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Okay, I actually think I have ADD. I've secretly researched it for a few months now, and I have a lot of the symptoms majorly. I used to be really good in school, I used to be able to focus and concentrate most of the time. Now, I have SO many things going on in my head and I seem to act like I'm listening, but really my head is off in like, a million different places. I told my friend that I had it and she's the type of girl that will just not concentrate because something is "boring". She thinks that she has ADD too. Everytime we talk about it, she starts laughing ("I have ADD, lol!"). It pisses me off so much. How is anyone going to take me seriously after she tells EVERYONE she has it, and starts laughing after? Its kids like her who use out the term ADD. I bet many students like her go to their doctor and say they have it. But what about us who actually think we have it? I feel like the doctor is just going to turn me away and say "yes, you think you have ADD along with the rest of the student body at your high school...". I NEED to get help quick, but how am I supposed to approach help, and how do I convince my friend that she doesn't have it, and not everything in this life is "fun". I can't even concentrate on the things I enjoy anymore...
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I don't think you should self-diagnose Only your doctor can do that; that's what they're trained to do. If you think you have ADD, then talk to your physician about it to get whatever help you may need.
As for your friend, whether she has ADD or not is completely unrelated to you. Maybe she does, maybe she doesn't but she's dealing with it in her way. Ask her to have a serious talk about it, and if she doesn't want to, then that's her problem. She can giggle and laugh at the idea, but that may just be her way of dealing with it.
I can understand why you're frustrated with her, but forget her girlishness. If you are diagnosed with ADD, then your teachers and your parents will be told and it will be acknowledged as an issue, but that will be entirely between you and them--with no nevermind to your friend.
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go to your doctor and tell them about this. one of my friends was being "tested" (i'm not sure if thats the right word) for ADD and she came to school with all these papers for teachers to fill out and ect. doctors cant just tunr you away b/c a lot of people DO have ADD also, talk to your parents, see what they recomend..maybe they notice things too? as for your friend, she obviously doesnt know this bothers you. explain to her that you ARE serious about it and that you dont appreciate her acting the way she is. good luck* KaysEe
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Ok my dad has ADD and he takes medicine to slow down his thinking process. To see if you have it you can stare at a sign and if you keep looking at the sign and notice everything on it then you don't have it. But if you look at the sign and everyting around it and keep looking around and around then you probably do. It is ok if you do get it just go to the doctor and actually see if he thinks you have it. you might then after that take medication like my dad.
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yea i know how you feel i have ADD too, but ie never really told anyone about it. tell your friend to stop and then tell someone in your family to take you to a doctor and then you will know for sure. the doctor wont turn you down.
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well you should first tell your mom and then go to a real doctor and get some tests done. As for your friend tell her not to be playin with things that can harm other people. Just have confidence and i hope your okay.
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Show your friend the research. Hopefully that will make her understand and then see that she doesnt have it. Although you might be scared of the doctor just thinking your like everybody else try it. Even explain you cant concerntrate on the things you use to be able to enjoy. Also try joing a support group even if its online so you can talk to people that dont treat or judge you differently. Good-luck let me know the outcome. xx
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Alright, I have been diagnosed with ADHD, and I understand the troubles you're having very well because it is such a publicly-misunderstood disorder.
It doesn't matter what your friend thinks, that's her choice. You will find that some...indeed, many, people will not take your disorder seriously. It's hard to deal with the fact that people either don't see it as a disorder or don't understand the sheer magnitude of its affect on a person's mind and behavior. It drives me crazy at times, especially when my parents decide that just because I'm on medication I'm a totally normal human being, which is so far from the truth I just want to break down and cry...
Do you have a social worker at your high school? Talk to her. You *should* get referred to a psychologist after she asks you a bunch of questions. If she is biased or unwilling to do so and won't give valid reasons, find one yourself - you don't need to tell your doctor you're going to a psychologist for ADHD, tell him you want to see a psychologist for reasons you won't disclose.
Please, I know how hard dealing with this is, send me a question personally so I can talk to you more. I need someone who shares it, too, just so I can run things by him and see if what I experience is normal for ADHD. Sometimes I just feel so...wierd :/
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