Adult ADHD
By Team TotallyADDAnonymous Guest Blog
Dear Rick, your recent blog about the experience of people dismissing ADHD really struck a chord with me. I am living this experience, it seems, constantly at the moment.
I have ADHD. I am also a doctoral researcher…
Adult ADHD
By totallyaddauthorBefore I was diagnosed as having ADHD, I had a lot of beliefs about myself. And about what ADHD was. And therefore, why I couldn’t have ADHD.
A belief is not the truth.
Adult ADHD
| Emotional Journey
| Rick
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By totallyaddauthorI used to suffer from ADHD.
Because I didn’t know that’s what it was.
Hard to win a wrestling match against an invisible opponent, if you don’t even realize you are in a wrestling match.
So I just suffered. Mostly in silence. Cause people got tired of hearing my problems, my excuses, my apologies.
Adult ADHD
| Emotional Journey
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorAlarm bells were ringing, “I have a mental illness?” No, I have a mindset that is different from most people, and I’ve always had it.
Rick
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| Work & School
By totallyaddauthorLet’s talk about people who deny or dismiss ADHD.
Their hostility can be surprising. Their ignorance can be dangerous.
This stigma that still taints many people’s view of ADHD causes needless suffering.
Adult ADHD
| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorEveryone who has been diagnosed with ADHD has their own version of this horror story.
You’re struggling in life. You finally get diagnosed. You’ve started making changes, trying some ADHD-friendly tools, finally understanding why some tasks are so hard, and others are a breeze.
Adult ADHD
| Rick
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By totallyaddauthorLast year we took a poll during one of our webinars. We asked: “What are the biggest issues you want us to address?” Number one? Procrastination. No surprise. And we’ve been working on a Procrastination video for a while now. (Insert your own procrastination joke here.) Second issue? The tornado of emotions that erupt when you, or a loved one, receives the ADHD diagnosis. We’ve been asking a lot of experts about this furious funnel of feelings that can send an already racing mind into a tailspin. And, man oh man, do we have some stories to tell…
Adult ADHD
| Rick
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By totallyaddauthorIn my previous Blog I noted, somewhat awkwardly, that knowing I have a place for my car keys doesn’t mean they’re always there. Or, when life gets nuts, even mostly there. For example, ahem, I’ve had to borrow Ava’s key for the past two weeks. Not the end of the world. And yet, as I noted in the previous blog, it can fee like it. ADHD can be such a pain. Knowing what’s going on doesn’t automatically prevent me from making the same mistakes over and over again. And again.
Adult ADHD
| Rick
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By totallyaddauthorWhen I browse through our Forums I’m always amazed at the brilliant stories about the difference the ADHD diagnosis has made. For better and worse. In our DVD, Embracing the Diagnosis, we explore the kaleidoscope of anger, regret, relief, and hope that we all stumble through, like a drunk in a Carnival Fun House….