Stories of an ADD Adult

I have been feeling sick with the flu for the past few days. Last night, I slept for eleven and a half hours straight, which is out of the ordinary for me. I’ve been so tired.

Having the flu makes it extremely difficult to get work done, for anyone. It makes your head so foggy, so you just cannot concentrate no matter whether you’ve had coffee (or taken your ADD meds). It is like having double ADD if you already have ADD.

My stomach has been turning too, making it even more difficult for me to want to take my supplements or eat anything. But it’s good to do both so I should probably fight my feelings and fears.

Today I drank a small cup of strong cappucino at an Italian coffee shop. It must have had much more caffeine than an ordinary cup.

I had to drive home after going to the coffee shop, which was far away. I was worried about driving because I hadn’t taken my Ritalin, but it turned out not to be a big problem.

I concentrated pretty well while driving home. I felt a little weird because the coffee was so strong, but I could definitely concentrate. It was sort of like being on Ritalin, but it felt stronger and rougher.

It’s odd how caffeine can be stronger than Ritalin sometimes, yet Ritalin requires a prescription and coffee can be bought anywhere, even in places other than pharmacies.

When I was in elementary school, I was not allowed to drink coffee. Fortunately, my mother had a weakness for coffee ice cream, and she reasoned that if she allowed herself to eat coffee ice cream, then she should allow me to eat it with her. So I developed a taste for coffee before I was allowed to drink it.

Throughout middle school and high school, I was allowed to drink coffee. I began with iced coffee in middle school and graduated to warm espressos in high school.

I loved coffee for the taste, and for the effect it had on me. I rarely felt jittery from drinking coffee. Instead, it relaxed me and made me feel at ease while doing my work. With a cup or two of coffee, my concentration was much improved.