Posted by forth meg on May 28, 2000, at 21:06:20
In reply to Re: Procrastination/Desperation, posted by Sara T on May 28, 2000, at 19:06:47
> > Procrastination's a joke to most people, but
> Some medications that have helped with depression have helped with procrastination - a LITTLE - that is, when my energy returns I start doing *more* - sometimes working incredibly hard - but usually it's unfocused, irrelevant work that wastes a lot of time on unimportant details. In fact the one time I was fired, ironically, was during one of these high-energy periods, where I felt I was working incredibly hard, but kept missing deadlines because I was zooming off in so many directions.
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> The unfocused energy, missed dealines, zooming off in too many directions at once, all sound ADD to me. Another myth about ADD is that people with ADD can't concentrate on anything, when in fact, they hyperconcentrate on things that are of high interest.
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> I do not presume to tell you that you have ADD, so don't get me wrong. But many of the things you say remind me of my own foiables and I know that I am ADD, although I didn't realize it until this past year. I have also suffered from depression, which is commonly comorbid with ADD, for longer than I care to think about.
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> Sara T.Yeah, I know that does sound like ADD. But those are only occasional periods I've had on medications. For the most part my problem is just pure inertia.
I have looked at the symptoms of ADD - and I just don't have them.
But I do appreciate your input on this.
poster:forth meg
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