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 Red Paratroopa Level: 31 Posts: 21/174 EXP: 181666 Next: 3697 Since: 03-09-07 Last post: 6026 days Last view: 3228 days |
Anyone have it, or know someone that has it? And do you think it's a made up condition to explain being lazy, or an actual condition?
I swear I have it, I've taken several online tests and they all say that I have high ADD tendencies. I sometimes wonder if I'm really just imagining things and It's all in my head. I don't think I'll ever know since life seems like a dead end street for me. My parents claim I was tested in middle school, I swear I never was. And if I was tested, by whom and where are the test results now (they couldn't find the test results). Garrr.... |
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Gone Level: 88 Posts: 588/1881 EXP: 6465444 Next: 185220 Since: 02-20-07 Last post: 6153 days Last view: 6143 days |
I'm not sure if I have it, although I do have everything else.
I can't sit still for long though, I have to get up and pace around every so often. Unfortunately, there's apparently a troublesome floorboard in this apartment which causes the window downstairs to rattle and the people who live there to complain at me being too loud. |
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 Red Cheep-cheep Level: 34 Posts: 127/216 EXP: 251573 Next: 2078 Since: 02-21-07 Last post: 6127 days Last view: 6104 days |
So get tested again, if you're really that concerned about it?
And eh, I did know someone with it though.. Sort of an ex-friend of mine, quite the annoying fellow whom was all too dependent on me to do things for him. I mean, he was a nice guy and all, but no matter how great or small the task, he'd poke at me and have me do it for him, it was frustrating since it really never seemed like he even tried to do much. 
Plus, once he ever did get involved in something, he became.. obsessive if things didn't work correctly right away, and go into a sort of fit over it, only making it worse the more agitated he became.. that usually ended up with me fixing it for him, like everything else... All of this, built up over years of tension (on my end) lead to me just breaking off the relationship I had with him.. sucks, because he was a damn fine wrriter and we probably could have done some amazing things together.. but his priorities with writing were crap, and I ended up having to pull both my and his weight together far too often. Just didn't have the willpower for it anymore... I did break it off as easily as possible though, and didn't cut off communication or anything.. At first he seemed to take that really well too, and still spoke to me every once and awhile. But at some point or another, he just.. stopped, he cut communication off on his end and hasn't spoken to me since. It is odd, since it seemed like (initially afterwards) he wanted my opinion on some of the new things he was writing and what not.. I was happy to help, and all seemed okay, but then.. he never got back to me and I haven't heard back since. (He confused the crap out of me with things like this.. I've checked for those wondering, he's fine and all, he just suddenly decided he didn't want to talk anymore..) Ehh.. I tried to get him help before too, but it seemed more like he wasn't interested in any help beyond my direct assistence with something.. plus, although probably totally unrelated to ADD, he had horrid memory, so it was pretty much a "spinning the wheel" deal when trying to work it out.. |
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 Mole Level: 42 Posts: 166/351 EXP: 521201 Next: 161 Since: 02-19-07 From: Massachusetts Last post: 5971 days Last view: 5408 days |
I have ADD. Have had it since I was pretty young. I take ritalin for it. Never was really much of a problem for me, actualy. |
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Red Cheep-cheep Level: 34 Posts: 98/216 EXP: 251606 Next: 2045 Since: 02-19-07 From: Georgia Last post: 5572 days Last view: 5544 days |
I have ADHD. I take no medicine for it because I don't seem to be affected by it. Funny how my past medicines always made me lose my appetite.... |
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Mole Level: 42 Posts: 167/351 EXP: 521201 Next: 161 Since: 02-19-07 From: Massachusetts Last post: 5971 days Last view: 5408 days |
Its true, ritalin has fucked with my appetite to a pretty annoying level. I'm not too fond of it but sadly have become accustomed to those effects ;\ |
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 Spike Dragon Level: 57 Posts: 147/705 EXP: 1483720 Next: 2208 Since: 02-19-07 From: 
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I was diagnosed with ADD, and I was taking adderall, which also messed with my appetite. 
