One of the blogs I follow, Daddy Scratches, has a recent post dealing with ADD. As part of the post there is a link to a list of signs and symptoms of ADD. Let’s take a look, shall we?
- A sense of underachievement, of not meeting one’s goals (regardless of how much one has actually accomplished).
- Difficulty getting organized.
- Chronic procrastination or trouble getting started.
- Many projects going simultaneously; trouble with follow-through.
- Tendency to say what comes to mind without necessarily considering the timing or appropriateness of the remark.
- A frequent search for high stimulation.
- An intolerance of boredom.
- Easy distractibility, trouble focusing attention, tendency to tune out or drift away in the middle of a page or a conversation, often couple with an ability to hyperfocus at times.
- Often creative, inituitive, highly intelligent.
- Trouble in going through established channels, following “proper” procedure.
- Impatient; low tolerance for frustration.
- Impulsive, either verbally or in action, as in impulsive spending of money, changing plans, enacting new schemes or career plans, and the like.
- Tendency to worry needlessly, endlessly; tendency to scan the horizon looking for something to worry about, alternating with inattention to or disregard for actual dangers.
- Sense of insecurity.
- Mood swings, mood lability, especially when disengaged from a person or a project.
- Restlessness
- Tendency toward addictive behavior.
- Chronic problems with self-esteem.
- Inaccurate self-observation.
- Family history of ADD or manic-depressive illness or depression or substance abuse or other disorders of impulse control or mood.
Um guys, I’m not one to self diagnose. Well I was. That’s kinda how I got labeled with Bipolar for so long. Anyway back on the thought train. I’m not one to self diagnose but there isn’t a thing on that list that doesn’t reflect me. I think I need to speak to my meds doctor.
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