#The curse and blessing of having adhd AND knowing how to use most materials from doing practical fx and plastic arts

[mrdinomaiz]

I discovered ALL my headphones use the same piece shape for holding them on top of your head... Including my cat ear ones... And well

I already frankensteined one so whY NOT.

I was supposed to keep embroidering and watching Gintama shdjsjd

[what-even-is-thiss]

I just found out I have ADHD two days ago. What do I do? Can you give a run through on what to do, in general? I think I'm confusing you. Just explain how your life is with ADHD please

Oh man. I remember my diagnosis. I was not happy about it. Okay, I'll try to give some unprofessional advice. This got kind of long.There's a couple things that might happen. If your ADHD is moderate to extreme your doctor might strongly recommend you try meds. If it's mild like mine it'll be a choice. I chose not to take meds and instead use mental techniques and coping mechanisms which people with meds usually use anyways because they don't make all the symptoms go away.I'm just one guy with mild inattentive type (aka ADD) but I'll tell you about my day to day experience and a couple things my lil bro, a kid with moderate hyperactive inattentive type on meds goes through.First of all, doing stuff you don't wanna do is extremely difficult. My brother doesn't like reading and even with his meds it's hard for him to and I'm the same way with writing academic papers for stuff not in my major. Neurotypicals just don't get how hard it is. One thing I'd suggest doing when you need to do something you don't want to do is remove distractions. Get out of your room or wherever your stuff is. Clear off your dining table or clean up your sitting room or go to a local library and sit in a section full of books you don't like. Keep your phone in your bag or pocket and surround yourself with the material. Take breaks every twenty minutes. Really plan for it. When my brother needs to read he goes into our family room and the entire house goes quiet so he can read. When I need to write a paper I go to my university's library in an area I only go when I write papers. It's still really hard, but it becomes easier.Hyper focus is a blessing and a curse. That's the state you get into when you are 110% focused on one thing. The entire world is tuned out and all you see is that thing you're doing and time is even more distorted than usual. It's great when you're doing a project or homework or housework, but it can also happen when you're watching tv or attempting to get a particularly worrisome hangnail off your finger. It's easy to lose track of time and I've actually forgotten to eat meals and use the restroom or drink water if I stay in hyper focus too long. I've even forgotten to breathe for a few seconds. If you're doing something interesting set timers so you don't forget to go to work or eat. Also if you can find a way to trigger hyperfocus when you need to get something done, it can be very helpful. And try not to hit anybody when they snap you out of it. I've nearly hurt people before when they startled me out of it.You don't need to follow "normal" ways of getting things done. If you need a rigid schedule so strict it resembles military protocol then make one for yourself. If it's impossible for you to keep any kind of schedule then work with that. It's impossible for me to stick to anything other than a loose schedule while my brother needs a steady one or he gets lost. Every person with ADHD is different. I can't stick to a schedule. I can't stand consistency. I brush my teeth at different times. I exercise and study and sleep and write when I feel like it. The only steady thing in my life is when I need to go to classes during the school year and going to church at 11 am every Sunday. My brother is at the opposite end. He needs to wake up at the same time, eat around the same time, and study at the same time. If anything is thrown out of whack he feels like the world has come crashing down and sometimes it puts a damper on his entire day. He does spontaneous things, but there's a time and place for them. Certain times in the evenings and on the weekends.One of the most annoying things is something I've forgotten the term for but I'll explain it. See, the human brain has two states. Spaced out, when you're not really focusing on anything, and focused when you're focused. Normal humans space out, but not as often as people with ADHD, and they can usually successfully get back to focus mode. People with ADHD often are stuck in between these two states. They are unfocused and focused at the same time. That's when you pay attention to what you're reading and then realize you don't remember the last few pages of text you read. When you see someone is talking but all you see is moving lips. When you're trying with all your might to focus but you just can't and it's like you're stuck in limbo. It's even worse when you're with someone that won't let you fidget or stim. I go to church with my grandparents and even though my grandma knows fidgeting helps me she always insists I don't move. These days I don't listen but I used to and I would try with all my might to sit still but then my mind would go everywhere and nowhere and then remember nothing that happened during the church service. Fidgeting is the best way to cope with this particular problem but know you might annoy people around you and it's not always a perfect solution. Sometimes the split attention thing is just gonna happen.Memory is a problem. Oh my gosh. Write everything down and still forget. I'm particularly bad with names and lists. My brother and I are both bad at remembering what we're supposed to do if you give us more than one thing that needs to happen. Also dealing with people that follow linear thinking is frustrating. They need conversations to follow a logical pattern. A conversation between 2 neurotypicals goes from point A to point B to point C. A conversation between 2 people with ADHD goes from point A to point Z and back to point H and then stays linear for a while and then jumps to point 2F, which is a point any neurotypicals listening in didn't even know was a point to begin with. And then over to Hati or something. I'm getting distracted just writing this. Whatever happened to the earthquake relief there? Nobody talks about it anymore.Where was I? Oh yeah. My point is, the normals can get confused if you try to talk about everything your brain jumps to so be aware of that.Brain working way faster than anyone else's and way slower at the same time. I often see obvious things that aren't obvious to anyone else because my brain connected all the dots in a fraction of a second what it takes them minutes or hours to figure out but I also take hours or days to understand some simple concepts. This feature of the disorder is both useful and incredibly annoying. Surround yourself with patient people and be patient with them when explaining things in turn. That was long and I could say a lot more because my ADHD affects every aspect of my life and many aspects of the lives of those closest to me. However, as upset as I was when I was first diagnosed just knowing I have it has helped so much. Be patient with yourself. I know patience is hard for people like us, but it can take a while to learn to function and even longer to accept you don't need to function like you're a neurotypical. You still need to learn in your own special way how to make it, but you don't need to follow that pattern of thinking or be fixed. Medication is a great thing and can really help and if you feel you need it I'd highly recommend you try, but it doesn't "cure" you. There will still be problems and the disorder will still affect your life.I'm rambling. What a surprise. Good luck to you.

