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Post by kakema on Aug 16, 2011 21:18:26 GMT
Oooo, dysnomia, don't think we've ever had one of those Wossat, then? Oh, and hi! ;D
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Post by kakema on Aug 16, 2011 21:20:19 GMT
And hi to you, too, Roxy! Dr C is, indeed, excellent, but don't give up on the NHS route - private is a helluva drain on the resources. Fight back!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2011 21:26:17 GMT
Dysnomia? Sounds like the standard executive functioning problem of retrieval. And now I'll stop referring to you as a disorder Hello
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Post by insomniacdreams on Aug 16, 2011 22:33:33 GMT
Oooo, dysnomia, don't think we've ever had one of those Wossat, then? Oh, and hi! ;D LMAO, checked the gender section of the profile, sadly I can't change myself to a dysnomia... The easiest way I have been able to explain it to others is that it is like having perpetual 'Tip of the Tongue' syndrome. It can happen with any word (or amount of words), at any time, which is horrible when I have to do presentations. I will 'know' what it is basically, but can't seem to locate it or word it properly. Like if I am writing a grocery list it can look like this at times... Eggs Bread errmm.. the white liquid stuff I put in my coffee, on cereal.. oh, comes from a animal [crappy dysnomia moment] Cauliflower Onions etc When writing I will use this format 'my closest description [crappy dysnomia moment]' (including the red colour) so that later on when I reread it I can be alerted to the sections I need to add a correct word to. Before handing in an assignment I will have someone else that knows read it as well, just in case I missed something. It usually is a great laugh and can easy my stress about handing in the assignment, because of some of the ways I will word my 'lost word' ps. I usually use the same monroe quote, but noticed it was in use here already - great choice and hi to you too shiny Dysnomia? Sounds like the standard executive functioning problem of retrieval. yes! But try to say the exact same thing without those words. Tip of the tongue is much easier to describe if I can't recall all that, cause I can say something like.. 'well its like the thingy that happens when words get stuck on your umm..*then stick out tongue and touch it or point at it* tongue' Plus, how many other things can you think of where you can stick out your tongue at people and 'get away with it'? And now I'll stop referring to you as a disorder Hello Thank you, and I will look pass it this time.. but only this one time Hi
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Post by drfox on Aug 17, 2011 7:43:46 GMT
And hi to you, too, Roxy! Dr C is, indeed, excellent, but don't give up on the NHS route - private is a helluva drain on the resources. Fight back! I am new to this forumy business accidentally put my name (doh!) - call me DrFox, but hey Planet Dave, how does one exactly 'fight back' - my doc says that the psychiatrist is the only one who can refer me to a specialist and my psych is prejudiced and horrible. He says that I have 'adhd traits' but that they are outweighed by my 'personality disorders' and it is not 'pure adhd' - he also said that he thinks I am only going to him so that I can get a 'note' to give to my supervisors - like I need him for that! I am totally exasperated and need to concentrate on my studies but this thing is always at the back of my head - so yes on the list of possible 'distractions' this is prob the biggest!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2011 8:53:09 GMT
And hi to you, too, Roxy! Dr C is, indeed, excellent, but don't give up on the NHS route - private is a helluva drain on the resources. Fight back! I am new to this forumy business accidentally put my name (doh!) - call me DrFox, but hey Planet Dave, how does one exactly 'fight back' - my doc says that the psychiatrist is the only one who can refer me to a specialist and my psych is prejudiced and horrible. He says that I have 'adhd traits' but that they are outweighed by my 'personality disorders' and it is not 'pure adhd' - he also said that he thinks I am only going to him so that I can get a 'note' to give to my supervisors - like I need him for that! I am totally exasperated and need to concentrate on my studies but this thing is always at the back of my head - so yes on the list of possible 'distractions' this is prob the biggest! It wasn't me that said 'fight back' - but since you've put me in the frame........(and planetdave - one word, no capitals ) The psych - either ask your GP for a second opinion or go back to this psych and read them the riot act. It'd probably be easier to speak to me on the phone - get in contact by the site pm system or email, they're available via my profile.
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Post by kakema on Aug 17, 2011 19:07:16 GMT
Again with the 'planetdave gets credit for shiny fabness' shocker!! Although in this case, Dave's yer man. Not least because he's a man. So we're led to believe He also knows a lot about the whole 'fight back' thing. I just talk big.... ...and fab.
