Posted by Shell on January 22, 2001, at 22:35:47
In reply to Re: Shell, posted by Aylese on January 22, 2001, at 21:16:26
> Skin-picking is also a criteria for diagnosing ADHD.
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> My husband has compulsive behaviors he isn't even aware of. The older he becomes the more he exhibits these behaviors.
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> I believe these are tic disorder behaviors. It is becoming difficult to enjoy his company. Here goes:
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> He clears his throat about every 5 seconds or even more. The more excited he is about something, the louder and more frequent these throat clearings become. His throat clearing is often followed by nose-sniffing and then rubbint his nose.
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> He hums a non-tune noise while preparing his plate to eat. Every morsel of food item he places on his plate gets it's own few non-notes. When he butters his bread, etc., more humming. This humming has become more frequent and he also does this while rifeling through papers or laundry or files, etc.
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> He talks out loud to himself wherever he happens to be. If he is really excited, he talks louder and louder. Yes, he does ask questions and answers them too. He talks very loud when he fills the gas tank or scrapes the frost off his windshield. I tell him he must stop or someone is going to call the police or ambulance and have him taken away sometime.
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> When people begin a conversation with him, he will abrupty and loudly say "What?" or "I beg your pardon?" without even listening to what they have said.
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> I find all of these behaviors very distressing and it causes real anger in me sometimes. He is an extremely intelligent fellow. Above average. He is certainly a work-aholic-type person.
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> Sometimes I think he is just rude and selfish for behaving this way, but I always know he is unaware that he is behaving in such an aggravating way. Is this something that could be controlled with medication?
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> Please respond, anybody!
> Thanks,
> Aylese
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Skin picking is a criteria for ADHD? I have ADHD too (along with depression and OCD). This really gets more and more depressing!As for your husband's behaviors, I can see how that would drive you crazy. Even though he isn't doing it intentionally, that has to be maddening. On a smaller scale, I feel the same way about my husband's snorning. I know he can't help it and isn't even aware of it, but I seem to almost take it personally!
I really don't know if his behavior is indicative of a disorder that can be helped by medication. The obvious solution would be to have him evaluated. If he is resistant to this, either because he doesn't think he has a problem or because he just doesn't like the idea of therapy and/or medication, it might be useful for you to go talk to a professsional about how to live with his habits. Perhaps if the counselor feels his behaviors may be treatable, he/she could request that he come in to attend a session of "your" therapy. It sounds a little sneaky, but I have known it to work before when someone was reluctant to seek treatment on his own (no, not my husband...I don't know that that would work for snoring!!)
Shell
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