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I've never been diagnosed but I know I have it. I'm 27.
What good cures have you guys found for it? Exercise seems to help, but it's hard to keep exercising, lol.
Cutting out sugary drinks including soda and juice, as well as caffeine probably helps. Getting up early in the morning may help. Reading books probably helps. Eating healthy and taking a multi-vitamin may help. Also, your doctor can check to see if you're deficient on anything in your diet and if you are tell you how to correct it - that could help.
I was diagnosed when I was 16, The shrink gave me pills and that was the worst thing that ever happened to me.
The adderal pills gave me horrible comedowns that would make me really aggressive and angry. I refused to keep taking them and dealt with it. Im 26 now.....
You just have to do things that you are interested in. Anything else your mind may wonder off.
Magazines/books of my interest I can read straight though, VW mags, cars mags, pop. mech., pop science, those keep me interested instead of bored.
Music keeps me busy too.
I like to keep myself busy pn the weekend with little projects all the time.
My hobbies, include working on my car and "modding" it. Any sort of craft will do for me
I have another car project that im building from the shell up. I have old mopeds that I like to work on and buy performance parts for, I have remote control planes that I mess around with, I have the occasional Xbox360 fun, I play poker....
Im a big coffee drinker too, And sometimes it reminds me of the adderal a bit. Because I can work like a machine non stop and harder without losing focus. I work mostly manual labor BTW also.
But I will agree with Mokan on the food thing, I cant stand sugary candy/food and avoid soda when I can. It makes me feel like molasses, like i just ate 10 krispy kreme donuts lol
But I will agree with Mokan on the food thing, I cant stand sugary candy/food and avoid soda when I can. It makes me feel like molasses, like i just ate 10 krispy kreme donuts lol
You mean it makes you sluggish? Because that's how sugary stuff makes me feel. And I also tried adderall and felt it made the problem worse.
Do you have behavioral issues? I mean like, did you get in trouble at school a lot growing up? Also, do you tend to be a social or not so social type of person?
A lot of people think to themselves that they are ADHD when they are in fact pretty normal. It is not in a human beings innate nature to sit down and focus on something that doesn't interest them. Don't think you have a disability because you can't focus on math, or reading, or your boring history teacher. These are in fact within the range of a normal human mind.
I do. I was diagnosed at age 18 when I first saw a therapist for other reasons. My kids have it as well. We all have the inattentive type, no "H".
I have never been on medication and I am the last to be giving advice because I really do struggle on a regular basis. I have just learned how to patch up "life" haphazardly and function enough to get by, but it is always a struggle. People tell me to make lists. I lose lists. People tell me to make lists on the computer. Ok, then I forget they exist. Out of sight, out of mind. I get lost, lose track of time, can't focus unless I have absolute quiet, forget pretty much everything, lose stuff, etc.
I have several tricks... it is absolutely imperative that I have a key "hook" inside the door and my keys now go there every time I walk in but it took years to make myself develop this habit. Likewise my shoes have to be in the exact spot every evening, I set alarms for myself on my phone (thank goodness my phone allows for multiple alarms and calendar notifications) so there is a beep and a note about what I am supposed to be doing next. If I don't obsessively check and re-check things I will forget them (like school stuff, I am a full time student).. I walk around "reciting" under my breath to remember what buildings my classes are in and at what times. It's kind of ridiculous but it's how I have learned to fake like I am organized.
^ I do the same thing with the placement of certain items. like my shoes, wallet, keys, phone, etc. Also stubborn with my thought process and the order of various procedures
Meaning I have to do almost everything the same way and I will not heed advice unless I think its a better way
Try to avoid stuff your find to be boring, and less than interesting/fulfilling and you will never have attention deficit. It's perfectly OK to be absent minded and less than concentrated about most of the crap around me. I'm not a robot zombie. It's just too bad that being a robot zombie is considered a new "normal" (by the folks who hold your meal ticket in their hands). You must adjust your wage slaving arse & mind to meet those requirements and expectations or else.
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