Johnny Hammersticks

Got 2 tix! Thanks, all.

Yeah. Ooops ?

I’d very much enjoy seeing you try to treat Boyst like a punching bag. Let us know when you plan on doing that, tough nuts. That would be fun.

I’m looking for 2 tickets to take my son to TC on Sunday. I looked to see where I could pick some up, but apparently the practice is sold out. Anyone have 2 extra? Would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Vape pen works inside the theater. I walk out in the hall for a second and take a puff or two. Can barely smell it.

Creeeeeepy...

That would depend on the factors involved. Why is this individual completely alienated from their peer group? How do they feel about it? What do they attribute it to? Likely a lot of factors in play. Probably too sensitive to discuss here given that you have posted and “shouted” about your situation. I’d be happy to discuss if you want to PM me.

In some cases, yes. In other cases, however, some of these people absolutely NEED these medications to function. I will say that the system is set up to make it very easy to be prescribed meds without a comprehensive evaluation; further exacerbating the issue of “people always looking for an easy answer through meds.” They are actually led to believe this to be the case, IMO.

Have I ever shared the story about the time I was in the locker room at the gym and witnessed my HS calculus teacher blow drying his wiener? He had one foot up on a bench, Captain Morgan style, and had that thing fully stretched out. I will never be able to erase that image from my brain.

I think most folks who are in large part known in the community for their occupation can relate to this.

I am 39 and my wife is 37. She reminds me of this all the time, and I remind her that women tend to age physically more quickly than men. So in “female years” she is really like 52. She doesn’t like this ?

Husky-Corgi mix is the schizz-nit. Equally important to me in evaluating my clients and making diagnoses that are supposed to lead to treatment (which is typically a pill), is opining that the child is fairly typical, functional, and happy and should be allowed to be themselves. More often then not, if I defer diagnosis, the parent will come back to school with a prescription pad diagnosis from a medical doctor. Often times after a 15 minute office visit, or sadly, after no contact with the child at all. If a parent wants a diagnosis for their child they typically will get it, eventually.

Yes, I’m just looking to have a friendly discussion about this, and I appreciate your input. I don’t claim to know everything about everything related to anxiety/social challenges, but I do have a great deal of real life experience here. WRT your friends struggling with how school personnel perceive their children, I deal with this almost every single day. It goes both ways. I didn’t mean to just point the stinky finger at parents. Again, this notion of a range of normalcy, to me, has real value in determining a course of treatment.

Braggart

I guess it boils down to a couple things. Are you functional in your everyday life, and are you content with your social competence/experience? Often times I will be consulting with a parent who has concerns over their child’s social skills/shyness. If I don’t see very obvious signs/symptoms of anxiety I will ask the parent “How does Johnny feel about this?” Parents are often shocked by this line of questioning. Some kids are completely content with only having one or two friends, and are completely functional in most other facets of their life. It is the parents who want to change them. Again, getting back to the notion of a “range of normalcy” with respect to an individual’s desire for social interactions. I know I’m viewing this through my narrow lenses as a school mental health practitioners, but I see parallels with SOME adults I know who are being treated for social anxiety disorder.

Of course. I think you’re missing my point. I feel that there has always been a “range of normalcy” with respect to an individual’s level of comfort in social situations. I work with children, and I see less tolerance for typical human differences. I feel that many children who are perhaps a little “shy” are often times quickly identified as having a mental health condition and put on meds. I don’t have any CDC stats to support this, but I would suspect that the prevalence of individuals diagnoses with SAD has exploded over the past 20 years. Just my subjective opinion as a mental health professional.

No disrespect intended, but isn’t this the normal human experience? Does anyone really enjoy weaving through large crowds of strangers? I don’t have social anxiety, but I also dislike going to crowded amusement parks, Fairs, school functions with the kids. For the sake of friendly discussion, does anyone else think that normal human shyness, social reticence, and sensory hypersensitivity has become increasingly over-pathologized? FTR...not being dismissive of anxiety disorders. I work in the mental health field, and I know for a fact that many people suffer from a legitimate chemical imbalance which causes them to experience organically caused mood disorders.

Just win as many as possible. No matter what. End of story. IMO, this team is being structured to win in 2019 and years after.

The only pain I got time for is the pain I put on fools who don’t know what time it is! Terry Tate, Office Linebacker

Get your grope on.

What the hell is wrong with people?

He tweets links to his practice write-ups. Well, at least he did last year. He has been tweeting lately asking for folks to donate night session tix to him, so I think that he’s still going to do them. Why doesn’t he post here any longer?

You mean John’s Allen?

Oh dear...

I only regret that I had but two large sodas to throw for my country. ‘Murica!