raysot
02-22-06, 10:40 PM
Hello, everyone
So, to make a long story short, I had ADD as a child was on ritalin (sp?) and all that.
Now I'm 43. I don't quite know why I'm here.. possibly for some support and affirmation that I'm not the only one who can't remember a name 5 seconds after someone introduces themselves.
I saw a doctor about a lot of the common symptoms that seem to be returning at this point in life. She told me that ADD never left me. It is always there (Turns out she has it as well).
It would be easy to go on a drug regime... The single biggest problem in doing so, is that I love to fly. Became a licensed pilot back in 1998 (Not sure how I pulled that one off! :) ) and the FAA doesn't look too kindly at pilots that take medication and fly... so.. I deal with it, but lately my 'dealing' has not been so effective.
...and in the past few years, I have experienced a troubling problem and I'm not sure if it's ADD-related or something else...
When I'm under stress at work, or I have a LOT to say in a short amount of time, something very peculiar occurs. As I'm talking, and only rarely, but it does seem consistent with stress levels) my brain seems to step outside of itself, only for a second or two, and whatever tone, vowel, syllable I was uttering at the time becomes sort of 'stuck'.. and I end up uttering that 'tone' for a brief second. It's almost as if my brain pushes in the clutch and disengages from whatever the thought process was at the time so all you would hear is a sort of "Ahhhh" or 'uhhh' for a few seconds.
It's embarrassing, and I note that here just to see if anyone else with ADD has experienced this sort of mental disengagement or should I go see a neurosurgeon :eek: ...
Other, more common issues is my inability to shut my brain off at night... Stupid little songs and ditties get stuck in an endless loop, and usually I resort to one too many glasses of wine just to shut me the heck up so I can get some rest. Forgetting names, following diections, reading a book, etc all require an intense amount of concentration and it seems the harder I focus the worse it gets!
So... I tried to make this as short as possible.. believe me I could type all night about living with this, as I am sure others could as well.
I look forward to replies, making new friends and just sharing experiences. (Most of all any good anecdotes anyone has!)
Best Regards
Ray from Seattle
So, to make a long story short, I had ADD as a child was on ritalin (sp?) and all that.
Now I'm 43. I don't quite know why I'm here.. possibly for some support and affirmation that I'm not the only one who can't remember a name 5 seconds after someone introduces themselves.
I saw a doctor about a lot of the common symptoms that seem to be returning at this point in life. She told me that ADD never left me. It is always there (Turns out she has it as well).
It would be easy to go on a drug regime... The single biggest problem in doing so, is that I love to fly. Became a licensed pilot back in 1998 (Not sure how I pulled that one off! :) ) and the FAA doesn't look too kindly at pilots that take medication and fly... so.. I deal with it, but lately my 'dealing' has not been so effective.
...and in the past few years, I have experienced a troubling problem and I'm not sure if it's ADD-related or something else...
When I'm under stress at work, or I have a LOT to say in a short amount of time, something very peculiar occurs. As I'm talking, and only rarely, but it does seem consistent with stress levels) my brain seems to step outside of itself, only for a second or two, and whatever tone, vowel, syllable I was uttering at the time becomes sort of 'stuck'.. and I end up uttering that 'tone' for a brief second. It's almost as if my brain pushes in the clutch and disengages from whatever the thought process was at the time so all you would hear is a sort of "Ahhhh" or 'uhhh' for a few seconds.
It's embarrassing, and I note that here just to see if anyone else with ADD has experienced this sort of mental disengagement or should I go see a neurosurgeon :eek: ...
Other, more common issues is my inability to shut my brain off at night... Stupid little songs and ditties get stuck in an endless loop, and usually I resort to one too many glasses of wine just to shut me the heck up so I can get some rest. Forgetting names, following diections, reading a book, etc all require an intense amount of concentration and it seems the harder I focus the worse it gets!
So... I tried to make this as short as possible.. believe me I could type all night about living with this, as I am sure others could as well.
I look forward to replies, making new friends and just sharing experiences. (Most of all any good anecdotes anyone has!)
Best Regards
Ray from Seattle