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Post by pinkbeauty on Jun 27, 2009 0:16:22 GMT
Hello ALL I am new to this site, and am a single working mum ( working full time, trying to finish a postgraduate degree and being a good mum to my 8 year old). I have only recently been diagnosed after making the observation myself after lots of mis-diagnosis and thousands of pounds of debt later I realised I had to do something in order to be more balanced and less break neck if you know what I mean. I am in the very early stages of a referral to specialist centre but to me having the support that I finally need instead of CPN's ( who I end up counselling ) or phsychiatrists telling me I have clinical depression or epilepsy it feels strangely liberating to final be acknowledged as a sane creative individual with a slight wiring problem that means I never switch off. My only regret at this moment in time ( and I have read through all of your comments and am picking up the same ) is the consistency i give my daughter if Im not working on my computer I am flitting around, can never sit and just watch a film as she asks and have to set my phone to remind me when its time for us to eat....nightmare so am thinking of asking specifically for some coaching or CBT to help me with management techniques so my daughter can spend time with her mum and have her much deserved un -interupted attention. Hi Nottinghamshire I totally agree, I am a single mum to a 4 year old boy and am constantly berating myself as I don't feel I give him enough time. I sooo need help in this area. I've always found it difficult to sit down and play with him, I think its getting slightly easier as he's getting older but its horrible as I feel so guilty all the time, but as you know, there are always things to do and the computer just draaaaaaaws me in. I also worry about my moods and my temper. Fortunately for me, I have the most lovely natured little boy (most of the time!) and I totally adore him and love him with all my heart. He is my life, I just always feel he deserves better. PB
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Post by pinkbeauty on Jun 22, 2009 22:10:27 GMT
Happy Birthday Roland!
Sorry I didn't notice earlier!!
PB
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Post by pinkbeauty on Jun 20, 2009 20:22:46 GMT
Bottled water is safe - the original post was a scare doing the rounds of the internet last year - and it's turned out to be sensationalist rubbish. No 'just in case' - if you start doing that you might as well stop breathing. I'm not worried at all about bottled water, but the bit about it being warm in the car makes sense to me. I have bottles stacked up in car (removed them today) that are weeks old and have been opened previously. They are stagnant water and are not gonna be too healthy anyway, but when they are left in a really hot car, I can well believe that it reacts with the plastic somehow and could potentially cause problems.
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Post by pinkbeauty on Jun 19, 2009 20:23:44 GMT
Crumbs, you're kidding! I had no idea about this. I've always got a million and 1 half full water bottles in my car and when desperate swig out of them warm or not! I even give my son a sip! (Otherwise I forget to take them out with me!). I'll stop it now though just in case. Thanks for the tip.
PB
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Post by pinkbeauty on May 13, 2009 7:24:50 GMT
Having ADHD, I dislike other people speculating in potential celebs have the diagnoses, do we have to constantly compare to celebs in this world? ADHD is very real in Adults, Pinkbeauty has done some tremendous work for adults with ADHD and I would hate to see her hard work done, because of idiots constantly trying to compare to celebs. Hi, I'm not quite sure what to say to this but I don't think its very nice to call people idiots. I must admit, now knowing the traits of ADHD, I do the very same thing and try and identify people who I think may have it (both celebrities, ex boyfriends etc!). A lot of celebrities do have ADHD because of who we are and the type of personalities we are. There is probably a lot more who likely do have it but who possibly wouldn't even know themselves. Personally, I don't have a problem at all with people identifying known traits in celebrities and speculating about whether they have it, it is light relief, and also comforting. I'm not sure why I was singled out as working hard as there are a lot of others (especially on this board) who are working very hard to raise awareness of Adult ADHD but thanks for the appreciation anyway. PB
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Post by pinkbeauty on Apr 9, 2009 10:24:26 GMT
"patients' experience with negative emotional symptoms (insomnia, irritability, anxiety, and sadness) may be more severe when taking Dex"
I can certainly vouch for the weight loss, but didn't know the above. I thought it had got worse but wasn't sure if I was just more aware of myself. Obviously why I cry so much!! And get angry!
