I don't currently have an ADD diagnosis. I have had a cognitive assessment which should a 12 point gap in my verbal and performance IQ if that means something. I've been seeing a college therapist who has been helping me work through all my time management issues etc. it has definitely helped in some ways, however there is such a huge learning curve still for whatever reasons. When I got my assessment done it was felt I didn't need further testing for ADD or anything as my stress levels were high and were seen to be the cause of my poorer performance in performance IQ.
Basically it doesn't seem they have as 'inclusive' a definition of ADD (i.e. how come you can hyperfocus on the things you 'want' to) and so I dont think i fit the classic profile, so I'm not sure how to bring it up that I think I might have it. Or I dunno, anxiety, but I don't have any physical symptoms like heart pounding etc. Actually, I don't think I need a label, maybe my problems don't fall into any neurological condition but whatever is bugging me, definable condition or not, there seems to be a huge block somewhere.
There's no reason why I can't get my work done and yet I have a huge backlog of work and am on the verge of failing the semester, yet again. It feels like there's some huge block that is not enabling me to take control of things, just stay home all day in a daze, doing trivial stuff on the computer because it's too much to do anything more, and wonder where all the time went.

Well.. my suggestion is:

1.) Print off the symptoms...and checkmark any that you feel pertain to you.

2.) Or you can take an online quiz... print it off... and give to your counselor.

That will give him/her something more to go by.

Or: You can do the same and take it to your GP and ask for a referall, so you can get further testing.

Because there is definitely more to what is going on with you..from what you've stated here.

JMO

There's no reason why I can't get my work done and yet I have a huge backlog of work and am on the verge of failing the semester, yet again. It feels like there's some huge block that is not enabling me to take control of things, just stay home all day in a daze, doing trivial stuff on the computer because it's too much to do anything more, and wonder where all the time went.

This describes every day for me. I waste a lot of time doing trivial things while work piles up. Then the boss asks how things are going and I'm in a panic because I've done nothing. I do everything last minute and when up against a tight deadline I can focus just fine because I have no other choice. When I do accomplish something I feel giddy like a child. Like I need to pat myself on the back for "normal" work.

My best days are when the internet is down because my worst distraction is gone. However, much of my job relies on the internet, so I can't permamently remove the distraction.

I am seeking a therapist myself, and lacking some symptoms (hyperactivity) myself plus actually having the ability to focus when I have no other choice made my previous therapist unwilling to diagnose me. I have a million things I want to say to the new doc, but am not sure where to start. I'm afraid starting with my worst problem will lead him toward depression, which is a place I don't want to go because I have no other symptoms of that. I don't want him to get sidetracked with it.