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Post by drfox on Aug 24, 2011 8:27:59 GMT
Ah, sorry about that planetdave... I'll get there in the end.
So yes, hello Ooohshiny, and hello planetdave, nice to meet you.
I shall send you a PM planetdave, thank you very much for your offer of advice.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2012 19:07:41 GMT
hello, I've just joined, because my son was diagnosed about five or six weeks ago, at the age of seventeen - ADDi. Ritalin started, still being adjusted, but already some benefit being seen. In the meantime we've been through a whole heap of difficulty for him - all the usual stuff one might expect - he's a dreamer, doesn't apply himself, just needs to get himself sorted out, untidy, chaotic, etc etc.....he dropped out of school at fifteen after a major fallout with them, and is now having to take a few steps back to re-evaluate and decide how the heck to proceed from here. The worst about it all is - neither his teachers nor his parents managed to work out what was up, all that time, yet in retrospect it really seems so very obvious. .
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2012 17:17:30 GMT
20:20 hindsight's a wonderful thing. Don't beat yourself up - it's not that obvious. Welcome to the forum, though - hope we can help.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2012 18:33:04 GMT
Agree wholeheartedly with Shiny. Nobody clocked it with me, although little known when I was young. Spoke to my GP on many occasions but only got treated for depression which of course was an associated issue, thought I was alcoholic for a long time and then found Borderline Personality Disorder to be an uncomfortable fit. Only realised when drawn to an article in The Telegraph, which I dismissed until I googled adult ADHD and soon realised that was a disturbingly perfect fit, at the age of 44. Lack of awareness, the subtlety of the condition and the ability of the individual to adapt to ADHD make it very hard to spot unless you are in the know already and there was no reason for me to be. My GP on the other hand.......
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Post by dizzydee on Feb 10, 2012 22:33:18 GMT
Hello, it took me nearly half an hour to work out how to post a thread lol..... i finally plucked up the courage to go docs today at 37 yrs old and ask for help but my doc did not now what could be done and i have to go back in two weeks once she has done some research... which is good at least she didn't just fob me off i have been diagnosed with depression since 29yrs but about 5 years ago i found an on-line test which said i had a very high likely hood of having ADD the more i read the more it sounded like my life so i did mention it to my doc but it went no where. so i just learned to cope the best that i can moving from job to job as the cracks in concentration appeared and mistakes where made i hate!! feeling like a failure so i just would move on hoping that i would be better at my next job i would always feel positive at the start of a new job saying to myself that i would try harder this time and sleep better exercises more and did try but nothing seem to work i have no problem learning new things especially computers but to repeat a task with accuracy and competency are all but impossible... at 25 i was earning more then than i do now always lowing my aim to try and avoid disappointment i have been thinking that i am just thick and should finish my days stacking shelves or packing boxes like i started,and that's only my working life i am a typical add sufferer if you go by all the on-line tests a hyperactive child i ate properly but i was so skinny that social services checked me over i was told that all my calories were burnt off with "nervous energy" and the constant running about and attention seeking(poor mum) class clown always speaking out of turn and well underachieving... i could go on for hours so i will stop there... any when i got home from the docs i felt like i must be the only adult in the world trying to get nhs help for adult sufferers and thought all was lost but now I've been on here maybe it isn't..
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2012 23:34:30 GMT
Hiya, dizzydee. Welcome!
