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Squilliam on 07 December 2010
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jneul said:
Squilliam said:

The skills aren't missing. They are still there within you but it is your mental state which prevents you from being able to use them. I used to think that I had a sucky sense of direction and that I couldn't find my way out of a wet paper bag. Nowadays after I dealt with a few things my friends say I have an amazing sense of direction even in places and cities I have never been before whereas before I would get lost driving across a 140,000 size city I had lived in almost all my life.


thanks i think a part of me knows that is true, maybe why that's the reason i am unhappy, oh well like ppl say life is full of ups and downs lol

now to try and sort it all out, where to start does anyone know anyway i can do a quick refesh on my skills so i atleast feel ready to go, i was up to Hnd level so bare this in mind thankyou

One of the most important things you need to do first up is work out who you actually are and what you're capable of etc. If you can still remember who you were like and what you could do back when your mind was still well you can use that to help you get better and to help you identify what areas you might need help with. What you can do with this is work out the parts of your mind where you have 'road-blocks' and rediscover what you can still do now.

One good way I learnt was to go sideways around problems if I cannot tackle them head on for whatever reason. Im not sure what languages you know but my suggestion is to try programming in a different language than you're used to. That way you won't be nearly as critical of yourself if you make errors whilst at the same time it'll help bring back your core programming skills. So for instance you could learn XNA, Java, Visual Basic etc anything which you're NOT familiar with or at the very least far less familiar with.

Another thing I suggest is that you learn to differentiate 'yourself' from whatever your illness is telling you. That way your mind might be telling you that you're Spanish (random I know) but you realise that the words being said aren't you which makes it a lot easier to ignore and more on with your life.

P.S. Whats HND level? *not a programmer though many respects for those who are*



Tease.