I don't have time for a doctor, and it might just be in my head.
2006-10-09 18:16:53 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Mental Health
If you fail to come back to read the answers, then surely you should start worrying about having ADD or ADHD. You have sought attention and here is the deficit - don't you see?
2006-10-16 05:58:58 · answer #1 · answered by doctor2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can't really self-diagnose yourself with a mental disorder, you would have to visit a professional, they use something called the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, in the manual are certain criteria patients have to meet exactly in order for them to be announced with certain disorders, sometimes people tend to look over the criteria and feel like they fit them exactly, but something they don't realize is that they have to meet them at certain levels and this can only be properly done by someone who has practice in the profession, appropriate use of the diagnostic criteria requires extensive clinical training, usually ADD or ADHD are associated with anxiety, so you might want to work on becoming less anxious/stressed if anything
2006-10-10 01:33:32 · answer #2 · answered by sa 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you tend to have a short attention span? Is it hard for you to concentrate?Do you feel you cant keep still? If so you may have it.When you do get the time check with your doctor.Or check out some ADD or ADHD websites. They can give you more in depth symptoms and treatments.
2006-10-10 03:12:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
doctor would be best if you suspect you have a problem, but if you just have trouble concentrating in general, you should think about getting better sleep drinking more water eating better and getting more excercise (assuming you dont do this already) in a lot of cases of ADD these thing proved effective in helping a lot, but if you really think you have a problem doctor is the best way to go
2006-10-10 01:20:11 · answer #4 · answered by dae_shadow_spirit 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you cannot self diagnose you can only have the suspicion that that is what is going on and if you have that suspicion then seek a doctor for the diagnosis
2006-10-10 01:39:12 · answer #5 · answered by penelope 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can self diagnose ADD when...where did my shoe go?...anyways subtraction works best when using negative numbers...I LIKE BACON!!!!....if you try to take some medicine for you discomfort...LOOK RAINBOW SHOE LACES!!!!!
2006-10-10 01:26:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure! And you can......
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K, well. Nice talking to ya. Hope that cleared it up.
2006-10-10 01:30:33 · answer #7 · answered by Nymph 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention-deficit_disorder#Diagnosis
2006-10-10 02:58:19 · answer #8 · answered by Ajeesh Kumar 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