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Hi, I've been dealing with a major distraction lately, and I've been wondering if anybody else is dealing with something similar.

In the morning, I like to plan out the day, which is already a little tricky but I usually manage alright.
If something in the plan majorly changes however, I tend to get so distracted/stressed out that I'm useless, not just for an hour or so, but sometimes all day.
It feels like it ...

I know that my experience is probably identical to a lot of the people who post here so I'll keep it brief and cut out the details.

- I've always struggled to focus on menial tasks

- Simple homework assignments like reading logs would drive me nearly to tears when I was young despite being so damn easy.

- Sitting down to work on stuff has always been agonizing. The only reason I did well ...

I hope it doesn't sound vain, but I used to be called a prodigy. I used to be great at everything I touched, as long as it did not need group activity. I've been diagnosed with OCD and ADHD at childhood and severe depression in adulthood. My psychologist says my case is way too complicated to be just depression, OCD and ADHD. But nonetheless, I've lost interest in every activity I used to be good ...

For some time now I have felt the need to know / research what interests me, almost obsessively, and to be more involved / not miss opportunities in the sector that I find interesting.
However, the search and the amount of information can become overwhelming to such an extent that it becomes not a pleasant thing but rather creates confusion.
This is also due to the high number of interests.

To give an example, I ...

Just to start with, I'm not asking for a diagnosis, I just want to know how reasonable you guys think it would be to reconsider the possibility of having ADHD, or if there's any other disorder than can cause it.

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I’ve been in and out of the system for decades. I started with blaming my being raped on myself for being gay at age 6, cutting age 8, moved from New York to San Diego age 12 to get me away from abusive father, drinking smoking, arrested for pot age 15, put into a rehab, revealed to be a cult , got away, came out,blah blah blah.diagnosed finally with bipolar in 90s after many suicide ...

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I’m a psychotherapist working in Chicago, and I have a 39-year-old male client who offers a very curious presentation. He first came to therapy several months ago with his wife, who complained that he didn’t listen or adequately attend to routine messages around the house. Now, the wife could certainly phrase her messages in a combative manner, which might cause the client to “tune out” at times. But the client denies this is ...

So I struggle to eat food. This is not anorexia or anything to do with my weight - I just seem to struggle really badly to find food to eat, find food that I LIKE, and to cook meals in general. I don't know how to explain it; it's quite hard to force myself to eat foods when I'm not in the mood to eat it and sometimes I eat food but it makes me ...

I’ve got a list of diagnosis given me by dr.s over the years, but I never believed I could be ADHD, simply because I’ve never been hyperactive. Just found out that’s not necessary, because I fit with everything else, so far. But how am I supposed to know what being “in recovery” looks like or feels like, as well as being in crisis? I don’t want to end up in the hospital again, because it ...