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Hello all-
Since I started college (non-trad here) I have had ups and down in terms of academic success. I consider myself a smart student with a huge problem of procrastination it seems. At first, I thought it was a combination of procrastination, irresponsibility, depression, etc...But a few nights ago, I couldn't sleep and I was watching TV, flipping through channels and I landed on discovery health CME program, they were talking about ADHD. So, since nothing was on TV, I watched the show and a lot of the signs/symptoms were making sense to what I had gone through..
I always thought of adhd as the hyperactive people, but now I know there is the non-hyperactive form where all my s/s completely fit with me.
After the show I started reading more online and to my surprise a lot of what I was reading was making sense and applying to my past and present.
I have suffered from depression and some anxiety, but I read that some adhd patient have depression/anxiety along with adhd. Sometimes healthcare providers focus on the depression/anxiety treatment without knowing that the main cause of these is adhd. I tend to get depressed/anxious because of how I have done in the past, not just academically but life wise and feel pressure into how I will do in the future.
Is it possible that I indeed have adhd ,the non hyperactive form? ADD? I am going to list s/s that I have suffered during the past and see what you guys think.
-When I study I tend to focus completely for 5-10 minutes and then I start checking my cell, walk around for a magazine or a book, or simply just look around the cafe, library, wherever i am at and then after 10-20 minutes i go back to reading.
-e.g. Knowing that I had a test in a week or so, I would procrastinate and say, ok, i ll study later on today, but I wouldn't, I would leave this until a day or two before the test. I would rather go out to a store, look around, and then try to study, finding myself again just studying for a bit and suddenly start watching tv or something else.
-My credit is screwed up! I always pay bills later knowing that I have to pay them, but I wait and wait and then i forget about them and well you know the rest! My cell phone bill, I get the email responses that my bill is ready but I wait so long, many times until its disconnected and then I call and pay for service!
-My room or apartment is alwyas unorganized, for some reason or the other its always a mess. clothes all over, papers, etc. I dont like it to be like that but I cant get myself to clean it, knowing i have to! When someone is coming over, then thats when I start cleaning and organizing everything.
-A lot of times in the past, I would always make excuses and call/email teachers that something happened and thats why I could not finish a paper, assignment, or be present for a test, when in reality I didn't do them because of procrastination, or leaving things until the last minute!!
All of these things have caused some depression, anxiety and now that I know about this add/adhd thing, do you guys think its possible that I have it?
I am looking for honest advice..
😕
Thanks
Since I started college (non-trad here) I have had ups and down in terms of academic success. I consider myself a smart student with a huge problem of procrastination it seems. At first, I thought it was a combination of procrastination, irresponsibility, depression, etc...But a few nights ago, I couldn't sleep and I was watching TV, flipping through channels and I landed on discovery health CME program, they were talking about ADHD. So, since nothing was on TV, I watched the show and a lot of the signs/symptoms were making sense to what I had gone through..
I always thought of adhd as the hyperactive people, but now I know there is the non-hyperactive form where all my s/s completely fit with me.
After the show I started reading more online and to my surprise a lot of what I was reading was making sense and applying to my past and present.
I have suffered from depression and some anxiety, but I read that some adhd patient have depression/anxiety along with adhd. Sometimes healthcare providers focus on the depression/anxiety treatment without knowing that the main cause of these is adhd. I tend to get depressed/anxious because of how I have done in the past, not just academically but life wise and feel pressure into how I will do in the future.
Is it possible that I indeed have adhd ,the non hyperactive form? ADD? I am going to list s/s that I have suffered during the past and see what you guys think.
-When I study I tend to focus completely for 5-10 minutes and then I start checking my cell, walk around for a magazine or a book, or simply just look around the cafe, library, wherever i am at and then after 10-20 minutes i go back to reading.
-e.g. Knowing that I had a test in a week or so, I would procrastinate and say, ok, i ll study later on today, but I wouldn't, I would leave this until a day or two before the test. I would rather go out to a store, look around, and then try to study, finding myself again just studying for a bit and suddenly start watching tv or something else.
-My credit is screwed up! I always pay bills later knowing that I have to pay them, but I wait and wait and then i forget about them and well you know the rest! My cell phone bill, I get the email responses that my bill is ready but I wait so long, many times until its disconnected and then I call and pay for service!
-My room or apartment is alwyas unorganized, for some reason or the other its always a mess. clothes all over, papers, etc. I dont like it to be like that but I cant get myself to clean it, knowing i have to! When someone is coming over, then thats when I start cleaning and organizing everything.
-A lot of times in the past, I would always make excuses and call/email teachers that something happened and thats why I could not finish a paper, assignment, or be present for a test, when in reality I didn't do them because of procrastination, or leaving things until the last minute!!
All of these things have caused some depression, anxiety and now that I know about this add/adhd thing, do you guys think its possible that I have it?
I am looking for honest advice..
😕Thanks
