Reply To: Sluggish Cognitive Tempo

[mulegirltx]

I think I need to change my user name to “Wow! You wrote what’s in my head!”

I have to say that I, too, am a walking oxymoron. My diagnosis of ADHD inattentive type only came after many decades of trying to figure out what made me so different and caused me so much difficulty. I’m pretty convinced it’s correct.

So I have to add that my meds act in much the same way–I have more energy and focus to do some things, but I still procrastinate on other things I know I want to do…but never seem to actually get around to. However, that is a huge step forward for me compared to pre-meds.

So this thread makes me wonder–should I explore different meds? Is it actually possible to get close enough to “normal” to get past this point? I’m taking Ritalin and Paxil. I’d pretty much resigned myself to still having to struggle with a lot that neurotypicals do not struggle with. Are some of you saying it’s possible to have even less struggle than I do?

I’ve said this on other threads, but it bears repeating. This is a wonderful safe haven–finding people who actually understand.

I, too, like Hallowell–especially the focus on what good traits ADHD gives us. One of the main ones for me is HUMOR. I’m currently living at a place where my landlord’s house manager is clearly ADHD, too, and we had a blast. Unfortunately, she quit, and he and his girlfriend are so normal that it’s downright depressing here. They don’t get my jokes or why I think so many parts of life are funny. Sad. Sad for them, really!

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