Rewina on her studies with ADD

Received life story from Rewina on her life with ADD and the impact on her studies

Studying with ADD

I am a young lady aged 21 and I have ADD. When I was young, I was always pretty much on my own. I was always on my mind and everyone then thought I was also very shy. I didn't make much effort to interact with peers.

When it was time to go to secondary school, I was advised to do VWO/HAVO. I was so happy about this, but once I arrived at my secondary school, things did not go as expected. I never managed to get anything done and everything I read seemed to go past me. I often describe this myself as that the information didn't seem to reach my brain, like lemonade in a straw, flowing down before reaching the mouth. I just couldn't get it done. I went from VWO/HAVO class the second year to HAVO class. Again, I ran into the same problems and moved on to VMBO class. Without studying for it, I passed all my subjects. That's how I got my VMBO diploma and went on to study at MBO.

This is where I finished Social Legal Services. Again, I did this without ever doing anything for it. Thus, I began to forget that I had a problem. After this, I decided to step up to HBO, knowing that I had completed my MBO degree without any effort. I started studying International Business and Management. One of the toughest studies at HBO. I had failed almost all my subjects in the first term. This made me so depressed. I felt so stupid. I had expected to cope easily. At first, I thought I was really stupid for a long time. Later, I did start asking myself how it was possible that I heard from so many people that I was intelligent, that I still had insight with some things, that I had been advised VWO/HAVO first. This was such a disjointed situation. I knew there was a puzzle piece missing.

So I went to the GP who told me that I was probably ADD had and referred me to a care facility. And yes, it was right! Everything was now falling into place. All the little things I thought were traits of mine. Like always having music on, or the TV on softly, always those terrible mood swings. When I found this out, I knew I had to try to make the best of it. Ritalin I prefer not to take. Still feel a bit like it's very close to drugs. Previously, I have LTO3 used, but this unfortunately did not help me. I think it is different for each person.

I now use while learning Binaural Beats and I also meditate. I also take Omega 3 and 6. This helps against mood swings and I also take evening primrose oil for concentration. I am now in the second year of IBS at HBO. I have passed all my subjects. Unfortunately, I haven't got my p yet because of a 5.4 on a group project, but I will definitely get there. I hope my story also motivates you guys to persevere, even if it is still so tough. Good luck to you all.

Greetings Rewina

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