A.D.D. Symptoms

The following list represents the symptoms that have been most prevalent in my life:

• No matter how much I’ve accomplished, I feel like I have underachieved.
• Molehills are mountains and that leads to a feeling of not knowing where to start in a process and can be very overwhelming.
• Feeling like I won’t be able to do something right, therefore I procrastinate due to feelings of anxiety.
• Unable to say NO resulting in multiple unfinished projects, which become the mountainous molehills.
• Thinking out loud.  I need to hear the words in order to figure out what I want to say, and that is misinterpreted by the listener, making it harder to believe what I’m saying.
• Needing to constantly stimulate my brain with something.
• Constantly searching for something new because I grow bored with what I’m doing.
• If it’s not interesting to me, I lose focus very quickly.  However, when I am interested in something, my focus becomes so intense that I am unreachable.
• Feeling like I’m in my own world regarding how I see it.  Creativity and Intelligence are very high attributes, but others don’t see the world the same way I do.
• Since I see things differently, following the rules becomes extremely difficult.  I need to know why the rule exists.
• I run from frustration because it reminds me of past failures.
• Impulsive in what I say and what I do.
• Restlessness and nervous energy.  I typically cannot sit still without tapping my hands or feet.  I am the only one of my friends who moves around while watching a movie.
• Tendency towards addictive behaviors.