My mom is crying because I reveal 'personal' information to friends.

[Jecilyn]

Originally Posted by tjlemke

I believe that most of everyone has the ability to change themselves. It's just if your will is strong enough to try. People give up on making themselves better because it's hard and they might fail. This ADD and ADHD are just excuses for people who don't want the responsibility to try and succeed. Now their are real cases that qualify but 95% of the reported cases are parents that want to tell their teachers "He has a disease" dope him up and forget about him. I'm probably gonna get fried for saying all this but really this is all rediculous. You can report all the cases you want that prove me wrong but I will just ignore them and keep trying to succeed. People hold their own destinies in their hands, it's just them that choose to either hold them back or let them soar.

I could launch at you for this, but I'm going to hold back.

I've seen first-hand people who would fit your definition and succeed by 'force of will' as you put it, and I've lived with people who would prove you wrong.

It's not just a matter of will. That's like saying someone with no legs can grow 2 new ones just be willing it hard enough. It ain't going to happen. Certainly there are ways to help that someone walk by themselves, prosthetic limbs and the like, but it will never be the same thing.

Certainly there are always going to be people out there who will use such things as an excuse, I know one who does just that, and it's infuriating to watch.

And there are those who will bypass their problems and succeed in spite of them. Again, I live with someone who fits this bill.

But the same is true of any and all people....by all means have an opinion, just don't be afraid to change it or to accept it might be the wrong one, and if you're not willing to accept proof that you might be wrong about your assumption...

Then you're right, you'll get hammered for being close-minded by more than a few people.