I was reading a short story last night, in which the author was diagnosed with ADD. He said he had a hard time concentrating on anything that didn't interest him, but could concentrate a long time on things that did. That reminded me of myself, so I wondered if I have ADD.

I'm a junior in college, and it's really hard for me to keep up in school, because I always get distracted when the time comes to write a paper or study for a test. I start doing something, anything, to avoid doing the task I have to do. When I get sidetracked, sometimes for hours, I end up staying up all night worrying about my assignment and distracting myself with the Internet. I also find it hard to focus on and retain information in my textbooks, because the reading is very dry, and I rarely take the time to clean my room.

Being an extremely slow-moving person naturally, with a fairly even-tempered disposition, I wouldn't fit the stereotypical "ADD" personality, but I still wonder about it, because I get so distracted with everyday tasks. I've asked a counselor if I have ADD, and he says he doesn't think so, but he's never actually tested me for it. I'm really getting frustrated with the way my school is going, and if I knew there was a reason for the way I'm a little off like this, it would make me feel a lot better.