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Jacquelyn Hedden replied to Voodoo's discussion 'Comfort of Writing' in the group Writer's Group

JP, Thanks for your post. You weren't digging yourself ANY hole! It sounds like our experiences are very similar, and it's nice to know I'm not alone. And I appreciate your ideas. Thanks again!

October 15

JP (Judy) replied to Voodoo's discussion 'Comfort of Writing' in the group Writer's Group

Jacquelyn, It's been a long time since the above post so don't know if you're still experiencing writer's block or not. I find I am blocked much of the time although I "claim" to have a passion for writing. You hit the nail on the head for me rega...

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Write as you please; poetry, short stories or tips and tricks that you'd like to share. But no novels please.

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James Marjoram joined Voodoo's group

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Write as you please; poetry, short stories or tips and tricks that you'd like to share. But no novels please.

September 17

Voodoo commented on Sally's blog post 'ABOUT RUNS IN THE FAMILY'

I'm sorry for your loss. It bothers me a little that you put your mother and grandmother's suicide in the same sentence that you say you have ADHD. I don't have kids, but I would guess there is a certain appeal to being around others who are simi...

September 14

Janice Adamson commented on Voodoo's blog post 'Partial Zoning out?'

Lol... Sometimes I compare it to being abducted by space aliens. When I finally "come to" I realize I'd lost a block of time. I call it zoning. Hyperfocusing is altogether different, as you are trying so hard to concentrate on something, willing y...

September 8

Voodoo commented on Voodoo's blog post 'Partial Zoning out?'

Well...everything became very broad and general and calm, so it was like I wasn't paying attention, but I was at the same time... weird...the brain is soo weird....

September 6

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Has ADD. Hyperactivity is not a common symptom for me. My ADD might be a mutation because I'm the only person in my family who has been diagnosed. There really is no easy way to tell though.

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Partial Zoning out?

I was trying to decide what to eat for lunch. I had this sort of blank look on my face-I must've looked lost. I was still aware that I was trying to decide what to eat, but I had no idea at all what I wanted. So I went by impulse. Thank you impulse; it got me out of that weird state. Was that a partial zoning out?

Posted on September 1, 2009 at 2:36pm — 4 Comments

Loopy.

My brain is bouncing of its skull, my thoughts are thinking other things. My mind is wandering in a quest to find a way to get back on track. On its way it finds a treasure. The treasure was an idea. A glorious idea. But then the idea is forgotten, so the quest is forgotten for a new quest to figure out what that idea was. Indeed when the idea is found it wasn't as good as when it was found unintentionally when my mind was wandering on its quest to find a way to get back on track. 'Cause when yo… Continue

Posted on August 24, 2009 at 5:55pm — 5 Comments

This is just how I work

1. I need things written in steps.
2. Like this.
3. Not like this: Do blahblah blah then fix the blahblah blah then blah blah after that you can do blahblahblah and blahblahblah and then do blah.
4. It's especially interesting when there are steps within steps
a. like how am I supposed to do
b. this
c. and that.
d. when there's that?
5. Then this!
6. Aggh there is so much. It seems.
7. If it weren't for the numbers, if it weren't for working on just one step at a time. I'd probably be
8. Very lo… Continue

Posted on August 4, 2009 at 11:11pm — 5 Comments

This site

I just want to say that some of the most chill people are here on ADDerworld. I think the hectic lives we lead make us calmer inside. I truly do. I don't think we're calm all the time 'cause let's face it, nobody can be calm all the time, but yeah.

I haven't met anyone super hyperactive yet (at least not as far as I can tell.).

Posted on July 13, 2009 at 10:16pm — 2 Comments

So if anyone wants to read the paper I wrote that goes along with my profile picture then feel free. Just please don't copy it or claim it as your own.

Abstract Paragraph:
Does music help people with ADD focus? If a person with ADD is listening to music then he/she will have better concentration because music can help relax people. To follow through with this 10 ADD people were tested with music while taking one 50 question basic math test with a 2 minute time limit. This was repeated without music and a different test so that people won’t do better because it is the same test. The people without ADD were also tested with and without music. The… Continue

Posted on June 16, 2009 at 5:54pm — 3 Comments

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At 1:58pm on June 12, 2009, Lizard (aka, Butthead) said…: hey, thanks for checking in, I just blogged the reason I was away so long! It really sucked, but I am back and stronger for the time being. I have to catch up here and check in with a bunch of folks and threads! take care and see ya later.

At 10:28pm on June 2, 2009, Claire said…: First, thanks for your honesty... and also the compliment. :-) I know I'm long-winded much of the time, but I definitely prefer someone who will come out and say, "Yeah, you are," than give me some polite..."Oh, no... you're fine," only to leave me wondering what else they're not telling me.

It's funny you mentioned the writer's group. For the last few years, since starting medication and therapy, I've been "writing this book in my head," keeping notes about my thoughts and ideas. - Not just about living with ADD, but also eduation in general. Curious: You said it "flowed well." Can I ask if there is anything in particular besides the "flow," that appealed to you? Definitely not looking for an ego-boost, really just very curious. Hope you're doing well and thanks. (Gonna go check out the writer's group.)

