An emerging theory has been advanced by a renowned mental health professional, and coincidentally the spouse of one of our very own members. The idea is one which offers intriguing implications for further research, but rather than provide hope for management of symptoms, instead appears to suggest that certain individuals–and perhaps even large portions of the population–may contain a genetic predisposition.
In new clinical trials completed just this week, compelling evidence indicates that ODD may not be a disorder at all; that the behavioral changes experienced by so many are not symptomatic of a disease, but are in fact encoded into the genetic makeup. These dormant tendencies for giddiness, perpetual smiling, increased feelings of euphoria, and extreme sensitivity to certain images which may or may not contain what researchers have termed “smolderosity,” are very possibly activated by the exact wavelength of David’s voice.
Research suggests that the recessive chromosomal gene sequence that is activated can now be identified as David Nucleic Acid (DNA), and its chromosomal match is David’s auditory output, which, for those whose genes have been triggered, needs to be heard on a daily basis. Researchers are convinced that we are not experiencing a “disorder” but rather a genetically-encoded human need.
The level of dormancy is the likely explanation for individuals who experience late-stage symptoms. Certain reviewers who were thought to represent portions of the population without the gene have recently been shown to posess it after all. Researchers are now investigating whether the gene may actually be species-wide, lending credibility to the global phenomenon of ODD.
Sign me up for this DNA testing please! I am sure I have it! This is so great -- love it!
Maybe David himself would show up at the testing trial! Boy, my luck I’d be stuck in the placebo group!
So glad to know there’s a “scientific” explanation for this phenomenon… and the cha-ruth of the matter is that we are not the “disordered” ones… all of those poor souls out there who haven’t had their genes activated have no idea what they’re missing!
Shucks! Wish I could print this out to show to my friends who think I’m overboard on David! hahaha. This is great. One excuse is good as another 😀
Dang DNA, it’ll hang you every time…
I think there is much research still to be done with this theory. Disorders are mostly inherited, however ODD seems to be contagious as well. It might also be an airborne virus, since it has traveled across borders. The cha-ruth is, I do not want to be medicated, nor treated. This is one disease I am happy to have. Oh this ODD isn´t going away yea yea yea yeah…
Kudos to this “renowned mental health professionl”! I surrender to this genetically-encoded human need!
Hahahahaha!!! rascal, you are sooooo quick!!!! This is great!! David and his family have GOT TO SEE THIS!! hahahaha!!
I lied to my daughter about my ODD, I actually told her that it’s the vibration of David’s one functioning vocal chord in perfect synchonization with the pulsing of brain waves and OH OF COURSE, THE BEATING OF THE HUMAN HEART.
Yes, Rascal -- to be a fan of David is not a disorder but a fabulous state of being human! What a scream this human experience is-haha!
“David Nucleic Acid” I’m lovin’ it! Clever Rascal. Now that we can validate ourselves with a scientific explanation Obsessive and Disorder may no longer apply. How about Omnifarous David Dementia -- ODD
Oh and Freo I have the same kind of luck as you do, so I will join you in the placebo group!
I’m delighted to be part of this fabulous sub-group of people that has DNA. It makes me feel very special. This explanation resonates with my experience of a sudden, unexplained connection with David’s singing, followed by bizarre fangirl behavior.
ODD now stands for Omnipresent (as in universal) David DNA -- of which I have in abundance! Credit to my hubby for the true meaning of the ODD acronym
Forever grateful for the analysis of what my family has told me I need HELP for! P.S. I knew I was O.K.
kizzi…you must take a copy of the new ODD to the concert to give to David…heck you may even get to go backstage. This is that huge! Your hubby has answered the mystery of why and how we fell under the spell of David Archuleta. I DON’T WANT A “CURE”, if there is one, but David should understand what he has done to us and take RESPONSIBILITY!
WE MUST PASS THE WORD AROUND…THE MYSTERY HAS BEEN SOLVED…IT’S OMNIPRESENT DAVID DNA, THE NEW O.D.D.!
David debuted at #2 on the Hot 100 on Billboard! The news is official!
Oh my Gosh! He did it!
