Ooops….

So, I’m supposed to go into the clinic for my last of my assessment/testing appointments on Tuesday.  Well, it’s an appointment where they are going to do a QEEG.  The QEEG is a brain-wave scan.  It is sent to a neurologist to be thoroughly analyzed.  Somehow, people with ADD/ADHD show different brainwave patterns than non-ADDer’s.  I was reading about it a bit today how when non-ADDer’s are given a task that requires a great deal of focus – they show activity with BETA brain waves (the fastest of the five types of brain waves), but when ADDer’s are given the same task, they use THETA waves instead (the daydreaming brain waves).  No wonder ADDer’s can’t focus.

Anyway, I have a few restrictions before I have the QEEG done and one of them is No Alcohol for 72 hours before the test.  My husband and I finally got a babysitter last night, went out for sushi and I had two beers – OOOPS!  I completely forgot that I wasn’t supposed to drink.  It is a rarity when I do have alcohol, but this is just a prime example of my brain and my poor ability to plan ahead.  I “should have” written it on the calendar the days I was supposed to abstain… ugh.. i have a really hard time thinking ahead most days.  I guess it didn’t occur to me because, like I said, I rarely drink alcohol.

So, I need to call the clinic and see if 60 hours “alcohol-free” will be okay, probably not.  In that case, I’ll have to reschedule.  I can’t believe I did that.  Just another thing to beat myself up about … stupid, stupid, stupid!

Oh well.  Que-sera!  

Other than that, it was a good day for me today.  My moods have been better the past few days and I was able to excersize this morning, which helps immensely.  :)