Wow, how many people feel like what Greg is describing is 90% of their lives?
Is his description really about ADHD and bipolar?
I feel like he was describing me, though I don't feel I would label as depressed. I started watching a BBC documentary about depression a few days ago, and the description of depression made it sound so horrible that I was truly shocked and saddened for anybody living with the condition.<p>What Greg describes is nothing like that. Now, I don't regularly hide under the bed to avoid people, but I've always suffered insomnia, regularly take on projects outside of my abilities (sometimes successfully), have a slew of unfinished projects and ideas, feel like everything is ripe to happen now, have days where I regularly don't want to get out of bed (but rarely stay later than 10), etc. etc.<p>Anybody else out there feel the same? People have always said I'm different, but I've never really understood how. I just assumed everybody else was like me, and would occasionally put on a braver face.<p>At the same time, I'm hesitant to get involved with the professional medical establishment because I abhor the idea of being fed drugs that affect my thought patterns. I'm beginning to work with meditation to try to keep myself better focused, and have been doing Yoga every day for the past 9 months.<p>Keen to hear the feedback and experience from others in the community.