I think ADD/ADHD is bullshit... it's just a name they give people who don't pay attention to stuff they're not interested in. ____________________  |
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 Porcupo Level: 40 Posts: 152/305 EXP: 422195 Next: 19114 Since: 02-19-07 From: Temple of Time Last post: 6123 days Last view: 6123 days |
Posted by Drag Pretty much. More than a few dozens of the various friends I've had since I was little, had one or the other. Hell doctors would probably say I have ADD because I find it hard to stop thinking about stuff when I try sleeping (insomnia). I realize those medications can help people, but seriously its as if half the United States is supposedly diagnosed with it, and its just a little ridiculous. |
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Red Cheep-cheep Level: 34 Posts: 129/216 EXP: 251573 Next: 2078 Since: 02-21-07 Last post: 6127 days Last view: 6104 days |
I don't know.. After being around that guy for so many years, I had a hard time dismissing his actions as anything.. normal, or quirky even. He just seemed unnaturally uninterested in doing much of anything and pushed me into doing it for him instead. 
Ehh.. It is possible he was just like that, but he was really a good guy at heart so I don't like to think that he might have just been using me, or that he might have actually been able to apply himself and stop needing me for every little thing if I pushed harder... It seemed more like a real disorder to me, especially toward the end, but no amount of pushing to get him involved in any help for it worked.. So yea.. I dunno. |
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Mole Level: 42 Posts: 168/351 EXP: 521201 Next: 161 Since: 02-19-07 From: Massachusetts Last post: 5971 days Last view: 5408 days |
Posted by DragI actualy would have to disagree. Perhaps its a psychological thing, but I more than certainly notice a difference in my concentrative ability as a result of the ADD. when I have the ritalin in my system, during school I am able to focus a great deal more, or if I am working at something, my concentration is better and I'm able to stay on track. Whereas with out (the majority of the time, as I only typically take it the morning before a school day), I notice its a bit harder for me to keep focus on some things. Again, it might just be psychological. But I really wouldn't say its bullshit, for sure ;x |
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Porcupo Level: 40 Posts: 132/309 EXP: 430532 Next: 10777 Since: 02-19-07 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Last post: 6129 days Last view: 6105 days |
Nope, surprisingly. Given how many distractions I see every day at work/on the subway/etc... I stay focused on my work/iPod. |
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Level: 105 Posts: 785/2846 EXP: 12034296 Next: 227964 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 6066 days Last view: 2803 days |
Posted by KeitaroI think that, conversely, ADD is just overdiagnosed for worried parents who hope little Billy isn't screwed up. God knows doctors are going to prescribe anything...Posted by DragI actualy would have to disagree. Perhaps its a psychological thing, but I more than certainly notice a difference in my concentrative ability as a result of the ADD. when I have the ritalin in my system, during school I am able to focus a great deal more, or if I am working at something, my concentration is better and I'm able to stay on track. Whereas with out (the majority of the time, as I only typically take it the morning before a school day), I notice its a bit harder for me to keep focus on some things. But honestly, there might be some real cases of it, but I'm sure most of it is just crap. ____________________ I dealt with it. |
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Red Paratroopa Level: 30 Posts: 52/163 EXP: 164947 Next: 922 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 5793 days Last view: 5784 days |
I have ADD. It maybe a little over diagnosed, but its still a very real neurological disorder, verifiable on brain scans. ____________________ "I'd like to confuse bok choy with cabbage." |
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 Panser Swedish weirdo times eleven Level: 42 Posts: 47/339 EXP: 494724 Next: 26638 Since: 02-19-07 From: Stockholm, Sweden Last post: 5191 days Last view: 5190 days |
ADD and ADHD sounds like ASM opcodes.