[modern-desperado]

no lily i want u to tell me about ur ocssssss

Ahhhh if you insist ∠( ᐛ 」∠)＿ It will be under a read more cause its a lot lmao.

First I will start with the Flight Rising ones lmao. Here is my lair. Btw whenever I say “cousin” or “niece” or “uncle” or “auntie” is 90% just a love title and not actually related by blood lol.

Carina : Daughter of Saeldur and step daughter of Sofia. She is a girl who was born blind and was the only survivor from her siblings after a tragic incident, but she doesnt remember since she was very young, her father raised her on her own until fate crossed her with who would later become her step-mother and continued living happily with a newly made family. She is very nice but rather prideful, doesnt like people treating her like a child.

Janet: Mariu’s wife. Leader of the clan, she is very friendly and calm, usually playing the role of a mother figure for others. Because of her big and intimidating image she tries her best to be nice to others to show she wishes no harm to anyone. She is very protective with her husband, Marius, and her children, Janus, Sunshine, Brianna and Maegan. She enjoys strategy and mysteries, thus loving to take the role of tactician in battles. 

Marius: Janet’s husband. Leader of the clan. He is very anxious and has adhd. He wears a pair of goggles he never takes them off. This is because (In his dragon form) he dislikes his colors, and the tint of red he sees through the glasses gives him his desired colors. Because of this he has forgotten how things actually look like and sees everything with a red-ish tint. He has a great agility and is a great runner. He loves his wife, Janet, and his children, Janus, Sunshine, Brianna and Maegan very much.

Stormbloom: Greatest fighter of the clan. She has gone through every aspect of battle, from Fighter, Tank, Healer, Assassin and is currently a Mage. She is a virtuos jack of all trades when it comes to battle. She has a stutter, which usually makes others to not take her seriously before fighting. Big mistake. She is the closest friend of Marius and Janet, and is married to Navid. 

