ADHD / ADD Support Group
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD) are more common than you might think. It is a syndrome that exhibits symptoms such as hyperactivity, forgetfulness, mood shifts, poor impulse control, and distractibility. Join others who suffer from these conditions and share your experiences.
I'm a Capricorn with ADD.
Capricorns are business oriented, constantly striving to achieve, always successful, always focused, always determined, composed, traditional, conservative, you name it. Often times, they put their job -- usually something involving math or economics -- before their own well-being. They've been known to be humorless, unemotional, and aloof, they're far from lethargic, they know what they have to do to get something done, they have irrefutable memory... I could go on for ages.
And I'm certain you know the quirks of attention deficit disorder.
I've got the... worst of both worlds, really. Even on medication.
I'm horribly ambitious and I constantly feel the need to be the absolute best at what I do. When I'm not, I panic. I hate not being in Honors English, I hate not being in the top math classes -- even though I don't like math at all. It took me up until this year to finally allow myself to take normal English and Algebra 1, because I was completely overwhelmed by Honors English and Geometry in this year's first trimester. The ambition and yearning to be at the top is good and all... It just has a negative effect on me since I'm basically incapable of success. I can't stand being average. I can't stomach to look at my state testing scores and see that I'm not advanced in every category.
You can see how the two clash. The ADD-sufferer in me can easily and uncaringly slack off and slip though school with C's, whereas the Capricorn in me hates the ADD in me and wants, needs, deserves straight A's, but can't have it. I've never had straight A's in my life. It's insufferably unfair.
Anyone else feel like they're doomed to be a failure for the rest of their life...?
Capricorns are business oriented, constantly striving to achieve, always successful, always focused, always determined, composed, traditional, conservative, you name it. Often times, they put their job -- usually something involving math or economics -- before their own well-being. They've been known to be humorless, unemotional, and aloof, they're far from lethargic, they know what they have to do to get something done, they have irrefutable memory... I could go on for ages.
And I'm certain you know the quirks of attention deficit disorder.
I've got the... worst of both worlds, really. Even on medication.
I'm horribly ambitious and I constantly feel the need to be the absolute best at what I do. When I'm not, I panic. I hate not being in Honors English, I hate not being in the top math classes -- even though I don't like math at all. It took me up until this year to finally allow myself to take normal English and Algebra 1, because I was completely overwhelmed by Honors English and Geometry in this year's first trimester. The ambition and yearning to be at the top is good and all... It just has a negative effect on me since I'm basically incapable of success. I can't stand being average. I can't stomach to look at my state testing scores and see that I'm not advanced in every category.
You can see how the two clash. The ADD-sufferer in me can easily and uncaringly slack off and slip though school with C's, whereas the Capricorn in me hates the ADD in me and wants, needs, deserves straight A's, but can't have it. I've never had straight A's in my life. It's insufferably unfair.
Anyone else feel like they're doomed to be a failure for the rest of their life...?
I'm a Leo and have ADD. Sometimes, I have to stomp my competitiveness down in order to be able to breathe. Yeah, I know what you are saying. LOL It sucks...the perfectionism is a killer! But you are not incapable of success! You just need to find your niche. You'll find it! Channel the drive to do what you want. Figure out what you need help in like writing papers. Sometimes you can barter for someone to write them for you. ( your research and ideas, their fingers on the keyboard!)