PB
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Post by pinkbeauty on Apr 5, 2009 21:35:47 GMT
Our book list is finally on the site www.aadd.org.uk/books.html if you want to add any further ones let us know by e:Mail to aadd.org@googlemail.com. Thanks PB
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Post by pinkbeauty on Feb 26, 2009 23:48:57 GMT
I was never a fan of Jade Goody and I really disliked her after Celebrity BB and I do think she was nasty there (not alone but encouraged with peer pressure), however, I have started to admire her since. I totally admire the way she has handled news of her cancer, she is a strong person and and I must admit her illness really has affected me, maybe because I have a son the same age as her sons and I can't imagine for 1 second what it would be like to know I was dying and wouldn't see him grow up, and for that alone my heart goes out to Jade Goody.
I read today that she is taking the Drs' advice on when to say goodbye to her sons as she doesn't want them to remember her ill and then she will say what she says to them and never see them again. I find this so difficult to cope with, the very thought sends me into absolute panic.
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Post by pinkbeauty on Feb 17, 2009 23:27:41 GMT
I actually think she has a lot more intelligence (or maybe business sense) than she is given credit for. I feel so sad for her and her family at the mo and if I was in a similar situation I would want to do the same as she is doing for my son (although sadly I wouldn't be in a position to). Good on you Jade and I wish the rest of your days be happy and your sons to be proud of their mum.
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Post by pinkbeauty on Feb 7, 2009 18:22:48 GMT
Thank you Sherry, it means a lot and thank you Roland for drawing my attention to this message.
PB
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Post by pinkbeauty on Nov 4, 2008 19:08:29 GMT
What worries me about it is that useful chat could go on and useful info passed but it isn't documented as it is in the forum, so not everyone can find it. The forum may get bypassed.
I also find on other sites (like facebook) that sometimes people chat to you and even if you don't feel like it, you feel compelled to reply, whereas on the forum you can reply at your leisure with no pressure.
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Post by pinkbeauty on Nov 3, 2008 22:30:59 GMT
Hi Alison, sorry I can't offer any advice on the snoring!! I have to put up with it from my dog!!! Anyway, here's the link to the London meeting joyfivolous.googlepages.com/homeAs you'll see it meets tomorrow, first Tuesday of every month, details are on the website if you click the link. PB
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Post by pinkbeauty on Nov 2, 2008 20:05:45 GMT
I'm quite scared that I'm losing control of my 3 year old son. He already knows how to get the better of me and I totally lose it with him and then feel so guilty. I either smother him with love or am very angry with him, everything with me is so extreme. I really worry about it.
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Post by pinkbeauty on Nov 2, 2008 16:12:10 GMT
Hi Louise, don't forget that you've already dealt with this your whole life without realising it. Don't you think that its better now that you're aware of why you have had the problems you've had etc? Maybe now you can start to find ways of combatting the problems? So it is a positive thing. Do you see anything positive in your diagnosis at all?
PB
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Post by pinkbeauty on Oct 26, 2008 14:41:18 GMT
Hi Mel
No it doesn't sound right to me at all. What it seems to me is that they have read the report by the specialist that your son has ADHD, looked at the guidelines and seen that Ritalin is recommended and Bob's your uncle lets put him on it.
I don't think I would be inclined to put him on it until the other problems have been looked into for the reasons that you have stated. He has other problems and how are these problems going to be affected, if at all, by the Ritalin. I'm not sure what to advise. What is your GP like? If you have a good relationship with him/her maybe you could go back there and explain the problems to find out who best to go back to. Maybe you could go back to the ADHD specialist and see what they advise? Maybe the specialist didn't go through the usual tests because he's been diagnosed previously? When you saw the ADHD specialist did you mention the other problems? And did he talk to you about any treatments?
PB
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Post by pinkbeauty on Oct 20, 2008 22:17:20 GMT
It does and I know that I stay logged in and leave my pc on for hours and they may think the same but when you choose to stay logged in forever on the welcome page it doesn't mean that you always show up on here, when your pc's not on or your not on the web page you won't be online, its just when you click on the link to the forum it means you don't have to sign in everytime because your PC remembers you.
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Post by pinkbeauty on Oct 20, 2008 17:19:40 GMT
Roland, you can set yourself to be logged in forever and it never times out.
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Post by pinkbeauty on Oct 19, 2008 21:09:06 GMT
Crumbs, do you have to declare that you have ADHD? What do they hope to achieve by doing a medical?
