Re: Do you have Predominantly Inattentive Subtype ADD, too?

[Anonymous]

I have the predominantly inattentive sub-type. This is why I never thought I had ADD until recently. I thought you had to be hyperactive. In school I was always passively daydreaming. I could not control this. The teachers told my parents that I stared out the window a lot. My mother often punished me for “not paying attention, loosing things, forgetting homework.” She would yell at me and tell me I was stupid. None of these behavoirs were within my control. It was terrible for self esteem. As I got older, others in school referred to me as the space shot.

I did not have this problem in gym, art or science (lab)class. Those classes were very hands-on so I guess tactile learning helps me focus.

I can not function in loud, chaotic environments. When forced to endure such environments I tend to hyper-focus on some aspect to the detriment of others. I was a CCU nurse in a veterinary hospital. A very high stress environment. I tended to hyper focus on my own patients. Because of this I could not hear the IV fluid pump alarms of other nurses patients going off. I was expected to respond to the alrms of other nurses patients if that nurse was either on break of occupied elsewhere. This proved impossible for me. People thought I was being selfish and only taking care of my own patients and not helping anyone else out. This simply was not true.

Hopefully I’ll obtain some health insurance soon and possiblt find a doctor to help with ADD. Until than I am trying non medical approached to help me cope with it.

Peace All

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