I am wondering if anyone else experienced a increase in their ADD symptoms when they got out into the "real world" of having a job and managing a place of your own? It seems like stress and responsibilities have made my ADD far worse than it used to be. Am I crazy? I doubt it is just the fact that I am older, but now, at 22, it seems much worse than when I was a 15 year old floundering through school without a care in the world and no "real" responsibilities.....

Yes...Very Much so...Social interaction and such...My mind tends to blank and I stuttor when I am nervous talking to people...I always get dem funny looks or the rolled eyes, so my self esteem is not so good when it comes to being around people..

I can not work right now...I was never able to follow rules and always had a short temper and get very emotional...but that has increased dramatically ever since I just got tired of dealing with ppl..They just don't get it that I can not help the way I am sometimes...Meds may help some things...but not all of em. A Co-Worker one time Made me so furious one time I just went off..and I love to use this line even today..."Look, You may have to put up with it...but I have to live with it...so BACK OFF!"

You are not crazy...and I don't think it getting worse(for any of us) because of age...but the added stress in our lives being an adult in society with extra responsibilty...

Ahhh to be a teen again..The only stress I had then was peer pressure and hoping parents don't find my pack of smokes or find out I snuck out at night..Soo Easy to be a rebel when you don't have to worry about car payments or will the boss fire me cause I forgot to do this...etc. Hugsss:)

[QUOTE=Draga "Look, You may have to put up with it...but I have to live with it...so BACK OFF!"

my gosh!! for some reason i read that & a light went on...ayup, gonna keep that.

by the time i hit m 40s, my life had become completly unmanageable & i was clueless as to what it was. the last couple years -since my diagnosis-its been slow & hit/miss but now i know what it is. too, im not sure if it gets worse as we age or if the additional stress freaks me out or a combination, & my dr hesitates to guess, because we all experience our add symptoms differently.
i do know that looking back i can see a progression.

(if i knew then...NAH. :p )

:) Just one of the many original creations to tell ppl off with the truth....by your's truly. Like this one:

"I get the feeling you don't like me. Oh No, Will the earth stop spinning now or does it need your permission first? Ohhhh That's right...You're not God! Hmmm then You're not very important enough to worry about then."

Their only come back was.."Ugh, Whatever."

LOL Don't mess w/ the dragon :D

lmao, melly--here, have a hug.:D

Huge Hugs to both You and Issy :) I do find symptoms improved with the right meds and reduction of stress, and best of all the support of people here in the forums:)

Have ya just started therapy?

I don't think my symptoms got worse, but the level of stress I experienced from them sure did. When I was 15, it was no big deal to have a messy room, or to always be losing track of time. Now, if I lose track of time, I might forget an important appointment, and my messy room really bugs the crap out of me!

Hi I was diag. 6 ys ago. I was 64 !!! I t was a GREAT RELIEF to finally figure what made me different... I was going to say " wrong with me"" but that's wrong too. I'm different and I do neat things differently. Like many other ADD ers I've been there and done it with all sorts of stuff...booze n dope. V careful now though We are differently brilliant and neat.
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Well said PisceanDog. I'm 45 and been through the ringer. Finally the clouds are begining to clear. What a growing up process.
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Draga, you have put into words exactly how I feel. Its the dealing with people that i just CANT DEAL WITH. And yes it has gotten much worse as I have gotten older. The line ..'you may have to put up with it, but I have to live with it" is wonderful!!!!!!11 Thank you for putting into words things that I have been feeling but couldnt say.