I f*****g fel like s**t and want to drop dead.

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I wouldn't care if she was. Im proud of myself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWEXqlFmLx0

Watch that.

Or read this...

http://www.marxists.org/reference/archi ... sartre.htm

Im being mean, but yeah, you should be more punctual! Sometimes, I feel like I'm being too harsh, and I don't want to be. Your smart, and talented! You can do a lot!

That's horrible... I hope you feel better soon enough.

Oh...sorry you feel this way. It's not a sign of stupidity to be a scatterbrain. I'm one of those too. I have to write everything down. Appointments on a calendar, things I have to do in a notebook. They are my 'memory' Maybe you are so busy thinking about other things and get involved in stuff? Anyway, it's not a crime so don't beat yourself up too much.

Being scatterbrained is a sign of too much going on in your head.

When I miss appointments, there's something in the back of my head telling me to.

I've been trying to fill out a passport form for the last three weeks. I have all the info, I went for my pictures, but I still can't seem to do it. I actually have it mostly done, too, but I can't quite finish it off.

I realized today that I don't want to do what I had planned. AT ALL.

Maybe this psychologist is a massive jerk that treats you bad? If you're scared of looking bad in his eyes, maybe he's given you good reason to be scared!

One of the biggest hurdles I've been able to clear is to know that not everything revolves around me being an ass. Just most things

You are feeling the way you are for a reason. On some level it makes sense. Now gimme a hug.

Repeat in your mind what you need to do. Then repeat in your mind that you need to be repeatedly reminded. It works for me.

I miss subway stops simply because the ride was long and boring so drift off somewhere in my mind. It happened to me so many times.

Don't beat yourself up so much about missing the appointments. It's ineffective. Simply acknowledge it, and make a change to reduce the chance of missing one again. I need planners, for example. I have to write everything down or I forget.

Wanting to walk into a subway tunnel for missing a couple of appointments isn't a real practical solution. Dropping $8 at the store for a planner is

If you die, then who will post pictures of Milla Jovovich as Alice in the RE movies?

Well Kalister1, I don't see you being helpful. You are pushing your own ideals onto someone you do not know other than from the internet.

I do find your remarks ignorant and negative.
You want to paint everyone with the same brush, as it were, in regards to dealing with time.

The reality is, Kalister1, that not every brain works well the concept of time as society stresses it.
You can preach all about people you 'know' who tossed their lives down the drain because they 'chose' to not show up on time to things, but you are just projecting your own beliefs and not accepting reality.

This whole concept of living our lives by the hours, minutes and seconds, is relatively new in the world.
It is foolish to think that every human brain is capable of a life run by the clock.

It is also foolish to think that everyone should be able to remember appointments along with all the other stimuli we face today in the modern, western world.

You are not correct in chastising someone you do not really know, about how their brain works.

I'd say your preaching to Ana is unwarranted.

Also, it's well known that Aspies frequently have issues with time perception eg. how fast or slowly time progresses and with organising and scheduling - it is called "executive dysfunction". We do NOT choose to be disorganised - it just happens. All I can suggest is to write down appointments and put the note somewhere it is easily seen - that might help.

A lot of my problems with executive functioning are because SOMEONE who shall remain nameless thought that it was a good idea to use threats and physical pain instead of teaching me. It takes time to train an animal or a child.

I'm not sure if I have executive dysfunction like THAT; I did have a lot on my mind... but maybe that's what executive dysfunction is. I'm a snob. I like to think I'm better than that, if you know what I mean.

Repeat after me: Aw, darn. Now write down the next appointment time and put the note where it's in your way so you won't forget it. And put the other two appointments behind you. Yes, it's frustrating and aggravating, but you don't deserve to suffer for them.

I hope you can find a non-jerk for treatment.

Hey Ana,
I once made my therapist so mad at me, (not on purpose), that she wanted me to go find another therapist. After she calmed down a little we resumed our sessions. Don't be so hard on yourself. Maybe the next time the two of you meet you can talk about your feelings of frustration at being "scatterbrained." It has been my experience, however, that my scatterbrain moments are usually attributable to things like stress, anger, burn out, poor organizational skills, poor executive function, etc. Could it be that you are experiencing any of these sorts of problems?

I talkedto him today. He said he was sorry for being late (he was late) and I joked "Whew! I thought I'd come on the wrong day again!" We laughed, I saiod "That was embarrassing", he asked "Why?" I said because I'd missed 2 in a row. I said "and as if that's not enough, the first time I leave a trail of my stuff behind." (I forgot to close my bag after opening it in there.) He had forgotten; now he remembered. He said I wasn't scatterbrained, then he said I wasn't that scatterbrained. He makes mistakes too.