I'm a 19 year old female and I just started my second year of college. Throughout high school I always did really well in school, I have always been intelligent, but I never had to put forth much effort. Ever since I started college, I have become highly aware of the lack of focus I thought was normal for people to have. It's becoming a problem for me and I think I may have ADD/ADHD.

95% of the people I meet I will not remember their names because I start thinking about something else when they tell me. Multiple friends have commented on my "interruption" problem, one that I had never noticed before because it's something I've always done. I will lose track of a conversation halfway through and zone back in pretending to remember. This is particular bad when someone is trying to give me instructions because I'm too afraid to admit that I wasn't paying attention. The tasks I enjoy I focus all of my attention on and completely block out the one's I dislike. If I have homework or something strenuous to do, I will avoid it until the last moment, only because I begin getting very anxious about having to get it done.

I took the quiz on this site and I scored a 40. I have been wanting to ask for help with these problems for a little over a year but I've always convinced myself that my thinking I have ADD is because I have a lot of friends with the disorder. Now I'm realizing that that may be the cause because I can relate to them so well. Now that I admit I need help, I'm afraid to ask for it because I'm not sure where to start. I'm intimidated to ask my mother because I don't want her to tell me nothing is wrong with me and just dismiss the issues I'm having. Where should I go from here?