OMFGTOTALLYOFFTOPIC ____________________   |
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Level: 82 Posts: 489/1610 EXP: 5120397 Next: 88830 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 3611 days Last view: 4600 days |
Posted by emcee Thought processes are verifiable on brain scans, but as for the validity of them--that science hasn't made that much progress, I might affirm. |
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 Spiny Level: 53 Posts: 222/578 EXP: 1101419 Next: 55700 Since: 02-19-07 From: Adelaide, South Australia Last post: 6093 days Last view: 6082 days |
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Level: 82 Posts: 491/1610 EXP: 5120397 Next: 88830 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 3611 days Last view: 4600 days |
Every man to his own, I guess. |
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 Red Koopa Level: 28 Posts: 48/139 EXP: 129872 Next: 1466 Since: 02-21-07 Last post: 6093 days Last view: 6001 days |
I've always thought of myself as having ADHD but completely controlling it. Though, I haven't been tested for it officially as long as I can remember... hmm.
Posted by Wikipedia 1: Check. Albegra kills me. 2: Check. Focusing requires effort for most tasks. 3: Check. I used to get yelled at for not paying attention *constantly*, even though I did. 4: Not check. 5: Check. Well, using my own opinions of what takes mental effort... 6: Check. Not that I mean to. 7: Check. I'm doing this right now, aren't I? 8: Semi-check. I forget things most people remember, remember many things most people forget. 9: Hahaha. Triple check. 10: ... Not difficulties, just aversion. 11: Semi-check. I've figured out how to get around it, but it was a serious problem when I was young 12: No. Not at all. Not nowadays, at least. When I was young, yes. 13: Semi-check. Easily annoyed, but amazingly patient. 14: um. This is the same as 7.
1: Check 2: ... Nah 3: I have the urge to. Semi-check. 4: Used to, learned to control it. 5: Check 6: Opposite. But excessive thought, YES. 7: I used to. Again, I learned patience, so no. 8: Patience.
9: ... 10: No, I tend to be overly concerned about waste. Conclusion: I'm glad I'm not still young? XD Granted, Wikipedia's definitely not the best source for this, but I do still think that I have ADHD, but because I think so drastically different than most people, it doesn't seem as though I do. I've actually come to think of ADHD as almost a boon, if controlled correctly. If nothing else, learning to control it has taught me several things about thought I'm glad to have learned. |
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Level: 82 Posts: 493/1610 EXP: 5120397 Next: 88830 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 3611 days Last view: 4600 days |
Almost all of those symptoms just indicate absentmindedness and a lack of focus in life, which would tend to describe a great body of the population. |
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Level: 48 Posts: 118/458 EXP: 776888 Next: 46655 Since: 02-19-07 From: The Void Last post: 3036 days Last view: 3036 days |
1. Absentmindedness on my part
2. Don't have that problem 3. Or that one 4. Or that one 5. I do those first, heh heh. They're my favorite. 6. More absentmindedness 7. If anything people have a hard time distracting me 8. I don't forget very often. It makes for weird situations. ("Remember when you stubbed your toe 3 years ago? No?") 9. Minor but not significant amount of times for this to happen. 10. Those are easy. 11. Of course I think too much to sleep sometimes, but otherwise sleeping is easy. 12. Nope 13. Actually I am too stubborn, not easily frustrated. 14. Hey, you already asked that, and no. --- 1. My favorite thing to do. *Spins* 2. Not when inappropriate. Otherwise.. 3. I do have a tendency to run in hallways and other places. 4. Quietness is easy. In fact I can sneak up on people pretty effectively. 5. Not frequently enough for this test, apparently. 6. *Writes an entire speech to answer this one question* 7. I also answer questions meant for other people. 8. I wait my turn. 9. Occasionally. 10. I have money, specifically because I don't spend impulsively. --- I once had ADD, and once was an insane running-around inattentive crazy person. But I turned it around into Hyperfocus, and with that I can gain ungodly amounts of attention to one task--therefore my ADD is officially 'defeated.' Unless you find something wrong with dancing in hallways when walking to different places? |
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