> Even after being around this place for years, it still surprises me every time I find out that yet another regular here suffers from depression, ADD or other ... well, I don't really want to say "mental illness", which gives the impression I think Rinkworks is a vast collection of the deranged and socially unacceptable*, but since that's what those things are, I'll just say it and leave the connotations up to the reader. I have no idea what percentage of the general population suffers from a mental or emotional disorder, so I'm curious whether the Rinkworks community reflects the general population or not.
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> I was originally going to ask how many people here fall into that category, or have in the past, but the more I think about it, it seems like it's almost the *norm* at Rinkworks. Really, is it that prevalent? Am I the only person here who hasn't ever had such a problem?
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> Brunnen-"if RW does reflect the general population, I'm thinking I'm luckier than I ever suspected"G
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> *Of course, I *do* think Rinkworks is a vast collection of the deranged and socially unacceptable, but not for medical reasons.

I think we are all (as in "everybody") a little quirky, but some of us have learned to live with it a little better than others. Wouldn't it be terrible if we knew what normal was and all of us were normal? Thanks goodness we don't know and we aren't. Does that sound a little crazy?
Howard