Things you can't do because of ADHD

[-nyr0c-]

Things I can't do while unmedicated? XD remember to actually take my medication.

But yeah, it's mostly memory problems. My mom will say something, I'm like ok I get the picture, get annoyed when she repeats herself to be sure I heard or that I understand, then when the time comes to do the thing she asked, I forget about it and she comes home and is super disappointed. And so am I. Otherwise, I'm not really all that impulsive and I can try to work through my focus issues (but it's still a struggle without my meds.)

Oh, and I'm super unmotivated even while on my Adderall (which I don't take everyday,) but things get a little better I guess. I just want to care... Is that so hard to do?

I love music, and never had trouble with learning clarinet. I did struggle to learn piano, gave up on guitar, and am sort of trying to pick up the bassoon. But it really wasn't meant to be played by someone with tiny hands like mine =P. my fingers barely cover the holes.

I suck at reading music, but play just about any note and I can name it. I've learned several songs from movies after listening to their scores a few times; i can take requests on my clarinet if I'm given two or three minutes to figure out the notes. I think I'd be a lot more skilled if I would actually practice instead of picking up my instruments a few times a year... I probably will get better in college where I have to practice to stay in the band.

[fracturedstory]

Originally Posted by Gingerwoman

I can hardly do anything. And I've tried dozens of meds and none of them had any positive result or helped.
I did get a Masters Degree in English Literature unmedicated. But it always comes down to other people's judgements of my practical abilities. I couldn't get a teaching diploma because even though I technically passed all requirements they said I was too disorganized and in my country they could refuse me my diploma for any reason if they thought I was unsuitable.
I have been fired from numerous jobs. I can't do housework. My house is a mess.
But I wrote a novel and sent it off to the five best selling publishers of erotic romance and three of them wanted it! They only accept 4% of manuscripts sent to them for publication. I chose the best one of the three and my book will be in bookstores at the end of 2013 as well as published in ebook form. This was the second novel I have written. I also have a number of short stories and a novella ebook published.
I did not have the hard road to publication most talk about at all. When I can get my ADHD *** down in a chair and actually complete a story I can usually sell it. But most days I just waste my time and mess around and write nothing.

I smell another 50 Shades of Grey.
I'm sure your book is written better. You actually had a publisher.

I'm once again having a lot of doubts about my book.

[PookDo]

Be a regular jack off

[Shlarin]

Mostly related to driving:

- Can't drive in any country that drives on the left.
- Can't turn left onto a busy 4+ lane road from a stop sign.
- Can't make a right turn on red when I see a pedestrian waiting at the intersection.

[Twiggy]

Remember to do things on time. I always have a knack of forgetting everything that's very important to do and then realize that I forgot about it later on.
I think to myself "F**k!! Why do I keep forgetting?!"

[Slo-mo a-go-go]

verbalize my thoughts

visual not verbal person, s***y exectutive functioning makes making my thoughts into a sentence out of my reach many a days.......

[LordranBound]

Anything I absolutely can't do? Not much. But here are things I do WAY better when medicated:

Find anything

Have a pressurized conversation

My job (most of the time)

Play with my 2 year old when she's being really fidgety and flighty

Control my anxiety

Ignore my internal voices that tell me I suck

[AshT]

The thing is, most of these posts are personal 'how medication helps me do xyz' and it's different for everyone.
Some specifying their math is better and quicker off medication, some stating it's better on. Some saying they are more creative off it, some saying they feel more creative on it because they can properly convey their thoughts.

For that reason, it's almost a misleading topic name. It's highlighting people's different strengths and weaknesses and how medication helps in different ways for different people. Doesn't seem to be a universal 'because I have adhd I can't do xyz'.