I’m not sure which came first – I know that I have always had trouble being on time for things. It’s something that everyone knows about me no matter what I’m doing and it’s followed me throughout school, sports, work, and social gatherings, I am always last to arrive. I don’t know if that definitely means ADHD but it’s one of the symptoms/signs of it. And I don’t have the ability to multi-task well. It sounds crazy because if you’re ADHD you think typically you do a million things at once. I am like this too, but if I want to really do something well I’ve got to really buckle down and create a distraction-free environment. I work as a writer and most days when I really have to write for a solid chunk of time I’ll wear headphones and close all of my internet browsers because otherwise I’ll be more in tune to the distractions around me instead of my work. I believe the eating disorder was my way to fill in the down time I had when my mind wanted to wander, especially in college when I was bored or sick of studying, I would turn to the eating disorder for something else to do. Throughout my life I’ve had a difficult time being alone – at my parents’ house, my dorm, babysitting, my apt, and even now sometimes…it’s getting better…but I could not be alone in a house with food. I’d have to plan my day so I was out for the entire day and constantly busy. If I went home for any reason in the middle of the day it meant a break in my rhythm and I could not just eat a snack it was an entire meal or more…I don’t know, it’s just recently occurred to me it could be ADHD.