Thank you for all of your responses everyone! I am so appreciative of your input!
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Originally Posted by astenon
Maybe your behaviour is a bit OCD, but as long as it doesn't rule your life that's not a problem at all. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being organised. Anyone that tells you different is probably jealous because they wish they had everything organised like you.
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See, my friends make "jokes" about how "OCD" I am. I've never been bothered by this quality of mine until the past few months. I feel like it's pointed out all the time and I don't know if it's because I've gotten worse (or better depending how you look at it!) about my organization systems recently or if I'm just noticing and holding on to the comments more now. I just can't help but wonder if it's really that weird to be like I am. I don't know if it's just an ADD thing and I can brush it off as such (it's hard to know sometimes what's ADD and what's not) or if it's a personality fault I need to try and fix.
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Originally Posted by BlueInanna
Sounds like you've got a good system organizing. I would love to be so organized. Hopefully you aren't getting down on yourself when things aren't as organized as you'd like. That could be of concern.
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I get disappointed in myself pretty easily when I screw something up-- even if I am the only one who thinks I screwed up I just can't always brush it off.
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Originally Posted by alicia1986
No,I think you are right I like to do the same thing an my husband always says I take I take to long to do the task at hand cause I do the same things as you state.For instances there 2 weeks ago I was organizing my barbies although I have seen them a 100 times over I wanted to write an list of them what was in the box and if the box was damaged in anyway research them get values,ect...This task is still not fully done I have done 32 out of 45.He complaints that they are still out, but I want it to be perfect so I know what I have and what they r worth if anything ever happens to them.
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I am glad to know I am not the only one who likes things to be perfect!
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Originally Posted by YYZadd
Hi Court_Knee...
Organization, structure and repetition are absolutely key to me having any success. I was not always so organized, but learned to be that way. I believe this coping skill was the main reason my ADD went un-diagnosed for 43 years. I was pretty good with notes myself, always printed with architectural lettering because it slowed me down and I believe helped me remember. The neatness helped me with later study too. Some of my "Systems" get people to comment and wonder why I'm so rigid, but I hate chaos and know disorganization sends me backwards and things will start to fail for me. A little on the OCD side, maybe, but these traits help me cope.
As long as your system works, who cares what others say, right?
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Yes, absolutely right!!! I try to tell myself that, too: "it works for me so screw what you think!" The fact that you say it's your coping mechanism for dealing with ADD makes me wonder if that is just all it is for me, too. Before I started to take medicine I would have some nights where I wouldn't be able to sleep until I cleaned and organized my room perfectly. If I didn't I would be up all night thinking about it because it bothered me so much!
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Originally Posted by jimi...
Maybe you don't have the natural flow most people come with so you have to have an outer structure to make things come into place? Then your system is not wrong. What is wrong is if it causes you distress for making a tiny mistake. If you always have to have your way, life is going to smack you real hard because it will not be color coded all the time, it will just happen. I know it is hard to deal with that and I do too, but we have to practice that as well.
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Yes, I need a lot of structure and organization in my life. I don't do well without it. I feel like if I don't have everything planned out then I won't do it. I often make myself schedules for the next day planning out what I need to do hour by hour so that my day is planned and organized and I know what to expect when and don't hit any bumps! Like I mentioned previously, I do dwell on my mistakes when I screw up something. I just get really upset and disappointed with myself because I usually feel like I made a dumb mistake when I fail whatever it is. Yes, I am learning that life doesn't always cooperate with me. LOL So far it's worked out well though!
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Originally Posted by 2_b_free
On an off note, too many people with ADD/ADHD are just taking medication without making any effort to change their behaviors or try to work on coping with ADD. 1% medication 99% perspiration
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I'm not sure what you mean or are implying about medicine? Please explain!
I didn't take medicine for awhile at all because my mom was against it. She strongly believes in mind over matter so we wanted to try without it! I had a lot of issues in school because I just talked 24/7 non stop really fast about nothing important because I just loved to talk constantly LOL I'm a very on the go person and have a hard time staying sill and focusing on one thing without getting distracted by other things. I can't sit through movies because my mind wonders and I think of a million other things I need to do. I can listen to 3 conversations at once and tell you what they all said but then I can't tune them out so I get overwhelmed. Despite that though I've always been a really good student grade wise. Always on honor roll, took advanced and AP classes. I just got yelled at a lot lol. We tried Adderall my junior year of high school but it made me really mean and awful so we tried Vyvanse and it's been so helpful with my focus. I couldn't imagine trying to do college with out it!