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pete-puma- I didn’t totally ‘sail’ through school. I just didn’t really have any other responsibilities. I spent ridiculous amounts of time on school which was always workable because I didn’t really have much else I needed to do. But as long as I spent all that time, I always got straight As. I’ve never had any trouble learning material; i just procrastinate and spend inordinate amounts of time on things. I never thought I could ever have this because I have always been such a good driven student. I can succeed in any academic subject I could throw a lot of time at. I’m actually kind of bitter about all the time I wasted in life doing schoolwork when I could have accomplished it in so much less time! The time I spent procrastinating or spacing out while attempting to do schoolwork is probably more time than I actually spent doing it! I am hoping so much that medication will allow me to work part time in this challenging position and complete my part-time doctoral coursework without having zero free time. I can no longer be a little post-adolescent college bum..sitting in PJs reading facebook..in distraction from school work. A little piece of me is hoping that I am secretly brilliant behind the ADHD lol (yeah…I can dream…..). People tell me that I am extremely intelligent, but I always feel like such an airhead who can’t remember anything and is always lost and confused!
Brujadel:
1. no, I just have a raging sweet tooth. sugar gremlin…because I guilt all my friends to share their candy/chocolate with me. I need candy and sugar every day or I crave it and get frustrated. I have always been like this. I was that hyper little kid eating a bag full of candy at night and running around giggling. Now I’m just a sugar-craving excitable adult I have no idea if this has anything to do with ADHD. I just love me some sugar! I am extremely lucky with my fast metabolism.
2. the practice….which she LOVES the most. Her passion! Mine chose me! I have very few problems focusing on my clients because I am just extremely interested and engaged. I also love learning the material, so it isn’t that hard to focus. (the boring crap is the giant challenge and time sink). I passed the boards my first time, although I did use all the allotted time, probably due to attention fatigue. my only suggestion…maybe not administrative? but maybe that is just me…. but if my job were all about paperwork, policies, and people politics, I would go on a paper shredding, paper confetti throwing, “i quit” rampage… lol… I LOVE being a NP. but it has been so much stress to fall so far behind in productivity and efficiency. I’m doing great work..but taking 11 hours for 6 hour of pay…so this is where I am hoping the meds will help me + better time management habits of course!
3. I guess it depends on the person. ADHD is a spectrum disorder. I am horrible with organizing paperwork. I am an over-thinker, daydreamer, and a ponderer, so I get stressed and overwhelmed with high volumes and quick deadlines. I would suck at your job basically. The high volumes, quick decision making, and quick deadlines are what is kicking my butt right now and why I sought treatment. However, I love being a NP soooooooo much, that it is powering me to overcome what I suck at. I am most diagnostically inattentive with hyperactive traits which are apparent, but less impairing.
hope this was helpful