Anyone else have symptoms of ADHD as well who was diagnosed with OCD?

I have terrible concentration problems and cannot sit still unless I’m meditating, plus I love stimulants and am always not as present as I should be. My mind is half here half elsewhere

Yes. I have GAD and OCD that manifests with some ADHD symptoms. I may even have AD(H)D thanks to family history....

Being honest with you, cut that guy out of your life. It’s not worth it. It might be scary. It might hurt. It might cause anxiety. But in the end, you don’t need more stress. Especially from someone talking about murdering attractive women? Is this ted bundy #2? Is he just trying to sound cool? No one will know, but that’s not something that’s going to help you in life at all. There’s many of people, even apps that let you find people, to jam with. I myself play guitar and dj so you’d be able to find someone, potentially with a more similar situation to you, that you can relate to in a healthy way. He said he doesn’t have empathy or a care in the world? Plus you’re having family issues. It sounds like you’ve gotten comfortable in your mess for a lack of better terms. I’m not trying to be mean, just honest. If you’d want to talk more or need someone to talk to don’t worry I’m here for you.

honestly i can’t help but think he told me that to scare me and exert control over me. i think part of the reason is also that he wants support but he would turn to a professional first if he actually cared about not being dangerous (murderously or emotionally) to other people. i’m trying to get rid of negative people. this guy treats me well but thats a nightmarish thing to actively and deliberately fixate on. planning murders for hours is not the same thing as having an intrusive thought.

Sometimes the grass is green on the other side, don’t let it scare you

a little, yeah

that could very much be adhd. as long as you do enough of what you interested in, those problems shouldnt be too much to handle. restlessness, concentration problems and brain fog are also symptoms pf stress, but if youve felt like this before you had ocd, it could point to adhd. but remember, adhd is not an illness, just a brain difference. if you should have it, i hope you dont end up thinking youre messed up!

I’ve never been diagnosed with adhd but have been suspected of it. A lot more ocd in professional eyes opinion. So yeah there’s just a bit of ambiguity that confuses me but I’m going to keep searching. Thank you!

you can both have ocd and adhd, but adhd is so tricky because it shows up differently in each individual, and “symptoms” of adhd can dissappear under the right circumstances, and then flare up when youre in the wrong enviroment for you. maybe get a test? im assuminh youve already taken an online test

No I haven’t taken an adhd test yet but I’m going to ask my doctor next time I see him. I’m already in a clinical study for OCD so I have hope to get through that, and hopefully the rest of the symptoms dissipate once I improve my OCD

i defintely have some traits that make me think i have adhd, but to me it wouldnt make a difference to have the diagnose. pretty much all of my best friends have adhd too, and thats one of the reasons i like them so much because i think adhd can be a very good thing too. and if i were to ask for a test, my parents and my therapist would probably just tell me its me being a hypochondriac and looking for diseases i may have. tbh im not at all afraid of adhd. i dont view it as a disease. i see it as a different trait. like having really long legs or a very distinct nose. its not because you dont function, youre just different from others

If you are sure you have something going on, get an examination, etc.; Better safe than sorry, if you will!

i have severe adhd and ocd. ive had massive head traumas and a couple of psychotic breaks. adderall really helps me focus but nothing helps w my obsessive intrusive thoughts.

Thanks guys appreciate the feedback! And @T3ddy how’re you doing with the two?

i am functioning with ocd. my job is easy and administrative but i do well at it. i mostly work by myself so the thoughts are not a problem when working. strangers and uncomfortable social situations trigger me. i can use the bathroom at work with not too much worry. sometimes i dont take adderall and there is a difference in my focus but i am functional. i stopped taking abilify bc it dodnt help w ocd. my depression is worse now. i am having trouble focusing on my hobbies (music writing and visual art) but i am still making things almost everyday. mental illness has put me in a financially dependent position. i live with my family and the lack of independence is extremely hard for me to deal with.

Why do you think your depression has gotten worse?

getting off the abilify has contributed to my depression. i was exercising everyday before and that helped a lot. i havent been exercising as much lately and i want to sleep so much more. also, i got into an abusive and illegal situation at work this week and my bandmate told me that he fantasizes about murdering attractive women all of the time. he then told me that i’m extremely attractive. those things have caused me to plummet in the past few days.

Wow so are you male or female? If female I’m very wary of that situation. But it sounds like you’re having withdrawal and on top of that a lot of extra external bullshit you’re dealing with. I’m so sorry that it’s all hitting at the same time.

ha yeah, i’m female. i had a psychotic break with invented memories where (this is ridiculous) i murdered and cannibalized children as a satanic witch. i told my friend about this and some of my other past obsessive thoughts about being murdered by a boy i had a crush on. i’ve never fantasized about killing people more than as a passing thing. he took this opportunity to tell me that he almost became a serial killer and that the only thing that stopped him from doing so was fear of being caught. not morality or empathy or love of humanity. he loves to plan murders on attractive women. he’s never told his wife or anyone else (like a therapist) bc he is so serious about murder that he is afraid of being locked up. he then told me he finds me extremely attractive and when i asked him if he wanted to kill me, his response was, “well now that you’ve put the thought in my head.” it was abusive and heartbreaking bc he expects me to continue playing music with him alone, in the barn i live in in the middle of a field. he did reassure me by saying he wouldnt kill me because he would likely get caught. especially now that (unbeknownst to him) ive told all my close friends and my mother and my psychiatrist. my dad is also in a nursing home with a brain infection from neurosurgery. i just want to check out.

thank you. i’m a lot more comfortable talking about my experiences w mental illness, especially since they are hilarious. my psychiatrist is concerned less for my safety and more for the effect he will have on my mental health. i’m really depressed about this. do you find that you attract a lot of sociopathic types?

Yeah for a bit, idk it’s more because I was able to relate to the thinking and wasn’t scared by their thoughts. It was fun for a while, even thought I was one for a bit but it’s just more bullshit. There’s nothing attractive about letting someone ruin your life or poison your mind. After seeing how good people can be and how pure and genuine others are it made me attract that and in turn, more attracted to those kinds of people. My mental health has improved a lot and so have my standards just from cutting out negative people. It’s amazing how much you don’t know yourself when you begin to change. I agree with your psychiatrist, the guy sounds like he’s speaking out of his ass and his thoughts are just his way of making friends? I’m not sure but it doesn’t sound like he wants to fix it, just keep getting reactions from people. I have a question for you. How would your life be if you replaced every negative person/ aspect with the opposite? Like instead of murdering people what if his dream was to open a therapy center for people with severe depression and mental disorders in order to regain a connection to the real world?

i would have to quit my job to get rid of all the evil negative people in my life. i work at a car dealership