People with ADD or ADHD tend to do better if someone else is around.
My wife is back home and I’m glad, but I didn’t unravel or fall apart this time. OK, she wasn’t gone that long, but she was gone longer than the three days that I enjoy. The strategy was to make a schedule on the back of an envelope, and put one or two tasks that I hoped to do for each day. And mostly I did get those accomplished. So I was organized instead of just floundering around. I didn’t drink too much, eat too much, or watch TV and I only played two games of free cell the whole time she was gone. This was better, but I am glad she’s back.
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I used to bribe a friend of mine all the time with free food or booze so she would come over to my house and do her homework, watch TV, listen to music — do whatever it is she was planning on doing anyway — while I wrote papers and stuff like that. I had a debate in French class that I was preparing for one time and I practiced on her and she just nodded and smiled and ignored me, but if she hadn’t been there I probably wouldn’t have practiced at all (or perhaps really quick right before bed). Someone else being around makes me accountable for my actions — so I don’t do crazy stuff like pace around my house for hours or slowly chip off the stucco on my ceiling!!
Long story short, I can sympathize. Sounds like you’ve got quite a strategy to handle your alone time! Mine always ends up in impulsivity and/or disaster.
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thanks for your affirming comment and good examples. but sounds like with your friend your strategy worked, and didnt end up badly? i like your explanation about accountable, or a witness. great.
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