Hello, I was dx with ADD in March 08, and i cant say that i am terribly upset with my new found dx...cuz i had injured my back a few yrs back and was prescribed vicodin 4 pain. I found when i used the vicodin it help me achieve my tasks & goals 4 the day. I fell into the addict pool..but after a month of inpatient tx. I still seemed 2 have the same problem..inability 2 complete 1 actual task......but start 10 a day!!! So i went 2 the dr.she sent me 2 a Psychiatrist 4 a dx of ADD. Wow did i really get it!!! He said i had a pretty severe case and put me on adderall, and xanax at nite as needed. I was so HAPPY 2 finally figure out wat was wrong with me??? YEA!!!! I started 2 be able 2 function, and actually complete a task.(awesome feeling) The PROBLEM is.....that i used 2 be very good at being plastic, high social status, supermom of 3, perfect house, everything always suppossed 2 be flawless. NOW...things r different. I was once a very respected member of our community,neighbors etc...till the rumors started about my "drug addict problem" which the Dr.said I was misdiagnosed and did not have real "addict habits" only using 2 be able 2 focus. Now my so called friends, won't even look or speak 2 me. There is always some"Hot Rumor" goin around about me ie..I'm crazy, drug dealer, making crystal meth in my garage, a danger 2 kids etc... its aweful!!! I want 2 put a billboard along the freeway, or get on the news 2 validate my ADD, and not a "Drug Addict." Sooo i have quite an interesting year with alot of personal growth..and have actually connected 2 God. I have been burned, and back-stabbed by so many friends that i have learned 2 channel my hurt & pain into helping people, especially teens with substance/or other problems. My teen daughter has alot of friends and I luv our home 2 be the "teen hangout" i luv 2 talk with them & help 2 mentor them. I should mention... I'm an RN that has worked in the substance abuse field. So i do feel qualified 2 mentor and talk 2 them, it feels a void inside myself and makes me so happy 2 do things 4 others and not get/expect anything in return.  So i ALWAYS "Pay it Foward", everyday and i have lost ALL of my plastic friends (20 +) and i only want 2 be friends with ADD people that wont make fun of me 4 talkin 2 fast, switching topics, chronically late, hate commitments, bein very sporadic, unpredictable, and i am alot of fun(mostly with a good sense of humor) The problem is i make a friend that i really like, then after a month or 2...the friendship ends in some usuallly stupid, strange way??? I am clueless?? So now i only have 4 friends that i really trust, (3 local) and it feels weird 2 me. So has ANYBODY experienced similar situations regarding making/keeping friends??? Should i perform interviews & only accept ADD friends???  How do i meet local ADD people/ or is that a stupid idea?? Any input would be greatly appreciated??? I just would LUV 2 know i'm not ALONE???