Holistic Strategies
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorEmpty my head? Let go of thoughts? Be calm and present? In the here and now? Mindful of this moment and every moment? Does he not understand I have ADHD? He should. After all, he is my ADHD specialist. He has been for over a decade…
Adult ADHD
| Emotional Journey
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorRecently diagnosed with ADHD? I want to offer three ‘truths’ you should know. Had I been told these things 17 years ago, when I was first diagnosed, I would have avoided a lot of upset and frustration. And I’m big on avoiding upset and frustration.
Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
| Work & School
By totallyaddauthor(And You Can, Too. Without Actually Having To Be Bullied.) His name was Charles Philip. That’s not his real name. His real name was Steve Markham. That’s not true, either. The name doesn’t matter. It’s not that I don’t want to embarrass him—I’m not even sure he’s still alive. It’s that he represents every person who ever bullied me, from Grade 3 to last summer…
Adult ADHD
| Mastering Your ADHD
| Rick
| Tools, Tips & Tricks
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthor“I don’t know where the day went,” was a familiar, almost constant lament of mine.
Eventually, after yet another day slipped past me, I sat for an hour trying to discern how 8 hours had simply vanished in a jumble of tiny tasks, none of which stuck in my memory, leaving me feeling like I’d accomplished nothing.
Adult ADHD
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorEvery year as Spring arrives I have this urge to do Spring cleaning. Decluttering. Giving things to charity. Planning out the rest of the year. Or at least the next two months. Heck, it would help to know what I should be doing this afternoon.
Coaching
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorThe other day, driving to the dentist, I almost had a serious car accident. (So, a typical day for me.)
Although I had checked my mirrors twice, a large SUV had somehow materialized in my blind spot. Normally, our car’s mirrors are perfectly angled so that there is no blind spots for the driver.
Adult ADHD
| Rick
| Tools & Tricks & Tips
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthor“How can I get a good nights sleep?”
“I can’t fall asleep. I toss and turn. My mind races.”
“I’m sleepy all day, then wide awake at bedtime.
“I’ve tried everything, but I’m wide awake in the middle of the night.”
Sound familiar?
Adult ADHD
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorHaving kids adds to the stress. According to a number of studies the parental divorce or separation is 3 to 5 times higher when there’s ‘untreated or undertreated ADHD’ in the household.
Adult ADHD
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorWhen you have ADHD, building new habits, putting structures in place, mastering time and clutter, overcoming procrastination… is doubly difficult because ADHD is a problem with doing what you know you should be doing.
Articles
| Parenting, Children, School
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthor“I am ADD.”
Or…
“I have ADHD.”
How do you express it? Do you tend to say you have ADHD/ADD or do you tend to say, “I am so ADHD.” Perhaps even, “I am totally ADD!”