Every article I've read about Attention Deficit Disorder is so sad and depressing. Don't get me wrong, ADD is a very serious mental illness and I struggle with it everyday. But it’s also something I try to shed a little light on once in a while.
As I go about my day, I have countless interactions with people whether it be my friends, my professors or just someone in front of me in the line to grab a coffee. Throughout the conversations, classes, and daily activities, I find myself laughing at the things I say or better yet, the things I forgot I said.
“Where are my keys?”
Losing things is my specialty. Not once have I gone to a restaurant, my friend's house or the movie theater without leaving something behind. I'm constantly asking the people around me if they've seen my keys or my phone.
Squirrel!!!!!!
Feeling like the dog from the disney pixar movie “Up”, is very familiar to me. I really hope I'm not the only one that can relate to Dug. Even if i'm not interrupting a conversation with “squirrel”, i'm usually cutting someone off because i had random thought or saw something like a flashing light.
I will probably tell you the same story 10 times
If you're around me a lot, I promise I will tell you the same things over and over again. I can tell a story about something funny that happened a couple night prior and then tell it again to the same person 6 hours later. Sometimes I don't forget I told the story, I just forget who I told the story to.
"What'd you say?"
I ask people to repeat themselves about 20 times a day because chances are, I zoned out during a conversation and have no idea what they said. I can look fully engaged and listening when really I'm thinking about going to Target later and picking up some paper towels.
