Comments on: Common Symptoms of ADD in Adults

By: Louis

Louis — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:02:54 +0000

I am 31 years old and just now starting to look into this.
Here is what I’ve been struggling with my whole life:

-Misplaced keys, books, phones, etc. (to infinity)
-Forgetting my car’s headlights on only to return to a flat car battery.
-Getting asked to fetch something, walking out of the room, just to have to turn around immediately and go and ask that person to repeat the task.
-Going to a cupboard to get something and standing in front of it, looking into space and trying to remember what it was that you were looking for
-A desk that looks like a bomb exploded.
-A bedroom that looks like a bomb exploded
-A car interior that looks like a bomb exploded
-Can’t manage money (Get it, Spend it)
-Inability to get started on tasks.
-…and when you do, you lose interest and don’t finish it
-Before leaving the house, going through the checklist of what you need out loud (because you’re used to forgetting things)…and then get to your car without the keys
-…or you make it to your destination without something really important.
-Reading a sentence and your eyes just refuse to follow the words, skipping words and making it so you don’t understand

I could go on and on.
I need to find out what is going on. I’m tired of being laughed at by friends and family.

I want answers.

By: iain

iain — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:07:55 +0000

I know what you mean,
I cant concentrate on anything, I have lost count of the amount of jobs that I have lost due to my poor concentration, I never think things through make rash decisions (I once went to Brazil on a rash decision) ended relationships, thrown in jobs, moved towns I’m thinking I must have add

By: Kag

Kag — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:33:44 +0000

Thanks so much for this-reading it has made the tears flow. Almost every number applies to me, and Mei, I completely identify with everything you said. But I am a Christian and I believe very strongly in God’s power to heal. I believe me finding this article is him revealing to me what is going on because my prayer this year was to find wisdom, vision, and his purpose for me on earth. So this article is a good start and the fact that it is from The National Association of Christian Recovery(never heard of them before)means something to me. Funny how identifying the problem makes it so much easier to deal with than just not knowing:)

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:29:00 +0000

I know exactly what you mean. I have always been the joker of the group, always very well liked among all my peer groups. I often find it difficult to maintain a stable personality because I find it challenging and engaging to understand where people are coming from, then emulate that environment to better get to know them. I am almost certain I have ADD now, and am in the process of seeking treatment. Has anyone here been on Ritalin or a similar drug or therapy? What has helped? I have always thought that I was just a little bit different to most people I could never place the feeling but it was always one difference, despite being popular. I think I have found the difference.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:40:30 +0000

What about consistently being late? Difficulty waking up–sleeping very deeply?

By: Mei

Mei — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:47:10 +0000

Thank you for this . I always had this shadowy feeling that something is not quite right me. 99% of what is said in this article is practically a dictionary description of me…no wonder i always felt crappy and depressed and mood swings and all that. I have tons and tons of ideas and things and set out accomplishing them but they are always half-done coz i always finds somthing more interesting along the way…and this is tearing my life apart. It’s kinda u know you have a hidden potential somehow, but just never quite get it to the right path even when u know u’re not getting any younger….heck, I even have a hard time clearing up my room….it was like a bomb-out shelter.
And I feel like I’m constantly all over the place. Can’t even sit still in a room for more than 15 minutes I have to paced in and out. COnstantly got bombarded for being disorganized. Tried doing up a timetable routine for myself, try sticking to it, try focusing hard…as always, it flutters. Evrything, just evrything said here is so true…so help me God.

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:23:46 +0000

i’ve just read the whole article and based on it i could say i definitely have ADD..i went to the doctor this morning and told him about it but he dismissed the possibility of me having ADD and that it’s something that we all deal in life…blah-blah-blah!!!. i’m so fed up…i wish there is a doctor somewhere who is sympathetic…i’ve been feeling like this for about 6 years now…i thought i had SAD (seasonal affective disorder)or mild depression from time to time but now i can see clearly this is not the case and that i think i have ADD.

By: Colette

Colette — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:25:05 +0000

Thank you. This article was as enlightening as it was upsetting. Upon reading through the numerous responses, I was overwhelmed by how keenly I could empathise.
I was diagnosed with ADHD has a child, however my parents were reluctant medicate me from such a young age. I don’t blame them and would probably feel similarly if presented with that kind of decision.
Now 20 years on, I still present all the same behaviours, albeit in different contexts. But as an adult I no longer have “growing-up” as an excuse.
After researching Adult ADD, it’s clear as crystal that the untreated ADHD as a child has been accountable for a quarter of a century’s worth of unfinished work; of confusion, procrastination, social isolation, depression, anxiety and hearing “But she has so much potential!” over and over again.
I’ve heard scary things about Ritalin and the like, and am generally opposed to pharmaceuticals (I’ve seen my father, my friend, my boyfriend become zombies on mood-monitoring medications). But I am becoming desperate, as my struggle seems to be getting worse, rather than better, with age. I’m returning to study soon and after having underachieved consistenly through procrastination, disorganisation and distractability in the past, I can only hope that medication may be my only chance to stop this string of failures from continuing.

By: Glenn

Glenn — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:37:45 +0000

I still have not been able to get through to my girlfriend who suffers from ADD and cocaine addiction. I want to stick by her for I love her so very much but she has stolen from me cosistenly and promised to go to rehab but when the time comes she won’t go. I want to stick by her because I know her history and she is essentially a very good and loving person. This is destroying both of us. Does anyone know of a rehab program tailored to her special kind of problem. I will be glad to foot the bill. I love her so much that I just can’t let her go. I am begging for help and at the end of my rope.

By: Bill B

Bill B — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:34:33 +0000

I have a question, I am diagnosed with ADD. I find that at times I will just stare at things, say a color, for minutes. Almost hyperfocussed I guess. Does anyone else notice this or is it just a wierd thing I do? It is frustrating because it will often be a shirt with a pattern on it, or a solid color that attracts my eye. I will be hyperfocussed on it. I think it might make some people uncomfortable, especially women, if I am staring at their shirt, not in a perverted way, just because of the pattern or the color.