ADHD Symptoms & Treatments : Symptoms of Adult Attention Deficit Disorder

Symptoms of adult ADD, or attention deficit disorder, include difficulty staying on task, social withdrawal, irritability and difficulty being intimate with others. Find out how to apply a child's ADD symptoms to an adult life with help from a licensed mental health counselor in this free video on adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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[TheMarianna007]

ok i think i ve got add im 22 and iv had it as long as i remember?:(iv edited this 4 times byw lol) -i get V frustrated with myself specially the forgetfullness.i try soo hard to remember(dad says im too lazy to remember)

- my mind races, like now, i cant keep to one thing without bouncing off of subjects.

-i need to re read things 4 or 5 times before i understand.

-i type quick but i dont talk quick i seem slow .

-i judge myself bad,never good enough.from this i sometimes get depressed.

[oliverchaplin]

@TheMarianna007 Im 18 & i just got diagnosed with it. I know EXACTLY what youre talking about, I get told im lazy ALL the time but deep inside I'm DYING to complete a task also & its awful. All my school years i had trouble with classes, especially math. & i agree SOOOO much with you. Nice to know im not aloooone :)

[wb530]

I think I may have this, my parents think I'm lazy, but it takes me a few days to do laundry! I start it get distracted, then someone asks me about it, but again I get distracted, so at some point I remember and re-wash it with full intent to move it to the dryer this time, but I get distracted again and finally either I need to do more laundry, or someone moves it for me. And it takes a similar cycle to get it from the dryer to my closet, not folded or organized.

[MyL1feIsBr0]

@oliverchaplin same here i strive to do well in school but i have this feeling of lazyiness that i cant get rid of i am on aderoll and it has helped me but the sitefects suck idk what to do im trying to get through it =(

[JaroneMcCorkle]

Man.... it feels like I have these symptoms, but the symptoms seem exactly like normal everyday things that even people without any type of diagnosis may routinely have. But I do feel like I cant get any tasks done here and there, but I am not sure if I am actually LAZY per se, or do I really have a disorder.

Im speculating but can it also possibly be that the pharmaceutical companies want to make money and promote diagnosing everyone while sticking some money in the pockets of physicians?

[besttreatments]

So what do you do if you think you have ADD/ADHD ?

[tu4eva]

the library got too many people- they chitty chat etc. I strongly believe i am a victim of this disorder.

[tu4eva]

I don't usually pour my heart out on you tube or any through my tube for any matter, but seriously i have to share this ill fated story with you. Last Christmas holiday, i been planning to revise at home, tried to do couple of assignments, to get ahead and be one of the elite students. Ironically, i did not get one of them done, even though i was pushing myself, this distraction was a killer. So i figured out my own enemy is me. I tried the library but .. since... continued above ^

[khshortymcshortshort]

@TheMarianna007 that is how i am. i'm 19 and i just started college.... this has been so hard for me, worse than college (well obviously...) but with all the reading i have to do i get very discouraged. Having to re read lines over and over, and then if i do finally get over my discouragement, i find that i can hardly remember what i just read...but i'm am exactly the same in the things you listed. :( when i mention ADD as the possible problem it's ignored.

[sk8bow]

@oliverchaplin

look into mindfulness meditation. centering the mind is what add people lack. our minds float all over the place. learning how to center and clear your thoughts really can help. i've also focusing on one hobby, or one task in general, helps you become more productive since an add mind is hard to center and channel.

[sk8bow]

@felix242

thanks felix.