Okay, not EVERY post. But for some reason, I respond to a thread that piques my interest and by the time I am satisfied with my response, it's several hundred words. I'm sure that this type of loggorhea is a common ADD trait. In conversation, I am usually able to be concise, but in this format, I end up with immense posts. And considering the audience here, I'm sure I'm not really helping by posting long answers that will only get skimmed at best.

My apologies to those whom I've try to help, only to confuse things by droning on and on.

I guess I'm not really looking for a response. I just needed to get that off my chest. Thanks.

I think we are all guilty of that at some point in time. I tend to rattle on and change to many subjects in the same paragraph...LOL!

We all do it from time to time. I believe you tend to do it less as you spend more time here and realize how seldom you read long posts yourself ;) I know it worked for me!

Thanks you guys. You know, now that I think about it, whenever I meet a new person, I tend to go off on long stories. (I have always been accused of talking too much) But once everyone around me has already heard the stories, I settle down and can stick to shorter, 'on topic' answers. So, you may be right.

Talking too much? Nobody here talks to too much. I mean, can you believe anybody would accuse a person with ADHD of talking too much? What exactly qualifies as too much anyway? If its interesting shouldn't we say it, even if our audience is snoozing in their Cheerios? Isn't breakfast a great time to blab it up?


Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah...welcome to the club Alex :D.

Okay, not EVERY post. But for some reason, I respond to a thread that piques my interest and by the time I am satisfied with my response, it's several hundred words. I'm sure that this type of loggorhea is a common ADD trait. Ummm.. because we have so much to say? Just kidding.

Part of the forum is information exchange (short and sweet) and part is essentially interactive journaling (long).

Too funny, Crazy Feet.

Very funny Crazy~Feet.

Yes, charonshanti, I can see your point. In fact, I think that my relating to so many folks here and the telling of my story (whether anyone is reading my stories or not) is helping me cope quite a bit. Which is probably why I spend so much time here perusing, reading and posting.

Kinda selfish, huh? I mean, when I post, I sincerely hope that relating my experience will help that other person, but (subconsciously?) I keep returning to the forums looking for a chance to relate my story in order to help myself and not others.

Kinda makes me feel bad, like I'm taking advantage of others.

Nah Alex it'll all come around eventually. Can only help yourself first before you pass it along to others. Just keep good Karma and pass it along eventually and you'll be great!

Thanks again for the kind words. I think that "getting on top of" my ADHD - learning about it, seeking others like me, procatively seeking solutions for my behavior will be as key as the meds for taking back control of my life.

We talk and type a lot because one idea leads to another which leads to another and so on. Our attention is easily taken up with each new idea.
If you type longer stories than you speak, it might be because you can go back and see what you started to say and then go on with it. (Notice I didn't say "finish it;" that would be sooo anti-ADD.) Or maybe they just look longer.
There was an article in the news this week that said something that I think we all subconsciously knew already: talking makes us feel good.

Words, words, words. I never could "empty" my mind to meditate.

At least it's been 40 years since I had to write "I will not talk in class."

Since you're obviously needing some conversation here, and that requires that others respond, there's no need for you to feel guilty for enjoying your end of it.
:soapbox:

I guess I am a little "needy". :o Thanks for indulging me. I still feel guilty, maybe for needing the attention (or perceived attention) that one gets by telling their stories online instead of in a written journal. But that guilt isn't bad enough for me to quit participating in this forum.

I do like to talk. It does make me feel good. It drives my wife crazy. So I'll use you guys to blab on and on and on to. (like this thread)

I can also see the merits to the "being able to go back and 'finish' " thought. Since I read my posts before submitting them, I do find myself adding to or changing the post to complete the thoughts that I started in the beginning of the post, but went off on a tanget.

Iansdad, you are a kindred spirit. Heres to those of us who talk our wives crazy.

We talk and type a lot because one idea leads to another which leads to another and so on. Our attention is easily taken up with each new idea.
If you type longer stories than you speak, it might be because you can go back and see what you started to say and then go on with it. (Notice I didn't say "finish it;" that would be sooo anti-ADD.) Or maybe they just look longer.Also, I find I will read posts, then something else comes up. While doing something else, my mind begins to process responses(yes multiple) that I should type. By the time I respond the stream of conscious has allready begun and is usually allready close to being distracted by new thoughts. So what I post is never what I intend to post, but tends to ramble..... yeah.:rolleyes:

OK guys, this seems to be going around because my BDH is a trucker and he calls several times a day...to blabber :rolleyes: so I can verify that its not just y'all forum fellas and also that yes, it seems to come with the ADD (his is not medically verified as of yet, but the day he came screaming out of the bedroom waving "Healing ADD" and shouting "This is ME!" was a banner day in our household)...I have to cut my cell phone off some days though. I think that's a matter of my ADD {spacing out and going "HUH?" and being unable to listen to too much random coversation} bouncing off of his ADD {temporal lobe, so slightly paranoid at any given time--"Hey, check the Weather Channel for me, I wanna know if I am ever gonna see the sun again...what? Its the Local on the 8's? Well tell me something...do you think that announcer is hot?"}. :eyebrow:

I think I had a point in there somewhere...oh yes! A cell phone is not a leash and sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do to keep your sanity. He never seems to notice the glazed look on my face over the phone so its "Whoops! Hey honey? I forgot to charge this and its fixin to go dead so I'll call you later!" :D possibly meaning at some point in the future when I wanna blab his ear off and hear him going "UM...I gotta go, there's too much traffic." -- knowing full well he is unable to listen at that point himself!