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Post by pinkbeauty on Oct 16, 2008 10:51:31 GMT
I just cried my eyes out reading this.
Thank you for posting it, its a lovely poem and I suppose one we could all have written!
PB
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Post by pinkbeauty on Oct 1, 2008 9:55:36 GMT
lol. You haven't got ADHD have you?
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Post by pinkbeauty on Oct 1, 2008 9:36:43 GMT
I can see why you thought that Missfit, the way they've listed the awards and amounts can be very misleading, but if you start at the top, the value is above what its being awarded for and I think the £622,644 figure is correct for ADHD. But I totally agree, in order to work out what figure goes with which award, is very confusing!!!
Award winner: S.C. Stanford
Institution: University College London
Value: £622,644
NK1R knockout mouse model and human genetics of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
PB
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Post by pinkbeauty on Sept 15, 2008 9:15:17 GMT
As far as advising people on which Drs to avoid, its a tricky one. But I guess we can just keep a list of those and the areas in which they are in and if someone posts a request for Drs in their area we can private message them the list. Or we could put a post on here somewhere advising people that if they want to know who they should avoid in their area to PM someone for it?
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Post by pinkbeauty on Sept 12, 2008 18:33:11 GMT
I've had a reply from Edwina today too. Another rubbish one really saying that Nice guidelines coming out, hopefully next psychiatrist will help me etc. Hope she twigs that we're all getting problems getting diagnosed and treated. Unfortunately I have to postpone psychiatrist appointment again as I'm working that day now.
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Post by pinkbeauty on Sept 11, 2008 11:47:51 GMT
Hi DiCaprio
Can you send a copy of that letter to Edwina Hart please, the Health Minister for Wales. Also, in Wales it is your Assembly Member who deals with health issues rather than your MP, so it might be an idea to find out who that is and send it to him/her too.
I would appreciate it if you send it to Edwina as I have also contacted her, and I know Darren has too and another contact may help.
If you google Edwina Hart you'll get her addres.
Great letter by the way and sorry you've had such a bad experience. I had a similar one in March but was too deflated to write about it then.
PB
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Post by pinkbeauty on Sept 8, 2008 6:39:02 GMT
I put 4-8 weeks, but that's because I went private. I'd probably still be waiting if I'd chosen the NHS route. Maybe you should put a private option too!
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Post by pinkbeauty on Sept 7, 2008 16:27:22 GMT
Yes, I have driven since I was 17. I certainly don't lack confidence in that area, but I do have a tendency to drive too fast! I think I drive far more safely when I go into my own little world and frequently arrive somewhere not remembering the journey but having driven on auto pilot, I don't drive so fast when I'm like that!
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Post by pinkbeauty on Sept 1, 2008 11:45:18 GMT
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Post by pinkbeauty on Sept 1, 2008 11:39:57 GMT
I have this thing, ok I love my own company and spend a lot of time alone, but wen it comes to doin anything out of my natural enviroment I find bein alone and doin it v difficult, whether its shoppin meetin people, goin to appointments or goin out in general, am i weird? Is their a reason for this? jus wonderin Asha, its really weird cos I'm exactly like that. For years and years its been noticeable that I can only get things done when people are with me, its very waring on my friends and family! But, yes, I totaly identify with what you're saying. I sometimes feel like I can't cope on my own. PB
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Post by pinkbeauty on Aug 27, 2008 22:47:05 GMT
I actually feel desperately sorry for Jade Goody at the moment. She is having to face an enormous nightmare and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. I'm not saying that I particularly like her or like some of the things she's done, but it doesn't matter. She's young, has 2 little boys and is probably in a certain amount of shock at the moment. She couldn't possibly have planned for this to happen and maybe by going into the Indian BB house she was sort of running away, thinking that the problem couldn't catch her there. I think Jade feels comfort from the cameras, as that is how she became famous in the first place and that's maybe why she agreed for it to be publicised.
I have a beautiful son and I'm 38 years old and single and my chances of having any more children are very slim but if I had that choice taken away from me, I would be sad too. Not because I don't love my son with all my heart or because I am not grateful for him, but just because there would be some sadness that there would be no more hope for more children.
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Post by pinkbeauty on Aug 21, 2008 21:19:08 GMT
Mouse, I didn't know you'd got the job! Well done! I've missed that bit somewhere!
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