Posted by Raisinb on July 23, 2012, at 0:07:16
In reply to Re: Experience with adult ADHD? » ron1953, posted by sleepygirl2 on July 22, 2012, at 23:18:22
I'm chronically disorganized and have bad credit simply because I don't pay attention to money and pay bills late, if at all. I don't make extravagant purchases or have a shopping addiction.
I'm very, very messy and have trouble keeping my house clean. I lose things all the time--student papers, keys, whatever you give me, I can lose it in thirty seconds.
On the other hand, I always did very well in school, but it wasn't because I was organized or did things on time. I procrastinated and did messy work and got by with intelligence.
I have never had trouble maintaining concentration while reading or doing something else I enjoy. In fact I'm pretty good at super focusing when reading, playing video games, or doing something I enjoy. Boring tasks, like grading papers, that's another story, but I don't know that anyone has a wonderful time getting through a stack of papers. This has impacted my work in my previous jobs. I have a pretty good memory for appointments and only forget them occasionally; use of my iPhone calendar helps, when I get myself together to use it.
I do have trouble getting started and staying focused on long term, open ended projects. For instance, I should be publishing to progress in my field, but I have so many different ideas and so many different ways to go about them I get bogged down in actually getting started.
My decision is really whether to try the meds or not, since it still seems its a matter of diagnosis by prescription.
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