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You sound like me or I sound like you...I made a really good attempt last of sending out christmas cards..I signed them and even did the envelopes...I just found all of them yesterday while cleaning out a draw...Opps I forgot to mail them, I put them back into the box they came from and must have just put them back in the drawer after I filled them all out...I suppose I am ready for this year...and I can't tell you how many people I piss off because I either walk away while they are still talking to me, or I constantly interupt and cut them off while they are talking...I have learned that I have to put things away in certain places at home..Like my keys to the car and to the house go in a bowl and my glasses...If I don't put them there, I will search until I am paniced because I never remember where they are...You are not alone, when I am with a group of people anywhere party, resturant, gatherings...I am like okay what is going on, what are they talking about..I am so easiy distracted, I have zip attention span...I can't even sit and read a book or a magazine...I start to clean my apartment and I can't even finish one room, I find myself walking into another room and starting some else there...and before I know my entire place is upside down...Just want to let you know you are not alone...for years I thought i was a freak until I found out what was wrong with me...and coming here and reading the posts from others really helps...

sounds like me.  you are not alone.  please read my first post as I have just taken Strattera for many of the same things you have listed.  I was diagnosed with slight ADD but I have experienced all the things you mentioned prior to taking Strattera. 

I found a drastic improvement in my behaviour but I'd like to learn more and i think this forum is a great place to do just that

[QUOTE=GypsyWomyn]Joyous, the very first one on your list, leaving car in park, and having it roll away, has been one thing that has occurred to me many, many times. You'd think after the first, or at least the second time, I'd never allow it to happen again. One time the car (which wasn't even mine) rolled into a pond while I was inside at AAA. At least I didn't have to go far to call a tow truck. [/QUOTE]

Hey, do you live in Rochester, NY? We've got a nice pond near our AAA, but I haven't yet rolled my car into it.

Don't worry though, the power of suggestions never works for me, because I forget most suggestions...

[QUOTE=The Resistance!]In my exhaustive reading and in depth study of ADHD I've never heard of any of the occurances you've mentioned above. [/QUOTE]

Okay, okay wiseguy. I was new to ADD when I posted that. Now that I found the thread on "you know you're ADD when.....".

It's just that I'm the only one I know (in real life) who does these things. It wasn't until I came here that I realized I'M NOT ALONE.

YIPPEE!!!!

 

 

These things are typical,  commonplace for me.

I've put a pizza on the roof of my car while trying to dig through my trash can,.. I mean purse, looking for my keys, only to drive away with it there.  Then while turning right at an intersection I see something flying like a big frizbee toward the middle of the intersection............WHAT WAS THAT?!  Oh,... just my pizza!

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Same things I do...same way I feel...your list could be my list!

You are not alone!

 

Joyous, the very first one on your list, leaving car in park, and having it roll away, has been one thing that has occurred to me many, many times. You'd think after the first, or at least the second time, I'd never allow it to happen again. One time the car (which wasn't even mine) rolled into a pond while I was inside at AAA. At least I didn't have to go far to call a tow truck.

sounds like something I would do... but haven't! whew!

I'm reading your list going, "Yup, check, yup, yup, uh huh. Here's your list with my variations.

[QUOTE=Joyous56] leaving keys in front door overnight...again.
accidentally driving away in someone else's car - my key fit (what are the chances? and it was dark.)
losing my keys at home.....4 times a week doing bank reconciliations at work, and getting stuck on the last .09..then too bored to continue with it in a meeting, unable to tell what's important and what's not forgetting EVERYONE's birthday Never sending Christmas cards....it's too hard Actually....HATING Christmas, because it's so overwhelming missing exits
going to the grocery store and buying half the ingredients for four meals, but not enough for one complete meal procrastinating about paying bills until threatened. I've got the $, but the bill-paying process is overwhelming losing touch with old friends, because during my free time I have to chill feeling like the morning routine is a major ordeal....taking a shower, feeding the pets, getting my clothes ready, doing my makeup and hair, just trying to remember everything that needs doing. TAKING THE DOG OUT TO TO THE BATHROOM.
forgetting who I told what to  AMEN.
interrupting people when they're not done speaking  YUP.
repeating myself  UH HUH
repeating myself CONSTANTLY ASKING, "DID I TELL YOU THIS ALREADY?'
searching for my glasses when they are on top of my head STILL CAN'T FIND MINE - IT'S BEEN TWO DAYS
Totally unable to carry on a conversation in a crowd  UH HUH..CHECK. [/QUOTE]
I'm in the same boat...my job is WAY too detailed too.




