Owning The “Curse” of Adult ADHD
For years I fought my ADHD as if it were a virus that invaded my body. I tried to eradicate it but it is more cunning, more resilient than I expected. So I tried a different approach. I would wrestle it to the ground, wear it down and constrain its movement. Once I got the [...]
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 big shot is 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?”
Why Intelligent People Fail
1. Lack of motivation. A talent is irrelevant if a person is not motivated to use it. Motivation may be external (for example, social approval) or internal (satisfaction from a job well-done, for instance). External sources tend to be transient, while internal sources tend to produce more consistent performance.
2. Lack of [...]
Sex And The Adult ADHDer: When Fantasy Meets Reality
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 managed to live without [...]
i want to cry
i want to cry each time i read a blog post by a recently-diagnosed ADHDer
i want to cry because i know what he is going through
i want to cry [...]
ADHD vs Normal (Non-ADHD) Adult Thinking
Here is one way to visualize and compare the thinking patterns of an ADHDer and a Normal (non-ADHD) adult. In this example, they are both faced with an ordinary task: paying their phone bill. Interestingly, despite having the same goal, they end up in different places.
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 [...]
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!
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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 send an [...]
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”?
The Imagining
4:12am
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(She seemed distracted. Morgan probably woke up.)
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trouble
gotta go cya!
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k…cya. txt me wen u get a chance.
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(IM session ends)
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4:15am
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Standing…stretching my arms…fingertips still on the keyboard…I type in the searchbar “diagnostic and statistical manual.”
I scan the results.
Page two… third link from the top…the DSM.
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4:23am
Reading the PDF for the DSM fourth edition. Huh? The seventh edition? (Can’t be [...]
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 [...]
The Power of Positive Thinking & ADHD
Note: This post, written by Bryan Hutchinson, is in response to the two-part post (links are here and here) from Paradigm of Thought (POT).
To: Paradigm Of Thought, Jeff,
I very much enjoyed reading this entire post, more so than the first one. The first part just seemed to be missing too many points and wasn’t clear [...]
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 [...]
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