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  1. Any adults(young to middle aged) diagnosed and treated as a child till present?
  2. My life with ADHD
  3. Self-destructive behavior
  4. Anyone have trouble with sequences of similar items?
  5. You guys know what's awkward?...
  6. How many hours per day are you online?
  7. Am new, can anyone tell me some positive things about having ADD...?
  8. Every time I'm up, I come crashing down.
  9. Nothing screams "You're a failure" louder than To-do lists
  10. I feel setback.
  11. Getting up when it is at it's worst.
  12. Work, brain! Work!
  13. Totally irational & dark thoughts
  14. Medical ID bracelet - ADHD?
  15. Can I vent?
  16. Socialized out
  17. Handling Disbelief
  18. Self knowledge
  19. ive hit the wall.. please help
  20. Anti-Ritalin and the guys that have problems with ADHD/ADD
  21. ADHD Alcohol and Inhibitions
  22. Another funny ADHD'er mistake...what a joke.
  23. ADHD+OCD or Schizophrenia?
  24. Tasks requiring concentration cause anxiety?
  25. I'm the biggest idiot I know right now...
  26. how do you explain what ADHD is to NT?
  27. How did you figure out you had ADD?
  28. Are some overwhelming tasks easier to confront than others?
  29. Just how bad is your sense of direction?
  30. No Hobbies
  31. stronger incentive: social interaction or gold stars?
  32. Committee Brain!
  33. Did you graduate from high school?
  34. Harnessing Hyperfocus
  35. Nagging sense you should be doing something else right now...
  36. Problem with forgetting I have ADHD and dealing with "ANTs"
  37. Dr Russell Barkley - ADHD Motivation Deficit Disorder
  38. Could you live without the Internet?
  39. Laziness
  40. I Need Help with Executive Function; My wife and my manager say it, and I know it!
  41. why do I forget everything
  42. Does your head hurt when you force yourself to really think?
  43. Anybody know what Prosopagnosia is?
  44. Re-reading you own posts over and over...
  45. Anyone ever doubt their diagnosis?
  46. Mail
  47. Life Without Meds......sort of
  48. I'm lost:( (short rant)
  49. I prefer the barber than a hairdresser
  50. Ever noticed that often the biggest ADD skeptics have major ADD redflags themselves?
  51. I hate hearing about others' success!
  52. My thoughts on the "gift" debate
  53. No hobbies & no friends
  54. Question for those diagnosed with combined subtype
  55. The Need for Negativity?
  56. Dr Phil and ADHD
  57. language and ADHD
  58. Still looking for motivation?
  59. Do you ever have a lump in your throat from excitement?
  60. A Few Questions!
  61. Do any of you go from thing to thing to thing?
  62. Do you get depressed when you aren't doing something intensely?
  63. Does anybody else take a ton of stuff with them wherever they go, "just in case"?
  64. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
  65. Alcoholic drinks
  66. Do you miss obvious things?
  67. Should people with ADHD be treated differently?
  68. Did someone have to stay on you to complete work when you were a kid?
  69. Technology and directions/instructions
  70. How do you make yourself go to work or school
  71. Taking the day "off"/mental health break
  72. ADHD isn't so bad
  73. Do some of you have traits but not all of or true adhd?
  74. Finally talked to my parents...
  75. Pressure feelings in the sides of the head
  76. I just locked my keys in the car
  77. how do you guys do it!
  78. ADHD Superpower
  79. Silence for three months - than all at once on the last minute !
  80. ADHD and insecurity about accuracy
  81. ADHD myths
  82. The things I used to know.
  83. ADD is much much worse in the morning
  84. Struggles With Feeling Like a Failure
  85. Seeking advice/input regarding current diagnosis
  86. My stuff is stressing me out.
  87. List your traits (not symptoms)
  88. Not aware of your own talents?
  89. Being Positive
  90. Artificially induce hyperfocus??
  91. Have you ever been irritated at someone ELSE'S ADD?
  92. "Heightened Curiosity" ?
  93. I combat overconfidence by putting myself down
  94. Parenting with ADHD
  95. Motivation???
  96. is IQ scores even accurate?
  97. How to get started??
  98. My brain does not function...
  99. Things turning for the worst
  100. Done Nothing
  101. Do you ever give up?
  102. You know what irritates me the most about sharing about my ADHD?
  103. Driving/walking around aimlessly too much
  104. Caffeine Addiction Before Diagnosis?
  105. How can I improve my English
  106. When trying to really concentrate on something...
  107. Stupid, stupid, stupid brain
  108. looking back
  109. 21 year old musician...I'm..confused.
  110. Inertia
  111. Is this a healthy bloood pressure reading for 22 going on 23 year old ADHD male?
  112. ADHD- and wanting to escape my past
  113. Slooooow
  114. What is the connection between low self-esteem and adhd symptoms?
  115. What is perseveration?
  116. Does your add make you do a little dance when you are happy?
  117. Feeling left behind...
  118. How anxiety effects ADHD
  119. ADD and a Need for Organization
  120. Growing up (or failing at it!!!)
  121. ADD & Paradoxical Thoughts
  122. Fast brain-ADHD?
  123. I dont know who else to tell, or where else to go..
  124. Temperament and ADD
  125. 3 breakdowns, 4 hallucinations, 2 bouts of severe paranoia, 1 mixed up life.
  126. my add symptoms.. any familiar to you ??
