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re: Adults with ADHD... how do you manage?
Posted on 3/18/19 at 5:48 pm to Masterag
Posted on 3/18/19 at 5:48 pm to Masterag
At work: clear my desk of everything except the one thing I’m working on. Multitasking is a myth. Close my door and turn off my phone if necessary. I keep an ongoing list of current projects on a spreadsheet. Items in red font are things that are waiting on me to do something, and items in black font are items where I’m waiting on something from someone else in order to proceed. Utilize the calendar on your phone to remind you of important dates/appointments. If someone mentions something to me that I need to remember, I will stop them mid conversation while I put it into my calendar. Otherwise, I know that I will forget by the end of the conversation.
With life in general: Make a daily routine and stick with it. I’m naturally scatterbrained AF, so over the years I’ve learned that if I have a consistent routine, I’m more likely to not be all over the place. For each item that you don’t want to be constantly looking for (remote, etc.), have ONE PLACE and one place only where you put it down.
These are the things that work for me. I have no idea if that’s universal or just works for my particular brand of crazy.
With life in general: Make a daily routine and stick with it. I’m naturally scatterbrained AF, so over the years I’ve learned that if I have a consistent routine, I’m more likely to not be all over the place. For each item that you don’t want to be constantly looking for (remote, etc.), have ONE PLACE and one place only where you put it down.
These are the things that work for me. I have no idea if that’s universal or just works for my particular brand of crazy.
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Posted on 3/18/19 at 5:50 pm to Masterag
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Adults with ADHD... how do you manage?
It's a personality trait more than anything, its what allows me to be creative and think of more abstract solutions my colleagues can't.
1) Coffee, it's an stimulant just like ADD medicine.
2) List, so many list. Write down a list at the beginning and end of every day for what you need to accomplish.
3) Take scheduled breaks. Work for 50-55 minutes, when possible, and them take 5-10 minutes for your mind to wander
4) Listen to classical music or songs you have heard 1000 times before, i find this occupies the part of my brain that needs something to do.
5) Do not disturb mode on your phone is a god-send
6) Close your internet browser
7) Practice meditation, it helps be present in the moment and creates discipline.
Focus, like any skill, can be trained. For some its easier than others. It's a muscle you can develop with practice. I'll be honest, if you aren't doing something you love, it will make it that much harder to develop discipline. I have an engineering degree, i was a terrible engineer because i'd get bored. Now I'm a consultant(not engineering) and my work varies all the time, keeps things interesting.
This post was edited on 3/18/19 at 5:52 pm
Posted on 3/18/19 at 5:51 pm to Masterag
As usual the OT is the last place you want to come talk about a mental health issue. Most people still have no clue about different disorders and brain chemistry, you know "just suck it up, and do it".
Posted on 3/18/19 at 5:53 pm to lsutigersFTW
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An adult with ADHD should be taken about as seriously as an adult who chooses to go by the name “Timmy”. It’s like, come on now. It’s time to put this silliness behind you
Everyone laugh at the idiot.
Posted on 3/18/19 at 5:55 pm to Masterag
What?
Did someone ask something?
Oh look, a shiny thing in the sky!
Did someone ask something?
Oh look, a shiny thing in the sky!
Posted on 3/18/19 at 5:57 pm to Masterag
Start with the realization that ADHD is not real
Posted on 3/18/19 at 5:59 pm to bayourougebengal
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Start with the realization that ADHD is not real
Laugh at this other idiot.
Posted on 3/18/19 at 6:02 pm to Masterag
Wear a buttplug all day at work, it keep me focused and attentative.
Posted on 3/18/19 at 6:10 pm to Masterag
That’s not a real thing. It’s an excuse
Posted on 3/18/19 at 6:11 pm to EA6B
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As usual the OT is the last place you want to come talk about a mental health issue.
Wrong. We are experts on every subject.
Posted on 3/18/19 at 6:12 pm to Masterag
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What meds are you on? Is there a big difference with vs without?
Vyvanse. Yes, it's a big difference without but I've been on the same dosage for a few years now. Meaning the med's aren't as big a piece of the puzzle as they used to be.
Read Barry's post well. It takes knowing yourself and discipline whether you're on medication or not. I've incorporated most of what he listed into my daily routine. Most days I game plan on the commute to work.
