Many people live with ADD undiagnosed because they don't recognize the symptoms. As an experienced ADD coach for adults, Margo highlights five common characteristics associated with ADD.
You feel deeply and intensely, but expressing those emotions can be challenging. A constant stream of thoughts leaves you dreamy and distracted, often seeming uninterested or absent-minded. Yet, when passionate about something, this dreaminess shifts to hyperfocus. Your sensitivity can trigger mood swings, leading you to withdraw for alone time—even though you're naturally social.
A busy mind makes focusing on tasks difficult. You're easily distracted by noises or movements, taking longer to complete work than others. This demands extra energy and increases the likelihood of errors.
With ADD, action often waits until stress builds. Your head is full of ideas, but crossing the starting threshold is tough. Unresolved tasks create ongoing stress from an ever-growing to-do list.
Once fully engaged in a task, you pour everything into making it exceptional. As a creative, solution-oriented thinker, you excel at innovative approaches.
People with ADD often have disrupted sleep-wake cycles, staying up late watching TV, cleaning, or working. This leads to daytime fatigue, worsening concentration issues.
In this month's Santé, read how Brenda (46) discovered her ADD two years ago.
Margo is an ADD coach for adults. For more information, visit ADD-coaching.nl.
