Hi everyone!
I'm Squigz (not my real name, but the name most everyone uses to address me by).
What to say? I guess I'll say a bit about who I am and why I'm here:
I was diagnosed with ADHD as a child, was medicated for most of my life up until recent years when I have taken myself off the meds, and now I am no longer considered to be 'suffering form ADHD'. Dealing with it every day - Yes, but from a medical perspective, I'm apparently all clear.
Growing up with ADHD (or what I now believe may have been Asperger's), I had to rote learn a few social norms, as human interaction did not come naturally to me. That's lead me to having very little social boundaries unless I perceive them from others, which I in tern also got quite adept at.
Before coming out of my shell, I was very socially awkward and had myself convinced I had only one friend.
I've suffered from depression previously, and every now and then I wonder off in thought and have an existential crisis or end up in a relatively negative mindset, but I've taught myself (through meditation and self awareness) to catch myself out and come back to a happy state. For a while now, everyone who knows me has known me as one of those people who can't be upset, who are always happy and bouncing around. That's true most of the time, but there's always lows here and there.
I studied Mechatronics Engineering, and now I'm working as a control systems engineer. I've started my own business (though it is not doing so well at the moment) with the intent to set myself up financially so I can focus on my goal in life: dedicating all my resources to developing technology and systems for those in need.
I have been tutoring for quite a few years now, and have chosen to start advertising as being specialised in finding ways to overcome learning difficulties and other blockages such as depression or addiction.
After a few more recent existential crisis (or one that lasted a few days, I'm not sure), I've decided that I can no longer stand by idle while there are people in need of attention. I've always been one that my friends (and strangers it seems) come to to talk to, possibly because understanding things and explaining things have always come very easily to me. Plus I don't see any benefit from me judging anyone or anything; life's a better place if I accept and care for everyone just the same.
So, with that in mind, I've decided to be more active in the mental health community. I've asked my chaplain at work how I can get involved in raising awareness of depression in the workplace, and I've started getting involved in things such as this forum
So that's where I'm at, at the moment. Feel free to ask any questions if you want to know more about me, I've probably left a whole lot of things out.
So yeah
If anyone wants to chat, I'm usually pretty happy to say hi and meet new people :3 Don't worry about offending me - It's usually pretty hard to offend me, even harder if I pick up that someone is trying to
Really only rejection gets me down. But let's not end on a low note
I really enjoy talking (can you tell from this wall of text? Congratulations if you've made it all the way through this so far!), and also enjoy debating (especially philosophical topics that have no real impact), as I love thinking and encouraging thought.