But the WB keeps me awake, if impaired. Thanks Sue. They serve real coffee, have selectable food menues, much better snacks, and yes, the staff is NICER ~ ! They place is far prettier, and I get 10 mind/day of web access. But I liked the Bellevue docs better, even if they DID misdiagnose me. Oh? Well, I knew that; and,  am sooooooo glad for your sake that the pdoc’s at Cornell realized it. Have you been Rx’d an AD? If so,  which one? What’s your prognosis? Will you have to remain an in-patient for an extended period—or, just a few weeks? Also,  has a social worker been assigned your case—to help you navigate the social services *system* so you will enuff $$ for basic needs? I’m so relieved you are getting some REAL help! ((((Virginia)))))

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I worry about Twittering One … We worry about our loved ones, when they are in trouble.

Hello. do I know you, stranger?   You are so very kind to me, here.  You know me well. …         … in a deeply, personal sense.         Y Cordially, rl – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am concerned that those who are taking care of her will come to realize and accept that T1, just has plain, ordinary AD(H)D. I am worried that they will come to the conclusion that there isn’t very much which they can do for her because of this. … I am worried that both sides will end up feeling frustrated and despondent because of the ineffectualness of "such". From my own limited ‘ experience’; mental health care facilities; just aren’t set up to deal with AD(H)D.  It confuses them, deeply.  … Some are confused, yes. Some are annoyed that stimulants interact with normal methods to treat normal depression or normal psychosis. But some understand and care. I am very worried that Twittering One just has AD(H)D for real. Yes, Attention Deficit Disorder. But there is another aspect to this. We all need attention, real attention, from people who really care. That attention deficit may be more important to Twittering One than the one that can be treated with medications. Reality will speak for itself.  It will be hard to ignore. At least, I have that much "faith & respect" in my own MHP’s.  I "do" trust them inherently.   God help those who ‘ don’t respect ‘ someone with AD(H)D.     There will be "Hell" to pay, I PROMISE YOU. Yes, you are angry. A very concerned, RL P.S.  " Tortises all the way down *  ( B. Russell ? ) "Turtles all the way down" refers to a infinite regression belief about the nature of the universe (see Cosmology).   See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtles_all_the_way_down Perhaps, most believe that RL is a heavily  FUBARed twit.  ( ! or & or ‘ period ‘ ) What anyone might think of me, MY OWN REALITY IS LIKE THUS: It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … only if you make youself a prisoner…   See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner’s_dilemma  IMO, T1 is in deep shit and won’t get luck.  Damn it. you are her luck We both need help. help yourself I am dead. … I’m just a stupid, crazy, fuck.  I no longer care.  I shall go beserk. Need a lawyer, T1? See below: ‘ as an Officer of the Court. Once he knew for certain that Fleming was guilty, he was OBLIGATED to report that fact to the court. If he had dropped the case and it could be proved later that he knew about Fleming’s guilt but hadn’t taken this whistle blowing action, he was disbarment bait.  … ‘ Or …. I freely admit that the stimulants which I use can throw me strongly into a severe OCD state. Of and by itself; if that is all that there is considered … it isn’t a good idea. It is easy to forget that this severe OCD ‘tight-assed’ lock up is NOT the whole story. Rather, it is an end state.  … a stable critical point  … a pit that one falls into and stays in. What is *MOST SIGNIFICANT* and forgotten is the bigger picture of "how" a person ARRIVED and "what" needs to be done to DEPART  the paralyzed morass. This ‘falling’ into a severe OCD condition  … and ESCAPING from the "same" is the essential key.   Stimulants are very likely to create this problem !!!!! (This *POSTING* is a very important NODE.  .. It’s worth coming back at it; again and again. I shall do so. ) Why do I take stimulants? I often ask myself that same question. I only use them since two years but something makes me think I need them. Yes they work well, but…  Oh.  It’s to become more like my dear wife. ( who IMO is OCD ) … It is to be less ADD and more neutral.   … Amazing, eh. Sounds like a loving husband. If only you were not maried, you would saddle your white stallion and rescue Twittering One and let her become the love of your life. But that is impossible… …good plot.    Hey everyone !  I am drunk.   I don’t care any more. So, you knocked yourself out.

