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Post by DANIEL on Sept 10, 2004 18:01:54 GMT -5
I am 30 years old and for as long as i can remember which is a long time i have never fit in always had trouble concentrating on my school work and work in general even in things i am interested in i cannot focus. its debilitating. the constant wirlwind of thoughts never stop even when i sleep i am concious in my dreams constantly working out things from my daily life. if i am working on a problem concerning a bit of circuitry or repairs i work on it in my sleep, and almost always i have a solution by the morning. although to some this may seem like a wonderful thing i cant stand it, i am at my wits end, i dont sleep and when i do it is not resting. i cant imagine going on through 40 or 50 years of this and keeping my sanity intact. how do you cope, how can i make it stop, right now i am doing three things at once i am running a ball game , doing logs and writeing this letter.
help???
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T.
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Post by T. on Nov 28, 2004 0:31:56 GMT -5
Dude, this is some heavy shit.
Been diagnosed and/or doing any meds?
I just found out about ADD - ignored it all my life never considering it might be me. I'm taking Strattera right now but after only a few months the effect has worn off. I hope to find something better.
But, here is what helped me:
Knowing I AM different, and not just lazy, hazy and crazy. Or weird. Or anti-social. No wait, I AM weird.
Second, it gives me a whole new perspective to see my past through. The world is built for slower and more methodical people. Business, social, family, all of it. I crackle across the face of the world - they plod. They patiently plant and wait to reap, while I go kill something and eat. I interest me more.
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zwiebelmann
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Also known as Artur Kubola... Outside all time and matter.
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Post by zwiebelmann on Dec 24, 2004 18:49:19 GMT -5
Good morning...
As a newbie a short intro, quite simalar to both postre in this title.
Because my cunning new love (which I married shortly- 2 years ago)
we found out that Add is in me.
At least it describes all the plagues Ive been through... all in one strike!
How I feel about it and how I cope is not to be said yet, also if proper treatment will be available or is necessary.
If possible i want to stay outside of drugs, even the prescribed kind.
In earlier years ive snorted, smoked and even injected meselve with all kinds of them...
And i want to reach my 400 th birthday in health. ;D
Just in case people think i am really that old... well... it certainly feels like it!
In real life i am a 50 year old geezer with the energy of somebody 15 years younger, and the curiousity of some lucky little guy which because of his age, never was in a school.
If I am really insane... then at least here is some compagnie.
Grrreeting
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Post by T. on Dec 24, 2004 20:55:11 GMT -5
"If I am really insane... then at least here is some compagnie." Yeah! Great outlook. Personally I tend to believe that the rest of the world is crazy (and too plodding) for US! Adult-ADHD/ADD E-mail Discussion groups-beta.google.com/group/Adult-ADHD |
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Post by ellie75 on Dec 30, 2004 7:05:00 GMT -5
I agree that the rest of the world is crazy!! All my life I have felt like a freak, noone ever feels like I do or understands how hard it is for me. I have recently discovered I have ADD but I do not want to take medication. Why should I take something just because I am different from the majority? I think there should be more awareness of it and others should learn how to deal with us. My partner finds it hard but he loves me enough to stick around. Some days I do feel like giving up and that I wish I could get off this conveyor belt I am on that never stops! (even in my sleep). But we should treasure the fact that we are different and that our brains are wired BETTER than others! My advice to anyone with ADD is to read about it, eat right, exercise and let yourself off, let yourself have bad days, dont punish yourself for not achieving what you want to. We are good people who find life harder than your average person but it makes us stronger!!! Any more advice on how to switch off would be greatly recieved!! Ellie  |
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Post by happywanderer on Apr 15, 2005 16:38:00 GMT -5
What's the problem. I don't get it. I am currently remodeling a house and I work out many problems in my dreams.
I just found out at age 40+ that I am labeled by some as A.D.D. So what I say -- I already labeled myself -- intellegent and creative!
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