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Subject: emotions and dyslexia

Author:
Mike

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Date Posted: 09:02:02 03/28/09 Sat

I am a 31 yo male who has been living with Dyslexia all my life, but did not get offically diagnosed until 2years ago. one year prior to my assesment my ability to reason emotionally and logically began to wane and as a result i ended up meeting a psychiatrist and was put on anti-depressants which did not work too well and i stopped taking them until recently. where they are begining to work a little better. I have completed my degree in psychology with a GPA of 3.4 which is not too bad. eventhough i got good grades i feel that i cannot remember any information that i learned in college and get increasingly frustrated. I cannot seem to get a system for studying that will help me remember the info for longterm use. I also have issues when i speak. I have trouble arraning my thoughts for speaking and find it incresingly more difficult to listen to instruction and follow directions correctly. i fell that tha aforementiond issues are playing a part to my depression because i constatly question myself my abilities and my capacity to function on a daily basis. I am seeing a therapist at the moment which helps. i just feel deflated at the moment because the job that i have at the moment as a counselor has a lot of paperwork and places a demand on my reading writing and listening and comprehending on a daily basis. i keep telling myself that i need to go and get an MRI because i need to see what is going on with my brain because i feel like i'm going crazy. Sorry for the rambling and disorganizing post. Any thoughts out there?

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[> Subject: Re: emotions and dyslexia
Author: julie monahan [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:40:14 04/14/09 Tue Hi, I am 40 yrs old, never been diagnosed. But get on a lot of dyslexia websites very recently now and seem to fit almast all 37 symtoms. It sucks! I can relate to everyones complaints,questions,fears,issues,heartaches,headaches,confushion,disappoitment,fustration all of it. I live sacramento california and need to find a support group

[> [> Subject: Re: emotions and dyslexia
Author: John (Compassion) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:57:08 04/19/09 Sun Start the support group you need. This forum looks like could be it the first step. I trying to do the same in Melbourne, Australia. Yours with empathy, John

[> Subject: Re: emotions and dyslexia

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Molly
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Date Posted: 15:55:22 04/22/09 Wed

Your situation reminds me of my own, so I feel compelled to respond, if for no other reason than to say �I�m in the same boat�. Well, maybe not the same boat but one that looks very similar�lol. It�s amazing that so many people have dyslexia, because whether I�m in the classroom, work place, or socializing I feel like I�m the only one with this problem. I too am going into the human services field, and I�m dreading the paperwork!! Skip the MRI, you're not crazy...

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Re: emotions and dyslexia

Author:
b
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Date Posted: 14:38:00 05/04/09 Mon

I understand how you feel, please know that you are not alone! I know I think I am the stupidest person around when I can't remember information that I think I should know. I've wished for an MRI, sure there must be something wrong. I'm glad I'm not the only one!

I don't think it is just dyslexia, because we are bombarded with so much information these days that we expect too much of ourselves. For remembering things, try to get into a habit of using mneumonics, or associating info you already know with what you want to remember (like I had to memorize the word "benthic" which means oceanic bottom feeders, so I pictured my friend Ben plucking lobsters out of an aquarium at a resturant we went to... so whenever I heard "Benthic" I thought of Ben, who plucks lobsters... and AH HA bottom feeders!) Then when your brushing your teeth or driving down the road, think about that association periodically. I JUST started doing this and I almost cry at how well it works when before I just thought I was an idiot who couldn't remember anything. It's a weird method, but hey you might be the same kind of weird so I'll suggest it anyway :)

Don't beat yourself up over forgetting something though, because everyone does it... even the most brilliant people