‘ Dutch Courage ‘ isn’t all bad.  There are some qualities (about it) that can be admired, eh.   I am, useless  .. I wish that I wasn’t   Everything is irrelevent for me, now. and you are useless once again… Great dramatic potential!

  P  O  T  E  N  T  I  A  L    sucks like a squeezed lemon. (forget the drama and go write yourself a happy ending, whatever that may be) <!– greetz frenzy ;- ;- :- :–

  another raving loonie.     … can it be?

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I wish I had time to read. But my 10 min almost gone.

It’s nice you have some time. Hope they are treating you well. Linda

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Thanks Sue. They serve real coffee, have selectable food menues, much better snacks, and yes, the staff is NICER ~ ! They place is far prettier, and I get 10 mind/day of web access. But I liked the Bellevue docs better, even if they DID misdiagnose me. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I wish I had time to read. But my 10 min almost gone. It’s nice you have some time. Hope they are treating you well. Linda

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I wish I had time to read. But my 10 min almost gone. Be worried. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I worry about Twittering One … I am concerned that those who are taking care of her will come to realize and accept that T1, just has plain, ordinary AD(H)D. I am worried that they will come to the conclusion that there isn’t very much which they can do for her because of this. … I am worried that both sides will end up feeling frustrated and despondent because of the ineffectualness of "such". From my own limited ‘ experience’; mental health care facilities; just aren’t set up to deal with AD(H)D.  It confuses them, deeply.  … I am very worried that Twittering One just has AD(H)D for real. Reality will speak for itself.  It will be hard to ignore. At least, I have that much "faith & respect" in my own MHP’s.  I "do" trust them inherently.   God help those who ‘ don’t respect ‘ someone with AD(H)D.     There will be "Hell" to pay, I PROMISE YOU. A very concerned, RL P.S.  " Tortises all the way down *  ( B. Russell ? ) "Turtles all the way down" refers to a infinite regression belief about the nature of the universe (see Cosmology).   See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtles_all_the_way_down Perhaps, most believe that RL is a heavily  FUBARed twit.  ( ! or & or ‘ period ‘ ) What anyone might think of me, MY OWN REALITY IS LIKE THUS: It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down …   See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner’s_dilemma  IMO, T1 is in deep shit and won’t get luck.  Damn it. We both need help. I am dead. … I’m just a stupid, crazy, fuck.  I no longer care.  I shall go beserk. Need a lawyer, T1? See below: ‘ as an Officer of the Court. Once he knew for certain that Fleming was guilty, he was OBLIGATED to report that fact to the court. If he had dropped the case and it could be proved later that he knew about Fleming’s guilt but hadn’t taken this whistle blowing action, he was disbarment bait.  … ‘ Or …. I freely admit that the stimulants which I use can throw me strongly into a severe OCD state. Of and by itself; if that is all that there is considered … it isn’t a good idea. It is easy to forget that this severe OCD ‘tight-assed’ lock up is NOT the whole story. Rather, it is an end state.  … a stable critical point  … a pit that one falls into and stays in. What is *MOST SIGNIFICANT* and forgotten is the bigger picture of "how" a person ARRIVED and "what" needs to be done to DEPART  the paralyzed morass. This ‘falling’ into a severe OCD condition  … and ESCAPING from the "same" is the essential key.   Stimulants are very likely to create this problem !!!!! (This *POSTING* is a very important NODE.  .. It’s worth coming back at it; again and again. I shall do so. ) Why do I take stimulants?  Oh.  It’s to become more like my dear wife. ( who IMO is OCD ) … It is to be less ADD and more neutral.   … Amazing, eh.    Hey everyone !  I am drunk.   I don’t care any more.   I am, useless  .. I wish that I wasn’t   Everything is irrelevent for me, now. As my ex shrink-a-dink said …. FOAD, RL.   