Re: Driving, and dealing with anxiety

[Anonymous]

I was quite shy too, my side of the bedroom was quite neat (my sister’s was a mess) but I think that’s because one of us got yelled at for our mess and I was terrified of my dad so I’m sure quite a lot of my fastidiousness came from that. The ADD specialist I saw said that females usually fly under the ADD radar because they are not disruptive or acting out, although there were some notes in my report card that indicated that I was talking a lot, being childish at an inappropriate age, etc (this around grade 5).

I had a lot of problem with the piano, I am somewhat musically gifted so took to it from a very early age (parents and grandparents musical) but I could not get two hands to work in coordination at the piano. Eventually I learned it, don’t know how, but I can’t pay attention to it, I can only DO it. If I stop to think about what I’m doing, it all falls apart.

I never really looked back at any of it until I started to read up about ADD, that and therapy helped me to see things I’d never considered before, the habits, patterns and thoughts that have repeatedly worn a groove and run my life. The meds can’t do everything, I have to work on the behavioural stuff, As my therapist said, until you recognize that you have a problem, he can’t help. It’s been quite a rude awakening at times.

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