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Anyone know where I can get some patience? I am NOT a patient person. Probably because of my ADHD or whatever but it doesn’t really matter I am not a patient person. I am NOT patient with electronics. I have been known to throw electronics when they get me going. I threw a knife at a fire alarm once. In my defense I was pregnant so those hormones were raging. I probably would have done it anyway, but I am sticking with pregnancy for that one. I am patient with my kids though, most of the time. That’s good, right?! However, I don’t think my kids would agree… I’ll have to ask them… They will probably laugh their buts off when I do, but trust me I am more patient than they realize when it comes to them, defiantly. I think I must also get this impatience from my mother, maybe it’s genetic. I remember times as a child when my mother was very impatient, frustrated easily. She was kind of famous for it in our circle of friends. There was once an incident with a banana that I won’t get into. I don’t know, it’s probably both learned and genetic. My impatience also affects my life in positive ways; I don’t wait to be asked. It’s where I get my ambition and drive. It keeps me going when things get tough in life. I am not the kind of person to wait around for life to happen to me. I guess my impatience is a big part of how I got to where I am in life so I suppose it’s not all bad. I think I am going to go meditate now, but first I am going to throw my satellite receiver. Peace and Tranquility to you my friends…

I was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult about three years ago. Looking back upon my life the diagnosis really made me think “oh ya that’s why…ok”. You see I am a female and I went through my entire childhood with teachers telling me that I need to focus and stop talking all the time in class. The diagnosis did relieve a lot of anxiety about who I am, how I think and why I think what I think. Another big help besides finding out I actually had ADHD was the huge community support I found out there for adults (and kidos) with this condition. My son was diagnosed as a child and without opening up that chapter to your all right now, the knowledge of what has been going on my entire life was truly an epiphany. The reason I even thought about the possibility that “I” had ADHD was I was at yet another doctor appointment to discuss the many years of struggle with my weight. The doctor asked casually “have you ever been tested for ADHD?” No, I hadn’t even thought of that! though looking back it’s like Duh lady, have you met yourself? Distracted, tick, unfocused, tick, hyper focused at times, tick, impulsive, tick, inattention to details, tick. Ok so that’s all the “bad stuff” right? What about the awesomeness though?! Able to think outside the box, come up with amazing ideas, some of which are ridiculous but awesome none the less, my ability to see the big picture, how I can make people excited about an idea, I can sell ice to an Eskimo as they say. Most of all I feel like my brain allows me to see things that “others” don’t see. My ADHD can give me distraction but it also allows me to see the beauty in life that sometimes others miss. I can be quirky and interrupt conversations, but I can promise you what I do say is always “interesting” though it may not seem so at the time… I took medication for a while and it does help me stay focused and be less impulsive but the more I think about it the more I fell like those attributes make me who I am, it’s 100% me and that’s not bad. I do think that taking medicine is good and I will probably take it again, but I am enjoying my ADHD brain right now, all the highs and the lows that comes with it. So please if you ever hear from a child that has been diagnosed and is despondent about it tell them, yes there are struggles and yes there are hurdles you will face but man buckle up because it is going to be an awesome ride kid! In the words of the great comedian Gerry Dee “Attention Deficit is a skill AND a Disorder”.

Attention Deficit is a Skill AND a Disorder.