Is this ADHD related? Finding it hard to look at lengthy You-tube videos, films etc in one go . You watch a bit then stop then watch a bit more and stop etc etc. It’s like it’s too much effort to watch it all in one go.
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Abilify has limited my attention span…I find it very difficult reading even marginally long text or watching tv and movies.
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Yes, I have this too. I was diagnosed when I was like 20 so two years ago, and it’s gotten better with amphetamines, but still, whether it be schizophrenic symptoms or ADHD, my focus is still pretty poor. I can only read something for like 15 minutes max, and even at that, I have to take short, few second breaks.
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Whether it be ADHD or other cognitive issues, so many things were missed and therefore help and support never given. Instead i was treated like I had a major character defect because the average mental health professional is clueless when it comes to spiky cognitive profiles. I blame myself too. I was too passive in mentioning things to mental health professionals. I expected them to be intelligent enough to know, and help, without being told.
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I am undiagnosed (though suspected), but I find it extremely difficult to focus on lengthy books as well, not just movies …
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My daughter has ADHD, and according to her, she will hyper-focus on something (say, cleaning) and do fine, but the second a distraction comes along, she loses her momentum and is all over the place.
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Hope this is appropriate enough for the thread.
What’s it supposed to be saying?
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I think it’s describing another aspect of adhd which is impulsivity.
Regarding books and stuff, I struggle wit that too.
Tbh I think many of us on aps do. Aps reduce dopamine, and one function of dopamine is attention.
I can be quite impulsive at times, but wouldn’t like to say that it’s at a clinically significant level.
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I have actually improved in this area over the last year
Think it must be from the clozapine
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