[QUOTE=The Resistance!]In my exhaustive reading and in depth study of ADHD I've never heard of any of the occurances you've mentioned above. [/QUOTE]

the trick is I've never done exhaustive reading and in depth study.

Welcom, Joyous! My cousin named on of her kids Joyous. Cool name!

You sound normal to me. That stuff happens around here all the time. You should check out the "You Know You Have ADHD When" post here. You will know you are surrounded by a lot of people just like you! See, normal! We're all like that!

In my exhaustive reading and in depth study of ADHD I've never heard of any of the occurances you've mentioned above.

or am I truly a space cadet.

forgetting to put my car in 'park' and having it roll away leaving my coffee mug on top of the car, then driving away losing my keys at home.....4 times a week having to do data entry at home with a horror flick on TV doing bank reconciliations at work, and getting stuck on the last .09..then too bored to continue with it forgetting what I ordered at a restaurant.....30 seconds ago in a meeting, unable to tell what's important and what's not forgetting EVERYONE's birthday Never sending Christmas cards....it's too hard Actually....HATING Christmas, because it's so overwhelming missing exits and going down one-way streets...because I'm talking to my passenger going to the grocery store and buying half the ingredients for four meals, but not enough for one complete meal procrastinating about paying bills until threatened. I've got the $, but the bill-paying process is overwhelming losing touch with old friends, because during my free time I have to chill feeling like the morning routine is a major ordeal....taking a shower, feeding the pets, getting my clothes ready, doing my makeup and hair, just trying to remember everything that needs doing. forgetting who I told what to interrupting people when they're not done speaking repeating myself repeating myself searching for my glasses when they are on top of my head Totally unable to carry on a conversation in a crowd wanting to drink, just to calm down

Other amusing anecdotes welcome. I am recently diagnosed with ADD. My biggest problem is work. I have waaaay too much detail in my job, and think about changing careers.

I'm trying to joke about this, but I feel really freaked....Do I hate my job because I can't do it? Or can I not do it because I hate it...due to ADD?

All comments welcome. I am feeling like a basket case right now.

 

Yep, I see myself in your list alot.  Welcome to the ADD world![QUOTE=Joyous56]

Other amusing anecdotes welcome. I am recently diagnosed with ADD. My biggest problem is work. I have waaaay too much detail in my job, and think about changing careers.

I'm trying to joke about this, but I feel really freaked....Do I hate my job because I can't do it? Or can I not do it because I hate it...due to ADD?

All comments welcome. I am feeling like a basket case right now.

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Yes, sounds wayyyy too familiar!!

I can tell you that I did what you are considering.

I have a degree in computer information systems.  I worked in the field since my early 20s until it ended up with my owning my own corporation in the late 90s.  I had a relationship that was constantly in chaos, and constantly wrecking everything around me as I went.

Finally the self-destructive behaviors were way too  much for me.  I left my LTR, closed the doors of my company (which was going to sink eventually anyway) and moved myself to another town.

I took up a job in manufacturing - making potato chips.  Totally 180 degrees from where I was.

I am now diagnosed with ADHD inattentive type for 8 months.  Medication works, the job is excellent, and I've made good friends.

The move that helped the most was simplifying my work.  I'm happier, clearer headed and working at top efficiency.  I've never been happier working than where I am now!

Take the leap or don't - keep it in consideration as a potential move.  It's very freeing.