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Living with ADHD and the Virus: Frustrating — ADHD Tip O the Day 900

Posted on April 21, 2020 by doug with ADHD

ADHD causes many frustrations, and also makes it harder to cope with frustration.  It’s a booger. These last few days have been frustrating,  and it’s not getting any better. Of course, the main issue is this virus situation, with diminished … Continue reading →

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Ouch! Hypersensitivity and ADHD – – – Tip O the Day 809

Posted on November 23, 2017 by doug with ADHD

I know I am hypersensitive. Am I hypersensitive as a symptom of my ADHD? Or have my ADHD problems, including so many screw ups, just made my self-esteem fragile? So is the hypersensitivity an ADHD symptom or a consequence? I … Continue reading →

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In ADHD, Attitude Makes the Difference – But Then, There is Word Power — ADHD Tip O the Day 807

Posted on November 4, 2017 by doug with ADHD

With ADHD, Everything Can Be Difficult But there are strategies to make things less difficult. Last post, I said that my job is difficult, but I love it. What helps me is using the power of words and keeping focus … Continue reading →

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“Hurry!” – An Unpleasant ADHD Attitude— ADHD Tip O the Day 780

Posted on May 4, 2017 by doug with ADHD

Is being in a hurry an integral part of ADHD? Being in a hurry is unpleasant and inefficient.  It is also not based on reality but it’s an attitude.  The attitude generates the feeling, which generates the behavior, or perhaps … Continue reading →

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Attitudes in ADD ADHD – Warning: Intimate Material, Viewer Discretion Advised— ADD Tip O the Day 624

Posted on June 27, 2015 by doug with ADHD

Warning – Intimate Material, Viewer Discretion Advised We with ADD ADHD tend to say, and do, inappropriate things. This material may be inappropriate, but it’s such a good illustration of the effect of attitude that I have to share it. … Continue reading →

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Shannon’s Approach to the ADD ADHD Time Problem — ADD Tip O the Day 614

Posted on May 19, 2015 by doug with ADHD

We’ve Been Talking About Time -and Shannon’s comment was so good I’m just posting it here: “Agreed. Time is a problem! And schedule what’s important! What I’m trying out is putting those things in a non-scheduled category of my todo … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Have Enough Time! – – – ADD Tip O the Day 613

Posted on May 16, 2015 by doug with ADHD

ADD ADHD and Time Pressure Here I am “retired” and still feeling that same old sense of time pressure, the fly wheel constantly spinning inside.  And the damn old voice –“Hurry up!  Rush!  You have so much to do!  You’ll … Continue reading →

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An Excess of Blessings From ADD ADHD – – – ADD Tip O the Day 582

Posted on January 31, 2015 by doug with ADHD

Gifts, Benefits, and Blessings of ADD ADHD Have exhausted this topic for a moment. Got lots of good comments on both sides of the question.  Thank you. But – I am overly blessed with the gifts of creativity and wide … Continue reading →

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The Non-strategy ADD ADHD Strategy — ADD Tip o the Day 485

Posted on April 5, 2014 by doug with ADHD

We need strategies to deal with our ADD ADHD problems, but what if it doesn’t have to be a problem in the first place?  Sometimes it’s our attitude or our assumptions that make something into a problem.  Tom has a … Continue reading →

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Frustration — ADD Tip o the Day 438

Posted on November 14, 2013 by doug with ADHD

This issue is not particularly ADD or ADHD, it’s just human, but my ADD makes it worse – no patience, remember? Things aren’t going quite the way I want, and I’m getting flooded with frustration.  I’m trying hard to control … Continue reading →

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Have A Fantastic Day — ADD Tip o the Day 359

Posted on January 15, 2013 by doug with ADHD

Those of us with ADD or ADHD easily fall into a down mood.  I have a new mantra to help combat that tendency – At night : “Tomorrow is going to be a fantastic day, with many interesting surprises and … Continue reading →

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Whining — Not Really An ADD Tip of the Day 348

Posted on December 7, 2012 by doug with ADHD

Well, Medicare has come out with a new set of regulations, coding and documenting, that will be adopted by all the insurance companies apparently.  The coding is very complicated; even if I didn’t have ADD I’d  have trouble understanding and … Continue reading →

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Victim or Master? —- ADD Tip o the Day 327

Posted on October 10, 2012 by doug with ADHD

Are you a victim of ADD or ADHD?  Or are you a master of it?   I think a lot depends on your attitude, and it is a feedback loop.  The more you see yourself as a victim, the less likely … Continue reading →

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Lots to do — ADD Tip o the day 80

Posted on April 10, 2011 by doug with ADHD

“I have lots to do today”, I’m saying to myself, and I’m feeling overloaded.  So why am I telling myself this lie?  I only have one thing to do- finish this blog post. When I’m finished, I can look at … Continue reading →

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