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I think i might have ADD. My mom yelled it to me in an argument we had, and i looked it up and god **** its accurate. heres a little checklist with my comments added;
"1. Daydreaming quietly in class. ( i read somewhere on a swedish site about ADD that a girl with ADD might SEEM to listen in class, but shes just really concentrating on looking like she does and then she falls into her pit of daydreams yet again, wich is me in a nutshell..)
2. Looking out the window while twirling her hair. ( idk if i twirl my hair, maybe i dont. But i sure do look out of the window a lot)
3. Picking at her cuticles often. ( aahahahaha i was picking at my cuticles AS i was reading this checklist, and when i got here i abruptly stopped being aware of my behaviour)
4. Feeling anxious and depressed (but not meeting the criteria of any diagnosable disorder). (all the time)
5. Talking incessantly or hyperactively. (omg this is one of my major problems ((according to myself)), when i speak about something i really enjoy or find interesting i speak in this way where people tell me to "breathe"..But although in a normal conversation this a bad trait it makes me an AMAZING rapper ;D;D;D )
6. Appearing to be silly, a show-off, or boy-crazy. (well you know, yes. I'm always the joker and the one who talks about how much i love men and how sexy they are naked and how they should all find a comfortable place in my bed..so this one applies too)
7. Seeming to fade into the background; acting shy and inattentive. (well, i dont know about this one. before i always made sure i was the loudest and "funniest" person in the room, but now in my older days these traits feel very much me. Atleast i try to melt in the crowd and.. be shy)
8. Having trouble maintaining friendships. (well i wouldnt be here if i had a bunch of friends wich made me feel happy and not lonely, so this one is an obvious one)
9. Putting in extra effort to hyperfocus in order to compensate for inattentiveness (and feeling anxious and self-critical as a result). (well yes. I have these episodes of EXTREME focus on ONE subject, like conpiracys, games and music. When i become aware of the fact that im not doing anything else other than giving my attention to that one subject i feel very self concious and stupid not giving the other side of the argument a chance.)"
I dont know if im trying to fit these traits of ADD to my own personality but I have so many memories attached to these traits so i feel like im not.
Should i seek help to find out if i do? Hav anyone else done this and experienced that it actually helped having a diagnose?
"1. Daydreaming quietly in class. ( i read somewhere on a swedish site about ADD that a girl with ADD might SEEM to listen in class, but shes just really concentrating on looking like she does and then she falls into her pit of daydreams yet again, wich is me in a nutshell..)
2. Looking out the window while twirling her hair. ( idk if i twirl my hair, maybe i dont. But i sure do look out of the window a lot)
3. Picking at her cuticles often. ( aahahahaha i was picking at my cuticles AS i was reading this checklist, and when i got here i abruptly stopped being aware of my behaviour)
4. Feeling anxious and depressed (but not meeting the criteria of any diagnosable disorder). (all the time)
5. Talking incessantly or hyperactively. (omg this is one of my major problems ((according to myself)), when i speak about something i really enjoy or find interesting i speak in this way where people tell me to "breathe"..But although in a normal conversation this a bad trait it makes me an AMAZING rapper ;D;D;D )
6. Appearing to be silly, a show-off, or boy-crazy. (well you know, yes. I'm always the joker and the one who talks about how much i love men and how sexy they are naked and how they should all find a comfortable place in my bed..so this one applies too)
7. Seeming to fade into the background; acting shy and inattentive. (well, i dont know about this one. before i always made sure i was the loudest and "funniest" person in the room, but now in my older days these traits feel very much me. Atleast i try to melt in the crowd and.. be shy)
8. Having trouble maintaining friendships. (well i wouldnt be here if i had a bunch of friends wich made me feel happy and not lonely, so this one is an obvious one)
9. Putting in extra effort to hyperfocus in order to compensate for inattentiveness (and feeling anxious and self-critical as a result). (well yes. I have these episodes of EXTREME focus on ONE subject, like conpiracys, games and music. When i become aware of the fact that im not doing anything else other than giving my attention to that one subject i feel very self concious and stupid not giving the other side of the argument a chance.)"
I dont know if im trying to fit these traits of ADD to my own personality but I have so many memories attached to these traits so i feel like im not.
Should i seek help to find out if i do? Hav anyone else done this and experienced that it actually helped having a diagnose?