I May Not Be Crazy

Timpman · #1 (**permalink**) 06-12-2012, 10:43 AM

I finally have an appointment with a doctor and will see him tomorrow. He is known to be knowledgeable about ADD. I am 95% certain I have Adult ADD and it is a plague from hell to me. My wife made the appointment for me because I failed to do it day after day after day, even though I really meant to and wanted to. I hope the appointment goes well.

Eowyn · #2 (**permalink**) 06-12-2012, 10:45 AM

Best of luck, Timpman. I hope you find relief.

Misshalfway · #3 (**permalink**) 06-12-2012, 10:47 AM

Just a side bar suggestion. You may want to look at Neurofeedback to help improve the ADD symptoms you are experiencing. The research suggests that it can really make a difference.

Shawn_ · #4 (**permalink**) 06-12-2012, 10:53 AM

ADD runs in my family. I wish you the best.

applepansy · #5 (**permalink**) 06-12-2012, 11:09 AM

Best Wishes. I hope you can find the help you want.

EarlJibbs · #6 (**permalink**) 06-12-2012, 01:59 PM

Good luck! Please let us know how it goes.

Timpman · #7 (**permalink**) 06-12-2012, 02:08 PM

I confess I will probably be ticked off for a while. I will be happy to be diagnosed (if I am) and treated, but I will also mourn the lost opportunities and wasted time. It may explain (though not excuse), my drug use as a teenager. Marijuana was a glorious panacea to me. It made my mission very difficult at times. It took me a decade to finish one year of college, and that's all I've finished. My wife has complained that I don't pay enough attention to her. I have been labeled as "selfish." I have had a hard time seeing the good things in life, so I have been guilty of the heinous sin of ingratitude. I have experienced repeated disappointment and aggravation. I have constantly wondered why I fail over and over again and can't quite measure up. I have not moved up in my career. Most of the time I feel like doom is on the horizon and I am barely keeping my head above water. I am very frustrated with my life. I feel I am not who I should be. I am an underachiever.

Vort · #8 (**permalink**) 06-12-2012, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Timpman

Marijuana was a glorious panacea to me. It made my mission very difficult at times.

I can imagine.

Windseeker · #9 (**permalink**) 06-12-2012, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timpman

I have had a hard time seeing the good things in life, so I have been guilty of the heinous sin of ingratitude. I have experienced repeated disappointment and aggravation. I have constantly wondered why I fail over and over again and can't quite measure up. I have not moved up in my career. Most of the time I feel like doom is on the horizon and I am barely keeping my head above water. I am very frustrated with my life. I feel I am not who I should be. I am an underachiever.

I feel like that...minus the weed of course.

For myself I just dont' think medication is the answer. I believe the answer is to exercise and increase my discipline and will power.

I wish you the best.

Timpman · #10 (**permalink**) 06-12-2012, 02:48 PM

Dear, dear Vort, you make me laugh. I still don't like your profile pic, though.

Windseeker, saying that exercise and discipline and will power works for you implies that medication is for the weak. While you said "for myself," the implication is still there and your comment is not helpful. Exercise helps, but my discipline and will power has not worked for at least 15 years.