Does Jack have ADD?

[Colonel Carter]

What do you think? Does Jack O'Neill suffer from Attention Defecit Disorder?

Please feel free to discuss. :jackmut

[Jewel of the Nile]

LOL! I think he just has a lot on his mind. ;)

[Livia Sabina]

I don't think so.

He deliberately cultivates an image of being a bit of an idiot and I think that at least a part of his humour is a conscious effort to keep himself from being the way he was in the movie.

[Silk Pantera]

I am with Miss Livia, I think he does part of it on purpose and part in earnest, he just has a lot to do and is more of an action person I think

Laura

[Robin K]

What do you think? Does Jack O'Neill suffer from Attention Defecit Disorder?

Please feel free to discuss. :jackmut

No way. He'd never have become an Air Force officer with ADD, let alone a fighter pilot! (At least, the Navy doesn't allow it! *grin*)

Jack LOVES to play dumb. Loves to make ppl think his attention is wandering, or that he's not listening. The man is as smart as Carter and Daniel. He's just very good at hiding it.

[cb49747]

I said no.

In fact I don't believe ADD even exists. It is made up to lable spirited kids, and put a bit more money in the pill makers pockets.

[Robin K]

I said no.

In fact I don't believe ADD even exists. It is made up to lable spirited kids, and put a bit more money in the pill makers pockets.

I so agree!

[Lemuria]

I said no.

In fact I don't believe ADD even exists. It is made up to lable spirited kids, and put a bit more money in the pill makers pockets.


Amen to that!

[cyborg8405]

Id say no

[Angelica Constantine]

I said no.

In fact I don't believe ADD even exists. It is made up to lable spirited kids, and put a bit more money in the pill makers pockets.

Whoa...back up the horse here. :huh1:
I guess you all do not want to know you have someone on the site with AADD (Adult Attention Defficit Disorder) Huh?

Maybe there is no such thing as Bi-Polarisim nither huh? (Don't I wish) Guess I am just crazy.
But if it was not for those "pills"..I would not be here Moderation this site. I would be in a assylum/hospital.

As for children having ADD...not all children are just 'spirited'. I had a deffinate problem when I was a child and my daughter has got it even worse. It is a chemical imbalance and in most cases it is real. Perhaps Scitisphrenia (sp?) is not real eather...perhaps there all possessed by the devil....at least that was the thnking not long ago in history. My daughter has just recently been diagnosed with Scitiphrinia (again sp?)

I am sorry if I sound like I am ranting, but I feel very strongly about this subject. I live with it everyday...
I am not saying you all don't have a right to your own opinion, please do not think that...but I also have a right to voice mine. I have been fighting this stigma for years.


As for Jack being ADD...no I do not think so.

Jack LOVES to play dumb. Loves to make ppl think his attention is wandering, or that he's not listening. The man is as smart as Carter and Daniel. He's just very good at hiding it.
This I can agree with.

[colonel Mitchell]

Jack LOVES to play dumb. Loves to make ppl think his attention is wandering, or that he's not listening. The man is as smart as Carter and Daniel. He's just very good at hiding it.[/QUOTE]

i agree cuase jack does show just a hint of understanding u just have to read his body language

[yukitoyu22]

I think Jack sits back and lets others have at it with the wisdom and pips up from time to time. He uses his randomness (which could be looked at as ADD) to break tention and it helps he get away with a lot more than he would if he was joe-serious all the time.

He's the smart-alec of the group.

[Angelica Constantine]

I agree...

[colonel Mitchell]

jack is cool though isnt he i mean he may not act smart but he would probably be a good friend

[Angelica Constantine]

Good observation cM.

[colonel Mitchell]

thank you ange

[Angelica Constantine]

Your welcome.

I find Jack to be a very intelligent man, but layed back most of the time. But when he gets going...woah look out. LOL

[colonel Mitchell]

lmao yopu hit it right on the head ange

[Lemuria]

Of course he does not have ADD. You can't go from being the serious, cold as ice, hard core soldier with absolutely no personality like he was in the movie to being a wise crack like he is in the series. He had to be putting on an act to throw everyone off in the series.

[Anissa T]

It is all an act with Jack.

[Dev Brown]

Jack's very intelligent, he just tends to hide it (just like Sheppard).

[colonel Mitchell]

thats why there alike! heck they could be related for all we know

[Dev Brown]

Who Jack & Sheppard? Yeah, that's right (well don't think they're related, but ya never know).

[colonel Mitchell]

yes jack and shep

[stardino]

Jack O'Neill can not have ADD, because if he did...then i would too. Some people just have a short attention span. Like me...I would be like 'hey' reading my Physics textbook then, 'D'oh' my *** hurts from sitting too much, from there I would be like, 'oh look, my guitar', then '****, fingers hurt, watch some tv', and "then double **** need to do work/study"...the cycle goes on and on with different tasks

[Anissa T]

We all have ADD. It's because we have grown up being told to multi-task every moment of our lives.....do I think Jack has it. No. He would out right refuse to multi-task at times.

[AC'S Mom]

I say Jack is not ADD. There are people who thrive on mental juggling acts and nobody the wiser. High activity of the brain is not always displayed by physical manifestations.Someone I knew as a teen was always in trouble with his father for not being busy and always able to sit down while others who had done the same job, were always in steady activity. The young man just shrugged his shoulders and said to his Dad, "I do my work, just more efficiently than the others, why shouldn't I relax while I wait for YOU to catch up?" This person was always ready to resume his duties and more when needed so was he suffering from ADD or more able to use his down time to his own use rather than others? Who would you rather be in charge, the one who jumps around and acts too busy, or the laid back guy who handles things as needed in an efficient manner? I'll take a Jack type anyday. Just because the water seems slow up top, doesn't mean the river isn't fast below.

[colonel Mitchell]

woah now i have a question having to do with ADD and one thats i dont know how to describe it first the ADD one
1.do you think i have ADD? (for those of you who know me)
2.was it wrong to go along with insanity?

[Wraithicator]

There's no evidence that Jack has ADD. I think that would be dangerous in a combat situation.
As for you, cM...I dunno, but your sig is awesome. And even if you do, so? Lots of people do. As for your second question...no, Sanity is overrated. Normal people are boring. :) JMHO.

[Anissa T]

Hard saying who does and who doesn't have ADD over the computer. Insanity.....we are all a little insane.....how you use the situation is the real test of your skills.....LOL!

[Wraithicator]

Jack's very intelligent, he just tends to hide it (just like Sheppard).

You didn't think the Colonel had a telescope just to spy on his neighbors, did you? :)
...not initially...

[colonel Mitchell]

can people with ADD control it cause if i have ADD im good at haveing it under control im only crazy and random when i feel like being crazy and random which is usually when im bored

[Anissa T]

The big question is, if you have it under control (generally speaking here) do you really have an issue?

We all do odd things when we are bored. I eat a lot when I'm bored. We all have different ways of dealing with our boredom. It's about making the right choices when doing so. I do crazy stuff and I don't have ADD......so, what does that say about me?

I think the thing to remember is, we strive to do the best that we can, remembering our choices affect other people, but forgiving ourselves when we can't do it right all the time, since none of us are perfect.

:)

[colonel Mitchell]

yea but im not only crazy im extremely random you can ask my friends i also think i may be put dog seeing as i put things in my mouth i tear things apart with my mouth and i growl at people when i get ******