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I don’t know if this applies to this topic, but does anyone else have a problem of talking in circles (I.e. repeating the same thing over and over)…be it intentional or unintentional? I do this all the time! It’s maddening! does anyone have any advice?
REPORT ABUSEApril 8, 2013 at 1:30 pm in reply to: Stressing out during chaotic situations…advice please! #120056!BlueIndigo Unfortunately I don’t have access to an ipod during work.The company however does play classical music 🙂 I’ve found this to be helpful at times…thanks for the suggestions!
REPORT ABUSEApril 7, 2013 at 6:43 pm in reply to: Stressing out during chaotic situations…advice please! #120052@Larynxa I have Monday’s and Wednesday’s off. IÂ work on Tuesday’s from 11:30am to 4:00pm, Thursday’s from 11:30am to 4:00pm and Friday’s from 11:30am to 8:30pm, Saturday’s from 11:30am to 4:30pm.
REPORT ABUSEI have this problem too. It’s something that I need to consciously work at not doing. It’s a daily fight…
REPORT ABUSEApril 6, 2013 at 9:51 pm in reply to: Stressing out during chaotic situations…advice please! #120043Interestingly enough my boss sat me down and told me that I need to learn to relax. I thought it was humorous because Dex. makes me hyperfocused so much so that I have trouble relaxing. Does anyone have any relaxation techniques that have helped them during stressful situations at work? When we do get crazy busy at work I do do some deep breathing exercises to try and call myself down mentally…that works only for a little while then my brain is back in hyperfocus mode. It’s frustrating.
Does anyone know of any books written on the topic of relaxation during stressful situations and A.D.D. ?
@Larynxa, what did you mean by often switching between early and late shifts?
REPORT ABUSEApril 6, 2013 at 9:36 pm in reply to: Stressing out during chaotic situations…advice please! #120041@Larynxa I’m very good at science, especially Biology but math is my downfall.
I think it’s a combination of both intensity and duration…I’m more mentally alert during the lunch shift and when things get crazy busy I’ll admit I do tend to freak out as my boss puts it and I tend to make hasty decisions when I need to learn to stay calm and relax..but at other times when its crazy busy I can be calm and cool and collected that is as my co workers are mentally freaking out. LoL. At the end of my shift I’m usually pretty tired but I push onward and do my best when we do get busy to stay calm, buti still get overwhelmed mentally at times and kind of freak out. A good examle: tonight at work towards the end of my shift we got pretty busy when my boss told me that it was up to me to seat people in the appropriate seat I got scared and kind of freaked a bit mentally, however, I did my best to stay calm and I helped the people as best I could all without screwing up (yay me!)
REPORT ABUSE@Rick I would like to know party for my own curiosity and partly because if he doesn’t take any medication, maybe I could suggest names of medications…Yes your explanation does help.
REPORT ABUSEWith Dexedrine I’ve learned that I have to take it early in the morning (around 8am) b ecause if I don’t and I take it too late in the morning I have bad insomnia.
REPORT ABUSEI have a few recent high fives: 1. yesterday I studied for a Biology 101 exam all afternoon and evening and even until 2:00am..mind you my medication had worn off around 9:30pm…to stay on task was hard but not as hard as I thought. 2. I accepted my mom’s drinking…now it’s time to take care of me. There are days when its easier than others but I have to remember Let go and let God. 3. I got the courage to open up to my boss and our sous chef (the assistant to the head chef of the cafe) and tell them both about my mom. It was a huge relief to be able to tell someone!
REPORT ABUSE@Larynxa, I can’t do flying kicks but I can punch stuff pretty well. It’s always great to have people who can encourage you. 🙂
REPORT ABUSE@m&mswithpeanuts Your post made me laugh out loud at work…its a good thing no one was around to hear it. your Forest Gump comment had mein tears! I’ll have to check out the link you posted, sounds cool!
REPORT ABUSE@milkchocolatechip and @Larynxa Thank you both for your insight and support! It means a lot to know that I have people here to support me.
REPORT ABUSE@Scattybird It’s a good feeling to come to this forum and know that you’re amongst like minded people..everyone it seems to understand what others are going through. It feels good to fit in!
REPORT ABUSEI think of my ADD as a gift because its a part of what makes me, me! When I was younger I let it define who I was in school, at home etc. It made for a lonely childhood, I’ll admit but as I’ve gotten older its helped me to come out of my shell and help me to figure out who I am and to learn that having ADD can either hold me back in life or I can met it help me. I was premature at birth, born at 24 weeks and weighed 1 pound 3 ounces. I feel very lucky and blessed to be alive. As a child I didn’t have much self confidence and that made it hard to make friends. In school I got made fun of for having a speech impediment but I went to speech therapy and its all but disappeared. I grew up in a supportive and loving home, my parents were amazing in helping me in school get what I needed to succeed. When I went to college, all three times I’ve gotten much more confident in speaking up for what I needed from my professors etc. Having ADD has shown me that just because I got it from being premature, that I shouldn’t let that stop me from going after my dreams in life!! That I can use surviving my birth and learning to deal with and cope with ky ADD through medication and support from my family and friends that there isn’t anything that I can’t do!! (cliche and cheesy but true!). I have learned to take control of my emotions and am still learning how to use it to become more open to others in terms of communication. I’m very much an empathetic person which has made me a very good listener and friend. I’m learning to view the big picture instead of the small details. ADD has helped me to connect with people I never thought I’d connect with like my boss who has ADD as well. It’s been huge to find an adult whom I can share things with and I can come to if I need advice. Having ADD has helped me to give a different point of view when it comes to discussing something. Overall, I think ADD has helped to make me a better person, its only one part of who I am and it doesn’t define all of who I am. I know that I can let it hurt me or help me and I choose to let it help me. That’s all I have to say about that.
REPORT ABUSE@TrailMix your post reminded me that I too am good at encouraging others, through whatever the situation. I too like to be a mediator of sorts when it cones to two people fighting..there have been times when I’ve wanted to run away too because I didn’t want to deal with the conflict anymore. I find it is a good self esteem booster when you can help someone out either by listening, giving them a card to say ‘thank you for being you’. I did that for my boss this week, just because I like seeing him happy it makes me feel good on the inside. It’s funny he even told me that he could sit and talk with me for hours! :)It’s no wonder ADDer’s are such good listener’s!
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