Do you have ADD?

I'm not saying this as a joke. I'm serious. ADD seems to be a serious, undiagnosed problem among adults - I tried to find an article about this, but couldn't. I took a couple of tests to see if I maybe have ADD.

The results said that it "may be possible" that I have ADD, but that it is probable that I have "cingulate system hyperativity" or "limbic system hyperactivity."

Cingulate system hyperativity refers to the fact that I focus to much on a single issue at times. If you know me, you know that this is definitely the case.

People with cingulate hyperactivity tend to get locked into things and they have trouble shifting their attention from thought to thought. This brain pattern shows increased blood flow in the top, middle portion of the frontal lobes (cingulate area of the brain). This is the part of the brain that allows you to shift your attention from thing to thing. When this part of the brain is working too hard, people have trouble shifting their attention and end up "stuck" on thoughts or behaviors.

Limbic system hyperactivity refers to the fact that my limbic system may be hyperactive.

Mood problems often occur when the limbic system of the brain is overactive. Clinical depression, manic-depressive disorder and severe PMS are more severe problems than the garden variety most people experience in the form of bad moods.

Now, I'm not writing this to gain sympathy, rather I'm just trying to help others out there who might have some of these issues.

Anyway, take the tests. They should help. There is also a test on anxiety, which is also useful.