I think I might have ADHD? Help?

[Anonymous]

I am not quite sure if I have it or not but many people tell me that I act like it. I can't remember almost anything I read even 10 minutes after and can't focus for too long. I daydream at the worst times and can't keep a conversation going without acting like a phyco and repeating random stuff. But I am actually a really shy person until you get to know me. I never used to talk to anyone in middle school, I just sat there and the days went by so fast for me. I was really depressed over this and I noticed people get me annoyed very easily but they did this by saying that I was annoying to them. I am not sure if I am making sense with this, lol. And I asked my mom to take me to the doctor to get this looked at because I fail every test even if I study because I can't focus or remember almost anything I read. She called me "mental" and "retarded". Then she continued my saying that I will drop out of all of my honors classes and end up being a fry cook if I get diagnosed with something like ADHD. This really hurt me considering it came from my own mother. What should I do about this?

[93stepsawayfromhome]

Kind of sounds like ADHD, one of my friends has the form of it that seems a little like what you describe; not all forms of ADHD are of the wild and energetic type. I remember recognising some of his symptoms as I have autism and I do the same with you. So yes, it's possible. But it's not like anything will change if you get a diagnose. You just get a figurative sticker on that doctors will classify you under. You'll still live the same way, so your mother is just acting stupid. Try to talk to her about it, she simply isn't right. And don't worry about it yourself, you're not alone :)

[Maxemeister]

K, if ur mom insults u, that's friggin bad, but I have ADHD. Life, I think, is almost BETTER with it. You can think on the fly, be socially active, and you NEVER get sugar rushes because you're always on a sugar rush. If you really think you have ADHD, and yet you're afraid of the consequences, then maybe you should not go to the doctor, and instead just try to live with it. It's not a life-ending disease.

[Asker]

Yea, my family is really rude and unencouraging towards me. It's not bad having ADHD because of so many things like, you rarely get tired and you can think of reasons why you don't have your homework in seconds. One of my friends has ADHD and he seems normal to me. We talk for hours and we never really get annoyed of one another. Other people that I talk to say that I annoy them because I talk to fast and don't pay attention very well. I guess ADHD is just the way someone thinks, just like any other person.

[Darcy00]

This is kind of similar to me, I've always been shy and fidgety but like hyperactive I used to get anxiety about my personality from about 11-14. I'm also very day dreamy and find it hard to concentrate however my mum won't listen when I tell her because I'm I go to a selective intake school, yeh anyway from what you said it sounds like u possibly are adhd and maybe talk to a school counsellor that's what I'm thinking of doing :)))

[emerald77]

Go to a doctor if you think you do.

[Asker]

The only problem is that I need parent permission because I am 15.

[emerald77]

Then talk to your parents about it.

[Sabazius666]

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