Transcriptionists with ADD.... I think Im one of them! - Do any of you have it? If so, how do you - s/m

make a living being an MT?  In addition to how low our pay has gotten, and the myriad other problems that we all deal with, if you can't focus, do you think that is cutting into your finances as well?

I've always had a suspicion that I have ADD.  Was a totally hyper kid.  Daydreamer in school.  High IQ (148), labelled as "gifted" in 1st Grade, yet with each passing year did less and less well in school.  Looked out the window and zoned out more than I paid attention, unless I really liked a particular subject, such as science.

So now, fast-forward about 50 years, and it seems worse than ever.  My sis said she thought I had it big-time; compared me to some of her friends who struggle with it.  I went on some ADD websites and made a checklist of the symptoms of adult ADD, and holy ____, I matched about 99.8% of everything. 

Sis & I both LOL'ed as we compared our struggles with housework.  Not real high up on the interest list, so we're both like: "Gotta mop the kitchen floor.  Oh, look!  A dust bunny!  Get broom and dust pan.  Eeek!  A spider!  Deal with that.  Start to mop floor.  The mailman's here!  Spend 30 minutes on front steps reading the mail.  Remember floor.  Notice pet-hair on rug, detour for vacuum cleaner.  Notice note to myself on vacuum cleaner that says "needs new belt for motor".  Look thru junk drawer for new belt.  See hammer.  Remember there was a picture in the hallway that needed hanging.  Look for nail.  Notice power drill.  Play with that.  Forget nail.  Turn on PC and check email.  Look up from PC about 4 hours later.  Remember kitchen floor.  Detour to kitchen to make breakfast.  (It is now 3:15 pm).  Notice freezer needs defrosting.  Start to empty refrigerator.  Phone rings.  Short conversation, but now in different room.  Surf web some more.  See empty petfood bowl.  Oops!  Forgot to feed them again!  Feed pets.  Forget turned-off refrigerator.  Decide to go for a short hike.  Some home, realize fridge has melted all over floor, food is spoiled.  Throw out food, talk to neighbor over fence near garbage cans.  Remember kitchen floor.  Go inside, see empty fridge, make grocery list."  And so on, and so on.  This is my LIFE.  Imagine trying to also keep up a minimum linecount with 20 or 30 thoughts and to-do-list items flying around in your head.

Also suffer from depression, which is treated with an SSRI.  I don't think the depression was caused by ADD, but it sure isn't being helped by it, either! 

So.  That said, I'm sitting here realizing, after having lost focus on the op-report I'm typing for about the zillionth time, and having surfed the web for about as many times as well, (including going on MTStars, again!),  that this focus thing is having a hugely negative impact on my ability to earn a living.  And of course, worrying about not making a living just adds another 15 or 20 random thoughts to the cyclone inside my head. 

Do any of you have this problem, and if so, how on earth do you keep yourself on-task when you're trying to work?  Especially if it's boring, tedious, you're trying to learn a new account or new software, etc.? 

Any insight into how you deal with this would be IMMENSELY appreciated!