[Jess212]

I'm going to try and make this as short as possible. 😊

I'm 30. Have had anxiety and ocd since I was a kid. As an adult I've come to the conclusion that I think i have adhd. I think I've always had it. But it came off as laziness.

I have issues like: can't pay attention, cant stay (finish) one task. For example, I start doing dishes. I would love to do them all. But, soon after I start, I literally start to get anxiety if i dont stop.

Over the past few years, I really played attention to my issues and realized all this. If I want to get up to do something or finish an already started task I sometimes just freaking can't. I mentally can't. I'm such an organized clean person. (When my brain let's me be.) So to not be able to clean, organize or even decorate my house, kills me.

And I cant keep a job to save my life. Its weird, i want/love to work. Soon after I start, I can't begin to Imagine going back, so I quit. Bc of anxiety and part of it is bc I mess up so much.

Example: As a cashier when waiting on customers, I count money so very carefully. Thinking there is no way I can mess up. End of shift, my drawer is over/short. IT'S LIKE MY BRAIN DOESNT SEE WHAT MY EYES ARE SEEING! (Does that make sense?)

I have an appt with a therapist coming up. I just wanted some advice. Does this sound like your typical adult adhd?
Are there any medications that can help me?

[Skeezyks]

Hello Jess: I see this is your first post here on PC. So... welcome to PsychCentral! I hope you find the time you spend here to be of benefit.

I'm glad you'll be seeing a therapist. I hope that goes well. Personally I cannot comment knowledgeably with regard to what you are experiencing. Hopefully there will be other members here on PC who will. In the meantime, though, here are links to some articles from PsychCentral's archives that may be of some interest:

https://psychcentral.com/disorders/adhd/

https://psychcentral.com/disorders/a...adhd-symptoms/

https://psychcentral.com/lib/adhd-in-adults/

https://psychcentral.com/lib/treatment-for-adhd/

https://psychcentral.com/lib/additio...ents-for-adhd/

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[Celina253]

I'm so tired of these constant failures. Everyday I start out thinking today will be better. And I try so hard believe me I do. I try ten times harder for the most basic daily life skills that come easy to everyone that I know. But trying and failing daily erodes any self confidence or sense of accomplishment. People think I should just get it together. Like I haven't tried to. But the only reasons these failures continue is my lack of ability to give up. Everynight I go to bed discouraged berating myself for never measuring up. But one part of my mind says I'll do better tomorrow. But when tomorrow comes it's always the same failures on a repetitive cycle that just continues to plague me. It's a constant struggle fighting both sides of adhd my mind never stops although I struggle to put my thoughts into an order that will help me to acheive my goals. Unless you are there I don't believe another person can grasp what we really go through. I can't help anyone I can just know how it feels to be here dealing with this everyday.

[Llama_Llama44]

Well of course anxiety, ocd, and adhd have lots of overlapping symptoms, and these things are different in everyone. But it's certainly possible and I'm glad you're going to try and find out about it. Even with the diagnosis it's still confusing... but its worth trying different treatments (therapy, meds) if they might help!

Sorry if that's vague. Just trying to say that I hear where you're coming from and you're not alone

[Smitkit]

Hyperactivity typical morphs into anxiety/depression/mood disorder/etc...as an ADHDer tries desperately to control their behaviors. We isolate inside, ruminate constantly, and from there shame and guilt become anxiety and depression...and then you can end out with 3-4 diagnoses and competing media. (NOTE SAYING THIS IS THE CASE FOR EVERYONE, nor am I a doctor)

But I went through about 7 misdiagnosis because I was dxed until my 30s. Without treatment for the first 30 years of my life, I definitely developed anxiety and mood swings. But those were symptoms of the real problem.

Once I got stabilized on dextroamphetamine and began learning the life skills that work for adhders....my anxiety faded, and my anger/shame/frustration(mood swings) did as well.

Just my two cents....

[avlady]

Welcome Jess and enjoy!!!