Re: ADD friendly jobs

[Anonymous]

Hmm beg to differ. Driving is prob the one thing i CAN do…i know its not safe but im one of those ppl who can eat drink txt adjust the radio and ac look at a map while driving with my knee or ankle and STILL see a potential accident before it has a chance to happen. Im trying to get away from those unsafe practices just to avoid an “i told u so moment” but i attribute my ability to do that to my ADD actually. Driving is severely boring. If i just watch the road i can zone outsometimes n reach my destination without realising it (or worse, reach a diff destination than planned n not realise thats not where i was headed til i get there). When i doball these diff tasks while driving, the road, is my main focus but just enough of my attention is pulled in diff directions to keep me from spacing out. This heightens my focus on the road somehow…idk..its weird. Id NEVER suggest anyone try it but ive never even been in a fender bender. It works for me.

ANYWAY:

The problem is, i pursued a career in something i am absoulutely in love with and is NEVER boring…but is probably the WORST career for ADD ever. Surgical technology. My jobdepends heavily on organization, attention to detail, neatness, multitasking, and basically knowing exacttly where each one of my handreds of instruments/sponges etc are at all times. I cant think of anything id rather do than work in surgery. This drives me to try my hardest but i still am the worst candidate for the job. I suck. Dont get me wrong, i am a brilliant ST. The first kidney trands plant i ever did was by myself and i did it perfectly. But then i can royally screw up a wart removal. Sometimes vice versa. Id do the procedure just fine but id forget to get the dr his gloves or id have everything ready for the procedure but forget ti have a knife for him to start the procedure. Im thinking i need to go back to school n become a surgical PA but ive calculated that unless im in the clinical setting school can keep my attention for a max of 3.5 months before i lose complete control over my piles of messy work and basically give up. What can i do to stay in surgery with add?

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