Adult Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder

This is a common (missed) disorder in adults.

ADHD or attention deficit syndrome is a behaviour disorder usually first noticed in childhood and often missed.

1. Inattention

2. Impulsive

3. Hyperactivity

4. Short Attention Span

5. Difficulty in focusing

6. Absent mindedness

7. Fidgeting

8. Aggression

9. Irritability

10. Excitability

11. Lack of restraint

12. Persistent repetition of actions

13. Persistent repetition of words

14. Result in learning difficulty

15. Results in problem solving.

Unfortunately these habits may not improve but progressed into adulthood and result in loss of job opportunity.

Narcissism is common

Features of narcissism are manifold.

It is very difficult to detect since many who have this syndrome do not subject themselves to proper examination.

I am not a psychologist but I heard this syndrome from a young guy whose father used to be the chief technician in the pathology laboratory.

I never had any contact with this technician except when he asked me for a research project, I duly obliged with a simple project.

I did some corrections in his work but did not listen to his presentation when it was delivered

He needed this for his promotion.

Looking back, he is a typical narcissist but he cleverly hid his traits.

By the way, I did not know about his son but  one day he introduced him to me on the street and mentioned that he needs to do a research project.

I told them that I do not discuss projects on the street but one need to make a proper appointment.

On a subsequent day, with a nice pot of Mesna Tea  I had a brief discussion and told him we would do a combine project and he need not worry.

Project was on Linux!

About narcissists some of the features are;

1. Sense of self importance.

2. Preoccupation with power not leadership.

3. Preoccupation of beauty (both sexes are involved and females are the worst).

I worked with one of them (female) in UK and it lasted only 6 months.

I used to do funny things to unsettle her.

One day this huge lady on high heels fell flat on the ground in the ward.

I was behind her and I had hearty laugh!

I have worked with several other nice female consultants before her and judged her as a neurotic but on reflection now, she fits the category of a typical narcissist.

4. Lack empathy.

5. Arrogant.

6. Impulsive

Unfortunately many of them end up as BAD Managers.

7. Exploitative for their own gain.

8. Try to be around with people who are supposed to be important or special.

9. Want to be celebrated of importance (in a sing song, dance, presentation or a pep talk)

10. Want to be admired for no reason or merits.

There are many other subtle features.

Moment one notices them try to avoid them since they slit you behind your back!

They are basically self centered!

Political Bombshell of Ceylon Unlimited

Yes this is a political bombshell.

Anything can happen in Politics in Ceylon.

It is time for me to blast it now and then go into hibernation.

I am a good observer and not an astrologer or a political strategist.

My gut feelings are that nobody can get the 50% of the threshold in a Presidential Election, in spite of various alliances made before the election.

Political division is deep.

More than likely General Election is due in August having dissolved the parliament in early April.

I would revise (there is an old piece here on this site) my percentage political representation from worst to most popular party.

They are as follows having perused old trends.

1. SLPP.      4%

2. UNP.        6%

3. SJB.       20%

4. SLFP.      25%  (assuming Chandrika in the fray)

5. JVP.        30%

6. Bombshell Party.  10%.

7. Tamil parties 5%.   25 seats minimum

This is a General Distribution Curve skewed to the right for the JVP Peak.

How the seats (out of the 200 left) would be distributed for each party is difficult to predict, except in the North for Tamil parties.

Tamil parties would gather 25 seats.

My assumption is that the Buddhist monks will form the Bombshell Party.

My reasons in general terms are none of these parties represent the monks after the election.

They use them during elections and dish them out afterwards.

They may have several monks speaking for the political parties, in traditional terms BUT majority of the monks have become delusional by their presumed political power with the Sinhala masses.

That is the reason for their participation in forming a Bombshell Party.

One monk in particular from the North Central Province is showing all the signs of his preparation for such an event in spite of opposition from other senior monks.

This trend will build up since some young monks in remote villages are not getting their mid day meal regularly since villagers have become absolutely poor.

These monks won't move to Colombo or Kandy.

They have no option left.

The ground situation is ripe for a Bombshell Saffron Party.

It is inevitable due to prevailing circumstances.

I hope my prediction would  not come to fruition.