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Post by Mouse on Feb 11, 2015 14:51:44 GMT
I had a private diagnosis but had agreement from my then GP that they would do the prescribing. Until they decided they would no longer prescribe as they said not in their budget. it is worth asking your GP.
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Post by Mouse on Feb 10, 2015 8:27:54 GMT
When you go to the passenger side of your car to get in it to drive home so often that you seriously wonder if a left hand drive car wouldn't be a good idea, and less embarrassing. Especially so, when you've got as far as being seated and you've been sitting there initially not quite able to work out what feels wrong. Then you have to decide whether you can transfer yourself across discretely (ie without getting caught up on the gearstick and blowing the car horn) or wait for any passing persons to go before you get out and try again. Not so easy when you are being waved off and they cheer you! Did it again today at my sister's despite thinking make sure you go around to the right side
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Post by Mouse on Feb 10, 2015 8:22:39 GMT
I delete this because I think half the world share this particular trait so it is not so unusual.
And I meant to say to Ladybug that I also regularly phone up the Nationwide to request a new card. And most of the tme I manage not to cry when I do. Mind you I have not lost as many as you have!
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Post by Mouse on Feb 10, 2015 8:10:17 GMT
This must surely have been mentioned before.... When you spend an inordinate amount of time looking for the item you just had in your hand a second ago, but now can't find. Yesterday was a nightmare.
I used to be convinced there were either mischievious or malign spirits following me about (depending on how critically important the lost item was).
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Post by Mouse on Feb 10, 2015 6:31:15 GMT
I'm glad it went so well for you. Your GP sounds lovely, and sensible too! :-)
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Post by Mouse on Feb 9, 2015 22:40:24 GMT
I have been trying to read this thread. Currently, I have recently been labelled adhd. Hopefully when and if I get medicated, I will be able to follow and join in on discussion. As it is, I feel 'intellectually challenged'.... Join the club - I often go around in circles !
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Post by Mouse on Feb 6, 2015 19:53:55 GMT
Why did the boy take a ruler to bed with him?
So he could tell how long he lay there.
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Post by Mouse on Feb 6, 2015 19:33:58 GMT
If the CBB house were ruled by a despot, it is highly likely they too would be voted 'the most liked housemate'! Anyway, if you've read the thread and found Katie H's comments offensive hope you have complained to Ofcom and Channel 5
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Post by Mouse on Feb 6, 2015 11:46:24 GMT
Idiotic 'expert' opinion ... After my dx, was talking to my neighbour who has no expertise in the field and who I had known for many years. Explained had been dxd. Vehement response. "I don't believe ADHD exists, its all down to parents not disciplining their children enough." Diss my parents, why don't you?
I then reminded her that she herself was recovering frm ME and had faced negativity from people who didn't believe the condition existed!!!! (To give her her due she did apologise the next time I saw her)
Occupational Health Nurse. 'Well you will know more about this than me' at a meeting designed to discuss what accommodations might be made in my workplace. FFS I could have gone to the pub and had a little chat with myself then. (The written feedback to my employers listed a series of accommodations... none of which were appropriate considering the job I did, and which I was certain I had seen on the web myself and had been cut and pasted.) Ah well....
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Post by Mouse on Feb 6, 2015 11:27:18 GMT
Hi Rhiannon, just to say I wasn't offended. I just didn't get any feeling that she has ADHD. Maybe her extreme behaviour is a defence mechanism. Who knows? I'm just not a fan of the negative public persona she displays.
I reckon it would be a brave person who broached the subject with her tho...
Imagine if she did for a second take the suggestion seriously, then have it confirmed, would she eat crow?
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Post by Mouse on Feb 5, 2015 20:41:02 GMT
Strange because I can't see the post either on my laptop but can see it on my phone.
In response to Rhiannon's post about Katie H's behaviours, where she says, "it reminds of things I've done and the reactions I have.'
I think the difference is that we all may all have our moments where we are cruel, manipulative, and despicable, but for most people this is not the way they operate all the time. And that's the difference. I don't think Katie H is an ADHDer and nor do I think she falls in the 'normal' range but is at an extreme, based on her TV persona.
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Post by Mouse on Feb 5, 2015 13:46:58 GMT
I'm afraid I haven't read it. But it sounds interesting.
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Post by Mouse on Feb 5, 2015 13:45:51 GMT
Like Journeyman's comment. And maybe they've switched off and are just getting through it / going through the motions / paying lip service. Course of least resistance and all that. Agree with Grey Blanket - its just rant. I wonder whether she could survive in solitary confinement. Agree with Dizzy - its about money in the bank. Dizzy - hmmm - that would be whisks at dawn then Celebrity Bake-Off is
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Post by Mouse on Feb 4, 2015 16:19:24 GMT
I don't get Monty Python either, just the same as I don't get the Goons humour (but maybe this is a generation thing).
Altho I did love 'Life of Brian', maybe because this was a story rather than a weird sketch.
I laugh at: Kath & Kim Not Going Out Bob Downe (Mark Trevorrow) - totally cheesy and not to everyone's taste :} Tim Minchin Flight of the Conchords
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Post by Mouse on Feb 4, 2015 0:57:36 GMT
Doesn't say a great deal for the swathe of people does it? TBH I reckon anyone who lauds her opinions must lack a heart. And my views on certain celebrity opinions are in my earlier just edited post.
The only thing I sit and watch without interruption with 'Celebrity' in the title is the Celebrity Great British Bake-Off !
