[Miswimmy1]

I hav ADHD and OCD... What are the chances that I will give these to my babies (if I want to have some)?

[junkDNA]

while i do think that genetics play a large part on our personalities i also find myself believing that they are simply just a blueprint, and the real things that come after,

the structure, the furniture, the decorations, etc,

are all just shaped and molded for us beginning at conception. as children we look to our caregivers to show us what love, acceptance, nurturance, the ideas of "good" and "bad" come from... our environment, society, and culture, everything.

so yeah, maybe it will be passed on, but will it come up? maybe not. it';s not all that worth worrying about, to me, if i focus more on what im willing to do to make it something more positive.

[tipofthetounge]

ALL of my family has some type of ADD or OCD, but they almost all are successful business owners. I have been told that I am extremely functional for "having" Schizoaffective and OCD, by my pdoc. I agree with junkDNA. I know think that although genetics definitely play a part, the way you see the world as a child, makes a difference too... bigtime. As I said, my family has ADD/OCD, and there are about 100 of us (immediate family), but most of us function well. TBH, about 65% have ADD or OCD. My wife and I chose to wait until I could get my symptoms under complete control, before we decide to have a child.