Inattention

• Often loses items. Adults with ADHD often complain of losing keys, important phone numbers, their cell phones or wallets on a regular basis.

Raisa: Saan ko binaba 'yung cellphone/pencil/ballpen/gunting/eyeglasses ko? (Ayan na, hahalughugin na ang buong bahay. Tapos nandoon lang pala siya sa pinag-iwanan mo. Hahaha! Fail)

• Often forgetful. Whether something is important or trivial does not make a difference. Forgetfulness is a daily struggle for adults with ADHD. They may forget to take out the trash or forget to pick the children up from school. This is sometimes a result of being distracted or hyperfocus.

Raisa: Grabe, nakalimutan kong huminga. Joke.

Classmate: Raisa dala mo 'yung ________?

Raisa: Ayyyy.. Nakalimuta kooooo.. Bukas.. :)

Classmate: Raisa, dala mo na ngayon?

Raisa: Sorry na.... Bukas na talaga, txt mo ako. 

Para hindi ko makalimutan na may assignment or tasks na pinapagawa sa akin, sinusulat ko siya sa kamay ko, oo weird, tinatanong na nga ako nung mga kaklase ko kung anong pinag-gagagawa ko, pero 'yun lang kasi 'yung way para maalala ko 'yung mga bagay-bagay. Hindi helpful 'yung pagsulat sa papel kasi nakakalimutan kong may papel pala akong sinulatan. Hahaha! Ay ito, naalala ko bigla, high school ako, 'yung kumuha ako ng kapirasong papel, siguro 2x2 'yung size tas sinulat ko 'yung assignment ata, tapos kumuha ako ng tape, ni-tape ko 'yung papel sa wrist ko. rak en rol! hahahaha!

• Not completing tasks. Whether it is a project you have become bored with and are no longer interested in, or a daily task that you started, became distracted and hours later rememberedthat you never finished, there are tasks everyday that are half done.

I'm trying my best para tapusin 'yung isang task, kaso lumilipad at lumilipad talaga 'yung isip ko. Minsan, hindi ko na alam 'yung gagawin ko (kahit na napaka simpleng bagay), kaya tititigan ko nalang 'yung bagay na 'yun. Example, naglilinis ako ng kwarto. Batong bato na ako, pinipilit ko nalang talaga 'yung sarili ko. Ang nakakalat nalang sa floor, ilang papel, gunting, libro, konting kalat. Alam mo bang hirap na hirap akong i-sort out 'yan? :( Kapag pipilitin ko 'yung sarili ko, nauubos 'yung energy ko. Pakiramdam ko pagod na pagod ako. :(

• Difficulty following conversations. Being easily distracted doesn’t go away when someone is talking to you. You might start out the conversation hearing everything only to be distracted by something else and all of the sudden you have no idea what someone is talking about. You might miss important deadlines or events because you only heard half of a conversation.

Siguro nangyayari lang 'to kapag bored na ako sa mga pinagsasasabi mo. Example, lectures. Hahahaha! (Sino ba naman ang hindi? lol)

• Lack of motivation. No matter how good your intentions are, you always seem to get sidetracked and can’t seem to get to the project at hand. It may be that the project sounds boring or is just something that you don’t really have any interest in.

Problema ko 'to. Sobra. Pero ngayon, iniisip ko nalang na "Do it for the glory of God."

• Can’t follow a timed schedule. You may have planned your day but no matter how much you try to follow the schedule it never seems to work out. You may misjudge how much time something will take you, you may become “hyperfocused” and spend way to long on a single project and not get around to completing anything else on your list.

Hindi ko na kailangang i-elaborate. Lagi kong nararanasan 'yan. Kaya ang hirap i-implement ng self discipline. T___T Napakadalin kong ma-distract sa mga bagay-bagay. Ughs. Di bale, by the Grace of God, kakayanin ko 'to! :D