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A therapist once told me that I was in a co-dependent relationship with my mom. I was thinking about this today and wondering if it is still true. How would I know? What defines an unhealthy level of dependence on a relative? I have a lot of difficulties with time-management, organisation, untidiness, forgetfulness etc and often get help from my parents to do things, although I don't live with them and manage my own ...

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I was wondering if anyone could please advise me on the best way to get diagnosed with adult ADD!!

I know that I have BPD and OCD and my doctor referred me to a psychiatrist on Monday to get an official diagnosis.

Whilst I was researching BPD, I came across an article on ADD and I literally broke down in tears crying because it was as if someone had crawled into my head and ...

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I'm a 31 year old PhD student (almost finished) in natural sciences. I am in psychological treatment for a while now because I seem to suffer from a medium depression and mayorly because I have situations in my life in which I suddenly suffer from vertigo (like being on a ship) and drowsiness (which remains for days and weeks). I have a very nice therapist whom I trust a lot and I am ...

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I have major trouble when off work getting motivated to move from the sofa and do something. I do everything literally in the last minute when getting ready to go to work. Will dress in clothes found on my bedroom floor (after wading through the clutter) and usually forget to do something and leave the house in a mess.
When in conversation with others I am continually distracted by other things going on ...

I've had ADD all my life but since last year I have turned very impulsive. At first I thought I was being psychotic but I think my ADD evolving into ADHD makes more sense.

I'm talking about doing crazy things. I don't even think about it, it just do it. I actually made a HABIT of doing these things.

Let me give you a few examples of what actually happened:

-Speeding on my way to ...

...inside your head?

I'm not officially diagnosed with ADD, but this is what my condition feels like most of the time (especially the part in the title text that pops up when you point to the image). What about you guys? Do you find it a useful analogy?

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My boyfriend and I have been struggling in a long-distance relationship.

I am 25, and diagnosed OCD. The diagnosis is very recent and I am not yet on meds. He is an unmedicated ADHD. So, we've encountered some problems. For the first year of our relationship, both of us would talk about our disorders, but neither of us knew the depth to which they were affecting us. So,he's been unemployed for three years. ...

Hi, I am Melissa I am a mom to 2, one of my kids is autistic and one has a whole host of emotional disorders and physical disabilities. My youngest has ADHD, ODD, IED and other stuff, they think he has depression and diagnosed him with Bipolar.. He has no symptoms of Bipolar, no ups no downs... Anyways recently he came home with his grades, he got 2 F's and 2 A+'s, the 2 F's ...

Hey there, I'm a professional poker player, and as such, I tend to travel around quite a bit. I recently arrived in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. When I got here I realized I'd lost one of my packets of dexamphetamine, the one that happened to have all of my remaining dex in it.

I can't get dex here, I went to the hospital today and they need a certain kind of prescription pad to prescribe ...

A persistent shortage of the popular ADD pill is driving a nation of Adderall users to distraction. Naturally, it all comes down to drug company profits.

http://www.thefix.com/content/pay-atten ... pharma7004

This is even worse than "giving strattera a try" ! The non-stimulant stimulant that doesnt work and you have to wait till your next pdoc appointment or the full six weeks .

When your done giving Strattera a try would ...