Ronald: A great mage and scholar of the clan. He has a natural affiction to the arcane and has dedicated his life to it. He is a lover of stories, and as such married a storyteller, Rosaline, with whom he had a lovely daughter, Flowa, who he loves very much. He is not very talkative, but loves to listen to others.

Rosaline: Quite the party lover, she is a happy-go lucky kind of woman. An avid storyteller, specially those meant for little children. She is married to Ronald and has a lovely daughter, Flowa.

Flowa: The adventurer of the clan. Since she was little she would love to go on long walks, exploring the nearbys of the clan, acompaigned by her aunt Stormbloom. As she grew up she was more and more curious about what was out there, setting in long travels to all places, bringing home the most incredible things she could find to share with her clan. Has a boyfriend named Sigil and a sibling like relationship with Janus and Sunshine, and her best friend on all the world is her uncle Ulises.

Ulises: He is hyperactive and usually gets excited easily, ending up in him getting tangled up (in his dragon form). He is usually quite friendly and fun to be around with. Has a very close relationship with his niece Flowa.

Navid: A mischiveous guy. Loves to go into bets with people- and he usually wins. Who the hell knows how he does it but he wins most of the time. “Fools luck” is his reason behind it. Stormbloom’s husband.

Janus: Eldest of twins (Sunshine) and of siblings (Brianna & Meagan). Looks up to her mother the most, hoping to follow her steps as leader of the clan when the time comes. He has a charming smile and voice, which he uses to make friends easily. 

Sunshine: Rogue of the clan. Second eldest of Janet & Marius’ childs. Much less friendly than her brother, but makes sure to take care of her younger sisters. Takes the task of scouting the clan’s lands to make sure everyone is safe.

Brianna: She takes care of the coastal side of her clan’s lands. Its pretty small, but does a great job keeping it rolling. She loves the sea more than anyone else, and hopes one day to get her own fleet and cruise the sea. She is Cesar’s girlfriend and helps him with materials for his experiments.

Maegan: Youngest of Janet & Marius’ childs. She has taken the call of a deep and acient magic force, being the vident and seer of the clan. Her own body is now of mystical roots and flowers, which she uses for her work.

Luinil: Blacksmith of the clan. Mother of Sofia and step-grandmother of Carina. She joined the clan back when her daughter was still a baby to make sure she had a safe place to grow up. Takes the task of teaching everyone in the clan to craft, being a master smith, and has taken the spot as everyone’s grandma. But the kind of grandma who would burn you in a family meeting and you would know you ass deserved it.

Caiden: He arrived much later to the clan, as a refugee who was running from his past life. He found a family for the first time in his life, and has sworn to repay that however he can. The language is still an obstacle for him, but he is trying his hardest to learn it well.

Chaser: The bard of the clan. She is a calm girl. Tries to not take life too seriously, because its too short to not enjoy it. Loves a soft melody and to play in the top of trees, where the wind can be her duet. 

Daenerys: A great swordman. Joined the clan basically on accident. He was planning on leaving the next day he arrived but things just kept happening that wouldnt allow him to leave. Eventually he just accepted his fate. Or so he says. Truth be told, he took the task of tutoring the young ones in the art of the blade, since Stormbloom was learning medicine at the time, and he eventually just grew fond of all the kids and couldnt leave them. Ruha’s husband.

Ruha: The clan’s dancer. A weightless soul who dances her worries away and makes it so that she always gets what she wants. She has her way with people but honestly she only enjoys the company of few. Those being Chaser, Caiden and Daenerys.

Sigil: An amateur tinker and inventor. Cesar’s discipule and Flowa’s boyfriend. He is very sweet and has vowed to come with an invention to help Flowa in her travels.  (Gotta work on him lmao)

Whisper: Camila’s personal ninja retainer. Boyfriend of Camila, Redalia and Briar. Rarely skeaps more than necesarly, but has a smooth voice. His voice sounds the way dew rolls from a marigold’s petal. This however makes him rather shy about speaking. 

