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Since childhood I have being battling this mental issue and it has attracted lots of criticisms and it hurts sometimes,don't get me wrong, I can read well, write and speak good English in total I am good academically though I am average in calculation subjects but I think I have a bigger problem I don't discuss much with people because I am not comfortable discussing it but I will highlight them below.

1) I cannot multitask when faced with multiple tasks, I easily forget some things, I can't cencentrate on more than one thing at a time, this has really cost me a lot,I cant just handle pressure of multitasking I have lost phones,gadgets and important properties as a result of this almost everyone around me knows I am very forgetful I have tried hard to control my mind but once I return to my default self it returns.

2)I am not a fast thinker,like I said earlier I am good with books I can remember things I have read 11 years ago but cannot get quick points when decisive moments surface my mind is not sharp, when faced with Arguments my mind hardly give me quick points until when the arguments is over that's when things start points starts coming in it's really funny to me.

3) I usually find myself making silly mistakes I never believe in can make and it shocks me, its like my brain shots down at times and people get really shocked if it's really me making those mistakes.
I have already accept it as my weakness but I still decide to give it another check if it's a treatable medical condition.

There's nothing wrong with you. You don't need to be Albert Einstein for you to be considered a normal person.

It's not a mental disorder...


Just a memory, attention, ability to cope under stress/pressure and concentration problem.

You can manage this problem and learn to cope / function with it!

Have you taken care of sleep diet excersise?

Is like Op is a right-brain thinker.
Are you left-handed?

SporaD8:
Is like Op is a right-brain thinker.
Are you left-handed?

No right handed

You got adhd mate, good thing you are in luck because recently the FDA reapproved meth for people with ADHD.


https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2024/005378s032lbl.pdf

You have ADHD, it's very common believe it

Mods please help me move to front page

Just because we don't take mental health seriously in this country, otherwise you'd have gotten a diagnosis and medication for ADHD

Lots of people are bipolar in Nigeria we just trivialize it and call it mood swing

You're not alone. Just research on medications that can make you focus. There are tons of them but can be very very expensive without insurance

The "delayed response" thing — only getting the perfect comeback or argument point after the conversation ends — that's actually a well-known phenomenon. Common in people with ADHD because the working memory isn't retrieving fast enough under social pressure, but it works fine when you're relaxed and alone.

What you describe is a pretty classic ADHD profile: poor short-term/working memory, struggles with multitasking and pressure, but strong long-term recall and decent academic performance when focused. Many high-achieving people have it.

ADHD is massively underdiagnosed in Nigeria because people assume it only means hyperactive children. It presents very differently in adults, especially those who learned to compensate early.

A neurologist or psychiatrist can diagnose properly. Worth pursuing — it's treatable.