At 9:29pm on May 28, 2009, Claire said…: Thanks. But, luckily the end is as close as July & I already have way too much money invested. I met with her today and was "satisfied enough" (for now). She did apologize for our phone conversation and I understood her reasoning (her close friend and Parleg. had unexpected surgery yesterday for a very serious problem). Most importantly, I understand exactly what she needs from me to finalize things and she didn't charge me for the meeting which was a hour and half (that's $450 -- I know!... YIKES!).

I will say, as frustrating as it has been recently, if push came to shove there is still no one else I'd rather having "watchin' by back". She is an ex city prosecutor and her rep proceeds her. In hind-sight, I can see what I really needed to do was call her up in January and tell her that I needed her to put a hold on things until I was well. But that is not something I do easily in the first place -- I hate sounding like I'm giving excuses. I am fortunate that I am finally in a place in my life (as unsettled as is) where I no longer live in regret. I am still in awe of my ability to say this so confidently, but my mistakes have made me who I am and it feels so good not to be held prisoner by "shoulda, woulda, coulda" all the time. So at least I'm not drowning in thoughts of the ridiculous amount of money I have spent.

If you want an minimum idea of the what I've been through this past year, I've provided a brief summary below. You can see why I was so self conscious in trying to explain what was going on in my life -- I'm a teacher I hear excuses all the time and I didn't want to sound like that.

... Since last summer I have been dealing with a bulging disk in my back (from slipping and falling on a wet floor) and at night I would experience severe pain which prevented me from sleeping well. From last July until the beginning of Jan when I recieved my first Epideral Injection, I didn't sleep through the night without waking several times (it was extremely painful just to move and turn over). That alone took a tremendous toll on me -- in fact, I was coming down with Bronchitis when I got the injection and even though I still didn't sleep through the night because I was hacking so much, I still woke-up feeling more rested than I had in six months because I had no pain. I was new to "single-motherhood," which presented a huge problem in the morning because I have to be at work by 7:15 which was extremely difficult being so sleep deprived. I have a very demanding job (everybody needs something all the time and parents want everything yesterday) and things just kept getting worse. My daughter was sick with pnuemonia over Winter Break, our first Christmas not together as a family. In addition, on Christmas Day my daughter broke out in a horrible rash which lasted 2 weeks. Still I tried to keep my head up and not dwell -- so what we had to wait until Jan to get her annual Christmas pic taken. In January, it was my turn to get sick ... I had a resistant Bronchitis infection which required a second antibiotic. (By the way, that 1 chest xray each for me and my daughter). And then I was just plain run-down. I had two more epideral injections for my back and by the end of April I was sick again -- I have terrible allergies and my body had all that it could take. I just finished a second course of antibiotics because I once again had a resistant infection. The second antibiotic finally started to help with the addition of an oral steroid to relieve the inflammation in my lungs (asthma) and allow all the "stuff" in my lungs to be moved out.

Even writing that all here is hard to do without worrying what people will think.. But it's the best way I can think of to even come close to communicating the type of year I've had. Today, I made sure my lawyer understood. I'm pretty proud of myself for stopping her when she started in about me making excuses and I would not let up until she understood what I had been through. Today, for the first time in a long I "had my game on."

I'm a good example of how not only the right medication but also self knowledge can make a huge difference to someone with ADD. It would just make things a lot easier if other people realized how well, in spite of everything, I am actualy doing. I'm not curled-up in a corner.

Wow! That was long. Sorry for "spilling". But it did feel good to get it out.

At 7:48pm on May 27, 2009, Claire said…: I agree and have told others what you reminded me about. But the call I had with my lawyer today really has me frustrated and down. She's almost acting as bad as my soon to be ex who treats my ADD like a character flaw instead of something that I often have to work very hard to overcome. I just can't seem to catch a break lately (work included). Thank you for welcoming me.

At 1:21am on March 10, 2009, Phemey said…: Hi Voodoo, you mentioned that you are on medication. How do you feel the difference between taking and not taking medication. I tried it two times long ago and do not like the feeling. I prefer not to take medication.

At 1:03am on March 10, 2009, Phemey said…: Thanks for your recommendation, Voodoo! I have tried both with some successes. Right now, I think I enjoy more the financial abundance, liberty and freedom out of running my own business. The hyper-energy and the multi-tasking ability help me to run my business successfully so as survive the upcoming worst recession in a decade.

At 8:50pm on January 31, 2009, Siren said…: Hello! Welcome!
My welcome may be a bit late but I have been away from the site for awhile......Despite, I had to give a good 'ol southern "hey" to all of the new members! It's gonna take awhile but its awesome we are growing so quickly! You will love the sight, there are a lot of good, genuine people here and we want to get to know you. Oh yeah, and don't forget to put a picture on your profile if you haven't already.......express yo-self!!!!! Glad to have you!
-Siren