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#1
Dec 16, 2005, 06:09 AM
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some nights I fell like:
over her, no wait, over here, hang on just let me.. what was I doing? Oh yeah, just let me fix this, hold on a second, but the pretty sparkles attention jumping everywhere hahaha Sometimes i feel like my head is so many places at once its sort of like a giant superhighway of things pulling me in multipler directions. I am even having trouble finishing this post because I can see someone on MSN messanging me, and the orange is distracting. Its amusing, in a way how hard and how much of a fight it is to concentrate on something long enough to finish. |
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Dec 16, 2005, 06:43 AM
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you know whats unbeilevably hard for me?
trying to clean my room when it gets messy. I cant concentrate long enough to even begin to put a plan together to even start haha! any tips on sorting out the noise! |
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#3
Dec 16, 2005, 09:38 AM
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Try to remove distractions. For example, you can turn off MSN while you're writing a post. When you clean up your room, turn off TV, music, everything. Try to focus on cleaning one thing at a time so you won't get overwhelmed...for instance, start with picking up clothes. Just pick up clothes until you have them all picked up, then move on to something else.
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Dec 17, 2005, 07:29 AM
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I can see clearly what happens to my grandaughter when I read some of these posts from others who have ADHD. I thought that this is how her mind works just from watching her, and I try to help her stick with one thing at a time. I will turn off the t.v. and eliminate as many distractions as possible when we are doing art or baking, because she cannot concentrate. This is why she has so much trouble at home. The t.v. is always on for the younger ones, and she has lots of trouble doing her homework, etc.
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Dec 18, 2005, 10:22 AM
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</font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font>
Rainbowzz said: you know whats unbeilevably hard for me? trying to clean my room when it gets messy. I cant concentrate long enough to even begin to put a plan together to even start haha! any tips on sorting out the noise! </div></font></blockquote><font class="post"> Oh lordy, you should see my office! I finally had to just take everything out and sort of start over. Of course, now the piles of papers are just elsewhere. I never did get back to sorting and filing. Sigh. gg
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Dec 18, 2005, 10:03 PM
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Huh...I understand you.
Since I have a baby I have to clean the mess on regular basis but I can barrely handle it. I just forgot to do some things. P.S. Nice to meet you 
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Jan 04, 2006, 02:36 AM
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I have just been diagnosed with ADHD. I thought I was just untidy and forgetful. Feeling very low as I will be on the road for 2 weeks and cannot get to see the Doctor. Can anyone tell me how and if ADHD and severe depression go hand in hand?
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#8
Jan 06, 2006, 01:46 AM
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add and adhd often go hand in hand with depression........... Heck, it's depressing to have adhd in the first place...
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Jan 06, 2006, 01:54 AM
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See? I even forgot to finish the stupid post.......... ANywayyzzzz ....... I get totally overwhelmed at any task that takes more then a little effort........ CLeaning my room is always the big, dreaded, event of hell............I mean, my room is such a mess that I cant believe I live in it............... it's depressing for me to just live with the fact that I am so damaged that I cant even simply clena my room ....... Geeezzzzzzzz..... what's the BIG deal............... i really hate this stupid illness or whatever it is ............... I know how you feel...... I think it makes it worse to beat up on yourself tha way I do .......... kinda like i'm oding right now? yeah. anyway, I just look at my room or my desk and I crawl back in the bed........... THat's how I handle everything and that is also why I'm always afraid that b 4 I know it I'll just be a babbling idiot on a street corner somewhere.................... I think it's pretty sad........ my friends dont want to hear me talk about this %#@&#! either....... THey've heard it so much that I have to PRETEND that my life is O.K. DOKAY ............ but it really isn't........ it really isn't
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#10
Jan 11, 2006, 06:41 AM
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right on the nose.
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#11
Jan 21, 2006, 04:30 PM
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yeah, I'm not surprised I"m right on the nose with this....... I guess a lot of people are suffering from this and it is a life killer for me............ I wonder if there is any hope and where is that hope and where is the right treatment... has anyone had any luck with any meds?
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#12
Jan 23, 2006, 12:18 PM
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u ask about meds my son was taking 3 10mg ritilin a day before he turned 11 then he started panicking that ppl would tease him if he went to the nurse for his med so talked to his doctor who prescribed him a slow release med called conceta xl,this might be called something else in the us his concentration isnt brilliant but as its slow release med there are steady doeses all day long , did u know dyslexic goes with add/ adhd, my son is border line ,it all runs in familys as well as my daughter is dyslexic and my older daughter is add with sever learning dificulties and i belive im a suffer of both
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Jan 24, 2006, 12:53 AM
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To VAQUERALOCA,
I had depression (episodes within bipolar) & ADHD at the same time, so I understand how hard it is to get ANYTHING done (especially schoolwork, for me). I've been taking adderall (60mg) since October, and it has really helped me get my life back together (along with a mood stabilizer for the bipolar depression & mania). Are you taking meds right now? Diet is also a HUGE factor; avoid sweets as much as possible, as well as things with preservatives/processed foods, & things like white flour or simple carbs that digest quickly & produce a spike & drop in blood sugar levels. I take TONS of fish oil, too, which REALLY helps with mental clarity & mood. My therapist recommended concentration exercises like yoga, meditation, pilates....anything where you're focusing on your breathing or something similar can really train your brain to slow down and process things better. It's just like practicing reading or math -- the more you do it, the better you become, and the easier it is to do. (meditation, or the practice of clearing your mind of all thoughts, is SUPER hard for me, but just doing it for a minute or so can help slow down all of my racing, impulsive thoughts, and get me refocused). All of this has worked for me, and I've gone down from 60mg to 10mg of Adderall in less than a month since I added the fish oil (it sounds crazy, but it's supported by research & many mainstream doctors as a beneficial health & mental health supplement). |
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