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23 Jul 2009 @ 1:59 PM
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ADD the hidden but deadly....

I want to thank all the responses I had before. Now I have a simple struggle with understanding something.

Is it normal for an ADD person to be working from home without structure like in an office trying to for example make 20 calls a day to potential clients and end up making none even though he promised himself he would be

productive. Instead spend hours on sites like this one or unrelated to work and this going on for weeks. Is it something that has to do with me or it's the nature of the beast. In the afternoons though a feel way better with way

less symptoms but it's too late. Even if i try my being does not let me, i feel paralyzed in a straight jacket. I spend hours and hours reading about

ADD and get consumed in news of the world etc............and the day/weeks are gone.

thank you, I know i should make a list etc.... but I cant go there.... for the first time ever I am scared a bit.

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23 Jul 2009 @ 10:33 PM Reply # 1
notcrazylazyorstupid Join Date: Sat 11th Jul 2009
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OMG YES

Yes, so normal for us. You'll have to create some sort of structure to keep you on-task--alarms, calls from friends, whatever works for you.

Don't be discouraged. You'll find a way!

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23 Jul 2009 @ 10:49 PM Reply # 2
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what about meds then, i am getting some... according to most it reduces a lot the mess i am talking about.

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8 Oct 2009 @ 8:20 PM Reply # 3
LewisBell15 Join Date: Thu 8th Oct 2009
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Something from Me!!!

Idon't know what your medsdo for you but for me they just slow me down enogh for me to rationally think about things and to concentrate on one thing at a time (I'm on 2/30mg of adderal a day) But at first I thought the meds were going to fix it all boy was I wrong.I just started taking the meds with this outlook and didn't think about what I need to do myself,and before I new it my problems were building one on top of the other.I was confused,lonely,depressed and felt like I couldn't do anything right.One day I got laid off from work and I had to move in with my inlaws boy this is an eye opener for me I started seeing clearer and clearer for the first time that my situation wasn't going to get better unless I started trying harder for it to get better. Me and my wife could not talk to each other we argued about everything and it seemed like everyone was against me even my children man it was getting bad I was on the verge of divorce and being childless, and then something happened to me, well what i mean is something started happening to everyone else our lives were in turmoil inlaws,children,wife,everyone was so depressed and irritable so much that one day it was up to my to carry everyone around and so I did it was hard very hard for me and I didn't stay focused all the time but I done it I stayed possitive with all the negativity I accually stayed possitive for once and it was then when I realized that the meds can only do so much and I have to do the rest.Hope this helps.This is my first comment I have posted in here hopefully more to come.(P.S. It is only through my meds that i'm able to type this long and post a comment.)Thank You for your support signed by LEWIS BELL.

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