  127. How do you make yourself slow down / stop
  128. Is it just about trying harder?
  129. Blaming ADHD
  130. I hate the telephone
  131. Guilt for past actions....anybody else?
  132. Feel like a prisoner in my own body.
  133. Is ADHD Caused By Bad Parenting?
  134. Throwing tools at my brain
  135. "Driven To Distraction" by Hallowell
  136. Do you have the life you have always wanted to have?
  137. Internet lifestyle driving me to insanity
  138. How far into your diagnosis did you realize the real impact of ADHD on your life?
  139. Do you get super excited about things?
  140. Stephen P. Hinshaw, Opinion?
  141. Does any ADHD person here have shaky hand ?
  142. Feels like my life is collapsing around me
  143. Are ADD therapies just trying to force square pegs into round holes?
  144. Having a really bad day :(
  145. Graduated from university with ADHD with 2:2 and now feeling desperately alone.
  146. Is ADHD really a problem of inhibition?
  147. How hard is it to learn how to swim with ADHD/Dyspraxia?
  148. Speaking on a Panel
  149. My House is so bad, I could lose my kids?
  150. Do you actively try to learn how to disguise yourself as an NT?
  151. How come when I get stressed i just shut down??
  152. "Stuff"" no Adult with ADHD says.
  153. From Combined Type to Predominantly Inattentive?
  154. Control freak
  155. Facial recognition?
  156. Connecting random thoughts?
  157. Does stress make your symptoms worse?
  158. Delayed reaction to passing of family member?
  159. Symptoms I REALLY relate to!
  160. Focus?.....Just add a dash of self-loathing!
  161. I have a really HARD time reading.
  162. ADHD and moving out of home.
  163. Popularity of taking stimulants for "cram sessions"
  164. My honest life
  165. What do 'normal' people do in spare time?
  166. ADHD Hyperfocus - Does it Exist?
  167. Do you ever get the impulse to go out and spend, spend, spend?
  168. Positive aspects of ADHD??
  169. Sent an email to my disappointing school newspaper
  170. Is it hard for you to slow down?
  171. Procrastinating my perseveration
  172. Is ADHD considered a disability under the ADA definition?
  173. Who am I?
  174. Have you always felt like you needed a stimulant to function?
  175. Have you seen the film "A.D.D & loving it"?
  176. Black & White Anyone?
  177. TEDx on attention development
  178. Anyone else live in a pit of their own, partners and pets filth?
  179. Evicted need a pets allowed house in less then 2 weeks!
  180. A song about ADHD
  181. Is it possible to have ADD, not know it, and still do well in school.
  182. Letting people in on ADD.
  183. Looking for ways to manage my life with ADHD
  184. Starting to become an issue
  185. What's the difference?....It seems like the same thing.
  186. Offensive School Newspaper Article
  187. Help! What is happening to me!
  188. Do you beat yourself up over mistakes, or do you cut your losses and move on?
  189. Anyone with ADHD worked in southen Europe or the middle east?
  190. I need advice...
  191. The PROS and CONS of the ADDF "Culture"
  192. Taking Charge of Adult ADHD by Russell A. Barkley???
  193. 2/3rds of people will still have ADHD when they reach adulthood
  194. Starting to own it
  195. Talk About Not Recognizing Yourself .....
  196. I am hating life .,....
  197. if a desire is really real
  198. the Teardrop trailer and me
  199. do you think special messages are being sent to you
  200. Difficulty processing information.
  201. Is whistling VERY annoying to you?
  202. Lost in my Head
  203. Need help setting a healthy sleep schedule!
  204. Do you talk to yourself a lot??
  205. problems with public speaking and marshalling thoughts clearly
  206. Do you constantly crave that feeling ?
  207. Family members with brain disorders
  208. Self Esteem - based on accomplishments?
  209. The normal life makes me feel confined and restless
  210. Scientology, abuse, gift mentality, truth... and no insurance. My story.
  211. What is an adult?
  212. Is ADHD therapy technically useless?
  213. Losing almost 4 months of life, every year
  214. Dealing with boredom with obsessions
  215. A Fuzzy Sensation in the Brain every Morning.
  216. Overwhelmed
  217. Driving - impact of ADD on it...
  218. Just drove away from the gas station with the pump still in my truck!
  219. Newspaper Response
  220. Passing/Blacking out while driving at night.
  221. If not depressed wth am I? (Kind of vent warning)
  222. ADHD and eating habits
  223. Anti-Authoriarians, ADHD, and other Mental Diagnoses
  224. DAE have problems with compulsive habit repetition?
  225. Anger issues - related to ADD
  226. Finding Yourself
  227. Can't think and talk at the same time
  228. I dont care...I dont wanna do it now(rant)
  229. Do you listen to music while doing work/school work?
  230. How hard can ADHD be, right?
  231. is this an add symptom?
  232. Perseveration on Pet Grooming: Anyone else? tangles, shedding hair, fleas, lice.....
  233. My concentration span is atrocious
  234. Why does time pass so quickly??????
  235. Dubious coping mechanisms
  236. Emotional Allergies By Dr.Gabor Mate
  237. Made Up Terms for Symptoms
  238. Paranoid? Irrational Fears.
  239. Distractions and how i find them useful..
  240. The Battle of ADHD is still important to the Hyperman
  241. Laziness.... perception vs. reality
  242. Do you keep boxes of your technology etc etc
  243. Do people with ADD need spoonfeeding everytime?
  244. Waking Up
  245. ADHD and repression
  246. Fits of rage so bad I scare myself
  247. Nothing making sense, feel like I'm not making sense
  248. Do you have extreme anxiety issues on top of ADHD !
  249. Faking ADHD ugh
  250. Is this what it feels like to other people?