For adults with ADHD communicating can be a veritable landmine at times. saying what you do not mean talking too little talking too much not being able to follow a conversation feeling overwhelmed getting distracted Sound familiar? You are not alone. These are common communication challenges when you have ADHD. Of course, some of the challenges may be due to differences in communication styles or the difficulties the other person has in communicating. And some… Continue reading…
ADD and Anger: Is It Getting In Your Way?
Some rights reserved by dereksemmler One of the hallmark symptoms of ADD is the struggle with managing emotions, such as anger. If you answer yes to the questions below, your anger may be getting in your way. Do you tend to wear your emotions on your sleeve, but would rather not? Do you go from 0-100 mph in a split second and wonder how you got there so fast? Do you become frustrated with others… Continue reading…
Do You Know How to Manage Your Impulsiveness…and Actually Get What You Want?
Usually I reserve book recommendations for the recommendation section. But William Ury’s book, The Power of a Positive No : How to Say No and Still Get to Yes, is potentially so transformative that I wanted to share with you a bit of what I distilled after reading it and using the suggested strategies. The step by step process he sets out can help you set your boundaries (say NO) based on your values… Continue reading…
ADD and Stress: How Do You Manage?
This past week I was faced with a complex situation involving my daughter where I needed to think clearly, dispassionately and swiftly. I wanted to share a bit of this with you because I know how challenging it can be for someone with ADD to process this way in the best of circumstances. Lessons Learned In my efforts to respond to this, I learned or confirmed some important lessons. 0
Do You Know How To Use Your Anger?
Like a fire that grows beyond what you need to give you warmth and light, anger can grow beyond its ability to serve you. You can choose to use it or extinguish it. For some with ADD, anger can get in your way. Don’t let anger get in your way! Anger Is Useful Use it first! To be human means to feel anger at injustices and wrongdoing. Anger, the feeling, is not bad or… Continue reading…
If You Have AD/HD, Do You Follow These Seven Steps?
Can you remember a situation where you believe that you have been clear in your communication, and listened carefully to the other person? Yet, you still left the encounter feeling frustrated, angry, sad or demoralized? In typical AD/HD fashion, you may start ruminating about the incident to the extent that it takes up so much of your “head space” that you have little time to think of anything else. It may even end up… Continue reading…
ADHD – ADD: The Communication Conundrum
Many of us with AD/HD have bouts of miscommunication, which may be attributed to how our AD/HD symptoms, like impulsiveness, inattention and being sensitive, may manifest themselves.While we may work hard to ensure that we are understood, we can end up feeling misunderstood at times. It can be quite a quandary, and may take some time to unravel. In fact, it may seem almost like a chicken and egg scenario. In this post I am… Continue reading…