Hey everyone! I spoke to my psychiatrist today and asked him to explain my diagnosis to me. He said that I have ADHD of the predominately inattentive type. This makes a lot of sense to me. When we discussed my diagnosis further I asked if he would call my counselor and speak to her about my diagnosis so she understands where he is coming from. He... Read more
I saw my counselor yesterday and we disucssed the ADHD diagnosis and she is having trouble accepting that this is something that I may actually have. Her big problem isn't so much with the guy who diagnosed me with ADHD but the fact that he diagnosed me by way of questionnaire. We went through the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for ADHD and she... Read more
I just saw my dad after taking some of my Adderall and he said my eyes were huge. He said he didn't think that I even needed ADHD medication to begin with but definitely not that stuff. Then I showed him the list of symptoms for ADHD and it then occured to him that those behaviors were present in me he also found... Read more
I could use some of your advice right about now. I am finding it really hard to focus and sit still, in other words my symptoms are really bad right now. I was wondering what you guys do to cope when this happens to you? What tricks do you have up your sleeve? Any thing you have to offer is appreciated. Thank you.~Alice
The more I pay attention to how I behave the more I am beginning to think that my psychiatrist could be onto something. I do have trouble sitting still for long periods of time it seem like I have to keep moving in my seat to find a comfortable position to sit in and no matter how hard I try I just can't seem to find one. This morning I set my... Read more
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