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Old Feb 23, 2014, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by mkb42 View Post
Not much of a question here, but I just felt like i need to share something, get it off my chest.

I'm 20 years old. I don't have a car, I can't drive, I don't have a job, never had a job, I don't go to school. I dropped out of High School when I was 16. I do have my GED, got it last year. My mother kicked me out, and I currently live with my eldest sister in her home. I occasionally do house chores around the house, other than that I just watch TV or play on my computer all day. I currently don't have any real friends other than my older brother that lives with us. I've been bullied, picked-on, and ridiculed. I've never had a girlfriend, never had sex, never even been kissed.

Now I'm just listing how much of a loser I am, and whether we have disorders or whatever, it all effects our lives differently, but the saddest part to me is that I've been through so many years of therapy for anxiety, depression, and suicide attempts, all the doctors could conclude is that I have Schizophrenia. I know I'm not crazy or anything like that. I do daydream way too much, but I don't hallucinate. I know what reality is. I get mood swings, but it's not that I have lack of control over myself or my emotions, I just get bitter about life.
I have not been officially diagnosed with ADHD/ADD but I look back at my life, and a lot of it makes sense to me now.

My mind is always wondering, daydreaming, thinking about random things. I have a hard time concentrating and focusing. I always feel fatigue and tired, and I sometimes will randomly get bursts of energy. I have a hard time sleeping often, and I often lose my sleeping schedule. I look back at when I was a kid, all the memories, the awkward moments, embarrassments, the laziness. I remember it always being so hard for me to get up every morning to go to school. I would miss so many school days, faking sick, so my mind could freely wonder in the comfort of my home. My grades have always been terrible because it was always so hard for me to concentrate on schoolwork. My social life has been very awkward. I can't keep friends because I simply lose interest in them. I very often become anti-social. People usually don't even appreciate my social skills. I generally have a hard time conversating with people because it's hard for me to connect and concentration with people and what they say. People have a hard time understanding me sometimes. I sometimes have uncontrollable laughter; my mind stays stuck on something that I find funny, whether it happened right then or I was just randomly thinking about it. It's so difficult for me to "grow up" as a person, compared to other people. I've always been reluctant to get things done.

As far as I remember, growing up, ADHD didn't exist. Never heard of it. The doctors where I grew up at, obviously didn't hear of it either. They were so quick to call me crazy, lazy, and dumb. Hell, they did the same thing to one of my sisters, who had uncontrollable seizures and suffered depression. They called her crazy. When she got older, she moved to a different, a better place, and the doctors there confirmed she had Hypoglycemia.
Our mother believed the doctors. She doesn't understand these disorders. I feel like too many people don't understand them. At least where I grew up at.

ADHD tickled in my head when my brother mentioned it last year, thinking he might of had it. I one day, wondering my thoughts, thought about it, and looked up the symptoms. A lot of it, if not all of it, I do or have done. I even took a couple of online ADHD test, apparently confirming I have it.

I just know I have ADHD/ADD, I just look back at my life and it has been a battle for me. I almost feel like I've lived a lifetime. Most of the bad things that has happened to me, the stupid choices I've made, the things I've thought, is because of my disorder. My personality, my disorder, and the circumstances I was born with ruined my life. I know I'm still young, and it could be too early to say my life is officially ruined, but it's been pretty stupid so far, and the choices I've made have effected me greatly.

I'm currently still bitter, no longer depressed, still have some anxiety, but I do try to be optimistic about life. My brother is pretty optimistic and he inspires me to be. I want to do and achieve many things. What I feel is mostly holding me back is ADHD. It's just so hard for me to get things done, and whats worse is that people around me just don't understand that. I don't have insurance or the money to get diagnosed and properly medicated for it. None of my family that has money wants to currently help me with it, because it's not that believable of a condition to them. Currently in a limbo situation, but I try to stay positive and see whats next for me in life.

Thanks for reading, have a nice day!
mkb42,

I would like to suggest some ways to help yourself.

1. Books--Free or low cost--Libraries, Amazon, or ebay
2. Websites for adults with ADHD. Many are filled with tips
3. Newsletters in particular-- ADDitude (stylized)
4. Consider your sleeping and eating habits. These won't cure anything but can help manage.
5. Support groups online or in person

Hope these help.