ADHD in Adults
| Adult ADHD
| Emotional Journey
By totallyaddauthorMany adults who have ADHD, myself included, don’t feel we worry too much or are highly sensitive, anxious, moody, mercurial, easily upset, or quick to anger. We don’t feel that our emotions are a problem.
But talk to our friends and family. Hear what they say. (Awkward clearing of throat.)
Adult ADHD
By Sandy PacePill shaming happens when someone expresses negative opinions about you taking medication. Here are 4 tips to move past the guilt.
Adult ADHD
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| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorI want to talk about owning it. Owning it and taking charge of it and doing with it whatever you wish.
Adult ADHD
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| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorIt might just be in my imagination. A lot of things are.
But I’m starting to wonder, is my ADHD seasonal? Do the symptoms abate in the warm, long days of summer? Then grow worse during February’s cold, grey?
Adult ADHD
By totallyaddauthorAlmost everyone has been so engaged, so enraptured, so fixated on something that time slips by unnoticed. But those of us with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder seem to be far more prone to Hyperfixation.
What does Hyperfixation look like?
Binge watching a show you
love.
Working on a hobby that’s…
Adult ADHD
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By totallyaddauthorHow do you overcome it? If you’re like me, you usually don’t. Many people draw upon willpower. I suspect most ADHD/ADD people would admit that willpower is not one of their top 5 strengths. Or top 55…
Comedy + Holidays
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By totallyaddauthorThe end-of-year, crazy-making, crowd-crushing, high-pressure, time-sucking, energy-sapping, hysteria-causing holidays are here. Forget celebrating. How about surviving? Rick has a suggestion.
Adult ADHD
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By totallyaddauthorSo you decided to climb Mount Everest. (Don’t worry, you didn’t really decide to climb Mount Everest and then somehow forget you made the declaration. This is the beginning of an analogy.)
Adult ADHD
| Emotional Journey
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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.
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By totallyaddauthorI struggled in elementary school.
I struggled in High School.
Guess how I did in university? Yes, I struggled. Sank into Depression in fact, though I didn’t recognize what was happening until decades later.