Posted by IsoM on December 31, 2002, at 0:33:53
In reply to Re: Would someone with ADD abuse a stim?, posted by Caleb462 on December 29, 2002, at 0:39:55
Caleb, I have ADHD (note the hyperactivity part). When I take Dexedrine, it may not seem to some that I'm calmed down. I talk quickly & gesture lots. I'm bubbly & cheerful. But the funny thing is that's my normal state. While I may seem very animated to some, perhaps even over animated, I'm much calmer inside. And when I wish to be still & read or listen to something, I can, without fidgeting so much - or falling asleep. The calm that a person with ADD feels is internal - a sense of focus & organisation; that the world isn't spinning about.
If I took Dexedrine & became very quiet & still, I'd be worried instead. Much depends on what a person's normal personality is like. I've always been a very lively cheerful person, even as a small child. Everyone of my baby & childhood pictures show the same expression - a big smile from ear to ear. A quieter person with ADD would be equally as calm but show it more.
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