Re: ADD & Demencia?

[Anonymous]

I have only recently decided that I most probably have some form of ADD. It seems to me that it has gotten even worse since I retired about ten years ago. Truth be told, I’ve had some really trying times since then including the death of one of our sons, another son who began using heroin (I think he is ADD, too, as he’s a lot like me and vice versa), and most recently my husband being very ill and having open heart surgery. I don’t know whether I’m worse because of the stress, or because I have more free time now to indulge my “collecting” habit and fewer things I am compelled to do. But either way, the house is beginning to look like an example off “Hoarders” and my self-worth is at an all-time low. One of my sons is totally disgusted with the state of the house and has not shirked from telling me so in no uncertain terms. I could understand how he felt as I am not proud of the clutter and mess.

I’m wondering if, after all this stress, and at my age (68), I just have less energy available to compensate as much as I did in the past. I think if I could just get my housekeeping and organization under control, I would be OK with not being officially diagnosed or medicated. I have been treated for both OCD and for depression–now I wonder if both might just fall under the ADD heading. Any help would be appreciated. And Memzak, I lose everything too and spend a lot of time trying to locate lost items. It’s frustrating, to say the least.

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