Evening, I'll try to be somewhat brief but this may end up somewhat long anyway.

To begin with, one of my siblings was recently (a year ago) given the diagnosis of ADHD and I found out last week. The reason I'm now asking here is because it was also mentioned that in a family with one case of it, there's usually a few undiagnosed as well. At least that was what the specialists told her.

I'm currently in treatment for social anxiety/depression/etc, but haven't had an official diagnosis since the psychologist was more focused on going through the symptoms and rather treating them. I have not been treated by any sort of medication so far.

I've been looking around on this forum, and I can relate to some things said, and a bit less to other things. Which is why I'm cautious with the idea that I could suffer from AD(H)D rather than something else. I will still pursue it and ask my doctor to take it into consideration just to be certain though, mainly because medication made a world of difference for my sister while I'm still stuck with plenty of symptoms that I have to live with, without any cure or treatment in sight.

I've noticed that many seem to see themselves as forgetful and messy, I'm not entirely certain this fits me however. I prefer to have a system in most things, or well, some things at least. My papers and bills usually end up in an unholy mess. My room and such is rather tidy (yet dusty) however. Then again, this is partially because of OCD I believe. The OCD was worse when I was younger (had to retrace my steps at times, enter a room several times, etc).

At some point I got a bit of panic when I noticed that other people didn't take too kindly on these antics, and managed to subdue the most visual symptoms of it. Having to do something over and over happens rarely these days, and I'm very careful that nobody can see me if I do. Repeating "I will forget this soon, I will forget this soon" in my mind and proceeding with something else usually helps.

I currently have a rather "strict" system regarding where I put stuff. Phone, lighter and keys in pocket A. Wallet and change in pocket B. This is usually how I treat the things in my room as well. If someone moves something there will usually be an annoyance at the edge of my mind about it until I spend a few minutes trying to put it in the exact same spot as where it previously was. This doesn't stop me from at times (not horribly often though) forgetting stuff like the key that's stuck in the front door, turning off a plate, etc.

I do have some temper issues at times as well, and can get horribly angry when I feel I'm somehow being blocked by an invisible wall. I can also get very annoyed at people I know well (it's rather scary to get furious at strangers) if I feel interrupt what I'm doing. My sister just got a bit of verbal lashing for interrupting me in the middle of this paragraph and asking me to do something she was too lazy to do herself :p

I've also had a habit of wandering around rather than sitting down if there's nothing to do, this has followed me ever since I was a kid. If I got a pet every time I heard "Stop pacing and sit down", I'd have a zoo by now. From an outside point of view I may seem to be sitting still most of the time though, as I spend a ton of time at my computer. But then again, at that point I have something to do and the brain is occupied with stuff happening on the screen.

There's also my habit of being -very- caught up in f.ex a new computer game, and have it stay that way for a while (spending most of my time with it) and then simply losing interest after an extended period of time. And usually without warning, when I spend my energy on something it's very often "all or nothing".

It's also very dependent on me being interested in whatever I'm doing. If I'm forced to do something I'm not interested in, I'll procrastinate or simply do it in a sub-par way. This is usually obvious in my schoolwork. I've never really had any issues with most classes and get above average to very good results, but being able to work hard to learn something because I have to, rather than want to, is close to unthinkable.

This is not because I consider myself lazy, however. I've simply accepted the fact that there's some things that I'm not meant to learn as they don't interest me at all, and I can't force my brain to act differently through sheer will. If I don't feel horribly interested in what I'm reading, I will often find my mind wandering while my eyes continue to follow the path of words. And after a page or a few paragraphs I'll snap out of it and wonder what the hell I just read.

There's probably more, but I'll leave it at this currently and will fill in more stuff if it comes to mind.