O.K  shrink-a-dink. Yes sir. IMDb user comments for …And Justice for All (1979) I doubt you will ever see as thorough an indictment of the American legal system as you are brought in the film And Justice For All. Too often the object of that legal system has been terribly lost in the process. This film has become my favorite Al Pacino role. I don’t think he was ever better on the screen as Arthur Kirkland, an attorney who cares maybe too much for his clients both for his career and his own mental health. During the course of And Justice For All, Pacino has two clients who for reasons I won’t go into here, do not get their proper day in court and both stories end tragically. The clients are Robert Christian as the cross dressing Ralph Agee and Thomas G. Waites as Jeff McCullaugh and both players give stunning performances. The hardest audience heart out there will feel their pain. Their stories are mixed in with Pacino’s running feud with a malevolent judge played by John Forsythe. John Forsythe in this film is not the John Forsythe of Dynasty or Bachelor Father or the disembodied employer of three shapely female private eyes. As it turns out this law and order judge thinks he’s quite above the law. And he involves Pacino in his effort to prove his innocence after he’s accused of rape. Life does have a funny way of imitating art and later on the New York State Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, Sol Wachtler, was brought down in a similar scandal to what Forsythe is accused of here. Jack Warden is another judge operating out of that same Baltimore courthouse that Forsythe does. He’s quite a whack job himself, sitting on a window ledge eating his lunch, wearing a concealed revolver under his judicial robes. It’s a crime for the rest of us to do that, but he’s another judge who feels himself above the law. Pacino has some very tender scenes with Lee Strassberg who plays his grandfather and Sam Levene who is Strassberg’s friend at the nursing home they reside it. They’re all such good players that you don’t even think while you’re watching them that this is a reunion of Michael Corleone and Hyman Roth. His scenes with them are his link to a world beyond his chosen profession. The tragedy of And Justice For All is not so much the personal tragedies of Christian and Waites, bad as they are. It is the arrogant abuse of the rules and procedures of our legal system by the very men who are a bound by it as Pacino is. Pacino finds himself so boxed in that the only way he can see justice done is blow up his own career in a now legendary courtroom climax scene. In the post Watergate Era, And Justice For All found its audience. And its message is still a timely one. Was the above comment useful to you? 2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful :- Much more than a comedy, 14 December 2004 9/10 Author: saul-22 from Montreal, Canada This is not a review: ‘And Justice for all’ has been reviewed to death here below: as comedy; as a tour-de- force acting performance by Al Pacino; as an entertainment and as a musical showcase. I was hugely entertained by this movie but in a different way. This is a personal evaluation of a landmark movie directed by Norman Jewison and written by Barry Levinson & Valarie Curtin. The film reflected the rage that many felt against the failed Criminal-Justice system of 25-yrs ago. Since then, Judges have been reigned in somewhat, and DNA technology has freed thousands, many even from death row. What still persists is law-enforcement’s inability to admit a mistake. Officialdom will move heaven and earth to stand firm on any previous decision; as if to admit error would undermine the legal edifice and bring the law into disrespect. The opposite is true of course. The whole world knows that mistakes are made in adjudicating the relations between people and if law enforcement could admit this fact with grace, the whole legal system would run more smoothly, in fact an order of magnitude smoother and more efficiently. And thus the rage. I would like to start at the end. With titles running, Arthur Kirkland, Baltimore lawyer, is sitting, bewildered and despairing on the steps of the Baltimore Court House; he has just blown the career he loved. His rage at the phony and corrupt criminal-justice system has led him to betray the client he was sworn to defend and he will surely be disbarred. The trial he has been ejected from will certainly be declared a mistrial and a vicious criminal may go free. The affair he was having with Gail Packer, a thing of the past. The writers had no doubt about the story they were telling. It’s a story about justice denied to all but those who can get the best legal representation and that means money. It is a story of a system where judges have become so arrogant and crazed by their own power of life or death that they have lost all contact with the world around them. Without a modicum of respect for the rights of those that come before them for justice, sometimes carelessly and sometimes with malice they meddle heedlessly in peoples lives causing havoc and dismay. The plea-bargaining system also comes in for its share of bashing. In the lobbies and antechambers of the CourtHouse we see lawyers and prosecutors haggling over the penalties to be meted out in exchange for a guilty plea. These are almost biblical scenes of temple desecration. Judge Henry T. Fleming played by John Forsyth is the metaphor for evil in this movie. His aloofness and arrogance and his repetition