BILLBOARD HOT 100 -- TOP 50
1 1 RIHANNA DISTURBIA
— 2 DAVID ARCHULETA CRUSH
2 3 CHRIS BROWN FOREVER
#2 debut.
I wish I could see his face when he finds out! waaaah! I want to cry!
This DNA theory is honestly the funniest thing this FunnyGirl has EVER heard, ever! LOL!!!!!! I love your hubby -- just totally LOL!!!! OMG!!!
Well, this confirms something I’ve been trying to repress for years. I tried to ignore the fact that I look different from the rest of my siblings, tried to ignore the hushed conversations between aunts and uncles that stopped abruptly when I entered the room, the awkward fumbling when I asked to see my birth certificate….
I knew it was the final straw when my parents admitted they just “didn’t get what the big deal about David Archuleta was.”
And now, the DNA evidence.
Yes, I am adopted.
This is a sad, sad day.
just listened to David’s interview on XM RADIO. What an awesome interview. David sounded so happy and relaxed and talkative too. Loved it! Wish we had a video of it. I’m so into ODD, BUT AT LEAST NOW I KNOW WHY!
Also, the lead in his CRUSH video is a cute little blond girl, Hagood Coxe, but you all may already know that.
Woah, I stay away from my regular O.D.D. online haunts for several hours, just to come back to
1.) a new David vlog! Yay! (although the worrier in me can’t help but be concerned by his lack of sleep, with all this music video/tour/interview activity -- did you see his baggy eyes? Awww, sweetie, get some rest!).
2.) news that he debuts at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100! Just, WOW!!! He is seriously exceeding my wildest expectations!
Good times ahead! Good times! Who wouldn’t want to come down with ODD symptoms?
Let’s help spread this “DNA” pandemic!
Or maybe not…about the lead actress in David’s video I mean…it could be that they want to keep it a secret til it’s released…Aw who knows? who cares? I was way too old to audition so I don’t care! I do however have a question about the location of the video…he’s supposed to have hung up the phone “tonight” so what, did they go camping and he was talking to her on a cell phone from his sleeping bag across the camp fire or what? Do I sound jealous of a little girl….that’s what ODD has reduced me to.
so…..excuuuuussssseeee meeeee! Just kidding!
hello gorgeous…love that name, but, woooooaaah, way too harsh…baggy eyes? It was the stupid camera. David is too beautiful to have baggy eyes. ok, maybe he is kinda tired. His mama is with him now so she’ll take care of him. But I think David is soooo in a “zone” as he used to get on AI, doing his thing, living his dream, he’ll keep doing what he needs to do. Tired or not, his performances since rascal saw him have been outstanding. He is so hyped up..you can see it in the backstage meet & greets. He is so open, talkative, laughing…just really joyful. One more thing, I promise, then I’ll go away for today…the way David talks about
S a r a space B a r e i l l e s, you’d think he has a CRUSH on her! grrrrrrrr
I must agree, ODD is more than just his message and the wonderful he expresses himself, it is the beauty in his voice and the very sound of his message. I am looking forward to being near him and experiencing him in person. Being near to David in person at this concert is something I’ve anticipated for many, many days. I truly appreciate this site.
I definitely have that DNA. I feel so much better that there is some legitimate research now.
Did you all hear the rumor about the suit being gone at the concert tonight??????
I guess when you it is leaked that you have the number 2 song on the Billboard Hot 100, you can wear what you want.
That’s it, another AI concert for me!
You are so right Rascal. Although I was always a huge fan and loved to listen to his wonderful voice, I too was dormant at first, but now, I admit I am more than just a fan, I’m fully involved. When I am able to be there, look into his eyes and hear his voice, I will confirm that I’ve got perfect genes
At long last, I have an explanation for my condition. I know it’s doubly chronic, and getting worse, but I’m in good company! Hee hee. You’re so clever Rascal!
Oh, I hope the fuggly suit is gone! I don’t mind a suit at all actually….I liked how he looked finale night…with nice jeans and a tuxedo jacket….but that tour suit is an old man’s Vegas suit. Yuck!
Rascal…this is just too funny. It is so good to know why I fall asleep to his voice every night. It’s because I need too!
