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Trenbolone ordering wrote on 19 December 2023 at 13:05

Liebes Team von ADHD kenmerken, ich möchte meine Anerkennung für eure informative Seite/Plattform zum Ausdruck bringen. Eure Bemühungen, die Kenntnisse über ADHS zu verbreiten und Betroffenen sowie ihren Familien zu helfen, sind bewundernswert. Es ist beeindruckend zu sehen, wie ihr durch eure Informationen und euren Support dazu beitragt, das Verständnis für ADHS zu fördern. Die Sensibilität und das Fachwissen, das ihr in eure Arbeit einfließen lasst, ist äußerst hilfreich. Vielen Dank für euren Einsatz und eure Hingabe, um Betroffenen und deren Angehörigen zu helfen. Eure Arbeit ist eine wertvolle Ressource für diejenigen, die nach Informationen und Unterstützung im Zusammenhang mit ADHS suchen.

Liebes Team von ADHD features,

ich möchte meine Anerkennung für eure informative Seite/Plattform zum Ausdruck bringen. Eure Bemühungen, die Kenntnisse über ADHS zu verbreiten und Betroffenen sowie ihren Familien zu helfen, sind bewundernswert.

Es ist beeindruckend zu sehen, wie ihr durch eure Informationen und euren Support dazu beitragt, das Verständnis für ADHS zu fördern. Die Sensibilität und das Fachwissen, das ihr in eure Arbeit einfließen lasst, ist äußerst hilfreich.

Vielen Dank für euren Einsatz und eure Hingabe, um Betroffenen und deren Angehörigen zu helfen. Eure Arbeit ist eine wertvolle Ressource für diejenigen, die nach Informationen und Unterstützung im Zusammenhang mit ADHS suchen.... Collapse

Catherine from Kampen wrote on 30 September 2020 at 10:38

For six months now I have known that I have ADHD-C. After the initial relief (so that's why I think the way I do!) came sadness (so much was not my "fault" it was just my constitution...). Unfortunately, I am not allowed Ritalin because of glaucoma. LTO3 was the solution. And yes, it works. Initially, I felt like the "tame" version of myself. Peace in my head and in my day and I wondered if I wanted to become "tame". I was missing my dynamism. Skipped a day and immediately I was stiff with adrenaline again. Soon back to the LTO3. Not addictive perhaps but a welcome new version of myself.

H@ns from Huissen wrote on 3 August 2020 at 13:09

A few weeks back, I was told by the psychologist (I kept running into things I wanted to get rid of) that I had a lot of ADD traits. Fine, I thought, whatever. In the evening I did some reading here and what a discovery..... I read why I think as I thought, act as I did, perceive as I perceived and so on. What a revelation, I was as I was and I am as I am..... No longer a stumbling block on my own leg.... What I will do with/on/against it, no idea. First enjoy my "redemption" and awareness of my past struggles with myself and the rest..... Thnx for all the insights and revelations. Greetz H@ns

A few weeks back, I was told by the psychologist (I kept running into things I wanted to get rid of) that I had a lot of ADD traits. Fine, I thought, whatever. In the evening I did some reading here and what a discovery..... I read why I think as I thought, act as I did, perceive as I perceived and so on. What a revelation, I was as I was and I am as I am..... No longer a stumbling block on my own leg.... What I will do with/on/against it, no idea. First enjoy my "redemption" and awareness of my past struggles with myself and the rest.....
Thnx for all the insights and revelations.

Greetz H@ns... Collapse

Kaatje Weijdema from Darp wrote on 3 June 2019 at 17:23

Hi I'm Kaatje. For quite a few years now I have known that I am a Hsper. After a lot of struggling I have come to accept that it is me and that it is also very beautiful. 3years ago my patner was told he has add. For him it is still a fight. Together we put our shoulders to the wheel so we can enjoy being ourselves. Because I was looking for good information, I came across this site. With all the tips we can make progress. I found out that many characteristics are the same. Because I am very sensitive, I can detect more quickly when my partner gets stuck. So I can help him in his process of accepting it. This is my story in a nutshell. Kind regards Kaatje

Hi I'm Kaatje.
For quite a few years now, I have known that I am a Hsper. After a lot of struggling, I have come to accept that I am and that it is also very beautiful. 3years ago my patner was told he has add. For him it is still a fight. Together we put our shoulders to the wheel so we can enjoy being ourselves. Because I was looking for good information, I came across this site. With all the tips we can make progress. I found out that many characteristics are the same. Because I am very sensitive, I can detect more quickly when my partner gets stuck. So I can help him in his process of accepting it. This is my story in a nutshell. Kind regards Kaatje Collapse

