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<p>[QUOTE="Sam Stone, post: 4236521, member: 110020"]Thanks. Whoever that guy was, he was a genius. I've just been unnormal all my life and unfortunately this is the way I think. I see and hear things differently than most people (no, I don't hear voices in my head). I hear the tiniest mistakes in songs on the radio and I recognize things that may or may not be wrong, but they are different in some manner. I think it helps in a lot more ways than it hurts, except in numismatics. I see things like "In God We Trust" being half a degree off center, or curved. Literally. I can take pictures, load them into a photo app, and there really is a difference. This is most likely why I'm having more trouble with the learning curve because I see all these things and don't have the experience behind me to know what is within acceptable parameters and which ones I should explore. When I look at the websites like Wexler's, Ken Potter's, error-ref.com, etc I almost stroke out again because of information overload. Once pareidolia creeps in, I'm down for the count. </p><p><br /></p><p>God blessed me with this 'insight' so He could help thousands of hospice patients when I was still working. That work carried on through all the competitors that sprung up because what we did had never been done before and today every hospice patient in the country gets that specific benefit. When I started the business, no one offered it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's my biggest problem right this moment. For example, I have some Eisenhower dollars but no matter how hard I try, I can't reliably compare types against all the different guides because I can't seem to focus correctly mentally. I can understand friendly eagle vs mean, nasty, horrible, awful, and ugly eagle. I can see the Cuban islands around Florida, etc., but for some reason my synapses won't let me see the obvious. This is happening with almost every coin I look at. I wish I was exaggerating when I say I can find something wrong or different on every coin I see, but I'm not, and that makes it impossible to hone in on what's important and what isn't. I study and study, I look at high quality pictures from reliable sites, and I get distracted by something new on the next coin I look at. Studying takes forever because one of the worst effects from my stroke is my total inability to read more than a few words or look at 10 to 15 seconds of a video and I reach my limit. Nothing I can do and no meds have helped me. </p><p><br /></p><p>I've known this a while, and tried to ask questions that would help me get past this without having to whine, but I guess it is what it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you for your help and patience. I mean it. I really enjoy this stuph, but I'm at a point where I just don't know what to do.</p><p><br /></p><p>You guys are all great. You're patient, kind, and do your best to understand. I'm blessed to have come across you, but I can't and won't continue abusing that privilege.</p><p><br /></p><p>Going to go stick my head in the oven. </p><p><br /></p><p>Nevermind. It's not gas.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sam Stone, post: 4236521, member: 110020"]Thanks. Whoever that guy was, he was a genius. I've just been unnormal all my life and unfortunately this is the way I think. I see and hear things differently than most people (no, I don't hear voices in my head). I hear the tiniest mistakes in songs on the radio and I recognize things that may or may not be wrong, but they are different in some manner. I think it helps in a lot more ways than it hurts, except in numismatics. I see things like "In God We Trust" being half a degree off center, or curved. Literally. I can take pictures, load them into a photo app, and there really is a difference. This is most likely why I'm having more trouble with the learning curve because I see all these things and don't have the experience behind me to know what is within acceptable parameters and which ones I should explore. When I look at the websites like Wexler's, Ken Potter's, error-ref.com, etc I almost stroke out again because of information overload. Once pareidolia creeps in, I'm down for the count. God blessed me with this 'insight' so He could help thousands of hospice patients when I was still working. That work carried on through all the competitors that sprung up because what we did had never been done before and today every hospice patient in the country gets that specific benefit. When I started the business, no one offered it. Here's my biggest problem right this moment. For example, I have some Eisenhower dollars but no matter how hard I try, I can't reliably compare types against all the different guides because I can't seem to focus correctly mentally. I can understand friendly eagle vs mean, nasty, horrible, awful, and ugly eagle. I can see the Cuban islands around Florida, etc., but for some reason my synapses won't let me see the obvious. This is happening with almost every coin I look at. I wish I was exaggerating when I say I can find something wrong or different on every coin I see, but I'm not, and that makes it impossible to hone in on what's important and what isn't. I study and study, I look at high quality pictures from reliable sites, and I get distracted by something new on the next coin I look at. Studying takes forever because one of the worst effects from my stroke is my total inability to read more than a few words or look at 10 to 15 seconds of a video and I reach my limit. Nothing I can do and no meds have helped me. I've known this a while, and tried to ask questions that would help me get past this without having to whine, but I guess it is what it is. Thank you for your help and patience. I mean it. I really enjoy this stuph, but I'm at a point where I just don't know what to do. You guys are all great. You're patient, kind, and do your best to understand. I'm blessed to have come across you, but I can't and won't continue abusing that privilege. Going to go stick my head in the oven. Nevermind. It's not gas.[/QUOTE]
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