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I worry about Twittering One … We worry about our loved ones, when they are in trouble. Hello. do I know you, stranger? No, you don’t. I’ve been reading ASAD for some time without posting, you know, english being my second language and so.   You are so very kind to me, here.  You know me well. …         … in a deeply, personal sense. I don’t really know you that well, but you express yourself in a deeply personal way. I respond to what you are writing. I can relate many things you tell and recognize what you feeling. – My wife and I don’t make eachother happy, but its not bad enough to break up – And the meds, they make life better, in a way, maybe… ridiculous how important they have become for me! remind me of the ring in "lord of the rings" but it’s not quite the same. – Getting in those negative spirals… Usually people tell each other what is not good about the other, but I have learnt that telling the good things is nice, empowering and it is the truth. All those negative judgements beginning to cascade make ye depressed. Gotta break out by looking at good things. I have this diary in which I write down only good things and I try to find at least one each day. Just to train myself in noticing and formulating positive things. When I started it I thought the result would be boring, but is nice to read back.    Hey everyone !  I am drunk.   I don’t care any more. So, you knocked yourself out. ‘ Dutch Courage ‘ isn’t all bad.  There are some qualities (about it) that can be admired, eh. LOL I am Dutch (maybe I get drunk later)   I am, useless  .. I wish that I wasn’t   Everything is irrelevent for me, now. and you are useless once again… Great dramatic potential!   P  O  T  E  N  T  I  A  L    sucks like a squeezed lemon. You would be surprised how much taxes can squeeze out of a squeezed lemon. (forget the drama and go write yourself a happy ending, whatever that may be) <!– greetz frenzy ;- ;- :- :–   another raving loonie.     … can it be? there is only one of you, that is exactly enough. but the name is a funny coincidence. <!– greetz frenzy ;- ;- :- :–

Your words are very kind and flattering.    You understand. Carrying on forward, isn’t easy for me. I don’t know what is going to happen.        … I don’t know what I shall do. Frustration is not good for the soul.  It has worn me down, raw. Cordially, RL

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Shit happens and then we die.

Whether or not we have ADHD. — Ann e-mail address is not checked

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I worry about Twittering One … We worry about our loved ones, when they are in trouble. Hello. do I know you, stranger?

No, you don’t. I’ve been reading ASAD for some time without posting, you know, english being my second language and so.   You are so very kind to me, here.  You know me well. …         … in a deeply, personal sense.

I don’t really know you that well, but you express yourself in a deeply personal way. I respond to what you are writing. I can relate many things you tell and recognize what you feeling. – My wife and I don’t make eachother happy, but its not bad enough to break up – And the meds, they make life better, in a way, maybe… ridiculous how important they have become for me! remind me of the ring in "lord of the rings" but it’s not quite the same. – Getting in those negative spirals… Usually people tell each other what is not good about the other, but I have learnt that telling the good things is nice, empowering and it is the truth. All those negative judgements beginning to cascade make ye depressed. Gotta break out by looking at good things. I have this diary in which I write down only good things and I try to find at least one each day. Just to train myself in noticing and formulating positive things. When I started it I thought the result would be boring, but is nice to read back.    Hey everyone !  I am drunk.   I don’t care any more. So, you knocked yourself out. ‘ Dutch Courage ‘ isn’t all bad.  There are some qualities (about it) that can be admired, eh.

LOL I am Dutch (maybe I get drunk later)   I am, useless  .. I wish that I wasn’t   Everything is irrelevent for me, now. and you are useless once again… Great dramatic potential!   P  O  T  E  N  T  I  A  L    sucks like a squeezed lemon.

