I may have to go back to work for someone else and I am terrified! Not because of confidence, but because I know my ADD and how it works.

I interview like a champ, I enter strong, I work hard, I usually do well and learn quickly, then, I get bored, I lose interest, I slack off, I daydream, I lose the initial steam, then I either quit after about four months or I get fired.

I wish I had a nickel for everytime this has happened. I do attribute it to my disorder. I am willing to go work for someone. I like to work. But I am me. I am ADHD. and I hate that I know this will happen before I fill out an application.

frustrating...

Yes, gonefishin, this sounds very familiar. But I wish I had a quarter, forget the nickels, ha, for every time it's happened....I'm the inattentive type, the world class daydreamer. I wish I had some magic words and I'd throw them back at myself. I'm in a similar situation. And I am older too and that is really increasing the pressure and the shame. But I know I have to get through this. I take care of a family member and they don't know what I go through, I keep up a front which is even harder. If I may suggest, counseling as imperfect as it is, could help, even through your local free mental health centers.

I do wish you well and understand exactly where you're coming from if that helps at all.