Depression seems to be the most common co-morbid condition. Next is substance abuse and alcoholism. I d like to share with you. Especially when your ADD is undiagnosed, you really have no answer for that question. I think I ve said before that being diagnosed was liberating for me.
ADDers tend to be very inconsistent, too.
That leads others to believe that we could do it if we tried . Before my diagnosis I felt like I should be able to do it if I tried , too, but I when I experienced failure, I felt like I was the failure. Substance abuse is another big problem with ADDers. Many times the ADDer is attempting to self-medicate. They may not even realize it.