Hello, I just read the post and wanted to say it was nice and I
thought that how u motivated yourself was interesting...LOL...Take
Care and hope everyone enjoys what you wrote cause I did... Valerie




--- In sticklersyndrome@yahoogroups.com, "andrewslamb"
<andrewslamb@y...> wrote:
> Hello everyone!
> My name is Andy , I am a 32 year old Microbiologist from Glasgow,
> here in Scotland. I was surfing and found this page.I was
interested
> to read how others had coped with this condition.
> When I was younger I used to feel really sorry for myself, and
felt
> that i was the only person in the world to be stuck with this
> problem, my friends are all fine with it, and for that I am
greatful.
> It is those people who don't know me and just judge when they hear
me
> talk with whom I have a problem. My nature is such that I will
talk
> back to anyone if they are cheeky to me or make some smart/snide
> comment and as such I have given quite a few people an earful
(LOL).
> I am very self confident, and my job involves giving talks and
> chatting with fellow scientists from around Europe, so there can
be
> some scope for misunderstanding, but I find most people are fine.
> When I was younger one guy at school called me simple and that
> spurred me to go onto get better grades at school and then onto
> University and then into industry (even now if I need something to
> motivate me I think of that guy and that has the desired effect!)
>
> Andy Lamb