Seriously. I know, everyone relates to some of the symptoms and people make jokes about it, but I'm pretty sure I have it. You know what makes me think it's true? Well, I was working on a very important strategy document to present at a very important meeting, and as usual, I couldn't concentrate. So I did what anyone would do; I googled "Why can't I concentrate".
During my extended web surfing session, I recognized more and more of my symptoms and realized that I've had them since I was very young [more on this in future posts, if I don't give up after this first one]. When I came across this site: http://www.adhdmarriage.com/ I was dumbfounded...it described my marriage to a "T". My husband often says that being married to me is like having another child or he complains about being the only adult in the house. And I realize these are fair complaints.
Anyway...my mother-in-law has Alzheimer's disease and recently had to go to an assisted living facility. She calls my husband about 5 times a day to have the same conversation. And he has to take care of her bills and her insurance and everything else. The stress is really getting to him. I want to help him and I want to help myself.
So I scheduled an appointment with a psychiatrist. It's in 3 days. Maybe I'll be wrong. Maybe he'll prescribe a drug. Maybe I'll just learn some coping skills. I'll keep you posted (after I finish that strategy presentation).
