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RosieG

Some folks have a short attention span. Others can focus on one thing for as long as it takes. Why the difference?

I know there are "conditions" such as ADD that causes people to get distracted easily. Can that be controlled with meds? Is it a lifelong condition?

Posted - May 21, 2017
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  • Something like ADD can be controlled with meds. I was on Clonidine and Adderal for quite some time thanks to ADHD. The meds were actually worse than the condition so I stopped taking them. Eventually, I grew out of the worst of it.

    For me, it can depend on whether I like what I'm focusing on. If I love what I'm doing, say gaming or writing, I can focus for hours.
      May 21, 2017 9:51 AM MDT
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  • 8214
    Some people are so Obsessive about Trump it is unbelievable. 
      May 21, 2017 11:18 AM MDT
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  • 13071
    What?
      May 21, 2017 11:32 AM MDT
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  • 44620
    I can be both depending on the situation.
      May 21, 2017 11:33 AM MDT
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  • 22891
    its just the way god made us, i think i might have ADD myself, i get distracted easy
      May 21, 2017 3:40 PM MDT
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