a wee bit overwelmed.. i'm 30 and have just discovered i have adhd... my word..
am trying to move forwards now..
am not to keen to try stimulants
I live in the uk and it's going to take me four months before i get to see a phsyciatrist
dore sounds interesting
i wonder if yoga would fix my cerebellar

will somebody please tell everyone I have known, that there is a chance that I am not as much of an **** as I think....

cheers

loversinc,

I am having good results with relaxation techniques. The specific technique that works best probably varies from person to person. For me, though, visualization with muscle relaxation seems to be the ticket. Too soon, though, to start evangelizing it.

I must warn you, whatever the relaxation strategy, it is only part of the formula. You know, nitro without the glycerin is nothing more than fertilizer. No BANG.

I'll tell you a funny: Wait patiently for the shrink. It is funny cause I can't wait for the light to turn green never mind four months.

Bob

I will start by telling you. You are not as much of an a****** as you think! :) Now that you know what the problem is you can only go up from here. I was recently diagnosed and started meds a few weeks ago (gosh, has it been a few weeks already?) and they help tremendously. I am able to focus and I don't step over things that need to be picked up anymore...I just pick them up! Wow...what a concept! Sorry, but that is really a new concept for me. :D

Anyway, welcome to world of ADD and these forums. It's not as bad as you think...while we have problems with organization, procrastination etc.. we are highly capable of accomplishing great things! Look at Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo da vinci and I think even John Lennon. Not that we are all Franklin's, da vinci's and Lennon's...but, it is nice to know that we are in good company...at least that is what I have read.

So, don't keep yourself down by calling yourself names, learn how to deal with what you have and improve your life. There are tons of books on the subject (I am reading Driven to Distraction at the moment) to help you learn more about your condition. And, this forum is a great place too because there are so many of us that will be able to identify with you and provide you with support. Honestly, this is the best forum I have ever joined, it has helped me tremendously! :)

It does take time, but you are on the path to correct the problem. It is great you will be seeing a Psychiatrist and they will probably suggest medication (health permitting of course)...and the medications are not that bad. I am ADD, inattentive type, and I am on Adderall 30 mgs a day during the week when I need to focus. I go off it on the weekends because I don't really need to focus then. After I started to take the Adderall I realized that all of my anxiety stemmed from ADD and since medication it is gone. Literally, it took the anxiety away overnight! That is not the case with everyone, but it was my case anyway.

I would recommend that you start to educate yourself on the subject as much as possible and come here to ask questions and get support. You have already jumped over the highest hurdle, diagnosis, so the road only gets easier from here.

I wish you the best of luck and feel free to ask me as many questions as you would like. :) And, if you would like to print this message out and give it to your family and friends, go right ahead. I will say it to them...SHE IS NOT AN A******* AS SHE THINKS...SHE ONLY HAS ADHD....and that is not bad!

Take care.:)

I'll tell you a funny: Wait patiently for the shrink. It is funny cause I can't wait for the light to turn green never mind four months.

BobThis is so true...LOL! Patience is not a virtue with us...we don't have any! A good example of my lack of patience is I will drive miles out of my way to avoid traffic just so I can keep moving. :)

Bob is right, wait patiently as hard as it may seem.

thankyou how lovely
typicaly i made a mistake, i meant tell everyone i have ever known that I am not as much of **** as they think!!! I do beat myself up, but not anywhere near as much as others do!!!
also typicaly, i am thought of as female... i don't mind that at all.. nothing wrong with females! but i am a bloke.
aside from all that.. is so wonderful to feel some support, i need it at the momment... its all rather overwhelming!!! I think i may well try out DORE.. someone is coming to talk to me about it on Sunday... so I'd love to hear anyones opinions of it.
I have just started getting some counselling,because of depression and mood swings, it took a while to sort out but its going well... mainly cbt... i think it will be useful for the adhd and stuff.
I've started doing yoga a few times.. normaly on my own, but for whatever reason have found it really difficult to stick too even though i really..really.. and i mean really know that it is good for me... maybe after some treatment yoga will be easier and then i might get more benefit from it..
however i'm worried that i might not stick to the dore thing.. and that would be a waste of a lot of money..
is being the most terrible person in the world with money linked to adhd???

loversinc, sorry for assuming you were female...I honestly don't know why I did that! My sincere, sincere apologies. :o Geez...all I had to do was look under your username and I wouldn't have made that mistake.

To answer your question about money. In my case it is a definite YES! I am absolutely horrible when it comes to handling money. So, you are not alone. I can't really speak for the rest, but it is the case with me.:)