Every time I want to leave the house I have no clue where my keys are. I blame my boyfriend for putting them somewhere without telling me but off course we both know that I am the one who lost them. Usually they are in my jacket, but off course the jacket is never on … Continue reading We Need More Flaws, Diagnosis and Superpowers!
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My lemon is your lime
As a kid you learn the language of your parents and this language gives meaning to the things around you, to this world. Language is a given, it is simple. There is a word for everything there is in this world and you never second guess the name of anything. An apple is an apple, … Continue reading My lemon is your lime
The Ideal Word Count For Someone With ADHD
A graph produced by SGA analysis from the narrative discourse of an ADHD patient, that portrays a clear lack of linearity.Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and narrative discourse in older adults - R. Coelho, P. Mattos, R. Tannocz The first time 30 Days ADHD was found by a search engine was about a year ago by someone … Continue reading The Ideal Word Count For Someone With ADHD
You Don’t But Your Parents!
I recently started schema therapy, also called lifetrap therapy. This kind of therapy believes that the problems we encounter in our adult life, often originate in our childhood, in the early connection or relationship with our parents. The way our parents choose to connect with us, is what we get familiar with, it's what we … Continue reading You Don’t But Your Parents!
Budget Cuts in Health-Care Prevent True Care
In order to manage my ADHD symptoms, I take methylphenidate daily. My medication helps me to slow down the chaos inside my mind and provides me with the ability to kind of feel normal for a few hours a day. My ADHD devil is mostly an expert in overthinking, making everything I do extremely complicated … Continue reading Budget Cuts in Health-Care Prevent True Care
Challenge # 4 – Dopamine
30 7 days of love for ADHD Dopamine is one of the “feel good” chemicals in our brain. Interacting with the pleasure and reward center of our brain, dopamine (along with other chemicals like serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins) plays a vital role in how happy we feel. In addition to our mood, dopamine also affects … Continue reading Challenge # 4 – Dopamine
ADHD and Sex – Balance Between Obsession and Many Distractions
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD, causes a range of symptoms like being distracted, impulsive and unorganised. However, a life with an ADHD brain comes with much more than the well known general list of symptoms. Although ADHD presents itself differently in each brain, the struggles never limit themselves to the inability to sit still. I believe … Continue reading ADHD and Sex – Balance Between Obsession and Many Distractions
Challenge # 3 – Super-Powers
30 7 days of love for ADHD The name Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder comes with a lot of negativity, a long list of struggles and problems. But not everything about ADHD is bad, not every symptom is always a negative one, instead, there are a lot of things that ADHD brains are better at compared to … Continue reading Challenge # 3 – Super-Powers
ADHD is Real, and So is Ritalin
Loving the ADHD devil - DAY 22 I have a love-hate relationship with my medication. I don't like the way I feel when I take my daily dose of methylphenidate, however, on the days I forget to take my medication, I feel far from good as well. With every pill I'm giving away a part … Continue reading ADHD is Real, and So is Ritalin
Challenge # 2 – Distractions
30 7 days of love for ADHD ADHD brains, Attention-Deficit brains, come with many distractions. Devils can not pay attentions to things they're not truly interested in and while trying almost everything else is able to make the devil's mind wonder off to a different topic. This happens in school, at work, in conversations, while … Continue reading Challenge # 2 – Distractions