You Know You Have ADHD When ...

[Conman]

i usually manage to stop myself before that happens thankfully, cuz usually those songs are awesome. although those kinds of songs vary greatly in terms of genre and lyrics haha.

[Surly Dave]

Originally Posted by Gormur

Haha. I locked myself out of the car so many times, i mastered the art of hi-jacking my own vehicle. Seriously. I'd have the coat-hanger ready to go.. After a while i just bought like 4 extra sets of keys for my car and house

I always keep my keys on a key-ring attached to my belt now

Ha! I have many, many sets of keys so that I can always find one. I keep sets on the dresser, the counter, on the desk, an extra set in the car, tool box... Now, where did I leave my car...?

[Surly Dave]

Originally Posted by Possum

when you try to use your phone instead of the TV clicker

I've tried to use the car-unlocker-clicker-remote-key thingy to unlock the door to the house...and complained that the darn thing wasn't working.

[anonymouslyadd]

When you put ketchup into your glass instead of the plate. I watched my mom do this.

[Conman]

when you continue to walk on all 4's up the stairs...or up and down by 3's...or go up by toes...or walk on toes...

[stef]

check to see how much yarn is left for a crochet project - lots, yay!
think you'll do a bit of crochet while watching the second half of a soccer game;
sort through the whole basket with the crochet stuff instead (at the end of the couch)

at the bottom of the basket: a half-read book about ADD purchased last summer on vacation! on august 26.
(used a bus transfer as a bookmark)

[DanaDane]

When you can't remember your beloved two nephews birthdays, even if they are the only nephews/niece in your famely

When the only way to remember your weddingday is to look inside your wedding ring, or when your see the bouquet of roses on the dinner table

When you keep forgeting the sanitary napkin durring your periode

When you often find your self wearing your shirt inside out

[Dolorem Ipsum]

Originally Posted by Surly Dave

I've tried to use the car-unlocker-clicker-remote-key thingy to unlock the door to the house...and complained that the darn thing wasn't working.

Done pretty much the same thing with my proximity card from work. I've also tried to open the doors at work with my bus pass.


Also...

... you're late for work/school because you couldn't find your glasses/keys/wallet/shoes.

... that thing you forgot to get from the shops was "dinner".

... your keys are chained to your pants, to stop you absent-mindedly putting them down somewhere.

[hoolio]

Originally Posted by ADDisme2010

You go to the grocery store for Milk, come home with five bags of groceries, but forgot the Milk.

Start a new job and forget what time you are supposed to be at work.

When you get a call to come in for a job interview, you tell people because you are excited and when they ask what the job is.... you can't remember what the position was!

When you put your car keys in the fridge so you won't forget your lunch...then in the morning spend 20 minutes looking for your keys... never thinking to check the fridge because you forgot that you made a lunch the night before...

When your therapist asks you a question, you begin to answer then get distracted and entirely irritated that the cleaning people are using some sort of loud machine outside in the hall.... and have to ask the therapist "what was the question?"

When you pick up the same empty glass and try to take a drink for the 15th time, only to set it back down for the 15th time instead of filling it...until your mom finally tells you maybe you should put some water in the glass (just happened today).

When you are about to call the police to report your car stolen because you can't find it in the walmart parking lot because you are sure that it wasn't parked THAT far away from the doors... only to find it after your kids finally convince you (after 15 minutes of fruitless searching) that yes, you DID park way over there.... they still haven't let me live that one down! (And my kids have learned to look for "landmarks" when I park because they know I will never find the car!)

Ahhh, and so many more....

[DanaDane]

Originally Posted by hoolio

when you pick up the same empty glass and try to take a drink for the 15th time, only to set it back down for the 15th time instead of filling it

when you are about to call the police to report your car stolen because you can't find it in the walmart parking lot because you are sure that it wasn't parked that far away from the doors... Only to find it after your kids finally convince you (after 15 minutes of fruitless searching) that yes, you did park way over there

:-D *LOL* I recognize this so very well!!

[Dolorem Ipsum]

... you realise, halfway through what you were saying, that you have completely forgotten the point you were trying to make.

[DanaDane]

When your afraid to leave your filled and heavy shopping cart in the store to go look for something at the other end of the store, that you forgot. Because you may never find your cart again! And you'll have to start shopping all over again!

[Lunacie]

... when you realize your brother's birthday was last month and you didn't remember to send a card. I haven't sent any birthday cards in years.

[Etcetera]

Originally Posted by Lunacie

... when you realize your brother's birthday was last month and you didn't remember to send a card. I haven't sent any birthday cards in years.

Strangely enough, I never forget *any* birthday. Sometimes, it just makes me look like I have Asperger - at least the way I remember them. Like a friend of mine, exactly 7 days after my mom's birthday. My dad is 2/2. My bankcode is x+y-z=a (xyza would be the code then. And I should tell you that one of the xyz is just a zero lol). Also for their ages I sometimes do that. Or phone numbers. xx = birthyear of this person - 10, yy = the month someone else was born in zz = my mom's birthyear leaves xxyyzz = phonenumber of some other person that has nothing to do with these three people. It's awkward. But I stopped doing this somewhere during my puberty, leaving me more easily forget numbers. But dates is still the same thing. Like xxyyzz = x+x+y-y (multiply or whatever by a random number) =zz. Seriously? Why?

[Conman]

when you tell people your friend eats babies just to make him mad