Addiction ?

[JW621]

Are there adhd’er have problem with addiction ?

[witherrae]

I've been clean for 4 years. It's funny that the benefits from my ADHD meds are the things I loved most about percocet. The only time I was able to stay focused and motivated on a boring but necessary task was when I was high; I could actually sit down and relax without getting up every 5 minutes to do something else. I'm glad I finally got diagnosed, it's not fun to be an addict.

[JW621 in reply to witherrae]

Wow you sound like me.

[RCJH8610]

Individuals with ADHD have naturally addictive brains. Addictions can come in many forms, doesn’t have to be drugs. For example, gambling, sex, drugs, spending money, sugar and food... pretty much anything can become an addiction. My husband recently started collecting sports trading cards... and I started opening packs up with him... now I’m hooked! Buying all the time, even when I know I shouldn’t. So to answer your question, yes 🙋🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[RollingThunder]

Oh ya! Shopping, I love to shop! I feel sad, I shop! I feel great, I shop! I have all the clothes, shoes, handbags and accessories that anyone could ever want! I just doesn’t fill up that pit of pain. Once I clean out that pit of pain, I will never have to shop again because I have everything, except love, affection, kindness and purpose! I need to get some of those things for myself then I can be happy!

[Loribird52]

I have been sober for 13 years and floored by how many people who suffer with addiction also have ADD/ADHD. I know my drinking started because I was so mentally restless and thinking that I had to achieve great things. It was ALWAYS in the back of my mind and I was never mentally at rest unless I was sick in bed (which gave me a "legitimate" reason to do nothing and I left myself alone). Even on vacation, I still felt like I had to "accomplish" something. It was on vacation that I had a big glass of wine and all the mental angst and knots in my stomach disappeared. I wanted more of that and the progression began. I had NO idea I had ADHD until my son was diagnosed. I think being an alcoholic (in recovery) is MUCH easier than having ADHD. This disorder is all-encompassing and exhausting.

[JW621 in reply to Loribird52]

Our minds need stimulation. It makes sense now

[MZykesX]

Hell yeah. I am 4 years sober from Heroin and truthfully if Crack is easily obtained I find it hard to refuse.

Valium too.

I'm fighting hard but sometimes the fight itself can worsen the issue