Topic: mental disabilities/ disorders and parkour

[Walter Joyer Wallace]

ok i hope this is the right place for this but any traceurs with something like aspergers (high functioning autism), bipolar disorder, add, adhd, and so on? im bipolar and an aspie BTW.

[Travis Strubew]

If I understand it, autism may actually help you focus on the task at hand.
I honestly don't think being bipolar would affect your performance much except if you get manic or something before-hand.

[Ryan A. Vetter]

Haha, you have disabilities, you're a retard, and that puts you in the exact same boat as me. I suffer from heavy ADHD, Bi-polar, tourettes, and RAD. I also suffer from a case of "Who gives a f#ck?" Do they hinder my practice? I never allow it, but does it benefit my practice? Only because I want it to.

[Walter Joyer Wallace]

Travis well im on meds so my bipolar wont affect me too much. and Vetter, apsergers is high functioning autism. means no mental retardation. in fact most of us are very smart. we just can do social things to save our lives.

[Ryan A. Vetter]

Travis well im on meds so my bipolar wont affect me too much. and Vetter, apsergers is high functioning autism. means no mental retardation. in fact most of us are very smart. we just can do social things to save our lives.

Really? No way, get out. <-- Sarcasm. I'm pretty sure you have to realise I was goofing you guys.

[James Bell]

Bi-polar. For me it just means that some days I am psyched up to go train and break barriers/boundaries. While on other days I just want to crawl into bed, hibernate, and to give up training entirely or I get some form of anxiety and panic about going outside to train.

[Brett Robert]

Really? No way, get out. <-- Sarcasm. I'm pretty sure you have to realise I was goofing you guys.

Sarcasm, besides being a form of passive-aggressive behavior, is often not easy for people with Asperger's syndrome or other forms of Autism Spectrum Disorders to grasp.  Walter may not have understood what you meant in your first post, which would explain why he responded so literally.  I suggest you tone down the sarcasm here to avoid confusion.  Actually, I suggest you tone it down everywhere, but do what thou wilt.

I've found parkour to be an incredibly effective treatment for my depression.

[Ryan Sannar]

This ^ or weight lifting. I was smiling like a dork when I lifted and then practiced rolls with my girlfriend on monday.

[Travis Strubew]

I've found parkour to be an incredibly effective treatment for my depression.

exercise = endorphins = yay

[Jason C. Astor]

I've never been diagnosed ADD/ADHD bi-polar or Depressed but I've battled with such symptoms most of my teen and early adult life. Physical activity, especially fast paced, really helps me focus and perform better in other aspects of my life

[Patrick Witbrod]

Sarcasm, besides being a form of passive-aggressive behavior, is often not easy for people with Asperger's syndrome or other forms of Autism Spectrum Disorders to grasp.  Walter may not have understood what you meant in your first post, which would explain why he responded so literally.  I suggest you tone down the sarcasm here to avoid confusion.  Actually, I suggest you tone it down everywhere, but do what thou wilt.

I've found parkour to be an incredibly effective treatment for my depression.

+1 for all of that.

I have never been diagnosed with depression but a few teachers actually thought i should go see a doctor. For a while I thought they may be right. Practicing helps me a lot. I'm much happier. 

[Stevie Leifheit]

I actually started a topic about this a while back. First one of its kind if I'm not mistaken. I'd like to keep thing as tidied up as possible...so lets keep this topic to one thread.

http://www.americanparkour.com/smf/index.php/topic,30309.msg380095.html#msg380095

Thanks!!