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Post by dizzydee on Feb 10, 2012 23:40:11 GMT
Hello oooshiney, thanks
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2012 15:22:09 GMT
Oooo, dysnomia, don't think we've ever had one of those Wossat, then? Oh, and hi! ;D LMAO, checked the gender section of the profile, sadly I can't change myself to a dysnomia... The easiest way I have been able to explain it to others is that it is like having perpetual 'Tip of the Tongue' syndrome. It can happen with any word (or amount of words), at any time, which is horrible when I have to do presentations. I will 'know' what it is basically, but can't seem to locate it or word it properly. Like if I am writing a grocery list it can look like this at times... Eggs Bread errmm.. the white liquid stuff I put in my coffee, on cereal.. oh, comes from a animal [crappy dysnomia moment] Cauliflower Onions etc When writing I will use this format 'my closest description [crappy dysnomia moment]' (including the red colour) so that later on when I reread it I can be alerted to the sections I need to add a correct word to. Before handing in an assignment I will have someone else that knows read it as well, just in case I missed something. It usually is a great laugh and can easy my stress about handing in the assignment, because of some of the ways I will word my 'lost word' ps. I usually use the same monroe quote, but noticed it was in use here already - great choice and hi to you too shiny yes! But try to say the exact same thing without those words. Tip of the tongue is much easier to describe if I can't recall all that, cause I can say something like.. 'well its like the thingy that happens when words get stuck on your umm..*then stick out tongue and touch it or point at it* tongue' Plus, how many other things can you think of where you can stick out your tongue at people and 'get away with it'? And now I'll stop referring to you as a disorder Hello Thank you, and I will look pass it this time.. but only this one time Hi there's a word for that? damn, i guess i can add that to my list of things wrong with me i do that ALL THE TIME.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2012 18:08:02 GMT
There's a word for 'compulsively chewing the skin on your fingertips' too - 'cept I forget what it is - probably something -phagia on account of the 'eating'. Anyway, how pleased was I to find I have yet another disorder, rather than just an annoying bad habit that I can't seem to crack...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2012 18:24:45 GMT
There's a word for 'compulsively chewing the skin on your fingertips' too - 'cept I forget what it is - probably something -phagia on account of the 'eating'. Anyway, how pleased was I to find I have yet another disorder, rather than just an annoying bad habit that I can't seem to crack... what about chewing the inside of your mouth? :/
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2012 18:49:36 GMT
There's a word for 'compulsively chewing the skin on your fingertips' too - 'cept I forget what it is - probably something -phagia on account of the 'eating'. Anyway, how pleased was I to find I have yet another disorder, rather than just an annoying bad habit that I can't seem to crack... what about chewing the inside of your mouth? :/ hungry?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2012 19:50:28 GMT
what about chewing the inside of your mouth? :/ hungry? Maybe, tea? Quite the contrary actually, thanks for asking though.
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Post by dizzydee on Feb 11, 2012 21:55:12 GMT
i am constantly chewing the iside of my mouth sometimes its so bad that i get a swelling of fluid in my jaw and i cant close my teeth together by morning................ thought that was something different
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2012 15:28:01 GMT
Hi everyone,
I'm new so thought I'd say hello *waves* I'm Kay, I'm 28 and live in Newcastle Upon Tyne.
I figured out I had ADHD inattentive a few years ago but only just plucked up the courage to make an appointment with my GP (next week :s)
So yeah I'm just looking to meet some like minded people cos I'm starting to feel like a nut job lol
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2012 18:28:48 GMT
Hi everyone, I'm new so thought I'd say hello *waves* I'm Kay, I'm 28 and live in Newcastle Upon Tyne. I figured out I had ADHD inattentive a few years ago but only just plucked up the courage to make an appointment with my GP (next week :s) So yeah I'm just looking to meet some like minded people cos I'm starting to feel like a nut job lol ello chook! welcome to the mad house!
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Post by jools on Feb 23, 2012 19:47:21 GMT
Hi Kay welcome x
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2012 0:52:26 GMT
Ooh, a fellow nutjob! Welcome!
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Post by maura on Mar 8, 2012 16:51:48 GMT
Hello all, I am brand new to this forum I'm 49 and recently diagnosed with adhd and am hoping to find ideas about moving forward. Best Regards, Maura
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Post by sherry on Mar 8, 2012 17:51:48 GMT
Hello Maura, I am 45, barking and menopausal (has it hit you yet?).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2012 22:24:33 GMT
Hello Maura, I am 45, barking and menopausal (has it hit you yet?). Bummer. I'm 50 and merely peri. Sucks, though - anything hormonal seems to make symptoms ten times worse. Either that, or the Alzheimer's is kicking in...
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Post by sherry on Mar 9, 2012 18:18:52 GMT
Well to be exact I am peri too, since age 42. Peri is the worst bit, hot flushes, complete mental breakdown to the point where you feel like a complete cabbage. If ADHD is bad, then this is worse, good thing the mental breakdowns are not every day.
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Post by keanolulu on Mar 29, 2012 20:04:58 GMT
Hello,
I'm 41 and I don't think I've hit the menopause yet ;-)
I'm recently diagnosed and it's been a bit of an eye-opener. I try very very hard to be organised but live in chaos mostly.
Looking forward to chatting with you all and getting to a Manchester support group soon :-)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2012 19:36:08 GMT
Hello, I'm new here, and I'm about to seek a diagnosis... Not that it helps, I'm a mental health professional and (apparently) long term agitated depressive... we'll see. Nearly 50 so better late than never.
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