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Published: 2011-03-21 17:16:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 21942; Favourites: 1150; Downloads: 150
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Truuue story.This is the thing which has consumed my life for the past 2 weeks. >_> I originally meant it to be one long strip, but then had to make it into pages for my class just to have a way to print it and present it, but I compiled it back into a long strip for here on teh web.
I am so sick of looking at this thing. So much stress over it and there are a lot of problems I last minute noticed and didn't have time to fix >_< Oh well.
Not really much else to say...
Hope you guys are at least amused by it.EDIT: Daily Deviation? Wooooah! Thanks guys!!
I'm swamped with things to respond to now, but here's some more overall thoughts on the topic that have been brought up in comments:
1 - ADD is more than just procrastination and not being able to focus. Everyone is "a little ADD", yes, but the problem is when its something you're having trouble everyday with most things versus just one thing you don't want to do. You have trouble getting even simple things done, can't follow directions, zone out in the middle of conversations, etc. For more info, I recommend this site: [link]
2 - I'm not necessarily advocating medicine or saying everyone should take them. It's up to the individual and what works for them. They're also not a "cure" - it just gives you more of the boost you need to do what you should. I saw a specialist before going on medication who taught me note-taking/studying methods and time management skills, but my meds help me to follow through with what I know I have to do more consistently.
Anyway, thanks again for the DD
I'll try to get to everyone's comments eventually...but there sure are a lot. o-o
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I love the butterfly panel with the dude telling her to get back to work; that expression is just adorable |D
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haha thanks XD I like that panel too :3
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Yay! Glad I made you laugh!
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I'm a neurologist, and also an ADD patient. It had been the absolute bane of my existence throughout my life, as someone who was raised to think she was intelligent and gifted, I was ill prepared to realize my limitations and my problems with attention hit me like a wall of bricks during my higher education. My struggle through medical school had been something akin to running a marathon with my feet in concrete blocks, even with meds, and coping with the fact that my inattention had me performing perpetually at about 60% of my potential had devastating ramifications for me. I'd been quite skeptical earlier in my life about meds actually working, mostly because I'd gone through many different drugs that made no discernible difference for me, until there finally came one that worked without a doubt. Life was still insufferably difficult but the meds made a very real difference for me. I hope you're able to succeed and do well in your individual journey.
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Glad you found something that worked for you too! And that you're a neurologist is very cool! 
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I just had to say - I also have an older brother who never had any of my problems and was always so chill and laid back, getting excellent grades without working 1% as hard as I did. I read some studies recently that smoking during pregnancy may result in attention problems for the baby, but I don't know how much validity to place in them, maybe I just wanna blame my mom for all my agony.
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Dunno, but my mom's not a smoker so I can't use that excuse haha XD Ah man it's frustrating when you have siblings who can ace school with seemingly no effort. Always made me feel ten times worse about my frustrations >_<;
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i have ADD.....and i hae to take meds everyday....u know what? theres people out there and look at us like that ADD is contagious disease, but its not. totaly love this.
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Haha I haven't met anyone who acts like its contagious; that's pretty crazy! XD And thanks - glad you like it!
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Heh. I have two brothers with both ADHD.
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But I must say, I love that pink chicken in panel three. <3 I want it!
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It is a bit of a pain...Thanks though! X)
I love my chicken plush :3 It's so soft haha! Pssst it's one of these: [link]
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I CAN RELATE TO THIS COMIC PERFECTLY. It really sucks to have ADD, I'll waste hours on drawing, playing games, or sometimes do absolutely nothing while I have a college paper due within the week... even though I try to stay focused, I just can't seem to help it ;_;
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Yeah, it can be really tough sometimes! Best wishes~
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I have that phone... >.> Samsung?
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lol Verizon actually. But they all kind of look the same XD
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Lovely 
What meds are you exactly taking?
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Thanks!
I'm on Strattera. I had tried Concerta first, but that had bad side effects for me. I haven't had any problems with Strattera now except that I get tired when I first start taking them. After a while though my body seems to adjust and then I'm fine. ^_^
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Great
You know what? Thank you for uploading this deviation. It motivated me to start searching for help finally, tomorrow I go to the psychiatrist to talk with him about my procrastination/lack of attention and motivation/mild depression problems and maybe to get some meds too.
