ADD/ADHD Catholic Adults Support Group

Cartesian how are things going for you?

I am glad you are being open to the treatmensts they may suggest. I fought the drug thing for years and years till I didn't have any fight left in me. I am glad I took that step.

Thanks DonMac,

I am waiting for see a psychiatrist soon. The closest I got to mental health advice was on a academic counsellor. My early prejudice towards meds made me avoid any diagnosis seeking but now I am open to any treatment.

Thank You so much for the tips. This week I am planning to resume jogging (have been planning this since 6 months ago ). My diet has been awful but I will try to make improvements. Thanks for the sugar tip, that's really a hard mission but I need to try.

Hope this week goes well.

Thanks

Hi Cartesian, Are you seeing a doctor in Finland or in your own country? If you see the doc in your own counrty make sure you find out everything you can about ADHD/ADD so you are well prepared. . Here is one article I found about the diffefernce between the two. http://www.childmind.org/en/posts/as...-add-and-adhde Alot of the same drugs are used for both. I will also give you a site that has a list for the most common drugs prescribed. Hopefully that will help in being prepared if a medication does come up. http://www.pharmacydrugguide.com/Cat...HD_Medications In the mean time while you are waiting for your appointment. Try some natural things, exercise, eat a good balanced diet and stay away from sugar.. Make sure you are getting the rest you need. I have read where many people have good luck with yoga. Don't forget to breath. Deep breathing can help so much. Let us know how you are doing.

Hi everyone. It was warming to find this group, I went through almost all pages looking for advices and found really interesting topics.

I am 26, I have not been diagnosed as having ADD yet because my birth country has really poor health system and I was afraid to be put on meds. So far, I considered procrastination and last-minute essays natural (and even made jokes of making assignments late and yet get great marks). But since beginning of this year I 'hit the wall'. My Master studies are failing, I am dropping all courses each semester, my thesis didn't progress more than one page in length... I just can't focus more than 5 minutes. Also recalling my child memories and learning experiences I can identify myself with all ADD symptoms as in one phase in my life I was labelled lazy even that I was doing the best I could. I can concentrate on long speeches/conversations, during the lectures I am always checking my smartphone, forgetting the teacher is talking...
This days, I am getting despaired because months are passing by like hours, for me it is just like the year began yesterday and I did nothing all these months.

Only now I admitted that I had a problem and I am looking for help. Soon I will meet one psychiatrist, but only in August I will see one psychologist in the city I am living.

To make it worse I am not in my country, I am foreign student in Finland far from my family and friends. This is contributing also to extreme depression. Catholic mass here only once in a while, so I have a huge spiritual hunger and I feel like God has forsaken me, but I keep praying and not losing my faith.

I hope I will overcome this phase, but I am prepared to follow the path God chose for me. Nevertheless, everyday Prayer of St. Theresa is a constant in my thoughts because for me God is enough.

"Let nothing disturb you, nothing frighten you, all things are passing. God never changes. Patience obtains all things. Whoever has God lacks nothing. God is enough."

Hello everyone, it's been awhile. I wanted to just check in and see how everyone has been doing. Maybe we can get some interest back in the group and starting getting some feedback in things that have helped or just using us as a sounding board.

Hi 3Doc, Nice to hear from you. Have you talked to your Dr about all of the things you have been feeling? That would be my first step. Let me know if you talk to your GP and what they had to say. ADD/ADHD can have some of the symptoms you are experiencing. Here is a link for the symptoms http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/types-of-adhd.

Does ADD get you all confused during times of stress to the point where you almost can't figure out what's been going on over a period of weeks or months? This has been happening to me, and it's leading to depression and even a conflict with a friend because, I'm ashamed to admit, I've not remembered kind things she did for me because I just can't remember much of anything! And it led to awkwardness and upset. I hate that.

I'm going to write sort of a retrospective diary/summary so I can get it all straight in my own mind; this may help. It just feels like the merry-go-round of life gets cranked up to maximum speed and nothing makes sense.

Now for a cheerier topic - Happy St. Patrick's Day this weekend!

Wow, has it already been over a month since I dropped in this group!? Hello, fellow ADD/HD CAF-ers!

DonMac thanks for the fish oil reference. zaida, feel free to PM me - my box is getting a bit full and I need to delete some stuff but right now there is still some space!

Hi everyone - Im fairly confident I have ADD/inattentive type. Has anyone out there been diagnosed with this - and if so, could I send you some PMs?

Thanks!