Hello, I'm sorry this is sort of long, I tried to keep it short as possible.

I have bipolar and usually don't post here. I have bipolar and my husband has ADD.

One of my big troubles with bipolar is I am losing my cognitive functioning. I used to have amazing focus, memory, and attention to detail. That is all going away. It's hard to me to focus even when there are no distractions. Once I am distracted, it's hard for me to go back and remember what I was doing.

It's hard for me to read long paragraphs or stories. I used to read novels, devour them. Now, it takes forever, I have to re-read.

My attention to detail is gone, too. I make tons of mistakes. I get in trouble at work because I "don't work accurately." I often can't even notice the mistakes I make or realize I'm making them, and going back and checking is really hard.

Here's the funny thing... my husband who has ADD doesn't have any of these problems. His attention to detail is amazing. He's so tuned in to our surroundings he can tell when a light is about to turn yellow. He's always right. He doesn't make errors, lose his things, forget the window is open, etc. etc.

His common phrase to me is... "Pay attention!"

So, I'm confused. I feel like I'm the one with ADD and not him.