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  1. Ralph: Thanks for that link, and your perspective! Allan: I have a really hard time sitting still/staying on task. I have pretty poor organizational skills, in my opinion, although others in my life think I look pretty organized. I met with the MSW/LICSW and she's great. She did tell me that she didn't do testing, but there were others in the clinic that did if I was interested. I do have a lot of issues with anxiety (for example, I avoid starting things because I am anxious about not doing them "right"), so for now I am going to meet with her every two weeks and work on some behavior changes. She did say that she can work on all the practical stuff with me, but if I needed to put my mind at rest about it being ADD/something else I always had the option of meeting with someone else for testing. Thanks again for the responses Recycle
  2. Oh and I forgot to mention. The therapist I have been assigned to at this new clinic is just an MSW/LICSW. Can this person even evaluate me?
  3. Hi Ralph! Sorry no one has gotten back to you yet on your post. When you say mental noise, do you mean just a mix of different noises that are very distracting? To they match up at all with the noises in your environment at any given time (are you hyper sensitive in your head to noises going on around you)?
  4. Hi all, I just wanted to share here that I have GAD, but have long suspected I truly have ADD or AD/HD. I have spoken with therapists about my feelings in the past, but was met with "that is hard to diagnose" or "we have to rule out other things first, here take these pills". I am visiting a new therapist tomorrow with the hopes that I am taken more seriously. I am not "diagnosis shopping" nor expecting a quick answer...I just want to be formally tested. I was not diagnosed with ADD or AD/HD as a child. I did very well in school, also. I also do not have trouble with bills/holding a job. My fear is that if I don't have some sort of tangled life to "prove" I have struggled with symptoms for years, I won't be taken seriously. The reality is that I have learned to cope and have a strong fear of making mistakes. I will post updates on this thread - any thoughts or comments are appreciated!
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