Something is wrong with me? adhd, asbergers, personality disorter?

Question

please help. i havent gotten anyhelp but the way i think and feel is starting to get in the way of my goals in life and also my learning in collage.

• Mental fogginess’
o Seems to becoming more apparent but I really don’t know this for sure.

• Thoughts
o Mind changes from one idea to another very quickly and forgets the one before instantly.
 When people talk to me I will be listening but then zone out in a daze.
 I will forget what a conversation is about completely, during the conversation, if my mind wonders even for a second.
o I feel like I am trying to process thoughts larger than my mind can handle. I often find it extremely hard to grasp complicated concepts and ideas. i.e. Project ideas, long questions.
o I often become unsure of things that I am pretty sure about, such as people’s names, answers to questions, correct processes.
o I don’t remember names or faces very well, along with matching names with faces. This also goes for movies and actors.

• Lack of reality
o Unable to experience sad emotion. (pet dying) But able to experience them in movies and non-real situations.

• Communication
o Unable to hold a conversation and create it
 No will to want to carry on the conversation, forget what the conversation is about, or don’t know what to say
 Rather sit quietly by myself or in a group but not contribute speech.
o Lost interest to hang out with people.
 I am perfectly content with being alone
 Possibly because I don’t enjoy other peoples presence.
o I feel very awkward when having a conversation with someone.
 I don’t know how to hold my hands or where to look.
 I’ll try to look them in the eyes but becomes nervous that I am staring at them too much and look away.
 I don’t know how to position my body in a conversation, I always feel like I look awkward.

• Daze
o I sometimes get stuck in a daze where I will stare at nothing with my eyes unfocused and centered.

• Posture
o I always lean against something when I am standing-I have been called out by friends for how I stand “You have the “coolest” way of standing”- and when I am at home I always recline with my body in a twisted odd position.


• Phases
o I get into phases where I will completely forget about activities that I have done all my life
 Example. I will surf a lot for two months and then forget about it for a few months. Not even checking surf reports or thinking about it.
 This also occurs with projects. I will work on a few projects at a time and then forget about them and leave them unfinished.
Recent Events
1. Escalator, while in the mall I was heading to the escalator to go upstairs. I was not really paying attention to where I was going because my mind was distracted on my texting on my cell phone or something. When I got to the escalator it was coming down towards me. I became seriously confused at how I am supposed to go up it. A moment later I realized I need to find the other one.
2. People will sometimes ask me to do something for them but I will completely forget until a few days later.

Answer 1

I wonder whether you actually have ADD, which can be experienced by people who are not as active, but their minds cannot focus, nonetheless. They daydream, often look as though they are doing what they are supposed to do, but are not actually doing it or concentrating on it, take more time to do the task at hand, have trouble with the concept of time, forget things, leave homework at home, foggy, etc. The negative things you mention to do with people, may be due to your hesitance in forgetting things, forgetting faces or names, or just feeling a little uneasy after having some of the negative things happen. I can relate to the shy part and the name/face thing (and I am not ADHD). But I do have an ADHD and an ADD son, daughter. I would suggest you look up the following: ADHD and Candida, ADHD and food sensitivities, ADHD and leaky gut. Also look up the book (ignore the juvenile part of the title): Allergies and the Hyperactive Child, by Dr. Doris Rapp - used booksites online. You may gather a vast amount of information through this little book. You might also look up the side effects of any medication you take. Medications can cause lots of things. Read up.

Answer 2

Consider this, maybe there is nothing wrong with you? I say that because...



1. Asbergers is like autism and has absolutely nothing to do with the above. Asbergers is like attension seeking over small and tiny acconplishments, having trouble developing relationships with people in general... etc



2. Adhd is a learning and attentive disorder. Add or adhd sufferes are or can be hyperactive, seek attension, want acceptance. Can't make a lot of friends...



3. Personality disorders are people who have one personality one day and change it the next and require a lot of medication.



Your situation seems strange and perhaps you should see a professional or doctor about it. The things you described seemed kind of copied and textbooked. Have you ever heard of the term hypochondriac? Look that up. I just think your different and that's ok dude, cause every1 is to some degree



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Answer 3

actually I think that you are just the typical american teenager...



Do you feel like you are a unsocial type of person? People who are unsocial tend to forget about discussions, conversations, etc...

Also I noticed that you said you "Possibly don't enjoy other peoples presence."



Also, you seem to have signes of very low-grade ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder). ADD is much like ADHD..... without the hyper.

I have low-grade ADD myself, and ADD explains the short-mindedness, the forgetfulness, and (combines with maby some anxiety) the social awkwardness.



For the last point, you could just be over-reacting. I actually have most of these qualities, but if your just a over-stressed student, then it might just be all in you head. Decide for yourself if you truly have these qualities, or if it's just in you mind.

Hope This Helps,

Answer 4

Can I ask a few things before I answer:

How old are you?

How long have you been concerned about these things?

Has anyone commented on any of these things (apart from the way you stand)?



Thanks..

Answer 5

Sounds like adhd. Medication will help you focus.