alextai356
03-06-08, 05:00 PM
I was diagnosed with SCT in 9th grade and have been living successfully with it since then (I'm now 23 and about to complete studies at Harvard Law). While I agree with many aspects of what people on this site have said about having it (low energy, spaceyness, etc.), I don't think low energy is a situation that is uncorrectable (even without meds). We shouldn't think about ourselves as "low energy" people, but rather as "selective energy" people.
The key is finding out what energizes you. After graduation, I'll be in finance on Wall Street, and the interactions/overall environment really give me a ton of energy. There's nothing that makes me feel more alive professionally than fighting out a deal at the negotiating table. I feel similarly when I play an intense game of basketball, when I start opining on something important to me (I tend to be very talkative when I'm interested), or spend time with my girlfriend. There just seems to be much more of a bounce in my step, and I feel myself get excited. When that happens, the "fogginess" seems to lift and I can think much more clearly. In those moments, instead of being an energy-taker, I become an energy-giver, and those around me feed off of my energy rather than the other way around. My life thus far has revolved around identifying situations/people/activities that give me that energy boost so that I live as fulfilling a life as possible.
Again, we all have to figure out what does it for each of us, but I don't think having SCT means we are confined to a low-energy existence. It just means that we have to be very attuned to our interests and preferences. Viewed in that light, SCT is really a liberator – we physically cannot perform tasks that don't interest us, so it forces us to intensely pursue our interests and only our interests. I hope everyone else has the same luck that I've had in identifying and pursuing their personal sources of energy.
The key is finding out what energizes you. After graduation, I'll be in finance on Wall Street, and the interactions/overall environment really give me a ton of energy. There's nothing that makes me feel more alive professionally than fighting out a deal at the negotiating table. I feel similarly when I play an intense game of basketball, when I start opining on something important to me (I tend to be very talkative when I'm interested), or spend time with my girlfriend. There just seems to be much more of a bounce in my step, and I feel myself get excited. When that happens, the "fogginess" seems to lift and I can think much more clearly. In those moments, instead of being an energy-taker, I become an energy-giver, and those around me feed off of my energy rather than the other way around. My life thus far has revolved around identifying situations/people/activities that give me that energy boost so that I live as fulfilling a life as possible.
Again, we all have to figure out what does it for each of us, but I don't think having SCT means we are confined to a low-energy existence. It just means that we have to be very attuned to our interests and preferences. Viewed in that light, SCT is really a liberator – we physically cannot perform tasks that don't interest us, so it forces us to intensely pursue our interests and only our interests. I hope everyone else has the same luck that I've had in identifying and pursuing their personal sources of energy.