Camila: Daenerys’ best pupil who he sees as a father figure. Daughter of Konani and sister of Amber. Girlfriend of Redalia, Briar and Whisper. Quite the hot-head and rather impuslive, which has made her go into many fights before. Not like that is gonna stop her from following her guts any time soon tho.

Amber: A monk. Konani’s daughter and Camila’s sister. Used to be as reckless as her sister, but took the path of meditation and discipline, which have changed her ways and has learnt to be one with her inner peace. But will still beat anyone’s ass if the situation calls for it. Usually the one who heals her sister when she gets in fights.

Redalia: Midwife. Girlfriend of Camila, Whisper and Briar. Is always seen with her pet Sapphire, usually taking strolls around the clan’s lands during the night. Usually the one who prevents Camila from getting into even more fights.

Briar: Redalia’s personal ninja retainer. Boyfriend of Camila, Whisper and Redalia. Cursed or blessed according to who you ask, he hold ice and aurora powers, which he has refused to truly make use of until he understands them better. Everyone agree’s he has a cold heart tho, some say is a side effect of the whole ice deal.

Sofia: Saeldur’s wife. Luinil’s daughter. Carina’s step-mother. A pupil of both Daenerys and Ruha, she knows how to dance with a blade, in both senses. She is a person with lots of loves inside her, although her silver toungue can get in the way every now and then.

Saeldur: Carina’s father. Sofia’s husband. He could participate on a “Father of the year” contest and be disqualified for over-proficiency on it. A true model figure to any kid, he always puts the needs of his loved ones before his own. Even if he can be a little bit too exagerated about it sometimes.

Cesar: A great inventor and scientist. Brianna’s boyfriend. his constant face could be described as “need coffee asap���. He is not very good at comunicting or socializing or expressing his emotions at all, but he tries his best for Brianna to make sure she knows he loves her. Moved to the shore so he could pass more time with her and picked up on sea experiments to make use of the natural resources.

Sonia: Devoted paladin of her goddess, the Lightweaver. Along with Sunna takes care of the temple inside the clan’s lands, and will live up to her last day serving her goddess to the fullest. She has fought many battles in her name and proudly wears the resulting scars, for she has been blessed by her goddess to continue living serving her.

Sunna: Devoted cleric of his goddess, the Lightweaver. Along with Sonia takes care of the temple inside the clan’s lands. Takes care of doing the dialy masses and as an intermediary between the clan residents and the great Lightweaver. Has incrusted great parts of his body with gold, for he shall shine with the light the Lightweaver creates and share it with the world.

Konani: Druid of the clan, is taking classes from Stormbloom and Maegan in the field of magic and nature. She has been a happy and joyful girl ever since she joined the clan, since she was recieved with familial love, which she assures is the purest magic of them all.

I FINISHED WITH THE CLAN :D

 Now is time for the rest of my ocs:

Anastasia: My first “formal” oc. She started as a reverse self insert, as she was everything I wasnt, but eventually grew into her own character. Is usually reserved in public, but has absolutely no shame when she is with her friends. Likes a good suspense show more than anything.

Alizé: Younger sister of Nicolás. She used to be the perfect daughter, practicing ballet and being a prima ballerina, being first of her class and concertino violinist. All to her parent’s expectations. All until her parents kicked out his brother for being bi and she decided to go with him rather than being with her parents in that house. Ended up despicing all of her old life and eventually discovered she was pan. 

Nicolás:

I’m gonna complete this soon brb

[discoveringthebible]

Psalm 4

Please pardon my absence from blogging for the last couple of weeks. No crazy excuses, just was busy with all kinds of things, plus I’ve been working on some fictional stuff, that has been pretty fun for me. :) 

As I was reading and preparing to blog about Psalm 4, this Psalm helped remind me of a few different things. Priorities matter. It’s really that simple. Well, it’s a simple concept, much harder to actually do. 

Over the last several weeks at my church, we have had a guest preacher named Jeremiah. This last Sunday, he preached something that at first I was dumbfounded by. He said, “God doesn’t want to be the number 1 priority in your life.” Uh, what? That’s the exact opposite of what I have heard preached basically my entire life. 

