Hello all. I was invited to this wonderful form, though I do not know by whom. But whoever you are THANK YOU. My name is Heather and I live in the top north part of Seattle, WA. Am I dealing with ADD/HD? Oh yea and have been dealing with it since I was 4. I was on Ritalin until about the 8th grade and then I just went into my wild teenage years self dosing myself with whatever I happened to get my hands on. Now I am 30 and finally putting my life and self in a place where I am amazing. Experience and being a survivor have helped me this far, wisdom and self growth will earn me golden wings. I will never stop myself growth because now I have an ADD son who is wholly dependant on me.

I have found that there are wonderful traits to being AD/HD. I am empathic, sensitive to others, compassionate and very loyal to my friends. I know what it is like to be lonely, to seek love in horrible manners that never derived from my spirit and self. I have had very low self esteem issues, married someone that would take control and father me and divorced that man as a part of the healing process.

That is a tidbit of my story; I am sure more will emerge with the posts and replies.

Heather

Hiya Mystica, and welcome to the ADD Forums!! So nice to have you here. There are so many here and elsewhere that have travelled the same or similar beaten path of life experiences you have. I look forward to learning more about you in your posts, and invite you to poke around, smell the flowers, ask questions and answer as many posts as you want! Welcome :)

Welcome to ADD Forums!!!

Please forgive my never actually saying hello, I got overwhelmed by all the new posts. Welcome to the forums and enjoy all the great people and topics

Nice to meet ya Heather!


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Hello and welcome to the forum :)

Hello Heather-
Your life sounds pretty challenging right now. Hope you find comfort and healing through this avenue of communication & support. I live in Tacoma/ probably 40 miles or so south of you. I'm a :D few decades older, but unlike you, never considered ADD to be a major component of my life-until about 5 years ago. Organized Chaos/ Inconsistency/ Half-done projects......
why am I like this? what the heck is going on?
This is my first forum-I'm afraid I haven't quite got the hang of following those threads I found compelling on my last visit. I never have been able to keep a journal- I seem to need someone/ something/ some need to respond to- Wonder what that says for my self-esteem?
I tend to judge myself by my current productivity/or lack of it. Checking in daily could be good practice in gaining a better awareness of my emotional health. Take some time to enjoy the this weather. Joan
JRJ