You Have A.D.D. And You Can Succeed: A Rebuttal By “Paradigm Of Thought” – Part II
A Bit of Background: A lengthy comment on the blog post You Have A.D.D./A.D.H.D. and You Will NOT Be Rich and Famous resulted in a lengthy response on my part that became the blog post You Have ADD/ADHD and You Will STILL Not Be Rich and Famous. The author of the lengthy comment, Paradigm of [...]
You Have A.D.D. And You Can Succeed: A Rebuttal By “Paradigm Of Thought” – Part I
A Bit of Background: A lengthy comment on the blog post You Have A.D.D./A.D.H.D. and You Will NOT Be Rich and Famous resulted in a lengthy response on my part that became the blog post You Have ADD/ADHD and You Will STILL Not Be Rich and Famous. The author of the lengthy comment, Paradigm of [...]
In The A.D.D. Blogosphere
A.D.D. in the Windy City: Mike has written a beautifully concise and cogent description of life with A.D.D. He’s brought together the issues – and the explanations – that will have every A.D.D.er shaking their heads in agreement and, at times, laughing at themselves. (Mike is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post.) 18 Channels: [...]
Know Thyself
A.D.D.ers are masters of self-delusion. Our ability to weave mental tapestries to explain anything that needs “explaining away” is our strength, as a source of creativity, and our weakness, as a source of self-delusion. Though we can easily explain anything and everything in the world, we can not explain our own inner workings. This is [...]
Adult ADHD Impacts Social, Financial and Personal Aspects of Life
According to a recent study: Three times more likely to be currently unemployed Two times more likely to have problems keeping friends Forty-seven percent more likely to have trouble saving money to pay bills Four times more likely to have contracted a sexually transmitted disease Source: New Information Published About Adults With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity [...]
Vacation Panic
Vacation Panic: a feeling that you have forgotten something very important but you can’t remember what that “something” is. This feeling becomes more intense – and paralyzing – the closer you come to the beginning of your vacation period. It may disappear during the vacation and it definitely reappears the day you return home. Vacation [...]
It Does Improve…Really…It Does
As I write this I’m surrounded by one of the “markers” of A.D.D. – those ever growing “piles.” My desktop is covered with piles of paper and there’s also a pile on the floor. The dining room table has a pile though it’s not as high as the one on the floor. Still, after three [...]
A.D.D. Money Blues
The symptoms that define ADHD — impulsivity, inattentiveness and/or hyperactivity — make finances a trial for many who have the disorder. Problems with planning and organizing stymie their attempts to deal with even simple money tasks, like bill paying, while lack of impulse control can result in big credit card debts, over-limit fees and bounced [...]
Lost Time and “The Fog”
What has put me into the deepest of depressions is the realization of how much time has been lost. My perpetual mental “fog” lifts – albeit momentarily – only to reveal that I’ve been mentally asleep for so long it seems I’m starting life anew. There are so many things I should have done which [...]
What is “normal” for an A.D.D.er?
As I write this…I suddenly feel normal or, to be exact, what I think normal is. I think normal is no waves of panic. Normal is knowing how much money is in your checking account. Normal is not feeling like your nerves are firing erratically. Normal is just to feel tired at the end of [...]
