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Old Oct 25, 2016, 05:07 PM
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Bit baffled by this, tbh. I honestly was just wasting time, following up on a far-fetched hunch that I might have mild ADD or something. I was gonna stop because I thought I was being silly, but then I see this. Is it just my OCD and anxiety problems? Supposedly 34 and up is coincides with adults who have ADHD. (I'm assuming that covers ADD too, at least with this quiz)

Because of the nature of my OCD, I learned to be always mentally busy, thus I REALLY struggle to do nothing, particularly mentally. In-fact, it's one of the hardest things for me. I enver thought of it as ADD, just a result of coping mechanism(s) for my other issues. It's been this way for most, if not all of my life. Certainly my adult life and late teens.

I don't always have these (or all of these) symptoms when, for example, on the computer playing games or something, but then I tend to be doing a few things at once because the need to keep my brain active has somewhat risen over the years. It takes more to keep me busy, I guess you could say. I don't just play a game, I play a game and watch a movie, maybe occasionally checking my phone. The hardest time for me has always been sleep, because when I go to bed, I have to do nothing... supposedly, but instead I use the phone to once again keep my brain mentally busy. It's no wonder I struggle to "switch off" and why my brain goes a mile a minute sometimes.

Okay, I'm reading on other threads here that ADD symptoms must be present in childhood (I'm guessing pre-12) but I answered nope. So either I'm forgetting stuff (mostly blanked that stuff out) or it's just not likely that, right?

Any thoughts?

This is what the quiz thing showed me:

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Based upon your responses to this adult ADD/ADHD screening quiz, you have replied in a way similar to people who have symptoms of moderate attention deficit disorder. Some people with scores similar to yours have sought professional treatment for this concern; others have not. If you were diagnosed with ADHD, it would likely be of the Combined presentation, as you indicated significant symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity.
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