rockyblue Posted November 4 Report Share Posted November 4 this is me already. i hope they find a cure for it soon. AAADD is Age Activated Attention DeficitDisorderThis is how it manifests: I decided to wash my car. As I start toward the garage, I notice that there is mail on the hall table. I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car. I lay my car keys down on the table, put the junk mail in the trash can under the table, and notice that the trash can isfull. So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the trashfirst. But, then I think; since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the trash anyway, I may as well pay the bills first. I take my checkbook off the table, and see that there is only one check left. My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go to my desk where I find the can of Coke that I had been drinking. I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Coke aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over. I notice the Coke is getting warm,and decide I should put it in the Refrigerator to keep it cold. As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke, a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye. They need to be watered. I set the Coke down on the counter, and I discover my reading glasses that I've been searching for all morning. I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going to water the flowers. I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water and suddenly I spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitchen table. I realize that tonight when we want to watch TV, we will be looking for the remote, but nobody will remember that it's on thekitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I'llwater the flowers. I splash some water on the flowers, but most of it spills on the floor. So, I set the remote back down on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill. Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do. At the end of the day the car isn't washed, the bills aren't paid, the trash hasn't been taken out, there is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter, the flowers aren't watered, there is still only one check in my checkbook, I can't find the remote, I can't find my glasses, and I don't remember what I did with the car keys. Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all day long, and I'm really tired. I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to getsome help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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shadygroovedc Posted November 4 Report Share Posted November 4 That gave me a headache. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moto Posted November 4 Report Share Posted November 4 Man, I got tired just from reading that. It pretty much sounds like my life on the wknds but I usually get a couple of things accomplished (not all that I wanted though). By the time moday comes, I'm soo freaking tired... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockyblue Posted November 4 Author Report Share Posted November 4 Originally posted by shadygroovedc That gave me a headache. welcome to my life. my ADD seems to be getting worse as i get older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scratchapella Posted November 4 Report Share Posted November 4 welcome to my world jen. i think some cases are age activated. but i've had as long as i can remember. make lists. lots and lots of lists. then you begin to organize these lists, making a list for the list. . .then list making becomes an activity or one of your "things to do" on one of your newer lists. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockyblue Posted November 4 Author Report Share Posted November 4 Originally posted by scratchapella welcome to my world jen. i think some cases are age activated. but i've had as long as i can remember. make lists. lots and lots of lists. then you begin to organize these lists, making a list for the list. . .then list making becomes an activity or one of your "things to do" on one of your newer lists. . . lists, eh. i'll have to try that. dunno why i've never thought of it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djbuster Posted November 5 Report Share Posted November 5 you just summed up my entire life in a few paragraphs....i feel your pain jen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funshine Posted November 5 Report Share Posted November 5 Word.I, too, feel your pain!Most peoples ADD *supposedly* gets better as they grow older. Mine has done nothing but flourish into a wonderment of dysfunction!!I'm suprised I can walk in a straight line and say a complete sentence!On the plus side.... I never get bored Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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