I don't have a lot of money so I'm trying to self diagnose without much help - and yes I understand this is not a wise thing to do. I have been to the local free clinic and they really don't have much time to talk to me.
I am never fully happy or settled. I am happy sometimes, when things are changing, when something new catches my attention momentarily, when life requires me to be self sufficient and improve my survivor skills. I am 32 - I am constantly moving. I have never (in 12 years) been able to carry out a full year's lease on a house or apartment. I always want to be somewhere new - seeing new things, being new places, meeting new people. I have finally given up and bought a travel trailer which has become my new home so I can move at will.
I can't settle in relationships - so much so that I became polyamorous and never limit myself to only one partner. Even when I am happy with one partner, I am always on the lookout for another.
I can't concentrate on jobs or school. They become boring after a very short time and just as with relationships - I am always looking for something else. When I was in school, I changed my major so many times I never could finish even though I had enough credits. I did get good grades though.
Individual tasks are generally ok although I am a master procrastinator and have a hard time focusing on anything that doesn't absolutely need to be done or doesn't interest me fully. When I'm interested though, I am really into something and can generally finish a novel in a couple hours. As for more complicated projects, I get really excited at first and generally lose interest. Not much gets finished.
I am not self destructive or impulsive, necessarily. I do not engage in self destructive behaviors. I drink in moderation, do not have massive credit card debt, and always check the papers of people I get sexually involved with. The only thing self destructive I engage in is eating food I know I'm not supposed to. Still, I am not overweight and don't have any major health concerns besides maybe pre-diabetes because of my indiscretions and lack of self control in that area.
So, if you've read all that, is it ADD? Is it depression? (If so, I have had it all of my adult life and medicine does nothing.) Is it just my personality and I should get over it and go with it and try to hurt as few persons in the process? I might ascribe to the latter if I didn't have a son that is counting on me to provide some sort of security, stability or be somewhat of a role model for permanence and good relationships. It is starting to get to me though. I have managed to skate by for the most part with my travels and survive but I feel my restlessness is finally coming to a head and I can't keep going on like this without causing some kind of damage. I am broke and tired, tired of searching for something I might never find.