I'm officially mentally ill! 09/10/08

So I went to the therapist…it looks like I have (so funny) Adult ADD. Not surprising, since my family suspected that I had it as a child. Not ADHD (big H, I'm not the least bit hyperactive, or I might have the body to show for it), but ADD. ADD includes, but is not limited too: trouble focusing, lack of attention to detail, which can lead to depression (because you can't focus or perform the simplest tasks), and anxiety (about screwing up). Not to toot my own horn, but this is also common among 'bright, creative, or intuitive' people, and although I'm not terribly intuitive, apparently I've got a high IQ and I'm pretty smart, which baffled my parents growing up.
"Sarah you're so smart, why can't you pay attention?"
"Sarah lacks motivation."
"Sarah does not fulfill her potential."
"Why are you so lazy? What the hell is wrong with you?"
You get the picture. And it's a problem that's been rearing it's ugly little head more and more for the past few years, especially the past 9 months or so.
So I've got to meet with a PSYCHIATRIST (I just met with a PHSYCHOLOGIST) in a couple weeks to discuss medication and correctional therapy (what I can do to change some not-so-hot coping mechanisms I've created over the years). Very exciting!! Who knows what my 'potential' is! Maybe I'll become a lawyer-doctor-interior-designer-florist-baker-veterinarian -gourmet-chef-artist-writer-seamstress! You know, all those things I've always wanted to do!