Latest breaking news from the Sunrise, Fl. show: The Jacket is OFF!! And by all accounts David looked great! 🙂
I am so happy to hear of the demise of the omnipresent suit. I wonder if they gave it a proper burial or a cremation. I kind of like the idea of cremating it; that way there is no chance of it coming back to haunt unwary concert goers. Anyhow between David’s Crush debuting @ # 2 on BB Hot 100, finding that my ODD isn’t a disorder but is instead a condition devoutly to be hoped for, and last but not least, the annihilation of a most objectionable garment has contributed to a very warm and fuzzy feeling for me.
ODD caused by DNA? Note to self: Must get government grant to study further … and further … and further….
The more I see and hear David in interviews, I see that he is a kindred spirit, or rather we are all genetically connected. He too is quite obsessive by nature. Sara (space) Bareilles, John Mayer, Tamyra Gray’s performance on AI, Les Misérables, and even Guitar Hero. When he gets into something, he REALLY gets into it. Such a passionate guy. Whoever he falls in love with some day is one lucky person. Of course we already know that!
Woo Hoo! So long I have denied my ODD. At work when we were all gathered around the TV during AI,(just in time for lunch) I pretended to back another contestant so I wouldn’t seem so strange. Never dreaming there was a perfectly wonderful and SCIENTIFIC reason behind all these feelings of play, warmth and excitement that I was experiencing. Since these early stages of ODD I have embraced them fully and Rascal, you have given me the words to help explain to others, who’s DNA may be a little sluggish or, like I was in the beginning, not sure how to process this new state of euphoria they now find themselves in. And, to the ones who still deny the greatness of the Archulator, now with this scientific proof and David’s song debuting at #2, (YEAH) it will be easier for them to discover what the rest of us have known so long ago. Ha Ha.
Vermeer #33, I too loved hearing that David not only loves Sara space Bareilles, but that he is OBSESSED with her music. Kindred spirits all.
(ODD note: I searched for and found a youtube video where Sara Bareilles explains how to say her name: Buh-rehl-lus. I’m just a little bit crazy, lol! Does anyone else just melt when he spells her name? He did this before on the EW.com interviews with Michael Slezak.)
OK, feeding time! Have you ODDers seen this?
http://mjsbigblog.com/david-archuleta-vlogs-from-the-set-of-his-video-shoot.htm
Or am I too late?
davidfanLIZ #35, yes he is so cute when he spells her name so fast, and this time with the addition of “space” between the first name and last name. These are the kinds of silly teenagery things he does that I will miss, I must say.
I forgot to add the Olympics. I think at this latest radio interview yesterday (?), he said he was obsessed with watching day and night the last Olympic games.
Sorry, silverfoxe, but it seems to me from his video blog that his eyelids look really heavy. I don’t think it’s taking anything away from his good looks. Boy is still the hotness.
But, thanks for reminding me that his mom is with him now. In fact, now that you mention her, I’m sure she more than his #2 Hot 100 spot is the likely reason he finally took his tour jacket off (according to fans at the Sunrise concert).
You know a mother is going to have that kind of input on his appearance now!
Oh yeah, silverfoxe, thanks for complimenting me on my user name. Just so everyone knows why I use it (I’m not being vain ha ha): after David sang Heaven on the show, I was hooked this whole AI season and spent my Tuesday and Wednesday nights glued to my TV, waiting for a glimpse of him. Everytime he would be introduced for his next performance, I would always perk up and purr at my TV: “hello, gorgeous!” mimicking Barbara Streisand’s line from The Way We Were when she sees Robert Redford.
In case you were wondering *blushes.*
Oh boy, this latest thread and the ensuing comments by the ODD/DNA fangirls is a bomb and not just a thud !
It is now also confirmed that David James, like us, has genetically encoded human need as evident from his repeated raving over Sara Bareilles, John Mayer and Jason Miraz.
There is so much of revealations (a joyous one) on why we behave the way we do, and so many good news on David, I am going out to dance in the rain (its raining outside). Acting supremely silly loh !
Yes, I saw it on YouTube at FanBlast, the Jacket is gone, but he still has the pants on (haha).
Silverfoxe, did you steal it?
