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ATTENTION DISORDER

You know, I'd almost drank Bleach the other day, thinking that I was holding a bottle of yoghurt drink.  My eyes was definitely not focusing on my fingers. I guess I was looking somewhere .......yes, at the ceiling and there's nothing interesting on the ceiling. Is this some sort of attention disorder or maybe this is one of the INFP thing - heavy daydreamers? You know, I'd find myself having more and more troubles writing long post or even doing something which requires great focus and long hours. Is this "instant noodle" world making me the way I am right now? It's easier to click a like and share a post on Twitter, FB or Tumblr then to write lengthy stuff on blogspot. That is why Instagram is so popular. A picture worth a thousand words, eh? I hope that this world won't turn me into " yet another annoying millennial posting pictures of food " type of citizens. I want to do more. I want to write meanings. I want to create...

KIDS MENTAL HEALTH

What defines normal behaviour for kids? Wait, What is NORMAL anyway?  I stumbled upon this article about “ disruptive mood dysregulation disorder ,” or DMDD . If DSM-5 is officially published (it’s due in 2013), kids will be deemed DMDD if they show " severe recurrent temper outbursts that are grossly out of proportion in intensity or duration to the situation .” … at least three times a week. I don't know what is normal for a kid, I don't have one, but I grew up as a kid, and so do you. So, I think temper outbursts is indeed usual - especially for spoilt kids. Perhaps this is another conspiracy of getting the new generation to be obedient to rules and laws without any deep questioning or rethinking. Individualism will soon die if we see these kids as problematic. Read more on Wired