'The GP I saw is (very fortunately) based in the Melbourne CBD and was actually diagnosed with ADHD relatively late in life. He was taking medication for a while but he found mindfulness to be...|||If they are the only symptoms, then it's possible you might not be and getting a test would possibly be a waste of money. The best thing to do would be have a read through this book on Amazon (using...|||Regardless of what treatment (if any) may come, by far the best thing you can do (and I'd say, far more helpful than anything else that's come since) is getting an official diagnosis. At least then...|||Well, It's been a little over 6 weeks since I've started medication and around 2 months since I was diagnosed. The most important progress I've made so far isn't that there's medication or that I've...|||Yikes. Where did *that* come from?|||The hyperactivity also manifests itself in other ways, and as you grow older you tend to subconsciously cover it. The doctor I saw (who also has ADHD but has been off medication for a while, now...|||Hey!  Just checking in, picked up my first prescription today of dexamphetamine (aka Dexedrine) and had 10mg at about 3pm today. After the initial (expected) euphoric rush, I found myself actually...|||I appreciate your post, but I've picked up this paragraph because I was getting fed up with the fact that there are things I love greatly, namely music, that I could not better myself with or even...|||If people want me to keep this thread updated with my progress on how things go with the doctor, possible medication/other treatments (he strongly recommended mindfulness) and most importantly, my...|||Hey!  Visited a GP today who specialises (and was actually diagnosed with) ADHD and basically said I was a textbook case for combined (not just inattentive, as I once thought) ADHD. Not necessarily...|||Well, I've finally booked in for a session with a GP that's also an ADHD specialist. After a lot of reading, pondering and soul-searching, it actually feels exhilarating to finally having something...|||Shit... re-reading this thread, I really need to do something. The ADD really doesn't seem to bother me as much, but I still haven't done anything music-wise (AT ALL) since I last posted here.|||http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgTtg9FdLAQ|||I look up at the sky and think of nothing, yet probably get the same profound feelings that you do. Funny how that works, eh? ;)  As for what I think I feel when I look at a clear sky... infinite...|||Damn straight.  It's not because I don't care, it's just... I dunno :/|||This immediately sprang to mind:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZKpByV5764 (That's if I understood the meaning of the thread correctly)|||Right on time!|||Probably exactly the same as the one in High Fidelity, but is run by Dick (the bald, quiet, nerdy guy) rather than Rob (John Cusack).|||Me, myself, I.|||I've only read the first page and a bit on this (it's late and I'm tired... a lot of socialising!) but it looks like an enlightening read.  Side note/topic: I was out at a club tonight and saw...|||It's Autumn where I am at the moment, so more than anything else I love shuffling my feet through the dry leaves. I'm pretty sure I get weird looks but TBH, don't really care :)  PS. I *adore* your...|||An embrace.  To elaborate, not a hello hug, but a real opening of yourself to someone else and holding them as close to you as you can. It's when you can feel both vulnerable and safe at the same...|||The first thread I've seen for a while and it's right up my alley! Here goes, in no particular order. Keep in mind, this also paints a picture of myself as well as my musical taste :)  1. Bloc...|||I'll agree with this 100%. Long before I knew about MBTI, whenever I saw someone I hadn't seen for a while, I'd always be truly shocked that they remembered me. Of course, I'd have no trouble...|||Procrastination  You Are Not So Smart  I would post this somewhere else, but I figured that it's something that really struck a chord with me (moreso than any other article on the subject) so it...|||Thanks for the tip! At the moment, given my strong ability to avoid anything that requires commitment of any kind, I'm still somewhat bouncing around different remedies that are legal and don't...|||d) drunk. Seriously, the amount of times I reckon I could've saved the world with an idea I had while I was out but couldn't write it down/remember it is incredible. I could be the next Thomas Edison...|||Still thinking about getting checked out for this, but unsure of how to go about it (especially in Australia). I'm sure I've asked this before, but does anyone know who you have to see to get, for...|||You know you're an INFP when you suck at multitasking ;)|||Ah, fair enough. Shit, if that's what happens to women when you're just generally out and about, you have it far harder than I imagined. On behalf of my gender, I apologise. We're not all like that,...|||Question: If female INFPs are generally seen as radiating love, care and warmth... where are you hanging out that womanizers also seem to populate? Not that I'm saying the blame is on you guys at...|||This is pretty much how I work too... I'll go through periods of not eating a lot at all, then a vice will come into my head (ugh, sugary treats) and I'll rip through a whole packet of them in one...|||When you're in the middle of telling a story before you realise that you're really shit at telling them (but you still had to).|||Know what helps me with those? Deep, concentrated breathing. I think the problem is that when our mouths aren't moving at 100mph, our minds are. Concentrating on my breathing (whilst not looking like...|||Haha, that reminds me of this from Office Space: http://www.bestirrigationinc.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/office-space-copier.jpg  'PC Load Letter'? What the FUCK does that mean?|||Hm, basically any of the bring him out of his shell eccentric types. Hence my slight obsession with Zooey Deschanel in pretty much any movie she's in (except for 500 Days... not super-crushworthy...|||Epic post, Matchbook. Thanks!|||Oh, I know that. Level-headed guys (and girls) know that. But those with very inbred/ingrained views of why it's not okay to be a male with mostly stereotypical feminine tendencies or a woman with...|||The way in which I (sometimes!) feel the way the world must see INFPs? When they see an INFP woman, probably view her as eccentric, whimsical, deep, loving with the occasional bout of spontaneous...|||I confess that I'm probably never likely to post in the Stream of Consciousness thread again, as I tend to feel the need to unleash a stream of consciousness AFTER I've started to write a post in a...|||Please don't take this the wrong way (or do!) but I totally fell in love with her in that show. Slightly dippy, always in her own space yet always seeming to take the outside world in as well. Not...|||That we're almost always hurting in some way, yet will not tell anyone about it (except for an internet forum, ugh).|||Oh my GOD, always been an issue. It's weird, but when I make a point of performing eye contact, I feel two things... a) incredibly vulnerable, and b) that I must be the only person who has to make an...|||http://xoomer.virgilio.it/jamesvalue/downloads/futurama/fry.jpg|||Age is linked to maturity, and I feel that as you grow older, you should be more mature in general. That doesn't mean you have to necessarily act like an grown up, just that in certain situations,...|||Ugh, what the fuck is going on?!? The last few weeks, I've found that my time spent at home, by myself and at work (with colleagues, not friends) I've been more and more... content? stable? yet when...|||No idea :(|||:( I hope you do trust again... I've always found that when it does pay off, it makes all those other times feel insignificant by comparison. Good luck :)  I confess that as much as I love...|||This, this, a million times this!  You know you're an INFP when you find a community like this and realise that for once, you're not in a minority. I love not being able to disagree with everything...|||I used to be like that, even when I knew I was right, but then I realised... what good is winning an argument when all that happens is one of you feels superior and the other feels like less of a...'