You would be surprised how much taxes can squeeze out of a squeezed lemon. (forget the drama and go write yourself a happy ending, whatever that may be) <!– greetz frenzy ;- ;- :- :–   another raving loonie.     … can it be?

there is only one of you, that is exactly enough. but the name is a funny coincidence. <!– greetz frenzy ;- ;- :- :–

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I worry about Twittering One … God help those with ADD   ….  As of 2006 A.D. ; ‘that’ is more or less the state of the art.

We all need God’s help, don’t we?

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I worry about Twittering One …

We worry about our loved ones, when they are in trouble. I am concerned that those who are taking care of her will come to realize and accept that T1, just has plain, ordinary AD(H)D. I am worried that they will come to the conclusion that there isn’t very much which they can do for her because of this. … I am worried that both sides will end up feeling frustrated and despondent because of the ineffectualness of "such". From my own limited ‘ experience’; mental health care facilities; just aren’t set up to deal with AD(H)D.  It confuses them, deeply.  …

Some are confused, yes. Some are annoyed that stimulants interact with normal methods to treat normal depression or normal psychosis. But some understand and care. I am very worried that Twittering One just has AD(H)D for real.

Yes, Attention Deficit Disorder. But there is another aspect to this. We all need attention, real attention, from people who really care. That attention deficit may be more important to Twittering One than the one that can be treated with medications. Reality will speak for itself.  It will be hard to ignore. At least, I have that much "faith & respect" in my own MHP’s.  I "do" trust them inherently.   God help those who ‘ don’t respect ‘ someone with AD(H)D.     There will be "Hell" to pay, I PROMISE YOU.

Yes, you are angry. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – A very concerned, RL P.S.  " Tortises all the way down *  ( B. Russell ? ) "Turtles all the way down" refers to a infinite regression belief about the nature of the universe (see Cosmology).   See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtles_all_the_way_down Perhaps, most believe that RL is a heavily  FUBARed twit.  ( ! or & or ‘ period ‘ ) What anyone might think of me, MY OWN REALITY IS LIKE THUS: It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down …

only if you make youself a prisoner…   See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner’s_dilemma  IMO, T1 is in deep shit and won’t get luck.  Damn it.

you are her luck We both need help.

help yourself – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am dead. … I’m just a stupid, crazy, fuck.  I no longer care.  I shall go beserk. Need a lawyer, T1? See below: ‘ as an Officer of the Court. Once he knew for certain that Fleming was guilty, he was OBLIGATED to report that fact to the court. If he had dropped the case and it could be proved later that he knew about Fleming’s guilt but hadn’t taken this whistle blowing action, he was disbarment bait.  … ‘ Or …. I freely admit that the stimulants which I use can throw me strongly into a severe OCD state. Of and by itself; if that is all that there is considered … it isn’t a good idea. It is easy to forget that this severe OCD ‘tight-assed’ lock up is NOT the whole story. Rather, it is an end state.  … a stable critical point  … a pit that one falls into and stays in. What is *MOST SIGNIFICANT* and forgotten is the bigger picture of "how" a person ARRIVED and "what" needs to be done to DEPART  the paralyzed morass. This ‘falling’ into a severe OCD condition  … and ESCAPING from the "same" is the essential key.   Stimulants are very likely to create this problem !!!!! (This *POSTING* is a very important NODE.  .. It’s worth coming back at it; again and again. I shall do so. ) Why do I take stimulants?

I often ask myself that same question. I only use them since two years but something makes me think I need them. Yes they work well, but…  Oh.  It’s to become more like my dear wife. ( who IMO is OCD ) … It is to be less ADD and more neutral.   … Amazing, eh.

Sounds like a loving husband. If only you were not maried, you would saddle your white stallion and rescue Twittering One and let her become the love of your life. But that is impossible… …good plot.    Hey everyone !  I am drunk.   I don’t care any more.

