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01-22-04, 01:10 AM
Hey ADD site members,
My name is Seth Nidever and I think I have some form of ADDH (I'm not clear on whether it is more attention deficit or hyperactivity). I'm 31 years old and managed to graduate college, although it has since been difficult trying to break through into a career path. I taught high school for three years (1999-2002) but it was a nightmare trying to focus on the that monumental task. It was so difficult I feel like a war veteran. It's hard for me to express how difficult it really was.
Anyway, I was struggling, and the school fired me after three years. That really hurt given that I was pouring every ounce of energy and effort I had to do the job.
I have often felt that I am doomed to lower-level kinds of work (i.e. jobs without benefits) because they require a lower level of concentration and organization. Hence, I feel comfortable substitute teaching because it allows my mind a certain freedom to be "out of focus," if you will.
Anybody out there identify with this?
Only recently have I begun to feel hope that I can in fact become a newspaper writer and actually hold down a salaried position without having a 24/7 feeling that I can barely keep going! I think this is because I have started taking a mineral supplement called Empower Plus manufactured by a non-profit org called Truehope. I feel a lot calmer and a lot more focused than before, although my mind still drifts somewhat.
I look forward to connecting with some of you out there who have also been fighting against similar symptoms.
God bless!
My name is Seth Nidever and I think I have some form of ADDH (I'm not clear on whether it is more attention deficit or hyperactivity). I'm 31 years old and managed to graduate college, although it has since been difficult trying to break through into a career path. I taught high school for three years (1999-2002) but it was a nightmare trying to focus on the that monumental task. It was so difficult I feel like a war veteran. It's hard for me to express how difficult it really was.
Anyway, I was struggling, and the school fired me after three years. That really hurt given that I was pouring every ounce of energy and effort I had to do the job.
I have often felt that I am doomed to lower-level kinds of work (i.e. jobs without benefits) because they require a lower level of concentration and organization. Hence, I feel comfortable substitute teaching because it allows my mind a certain freedom to be "out of focus," if you will.
Anybody out there identify with this?
Only recently have I begun to feel hope that I can in fact become a newspaper writer and actually hold down a salaried position without having a 24/7 feeling that I can barely keep going! I think this is because I have started taking a mineral supplement called Empower Plus manufactured by a non-profit org called Truehope. I feel a lot calmer and a lot more focused than before, although my mind still drifts somewhat.
I look forward to connecting with some of you out there who have also been fighting against similar symptoms.
God bless!