slackdad
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Post by slackdad on Feb 8, 2020 15:01:03 GMT
Hi,
I'm 46 years old and have recently been diagnosed with ADHD (combined type).
The diagnosis has been a revelation insofar as I finally have an explanation for the struggles over the years especially with aspects of life that many others seem to find so straightforward.
I have often been described as quirky and in the spirit of light heartedness it would be really good to hear from others about their adult ADHD quirks or aspects that now make sense.
Apologies if there is already a similar thread in this vein but I'm sure you'll understand when I say I haven't the patience to properly check.
A few starters from me:
I have always loved reading but could barely tell you sometimes what I've just read, what books I've actually read or what happened in a book I've only recently finished.
Or, looking for my mobile while on a call.
And I've lost count the number of times I've forgotten what I am talking about mid-sentence. Yes, people say 'we all do that...'. No, you really don't. ADHD takes this to a different realm.
We have to laugh sometimes 😁
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Post by cald on Feb 12, 2020 10:36:34 GMT
Hi, 43 here and still as yet no official diagnosis, however it's looking like inattentive type.
I have some similar symptoms to you, really poor working memory, so I so often forget things within seconds/minutes of being told them.
I also have some quite troubling anger issues, which have caused me to get into some scary/embarrassing situations over the years.
I am also the most disorganized people I know. I always brushed it off by saying its 'organized chaos' but now know it really was just chaotically disorganized XD
Also, I've never really had a good grip on my emotions. Nowadays I tend to bottle everything up (which I know isn't good for me or the people closest to me) but quite often, I'll be doing something normal and suddenly I'm a bubbling wreck for a minute or 2, then back to being an emotionless entity.
Hopefully my official diagnosis comes soon, I've been chasing them for an appointment again as my last one was at the beginning of November last year, meant to a telephone app in December, never came, so now I'm still waiting.......
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Post by slackdad on Feb 23, 2020 10:56:11 GMT
How about losing or misplacing something relatively minor but then spending hours thinking and obsessing about it during more important things such as a work meeting for example, and literally not being able to concentrate or focus properly on anything else!
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Post by butterfly001 on Jul 31, 2020 10:03:16 GMT
Hi, I'm 46 years old and have recently been diagnosed with ADHD (combined type). The diagnosis has been a revelation insofar as I finally have an explanation for the struggles over the years especially with aspects of life that many others seem to find so straightforward. I have often been described as quirky and in the spirit of light heartedness it would be really good to hear from others about their adult ADHD quirks or aspects that now make sense. Apologies if there is already a similar thread in this vein but I'm sure you'll understand when I say I haven't the patience to properly check. A few starters from me: I have always loved reading but could barely tell you sometimes what I've just read, what books I've actually read or what happened in a book I've only recently finished. Or, looking for my mobile while on a call. And I've lost count the number of times I've forgotten what I am talking about mid-sentence. Yes, people say 'we all do that...'. No, you really don't. ADHD takes this to a different realm. We have to laugh sometimes 😁 yes i feel that when talking to doctors or people I know I always come back and don't recall what was said instructions that they gave me always frustrating
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Post by retrogamer303 on Oct 14, 2020 15:06:47 GMT
Hi. I can definitely relate Recently diagnosed in my early 40s. I split up with my partner just over a year ago and moved back to London. Living on my own for the first time in years has made the diagnosis very clear cut for me. Some of my "quirks": Getting the washing out and taking it to hang it up. Getting side tracked and finding it on the floor the next morning. Writing to-do lists everywhere and eventually having to write reminders on the other lists so I remember there is more than one. Picking up my phone to do something and after 20-30 minutes of browsing Twitter, realising that I had forgotten the reason I picked up my phone in the first place. Walking into rooms and forgetting why I went in there. Never remembering anyones name if I am introduced to them (also never remembering film names)
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