The following questions are related to ‘ADHD’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Licensed Psychologist.
Q: I feel like I have no control when I get involved in an interesting or fun task. For example, I play video games for hours, feeling unable to leave the computer. I may work twelve hours at a time developing computer software and feel unable to stop reading if a book is really interesting. […]
Q: Why am I so lazy? I didn’t used to be like this until I got into high school. I went from merely procrastinating — not doing my work until the last minute — to doing my work after the due date, to not doing my work at all. I’m suddenly feeling like I just […]
Q: I’m 18 and I feel like my brain is deteriorating. I have a bad memory and I think it’s getting worse. I also think I may be dyslexic. I’ve had Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) for most of my life, and I think I may also have a rhythmic movement disorder. I want to know […]
Q: In 2007, I was diagnosed with Bipolar I and PTSD from years of physical, emotional and sexual abuse in childhood and early adulthood. Today I saw a new psychiatrist and she added adult ADD/ADHD and dissociative disorder to my diagnoses. Is it possible or common for psychiatrists to miss or combine some diagnoses/symptoms in […]
Q: I am 52. I’ve been diagnosed with ADD and am being treated with Adderall. My psychiatrist also prescribe Lamictal 100 mg daily. I have just recently heard the term, ‘hyper-emotional sensitivity’. I am so this! I cannot watch upsetting things on TV, or even hear about them for that matter: abused animals, children, elderly…does […]
Q: I think my five-year-old old son might have ADHD and anxiety. He already has sensory issues but we have noticed he gets mad easily, has hurt his two-year-old brother, and does not show emotions. If you discipline him, he laughs or smiles. He’s always on the go. He is also wetting his pants a […]
Q: I am a 41-year-old male and was diagnosed approximately a year ago with adult ADHD and was prescribed Vyvanse (40 mg). The Vyvanse has helped tremendously with my memory, concentration and focus, but I still get anxious about things and am never able to fully relax. I also have a low libido and only […]
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