When I was a kid, I am 35 now, there was no ADD no ADHD and no bipolar disorders.?

Question

Do you think this in an excuse for peoples behavior? I think a good old fashioned *** whoopin would take care of most of these kids. The bipolar part is a mood swing that everyone has from time to time. People need to get off all this mind altering medication and get back to the "old" ways of the world.

Answer 1

I agree to an extent. There are some people out there that because of their parents using drugs during pregnancy and such do need these meds. But I also agree that most of them do need a good ***whoopin. Sitting in a corner never changed anything it was always the belt that worked. You must be a republican huh.

Answer 2

I feel the need to correct you on a couple of points. Bipolar disorder has existed pretty much since the beginning of modern psychiatry. OK, it was called manic-depression in DSM-I and DSM-II but it had the same definition. It is not just normal mood swings. Personally, I have actually had hallucinations and paranoia toward those I love, including honestly believing that my husband purposefully crashed the car with me in it so his friend could steal my pain medication. Believe me, I've had some good ***-whoopin. I have been beaten with sticks until I was bleeding and kicked until I had lumps on my head but none of that "fixed" me. I never tried being chained in a box for months on end like they used to do to people with demons but maybe that would have done the trick. Stop listening to Tom Cruise and think for yourself. Do you think any kind of torture will help those who aren't in touch with reality?

I don't have personal experience with ADD or ADHD but I doubt that those kids really want to be bad all the time. It might be overdiagnosed but that doesn't mean that it's not a real problem for some kids.

Answer 3

Believe me it was around - just undiagnosed unfortunately for a lot of children. I am sure I had a mild case of ADD and I know now that I was (and still am) mildly bi-polar. When I was in elementary school those were not even recognized syndromes. Even though I graduated with honors and passed my SAT with a score of 1350, it was because of my mother and my sister diligently helping me and understanding me.. Most children back then were not that fortunate and therefore fell through the proverbial cracks. My own nephew was seriously ADHD and my brother and sister-in-law would punish him because he could not be still or hold his concentration. The worst punishment (but not the only one) was making him sit inside a parked car. Hot in summer, cold in winter. I'm sure it caused some mild brain damage. It would have been much worse had not my father found out and removed my nephew from their homefor a while. Life for these children is hard enough, don't make it worse by saying it is just an excuse. Or, maybe YOU would like to sit for hours in a car with the windows rolled up in 100 degree weather. If so I'm sure it can be arranged. That was certainly one of the "old" ways of the world.

Answer 4

Yes there was, they just didn't have a name for it yet. Those that had it as kids and didn't get diagnosed with it then are now getting diagnosed as adults and end up suffering from depression or they often become drug addicts, trying to self medicate to get their brains to function like "normal" people.

I am the mother of two one is 17 with ADHD, the other is 23 with ADD and my husband suffers from chronic depression, which his therapist said is probably a result of undiagnosed, untreated ADD as a child. My brother, now in his mid 40's was hyperactive as a child and is now hooked on who knows what.

Answer 5

we should get back to the "old" ways of the world where our problems are suppressed? Bipolar disorder is a REAL disorder with real victims and real effects. Yes, there are a lot of people who are blaming their problems on ADD and ADHD and lots of kids who shouldn't be getting medication are, but there are real problems.

Answer 6

Those conditions DID exist, but you didn't talk about them openly like now. In the 70's, ADD/ADHD was referred to as being excitable or hyper. In the 80s, ADD/ADHD was hyperactive. Depression was totally taboo, and people were often put into mental hospitals as in-patients for depression. New names do not make it a new game.

Answer 7

Asshole. So if Bipolar is just regular moodswings like everyone has, how come Bipolar sufferers have a 25% suicide rate? With a one in four chance of dying by my own hand, I think I probably don't need an ***whoopin, thanks.

Answer 8

those problems were around way back then but they did not have a name for them......now they do, i work with many mental health patients and it is for real..to make a long story short, there are chemicals in the brain that either work right, or they don't, sometimes the chemical is lacking strength to keep someone stable, so they have major problems functioning in this world....i am serious that this is true..........

Answer 9

My oldest son is older than you and he was diagnosed as ADHD when he was 6. I never put him on any medication and I never spanked him or any of my boys...ever. I don't see the point in it. They have all grown up to be respectable young men. All have degrees and great jobs. And, trust me my oldest is still ADHD.

Answer 10

Thank you!!! When my son was 4 EVERYONE was telling us he had ADD or ADHD and needed to be on medicine....umm excuse me, he's a little BOY!! I do not believe in turning kids into robots or zombies.. Spankings work.