The Diabetic Life of the ADHDer
No. I am not diabetic. But I want to draw a parallel between the diabetic’s and the ADHDer’s life. If a diabetic does not admit they have diabetes, if they try to live like everyone else by eating sugars and carbs, they will literally kill themselves. To survive as a diabetic you need to alter [...]
PDF Inspirational Quotes
Our waking hours form the text of our lives, our dreams form the commentary – Anonymous The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams – Eleanor Roosevelt What you believe you can achieve – Jeff Put off for one day and ten days will pass by – Korean Proverb A [...]
How Do They Do That?
The world can sometimes look like a very strange place to adult ADHDers. They scratch their heads and wonder, “How do they do that?” Print PDF
Sex And The Adult ADHDer: When Fantasy Meets Reality
Part I Part II Reality continues to ruin my life. – Calvin (of Calvin and Hobbes) Damn! JLo looks mighty fine!! Curves in all of the right places and she’s looking right at me!! And once she gets with me, I’ll have her screaming in ecstasy!! She’ll beg me to stop!! She’ll wonder how she [...]
He Said / She Said: Examining the ADHD Life
I’m excited to announce that I will be collaborating with Zoë Kessler (check out her blog! ADHD from A to Zoë and my post about her blog) in what we believe will be a fascinating examination of the ADHD experience. I’m looking forward to having lively discussions with Zoë and sharing them with you. I [...]
Flooded With Thoughts
Somewhere in my hip is a pinched nerve that seems to only bother me in the middle of the night.1 After shaking off my initial grogginess, I head to the kitchen for some water and then to the computer. During this physical transition my brain shifts into “philosophical contemplation” mode. That usually means that I [...]
OMG! I <3 Her Blog!!
It’s not often that you find a blog that so resonates with your soul that all you can do is read post after post after post while having a silly grin on your face as you nod in agreement with so, so many things and…yet… that’s exactly what happened to me when I found Zoë [...]
The Gift of ADHD – Ya Gotta Love It
Today I experienced the gift of ADHD. Well………..that’s not quite accurate. I experienced it last night, and again this morning. My personal computer, which is the keystone of my existence, had been getting more finicky with each passing month. Yesterday’s email from a large computer retailer had featured refurbished computers at rock-bottom prices. I decided [...]
ADHD-Related Magazines
What if some magazines were specifically made for an audience of ADHDers? Well…they may look like the magazines below. – Jeff The one below is not ADHD-related but…what the heck. Print PDF
You Didn’t Fail (For A Dear Friend)
I know you think you failed but you did not. You had a setback. You didn’t do enough planning. You didn’t do enough research. You didn’t wait for the right moment. When children learn to walk, they fall many times before they succeed. But they do not fail. They stand up and try again. That’s [...]
The Alternate Universe Of ADHDers
…Argos and I lived our lives in separate universes; I reflected that our perceptions were identical but that Argos combined them differently than I, constructed from them different objects; I reflect that perhaps for him there were no objects, but rather a constant, dizzying play of swift impressions. – “The Immortal,” from Collected Fictions: Jorge [...]
Pages From My Notebook
Some days I just get tired of having to push myself. I wish I could just wake up and, voila, no more adhd! ————————————————————- Oh!! Here’s a fcuking eye opener. I have a client who is definitely ADHD. They are god damned psychotic! They drop off the face of the earth and then, blam! they [...]
Advice for the Adult ADHD Newbie
So you just found out you have ADHD. Now what? Here’s some advice for the ADHD newbie.
The Metamorphosis
What happens to an ADHDer when he succeeds at overcoming some of the negative aspects of his “gift”?
Part Four: Inside the Mind of JeffsADDMind – A Conversation
Based on the popularity of the blog — JeffsADDMind — and the willingness of its author, known only as “Jeff,” to discuss most any issue that touches on Adult ADHD (and even issues that don’t touch on Adult ADHD), one would be surprised to learn that there is another side of Jeff that is not [...]
