It made you feel?

[charliegirl]

I just read a newsletter by Dr. Robert Brooks in which he included stories written by children with ADHD about how they feel concerning their ADHD.

That made me wonder how other adult ADHDers felt as children, teens, young adults and where they are now. I thought it would be interesting to compare notes. We can express our feelings at the various stages in our lives and how we feel (felt) about ADHD and its effects then versus now.

Anyone want to start?

[John]

It made me feel isolated and cut off from everyone, like I was the 'Boy in the Bubble'.
At times I felt so 'crippled' emotionally that it seemed to effect even how I functioned physically. Many a time I would feel seperate from my body (this may be related to other coexisting prob's) and/or not really ''here''.

[lcdc1]

Do we really want to open that can of worms!!

I was the major hyper type and always very frustrated that I could not control myself and I actually thought I was the demon seed everyone accused me of being!!

I often thought I was crazy as a kid in elementary school and found out people would like me and hang out with me as a kid if I took on dares. I was the kid that did the crazy stuff and ended up in the principals office all the time even if I was not the one that did something - I would take the blame no matter what so i could be liked.

I was not allowed to cry as a kid so I became a mad hyper kid and that brought on lots of problems in itself.

I think I am a success story now though - I have found my niche as a fire manager and have found that you can earn a living being physical and a type A all at the same time - the right medication is a lot of help also.

[crazyhouse]

As a child my sucess at certain things felt soooo great but, my losses always felt horrible. I would ask myself what is wrong with me? Am I really stupid? My doubts or hesitations would get the better of my ability to answer correctly or use my gut instinct.

When a subject was to hard and there was no help, I would toon out and just go into another world because I didn't want to be there.

I also felt that my single mom didn't have time for me, there was no reading before bedtime or homework help. She was at work 50 hours a week and did not have time to go to meetings with the school staff to set a plan of action or appropiate testing.

So throughout my childhood I was ALONE. There was no one who came to my rescue or cared enough to find out what the problem was. I was the child left behind, and I refuse to let that happen to my childeren.

[John]

LCDC, CH ~ Give Your Selve's a Great BIG HUG !

We've come a Long Way Baby !

[lcdc1]

john said:

LCDC, CH ~ Give Your Selve's a Great BIG HUG !

We've come a Long Way Baby !

You too!!! I call that giving yourself a bump, since I am not a huggy person - a bump is where you bang your fist with some else - I think fire people would freak if I tried to hug them - bumping is the cool way to do it!!!