I think I have ADD--and so does my GP; however, he has referred me to a psychiatrist for a more definitive diagnosis--my appt. is in about 2 weeks and I'm chomping on the bit. It was only a few weeks ago that I looked up ADD on the net--can't remember why 'cause I'm lethargic Lanna and not hyperactive Hannah, which as I understood is classic in ADHD (and now I know one can be at the other extreme as well). In any event, when I finally found what all the symptoms were, to my utter amazement, I found myself answering yes to almost every trait noted with the exception of the one noted above and one or two others. Could not believe it. I was damn near euphoric about the discovery--and made haste to see my GP.

So I'm new to all this. And yet, I hope no one will mind if I voice an opinion about diet. I have at times gone on a moderately low carb-moderately high protein diet, but allowing myself a total of 3 tsps of sugar for my coffee. I refuse to use sweeteners (too long a story). In any event, during these bouts of sanity, I avoided ALL junkfood and concentrated solely on those foods which bite for bite packed in the most amount of real nutrition. And each time, after only two weeks, I would start to feel great--I mean really great--read, "lots of energy."

Unfortunately, I use junkfood as my drug of choice--so when I feel emotional pain, I satiate myself with all the wrong foodstuffs, which puts me into a deeper state of lethargy that my racing mind quiets and I fall asleep and the pain goes away. However, as with any misused "drug," the pain is still there when I "come to". Of course: I know that. And yet, I persist in this negative behaviour--but we won't go there.

Still, I'm hoping to find out why I would CHOOSE to self-destruct when I know that at the very least I can change my eating habits. Can you believe this--and I'm in my 50's! By the time I finally get to the bottom of my problem and make ready to fly, it'll be time to die. Now that's the pits!

Still, on an anecdotal basis, I'd like to say that empty calories of whatever sort is bad for us no matter what our mental state is, so count me as an anti-mainline sugar person who still indulges.