Trouble with emotions. | ADHD Information

I have this real prob that's worrying me now. Basically I can't feel emotions or attachements for people anymore. Even if I'm physically attracted to someon, I still can't really feel much for them. I feel tired of them. I don't know what it is.  Ihate being like this. I feel very distant to my partner now and I can't get very emotionally involved with her. What is the problem? Is it part of adhd?lol u kno it.  u really shouldnt think about it because add all in your head.  i mean if i remember correctly isnt a trait of some add people not to express lots of emotion but to just hold it in. but really just dont think about it too much once you do bad things will happen in your life in general.  just trust me more or less its all in ur head. do you take pills? i have never took meds....i'm getting a prescription soon for ritalin....basically my head is pretty f**ked....ritalin is highly controlled here...very difficult to get.lol well my expierence with that drug was a very very bad one. did the worst side effect wise and made me depressed as hell. i took it after schooll to give me a boost to go my homework and it just drove me insane. concerta worked best for me but only at 100 + dose where u from ifiwasarishman??USA, Ma i'd love to live in america....it's such a cool place...i just love american women..they're so fine! hell ya well dont' ever think that irish women are good lookin coz they all look like sh*t, they're fat and they got a severe attitude problem. i'm going to america

I can tell you that my son (he's only 4) seemed to have the oppinion that every one hated him and that he didn't like any one at all. He hasn't said I love you to his dad in over a year and rarely did to me or any one else.  He's been on Adderall for three days and he's been more emotional, telling his dad he love's him giving us hugs and kisses spontaneously! Asking to snuggle again, and yes he even gets upset a little more. He's always been one to not cry when he get's hurt no matter how badly he'd just calmly ask for a bandaid. This morning he tripped over the vaccum and he cried and actualy acted hurt. While it broke my heart that he hurt himself I was also like hey he does feel pain. This boy just a week ago sat without flinching and watched the lady draw blood from his arm.  

america kicks ass, but it would be better if i lived in a place where add was tolerated  Hey almost my entire family is Irish thank you very much!!! And we aren't all fat! I've not had a compaint yet on my looks either.  heh ok him emotional is looking for attention.   well add is about to screw me over school wise even with pill i am so distraced i cant do homework unless its 4 am and i just woke up.  lol im irish too and i get all the ladies  irish personality good for that. damm add though i swear its just a genetic thing in some cultures  I think it's more tollerated in America than a lot of other places. At least we seem to accept it a lot more granted our teachers in America seem to be lazier and just want the kids medicated because they don't want to deal with a difficult child but in other countries it's absolutely not acceptable for a child to be fidgety or hyper in class.  hmm being shot over being treated like a failure for the rest of my life.......... Well my husband has a running joke that God invented Whiskey to stop the Irish from taking over the world! They all seem to be ADHD what was to stop them from running from country to country pillageing and plundering?lol im so pissed my alarm didnt go off but now the damn noise it makes wont stop ringing in my head.... crap I think you live in a really crappy area if they treat you like a failure! In my community they seem to understand and want to help as much as possible.  My son's teachers last year wanted to medicate him and every one I knew told me no it's too soon. This year his new teacher suggested we get strickter at home and only if neccesary we should think about medication for him, she said he's a busy little guy and that she'll do her best to keep up with him. We only decided to medicate him after he started getting aggressive with the animals and kids at school. In the past couple of day's he's what I remember my son being like two years ago. He's always been an on the go child and very curious but he just gradually stoped learning. He couldn't sit still long enough and he tried to tell you some thing and he's get like 6 different things jumbled in with it so you ended up very confused!lol its funny to, just purposely let lose and confuse the hell out of people, but i will always hate my 7th grade math teacher because she suggested i either go on meds or leave. not my fault i was always correcting her during class 

Back to the original question about emotions.  It is classic ADD to have your mind disconnected from your feelings, especially gut feelings.  This is a huge problem in social situations because the emotions are a guide to appropriate responses and actions, and is why we can blurt out the most inappropriate response in the wrong situation.

This article mentions a little about this problem ( look at the 8th bullet point )

http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic177.htm

well the way i see it nothing good comes from add cuz right now it pains my to try and finish my chem homework

Hey Wild - what have i missed - did you nab your girl back????

Anyways - are you on anti depressants, or do you feel it is the meds that make you feel this way?

Or have you really been hurt in the past to make you turn off your emotions.

Personally - it is scary not to feel ? 

yes i know....i'm irish too...only i prefer swedish people's looks

Hey rae70, how are you?

Anyway, I'm not on any meds yet. I'm starting in january. No I didn't get my girl back, she said she found someone better. I don't give a sh*t anyways. I've found someone else but I'm bored of them already. Yes it is scary not to feel because you don't know where you're gonna be, or how you're gonna feel. I don't feel that love feelin in relationships anymore, I don't even have a strong need for sex anymore so it's gettin very scary!! maybe it's just normal though. I'm sure a lot of people are like this!

I am okay Wild - I have just been busy obsessing in another forum lately on the paranormal LOL - but when i have obsessed myself to boredom I am sure I will become No.1 poster again. LOL

 

This may change when the meds start!  I am interested to see how things go for you.