I've been recently diagnosed with mild adult ADHD. But I know for a fact that I've been suffering from it since secondary school.

Come share your ADHD stories e.g like how you forgot to let your clients sign an important piece of document even after a thorough double checking and triple checking.

Don't be shy.

This post has been edited by m_man: Sep 11 2019, 11:30 PM

Symptoms? How was diagnosis done?

1. Difficulty focusing on the task at hand.
2. Easily agitated by small things
3. Short temper
4. Can't sit still.
5. Gets bored easily
6. Scatter brain
7. Easily forgetful
8. Easily distracted
9. Impatience
10. Mouth faster than brain

etc etc etc.

Usually ADHD is diagnosed during childhood. But sometimes symptoms may appear to be normal to kids, thus left untreated. Which explains my hyperactivity as a kid. However, there is no single coherent method of diagnosing ADHD. It's all questionnaires and stuff like that. The usual prescription is Ritalin, which is the first line of attack. Coping mechanisms ultimately saves the day.

This post has been edited by m_man: Sep 12 2019, 12:00 AM

for me... less coffee helps... but i need the coffee to stay awake... nicotine from ciggies used to help but it blanks the brain too much... alcohol helps too, but makes me too slow n non productive

need to have less stimulant in life

Diagnosed with ADHD inattentive type few months ago.

2. Easily agitated by small things
3. Short temper

This was really bad but thank god that I met my wife. I managed to improved my temper but it wasn't easy. Hurt people around me many times especially my wife.

5. Gets bored easily
6. Scatter brain
7. Easily forgetful

Being mainly inattentive, these traits affect me most. Many times it takes me longer to perform a task at work due to my chronic carelessness. Have to double/triple check my work. Sometimes when we're rushing for deadline (which is frequent), hell broke loose when I cut corners and skip checking my work.

Bright side is, I used Ms. Excel to automate as much work as possible. All the frequently used info will also be stored there. This leads me to explore more on Ms. Excel and finally, I can find something that I can be good at in work.

Do share your coping mechanisms. How you manage your carelessness and forgetfulness? Something that I'm still struggling with even if I have a notebook for task.

Problem is, I'm not using it consistent. Still have bits of reminder or to do list scattered here and there which is easily overlooked