Social Anxiety Support

Badrelg27 · 10-14-2009, 10:22 AM

I am 100% positive I have ADD, predominantly inattentive. And the fact that I have it is one of the reasons I haven't had it diagnosed yet. While it's not officially diagnosed, I exhibit all of these documented symptoms:

- Mostly heightened inattentiveness with relatively low hyperactivity (low energy) and low impulsivity
- Procrastination
- Poor internal supervision (I have trouble doing things like brushing my teeth and clipping my nails regularly)
- Propensity for careless mistakes in work (I always triple-check my work only to find out I STILL missed a few details)
- Forgetfulness in daily activities (I forget to do certain things I plan at the beginning of the day, pretty much every single day of my life)
- Avoiding, or having trouble starting, things that take a lot of mental effort (falls in line with procrastination)
- Trouble listening in conversations (I frequently miss something that someone said and have to ask what they're talking about; this happens pretty much all the time and I'm sure some people think I'm an idiot for it)
- And of course, trouble paying attention to anything for an extended period of time

Does anyone else have this specific disorder or exhibit some of the symptoms? And if so, what measures have you taken to prevent or improve it? I'm ready to seek professional counsel on this matter because it is leading to my severe SA and I don't want it to impact my adult life the way it has impacted me up to this point.

10-14-2009, 10:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
Badrelg27 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 8	Inattentive ADD I am 100% positive I have ADD, predominantly inattentive. And the fact that I have it is one of the reasons I haven't had it diagnosed yet. While it's not officially diagnosed, I exhibit all of these documented symptoms: - Mostly heightened inattentiveness with relatively low hyperactivity (low energy) and low impulsivity - Procrastination - Poor internal supervision (I have trouble doing things like brushing my teeth and clipping my nails regularly) - Propensity for careless mistakes in work (I always triple-check my work only to find out I STILL missed a few details) - Forgetfulness in daily activities (I forget to do certain things I plan at the beginning of the day, pretty much every single day of my life) - Avoiding, or having trouble starting, things that take a lot of mental effort (falls in line with procrastination) - Trouble listening in conversations (I frequently miss something that someone said and have to ask what they're talking about; this happens pretty much all the time and I'm sure some people think I'm an idiot for it) - And of course, trouble paying attention to anything for an extended period of time Does anyone else have this specific disorder or exhibit some of the symptoms? And if so, what measures have you taken to prevent or improve it? I'm ready to seek professional counsel on this matter because it is leading to my severe SA and I don't want it to impact my adult life the way it has impacted me up to this point.