Hans Arendsen from Glabbek wrote on 30 May 2019 at 09:31

I have ADHD and a few months ago I went to see a new doctor. he asked me what I weighed and how tall I was and wrote me a prescription for concerta in an insanely high dosage of well over 100mg, I started taking it until a few days later I suddenly felt very weird, I couldn't get up from the sofa if I was standing anywhere I fell over and I became incontinent. My girlfriend sent for the doctor who examined me but couldn't find anything. I did have to go to hospital for a CT scan, on those images they saw that a vein in my head was blocked.That's called a stroke, I learned then, From then on it was hospital in and hospital out for all kinds of tests, an EEG which is a brain test, which was good.Pictures of my heart, along the front went easy but for the back I had to swallow an endoscope. ok good. teon an eggo of my carotid arteries, also fine. I also had to walk around with wires on my chest and a box for 24 hours because they wanted to see if my heart was beating regularly, and it was. Then the professors scratched behind the ears, where would this stroke come from today. Then I made them read the leaflet of Concerta and the tears fell from their eyes a high dose of this medication can cause serious conditions like stroke. It is not weird that my now banned from taking Concerta anymore but myself and my friend missed it. Now I ordered a bottle of LTO3 and now I take 3 pills daily and it works.

I have ADHD and a few months ago I went to see a new doctor. he asked me what I weighed and how tall I was and wrote me a prescription for concerta in an insanely high dosage of well over 100mg, I started taking it until a few days later I suddenly felt very weird, I couldn't get up from the sofa if I was standing anywhere I fell over and I became incontinent. My friend had the doctor come and he examined me but couldn't find anything. I did have to go to hospital for a CT scan, on those images they saw that a vein in my head was blocked.That's called a stroke, I learned then,
From then on it was hospital in and hospital out for all kinds of tests, an EEG, which is a brain test, which was good.Photos of my heart, from the front was easy but for the back I had to swallow an endoscope. ok good. teon an eggo of my carotid arteries, also fine. I also had to walk around for 24 hours with wires on my chest and a box because they wanted to see if my heart was beating regularly, and it was. Then the professors scratched behind the ears, where would this stroke come from today. Then I made them read the leaflet of Concerta and the tears fell from their eyes a high dose of this medication can cause serious conditions like stroke. It is not weird that my now banned from taking Concerta anymore but myself and my friend missed it. Now I ordered a bottle of LTO3 and now I take 3 pills daily and it works.... Collapse

Niek from Emmeloord wrote on 26 November 2018 at 09:52

It is not us who are missing something but the others who are missing something. For me, being healthy and happy come first. These two therefore go hand in hand I think. In my view, most of society seems to have another goal in mind and that is their work and money. I see married couples living alongside each other and families whose children are more in care than at home. People bent over backwards to pay their expensive mortgage or pay off their car. Strange, then, that they choose this even though it makes them unhappy. People who consume food and know beforehand that it is very bad for them. They may be eating what contains poison actually but if you show them the probiotic Kefir, for example, there are many who stumble backwards and don't even think of taking it. Strange really that people then actually take the poison with mouth watering and abhor the healthy. Not that I never eat Chips, mind you. In any case, I often fail to understand other people and their reasons for doing certain things. What I do find is that many causes are also to be found in the society we live in. My compliments for this website.

It is not us who are missing something but the others who are missing something.

For me, being healthy and happy come first.
The two therefore go hand in hand I think.
In my view, most of society seems to have another goal in mind and that is their job and money. I see married couples living alongside each other and families whose children are in care more than at home. People bent over backwards to pay their expensive mortgage or pay off their car. Strange, then, that they choose this even though it makes them unhappy. People who consume food and know beforehand that it is very bad for them. They may be eating that which contains poison actually but if you show them the probiotic Kefir, for example, then many of them are stern and would not think of taking this.
Strange really that one then actually takes the poison with mouth watering and abhors the healthy. Not that I never eat Chips, mind you.
In any case, I often don't understand other people at all and what their motives are for certain things. What I do find is that many causes are also down to the society we live in. My compliments for this website.... Collapse

Alicia Black from Zwolle wrote on 29 October 2018 at 16:43

Hello all! I am a creative entrepreneur/drawer (33yrs). Happily married and have 2 little girls. It has been a month since I found out that I have many similarities with ADD. I feel good with this discovery and it is already having a positive effect. I am getting better at even tidying up, planning, housework (hopefully permanently too ;) and the relationship/communication with my husband is also improving. The book on the Davincies of our time, I also find immensely interesting. I finally feel I can go deeper, in terms of personal development. At the same time, I also have more and more questions (to which google also has no direct answer, or maybe I don't know the right questions to ask. Yesterday I was looking for the difference between ADD and giftedness/HB. The characteristics overlap quite a bit and now I am wondering, do I have both or 1 of the 2. From those around me I am advised to get a diagnosis, but I prefer to do that in the new year. It is fun and also exhausting to sort everything out. I always seem to have the rarest things coming my way and literally live out-the-box. Both a gift and a burden. Fortunately, I have a positive attitude, so I get by. I'd love to hear if anyone else recognises themselves in this as well. Greetings Alicia

Hello all!

