Posted: 21 May 2004 at 10:13pm | IP Logged

I'm sure everyone has a "you know you have AD/HD when..." story to share! I know I always feel better after telling one to my little bro (who also has ADHD) and laughing about it! I thought others might enjoy reading and posting their "moments" , it's nice to know we're not alone!

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You know you have AD/HD when...

* You thought your name was "Lizzy-don't-do-that" untill you were 4 years old.

* You drive (30 min) into town, then realize you have NO IDEA why you're there!

* You burn your hand hand, bruise your knee, and bang your head while brushing your teeth. And that was just one instance!

* You have 3 bottles of mustard in your refrigerator because you have forgotten you bought some TWICE!

* You loose your watch and then find it in the refrigerator...

Posted: 22 May 2004 at 5:27am | IP Logged

You are getting ready to go to the local venue to see a comedian and you grab your tickets before going out the door and check them one more time and then are stunned at the realization that the show was on the previous evening! 

Posted: 22 May 2004 at 8:23pm | IP Logged

You know you have ADHD when...

* You leave your apartment, grab the mail on the way out, and just as the front door of the building clicks shut (and locks) behind you, you realize your apartment and car keys are hanging from the keychain attached to the mailbox key which is sticking out of the mailbox keyhole.

* You call your good friend to see what he/she is up to, and he/she answers his/her cellphone and reminds you that he/she is on vacation.

* You leave your headlights on and have to get a jump start, for the 1000th time.

* You tell yourself you will tape a large note on your dashboard reminding yourself to turn the lights off.  (You've told yourself this after each of the last 997 times).

* You don't know people's names, but they know yours.

* You constantly try to pick up your telephone and make a call while you are using that line to connect to the internet.

* You finish a cellphone call and realize you've missed your highway exit.  (Mental note--no more cellphone in car).

* Making a "mental note" of something is absolutely pointless (because it will just as soon vanish into thin air).

* You forget you have stuff in the washer or dryer at the laundromat--until the next day.

* The amount of time you have to get ready for an appointment bears no relation to whether or not you will be on time.

* You finally train yourself to leave the house on time.  Unfortunately you have to go back in several more times for your billfold, your planner, that phone number, your belt, etc.

*  Everytime you begin a story people groan and say "Here we go..."

* All stories you tell quickly branch out into several different tangents, most of which you feel the desire to go back and wrap up.  As you do so, the story will continue on to new tangents, until either your brain stalls, leaving you silent mid-sentence, or you fortunately stumble across your original point and satisfyingly bring it on home.  (The listener still can't believe this was the point of your whole story.)

Posted: 24 May 2004 at 7:43am | IP Logged

You leave the house when your supposed to be getting to work or an appointment (every day).

You tell your spouse the same thing for the 100th time.

Your spouse says I told you that for the 100th time but you still have no recollection of the conversation.

You have good intentions of finally getting your paperwork done but only end up with more piles of papers that need to be filed.

It takes you 15 minutes to brush your teeth.

Posted: 26 May 2004 at 12:36am | IP Logged

You think your name is "I hope you have a child just like you and then you will know what you put me through" until you apply for your driver's permit and see your birth certificate!

You end up with a child just like you!

You find your phone in the fridge

you spend an hour looking for your glasses and then find them...on your face

you go nuts looking for your car keys and find them  in your hand

you go to the store three times for bread and then have to send your hubby to the store for bread

you have a nightmare that you are wandering around your college campus asking everyone if they know where that important test is, then realize you are awake!

You go to class every day, take copious notes, study your brains out and then look at the test and wonder if you have wandered in to the wrong testing room

you ask someone the same question so many times that they finally refuse to answer you.....and that sinks in

you tell this really great joke....and forget the punch line

you know you have a million "you know you have ADD when"  events you could tell and you will remember them all as soon as its too late

Posted: 26 May 2004 at 6:36am | IP Logged

You know you have AD/HD when...

You can tell which of these were written by people with ADD and which were not ...

(liberally lifted from the FDISK list of the same topic...

Also, check out HADD-IT's list.