I am so thankful for this message board… wow… Its taken me 20 years to realize that perhaps my problems all come from ADD.
Ive always aimed at being an over achiever, but never could. Never worked up to my potential, always was told by professors that “I wasnt trying hard enough and could do so much better.” I always tend to make huge plans for my future but never act out on them. NEVER finesh books… had/have addiction problems [food, sex, alcoholism].. not until lately did I think ADD could be why I am this way. I had always blamed it on depression, taking Prozac and Zoloft. This week Im finally putting my foot down and getting an evaluation! Thank you to everyone on this board.. you all really opened my eyes!!!!
-Christina
I’m really happy to hear about you going ahead and getting your evaluation. Your thoughts on over achieving and hearing the same thing over and over from professors is just so true for me too. I have throughout my school life uptill I finished high school got only one kind of a written remark in my yearly report cards:” He’s a very brigh child, all he needs to do is work harder “.
Glad to hear you took this step I’m still on the step of convincing my parents that such a thing exists even my sister does not believe me although I’m still trying!
Have a gr8 day!
Lara