Have a nice day and thank you again
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Wow, I had no idea I could help. Good luck! You have a nice day too.
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hmm mind if I ask what side effects you had? I have been on Concerta for like 13 years now, and the only side effect I have noticed is it kills my appetite (...which to be honest is an awesome side effect in my case, lol)
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It's been a number of years since I had tried it, but the main one I remember that put me off it was the uncontrollable shakiness. It wasn't constant, but when it would happen it was really distracting and I was like "wtf is wrong with me? o-o" Messed with my appetite too, but I really didn't like the tremor thing so I stopped taking it.
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Yikes! I never got any shakiness o.O; that does sound like a side effect worth skipping that med!
*re-reads the above comment
hmmm wait...sometimes I think I get mildly shaky, like how one feels when super tired and your body is begging to sit/lay down...
So would it like happen at random and not every day? Because I feel this maybe once a week...it would be nice to know if its just my meds because these spells do seem out of place (ie I am not tired when they happen.)
PS highfive for being another artist with ADD
From what the specialist I saw told me lots of creative folks have ADD and it is suspected that they are creative because of how the brain is wired up...he said that ADD does not mean anything is broken but rather that things are set up differently, and he told me that "difference" likely plays a big part in my artistic talent...I used to think of ADD as a bad thing but now, thanks to him, I see it as an important part of who I am
Okay, enough of my rambling
*faves piece and runs away
lol X3
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It was at random. I don't remember if it was every day, but it might have been almost every day because I know I didn't take them for long because it really kind of freaked me out. Could be that it effects you just not as much as it did me. Hmmm...
Yeah, a lot of people I know here at my school have ADD too XD It's probably because our mind can be random enough to make connections others wouldn't see that make us creative haha The specialist you saw sounds pretty cool!
Thanks for faving :3
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I feel exactly like that, except the medication doesn't help me- it just makes me super tired...
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The first one I tried had bad effects for me, and the one I'm on now tends to take me tired only when I first start taking them. After my body gets used it I'm okay. Medicine is a weird thing sometimes...
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For me super tired = sleep = still didn't do homework xD
So... yeah. I think I'll find a solution eventually, though
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awesome... i know this all to well, except was never happy on the meds.
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WOW really good!
I also have DD, but my parents think I'm just lazy and them I just have the willpower at my side....I really know how is to feel that way D=
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That's tough. 
Good luck!
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As someone who also takes medicine for ADD AND went to see his psychiatrist about it today, this just made my week. The EXACT SAME THING happened to me when I went off my medicine in the middle of eighth grade, and I just recently got back on some new ones. Things have massively improved since then. |D
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Glad to hear things improved for you!
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aaaaaaaaand apparently the majoring of DA has ADD after reading comments
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lol I feel like I'm single-handedly responsible for some kind of epidemic...XD
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lol i have ADHD but i never take my meds XD but i also never sleep so its not that bad I'm just constantly tired XD (note that if i ever caught up on my sleep i could probably power a large country with my energy levels :I)
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lol! XD Sometimes I feel that way too haha
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I know this story. It's my story, too, for the most part.
Mine just started earlier.
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HOLY CRAP THEY HAVE MEDICINE FOR ADD????? whats it called?
P.S. I should be preparing for an exam right now
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haha niiice procrastination XD
There's actually a few different medications. I had tried Concerta, but it didn't work for me. But now I'm on Strattera and I like it a lot better. There are others too but I'm not sure of the names off the top of my head other than Ritalin, but that's really more for those with ADHD I believe.
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thanks for the info
but damn that strattera costs like 160 bucks(at least where I live). I think I'll stick to not getting shit done.
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Well...I can only relate to this because my sister has ADHD...and when she's OFF her medicine it is HELL for the entire family. She can't get any work done...cries when my mother goes ballistic on her...I can't get anything done because she gets overwhelmed by everything...
Blah, blah, blah. This must be the story of her life!
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THIS IS THE STORY OF MY LIFE! SERIOUSLY! THANKS FOR MAKING THIS! And so hard to actually express this to other people. Medication is not evil! It's what makes you MAKE things! God I wish I could fav this AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN!
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haha I'm glad you like it!! Thanks so much!
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THIS IS WHAT HAPPINESS FEELS LIKE
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