So, you knocked yourself out.   I am, useless  .. I wish that I wasn’t   Everything is irrelevent for me, now.

and you are useless once again… Great dramatic potential! (forget the drama and go write yourself a happy ending, whatever that may be) <!– greetz frenzy ;- ;- :- :–

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I worry about Twittering One …

God help those with ADD   ….  As of 2006 A.D. ; ‘that’ is more or less the state of the art.     Shit happens and then we die. The End.

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I worry about Twittering One … I am concerned that those who are taking care of her will come to realize and accept that T1, just has plain, ordinary AD(H)D. I am worried that they will come to the conclusion that there isn’t very much which they can do for her because of this. … I am worried that both sides will end up feeling frustrated and despondent because of the ineffectualness of "such". From my own limited ‘ experience’; mental health care facilities; just

aren’t set up to deal with AD(H)D.  It confuses them, deeply.  … I am very worried that Twittering One just has AD(H)D for real. Reality will speak for itself.  It will be hard to ignore. At least, I have that much "faith & respect" in my own MHP’s.  I "do" trust them inherently.   God help those who ‘ don’t respect ‘ someone with AD(H)D.     There will be "Hell" to pay, I PROMISE YOU. A very concerned, RL P.S.  " Tortises all the way down *  ( B. Russell ? ) "Turtles all the way down" refers to a infinite regression belief about the nature of the universe (see Cosmology).   See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtles_all_the_way_down Perhaps, most believe that RL is a heavily  FUBARed twit.  ( ! or & or ‘ period ‘ ) What anyone might think of me, MY OWN REALITY IS LIKE THUS: It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down … It’s " Prisoner’s Dilemma ", all the way down …   See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner’s_dilemma  IMO, T1 is in deep shit and won’t get luck.  Damn it. We both need help. I am dead. … I’m just a stupid, crazy, fuck.  I no longer care.  I shall go beserk. Need a lawyer, T1? See below: ‘ as an Officer of the Court. Once he knew for certain that Fleming was guilty, he was OBLIGATED to report that fact to the court. If he had dropped the case and it could be proved later that he knew about Fleming’s guilt but hadn’t taken this whistle blowing action, he was disbarment bait.  … ‘ Or …. I freely admit that the stimulants which I use can throw me strongly into a severe OCD state. Of and by itself; if that is all that there is considered … it isn’t a good idea. It is easy to forget that this severe OCD ‘tight-assed’ lock up is NOT the whole story. Rather, it is an end state.  … a stable critical point  … a pit that one falls into and stays in. What is *MOST SIGNIFICANT* and forgotten is the bigger picture of "how" a person ARRIVED and "what" needs to be done to DEPART  the paralyzed morass. This ‘falling’ into a severe OCD condition  … and ESCAPING from the "same" is the essential key.   Stimulants are very likely to create this problem !!!!! (This *POSTING* is a very important NODE.  .. It’s worth coming back at it; again and again. I shall do so. ) Why do I take stimulants?  Oh.  It’s to become more like my dear wife. ( who IMO is OCD ) … It is to be less ADD and more neutral.   … Amazing, eh.    Hey everyone !  I am drunk.   I don’t care any more.   I am, useless  .. I wish that I wasn’t   Everything is irrelevent for me, now. As my ex shrink-a-dink said …. FOAD, RL.   O.K  shrink-a-dink. Yes sir. IMDb user comments for …And Justice for All (1979) I doubt you will ever see as thorough an indictment of the American legal system as you are brought in the film And Justice For All. Too often the object of that legal system has been terribly lost in the process. This film has become my favorite Al Pacino role. I don’t think he was ever better on the screen as Arthur Kirkland, an attorney who cares maybe too much for his clients both for his career and his own mental health. During the course of And Justice For All, Pacino has two clients who for reasons I won’t go into here, do not get their proper day in court and both stories end tragically. The clients are Robert Christian as the cross dressing Ralph Agee and Thomas G. Waites as Jeff McCullaugh and both players give stunning performances. The hardest audience heart out there will feel their pain. Their stories are mixed in with Pacino’s running feud with a malevolent judge played by John Forsythe. John Forsythe in this film is not the John Forsythe of Dynasty or Bachelor Father or the disembodied employer of three shapely female private eyes. As it turns out this law and order judge thinks he’s quite above the law. And he involves Pacino in