[Gibil]

Recently i have been diagnosed with ADD. Ive had an interest in psychology for as long as i can remember, mostly social psychology and clinical. Due to my medication(Methylfenidate) i can concentrate better so i picked up my books and started working towards a submission exam for psychology. I noticed that due to the medication and my own will to overcome this syndrome has lead me to control my mind better when im off medication. Now my question is this; is it even remotely possible to study/work in the psychology field with ADD? Im moderately worried that ADD can effect my judgement or view on some things, but then again having to struggle with ADD and a moderate depression/anxiety that was caused by it could give me an better understanding of 'future patients'.

I wonder what your take is on this, ive been accepted last week and most certainly will follow through. However my future road might need to be a bit adjusted to fit well with my ADD.

[Thunder Bow]

Going by what you are saying here, I am not sure you have ADD. Get a 2nd opinion. You seem very focused.

[Sunflower123]

Hello. Welcome to PC. I agree you should get a second opinion. If you do have ADD, you can still be successful in your chosen field with the proper medication. Good luck and best wishes.

[Gibil]

Originally Posted by Thunder Bow

Going by what you are saying here, I am not sure you have ADD. Get a 2nd opinion. You seem very focused.

I had it checked two times, im very chaotic in my head i cant think clearly and forget alot. I couldnt even remember as far as 1 year ago, my mind was constantly busy with external impulses such as leaves rustling.

Using the medication makes me very focussed and lately without them im pretty much well focussed too. Thanks for the feedback!

[systemfailure]

There is no scientific proof of ADHD or ADD, from what I have learnt over the past few weeks, a lot of disorders all seem to have the same symptoms, IMO the physciatrist decides what they are going to diagnose you with within a few minutes of meeting you, they then target their assessment at proving their GUESS correct. Its A SCAM, we are probably more on the mark than they are when it comes to where we are having problems. Its the biggest scam ever and I have given up trying to get help now, I think a life coach and some good friends would do me wonders, after so many years battling depression and mood swings, trauma of all types, to be told at the end of an assessment that you don't have depression or anxiety and you possibly have had ADHD all along is enough for me to know that Phsychiatry is a scam. If I did a documentary and went to 20 different psychiatrists with the same symptoms, they would all have different diagnosis's. What is really alarming is the side effects of medication when they GUESS the wrong DISORDER. Its a money making scam, they charge ridiculous amounts of money to sit and PLAY GOD with your mental health.

[Gibil]

Originally Posted by systemfailure

There is no scientific proof of ADHD or ADD, from what I have learnt over the past few weeks, a lot of disorders all seem to have the same symptoms, IMO the physciatrist decides what they are going to diagnose you with within a few minutes of meeting you, they then target their assessment at proving their GUESS correct. Its A SCAM, we are probably more on the mark than they are when it comes to where we are having problems. Its the biggest scam ever and I have given up trying to get help now, I think a life coach and some good friends would do me wonders, after so many years battling depression and mood swings, trauma of all types, to be told at the end of an assessment that you don't have depression or anxiety and you possibly have had ADHD all along is enough for me to know that Phsychiatry is a scam. If I did a documentary and went to 20 different psychiatrists with the same symptoms, they would all have different diagnosis's. What is really alarming is the side effects of medication when they GUESS the wrong DISORDER. Its a money making scam, they charge ridiculous amounts of money to sit and PLAY GOD with your mental health.

ADD/ADHD has enough scientific and neuropsychological explainations. There are even symptoms that can be found in the brain itself;smaller size(not by alot) and frontal lobe functioning less effeciently. Theres more but im not a neuropsychologist, while i agree that most diagnosises are given too quickly i cant agree on you saying the syndrome is nonexistant. Dr Amen believes every psychologist should scan their patients brain in order to help and/or get a better view on thr problems.

Another thing, ADD/ADHD can cause other problems such as depression and anxiety. Doesnt mean they arent there but with proper diagnosis and treatment they should improve(as they had with me). And unlike populair believe on Methylfenidate and Amphetamine being dangerous(which in the long run is) also helps. Now you should realise taking these medications is only helpful when you actually need them, lets say you have an important meeting or studies. There not there to cure the syndrome but to assist someone with the syndrome to function properly. After you take this medication and combine it with lets say Cognitive therapy, your brain should be able to be less chaotic and more thoughtful because it learnt to behave that way.

In my case i(and many others) avoid complex situations, it gives stress and stress leads to chaos. Having ADD it only gets worse, but while on medication it doesnt. I learnt to relativate, and when im off medication the impact still is there but admist all chaos im able to think and say "Just because its harder doesnt mean i dont want to do it or be stressfull about it." Whereas a few months ago idve automatically searched for something easier. This ultimately lead me to make easy choices for my education but in the longrun i didnt want them, and as soon i had the confidence id return to that point, fail again and run away again.

Its fairly easy to see that i have ADD , i had 3 diagnosises from multiple psychiatrists and psychologist. While i believe the majority of them to bed absolutely terrible i dont believe this syndrome to be in any way fake or a scam. Id suggest you finding a better psychologist, and then a psychiatrist.

Sorry for the long post.