Funnybones
04-23-06, 01:28 PM
Hi ..
My name is jason , I'm a 31 year old software developer currently living and working in the UK. I decided to do a little research on ADD after I saw an episode of the simpsons where Barts parents tried to treat his bad behaviour with a 'revolutionary new drug' called 'focusin' which had the usual far out simpson-esque consequences.(Who says that trash TV cant be educational?)
Ever since I can remember I have had problems that are consistent with the symptoms of ADD. I have trouble concentrating for longer than a few minutes at best, and really struggle to read large texts, i will find myself suddenly staring at the page with no idea what I've been reading about for the past five minutes, my eyes seem to follow the text as they should, but my mind is miles away. Its wierd, I can 'kind of' remember that I read it, but not what I read. I suffer from depression,anxiety (whoo boy) and insomnia and have trouble remembering peoples names, or the names of places and things.
A doctor in SA where I lived before I moved to the UK thought I was suffering from Bi-polar mood disorder and prescribed Lithium , but that did nothing at all, and I mean nothing , I may as well have been swallowing pastage stamps.
I have always relied heavily on pure undeveloped talent to get me through. I nearly failed my final year at school and was held back in the third grade but I'm not surprised because I dont remember ever studying for anything. Studying is an exercise in futility and frustration for me , no matter how good my intentions, I find myself doing something entirely unrelated to what I'm supposed to be studying, 15 minutes after I start. Luckily I have found a way to get past this in my job, I simply jump rapidly from problem to problem working on each a little at a time, but when it comes time to do research for a new project, component or concept , I'm lost.
I also battle to finish things , I have mountains of unfinished songs (I'm a songwriter too) and short stories, games I have half-written and electronic projects, for the life of me I cant tell you why ..
I've read some very encouraging things about Adderall, Ritalin and Conserta and would like to do something about my concentration and mood problems but where I come from, if you are not chasing a skirt with a beer in one hand and a rugby ball in the other, then you're just considered lazy, useless and wierd (and possibly gay) so I have basically banished the topic into the etherial dungeon of my mind and done my best to get along. Generally I try to stay out of sight and not bother anyone. I dont drive , dont socialize and am totally disinterested in relationships the opposite sex (or any sex for that matter :o ), but this is no way to live.
Thank you for reading my little rant, any comments advice and opinions will be gratefully received.
My name is jason , I'm a 31 year old software developer currently living and working in the UK. I decided to do a little research on ADD after I saw an episode of the simpsons where Barts parents tried to treat his bad behaviour with a 'revolutionary new drug' called 'focusin' which had the usual far out simpson-esque consequences.(Who says that trash TV cant be educational?)
Ever since I can remember I have had problems that are consistent with the symptoms of ADD. I have trouble concentrating for longer than a few minutes at best, and really struggle to read large texts, i will find myself suddenly staring at the page with no idea what I've been reading about for the past five minutes, my eyes seem to follow the text as they should, but my mind is miles away. Its wierd, I can 'kind of' remember that I read it, but not what I read. I suffer from depression,anxiety (whoo boy) and insomnia and have trouble remembering peoples names, or the names of places and things.
A doctor in SA where I lived before I moved to the UK thought I was suffering from Bi-polar mood disorder and prescribed Lithium , but that did nothing at all, and I mean nothing , I may as well have been swallowing pastage stamps.
I have always relied heavily on pure undeveloped talent to get me through. I nearly failed my final year at school and was held back in the third grade but I'm not surprised because I dont remember ever studying for anything. Studying is an exercise in futility and frustration for me , no matter how good my intentions, I find myself doing something entirely unrelated to what I'm supposed to be studying, 15 minutes after I start. Luckily I have found a way to get past this in my job, I simply jump rapidly from problem to problem working on each a little at a time, but when it comes time to do research for a new project, component or concept , I'm lost.
I also battle to finish things , I have mountains of unfinished songs (I'm a songwriter too) and short stories, games I have half-written and electronic projects, for the life of me I cant tell you why ..
I've read some very encouraging things about Adderall, Ritalin and Conserta and would like to do something about my concentration and mood problems but where I come from, if you are not chasing a skirt with a beer in one hand and a rugby ball in the other, then you're just considered lazy, useless and wierd (and possibly gay) so I have basically banished the topic into the etherial dungeon of my mind and done my best to get along. Generally I try to stay out of sight and not bother anyone. I dont drive , dont socialize and am totally disinterested in relationships the opposite sex (or any sex for that matter :o ), but this is no way to live.
Thank you for reading my little rant, any comments advice and opinions will be gratefully received.