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ControlThe only difference between ADD and a mood like shyness is that we call the ADD person mentally disordered. We would never call a shy person mentally disordered even though shyness can be a real and difficult problem. Check out this analogy:
When a shy/ADD person goes to a party/school they have trouble meetingpeople/payingattention, but if they drinkalcohol/takeridilin the drug will help them adjust to the situation. The more you learn about shyness/ADD the better you will become at thriving in the party/school atmosphere.
ADD is a mood in which someone has a difficult time staying focused. One solution is to become a compulsive goal setter with long term plans, things to do lists, etc. Unfortunately most people in the world spend very little time actually setting goals. Then of those who do make plans, most never consciously do anything to achieve those goals. But we can not label unfocused people as disordered because 95% of the world is unfocused.
Take a look at the institutions that are promoting this focusing problem as a disorder. Schools, government, and psychologists. Schools suck, so the teachers blame the students as disordered because students don’t sit still as the hideous teacher rambles on about nothing. Government depends on us feeling stupid and mentally disordered so that they can continue to confiscate as much money as possible from us. Finally, psychologists get more customers when they have a new mental disorder that they can convince more and more people that they need treatment.
Solving the problems apparent in people labeled ADD are not easy. Setting goals and even taking drugs like Ritalin may help, but calling this common struggle of self control a "mental disorder" is a negative misclassification of normal people struggling with common difficult problems.
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