He went on to say that God doesn’t want to be the biggest slice of the pizza, as if each piece was separate and independent from one another. He wants to be the pizza sauce. 

Pizza sauce, at least good pizza sauce, in my own humble opinion, is one that saturates the entire pizza. Not dripping with so much that it ruins the flavors of the toppings and the cheese or that it makes the crust soggy, but one that brings the entire thing together. Without the pizza sauce, we’re just eating cheesy bread sticks with stuff on it. This made a lot of sense to me when it was preached. (Besides the pizza analogy, but just thinking about my life and what my life looks like if it was sectioned up like a whole pizza. 

How I looked at it before was pretty equal triangles of:

-Family

-Friends

-Work

-Church

-Hobbies

-God

But in reality, when God is placed in the same type of plane as family, friends, work, church and hobbies, God doesn’t necessarily have to be a part of those things. However, if God moved from the category of slice to sauce, then God is in and through EVERYTHING that happens in life from the moment I first open my eyes, to the moment where I drift off to sleep. 

All this to say, I think King David understood this aspect of a “pizza sauce” God, rather than a “pizza slice” God, even though he probably had no concept of what pizza was. 

Complete Jewish Bible

Psalm 4

0: (Intro) For the leader. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David. 

1: O God, my vindicator! Answer me when I call! When I was distressed, you set me free; now have mercy on me, and hear my prayer. 

2: Men of rank, how long will you shame my honor, love what is vain, chase after lies? (Selah) 

3: Understand that Adonai sets apart the godly person for himself; Adonai will hear when I call to him. 

4: You can be angry, but do not sin! Think about this as you lie in bed, and calm down. (Selah)

5: Offer sacrifices rightly, and put your trust in Adonai. 

6: Many ask, “Who can show us some good?” Adonai, lift the light of your face over us!

7: You have filled my heart with more joy than all their grain and new wine. 

8: I will lie down and sleep in peace; for, Adonai, you alone make me live securely. 

New Living Translation:

Psalm 4

1: Answer me when I call to you, O God who declares me innocent. Free me from my troubles. Have mercy on me and hear my prayer. 

2: How long will you people ruin my reputation? How long will you make accusations? How long will you continue your lies? (Interlude) 

3: You can be sure of this: The Lord set apart the godly for himself. The Lord will answer when I call to him. 

4: Don’t sin by letting anger control you. Think about it overnight and remain silent. (Interlude) 

5: Offer sacrifices in the right spirit, and trust the Lord. 

6: Many people say, “Who will show us better times?” Let your face smile on us, Lord.

7: You have given me greater joy than those who have abundant harvests of grain and new wine. 

8: In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe. 

1: King David recognizes that God has saved him in the past and that there is no reason why David wouldn’t call on God to rescue him again. 

2: According to BibleStudyTools.com, and the Bible commentator Matthew Henry, this Psalm was written as a sermon. This would have most likely been preached to the people. It’s no secret, or surprise, unless you have never read the Old Testament, that God’s people, the Israelites, were always on a teeter-totter of a relationship with God. They would be close to God, then they would incorporate the pagan religions of the people around them, they’d stop worshiping God, then a tragedy would strike the community, then they would go running back to God and the cycle would continue to happen over and over again. (The best example is the book of Judges.) The people of Israel would waver back and forth and at times would even curse God or reject God, only worshiping God when it was convenient for them or when they would need Him. And King David called them out on this destructive behavior. 

3: King David is also reminding the people that God does use the people He calls Holy for a greater purpose. And David understands that this is not something to be taken lightly. David knows that He was set apart for God, by God. 

