Difference Between Inattentiveness And Impulsivity

I have always felt like the easiest solution is to run to flee from facing the truth, and throw on a disguise hiding myself in some semblance of confidence and determination. In this false image I felt secure in open situations, at school, but when it came time to building my self esteem I slipped inward, because I have a problem. The comical toon comes to mind, beating his head with a hammer and flying around the scene as another character attempts to get him to sit down, or stop his antics. Inattentiveness, and Impulsivity, hold an enormous control over my life, Hyperactivity has over time become a small part of my personality the lesser of the Triumvirate, an endless cycle of shifting targets and priorities of Attention Deficit Disorder. …show more content…
If you have a higher tendency in hyperactivity you could be classified as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, I’ve seen the difference and am glad to say that I am fortunate not to have it to that degree. Hyperactivity is like a torrent of rapidly moving water and when it cascades down and pushes you forward and there is nothing you can do to really control it. Remembering back to countless episodes in elementary school, I would have these feelings, like I would shake myself apart sitting down for any period of time. I hated to sit and needed to move and expel some of this energy walking, moving my hands, or talking I. These outbursts brought much ire to my teachers, and I would cringe each time punishment occurred, as it resulted in even more chair sitting. In one school the punishment involved an added benefit of having to copy a page out of the dictionary five times before being able to leave detention. My vocabulary was on the …show more content…
Once I recognized that I had ADD, I became more aware of what I was doing. Allowing for more control over each condition, hyperactivity was the first of my problems to “grow up”. Petering out into the rapid tap of my leg, or the spontaneous need to hum or whistle. Impulsivity mellowed after a few choice mistakes left me no choice but to pull inward, and avoid any activities that would leave me vulnerable to any change of patience. Slow and steady leads to more accommodating impulses now. I laugh ever thinking that I have got a handle on inattentiveness, why would I ever feel like I have gotten a grip on something when it is so hard to mount an offensive strategy before the “squirrel” distracts me. I live with it now, along with all of the other parts of this disorder. Dealing with this problem is like fighting a long fight against yourself and ending most engagements with compromises, which feel so much better than