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I just want to say that everyone so far has been great here.  I'm happy I found this message board.

welcome roly poly!

That wishing to go back and change things is one of the most common first thoughts when finding out what you have and when feeling better.  It's regret and it goes away mostly with time and help.

As I assume by your post you are medicated - I ask if you have therapy ongoing? You should - it's essential as you can discuss your worries like that and you can learn new habits to replace the flawed ones you learned with ADHD.

Eventually with help and determination you'll be the boss of ADHD.  It's pretty nice.

Again welcome and good luck!

Sounds awesome roly - keep up the self-work!! It gets much better I can assure you as a guy with severe ADHD and a year of help under my belt now.

Make sure whatever council you get they have experience not only with ADHD but have experience using Cognitive Behavior Therapy.  That allows you to ask why you do what you do - not just how to mask it.  Once you know why then working with it is easier.  Believe me it beats other kinds of therapy hands down!

Keep working reading and laughing!

Well Glen,

I am currently on Adderall and it's helped a lot.  I'm in the process of finding a counsellor that I feel good about that has experiance with adhd.  I realize that this is the next step, since I've been reading up on everything and learnig all I can.  I also am learning some self help skills that I did learn through life as coping skills.  All my coping skills, some good, were only developed as a sheild to get me through life.  Now that I know the "enemy", I can hone my skills and get along further in life.

 

 

It's not the seven times you fall but the EIGHT TIMES YOU GET BACK UP that'll make the difference! Take it from someone who's done and learnt that..yes, also for 50 years.

Howdy,

I haven't posted here till now. Just wanted to say that I think I've tapped myself out to far.  I must belong to too many forums, I can't keep track of all the posts I've made and what they're even all about. 

My life has fallen down the tubes, my relationship is virtually nonexistnt.  I was diagnosed formally in November 2005, I'm 50 years old and wish I could go back in time, medicated, and change the outcome of my life.  There are so many things that I could have done to keep my relationship alive.  I might not have even started it for that matter.  Maybe I would have been more aggressive and started a relationship with a friend of yesteryear that could have been a soul mate. 

Presently I'm dead tired and calling it quits today, but just had to stop by here and post.

roly poly, most of us here have similar regrets. I definitely do. The thing is, it's better late than never to try to work on the issues that have stopped us from living our lives fully. I'm one to talk, but, I believe this, like at least 50% of the time!! 

You will find plenty of stories here similar to your own. Several people here have only discovered that ADD/ADHD was holding them back in their mid-40's or 50's. You are not alone.