Posted by IsoM on February 8, 2002, at 14:55:21
In reply to ADHD link for You » IsoM, posted by Ritch on February 8, 2002, at 0:11:31
Thanks, Mitch, but I have read a lot on ADHD. I have been diagnosed as having it, but was curious about how bipolar II & ADD overlapped. Reading more on bipolar II, I can see that I definitely don't have it - mine is straightforward ADHD.
In many ways, I've managed well with it. Most people are surprised that I have it. My weaknesses is distractibility (I'll switch topics midsentence when something else catches my eye without even be aware I've done it & then switch just as fast back to original topic) & organisation. I work so hard at keeping things organised.
Talking with others who have ADD, most (like me) are very good at organising. We can organise anything or anybody, but ourselves. Anything I organise, I can disorganise in a matter of seconds. I keep any important notes or papers on a special folder in the computer. I've yet to misplace my computer & be unable to find it. One reason a palm pilot wouldn't be good for me. It's the distractibility - I carry away & put things down all the time, completely unaware of what I'm doing as my mind's working on so many other things too.
Yet, it's organisation that gives me structure more than anything else. I'm hoping adrafinil may help make me more aware of what I'm doing so I won't get so mixed-up in my everday doings.
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