ADD - A PROBLEM NOT JUST FOR CHILDREN
Added
March-2004
Poor planning, distractibility, chronic lateness, procrastination and disorganization
were the harbingers of Jim's life. He communicated to me a sense of long-standing
pain, frustration, employment problems and relational problems.
Cathy tearfully complained of episodic despair, intense frustration, anger,
a sense of lost opportunities, regret and low self-esteem. When interviewed,
she was defensive about her life experiences but also commented about having
little control over these events. Both she and Jim portrayed feelings of emotional
"heaviness."
Like Jim and Cathy, Tom came to this office and complained of under achievement,
forgetfulness and restlessness. But, unlike either Jim or Cathy, he displayed
a relative lack of emotional pain and simply wanted to do better in his career.
He was satisfied with his life, had a good marriage and held a responsible
job for many years. He was able to laugh about his forgetful behaviors, and
both he and his family saw his foibles as funny ...
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