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Post by Mouse on Feb 4, 2015 0:24:27 GMT
LOL I just edited my post incase in case it might be deemed 'ageist' And also in respect of certain celebrities with hugely overrated opinions of their opinions, I believe there is an expression which fits perfectly: but which I have edited out (bit rude)
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Post by Mouse on Feb 4, 2015 0:14:19 GMT
I don't want to suggest you might be showing your age missis (suspect you younger than me!) but in the title you refer to 'Mary Hopkins' LOL !! Cant remember how to type the smiley for huge grin!! Those were the days, my friend! I had CBB on earlier but had totally zoned out so have missed this. Will watch again. CBB is edited to heighten the controversy - shame the directors appear to have tunnel vision in that respect (and also appear to be ignorant). Must have zoned out last night too then. I have the tv on for background noise most of the time.
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Yoga
Feb 4, 2015 0:11:03 GMT
Post by Mouse on Feb 4, 2015 0:11:03 GMT
I tried it many years ago and found it calming. Can't think why I stopped. Maybe I just forgot to go and fell out of the habit. I did drop off once when it came to the lying on the mat part.
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Post by Mouse on Feb 4, 2015 0:00:48 GMT
Sounds about right for a stressed ADHDer (one experiencing more than what I call the normal level of background stress that seems to go with the territory). Had own 'meltdown' moment before Christmas. Excellent advice from ContraryMary - to treat yourself like your best friend. So please do take care of yourself. A partial hibernation sounds a good idea
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Post by Mouse on Feb 3, 2015 14:36:56 GMT
I like the 'Contrary Corner' thread.
I would call mine 'The Treacle Mines' to reflect my brain. The occasional gem of a good ideas / coherent thought found somewhere in the general everyday mire*.
What would you call yours?
*that is probably more negative a view than I ought to have but it all feels sticky and slow at the moment. When I am on form I am good. Anti-depressants are making things easier though.
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Post by Mouse on Feb 3, 2015 14:29:26 GMT
removed as should have been a new thread.
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Post by Mouse on Feb 3, 2015 14:23:16 GMT
I wonder what the OP decided to do in the end. I think it would be better to raise the matter by talking rather than by testing, by setting out money. It wouldn't be my inclination to cut off all contact but rather to see if there was anyway to get him help with sorting out some money, legitimately.
Maybe the OP was wondering whether adhd impulsivity might have been a factor. Desperation can make anyone, NT or otherise, act out of character, especially if temptation were unwittiingly placed in their path and they were clutching at straws or living in a bit of a make-believe world and not thinking through the consequences.
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Post by Mouse on Feb 2, 2015 17:45:25 GMT
Isn't 'Just' - one of the most loaded words in life. It will just take ten minutes.... so then, completion time anything between an hour and 10+ years
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food
Feb 1, 2015 14:50:03 GMT
Post by Mouse on Feb 1, 2015 14:50:03 GMT
Never been that interested in experimenting with food. Used to cook balanced meals when happily married. Now nearly officially a singleton I buy what I feel I ought to buy but end up forgetting about it or not fancying it. Eat too much of the crap stuff when depressed.
Eat too much of the crap stuff when I need to eat but haven't planned. Buy stocks of food just in case (tinned and jars) but then forget to use it in rotation and replace it.
Feel sick with guilt when I throw food away. Best food is fruit and those slimming meal replacement drinks... need no preparation or thinking (except for washing fruit).
Wonder if I don't eat well because I don't love or like myself.
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Post by Mouse on Jan 28, 2015 13:39:11 GMT
Also forgot to say congratulations to him for going back and getting qualifications.
Sounds like he has intelligent thinking, resourcefulness, tenacity and resilience on his side.
adhders with these qualities do not always see that in themselves and need reminding !
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Post by Mouse on Jan 28, 2015 13:31:08 GMT
You are most welcome What I should or could have added... that nowadays I tend to be a bit more 'controlled' about giving up on job. Thats because it is a more difficult job market and employers seem to prefer taking on someone who is currently in work. So I hope someone has or will be in contact for a chat. Maybe they will be able to act like a mentor and talk things through before a job becomes unmanageable. Sometimes the jobs are actually okay but it's our feelings and emotions that get in the way. I was some time in getting to realise this was the case for me!! So I would in sometimes regret giving up and my impetuosity. Not always though. It would have helped to have someone to talk to... even if only to blow off steam
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Post by Mouse on Jan 28, 2015 2:03:31 GMT
'Formidable' by Stromae - got the song stuck in my head since I heard it played on the radio last week.
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Post by Mouse on Jan 28, 2015 1:07:48 GMT
I found a good 'job fit' and job satisfaction by trial and error, rather than having a career path set in my mind. I would have given anything to have a set career path, and an ambition.
But, as I didn't know what I wanted to do I settled for being employed in the meantime - with frequent changes of job - across of range of job types.
After dx I analysed all the jobs I'd ever done and worked out what I'd enjoyed and why. Then I was able to identify and apply for jobs that I had a greater chance of enjoying and doing well in.
Nowadays even the people who have identified a career path don't always get to follow it. They may be thwarted by many things (eg lack of jobs in chosen field, lack of training available, redundancy, change in personal circumstances). Or, after following a particular path, find they have outgrown the job, or are no longer challenged by it/enjoying it, or it wasn't what they wanted after all.
So IMO being flexible / open-minded helps.
Things like dealing with issues like lateness etc are something else again. Maybe find coping strategies /find a flexible employer / flexi time working. Or find work where timekeeping is not an issue - though I can't think of any.
I hope someone has PMd you about having a chat with your partner's son.
It is late so I have rambled on and missed the point.
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Optimism
Feb 12, 2014 3:40:38 GMT
via mobile
Post by Mouse on Feb 12, 2014 3:40:38 GMT
Like !
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Post by Mouse on Feb 2, 2014 14:02:00 GMT
If I forget to go before I leave work but then go shopping I invariably find I end up bending over and closely examining items on the lower shelves... while I work out if it is safe to straighten up :-)
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