On hindsight, I rather he wears this suit than only wearing a Batman’s suspender (convulsion).
hello gorgeous #39, so that’s how you came up with your screen name! How cool! “… glued to the TV, waiting for a glimpse of him…” brings back such memories of the AI season. My eyes were like a heat seeking missile or something, tracking his image on the screen and following it relentlessly at the exclusion of everyone else, practically.
That’s pretty much it, vermeer! Correction: I’m so mixing up my Barbra Streisand movies (and her lines!). Sorry about that -- her “hello gorgeous” is really from her movie Funny Girl (a line she also famously repeated when she won her Oscar for that role), but why I associate it with The Way We Were is because I once was watching these two movies back to back (must have been on TCM or something), and the way Robert Redford was looking quite hot back in the day in that movie, I found myself saying “hello, gorgeous!” because I loved the line in Funny Girl, and it so fit for what she could have said in The Way We Were.
Fast forward to AI season 7, and there’s David Archuleta! Barbra Streisand’s line immediately came to mind, and I had been doing it week after week.
Glad to know I wasn’t the only one following the sun like a helpless little sunflower while tuning into that show.
As you can see, I’m up in the wee hours of the night (had a weird dream earlier so it’s kept me up, and I’m busy online to combat my insomnia)!
Hello Gorgeous…wow loved that movie (Robert Redford was to die for in that movie) and I love David even more.
I am so relieved to know that there is a scientific explanation for my ODD and that it is DNA related. Now, I am not a “young” fan of David, I am in the middle age range, so my ODD gene has been dormant for awhile. But, oh, wow when it was awakened, I was a goner! Now I can just obliviously continue along with a dreamy stare in my eyes, a strange smile on my face at all times, and the ability to function with little to no sleep (as evidenced by this late hour that I am posting) and I will know that all is well. I am one of the CHOSEN ones that has the genetic make up to receive this marvelous gift from David, and I will survive and be strong!
Awww, just loving this boy today! He makes my world feel like the warm sunshine of a summer day…is there really anything better?
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT….”THE SUIT” IS GONE??? NONONO!!! It’s ok, I’ll live, but I would still love, love, love to have it!!! Mama’s taking care of her boy!! Anyway, they better take care of that suit…it will be an important piece of memorabilia some day….I’m telling you!!! I know “valuable” when I see it!
I noticed David is wearing a new chain with what looks like a medal with a crucifix in the center. Beautiful.
hello gorgeous…hahahaha! how you came about your name is funny but understandable…and you are gorgeous too, I’ll bet!
what a witty post, rascal. I’m still in denial re my ODD so I’ll take a rain check on my DNA testing!
hello gorgeous…what an interesting story behind your screen name. At first, I was also curious trying to reconcile your adopted name to the obviously erudite person often posting incisive comments on this site lol.
it is official -- http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=The+Billboard+Hot+100
yay!!!!!!
Hi silverfoxe -- the necklace is from a fan (alwayzararchangel), it is a compass and it has a G, F, F, K (God, Family, Freinds, Knowledge) in the 4 corners, and says something like “this is your journey, choose your path) or something like that! I don’t where she got it, but she is super excited that he’s wearing it!!!!
Hello Gorgeous, I love your back story, but my first visual impression of you was of a gorgeous, self-confident woman and I’m sticking with that.
To the other DNA “chosen ones:” I woke up this morning feeling a sense of gratitude that I have the privilege of being along for the ride with this young man. I had in my head his latest video where he explains that it is “pretty dang exciting” to be making his first video shoot for his very own song. He shares his joy with us all!!!
FunnyGirl, that’s so cool of David to wear the gifts that his fans obviously have taken so much time and love in choosing for just especially for him. I wonder how many other celebraties do that? So it’s not a crucifix…I’m not very “up” on LDS, do they wear anything with a crucifix, I wonder?
FunnyGirl, that’s so cool of David to wear the gifts his fans obviously have taken so much time and love in choosing just especially for him. I wonder how many other celebraties do that? So it’s not a crucifix…I’m not very “up” on LDS, do they wear anything with a crucifix, I wonder?
