Hi W.I. I have AADD and 2 closed head brain injuries. I suffer the same things you described. I get angry with myself, usually if I am already in a poor mood. When I was in school as I little girl..the kids would turn and stare at me. I can still see all of those eyes -right on me..as if I had "defective" stamped on my forhead. I was also a very spiritual child..as I loved to spend recess and the lunch hour in church. (I went to Catholic School).None of the other kids did that..so I was considered very weird indeed. It was only in High school that I started to bloom. I worked my butt off tho. Things never came easy.::

High self esteem really helps to overcome these feelings. It is so important for us to learn to speak up and out.!! Hope I have made sense to ya'. I do know exactly how low you can get. It's a very hard and dismal place to be in.

TGC