Is anyone as distracted as me while working?

[Dravyk]

Think Jace has ADD.

... Btw, what where we talking about again?

[Jace]

Originally Posted by Dravyk

Think Jace has ADD.

... Btw, what where we talking about again?

Bipolar actually

i was misdiagnosed with ADD growing up and I can say it screwed me royally

[Dravyk]

Originally Posted by Jace

Bipolar actually

i was misdiagnosed with ADD growing up and I can say it screwed me royally

Doctors suck.

[Hell Puppy]

ADD'rs are drawn to the internet like moth to flame....

Anyone who is a heavy multitasker likely has it to one degree or another. It's all about how you manage it and deal with it. It CAN work for you as long as you can manage to complete tasks.

I can hit deadlines, but I drive people crazy with my methods. If I have something I have to get done today that'll only take an hour, I'll take all day to do it because I'll do it 5 minutes at a time inbetween other things.

If I need to do something that really requires concentration like programming, I'll submerge completely to eliminate distractions. And I get really ornery if interrupted.

[Jace]

Originally Posted by Hell Puppy

ADD'rs are drawn to the internet like moth to flame....

Anyone who is a heavy multitasker likely has it to one degree or another. It's all about how you manage it and deal with it. It CAN work for you as long as you can manage to complete tasks.

I can hit deadlines, but I drive people crazy with my methods. If I have something I have to get done today that'll only take an hour, I'll take all day to do it because I'll do it 5 minutes at a time inbetween other things.

If I need to do something that really requires concentration like programming, I'll submerge completely to eliminate distractions. And I get really ornery if interrupted.

yeah, that is what people have fed your brain for years, when in fact having true ADD or ADHD is pretty rare...as many as 4/10 kids are diagnosed with it, when in reality only 1/20 truely have it. Whlie you think that computer are a great ADD career, every case of ADD is different, and while one person may get totally submerged in their work on the computer, the next person with ADD will not,and will hate working on the comptuer and being as submerged as the next person.

People that have a over stimulated brain are often told they have ADD or ADHD, when in reality it is just a faster thinking process or a different way of thinking than the "norm"

I have spent years and years being diagosed and talking with so called "professionals" about ADD and ADHD, and 3/4 of what you read is bogus, and sadly enough, a lot of it was brought on by the pharms industry

as for everyone who is a multitasker having it to one degree or another, not true at all, and that statement right there is a HUGE problem we are facing inthe school systems today. Teachers immediately want to shuffle the kids off that think faster or can't do one single project at once, and label them as "ADD" or "ADHD" and that is horrible way to think and a horrible thing to do.

did you know one of the main differences between a bipolar 1 person and a ADHD person? the bipolar person has insomnia and the ADHD sleep regularly....now think about that long and hard...real long and hard...what is one of the main symptoms of a bipolar person? MANIC episodes...now what do you think a manic episode wouild look like to a teacher who can't control a child? well, most likely ADD to an idiot teacher who wanted peace. ADD is the most diagnosed "disorder" among our children...fucking nuts huh?

I have some very strong views about ADD and ADHD, I have done years of my own research on the subject, mostly because I was wrongly diagnosed with ADHD when I was 11, and it screwed me up. I have pondered a class action lawsuit against the makers of Ritalin for years now because of my tick, and while I was pondering it, I came across others also pondering it.

sorry to ramble, but I grew up thinking that i was fucked up and that I wasn't ever going to get better unless I popped a pill every day....I don't take any pills now, I am driven and motivated, and I love my life....aside from my manic bipolar episodes, I live pretty nicely for a hopeless idiot

again, sorry to go off, but this topic gets me more heated that politics and religion combined....even though I don't have it, ADD ruined part of my life

[Mike AI]

Originally Posted by Jace

yeah, that is what people have fed your brain for years, when in fact having true ADD or ADHD is pretty rare...as many as 4/10 kids are diagnosed with it, when in reality only 1/20 truely have it. Whlie you think that computer are a great ADD career, every case of ADD is different, and while one person may get totally submerged in their work on the computer, the next person with ADD will not,and will hate working on the comptuer and being as submerged as the next person.

People that have a over stimulated brain are often told they have ADD or ADHD, when in reality it is just a faster thinking process or a different way of thinking than the "norm"

I have spent years and years being diagosed and talking with so called "professionals" about ADD and ADHD, and 3/4 of what you read is bogus, and sadly enough, a lot of it was brought on by the pharms industry

as for everyone who is a multitasker having it to one degree or another, not true at all, and that statement right there is a HUGE problem we are facing inthe school systems today. Teachers immediately want to shuffle the kids off that think faster or can't do one single project at once, and label them as "ADD" or "ADHD" and that is horrible way to think and a horrible thing to do.

did you know one of the main differences between a bipolar 1 person and a ADHD person? the bipolar person has insomnia and the ADHD sleep regularly....now think about that long and hard...real long and hard...what is one of the main symptoms of a bipolar person? MANIC episodes...now what do you think a manic episode wouild look like to a teacher who can't control a child? well, most likely ADD to an idiot teacher who wanted peace. ADD is the most diagnosed "disorder" among our children...fucking nuts huh?

