Posted by cybercafe on October 18, 2003, at 19:14:33
In reply to So tell me about adult ADD, posted by girlygirl on October 18, 2003, at 16:11:47
> Hi everyone - I am having a posting frenzy today! But would be really interested to hear from anyone about this. Cos I think I have it. I am in the UK and it's not really accepted here. I'm not the hyperactive type. But from doing web research there is a lot of stuff that rings bells with me. I have always had real problems with procrastination, concentration (sometimes too much so I get obsessed and addicted to things and sometimes I just can't focus my mind and can't sit still at all), blurting things out without thinking and embarassing myself, needing stimulants like speed or (at the least) coffee to feel awake, a lot of the time just not feeling properly "here" at all. Does that sound like ADD or is it just the usual depression stuff?
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> Would really appreciate and inputsince you havn't mentioned being depressed i'd *guess* it's more ADD.... or maybe you're just an extrovert? ..... for me it was so bad i couldn't hold down a job, and it still took me 8 years to get diagnosed .......
i guess the question is ...... "how does it interfere with your life?" .. to distinguish whether or not it is something that needs to be treated
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