Nervous all the time!! | ADHD Information

Ok, I chose Peita Pan for a couple of reasons. One, I want to be able to fly and two, I dont want to grow up, get old or die.

I suppose I want to be immortal, which is really what Peter Pan is. Isn't he?

wow...ya'll are actually awake with me?

 

Wide awake and doing housework  Its only 8.30pm here. What time is it there?

To what, what means David'O?

What does Peita Pan mean or what does surrounding myself with happy thoughts means?

And what conclusions are you drawing from either?

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To what, what means David'O?

What does Peita Pan mean or what does surrounding myself with happy thoughts means?

And what conclusions are you drawing from either?

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For some reason that sounded so like a poem, I thought it as a message in itself.

Then I realized it's 02:00, and my brain is bran, (something's missing).

What means David'O? I don't know. I just made it up one night. Davidornado was too long for these short fingres. Silly me...

What does Peita Pan mean?

And the conclustion we're drawing is that is it Peter Pan, but the female version. Whic h if it is, then neverneverland is in Oz. Whic h is cool. Hey! Look, I did that twice. Does that make it a sindrome? Or an airheadrome? hehe... I love words. I don't want them to commune icate. They should remain single. Until they're merry'd, at least. And then, nine months later, they can give mirth... Oh, mee, oh, mye! I'm merry'd my elf! whewy...my meds musta given mirth to something...oh, it's tooo late to do this...
 

As I say VERY often on the forum - anxiety is the fuel that runs the ADHD engine.  We live often to avoid it - and we'll dodge into life's fire to avoid anxieties' frying pan.  It's what we do.

We worry about the micro and the macro.  It can loop - and the more we fight the more stress we get. 

It CAN change - I found that dexedrine and a healthy cognitive behavior therapy with a very good psychiatrist made me change the way I work and gave me tools to confront and remove anxiety rather than run willy-nilly because it runs me.

Ok - I'll tie up this end by saying YES - most ADHDers get anxious and worried a lot.

OMG, the anxiety in me was terrible before finally giving in and seeking treatment. All the lists in my head of things I needed to do, the thoughts that went faster than I could express verbally, and the CONSTANT forgetfulnes and prograstination!

All  of this came to a head last year when I got called to the carpet so to speak at work.

When I went to the Dr.  my BP was 152/90!! My avg. was 107/79 prevously...

My situation was pretty wierd. The Doc wanted to put me on BP meds but I argued the fact that it was stress and not a chronic problem, As I began treatment for ADD, the BP went down. The anxiety is mostly gone, and my avg. BP is around 117/80 while on a stimulant.

Go figure..

Sherry

Nervous, anxious, what ever you want to call it, I feel it 85% of the time.  The only time I feel calm is after a hard workout at the gym, running, reading, having s*x, or ingaged in a good conversation, or having some sort of caffeinated drink.  I would have to say, it sucks.  yes that's me down to a T-- expet ofcourse when I have downed
a bottle of wine! That's positive, too!
So you've surrounded your internalities with positive happy thoughts, as well.
So, you gonna tell us what it means?
Although we're all jumping to conclusions...
Is anyone nervous all the time? Really knotted up inside? Worrying about all the things you need to get done, and then never actually getting round to them.I panick about everything...Hi Sarah, yep that's pretty much me. Its exhusting isnt it!!!

That sounds more like anxiety than ADHD. It is possible to have both, but you should discuss this with your doctor or psych.

Is the anxiety mostly during the holiday season when there is a lot to do to get ready and so little time to do it in? That would be understandable because we can't start our decorating and baking and all that sooner. We have to wait until now when there is a time crunch. Things like that tend to paralyze me, but the first of January sees the anxiety leaving me.

I think the problem for most ADHDers is that we don't take the things we need to do and the time it will take to do them seriously enough, or we hope that by delaying we will hyperfocus when the time comes.

I do think about what I should be doing and worry about it to some extent because I know I am putting things off and will be scurrying at the last minute. I am not in knots over it. If I was really that anxious, I would actually at least give it a half hearted attempt.

 

Yeh it is anxiety. It's so annoying to be that knotted up all the time. Even before I get on the phone to my boyfriend I am nervous, we've been together 2years. I have a tendancy to control situations. I have anxiety all the time, have discussed with Doc, he is sorting something out for me. I never take anything seriously, I just laugh things off hoping that they will get done magically. I always wanted to be a witch, wave a wand and hope for the best! ha. 

 

Peita I totally related to your article about you constantly worrying - thats me!

  The anxiety may not be to do with ADD, but I do have ADD. x

Thanks David'O do you really think so

I made it up all by myself. Tee Hee

You also have a happy name.
I also try to have happy positive people around me. That helps with anxiety too, when you have someone you can talk to that seems strong and in control to let you know things really arn't as scarey as they sometimes feel.Not I, said the me.
I'm like that husband in another post.
Nothing bothers me.
Most of the time.

Yep, lucky me got both too

Im doing relaxation and meditation in an effort to calm it a little.

Of course I do have some meds that help from time to time