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I dont’ have hyperactivity – though to be fair I have moments of it, like right now whilst taking a long shower, the desire to clean the shower came over and man I was amazing at cleaning that shower – those moments are rare and few between the focus is always intense when those moments come, I wont have to clean the shower for months now! 😉 Wish that focus was still there to do the actually house as well!

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Funny I have to have an audio book at night or listen to something so my mind will focus and not runaway.

I also wonder, I get this strange sensation in my body, it’s almost like an  electric shock runs through my head, kinda strange, the Dr has said it’s always just anxiety I wonder now if it’s charges of adrenalin from ADD … anyone else get it?
Thanks for the video will watch it now!

There are advantages – you know my life has been a bit easier now that I feel as though ADD makes sense… I have a friend who told me teh other day that she has it and takes ritalin? Not sure I’ll take that but it’s nice to have someone who understands it as well.

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Thanks EVeryone!!!! So nice to come back and read these messages and to know I’m  not alone… interesting that once diagnosed it can change insurance and everything, I didn’t think of that, not sure I want the diagnose now – as will it really change anything, outside of having to pay more as I get more distracted. 😉

Speaking of, it tooks me ages to get started today. I woke up with brain fog and thought oh no … here we go … I couldn’t do anything, at one point I was just standing in the hallway thinking, ‘what am I doing?’ –  I didn’t even know, then I made myself clean up and got distracted 1000 times over. Brain fog is the hardest thing for me, I run my own company and self motivation – wow …. that’s always been a huge challenge for me .. I sometimes of moments of intense focus, I’ll forget to eat, or go toilet or drink and I get so much done but even those are not healthy, it’s about finding a middle ground isn’t it. I’ve done a few things that help though, I’ve attached my wallet to my bag – so I can’t actually lose it now. I’ve got my eftpos cards hidden in different places around the house and car , so if I do happen to lose my wallet I’ve always got a card handy.  I have post it notes stuck everywhere – turn of the heating iron, check you’ve got your keys, your phone, child … JUST JOKING!  😉   I’m a single Mum but a great Mum, and i would hate for a diagnose to mean someone could tell me I was a bad Mum.  It’s hard having this forgetful, excitable, depressed, anxiety, unmotivated, creative, too many thoughts at once kinda brain… tell me does anyone go to bed at night to find their mind just wont be quiet and sometimes it’s get to the point where you feel as though you’re being taken over? It’s quite scary for me sometimes at night, my thoughts just wont stop and then they all seem to over lap… weird.

 

Much love everyone – thank you!!!

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THanks fo rresponding! I see it’s very slow around here, i thought this would be a great place to get answers but so nice to hear from you. I hear you about placing things in the same place all the time, I have set something similar up but I still lose my keys, my phone – everything.  I try so hard to stay organized, I have about 10 different boosk for all my lists but – i lose the books. Then I buy another book for lists. I can’t use the computer as it drives me crazy writing down on the computer, I need things I can touch and smell.  I sometimes don’t even know how to start my day when I’m super busy and I get up and am exhausted already with all the thoughts of what to do and where to start.  I really hope I can get some answers from my Dr and Therapist soon, not sure I wnt to take drugs but I at least relaly feel like I have some answers now and that makes me feel so much better.

There are definitely some pros to having add – creative, compassionate, funny, 😉

I don’t think ti’s all bad it’s just about making sure you can work in society a bit better.I have my own job as there is no way I could work for anyone else. I’ve had more jobs than I care to remember and I’ve been fired from almost all of them, one was doing accounts and omg, I was Terrible!!!!   I think I quit that one, I’m now in a creative field – my own business, suits me much more but still struggle and I  don’t want to anymore, I just want to make lots of money, be organized and be me!

xo

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HI! I don’t think many people write on here – but I will respond to you. I’m 40 and new to ‘almost’ being diagnosed and what you write, seriously could be me. I love the ‘skimming over manuals, or instructions … getting excited about the new you.. I do this too. I see photos of woman in magazines and go ‘that’s me, I want to be like that, professional and tidy, well groomed… I go and buy an outfit that fits that but i can’t maintain it. I get up in the morning and think gawd that’s going to take too much time and I cant’ be bothered, yet I so want to be that person, I so want to be organized and finish all the things I’ve started yet Ive always had a block, I use to think I was insane.. or just really really lazy and that I just was the sort of person who was a couch potato, no matter how hard I try to be movtivated and brilliant I just fall at the waist side – but I keep trying, all the time.. I never give up but I never quite get there as there is something – that holds me back and now I know what it is…. so hopefully I can create change.

One person said to yell at yourself like the military.  GET UP! BRUSH YOUR HAIR!

DO YOUR WORK, SIT STILL AND WRITE THAT ESSAY!

I shall try it, best of luck to you.

 

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