Posted on 3/18/19 at 6:14 pm to barry
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It's a personality trait more than anything, its what allows me to be creative and think of more abstract solutions my colleagues can't.
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Focus, like any skill, can be trained. For some its easier than others. It's a muscle you can develop with practice. I'll be honest, if you aren't doing something you love, it will make it that much harder to develop discipline. I have an engineering degree, i was a terrible engineer because i'd get bored. Now I'm a consultant(not engineering) and my work varies all the time, keeps things interesting.
You have described my life so accurately it is like I wrote this. It took me a few years to figure out my work situation, and find a career path where I could do something different almost every day, and also have lots of time to think about what I was interested in. When having to study something I had no interest in I found I could focus well for maybe 15 minutes, so I would break up study sessions into short segments. When you do something you love the hyper-focus kicks in, its like you have a photographic memory for the material, and hours pass like minutes. When in that mode I have to force myself to stop and go to sleep. I keep a guitar close by, when I cant focus, I play it for a while, and it seems to calm my thoughts to the point I can go back to my work.
Posted on 3/18/19 at 6:16 pm to Masterag
How many kids with ADHD does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Hey! Wanna go ride bikes!?!
Hey! Wanna go ride bikes!?!
Posted on 3/18/19 at 6:17 pm to Masterag
I take Vyvanse. It helps somewhat, but I still have to force myself to avoid distractions.
At work, I make a master list each week of every single task, adding things as soon as they come to my attention so I don’t forget. Each day, I pick the priorities from the master list and make those my daily tasks.
Getting enough sleep and exercise also help.
At work, I make a master list each week of every single task, adding things as soon as they come to my attention so I don’t forget. Each day, I pick the priorities from the master list and make those my daily tasks.
Getting enough sleep and exercise also help.
Posted on 3/18/19 at 6:25 pm to Evil Little Thing
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It helps somewhat, but I still have to force myself to avoid distractions.
I think that’s everybody though. If you don’t take the meds what happens, are you unable to finish a task or something? Serious question I’m not trying to put you down over it or anything. I think dealing with outside distractions is a reality of life though for everyone so don’t really understand the adhd part over that. I’m constantly checking TD all day while I work, little mental breaks like that seem to help me.
Posted on 3/18/19 at 6:28 pm to Masterag
Don’t drink a lot of caffeine.
Keep the stress off at work.
Don’t eat a lot of chocolate.
Watch funny shows/movies/stand-up comics.
Pray in the morning, at night and before meals.
If you do these things, you’ll be cured of ADHD and anything else negative with your biology.
Keep the stress off at work.
Don’t eat a lot of chocolate.
Watch funny shows/movies/stand-up comics.
Pray in the morning, at night and before meals.
If you do these things, you’ll be cured of ADHD and anything else negative with your biology.
Posted on 3/18/19 at 6:31 pm to DCtiger1
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That’s not a real thing. It’s an excuse
I used to think the same. Even after a diagnosis by 2 psychs years ago. But a time comes when you have to face reality and come to grips with the fact that your brain does work differently than most of your peers and there is something abnormal that is the cause.
Posted on 3/18/19 at 6:34 pm to Masterag
It's called grow up and actually be an adult. And maybe hold a grudge against your parents for being lazy and weak when dealing with a normal child.
Posted on 3/18/19 at 6:39 pm to Masterag
Non-medicine:
Resistance exercise which for me is lots of pushups, squats etc. I find it has helped me in that it allows me to dump a lot of my restless energy into it.
Medicine: I avoid the prescription medication - to each their own. I have had some benefit from acetyl-l-carnitine; in my experience it gives me an improved ability to focus that feels clean, unlike my experience with prescription meds. I also use L-Theanine combined with whatever caffeine source I’m consuming, and that helps tremendously with focus.
Resistance exercise which for me is lots of pushups, squats etc. I find it has helped me in that it allows me to dump a lot of my restless energy into it.
Medicine: I avoid the prescription medication - to each their own. I have had some benefit from acetyl-l-carnitine; in my experience it gives me an improved ability to focus that feels clean, unlike my experience with prescription meds. I also use L-Theanine combined with whatever caffeine source I’m consuming, and that helps tremendously with focus.
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