> 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.

Well, I've never been diagnosed with anything, but when I was young, a doctor told my parents that I was hyperactive, and reccomended cutting certain food additives out of my diet. Now, back then the idea of medicating a condition like that would have been unthinkable, and most doctors didn't believe it was a real medical condition, but looking back on my behaviour, I'm halfway convinced that I was suffering from ADHD, except that it seems to have mostly gone, now. Though I still have a shorter than average attention span.

Now, the point of this post was to say that many of my RL friends suffer from depression, borderline autism, ADD, dyslexia, bi-polar disorder, borderline personality disorder, and even more unusual things like cri du chat syndrome. Some have clinical diagnoses, but not all. And then there are probably those that have subtle undiagnosed problems that I can't identify.

Now, it's possible that I'm a magnet for people with problems like that, but I think it's more likely that these issues are more commom than people tend to think.

winter"I'm not sure I had a point"mute