Statistics
We looked inside some of the posts by enetarch-working-w-adhd and here's what we found interesting.
Average Info
Notes Per Post
4
Likes Per Post
3
Reblog Per Post
1
Reply Per Post
0
Time Between Posts
1 day ago
Number of Posts By Type
Text
17
Last Seen Tumblr Blogs
Fun Fact
In February 2021, Tumblr had 518.6 million blog accounts.
Text
instagram
0 notes
Text
instagram
2 notes
·
View notes
Text
Is mindset the key to living life without limits? Or is it something else?
As a Buddhist, ADHDr, and Scientist, I have been studying this question from a different perspective, Happiness and Trust, for example.
Many people claim that happiness is a perspective, but I have learned that it's not a perspective, it's a practice of curating positive external events.
Many people claim that trust is a perspective, but I have found that trust is built when people ask me for help, and I am able to help them within the bounds of their expectations.
You mentioned the practice of patience, which is taught in all Buddhist schools. We sit and meditate on matts and patiently wait for our perspectives to change. From one that wants what we want to one that is OK with what we have.
But all of these have a common theme to them, we are practicing a specific routine in order to build greater confidence in the process. With patience its meditation. With trust, it's asking others for help. With happiness, it's learning to curate positive events. With physics, it's learning strategies to answer difficult questions.
Even reframing a problem is a practice that takes time to learn and implement into ones life. I use reframing as an ADHD anger tool and a Rejection Sensitivity tool, which I took from my studies in Project Management and Psychology.
There is an equation for change, which states that people are more likely to change when the resistance to change is lower than the 1st concrete step to their goal can be articulated, they have a better vision of what their life could be like, and they are no longer satisfied with the status quo.
With this in mind, we can look at the two goals you had for yourself: Weight Loss, and Recovery from Injury. Both, of these goals, have a long term affect on the quality of your life, and as a fellow ADHDr, it drove your motivation to focus on them.
Long term goals, are not necessarily a perspective, but a vision of a better future for yourself and others. With project management, the goals were broken down into easy steps that needed to be repeated through time. Every time that you succeeded at completing these steps you were 1 step closer to attaining your goals. And, what kept motivating you was the vision of a better future, the support of friends watching you struggle and seeing you improve, creating happy events / dopamine hits, using the buddy system, talking about your struggles to build more support and empathy, …
In this end, I don't think mindset had a role in this, but what did is your faith in and confidence of your practices to improve. Now if you consider that mindset, then know that a casual causal relationship doesn't build confidence in ones ability to achieve a goal. There is no ground from which you can build a repeating routine that says you will be successful after completing it. However, practice of a routine that does have a cause and effect relationship doesn't necessarily require the mindset to be in place first. The mindset comes after evidence has been acquired that the routine is working.
Therefore, I submit that mindset is not a requirement to achieve success, but a bi-product of seeing your routines working successfully, seeing you slowly move towards your goals, and overcoming the obstacles one at a time, while remaining in a happy state of mind.
#adhd#adhd at work#adhd in adults#motivation#coping skills#positive events#working with adhd#patience#practice#routines#habits#mindfulness#wellbeing#selfcare#mentalhealth#wellness#mindfulliving
0 notes
Text
Epigenetic Modifications in Stress Response Genes Associated With Childhood Trauma
0 notes
Text
instagram
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DR7DX64Z?
0 notes
Text
Shared genetic factors uncovered between ADHD and cannabis addiction
Among substance use disorders, cannabis use disorder is particularly prevalent in individuals with ADHD, especially in adolescents and young adults. Research has shown that people with ADHD are 10 times more likely to develop substance use disorders compared to those without the condition. Externalizing behaviors like impulsivity and risk-taking, which are hallmark features of ADHD, are thought to increase susceptibility to cannabis use and eventual dependence.
0 notes
Text
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DE_C9WXtF1A/?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==
0 notes
Text
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DE_C9WXtF1A/?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==
0 notes
Text
7 Things Needed for a Successful ADHD Quest
OH LOOK! Something Shiny and New off in the distance!!!
Describe your Quest to your Team
Story Board and Scrap Book your Quest
How long will this Quest take?
What are the rewards along the way?
How will you face set backs?
One of the things that I tell clients when they ask how to prepare for classes in a new area of study, is to begin studying the subject by taking a school book, reading through it, then working through the problems. Blog about their progress, if they can. But only, when they feel comfortable, should they start attending classes. They want the classes to be easy. Getting (A's) are very motivating.
What does this have to do with our quest model above, let's review.
The first thing that all ADHDrs have problems with is the Shiny and New. We love it. We create a whole world around it. We will stick with it for ... Oh look, something Shiny and New!!! .. ever??? The shiny and new is not forever, it's until we find the next shiny and new thing, which makes having very long goals very hard. So, to maintain our focus on a very long term goal, we need to have external reminders about our long term goal.
This is where team building becomes important. Your team will remind you and support you as you achieve your long term goal. You don't need team members who remind you about all your failures, but team members who know about how you got derailed last time, and what works to return you to this one goal. Team members who want to read about your struggles and small successes and are willing to write back words of encouragement.
This is where story boarding / brain storming come in handy. You can front load your quest guide so that you can keep track of mile stones. Like, if you're taking a 4 year bachelors program, each class could become a milestone. Or, each book you need to study, even before you start the class. Or, getting a list of the courses, and then a list of books, and building your own topic list concerning everything you have to learn.
As you won't know how long this quest will take, you will need to write down estimates on your quest guide. These can change as you become more familiar with the material you are learning. What seemed like it would take days, may actually take months / years. It's ok, readjust, write down your new estimates based on new information, and remind your team to keep cheering for you.
This is why a scrap book is needed. Not just a story board. The scrap book contains your greatest highlights of your successes to help you keep going. Long term goals take time. Seeing how far you have come, in in itself can be a positive motivational experience, when things look hard. And, provide material for your team to call upon when you're hitting an especially hard milestone. You've got this.
How will you reward yourself at each milestone? How should your team celebrate your successes. A small party? A video night? A night out? Ice Cream? The rewards can be big or small depending on the amount of work you feel you need to put into each milestone to achieve it.
There is always something that will set you back. If it's not the shiny new, then it's a life event, or maybe you missed something along your quest's path. The set back isn't a bad event, just an event. You'll get past it and back on your quest. Have your team help you work through the block. Slay the beast! Climb the mountain! Crawl through the bogs of despair! You are strong. You got this.
Now, since I've been describing this from the perspective of a quest, I suggest that you draw out your quest as a map that has twist and turns, hills and valleys, scary caves, and slides into valleys of flowers and cupcakes. Use a push pin board so that you can mark your progress, and use various push pins to represent your emotional state at each stage of progress. You can tape rewards from others to this board. You can put dragons on the path to represent hard times ahead. Or beams of sunshine. Make the board work for you.
Above all remember .. positive events motivate you .. And, there are ever very few negative events. Find ways to curate as many positive events as you can to remain motivated to remain on your long term quest. And, make sure you're honestly posting an emoji about your emotional state daily.
2 notes
·
View notes