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Comment by Joan on January 19, 2012 at 11:39pm

You're on the right track Mohammad, we support each other here!

Take special care there 

Comment by Meg on January 18, 2012 at 4:25pm

Hi Mohammad,

I can relate to alot of what you are saying. I am diagnosed with Depression and ADD now and I'm working through it, but when I was in college I was really depressed and was also unknowingly dealing with ADD. School work was hard for me, which looking back now probably heightened my depresssion, and because of that I lost the motivation to do homework or even go to class. Eventually my grades got so bad that I lost a $10,000 dollar scholarship and had to drop out. I don't know what your whole situation is but I would really recommend that you seek professional help and get diagnosed, if you are afraid of people thinking you are looking for an excuse than that info can stay between you and your doctor. When I was in college I didn't want to be diagnosed as depressed or whatever and when I did seek help because I was desperate I feelt like the doctor was just prescribing medication and not helping me deal with the problem. So my advice to you would be to find a counselor or pyschologist who you can trust. That is so important, you need to feel like you have someone on your side. It sounds like you need someone to talk with and understand you, and I have to say I went through a few doctors till I found the one I'm dealing with now, and she's great. I'm also seeing a counselor who wants to find out about my problem before pushing medication on me, she gave me facts but made sure it was MY decision. Also, I had a lot of suppressed emotions from deeling with depression and ADD for so many years, so having an empathetic ear was great.

It's so nice to not be alone with your struggle, I joined this group because although talking with my counselor is great I have never really had a one on one conversation with someone else with ADD (or depression for that matter). I just joined today and I've already related to so many stories posted her. Anyway, feel free to chat with me anytime. :)

I wish you all the best of luck.

 

Comment by LuAnn Pierce on January 8, 2012 at 2:08pm

There are tons of online support groups that may address some of your questions - check out http://www.chadd.org/Content/CHADD/Support/OnlineCommunitiesGuideli... and see if any of the support groups they offer might be helpful. Keep checking in here - this site if just getting up and running and many will show up here in the next few weeks to talk with you. 

Comment by Elizabeth C. on December 13, 2011 at 1:22pm

Whether you have ADD or not you should probably go see a psychiatrist since you're suffering from depression.