ADHD can be controlled by 1. Medication 2. Spirituality.

[General]

I have done both of them and found spirituality is a more simplistic, which makes our life more meaningful.

[doug puryear]

i highly recommend spirituality.  it really does make life more meaningful.  for some of us, the medication helps us focus enough to help us have a spiritual life.  maybe it doesnt have to be either /or ?

[brenda louise]

have never been on medication... spirituality(not religion) has given me a way to look at my adhd in a  positive

way and to believe in something bigger than myself.. something that is always with me,  celebrates my adhdness.

a higher purpose for me as an adhd..  always there for me...  when i first found out i'm adhd 4 years ago i

thought of it as i have an adhd angel, something that totally gets me the way i am and is on my side...

i think that we adhd's are visionaries and have so much to contribute...  i used to think i was "weird and

different" in a negative way, now i am getting a new belief about being weird...  i am a unique being, with many

talents and gifts.. 

 

[MichelleR]

I have always felt more spiritual my whole life, but I have also currently used medication.  Do I notice a difference?  For myself, not enough of a difference.  I have done Yoga, I have done long walks (we have 16acres of treed land), I have tried music......but I can't seem to stay focused long enough to keep up with any one task!  I believe the meditation/spirituality would benefit me.  Any suggestions?  I would also be interested in anyone's ideas on anything with a husband who isn't ADD and is a very practical man.  Our youngest daughter & I are diagnosed ADD/ADHD respectively.  Anything out there to help it make "sense" to him.  He's very open to these tools.  He's supportive and patient when my "scatter brain" is active lol.

[doug puryear]

congratulations on an open and supportive partner.  have you gotten the adhd effect on marriage by melissa melov?   i'd recommend it.  meditiation is great tho difficult, i'd suggest the simplist form.  don't try for 'having no thoughts'.  and exercise is great.  good luck

[MichelleR]

OMG! You said it bang on, "no thoughts".  It's why I have such a hard time sticking with Yoga.  I can't "turn it off".  I will look up that book.  Thank you.

[brenda louise]

what helped me with meditation was seeing my thoughts as clouds coming in and out of the

picture...  just see them and let them keep going... not grabbing onto them, just noticing and

practice letting the "clouds"(thoughts ) just go by... it takes practice over and over but will

become easier..  not judging when i grab onto a thought, just letting it go as i realize it

happening... over time i became more and more aware of "the thoughts".. one of my favorite

sayings is "let all thought go" by marc allen... 

something else that helped me and still does is writing down all the thought that are coming

and then realize they are like a loop going over and over... then i became more familiar

with the ones i have and realize they are that loop, not what's really true.... i found the best

time to do was when i was fearful or depressed and then i would realize why i was feeling

that way when i would see what i was thinking...   no wonder i felt bad... we are able with

practice to learn new thoughts and beliefs that are more encouraaging and helpful to tell

ourselves, and to get to where we can have some space and quiet in our minds...

let all thought go...  the ego tells us its not safe to, but its very nourishing when we learn

how to...

[doug puryear]

thats a great approach.  what i use isto just let the thoughts drift thru, not latch onto them or follow them.  if i note that i'm stuck on a thought or train of thoughts i say my mantra to bring me back.  shalom is a great montra.

my saying is-the train is pulling thru the station but you dont have to get on board.  meditation is great, wish i could do it longer but my 5-10 minutes is helpful

doug