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> Health issues are another thing. If I’m remembering your previous posts correctly, you’re quite aware that mental health is absolutely a part of this. It’s a

> Health issues are another thing. If I’m remembering your previous posts correctly, you’re quite aware that mental health is absolutely a part of this. It’s a very big part for some people. I’ve never felt that I’ve lack “smart”. What I lack is passion, willpower, and consistency. From where I sit, I expect that I’d be much better off both financially and emotionally if my situation were reversed.

DoreenMichele 7y ago
If I’m remembering your previous posts correctly, you’re quite aware that mental health is absolutely a part of this. Yes. I do a poor job of making that clear because I feel so strongly that physical health and mental health cannot be neatly separated. "A sound mind in a sound body." To me, (a lack of) "passion, willpower, and consistency" really sounds like someone with low energy due to a hidden health issue. I was called lazy until I got diagnosed with a genetic disorder in my thirties. I've often joked that life got a lot better "after they found a better name for my condition than lazy and crazy".
- LyndsySimon 7y ago
  > To me, (a lack of) "passion, willpower, and consistency" really sounds like someone with low energy due to a hidden health issue. Oh, without question it is. The problem has been identifying and treating it appropriately. I’m seeing help, but it’s slow going. It will pass - I’ve beaten it before and will do so again.
- selestify 7y ago
  Wow, that sounds like me! Do you mind sharing what the genetic disorder was? Or how you get tested for it in the first place? I have a feeling that if I asked my doctor about laziness, they would refer me to a therapist instead.
  - DoreenMichele 7y ago
    You could request a sweat chloride exam. If it comes back with some weird result, you can email me. But the odds are rather poor that you have what I have.
- TurkishPoptart 7y ago
  what's the disorder? how do you feel know that you've been diagnosed?

DoreenMichele 7y ago

If I’m remembering your previous posts correctly, you’re quite aware that mental health is absolutely a part of this. Yes. I do a poor job of making that clear because I feel so strongly that physical health and mental health cannot be neatly separated. "A sound mind in a sound body." To me, (a lack of) "passion, willpower, and consistency" really sounds like someone with low energy due to a hidden health issue. I was called lazy until I got diagnosed with a genetic disorder in my thirties. I've often joked that life got a lot better "after they found a better name for my condition than lazy and crazy".

LyndsySimon 7y ago
> To me, (a lack of) "passion, willpower, and consistency" really sounds like someone with low energy due to a hidden health issue. Oh, without question it is. The problem has been identifying and treating it appropriately. I’m seeing help, but it’s slow going. It will pass - I’ve beaten it before and will do so again.
selestify 7y ago
Wow, that sounds like me! Do you mind sharing what the genetic disorder was? Or how you get tested for it in the first place? I have a feeling that if I asked my doctor about laziness, they would refer me to a therapist instead.
- DoreenMichele 7y ago
  You could request a sweat chloride exam. If it comes back with some weird result, you can email me. But the odds are rather poor that you have what I have.
TurkishPoptart 7y ago
what's the disorder? how do you feel know that you've been diagnosed?