Monday, July 25, 2011

RIP Amy winehouse



Amy Winehouse, an immensely talented singer, was found dead at her UK home last week, at the age of 27 years. She never could achieve the greatness her talent was worth of.
I just wanted to say a few things. The views in this blog are my own, and the picture is from the internet.

A few incidents in Amy's childhood ( "young Amy also took to a constant habit of singing to the point that teachers found it difficult keeping her quiet in class." " but was allegedly expelled at 14 for "not applying herself" and for piercing her nose" ) indicate that she suffered from ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Syndrome.

ADHD people can be found all around you.
They are immensely talented, but never seem to rise to their true potential.
These are the people of whom you usually think "If he was more serious, he could go places, but he is so unstable".
They seem to infinitely postpone work, but are really awesome at whatever they try.
They can do multiple things at the same time with great ease.

But they do have a lot of negative charecteristics too...
ADHD people never seem to finish work within deadlines.
They usually don't remember birthdays & anniversaries.
They don't remember silly tasks of buying milk or picking up the laundry.
ADHD people can't focus when you are talking to them in person and seem to drift away... etc etc.

THESE PEOPLE ARE MORE PRONE TO ADDICTION THAN THE NORMAL POPULATION!!! I WAS PART OF A RESEARCH STUDY ON THE SAME TOPIC, AND WORLD WIDE RESEARCH HAS PROVED THAT ADHD PEOPLE ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ADDICTION.

The reason I am writing to you all is to try and understand that Addiction is not morally wrong. It is a disease with roots deep in the development of the nervous system. Amy Winehouse succumbed to the apathy of the world that never tried to recognise that she needed help, but pointed fingers on her "filthy habits"

There might be many in the world around you, addicted to alcohol, smoking, or drugs. Please try to sympathise with them that THEY CANNOT QUIT EVEN IF THEY HAVE A MOUNTAIN OF WILL POWER because this is not a habit. IT IS A DISEASE. try to motivate them to take up treatment. Thousands have gotten rid of addiction with treatment. But this is not a one shot miracle. Treatment to addiction goes on for years, like any chronic disease ( like diabetes - "sugar", or hypertension - "blood pressure")

Try to sympathise with addicts and motivate them for treatment.

May Amy's soul rest in peace.