I Suffer From Adult ADD
I suffer from adult attention deficit disorder, and let me tell you it is not much fun to still be fidgetting and unable to pay attention at the age of 35. I have suffered from attention deficit ever since I was a child, and adult attention deficit disorder isn’t really much different from any other kind. Basically, the symptoms of adult add are an inability to concentrate or focus, a though process that wildly swings from topic to topic, and also embarassment at being unable to stay on task.
The real tragedy of adult ADD, or adult ADHD as it is also known, is that it really can cripple your life and make success difficult. People who suffer from this condition often get behind in their professional work, miss dates and plans in their personal lives, and all in all have a much harder time of it than their non adult attention deficit disorder friends, relatives, and acquaintences. In this one area organization, the adult attention deficit disorder brain just doesn’t work quite right.
A strange sympton of adult add is that, alongside the distractability, there is often what is known as hyper focus. When an adult or child with attention deficit disorder becomes engaged in something such as a hobby or a sport, or even a job if it something that they find very compelling, they will sometimes reach a state where they are totally and completely engaged in what they are doing to the exclusion of all else. They will begin to tune out the world around them, and will be deaf and blind to all outside influences. This is a very positive benefit of adult attention deficit disorder, and can be used to help fight its symptoms.
One of the best ways of treating adult add is to set up a very meticulously organized system and then stick to it. Have a day to wash your clothes and always wash them on that day, and have a day to apy your bill and always pay them on that day. Have one specific place where everything goes. It is contradictory to the mindset of the sufferer or adult attention deficit disorder to do these sort of obsessive compulsive sorting activities, but it can be more helpful to them than anything else, as more than most people, they require a high level of organization to succeed. When I was in the process of getting my life organized, I asked a friend who was very organized and didn’t suffer from adult attention deficit disorder to help me, and my efforts and his help payed off.
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