Perhaps the most important post in years

[wolf_n]

Everyone's heard the phrase "stop the press

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[literary_equine]

[literary_equine]

[lupine52]

he's far too social and socially accepted to have Asperger's

agreed, however with my own self diagnosis I do not think Wolf has Tourettes either as he seems to have control of his person. It seems to me to be more a chemical imballance that happens when he has lapses of confidence generally caused by a lack of proper nutrition.

What he needs is a balanced diet and vitamin D pills and some more self confidence.

[fusion_mobile]

Joy and I once had a talk like this way back when, and I "believe" we had a conclusion that became a mild case of ADD. (Which I undoubtedly inherited from my bitch that I occasionally call a mother.)

But don't worry Wolf. You love Tiger. And he loves you.

I honestly wouldn't worry too much about your flaws as much as you think you should. But, any way to dumb them down does sound like a decent plan.

God I hope I make sense right now...

I'm still a bit hung over from staying up late talking on the phone with Amanda, being mostly tired/partially drunk in the process, and then having to get up early to take a piss. I feel like a zombie. I'll be heading back to bed.

You two TRY to have a good day today, okay? Try to at least make it a "day".

stay out of trouble, bud.

~~~Fusion

[stilghar]

*hugs you both*

[thrashbear]

You feel that sense of liberation from knowing your enemy? I won't even begin to conjecture at what you may have, but I DO know the sense that merely identifying your condition is half the battle. I wish I knew what I struggled with when I was your age, but I'm just glad to know at all.

To make whats been said a bit more explicit

[domestickitty]

A professor of mine told me once: Diagnosis Determines Therapy or DDT. The goal is to find a therapy (i.e. something that solves the problem) that you can do and live with. If you have Tourette's then try the therapy. If it works, then good. You may still not have an accurate diagnosis since therapies can be used across multiple diagnoses but you are closer to your goal. If the therapy for Toourette's doesn't work then find another diagnosis or perhaps another therapy. Either way, keep at it.

Also, as an aside, if I recall right you (wolf) seemed to have a bit of an alcoholic past thing going on. If I'm right, the psychic damage from that would tend to mask/filter/cloud your diagnostic data. Believe me, I know how that goes.

Re: To make whats been said a bit more explicit

[wolf_n]

My short term memory has been noticeably affected by my alcoholic past, and making itself more apparent, especially lately. However, I rarely drink much at all anymore, and it's even rarer for me to get drunk (once or twice a month).

You're absolutely right on the therapy thing. The convenient thing is, knowing what I'm fighting is 95% of the battle for me, and now that I'm certain, a strange weight has been lifted. Hell, I feel like I've won the war, but that's far from true.