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WACKY ADHD MYTHS & MISCONCEPTIONS....
Inconsistency is a big issue. I have good days, bad days and inbetween days. Sometimes it is a little struggle. Sometimes it is a big struggle. Sometimes doing something is just not possible. To some…
Tagged: MISCONCEPTIONS, &, HUMOROUS, MYTHS, ADHD
Replied Dec 15
WACKY ADHD MYTHS & MISCONCEPTIONS....
I read too and I have been told if you can read a book, you can't have it. The most common thing I have heard is that if you can focus on something you enjoy, then you should be capable of focusing…
Tagged: MISCONCEPTIONS, &, HUMOROUS, MYTHS, ADHD
Replied Dec 14
ADHD and Music
It can help, but it needs to be something without lyrics. Lyrics are too distracting. Lyrics that are not in English (the only language I know) can work just as well as no lyrics. I have been experi…
Replied Nov 25
Need Help and/or Advice
Stress does make it worse. At least it does for me. I think that is a common reaction. I would look for a different doctor. You deserve a doctor who treats you with respect and compassion. If you ar…
Replied Nov 20
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Inconsistency is a big issue. I have good days, bad days and inbetween days. Sometimes it is a little struggle. Sometimes it is a big struggle. Sometimes doing something is just not possible. To someone observing me it seems like sometimes I have AD…
I read too and I have been told if you can read a book, you can't have it.
The most common thing I have heard is that if you can focus on something you enjoy, then you should be capable of focusing on anything.
As a general rule, many ADDers can f…
Bryan,
Is the Bryan Code still an seperate ning network or has it been folded into the group? I would be interested in joining the Bryan Code ning group. I click on the link but it is by invitation only.
My dreams don't look like other people's dreams. I know each person will have there own unique dreams, but most books on dreams and goals talk about big dreams. It makes me think of the lyrics to Climb Every Mountain "a dream that will take all the…
More than a Wishing Well! Tell us your dreams, aspirations and hopes.
I have mixed feelings too. Shopping can be difficult for me. I often feel overwhelmed, sometimes even disoriented, in stores, especially if there are lots of people. Noise, movement, too many things to choose from. For myself, I prefer to order most…
It can help, but it needs to be something without lyrics. Lyrics are too distracting. Lyrics that are not in English (the only language I know) can work just as well as no lyrics.
I have been experimenting with different types of music and sound.…
Stress does make it worse. At least it does for me. I think that is a common reaction.
I would look for a different doctor. You deserve a doctor who treats you with respect and compassion. If you are not getting that from your doctor, find a new on…
I picked up this book and have read most of it. I really like it. It gives practical advice as well as validation.
I really saw myself in this book.
It is about people who have many interests and often have problems sticking with any one thing. Sh…
I have a tendancy to overthink things. Could this be an overcompensation for being impulsive? I remember when I was young my mother always emphasized thinking things though, looking at all your options, comparison shopping, etc.
I wonder if there i…
I don't think you can lump all ADDers together. In addition to ADD, people have different learning styles. Unlike many ADDers I don't learn very well at all from audio learning, but learn well from books.
Growing up I often thought I would do much…
I think that my husband and many of my friend have ADD like tendancies. I am not sure if any of them are official diagnosed. There is an unspoken mutal acceptance of fidgeting, doing other things while we talk or play a game, frequent subject change…
In case anyone is interested here is a link to the cartoon I was talking about.
http://www.nicky510.com/2008/10/22/for-my-next-trick/
I was reading a webcomic today and one of the characters said "risk focuses the mind." I have not heard this before but it makes sense. People tend to be more alert in potentially dangerous situations. So maybe it is something people do be more aler…
My own personal experience….your results may vary.
I think that there are some people who will never understand despite how much you explain it to them. It isn’t that the idea is too difficult for them to understand or that you are explaining it wr…
I have never been very ambitious in terms of a career. Looking back I wonder how much of that is attributed to ADD. When I went to school there was no such designation as gifted/learning disabled, so I was called "unmotivated." I think to some exten…
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- About me & Relation to ADHD or other condition?
- I have the unfocused, easily distractable type with occasional periods of being extremely figity.
The intensity/severity varies quite a bit (from not noticible/easily surpressed to not functioning)
I have learned to compensate fairly well.
I was never officially diagnosed. Not sure I would qualify since most of the time I function reasonably well.
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- At 2:09am on September 12, 2009,
Bryan Hutchinson said… - Welcome to ADDer World Ilah. Thanks for joining us and becoming a member of our club. I think many of us find ways to cope and learn to function in ways that we can get by. To thrive though, that's the question... are you thriving?
Nice meeting you!
Bryan
- At 12:42pm on September 10, 2009,
DANA said… - Hello & Welcome Ilah! I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 33 years old. It definitely explained why I had challenges academically, in the workplace and in relationships.
I think that I have learned how to compensate for my negative symptoms. When I focus on the things that I am more confident in doing then I am better able to accomplish tasks or projects.
There is a wide variety of groups on ADDer World. Feel free to check them out because there is something for everyone!
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