It does exist. . . Now thatI have identified it, I am using strategies to help me focus. Knowing is a lot of the battle.I feel the same way, just knowing that there is a battle to fight helps.
The neuro-normals among us have a hard time accepting that some people's brains are just different.
I like your analogy, although my favorite is that living life with ADHD is like playing tennis with a pickaxe.
Now I can stop and enjoy life. Spending time with my kids, sitting on the porch in the evening, reading... I can finally be the man I've always wanted to be. Methylphenidate has been one of the best things that ever happened to me.
I was diagnosed at 30. The medication did help me to concentrate and complete tasks, and helped me alot in social interactions. But after 9 years of taking medication, I decided to deal with it myself. I've been off the medication for 8 years, and really appreciate feeling like my own self. I'm not one to give advice alot, but after you realize how the medication makes you react differently to your world, in the future try not taking it for a while, and see if you can deal with the problem yourself. As one who has been through it, I mean this sincerely. I remember the feeling of being able to "stop and enjoy life" once I got help, but trust me, you will be able to enjoy life in the same way without the meds.
Good Luck
good info, guys.
See my # 67