[shakespeare47]

Mine are blurting out things, and the inability to plan ahead.

I'm sometimes embarrassed when I get into arguments with people over minor things... It does have some benefits.... It's a good way to learn different points of view. That is, when I argue with someone, I can see where they are coming from. (the last thing I argued about was postmodernism.. I find it very difficult to understand).

I tend to let things go until the last minute. I'd like to get better at making lists, and completing tasks in a timely manner.

There are also the silly mistakes (like misspelling "Worst". lol)

[Travelinglady]

Not being able to stay still can be a big problem!

[shakespeare47]

^I've never had that issue.. my dad on the other hand? I swear I haven't ever seen him sit down and watch a complete show on television without his needing to get up and do something else.

It's amazing that he can manage it at the theaters... I'm not joking.. the guy is just soooo restless at home.

[stages]

Well i supose it varies depending on your definition of worst

In terms of causing the most problems in my life, itd be ... uh... failing? or is that too general to be a symptom haha. What i mean is ive given up on "complete things in a timely manner", i have to put all my focus on just "complete things", and "start things" too

What i dislike on a personal level is, I hate forgetfulness in social contexts. like realizing i have no idea what someone was just saying to me, because people get upset if you ask them to repeat themselves... so i try to just guess or give a noncommital response but that can be upsetting too depending on what they said. theres no winning. and i also forget about my friends and family, like not contact them for long periods of time. i dont handle loneliness well at all but by the time i notice im lonely its usually my own fault!

I dont mind fidgeting and moving around and stuff, but it does get a little annoying having people ask if somethings wrong. and my meds make my hands shake sometimes on top of my natural fidgeting too. im used to it now tho but i dropped things like my phone or silverware a lot at first

[thickntired]

Yes, blurting out comments and it's always in front of other people. I have completely mortified myself by insulting people I admire. I have no filter and as soon as it's said I have absolutely no idea where it came from! That and major frustration with how slow the world moves.

[PrepCouture]

Hyperactivity/restlessness. Over the summer, I would work 13 hour days on my feet. Even though my coworkers were tired and would be like "Oh, I can't wait to go home and get some sleep", I was never worn out by the job. I would come home and walk around the house (it was nighttime) and still be all peppy and awake.

I've noticed I have excellent time management skills and a somewhat decent focus (relative to others with ADHD) for the short periods I'm able to stay in one spot, but my restlessness and hyperactivity results in a lot of wasted time from getting up a bajillion times while I need to stay seated. My hyperactivity also makes it difficult for me to maintain a healthy weight; I'm currently 10 pounds underweight.

[WantToGrow]

Right now, the worst of my many symptoms is forgetting what I am doing midstride. I'll flash through a million things I need to get done, head off to do something, get distracted along the way, start something else, then remember I was trying to do something else but can't remember what it was!

I thought it was because I'm also in menopause - I think this symptom has gotten WAY WORSE with menopause (and perimenopause). There are lots of symptoms that I could say are the worst, but this one has probably been most unsettling, since it makes me wonder if I'm getting Alzheimer's or will definitely have it when I get old!

[ombrétwilight]

Absentmindedness

It's always worse when I'm concurrently depressed because I get about a hundred times more forgetful. I've got a short-term memory like a guppy (even goldfish have it better) and I could be wanting to throw a piece of paper but by the time I put down something I'm holding to pick it up I would've forgotten why I was headed for the bin. I can never follow simple instructions either and this pissed my teachers/sergeants (when I was in the student corps of the air force) off because they all thought I just didn't bother listening. Well I do! It's not my fault that my brain retains information about as well as a colander. You can imagine how ridiculous it was in class when my teacher would explain something and I would ask the exact same question 2 min later; or when I could not for the life of me remember the rifle disassembly/assembly drill and the (very obvious) method of loading magazines which I jammed by sticking the bullet in nose down. These are only some examples that I can think of off the top of my head. Been called spacey, blur (colloquial for absentminded), slow etc. all my life.

Oh, and distractability too, but since you asked for the worst, it's got to be ^

[WantToGrow]

Does anyone else have ultra-sensitivity? I have had some blow-outs and lost friendships, and the last time was fairly recently, where I ended the friendship, and in hindsight realize maybe I over-reacted. I have had trouble keeping friendships and have had those kinds of blow-ups several times in my adult life.

Yesterday a rain storm was coming so my husband asked me to pick up the tools and things that needed to get put away (because, gee, they never make it back where they belong to begin with). Well, I thought I had gotten the important stuff put away. So, this morning, my husband said "I thought you said you put the tools away - they're all over the yard!" Well, I got so angry internally, took off to put the tools away, and basically had a melt-down, feeling like I was a total piece of **** that I can't even do a simple thing like that, let alone anything else to justify my existence...blah blah blah. I just spiraled down and down, and my husband found me in the garage angrily breaking down boxes, crying hysterically. He apologized, realizing he was being mean, and that he forgets how sensitive I am.

I hate being that way! I've got years of self-loathing built up from being lousy at cleaning and cooking and earning my keep in the home and financially...I dont have kids to justify not working...just ongoing low self-esteem.

Does anyone else have that problem of extreme reactions like this? It happened when the friendship ended recently, just fell to pieces in an extreme way, a recurring theme for me.