What's more fun than a household with an ADDer who cannot stifle himself? A household with 3 ADDers who cannot stifle themselves! :cool: Because of course we cannot forget the Kid, who is being less than prolific at posting on the boards but believe me...she has PLENTY to say off the boards. I can hardly wait for the Baby to get older...:faint:

My ex-husband was not much of a talker. But he was committing adultery in his mind.
So bless you guys who have ideas you don't mind sharing.
...even if sometimes they might be boring. ;)

A salve for long post guilt.

A novel is a minimum of 50,000 words. Most are much longer. That is at least 175 pages double-spaced, size 12 Arial or Times New Roman. It took me 25 days! I never thought about the metaphor until doing National Novel Writing Month! Betting I have at least a novel's worth of words in posts on here!

I do know what you all mean about typing such long answers. I wonder about myself sometimes too!

RADD

Iansd,

For the 'timebeing', anyways...
All I can say for me, personally, as far as my posts/replies constituting 'many words'...

It totally depends on, my 'passion level' for the 'subject' on a thread, and the replies corresponding to that.

I am someone, like you, who 'decides' (through 'thought and emotion'), what is 'interesting to 'me' personally...as others *do*, on here.

As *you* 'do'..... (0:

Betting I have at least a novel's worth of words in posts on here!

Hmm I bet I have posted a set of encyclopedia’s worth myself. Some of my post tend to be longer than others depending on subject.

When in an intellectual discussion they can get long with references. . .plus I do try to space out my response so it isn’t all crammed together which makes for harder reading. However this post de-craming can make the post look longer. . . but in reality be quicker to read.

I guess I am a little "needy". :o Thanks for indulging me. I still feel guilty, maybe for needing the attention (or perceived attention) that one gets by telling their stories online instead of in a written journal. But that guilt isn't bad enough for me to quit participating in this forum.
No need for guilt, no one's forcing anyone to read.

We read because it interests us or because we see ourselves in it and learn. After all, how often do you really get to see things thru a fellow ADD'ers eyes without this type of forum?

If your posts in this thread are your example of loggorhea, you've got some stiff competition here and better get typing. LOL

By the way, didn't the forum once have a journaling section? Is it still around?

Maybe people arent being compliant with their med schedules....

Hey RADD, I thought about attempting the National Novel Writing Month challenge. However, due to the cyclical nature of my attention, I have only been able to write about 6000 words in the novel so far. That is to say beginning at page one. (plus over 12,000 in notes, ideas, and scenes that come later in the novel) The bummer thing is that when I am really itching to sit and wonk on the novel, I don't have the time. Usually by the time I can work on it, the inspiration (for lack of a better word) has passed.

If your posts in this thread are your example of loggorhea, you've got some stiff competition here and better get typing. LOL

By the way, didn't the forum once have a journaling section? Is it still around?
My posts in this thread are remarkably shorter than the ones I was worried about.

Yes it does, but believe it or not, I actually post a blog on MySpace every now and then and write in a paper journal to satisfy that need.

Maybe people arent being compliant with their med schedules....
Oh, I am. For me, meds have never "cured" me of my ADHD tendencies, only blunted them. Mainly, they give me that extra second to stop and think before acting on impulse. I am also able to recognize when I am talking too much, or when my attention is wandering when someone is speaking to me, or when I am starting to obsess (hyperfocus) on something. But I still do those things, and many others. (I am a "prototypical" hyperactive - you'd think I was still 8 years old. :p ) And the most unfortunate part is that I take XR in the morning so that I can sleep at night, except that once the meds wear off, my mind goes into full blown "channel surfing" mode, and I can't sleep anyway. Ironic, no? I am going to the doc on Monday and that's my main topic of discussion - I gotta get some sleep.

Hey, by the way, thank you all so much for replying to my thread. Just being somewhere where folks a) can relate to, and b) have a desire to help me understand, the things I see as problems that I am facing is amazing.

You guys have been a big help.

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That's what we are here for! :)

Okay, not EVERY post. But for some reason, I respond to a thread that piques my interest and by the time I am satisfied with my response, it's several hundred words. I'm sure that this type of loggorhea is a common ADD trait. In conversation, I am usually able to be concise, but in this format, I end up with immense posts. And considering the audience here, I'm sure I'm not really helping by posting long answers that will only get skimmed at best.

My apologies to those whom I've try to help, only to confuse things by droning on and on.

I guess I'm not really looking for a response. I just needed to get that off my chest. Thanks.
This just tickled me. I am constantly chided about my inability to be succinct. I have generally been praised for my writings content, but the brevity is just not there.

My theory is that, we with ADD are not only innefficient thinkers, but we are also inefficient communicators. We know WHAT we want to say, we know HOW we want to say it, but our language/organization/efficiency 'skills' get in the way.

Hey kcbradygirl, thanks for chiming in! Always good to be understood. 'Specially by a hound lover (loving your avatar). I think that ADHD (ultra hyper type) is part of the breed standard for beagles. Don't know if that's a good or bad thing to have one in the house!

.... I think that ADHD (ultra hyper type) is part of the breed standard for beagles. Don't know if that's a good or bad thing to have one in the house!
So off topic, but had to comment. In my closer-than-I-m-comfortable-with almost 40 years on this planet, I have had many four-legged kids. Out of all of them, Beagles have been my absolute favorite, mainly because I totally 'got' their temperament and behavior. Having been DX'ed only this year, I now am convinced that the reason I love those stubborn, inattentive, loyal, goofy dogs is that we share a freakishly similar mindset! lol!