Do most climbers have ADD or ADHD?

I've been thinking about this for a while, and a recent comment from an old climbing friend set me researching more. He mentioned that his pysch viewed his strong interest in climbing and related sports as coming from a deep need to participate in something where total concentration was required. Something that his ADD needed.

Symptoms from Wikipedia:

In adults:

Chooses highly active, stimulating jobs
Avoids situations with low physical activity or sedentary work
May choose to work long hours or two jobs
Seeks constant activity
Easily bored
Impatient
Intolerant to frustration, easily irritated
Impulsive, snap decisions and irresponsible behaviors
Loses temper easily, angers quickly

In kids:
Runs and climbs excessively!

I can identify with most of these. Anyone else?

Appearently not only do I have ADD but I'm still a kid!!!

eh.... !?

lets ride bikes!

your OP was too long

Only the trustfunders.

Mattq331 wrote:I've been thinking about this for a while, and a recent comment from an old climbing friend set me researching more. He mentioned that his pysch viewed his strong interest in climbing and related sports as coming from a deep need to participate in something where total concentration was required. Something that his ADD needed. Symptoms from Wikipedia: In adults: Chooses highly active, stimulating jobs Avoids situations with low physical activity or sedentary work May choose to work long hours or two jobs Seeks constant activity Easily bored Impatient Intolerant to frustration, easily irritated Impulsive, snap decisions and irresponsible behaviors Loses temper easily, angers quickly In kids: Runs and climbs excessively! I can identify with most of these. Anyone else?

I'm not reading that.

I got out of my race car because I was bored and jumped on MP to make my hands sweat and it made me mad having to read a post that was so long...I need to go for a run or climb...

Mattq331 wrote:Chooses highly active, stimulating jobs Avoids situations with low physical activity or sedentary work May choose to work long hours or two jobs Seeks constant activity Easily bored Impatient Intolerant to frustration, easily irritated Impulsive, snap decisions and irresponsible behaviors Loses temper easily, angers quickly

Wikipedia left out super freaky in the ol' sack! But yeah, pretty much to the tee here.

MMMM....what was the question?

I don't think its nessesarily ADD but just bring's the adrinilin junkie kid in you out.

I'd think its not too prevalent in big wall types.

never done a big wall. But on the smaller routes you can mess around some more and not get hurt.

Why don't more people drink sea water?

Look a Butterfly!

i dont know about add, it reminds me of math for some reason, but I know there is something wrong with each one of us that treats it like its more than playing with rocks.
im thinkin obsessive compulsive disorder.

I aggree with you. OCD. I got to go climbing atleast every 2 weeks or I'll go more crazy

What? I dont---

ohhhh games
:D

Matt Booth wrote:I aggree with you. OCD. I got to go climbing atleast every 2 weeks or I'll go more crazy

2 weeks? sorry man...

i used to need medication if I didnt get out 2 weekdays and spend the entire weekend camping/climbing till my best friend broke his neck, now Im on medication full time and getting out to climb is an oddity rather than the norm...
im off to wash my hands....again.

I'd get out more if my life wasn't so busy

Matt Booth wrote:I'd get out more if my life wasn't so busy

Busy checking and rechecking your gear that you can never actually make it out the door...