I have always had trouble with getting things done. It is not uncommon for me to start something, get distracted and start something else. A lot of the time i don't get around to finishing anything i have started until days later.
With uni work and anything that is not highly stimulating or receive instant gratification despite wanting to complete such tasks i find it extremely hard to do them until the pressure is on(deadlines looming). I have a very monotonous job where by often ill tune out and go into another world(day dreaming). Consequently sometimes i can be seen as haphazard and make silly little mistakes. I also have trouble making it to work on time; waking up and managing my time once I'm up although in theory is very easy; i always find a way to procrastinate or get distracted and consequently arrive late(probably could count the times i have arrived on time to work on 1 hand)
All in all. i rarely get depressed and am very happy; the only depression that pops up here and there is related to under achievement. My grades have been poor and i often just have scraped through on literally just cramming. Attendance to things such as lectures is a rarity because i find it so hard to wake up and be motivated to go.
Day to day, small tasks like washing up and making my bed seem a lot harder than i think they should. Ill put them off before its too late and the day is over. I also come up with big ideas which i will either not put to paper or start and then never finish.
I just think i could be doing so much better in life and until now have thought that i was just lazy and had no guts. It was only when i stumbled across the symptoms of ADD that i realised i had all the symptoms. It feels a little bit trivial and easy to blame all my failures on some 'disorder' that might just be who i am.. Maybe a case of 'too good to be true' that everything that i suck at can be nailed down to an acronym and a bottle of stimulants.
What do you guys think, should i see a psychiatrist? get medicated?(is it worth the risks) Is this a real disorder? Who is a good ADD specialist in Perth?
If you have had similar symptoms and have taken medication; which one and has it helped?
Btw. I would NOT describe myself has hyperactive! I do like going out and doing things but i don't interrupt people or run around crazy. I consider myself good at socialising and am a good listener unless the person is someone who blubbers on a lot.
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