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Old Jul 23, 2013, 02:03 PM
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I don't know how to call this exactly. But, basically it's jumping from one action to the next.

Example... in the middle of typing I might stop to open my drawer for no reason. Or, let's say I'm washing the dishes and I stop suddenly to go pick up toys in the living room. You know, just like right in the middle of one thing I stop to go do something else. Sometimes for no reason. Sometimes I'll remember I wanted to be doing something and just go do that.

This is an issue I have even in things like a game. Let's say I'm doing a quest. I will stop that quest to go suddenly do something else (in the game) like a different quest or I jsut start roaming around blindly, confused what I'm supposed to be doing (evne though quests are clearly outlined.) So, I just am saying this to show it translates over to all things I do even fun things.

Does anyone else have a similar disorganized way to do things? I've been noticing I've been getting worse in this area.
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Old Jul 23, 2013, 03:12 PM
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Yes, very much so. VERY.

Sometimes I'll be typing mid-word and start to do something else. Or getting ready in the morning and not even get both socks on or something and I'll be off doing something random half-naked with one sock on.

It's getting really bad if I'm at work. Annoying when I have 10 spreadsheets open and I can't remember where I was with any of them.
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Old Jul 23, 2013, 03:37 PM
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Yes, very much so. VERY.

Sometimes I'll be typing mid-word and start to do something else. Or getting ready in the morning and not even get both socks on or something and I'll be off doing something random half-naked with one sock on.

It's getting really bad if I'm at work. Annoying when I have 10 spreadsheets open and I can't remember where I was with any of them.
Yes, this is exactly what I mean. Thank goodness it's not just me.

I keep putting my shirts on backwards and inside out. Sunday morning I was wearing my shirt backwards and I suddenly noticed. My husband said, "Don't you always wear your shirts backwards?" Errr... always is a strong word but often. I think it's connected to this somehow.
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This happens to me ALL the time, and it's been getting worse for me lately as well. You're not alone.
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Old Jul 23, 2013, 05:02 PM
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How are you doing moodwise? Distraction can be a symptom of mania...I've been like that before. When I was at my most manic, I kept confusing the date and my location (i.e. I thought that I was in a different building two days earlier!). It was scary.
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Old Jul 23, 2013, 05:15 PM
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Mood is not too bad actually. I've had some depressed cycles that were noticable over the past month, but nothing sever. But even when depressed I always feel too fast in my head, and too slow in my body, that's normal for me. I've noticed my response times to things are really low recently. But, mood I feel okay.

I feel weird. Not mood wise. I just feel weird. I can't really descibre it. But,

These are problems I've had for a long time, but it seems to becoming more frequent and very noticable. I don't know.

I get confused what day it is and what time of day all the time. I gave up asking about that because I can't explain it right.
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