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sheilakstone
I was diagnosed with Bi-polar 1st then ADD then panic disorder. The Bi-polar makes me moody. The panic disorder causes panic attacks and you never know when they are going to hit or how long they are going to last. But it is the ADD that makes my life so difficult. I procrastinate everything. I'll start a project with the best intentions but never finish it. I can not stay on top of anything. My finances are a mess because even tough I may have the money on payday to pay a bill, I will forget. Before ADD I had over 20 bills that I managed to pay, now I only have 10. Anyway the reason for my writing is because of this paperwork that I can not get control of. My counselor said get a good day planner and write everything in there. Well that did not work for me. I still have post it notes everywhere and any other type of paper I can write on. My guess would be 5% of the things I write down get done. I have notes everywhere in the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, living room, and written on my mirror with a erasable marker. I see all this everyday and it stresses me out. I also have a palm pilot and a digital recorder. None of this helps. Basically I have a major problem with papers. CAN ANYONE GIVE ME ANY SUCCESSIONS. I am drowning in papers.
Thanks for listening
Sheila
Thanks for listening
Sheila
deleted_user
read ADDitude magazine online there are some great articles you can access with great tips to help you organize. I found medication to be very helpful for my add........are you on any if you don't mind me asking?
deleted_user
At times I wish that paper had never been invented.
deleted_user
I hate paperwork too!! Ahhgg!!! Like purple mentioned on medication. I know medication has helped me with organizing but when it wears off by the end of the potency don't expect anything out of your self in dealing with paperwork. Honestly ? Find someone to come to your house and help you go through it all get you organized and can come check in on how your doing. This would be my advice.
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