A crucial part of attention is being able to filter out distracting stimuli (which includes thinking about other stuff - emotions, environment etc) - something that we apparently aren't so good at. Working memory is a system made of different parts, some responsible for attending to stuff, some for encoding into and recalling it out of long term memory, some for rehearsing information. ADHD is usually associated with some deficits in working memory - the part of our memory responsible for encoding and manipulating information as we attend to it. In terms of a behavioral explanation though, I've often thought about this. I was diagnosed with OCD before ADHD - as someone said, high rate of comorbidity. But if you find those tendencies come back just know it's very very common and doctors have lots of ways to offer help with therapy and even add'l meds. It sounds like you're getting relief just by treating the ADHD, which is great-it could be that you're in the OCD-symptoms-as-coping-mechanism camp. If you've ever spent weeks ruminating about unlikely scenarios of having an STD or someone finding out about that plagiarism thing you stupidly did when you were seven or or or, you know what I'm talking about. When one worry ends, the search for another begins. It helps them focus on SOMETHING, even if it's unpleasant. I read somewhere that some ADHDers develop a focus on particular worries as a coping mechanism. But then I realized I keep them all in my pockets at all times and lightly tap to check for wallet, keys and phone many, many times a day. I would rather get to the airport hours early than deal with the siren. But in my head before that appointment it's like I have a siren going off in my head for hours. I, for example, tend not to be late to things, which is very un-ADHD. What is this behavior? Is it common for people with ADHD to experience this behavior? Any similar experiences? This behavior alongside my ADHD made my life really hellish so I would to get to the bottom of this.Ĭould be some similar genes, and could be OCD-like tendencies we develop as a coping mechanism. Pretty much all of this and my anxiety went away when I started being treated for ADHD w/ vyvanse/adderall. This used to irritate me so much and never helped me focus better or getting things done. Other than that i would become interested in one thing to the point of obsession for a while, be totally unable to focus on nearly anything else then id get totally burnout on it super quickly and then end up fanatically obsessed with something else and that cycle would repeat. It really surprises me that this stuff stuck in my mind when I couldn't keep a routine or balance a schedule at all. I also remember thinking that people learned by obsessing about everything constantly so that didn't help. Some odd reason and helped with the terrible anxiety I had due to ADHD and being unable to keep up with anything. Part of it was not realizing that I did it but it helped me feel better about myself for Like hand gestures when I fidgeted and doing the same thing over and over again and worrying about what might happen if I didn't. I also used to be really repetitively at times. I used to obsess about negative things about myself that I couldn't get out of my head. I always had trouble focusing and with my short term memory (ADHD), but what did to stick with me was negative thoughts. I have ADHD-pi and before I was diagnosed and treated I had this issue.
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