Curious World

  Everyone who has ADHD has different symptoms. There is some overlap between these, but the whole range of symptoms varies heavily. I have something called combined ADHD. It means I have symptoms from both inattentive and hyperactive. The symptoms I list are when I am not medicated. They change quite a bit when I am taking meds. Things that I have struggled the most are keeping my attention on one task long periods of time. I will stay focused for a few minutes. I often check my phone, Facebook or Twitter. Sometimes I go to check a word or concept I though about. It most of the time has nothing to do with what I am doing, except some weird jump of thoughts that make no sense to most people. If I have instructions with multiple steps, or steps that are very complicated, I forget half of it. I have tendency to remember the last bits, but not the beginning. In school, the instruction were often verbal, and I had no chance. I always ask them written now if it’s possible. I wil...

  I have ADHD. I have gotten the ‘you just need to focus more’ comments. I wish focus was as easy for me as it is to big portion of the population. It’s not. I have hard time focusing. Usually if I force myself, I will use extra resources and burnout myself. It’s not fun! But what is it? Some people say it’s a made up thing. Some people say it’s society’s fault we struggle. Last one is possible. I know I struggle with remembering to pay bills, getting food from the shops, send birthday presents. I even forget to eat sometimes! I don’t have answer for the society one. It is the one we are living in. I have chosen to try and adapt. I kind of have to. I need to remember   to take the meds that keep me alive. If I forget to take them, I can die within a few days so I don’t want to forget. But we are in a society where we need to have a job, pay bills, eat, and somehow survive in the middle of it. I am straying off the track. ADHD is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder...