Interesting clip and user name, deusdiabolus! I've never heard of Asperger but certainly autism and even bi-polar disorders have often been associated with highly creative people, it doesn't surprise me. But perhaps it's time we look more carefully at what we describe as "mental health" he! he! Thanx for clipping this, deusdiabolus! I have Asperger's Syndrome. I want to share that there's hope for the humanly-challenged! I persisted at it for years, and now I'm regarded as a connector, a socializer. A long way still to go... One of the biggest problems is sharing your passions and being celebrated by your peers — you may be afraid of being judged as a freak. Sure, some people will, but always think of it this way: they're meme-pawns, advancing your name by mentioning it, helping you be more known. And when lots of people know you and want to meet you, that creates opportunities in itself. I also recommend being vocal about what you enjoy in others, it makes them AND you feel goo... i have asperger's also, and it has been a miserable life for me because of it. i wish i didnt have it. in 5 years ive turned to every possible way of debauchery and subversion possible, yet still... still... it wont leave me. ive nearly lost my life. maybe i should live with it and use my talent instead of spending all day and night high and in another persons bed trying to forget about my mental disorder and 'soothing' it with drugs it is sad that we as a society have degraded our medical system to the point where having a "narrow focus" and all the causes and consequences of that being a disorder or a disease. I, myself have a narrow focus, mainly chemistry and biology. I was never popular nor did I ever mindlessly wish to be. My lack of social prowess and seemingly narrow area of knowledge does not mean I have Asperger's, it means I think for myself and take responsibility for what I do. Can you say the same? enchanted garden--what you wrote may well be true. I worked with a man who was so intelligent, it seemed that his brain simply could not cope with all the knowledge he possessed. He was a severe manic-depressive, but on the other hand, he was pure genius. He was working on a new form of calculus and also re-writing a book on quantum physics. He was quite a decent artist, painting surrealistic scenes during his manic phases, when he would be up for nights on end. Many creative people, including Mozart and Chopin, were also bipolar. Their most creative periods came during their manic phase. One has to wonder if their mental "illness", as it were, was controlled, would we have their gre... Arthur, you've tried all that, now try this. Godfrey D. your link didn't work, but you've raised my curiosity, if not Arthur's - I do hope you come back and edit! Decaying angel - It is a good question - I believe our society has a tendancy to squash much of the greatness out of each and everyone of us if we aren't careful to promote our own creativity, expression and exploration. While schools pay lip service to it, the system usually has us programmed to "behave" and "sit still" and "be quiet' so early in life that too many people are stymmied and afraid to march to the beat of their own drums! Fingers crossed we humans learn to rise above our own silly rules of conduct!  |
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