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This is me. The only difference s that I can't keep up a project for more than a day or two. After that, it's the next new project that takes my interest.

I didn't do as well as I hoped in high school because my parents couldn't afford a tutor. Getting me there was hard enough. I'm not exactly stupid, or so I've been told, but failure after failure which can be attributed totally down to my lack of self-discipline certain makes me feel inadequate.

Hell, just implementing this very technique is one of my failures, amongst other failures to improve my self-discipline.

It's having a massive impact on both my work and home life. Even to the point of asking HN for advice. Nothing I try works.

I'm seeing a psychologist tomorrow for an extra perspective. I hope they can help (as long as the appointment doesn't slip my mind at the last minute!)

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I keep various "to do" lists on my phone to track the things that I would like to get done. I find that breaking down projects into small tasks that can more easily completed and crossed off helps with my sense of accomplishment and progress. If a project doesn't seem as daunting I am more likely to attempt to complete it.

Setting reminder alarms for important things like appointments helps too.

I know this thread will be old by then, but i wouldn’t mind hearing what the psychologist had to say as I've been thinking seeing someone too. So if you don't think its too private, pleas share!

I have a feeling ADHD might come up but I'm not dead certain about that. I've looked it up online and it sounds very, very much like me, even my boss and friends agree. That's, however, not enough for a diagnosis and perhaps there's something else at play.

One thing I have noticed is that initially I thought all of my issues were unrelated and down to character flaws but they all connect like a 500 piece jigsaw puzzle when looked at with ADHD in mind.

If you want, email me on James at thefreshuk dot com and I will keep you updated on how things go :)

I am an author of a book on adult ADHD. Just want to let you know that it is not rare in adults and that if you have it, it can make your life a lot harder.

On the flipside, for most people, treatment for ADHD works pretty well.

Anyway, good luck!

Do you have a link to your book? I'd been interested in reading it!

Sure! It's "Adult ADHD: What You Need to Know" which you can find on Amazon.

It's a bit different from the typical books on the subject, but does a good job (imo, of course!) explaining more about how ADHD appears in adults.

Either way, if you have any questions on ADHD, please feel free to ask; my email is dgurevich5 [at] gmail.com

I've been thinking about asperger syndrome as I've always been inbound and never acting out. Besides I've got a cousin diagnosed with quite severe asperger. But then again, a lot of people are mentioning ADD here.

From what I've read, there is supposedly big cross-over between ADHD, autism spectrum disorders and things like dyslexia/dyspraxia/dyscalculia.

My little boy (adopted) seems to be showing signs of autism, which wouldn't be surprising since his dad suffers from it himself. ADHD, however, was mentioned as an alternative and his school said that could make more sense, so it's easy to see crossover here!

I think it's good to explore all possibilities. It's good to be educated about these things - especially since misdiagnosis seems more common in psychiatry (anecdotal).

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