[Carry]

@Paula Do you think it would help if you tried to accept that it’s overwhelming you right now?

I’m discovering so much about myself right now, there’s no way I can keep up with that. It’s a whirlwind of rediscovering.. everything really. It affects everything right now, so it seems. I’m just gonna go with it.. The wind will lay down eventually.

One step at a time.

Sounds strange, maybe.. but just enjoy the ride… sort of

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[Carry]

I get the ‘wanting to cry’ part! I just fog up for no obvious reason at any given time!

I also get the frustration of people taking your disorder hostage! And I have no idea what to do about it!

They can’t understand what it’s like. And you can’t blame them for not knowing, even if they’re educated on the matter!

Talking to people who are ADD, really helps me, I’m finding out!

Hang in there!

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[Carry]

That makes sense! (I’m sure you’ll sleep so much better, knowing that! )

Thank you for adding that!

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[Carry]

A heart person disguised as a head person……

That makes so much sense.

It sounds so silly to recognize that all of a sudden..

It’s so frustrating sometimes not to be able to see something that obvious about yourself. Do you guys recognize that?

Are there transcripts of seminars like the ones you visited? I really need to show this to my therapist.

I’m going to have to attend his seminars…… ok.. calm down… breathe..

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Hey Clive,

are you sure you didn’t walk into a butcher’s shop? Such ignorance is just unbelievable, isn’t it?

The drugs are easy to prescribe! Heck, if I get the spelling right, I could prescribe them.

Oh.. and I would need handwriting that’s impossible to read for anyone but an expert on hieroglyphics..

ok..so, two requirements: Spelling, handwriting and a degree in..

three requi… wait let’s start again!

It’s getting a precise diagnosis, where the real work is. For the specialists, that is. You’re ‘near’ Toronto, aren’t you? (Hamilton Spectator?) I’m sure better care is available!!

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[Carry]

@zsazsa Having a colleague like that is amazing! We’ll nominate her for the Nobel prize for ADD aides! Make sure you let her know how much you appreciate her! If you don’t… send her over!

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For me, my moods and especially my (frustration fed) rages stopped when I finally understood what’s been going on.

Initially, when I asked for help with my feelings of depression, the only reason I went to see a doctor, was that I found out, that I wasn’t the only one suffering from it. My wife and my (now) 3 year old son were suffering too. Ofcourse I had no idea. It came to the point where my wife told me that she couldn’t cope with my ‘absence’ anymore. Taking care of our son alone, was work enough.

We decided on having a child together. And now she was taking care of both our son as well as constantly worrying about me and looking after me. That opened my eyes and I decided to get help. I would have lost her if I didn’t take action.

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@briochick I think my goofy flaky English teacher must have had ADHD.. He was so all over the place, that he even gave us sex education, because we happened to run into that subject, when we were reading some article about it in class.

He’ll always be my favorite! He made it fun to be in school!

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[Carry]

@MerryMac Thank you, I’ll try to be nicer to.. me

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[Carry]

One of my more annoying habits: becoming “mr. know-it-all preacher guy”. Sorry about that, but you get the meaning of it, right?

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“Self esteem comes from success”

I was thinking about that and wondering why I already feel like my self esteem has grown. I’ve been looking at my life, but this time from an “ADD perspective”. I have been beating myself up about all the things I never managed to achieve, calling myself lazy, not interested, good at stupid things that didn’t matter. ( I was the one that beat myself up over things before anyone else could )

But now, I realize how much I already achieved in spite of ADD. So basically I am discovering successes in the past, that I never recognized as successes. And now that I’m getting to know my disability (and fighting its symptoms) I am growing aware of the things I will be able to do!

@Circetay Got the right diagnosis? That’s success! You have responded to this thread, so you’re actively looking for answers. I’m guessing you’ve been searching for answers for a while now and ADD is the answer you found. Hopefully the right one too! Success doesn’t have to be huge. And even if they are huge we don’t always recognize them as such, as you can read from Rick’s answer. (Thank you Rick! You guys are very inspiring!!)

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[Carry]

Thank you for your response! (as soon as I find the surgeon who knows where it’s located, I’ll let you know!)

Medication is (or feels like it’s) working miracles for me. I’m still in the process of finding the right dosage, but already I notice that I can keep track of a conversation, even when my wife is talking to me from the living room, when I’m doing the dishes.

BTW, she really has to get used to the ‘new’ me! That’s gonna take a while, since I have to get used to me too. My three year old son even gives me a certain ‘hey, something’s different about you’ glare, every now and then. (Keeping a close eye on him now too, given my diagnosis, ofcourse)

The only thing I’m discovering now, is that even though I am now ABLE to concentrate, I still have to put in the effort to do so. The effort is not so much in trying to concentrate, but more in changing my habits, since they didn’t change overnight with the meds. So things like your whiteboard by the front door, the “bucket” concept that Dr. Jain suggests in one of the video’s and keeping everyones organizers in sync, are still really good ideas to help bending those old ADD driven habits, into effective new ones.

Weren’t you surprised to see your self esteem rising so quickly? I know I was!

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