I have realized that when I watch a movie that I gain more insight if I watch the same movie a 2nd time with in the same week. I rarely watch movies, or television shows for that matter, mostly too noisy and overwhelming due to being ADD or Attention Deficit Disorder. I dislike watching series television shows for the simple reason I usually forget which night or what time the show is scheduled and I end up missing the show.
For years ER was on at 9 p.m. on Thursday nights, and almost invariably I would turn on the television at 8:30 p.m. to the correct channel. The only problem was at 9 p.m. Law and Order would begin, b/c I would ALWAYS remember on Wednesday night @ 9. Come Thursday night I would invariably forget. Sigh...
So, back to the movies...by watching the movie a 2nd time I picked up on information I initially missed, and was able to focus more on the background, rather than just the characters. Is it just me or does anyone else do this with movies/television shows?
Applied Chaos
- Erika Lyn Smith
- Midwestern USA
- Applied Chaos is how life feels living with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder or ADHD. This theory is definately put to the test when three AD/HD people live under the same roof. I am an AD/HD mom raising two AD/HD children and being mom is the most extraordinary experience of my lifetime. My husband WES, is NOT AD/HD and most days the three of us make his head spin. YET he is sooooo amazingly patient, despite the unannounced and sudden mood shifts that can occur when something that should be simple is not. That is the hardest part of living with AD/HD. When things that should be simple are not. I have little tolerance for my downfalls. Sheer frustration can lead to angry outbursts when I have once again misplaced my cell phone, the house phone, any number of bills, the car keys, the dog, or my portable brain (calendar)!