Sorry about the double post….don’t know what happened. I’m at work and I quickly changed screens when a coworker came up to my desk…call me sneaky!! The things I do for LOVE OF DAVID!!! every single dang day!
GOOD MORNING ONE AND ALL!!!! One more day closer to my sept 13 concert date with dja.
#43 Vermeer…I agree completely…My eyes were only and always searching for just a glimpse of our boy on the screen and then obsessivley (there it is again) watching over and over with a grin on my face.
Funnygirl…A fan by the name of Wanda got that necklace for him and don’t you know how cool that would be to see your gift around his neck. Its funny how circular things are…I went to bed last night with that thought on my mind because I had read about the necklace…”this is your journey, choose your path” and it was on my mind as soon as I woke up this morning. Makes me more concious of my own actions and what I am doing with my life. Davids life definitely affects many.
silverfoxe…There is a website Mormon.org that I have been to because I am interested in all things David. I am not a religious person by nature but its pretty interesting in that Mormons stress taking responsibility and examining your actions. Thats cool and sounds just like David.
Speaking of taking responsibility….I gotta get dressed for work,
HAHAHA. Later
Thanks for the info debra 5354. I’ll check it out.
Isn’t it funny how we all were so ingrossed with AI this year because of DJA??? And he looked so young and vulnerable, so talented and beautiful. Then look at him NOW…still so young, but more mature & confident, still so talented and very, very stunningly beautiful not only on the outside, but inside as well. Don’t we all just have the BEST taste?!?
by the way…is anyone out there planning on the Evansville IN concert on 9/11??
Off toTampa with hubby. Daughter and grandkids going with us to St Pete Forum. Going to be a blast! 3 generations of David fans (the DNA theory is proven--haha).
Hello Gorgeous -- wonderful story re your online name. I am not surprised that you are a Barbra fan--great taste in artists. I have often thought of Barbra and Redford in relation to David in terms of how they have carved out boundaries and maintained a private life and the media (for the most part) seems to have not crossed those boundaries over time.
Faye is stuck off the east coast of Florida and dumping rain on coastal cities by the bucketfuls. Wish it would move into the Atlantic and fade away. May come up coast and turn left and go across panhandle where we live—part of the price to live in Sunny Florida.
Heart -- I’ll let you know about indoor pre-concert autograph session and possibility of Meet and Greets--my daughter should have answers by 12noon.
davidfanLIZ#49, hahaha! Works for me! I can live with that first visual impression.
goingpop, silverfoxe, Kizzi et al, thanks for the feedback!
So, now you all know the first thing I’m going to say when I finally meet David!
To all of you who will be going to a future concert to see David, you are soooo in for the most surreal time of your life!!! And if you are one of the very lucky ones to actually meet David back stage…I am soooo jealous!! What a thrill that would be!
One thing I must warn you about though…on your way home from the concert or maybe the next day, after the initial excitement eases a bit, you may experience a very sad, feel like crying, kind of feeling. It’s like coming to the end of running a marathon, and your adrenaline is subsiding. The feeling of exhilaration that you finally did it, you saw the person who has taken over your life! Then it’s over! It’s like when you lose someone you love and you think you will never be the same again! And you feel you HAVE to see another concert! That’s why so many are going more than once…once just isn’t
enough. Some are traveling many miles just to see David again and again! So I just thought I would warn you of the possible side effects after seeing David in concert. This is how I felt anyway. And your ODD will be worse and more intense than ever!!
silverfoxe,
I am going to the Houston concert on Sunday. Thank you for the forewarning about how I might feel after the show. I already suffer from some severe ODD and can only imagine what a basket case I will be after the concert.
Anybody else headed out to Houston?
ram..wish I was going to the Houston concerts and all the rest as well! Have a great time and I will be with you in spirit!!
Rascal,
I started reading back pages on your site and found this:
First and foremost, it is important to recognize that David is not and should not be construed as the source of divination nor even the portal to it, but merely a rare conduit or mechanism by which our own inherent connection to the divine is activated. In other words, David is for all intents and purposes a naive outside agent by which our own pre-existing heart connections are opened.
Methinks you discovered DNA awhile ago.
You do such an awesome job with the writing and pictures here. Thank you so very much.
Abrra