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Yeah. In fact, I'm going to go ahead and take this opportunity to come out myself as neurodivergent. Sure. I'll be it in a different way. See, last fall, my mental disorder was re-diagnosed. And I was told, much to my surprise and bewilderment, that I do not have, nor have I ever had, bipolar disorder.
Yeah. In fact, I'm going to go ahead and take this opportunity to come out myself as neurodivergent. Sure. I'll be it in a different way. See, last fall, my mental disorder was re-diagnosed. And I was told, much to my surprise and bewilderment, that I do not have, nor have I ever had, bipolar disorder.
I spent 20 years treating the wrong condition because one psychiatrist in Lubbock, Texas fucked up way back in 2006. And all my subsequent mental health professionals just took his word for it until my new guy here in L.A. finally questioned the original diagnosis. After a lot of testing, I was correctly diagnosed as having severe ADHD, which can sometimes mimic the symptoms of bipolar disorder.
I spent 20 years treating the wrong condition because one psychiatrist in Lubbock, Texas fucked up way back in 2006. And all my subsequent mental health professionals just took his word for it until my new guy here in L.A. finally questioned the original diagnosis. After a lot of testing, I was correctly diagnosed as having severe ADHD, which can sometimes mimic the symptoms of bipolar disorder.
I spent 20 years treating the wrong condition because one psychiatrist in Lubbock, Texas fucked up way back in 2006. And all my subsequent mental health professionals just took his word for it until my new guy here in L.A. finally questioned the original diagnosis. After a lot of testing, I was correctly diagnosed as having severe ADHD, which can sometimes mimic the symptoms of bipolar disorder.
The wild emotional dysregulation that comes with severe ADHD can cause anxiety and depression. That would be the depressive side, manic depressive, while the hyper-focus aspect of ADHD can be confused for manic behavior. As such, I've totally changed my treatment, transformed my life for the better in ways that I'm fucking still discovering every day.
The wild emotional dysregulation that comes with severe ADHD can cause anxiety and depression. That would be the depressive side, manic depressive, while the hyper-focus aspect of ADHD can be confused for manic behavior. As such, I've totally changed my treatment, transformed my life for the better in ways that I'm fucking still discovering every day.
The wild emotional dysregulation that comes with severe ADHD can cause anxiety and depression. That would be the depressive side, manic depressive, while the hyper-focus aspect of ADHD can be confused for manic behavior. As such, I've totally changed my treatment, transformed my life for the better in ways that I'm fucking still discovering every day.
But I do want all my bipolar people out there to know that I see you, I still support you, and I still believe in you. More importantly, though, you should still believe in yourself. Hmm. But when it comes to pyromania, I can say from personal experience that neurodivergent disorders can cause far greater problems than just not being able to focus.
But I do want all my bipolar people out there to know that I see you, I still support you, and I still believe in you. More importantly, though, you should still believe in yourself. Hmm. But when it comes to pyromania, I can say from personal experience that neurodivergent disorders can cause far greater problems than just not being able to focus.
But I do want all my bipolar people out there to know that I see you, I still support you, and I still believe in you. More importantly, though, you should still believe in yourself. Hmm. But when it comes to pyromania, I can say from personal experience that neurodivergent disorders can cause far greater problems than just not being able to focus.
As a lot of children who develop pyromania also tested positive for ADHD.
As a lot of children who develop pyromania also tested positive for ADHD.
As a lot of children who develop pyromania also tested positive for ADHD.
And that's the thing. ADHD can be severe enough where it is confused with bipolar disorder. I mean, there's a reason why it took 20 years for this diagnosis to get switched over.
And that's the thing. ADHD can be severe enough where it is confused with bipolar disorder. I mean, there's a reason why it took 20 years for this diagnosis to get switched over.
And that's the thing. ADHD can be severe enough where it is confused with bipolar disorder. I mean, there's a reason why it took 20 years for this diagnosis to get switched over.
Speaking of which, Eddie, I got to talk to you. Our Apple budget at the network is getting out of fucking control.
Speaking of which, Eddie, I got to talk to you. Our Apple budget at the network is getting out of fucking control.
Speaking of which, Eddie, I got to talk to you. Our Apple budget at the network is getting out of fucking control.