ADD – ADHD: Goals and Medication
When you have identified a goal that is important to you, you may find that you do not practice good self-care, even though you know that doing so will allow you to be more effective and efficient in working toward your goal. There are many reasons related to your ADHD that may make it challenging to plan for and follow through on taking care of yourself.
It may be helpful to view the practice of self care as being part of your goal, rather than separate from it. One way to do this is to integrate self care, like taking the correct medication, into your plans for reaching your goal by making it one of the performance goals you set to reach your end goal.
Occasionally in my newsletter or blog postings, I will provide opportunities for you to reflect on your level of self-care in several areas and how it may be helping you to reach your goals or getting in the way.
My intention in these postings is not to provide comprehensive information on the benefits of any one particular form of self-care, as there are many resources for this purpose. Rather, my intent is for you answer the following question for yourself: What does it mean to you to take care of yourself in order to operate at your best?
One of the areas of self care is certainly medication. Sometimes, my clients will relate to me stories of their medication having negative side effects or not quite meeting their needs. Yet, some will claim that it is “good enough.” What usually comes out of our conversations is that they do not want to go through the “hassle” of figuring out what would be better. I realize that taking the time to do this puts one more thing on your plate.
How would it help you to become more efficient in reaching your goals, if you were taking the right medication?
If you are not taking medication and are considering it or not taking the right medication, what are you willing to do to make the situation better for yourself?