4: Ever heard the phrase: “Don’t go to bed angry?” This is important. Anger is an emotion and that emotion is perfectly normal and acceptable behavior. However, anger is an incredibly strong emotion, which if we feed into that emotion, it can and does become something more than just anger. It can cause us to do harm to ourselves, others and property. King David was telling the people that if they are angry, they need to meditate upon it, and then let go of it, instead of just letting it control them. When anger becomes so great and we do things out of spite and when we do things that are wrong, that is sinning. Cain sinned out of anger when he killed his brother Abel. (See Genesis 3 and 4). 

5: Before the saving grace of Jesus Christ, everyone had to offer sacrifices to God for all of their inequities and sins, ranging from sin offerings, to peace offerings, burnt offerings and other offerings, depending on that they might have done that was wrong in the eyes of the Lord. These were set up from the time that Moses had lead the people out of Egypt. (See the book of Leviticus). God doesn’t want careless, selfish, or obligatory offerings. He wants people to worship Him because they want to, not because they feel like they have to. 

6: People want to see miracles, they want to see proof. They want God to come down and show them proof that what they are experiencing on earth with all the joy that material possessions brings is not as good or joyful as what God has for them. 

7: Harvest was an important time in the Jewish culture, because this was when they were able to get food from the land and for all the work that they had done to get to this time. They also celebrated festivals at the beginning and end of the harvest season. They would celebrate with food and drink. King David knows that while these things are good for the health and survival of his people, not even these things should ever be in place of God and all the good things that God can bring. It isn’t the labor or work, but God Himself who is the creator and sustainer of all things, including that of food and drink. David recognizes that God’s joy is so much better than anything else that this world can produce. 

8: King David also knows that God is the God of peace and that no matter what happens in King David’s life, He trusts God with everything, including his own life. There is no fear in King David because he knows that God has got his back. And that brings so much comfort and peace to David’s life that no matter the crazy circumstances going on in his life, he can sleep well knowing that God has got it taken care of. 

Boy, I wish I had this faith. I do not sleep well. Anxiety is a major issue for me. So is my ADHD. There are times where I’ll think about things that I couldn’t get done that I wanted to or needed to, and I’ll just not be able to put it off to the side and sleep. Something that I am going to start doing is giving all my anxieties and cares to God at night. Because, I’ll be honest, I’ll give them to God, but then at some point, I will take them back. 

There is a Hymn that comes to my mind when I think about such things. It is by Edward H. Joy. It’s called All Your Anxiety

V1: Is there a heart o’erbound by sorrow?

Is there a life weighed down by care?

Come to the cross, each burden bearing;

All your anxiety-leave it there. 

Refrain:

All your anxiety, all your care,

Bring to the mercy seat, leave it there,

Never a burden He cannot bear,

Never a friend like Jesus!

V2: No other friend so swift to help you,

No other friend so quick to hear,

No other place to leave your burden,

No other one to hear your prayer. 

Refrain

V3: Come then at once; delay no longer!

Heed His entreaty kind and sweet,

You need not fear a disappointment;

You shall find peace at the mercy seat. 

Refrain. 

Such a powerful song! But as you finish reading this, I want to leave you with this blessing:

May God, in His everlasting mercy, bring comfort and peace and rest to you. In the name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. 

Peace and Blessings,

Cody Marie

[adhdadultstrategies]

I fear that some people may not read all the comments, which are over to the right on the site.  You are missing something.  Here are some great issues that Scott brings up (slightly edited):

Hi Doug, I just realized, in one of those duh moments, that I actually seek out distractions as a way to feel a high, almost like drugs. It is so ingrained in me I’m not sure how to deal with it, but acknowledging it is a good first step. I’m starting to see that a lot of my other problems, not getting work done, piles of stuff that I can’t seem to organize, and not paying attention when listening and at other times, are caused by this getting high off of distraction problem. So now I’m looking for ways to gently turn this habit in a much better direction. Any ideas?

All the best, Scott

Scott is right on.  Sometimes just recognizing there is a problem is a great step, and then identifying it even better.  (Everything in italics is my current comments on the dialog.)

Scott – late getting back to you – procrastination? Not exactly. Didn’t have enough info to address your question. It’s a new concept to me. So, OK, I was procrastinating.

