tkdchic78
09-21-07, 05:32 PM
I have been on medication for my ADHD for about a year now and I'm noticing things that resemble OCD. I have rituals now that I have to do or I don't feel right. Mainly they are good things like cleaning up or doing my homework as soon as it's assigned, but it's starting to bother me that I'm bothered if a cup is sitting on the counter and not in the cabinet. I can't cook or go shopping or clean up with anyone because there is a certain way I like to do it and if it's not done the way I want I feel panicky and demand the person to just give me control.
On the other hand, I hate helping other people shop or clean because I feel I need to know specifically how they want everything to be. I cleaned out a friend's dishwasher because I didn't want to leave a dirty bowl in the sink and I was noticing I was getting nervous putting things away because I didn't know their "exact" location of where they were supposed to be. "Yeah the pot should probably go to the pot cabinet, but this pot looks different from those, should it really go there or is there a special place for it?"
I also have been told from friends I have this little twitch of always patting my pockets for my keys and cell phone or looking around to see where my purse is if I brought that. And if I have my purse I frequently look inside for my cellphone and keys. I never noticed this until I was told about it.
Now I have been diagnosed with anxiety caused by having undiagnosed ADHD for so many years, but it's starting to get ridiculous. I was never this much of a "control freak" with out my medicine.
Have any of you had similar experiences?
On the other hand, I hate helping other people shop or clean because I feel I need to know specifically how they want everything to be. I cleaned out a friend's dishwasher because I didn't want to leave a dirty bowl in the sink and I was noticing I was getting nervous putting things away because I didn't know their "exact" location of where they were supposed to be. "Yeah the pot should probably go to the pot cabinet, but this pot looks different from those, should it really go there or is there a special place for it?"
I also have been told from friends I have this little twitch of always patting my pockets for my keys and cell phone or looking around to see where my purse is if I brought that. And if I have my purse I frequently look inside for my cellphone and keys. I never noticed this until I was told about it.
Now I have been diagnosed with anxiety caused by having undiagnosed ADHD for so many years, but it's starting to get ridiculous. I was never this much of a "control freak" with out my medicine.
Have any of you had similar experiences?