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therapist thinks I have ADD????

dazedanconfusedd
dazedanconfusedd
Ok, so we talked in great lengths about this and I do agree I have a REALLY hard time staying focused on one thing. I start ALOT of projects and never finish any of them. My brain NEVER SHUTS OFF.

Ok so I get home and get online to start reading up on this ADD. I found this test.....


http://psychcentral.com/addquiz.htm

Now...I answered honestly adn truthfully and not all applied to me, yet I still scored a 98% out of 100%...100% meaning I am a freak or something...:(

Now, with this being said....some of you take this same test and tell me that part of this would have to do with panic as well. The reason I ask some of you to take this test is so many of the questions were things that people ask here all the time...like...do you feel your mind is like a pinball machine?

OMG how many of us feel that way?

I am mean I am not ashamed if I have ADD, I honestly think I am and have been since I was young. I never did well in school, never could concentrate and learn things, but I really don't want to be on MORE meds then I am already on!

What do you all think?
dazedanconfusedd
dazedanconfusedd
Oh wait...let me add...I think the thing that worries me is...I think alot of the questions on this quiz can also to relate to having depression and anxiety...so why be put on something else for something like ADD?

I am not against taking meds, Hell I wold be lost without my xanax and now my lexapro, but I don't want to take anything else unless I have to.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Well, a lot of people have ADD and don't know it so it's not all that unusual. However, having anxiety, makes you feel like you have everything you hear about, especially when you start to research all ot this stuff. Also,anxiety makes you feel very unfocused as well. I think I read somewhere it's like your mind is a drunken bumble bee on speed. When you can eliminate as much of the anxiety as possible, you become more focused and it's easier to follow through with tasks.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I took the quiz... according to it, I have a very low chance of ADD.

Guess it is just anxiety and panic disorder!!!!
Group FounderJanvier
Janvier
I took the quiz and the result was 100% ... no surprise ... oh well ...
deleted_user
deleted_user
I took the test and came up 55% Blah!
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