his effort to prove his innocence after he’s accused of rape. Life does have a funny way of imitating art and later on the New York State Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, Sol Wachtler, was brought down in a similar scandal to what Forsythe is accused of here. Jack Warden is another judge operating out of that same Baltimore courthouse that Forsythe does. He’s quite a whack job himself, sitting on a window ledge eating his lunch, wearing a concealed revolver under his judicial robes. It’s a crime for the rest of us to do that, but he’s another judge who feels himself above the law. Pacino has some very tender scenes with Lee Strassberg who plays his grandfather and Sam Levene who is Strassberg’s friend at the nursing home they reside it. They’re all such good players that you don’t even think while you’re watching them that this is a reunion of Michael Corleone and Hyman Roth. His scenes with them are his link to a world beyond his chosen profession. The tragedy of And Justice For All is not so much the personal tragedies of Christian and Waites, bad as they are. It is the arrogant abuse of the rules and procedures of our legal system by the very men who are a bound by it as Pacino is. Pacino finds himself so boxed in that the only way he can see justice done is blow up his own career in a now legendary courtroom climax scene. In the post Watergate Era, And Justice For All found its audience. And its message is still a timely one. Was the above comment useful to you? 2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful :- Much more than a comedy, 14 December 2004 9/10 Author: saul-22 from Montreal, Canada This is not a review: ‘And Justice for all’ has been reviewed to death here below: as comedy; as a tour-de- force acting performance by Al Pacino; as an entertainment and as a musical showcase. I was hugely entertained by this movie but in a different way. This is a personal evaluation of a landmark movie directed by Norman Jewison and written by Barry Levinson & Valarie Curtin. The film reflected the rage that many felt against the failed Criminal-Justice system of 25-yrs ago. Since then, Judges have been reigned in somewhat, and DNA technology has freed thousands, many even from death row. What still persists is law-enforcement’s inability to admit a mistake. Officialdom will move heaven and earth to stand firm on any previous decision; as if to admit error would undermine the legal edifice and bring the law into disrespect. The opposite is true of course. The whole world knows that mistakes are made in adjudicating the relations between people and if law enforcement could admit this fact with grace, the whole legal system would run more smoothly, in fact an order of magnitude smoother and more efficiently. And thus the rage. I would like to start at the end. With titles running, Arthur Kirkland, Baltimore lawyer, is sitting, bewildered and despairing on the steps of the Baltimore Court House; he has just blown the career he loved. His rage at the phony and corrupt criminal-justice system has led him to betray the client he was sworn to defend and he will surely be disbarred. The trial he has been ejected from will certainly be declared a mistrial and a vicious criminal may go free. The affair he was having with Gail Packer, a thing of the past. The writers had no doubt about the story they were telling. It’s a story about justice denied to all but those who can get the best legal representation and that means money. It is a story of a system where judges have become so arrogant and crazed by their own power of life or death that they have lost all contact with the world around them. Without a modicum of respect for the rights of those that come before them for justice, sometimes carelessly and sometimes with malice they meddle heedlessly in peoples lives causing havoc and dismay. The plea-bargaining system also comes in for its share of bashing. In the lobbies and antechambers of the CourtHouse we see lawyers and prosecutors haggling over the penalties to be meted out in exchange for a guilty plea. These are almost biblical scenes of temple desecration. Judge Henry T. Fleming played by John Forsyth is the metaphor for evil in this movie. His aloofness and arrogance and his repetition of the words ‘I don’t care’ convey the awesomeness of his depravity. He really doesn’t care about the people who come before him or their lawyers or the rest of the World for that matter. In this he is the distilled essence of evil. As the story evolves we realize that this man is more criminal than those who appear before him and all ironies are complete. In the penultimate scene, the ‘You are out of order’ scene; Judge Fleming, accused rapist, and Kirkland’s client gazes sternly and … read more »

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