I have some very strong views about ADD and ADHD, I have done years of my own research on the subject, mostly because I was wrongly diagnosed with ADHD when I was 11, and it screwed me up. I have pondered a class action lawsuit against the makers of Ritalin for years now because of my tick, and while I was pondering it, I came across others also pondering it.

sorry to ramble, but I grew up thinking that i was fucked up and that I wasn't ever going to get better unless I popped a pill every day....I don't take any pills now, I am driven and motivated, and I love my life....aside from my manic bipolar episodes, I live pretty nicely for a hopeless idiot

again, sorry to go off, but this topic gets me more heated that politics and religion combined....even though I don't have it, ADD ruined part of my life

This is the best post I have read this year on Oprano!

[selena]

Originally Posted by Jace

Bipolar actually

i was misdiagnosed with ADD growing up and I can say it screwed me royally

I've been diagnosed with both. Nothing they gave me made any difference, so I said fuck it, and adapted as much as possible.

It can really suck though. Simple things, like keeping an appointment are a major stressor for me. I either have no focus, or I am hyperfocused. Either way, time just doesn't exist for me like it does "normal" people. I lose track of it, no matter how hard I try not to. So I chronically am late. I have no idea when the last job I had where a time clock was involved. I know it was half a lifetime ago, because I can't cut it in that type of situation.

And I know that can sound really, really stupid to someone who doesn't lose time like I do. I have been asked before, "How hard is it to just get ready and be someplace on time?"

For me, it's real damned hard.

[Jace]

Originally Posted by selena

And I know that can sound really, really stupid to someone who doesn't lose time like I do. I have been asked before, "How hard is it to just get ready and be someplace on time?"

For me, it's real damned hard.

ask anyone that has tried to meet up with me outside of my house, I am the same way. the phone is another big issue for me, I have problems with the phone big time...it stresses me out to no end

[JR]

Originally Posted by selena

I either have no focus, or I am hyperfocused.

describes me. i either obsess on things or have zero interest. there is no in between with me. if i am interested in a project, i can work 20hrs a day and love every minute of it and forget to eat and forget everything going on around me. if i am not interested, i usually have a real struggle getting things done. most who know me might not believe this but in the 10th grade, i had a .5 gpa just because i had zero interest in school and it was so hard for me to focus. in 12th grade, i started wondering if i was stupid and started to obsess on school work. i moved to a different school, i took only advanced classes and advanced math and had an almost perfect gpa. it was pretty funny. at my old school i was a notorious shit disturber who everyone thought would end up in jail at any moment. at the next school, i was the brainy guy who just couldn't relax and take a break from school work.

i also can't think without doing two things at once. for example, to work, i have to have music on or tv on and think about both at the same time. i think best about things under pressure... for example riding my bike at 150mph on the freeway or something like that. its kind of weird. if i good to visit my grandparents out in the middle of nowhere where it is completely silent, i will fall asleep on the couch in about 15-20 mins everytime. my body just shuts down. happened everytime i have been there for the 15yrs they have lived where they do.

[Jace]

Originally Posted by JR

describes me. i either obsess on things or have zero interest. there is no in between with me. if i am interested in a project, i can work 20hrs a day and love every minute of it and forget to eat and forget everything going on around me. if i am not interested, i usually have a real struggle getting things done. most who know me might not believe this but in the 10th grade, i had a .5 gpa just because i had zero interest in school and it was so hard for me to focus. in 12th grade, i started wondering if i was stupid and started to obsess on school work. i moved to a different school, i took only advanced classes and advanced math and had an almost perfect gpa. it was pretty funny. at my old school i was a notorious shit disturber who everyone thought would end up in jail at any moment. at the next school, i was the brainy guy who just couldn't relax and take a break from school work.

i also can't think without doing two things at once. for example, to work, i have to have music on or tv on and think about both at the same time. i think best about things under pressure... for example riding my bike at 150mph on the freeway or something like that. its kind of weird. if i good to visit my grandparents out in the middle of nowhere where it is completely silent, i will fall asleep on the couch in about 15-20 mins everytime. my body just shuts down. happened everytime i have been there for the 15yrs they have lived where they do.

I went to 4 different grade schools and 7 different high schools before I finally dropped out. My lowest GPA was about a 0.2...so, I know where you are coming from, one school I was so great in math, straight a's across the board, the next school I failed out and was held back in the same subject

as for being a shit disturber, you are lucky you never ended up in jail, I have been about 7 times....LOL

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by Jace

as for being a shit disturber, you are lucky you never ended up in jail, I have been about 7 times....LOL

Aint that a pisser?