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ADD is destroying my life.. are there any alternatives to medicine?
Every single thing for ADD symtpoms is true for me. Im very smart but its just so hard to concentrate and due to my extreme procrastination I am very behind on all of my homework. When I try and tell my parents I think I have ADD they don't really take it seriously or they ask if I'd want to be put on pills but I really dont want to because of the crazy side effects. Also they don't know of my extreme procrastination.. I've had this problem for years but now Im 16 and its even worse cause I get harder and more time consuming work every year.. I cant finish work in "all nighters" anymore. I have so much potential and I dont know why I keep doing this. Im very afraid to tell my parents cause they think Im doing fine but they really dont know that everything is horrible.. Im failing 6 out of 8 classes cause of it, I've stayed home from school 2 times to do work (I still end up procrastinating when I do that), and on Friday I was kicked off the volleyball team for 3 weeks since Im failing. I havent told my parents.. they are going to kill me if I do.. I have to finish my work in a week. I have big dreams but this damn lack of concentration is getting in the way of everything I want to do. I just get a high from doing things online.. even if Im not online I still find ways to procrastinate. Yes its being lazy but its not an occasional thing.. its an everyday thing. I guess it started from grade school when I spent longer than most kids to finish work. It doesnt help that I am also a perfectionist. What can I do to fix everything? I HATE doing this to myself and I have so much potential.. Im smart and can handle the honors and college classes im in but Im just doing stupid things, digging myself in a hole of work that seems impossible to get out of. i still have work from the beginning of the marking period, nearly 7 weeks ago
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As a sufferer myself, sounds about right. Feeling like focusing requires herculean efforts to do things your classmates just do by habit, procrastination, last minute cram sessions or doing everything all at once. I used to do homework the class period before it was due on the day it was due.
Not all the drugs have the same side effects. And side effects vary with personal biochemistry. As someone who needs to get back on Adderol (no health insurance at the moment) I will say the difference between medicated and unmediated is night and day.
I want to go to med school. Straight up, I'll never do it without the drugs. I get in my own way too much. It sucks, but that's the way it is.
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Both my sister and brother have ADD. I'm not totally sure if what you're describing is REALLY a.d.d., but it couldn't hurt to find out. Tell your parents to make you a doctor's appt. You don't have to tell them the real reason. Tell them you've been having burning in your stomach and you think it may be an ulcer (that's a good one because you HAVE to see a dr. for something like that). When you get to the Dr. ask to see him/her alone, then be totally honest about what you think is happening to you. At least you'll have the comfort of knowing you consulted a professional. Just from the sound of your letter, I'm thinking this is more of a psycological issue, and you might benefit more from therapy than pills, but I'm not a doctor and that's just a guess based on what I do know about ADD. In any case, you do have SOMETHING wrong, and you need to seek help. The good news is, there is plenty of help available. The first step is to see a dr. Good luck!
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