So I’m currently trying to get myself diagnosed with ADD because I know I have it and I really need medication. But these people wanted to know if I’d be interested in group therapy for some of their ADD/ADHD patients. Now I’m okay with group therapy, especially when it’s people who have the same or similar mental illnesses as me.
But can you imagine....
A group therapy session formed completely of people with ADD/ADHD....
“How about everyone introduce yourself? And tell us what is one thing you love.”
“Uh, my name is Abigail. I really love Broadway-”
“Omg, Do you know Rent?”
“Yes! I’d love to play Mimi!”
“Ooo has anyone seen that show, Marlon?”
“I have. It’s funny but he needs to quit dissing Harry Potter.”
“Omg! I love Harry Potter! Ravenclaw Pride!”
“Yes! I’m a Ravenclaw too!”
“Y’all know magic isn’t real right?”
“Ooo, do y’all know who Mat Franco is?”
“I love him!”
“Isn’t that the guy in the Now You See Me movies?”
“No, that’s Dave Franco.”
“I love the Now You See Me movies! Especially the second one! It’s weird seeing Daniel Radcliffe as a bad guy.”
“Siriusly.” (stop judging me)
“He’s such a great actor! Did you know that in Order of the Pheonix, when Sirius fell into the veil and Harry was practically broken-”
“I think we were all broken. Gary Oldman did such a great job playing Sirius.”
“For real. Anyway, you know how Harry starts going towards him but Lupin grabs him and Harry screams?”
“Yeah.”
“The reason it’s muted is because Daniel’s scream was so agonizing that they couldn’t leave it unmuted.”
“Well I mean you’d been playing a certain character since you were eleven, I’m pretty sure you would be convincing in their emotions.”
“True.”
And so on and so on.
And this just a conversation with myself basically. I’m from Mississippi so it’d probably be a lot more frustrating because everyone would be talking about different things and we’d all want everyone else to listen to what we were saying and it would be a competition of interrupting and such. It would be very chaotic.
Plus those with ADHD would be constantly tapping, dancing, getting up and walking around, touching things, playing with people’s hair, randomly singing/humming, and/or making noises at random points.
As we begin on “Month of Boo'“ on The Magic Word Podcast, we gently slide into it this week featuring a mind reader, Eric Dittelman. He was the first mentalist to be a finalist on America’s Got Talent (sic) where he broke new ground. He has also appeared on Penn & Teller Fool Us (video below). Since then he has kept busy and in demand on the college circuit and as a corporate performer. Just like last week’s guest, Alex Boyce, Eric also is a regular performer at SpeakEasy Magick in New York City. Eric doesn’t regularly perform nor lecture at magic conventions, so this week’s episode is a real masterclass and maybe the closest thing you’ll hear as a lecture from him. During COVID, he and Mat Franco co-hosted a podcast called Mind Over Magic, which ran for over 100 episodes. It was one of my regular podcasts that I never missed. I think you might enjoy hearing it, too.
This week, Eric talks about his rise to become a finalist on AGT, performing on the college circuit, developing the podcast with Mat Franco, identifying his “powers” as a mentalist, and more! He reveals lost of ideas and tips for working professional and those who want to find success as a mentalist. .
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