Are you getting high off the distraction thing you are doing? Or are you getting high off the action of distracting?

So not sure yet if my ideas would fit? 1. focus on specific problems, one at a time. which one is most important now? piles or listening or getting work done? then strategies for that one. harder to do much about the general problem of distractability 2. thus also a change of focus and framing, from “I’m distractable” to “I have trouble completing a task,”  for example. There are many strategies for that.

If you let me know, maybe I can come up with more specific ideas This is a great topic and I’ll use it as a post if it’s OK with you. thank you for your comments as always doug

I tend to procrastinate when I’m not sure I can do something, or not sure I can do it well.

  Thanks Doug, I tend to get really excited about “the next thing” whether it is solving some problem with the house or garden or learning about violin varnish or a boat building project or making the ultimate alcohol stove for backpacking. There are millions of “next things” out there and they are way more entertaining than the thing that may be right in front of me. There is so much information available on the internet, especially through YouTube and Amazon, and it is fun to look stuff up and then play with it in my head trying to figure it out. That often leads me to buying books and materials and starting new projects. I don’t always finish those projects or read those books before I’m off on the “next new thing” and the books and materials have tended to pile up in the physical space and the ideas and problems to solve have piled up in my mental space to where it is difficult to get work done or even concentrate without running into the physical or mental stuff of it all. The positive spin on it is the quest for learning and solving problems, the creative impulse. The negative is the mess and distraction. Then there is the seeking for escape, which often happens by dreaming up a new project, searching YouTube or Amazon,… and the cycle continues.One thing I learned, on a YouTube video of all places, is how the internet, in only sometimes rewarding us in our searches, sets us up in an addictive cycle. We get a bigger dopamine response when we might find what we are looking for than when we know we will find what we are looking for. I think that is a big part of the high I get in searching for distractions.My latest strategy has been, just for today, no YouTube or Amazon. It is helping.Yes, use any of this for your blog or whatever.

All the best, Scott

Scott is already coming up with good strategies.  What he describes here is typical ADHD.  The newer thing is the addictive power of technology. I am diligently studying Spanish on a great app, Duolingo (you can get any language on it.)  I don’t have any problem starting, it is scheduled and a daily habit.  But I have trouble getting off of it and moving on.

We are interested in so many things, and so creative.  Blessings of ADHD, and part of the curse.

  In reply to Scott Marckx.

Scott – lots of things going on. One suggestion – make a rule – you will not buy anything the same day, rule is to sleep on it before ordering.

other ideas: utilize the basic strategies – how to finish a task, how to manage distractions. use the search function on the site.

are you using two to do lists?

some things that may help: 1. pick one task to be sure to accomplish each day,a small step, and put it on the calendar. Schedule a week at a time. 2. schedule specific times to work on the task, and limit to 45 minutes per time. 3. schedule specific time for distractions. enjoy. 4. ditto for face book and u tube. schedule. and maybe a couple of days per week with no time for them. 5. Make sure you are not saying “have to” or “should” to yourself. Then distraction would be a rebellion against being controlled.

Again, strategies will be more helpful if you pick one area or problem to work on at a time. the buying, the getting started, the finishing, the piles, not listening, the internet, whatever.

Most people at this point will be saying, “Yes, but -.” Are you hearing that from yourself?

One key point: You seem to have labeled your problem “a problem with distractions.” As you can see, I am suggesting these are actually multiple problems, where distraction may play a secondary part.

Look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for contributing

doug

I see that I’m being repetitive here, but these are basic ADHD strategy principles.  And often, whether or not a problem can be solved depends a lot on how you define the problem.

Links

Distractions

Distractions -“Do This.”

Procrastination – “I can always find something easier and more fun to do instead.”

@addstrategies  #adhd  #add  @dougmkpdp

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So try something different.

Just wait a little longer.

ADHD mind

Is It Distractions? Or Something Else? -An ADHD Dialog with Scott — ADHD Tip O the Day 804 I fear that some people may not read all the comments, which are over to the right on the site.