Hello All:

I took the ADD screening test at Psych Central and scored an 82. It urges me to seek further diagnosis immediately. And I admit that having a wandering attention span is causing problems in my life. I had a window open to post a message here for 2 hours and promptly forgot about it.

I run my own business and have always been a high achiever and I have the ability to concentrate on something to the exclusion of everything, but I'm very poor at multi-tasking and organization. The more complex my life becomes, the more frazzled I feel. I don't feel depressed or have low self-esteem, but I feel like I'm a hamster on a circular treadmill frantically trying to pedal as fast as I can to get everything done. And remember everything! My desk is a paper bomb. My house would be a mess if I didn't have a housekeeper once a week. I have a dozen projects underway and I can't finish any of them. That's always been pretty typical of me. My father always scolded me for not finishing the things I start.

I'm also getting fairly snappy with my employees and sometimes with my kids.

What tangible benefits could I derive from being diagnosed at my stage in life? I am 48.

Thanks!