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I Have a Confession

I have ADHD and it's hard for me to read long passages properly. Every time someone writes a deep and long comment, message, etc; I spend at least 30 minutes reading it over and over to understand the whole point of it coz my brain can't process well in the way it's supposed to do. Not to mention if the text is a page long, it normally takes me up to 60 minutes to really get the information it conveys.

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AlienZipper · 61-69, M

Thank heaven for Adderall... I would have a really hard time without it... Seriously...

SW-User

Wow..you have ADHD too?

AlienZipper · 61-69, M

@Alex1610: Very much so...Was diagnosed when I was in my Master's program...Made all the difference...Was like night and day...No joking, it was....

SW-User

@AlienZipper: Well, you did manage to ignore it, didn't you? :) That's awesome

AlienZipper · 61-69, M

I had to learn to live with it until I was diagnosed...It was life changing...

SW-User

It was life changing for me too when I discovered I had ADHD. :)

AlienZipper · 61-69, M

@Alex1610: it helped explain a lot of things that before I thought were just normal for me... I had low self esteem for years because I thought I wasn't very smart...

SW-User

@AlienZipper: OMG!!!!! I had to deal with the same thing!! Not knowing what's wrong with you is the worst.

AlienZipper · 61-69, M

@Alex1610: It was awful...It affects practically your whole life...

SW-User

@AlienZipper: Well since we know what our problem is, all we have to do now is get over it :) And never use it as an excuse

AlienZipper · 61-69, M

@Alex1610: Yup... :-)

ticklemonzter · M

@Alex1610: That's what I was thinking too.In fact if
you had not come out n said it,I'd have no idea you had it

SW-User

@ticklemonzter: :) And why is that?

ticklemonzter · M

@Alex1610: Cause like you said,you don't use it
as an excuse,or like a crutch.

SW-User

@ticklemonzter: I see :) Yep, I don't. But I can't hide it sometimes

ticklemonzter · M

@Alex1610: May I have an example?

SW-User

@ticklemonzter: Lack of concentration at school...It's hard for me to understand complex lessons at a normal comprehension speed

ticklemonzter · M

@Alex1610: Are your teachers aware of this?

SW-User

@ticklemonzter: No, there are even worse students than me that need the teachers' attentions more

ticklemonzter · M

@Alex1610: Another example of your not using it as an excuse.

SW-User

@ticklemonzter: Well, in this case, "reason" would be a more suitable word :)

ticklemonzter · M

@Alex1610: Fair Enough,either way it's quite big of you :)

SW-User

@ticklemonzter: Why, thank you :)

ticklemonzter · M

@Alex1610: You're Welcome,thank you for sharing,
anytime you wanna talk about this,or anything else,
feel free to pm me anytime :* <3 :)

SW-User

@ticklemonzter: Very nice of you :) I'll remember that

ticklemonzter · M

@Alex1610: Meant It from my <3