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About Bruce Borkosky
Expertise
any related to psychology, especially related to forensic psychology
Experience
15 years as a licensed psychologist, 15 years in private practice. My practice began primarily doing individual and group psychotherapy, is now devoted to assessments, but I occasionally do take on clients in therapy.
Organizations
American Psychological Association
Education/Credentials
B.A. psychology, B.A., music, Ohio Wesleyan U., 1978
MCS, computer science, University of Dayton, 1984
MA, psychology, Miami Inst. of Psychology, 1991
Psy.D., psychology, Miami Inst. of Psychology, 1993
post doctoral training in Neuropsychology, Fielding Institute, 1995-1997
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Expert: Bruce Borkosky - 11/2/2009
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Hi
I have recently been diagnosed with ADHD. This condition has affected me for a lot of my life (I'm now 22). I have little education, and am very bored most of the time. I have a decent IQ (130), and I was wondering if you could give me any advice on the best careers to look at for someone in my position?
Thanks.
Answer
Hi John, thanks for the question! Well, if you have a 130 IQ, I would say that is more than decent. That places you in the gifted / Mensa range.
Most, if not all, psychiatric diagnoses are pretty useless. For example, ADHD - there are dozens, if not hundreds, of 'reasons' why someone might have those symptoms. Having a label does not help you in any way. In fact, it usually does harm to a person, because then they think of themselves as the label, and not as a person.
In terms of being bored - there are again dozens+ reasons for this. I would suggest that you would be a good candidate for psychotherapy, being young and bright. I DO know one thing about becoming engaged, though, and that is that most people have 'being interested' and 'career' backwards. That is, they think that if they just find 'the right' career, that they will be interested, and then fully engaged, and then successful in that career. Actually, the process is reversed - you could literally pick ANY career - if you were to fully engage yourself in it, then you would find yourself interested, and, ultimately, successful.
Lastly, I would encourage someone like you to participate in the Landmark Forum. Checkout www.landmarkforum.com. It requires a commitment from the participant to get something out of it, but the coaching there cannot be beat.
Hope that helps!
Bruce
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