Valentine's day is fast approaching, and that has me thinking about love and ADHD relationships. I think about love a lot, especially after enduring a divorce. I spent a lot of time after that divorce wondering if love was something I would ever find again. After all, it isn't easy to be in love when … Continue reading 5 Ways ADHD Relationships are Remarkable
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Taking ADHD medication is helpful to the condition, but sometimes getting the prescription feels like an uphill battle. Fighting mental illness can be a little maddening sometimes. We're getting to be pretty good friends, so I'm going to tell you about my HUGE fail the other day. Medication Fail If you didn't know this already, … Continue reading Taking ADHD Medication Is A Complex Process
My New Year?s Resolution Is To Say NO This post contains affiliate links to products that I think you won't want to say no to. đŸ™‚ OK, I?m not a big fan of New Year?s Resolutions. I don?t have a problem with self-improvement in any way, but it should come naturally. I don?t need the … Continue reading My New Year’s Resolution Is To Say No
Chubby. Plus-Sized. Big Girl. Big Boned. I could fill a book with all of the descriptors that I have heard to describe a woman with some extra weight. Of all of the things I have discovered about weight loss, the link between ADHD and obesity was one of my favorites ( another was the percentage … Continue reading ADHD and Weight Loss: Why The Bulge Won’t Budge
ADHD and time management has been a serious challenge for me. My life has been in upheaval for the past five or six years. See, in that time I've had two nervous breakdowns changed jobs four times got married got divorced got diagnosed changed diagnoses and yeah, it has been a lot. Learning how to … Continue reading ADHD and Time: Getting Over CPT
ADHD Symptoms in adults aren't usually detectable until you get to know the person. That's because they're a little harder to spot for the adults than they are in children. Don't believe for a second that the symptoms aren't there, bubbling below the surface. As we grow older and mature, we learn how to disguise … Continue reading ADHD Symptoms In Adults Aren’t Character Flaws
Procrastination sucks. Dealing with procrastination is like navigating a funhouse, full of mirrors, floors that spin, and other obstacles. Living with ADHD isn't so bad, all things considered. . . that is until I do something that requires focus and/or attention. I'm a time blind girl, living in a world that feeds on time like … Continue reading How To Make Peace With Planning And Reduce Procrastination
Have you ever been to jail? Yeah, me neither. But I DO love true crime, and I make it a point to watch a lot of prison shows, like Orange is the New Black. Being diagnosed with ADHD is a lot like entering unfamiliar territory, like a prison. The problem is, we don't get guides. … Continue reading The Ultimate ADHD Guide – 10 Steps To Master Your ADHD
Controversy: ADHD medication, is it necessary? ADHD medication will always be controversial. People like to make simple topics controversial. I like a little controversy myself. As many of you know, my favorite musician was/is/will likely always be Prince. He was a fan of the controversy too. Not only was he a fan, he even wrote … Continue reading ADHD Medication: 3 Counters for the Controversy
Pinterest as therapy? Why not? It's late and we are all tired. Americans have had an emotional week. We said goodbye and we said hello. I don't know what the next four years will bring but I do know this: we can't lose our sense of humor. I need a good laugh. You probably need … Continue reading Pinterest Fails: ADHD
