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when I was younger, there was no such thing as ADD (ADHD) it was just called being hyper. and you know what, the parents just had to deal with it!! scream Seriously, I'm sure according to scientist that I'm the definition of ADD (not HD, cause I'm pretty quite) but I turned out fine. All these pill poppings. However, like in the case of my sister (who sometimes suffers from severe depression) I think it's helpful, but she hates to take them, she says they make her feel funky sad

Agreed, that's what I said

I suffer from school rofl
symptoms are: Extreme stress, nausea, insomnia, hallucinations, all around grumpyness, mood swings, and ADD

@Miko: Nyah...let's see if I can describe where I am properly...

Ok, you know the twin clockworkish owl bosses? I think they are clockwork...like... Well, I beat the first and now am heading to the lair of the second. I am at the place where there are 3+ Doom Cannons waiting for me across a gaint gap that I need to cross using my newly found ice brush. Once I finally get there after dieing Lord knows how many times, all I can see is the Doom Cannons (still) and an ice orby thing. I think there is a cave behind one of the Cannons, but I never did find out how to beat the darn things...

I was diagnosed with ADD when I was like five but they actually did testing with me. they didn't just tell my mom that I have it and try to start throwing all kinds of drugs at me. Sure I took them but, I actually found it helpful when I was in elementary school. and some of the medications would be bad to give to people if they didn't actually have it. (I didn't really disrupt class I just really had a hard time focusing on what I needed to)

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I agree with the comments being made about society jumping the gun on pill prescribing. The problem is, is that many problems can be prevented or solved with more involvement of the parents in their kids' lives. Pills try to cover up bad parenting. No communication, no trust, no interest, no supervision = maladjusted kids and teenagers popping a pill cause the night-school doc says it's a cure.

Not to say that a lot of kids don't need help. But it's a hot debate whether depression and other mental diseases are caused by genetics, environment, trauma, or hormonal imbalances through adolescence. Or any combination thereof. I know if I didn't have my anti-depressant, I wouldn't be able to make it through school, I wouldn't be able to hold down a job, and I'd never come out of my room, barely eat, sleep a ton, and do nothing but play video games, read books, or anything else to escape and not have to thing about the black void inside that makes playing chicken with a train sound like the answer to some twisted emo prayer.