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I wish I could shed this ADHD. It’s caused my to lose or leave jobs, had nothing but trouble in school, and am only half of what I could be or could have been.
If you believe it’s a gift and love living with it, great, go for it. But for me, at age 54, it SUCKS HUGE.
Me, I’m brilliant simply because I am, inspite of ADHD. It’s not BECAUSE of ADHD I can do all these things, or fix literally anything from a car to airplane, to rewiring a house, to replumbing a house, to designing computer networks, to board-level repair of notebooks, creative fixing, etc – it’s not because of ADHD, it’s in spite of. I could hold a MUCH better job, be organized, do 3 times what I do now, get things done in time, and not piss off so many people, I’d keep friends, etc.
If you had it as bad as I do – and I’m pretty much to the max, and have lost as much as I’ve lost because of it, you might see it differently. It’s only because I have a very high IQ and am a natural born trouble-shooter that I’ve survived this long and done as well as I’ve done.
I’ve give a lot to be rid of this affliction – but for now, I have to hope that some brilliant doctor finds something that will help me focus, help me meet deadlines, not throttle the boss for being such an idiot, and not being so dam honest in meetings.
3rd magic pill this year – and other than a buzz, I guess I can’t see an improvement.
So far, I’ve been smarter than most doctors I’ve seen! LOL – and that’s not a joke.
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