I went for my intake and totally misrepresented myself! First off, I had to bring my 2 kids with me and they can't behave to save their lives. I did my best to ignore them but they were distracting me toward the end.

Anyway, my husband and my mom say that a lot of times I talk too fast. If I have something on my mind and need to get it out, I talk like a crackhead. Well, I made the mistake of drinking coffee earlier today and was still wired when I went to see the therapist. So I was talking a mile a minute, a little more so than usual. She said it sounds like I could possibly have ADHD.

EXCEPT, I know I don't have ADHD. I am not hyper all the time and neither is my brain. It can be sometimes but I certainly am not "driven by a motor." It certainly seemed like it today, though. :D

I explained that I am messy, disorganized, unmotivated, and forgetful. I said that sometimes my mind wanders but I can usually focus when I need to, even if I have to force myself. My big thing is being bored, unmotivated and wanting to sit in front of the computer all day. The computer is like a drug, lol. I would rather sit in front of the computer than clean my house or do anything. And that in turn makes me depressed because I hate being this way.

Sooo... she said she would be treating it as a mood disorder and is sending me to someone who specializes in AD/HD so I can be observed over time. It could be ADD or some other mood disorder. But I felt ridiculous talking so quickly and endlessly, lol. I just had a lot on my mind and didn't know where to start or how to explain myself. I don't know if I gave her the wrong impression or what, but she was definitely leaning toward ADD. I won't know for a while, though.

Oh! I just rememberd. :D She did say that a lot ADD'ers that come in there have similar complaints about the computer like me. She said most that come in are addicted. I thought it was funny.

Im no more addicted to the computer and the forums than a linear thinker is to there sports or whatever

I find peace in being with people of my own kind, and if we all lived close enough where we could get together to talk Id bet we would spend a lot less time on the computer as we can talk ten times faster than we can type

Grin

I love my Computers (Plural)

as in 3 in my house that are working 6 or 7 that dont

Originally posted by onamission

EXCEPT, I know I don't have ADHD. I am not hyper all the time and neither is my brain. It can be sometimes but I certainly am not "driven by a motor." It certainly seemed like it today, though. :D

I explained that I am messy, disorganized, unmotivated, and forgetful. I said that sometimes my mind wanders but I can usually focus when I need to, even if I have to force myself. My big thing is being bored, unmotivated and wanting to sit in front of the computer all day. The computer is like a drug, lol. I would rather sit in front of the computer than clean my house or do anything. And that in turn makes me depressed because I hate being this way.

Sooo... she said she would be treating it as a mood disorder and is sending me to someone who specializes in AD/HD so I can be observed over time. It could be ADD or some other mood disorder. But I felt ridiculous talking so quickly and endlessly, lol. I just had a lot on my mind and didn't know where to start or how to explain myself. I don't know if I gave her the wrong impression or what, but she was definitely leaning toward ADD. I won't know for a while, though.

Well, you might not have the "hyperactive" in ADHD; it's possible you have ADHD Inattentive type.... Glad your doc is smart enough to send you to someone who specializes in ADHD; the specialist should be able to determine and explain your true diagnosis.

I must say, from your description of yourself, you sound very familiar to me...sound like you're a lot like me--and many other members might say the same thing about themselves! lol!

Try to keep an open mind about being ADHD or not. Regardless, you've found an awesome source of information and support!

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I'm a comp-addict, too - and I MEAN 'addict'.
But if I spend the day doing other things, I don't miss it .... but I enjoy getting back to it.
I think the joy of computing is in the density of information mined - 'cos let's face it - all adders are on a mission to beat this thing or enjoy the company of others like themselves .... in the same way that normies do with the rest of the world.
Most of us felt different and on the outside throughout our lives, so being places like this is like coming home.
If you're paying your pdoc by the hour, I'm not surprised you crammed in as much info as possible.
If you're not paying him/her by the hour, I'm still not surprised - since you want to get the most out of the time available.
They say that getting the best out of professional assistance (pdoc) is very much a two-sided endeavour - so, enjoy it.
Addled.