View Full Version : Does this sound ADDish?


DJKR
12-17-08, 01:57 AM
Ok I'll make this story short as possible.

As I child I think I was normal (can't remember before age 4), I was veeery curious about things, but not hyperactive at all.
I hated authority and had a little anxiety about being left alone.
At age 10-13 in school, I said "f**k it!", all the classes were pretty easy for me, but I just found it so boring.
I also remember never ever being able to do homework, like i lost the books pencils and other school equipment the same day I got it.
However, when it's a subject I love, I have no problem concentrating, infact I can get so caught up I can block out everything almost.
I have period of interest, like a new field/subject comes to my attention, I get caught up with it almost 24/7 for a month, then lose the immediate obsessional interest, but keep the interest up and keep studying it..

I just never managed to do so at school, school was easy, but I HATED teachers because they tried to "control me" and I hated to do as I was told.
I was very good with the ladies (no bragging here), because I was a badboy, a rebel, a risk taker.
I also have a high IQ (tested by psychologist and mensa).
Got a lifelong habbit of starting 100 projects and never finishing any of them, or if I do, just almost and never within the planned time scheduel.
I get very motivated, but lose motivation quick, and figure I'll try something else and figure out a way to do both and finish both, but just never happens.
I realize almost every human being on Earth has some of the symptoms of ADD, because they are HUMAN, like everyone has some anxiety (unless your bat**** crazy psychotic) everyone got slight OCD, evveryone got slight BDD(cares about their looks).

I now also suffer marijuana induced panic disorder and slight OCD.

I really don't hope I got ADD too(no offense, just I got too much on my mind), and I know you'll answer like "we can't diagnose you because we are not professionals" or something like that, but give me your honest opinion please.

Devon8822
01-07-09, 02:08 AM
It sounds like you have over focused ADD.

I relate to most everything you listed.

bgammill
01-07-09, 02:14 AM
You sound a lot like me. I would definitely go to a psychiatrist if I were you. Also, there's nothing to be ashamed of..

stef
01-07-09, 04:16 AM
I don't know - but I was curious and hated authority too although no one noticed because I was well behaved and school was easy.
I STILL hate authority, as in some pointless memo at work about the dress code or something.

fizzlesticks
01-07-09, 09:03 AM
Yup, that pretty much describes me as well.

It'd be worth checking out with a psychiatrist.