I am a creative entrepreneur/drawer (33yrs). Happily married and have 2 little girls. It has been a month since I found out that I have many similarities with ADD. I feel good with this discovery and it is already having a positive effect. I am getting better at even tidying up, planning, housekeeping (hopefully permanently too ;) and the relationship/communication with my husband is also improving.

The book on the Davincies of our time, I also find immensely interesting. I finally feel I can go into more depth, in terms of personal development. At the same time, I also have more and more questions (to which google also has no direct answer, or maybe I don't know the right questions to ask.

Yesterday I was looking for the difference between ADD and giftedness/HB. The characteristics overlap quite a bit and now I am wondering, do I have both or 1 of the 2. From those around me, I am advised to get a diagnosis, but I prefer to do that in the new year.

Figuring everything out is fun and also exhausting. I always seem to have the rarest things coming my way and literally live out-the-box. Both a gift and a burden.

Fortunately, I have a positive attitude, so I'll manage.

I'd love to hear if anyone else identifies with this.

Greetings Alicia... Collapse

Jaques from Eindhoeven wrote on 27 July 2018 at 15:00

Dear reader One of my own sayings is being stubborn is not a bad thing if you are right and don't hurt others with it. Yes, I live my own life and arrange it in a way that makes me happy and gives me happy moments. I am creative in e.g. bringing the right people together to get them to make great presentations, either personally or in teams. All this does mean, however, that I overshoot myself and want to reset in time. If I forget this or have to continue due to circumstances it goes less with and I close myself off and disappear e.g. a few days in hotel sin count and without letting my beloved know anything . Selfish I don't know Ht I . Eem myself in protection . I do realise afterwards (it's a nice place to live) that this worries the people I love very much. The other day this happened again and I promised to seek help and. I took a test by Karin windt and visited a psychologist. This one indicated with all probability ADD . We are now looking for a centre where I will be tested. Just this discovery alone gives peace of mind and many answers are answered about min life . Yes that I am a go-getterbbn . Ier finish everything but hand it over so that others continue with it (which I enjoy) thinking outside the lines and having an exciting and enterprising life and I sometimes for me boring a monotonous people do not understand and occasionally the k boo do they do this (peace ) yes it will be alright where I think I am running into now is that me Body. no longer runs in sync with.... Read more

Dear reader

One of my own sayings is being stubborn is not a bad thing if you are right and don't hurt others with it. Yes, I live my own life and arrange it in a way that makes me happy and gives me happy moments. I am creative in e.g. bringing the right people together to get them to make great presentations, either personally or in teams. However, all this means that I get ahead of myself and want to retire on time. If I forget this or have to continue due to circumstances it goes less with and I close myself off and disappear e.g. a few days in hotel sin count and without letting my beloved know anything . Selfish I don't know Ht I . Eem myself in protection . I do realise afterwards (it's a nice place to live) that this worries the people I love very much. The other day this happened again and I promised to seek help and. I took a test by Karin windt and visited a psychologist. This one indicated with all probability ADD . We are now looking for a centre where I will be tested. Just this discovery alone gives peace of mind and many answers are answered about min life . Yes that I am a go-getterbbn . Ier finishing everything but handing it over so others can continue with it (which I enjoy) thinking outside the lines, having an exciting and enterprising life and sometimes for me I don't understand boring a monotonous people and sometimes the k boo do they do this (peace ) yes it will be alright where I think I am running into now is that me Body. no longer runs in sync with my thoughts and it is time to accept this . I am already looking forward to where I am next year (patience haha) with or without meds , help . An friends , girlfriend , children .parents etc .even though it is hard to explain let alone be understood that for them normal daily weekly habits are assignments for me . All in all I live me life and look forward with all enthusiasm to my quest .... Collapse

Nynke Drost from Zaanstad wrote on 5 October 2017 at 10:55

HI Jochem, Thanks in advance for helping me. I looked at your site, there is idd a lot of information there for me.

HI Jochem,

Thanks in advance for helping me. I looked at your site, there is idd a lot of information there for me.... Collapse

Ria van Middelkoop from Mijdrecht wrote on 5 July 2017 at 21:50

My daughter used to be diagnosed with ADHD, which I found strange: she was not hyperactive at all, but very sensitive. I tried to give her guidelines on how to deal with it, which did not always go well. Now she is an adult and has a friend who understands and helps her very well. She sought help again because she became more aggressive. Now she understands it better and had herself tested again to find out where she stands now and to my surprise, she was told that she has ADD and was given a counselor who will help her with letters from the uwv and where she can vent her heart so she doesn't become more aggressive. I am very proud of her, I gave her a boss who is now coming into her own. Also thanks to my son-in-law who is always there for her.

My daughter used to be diagnosed with ADHD, which I found strange: she was not hyperactive at all, but very sensitive. I tried to give her guidelines on how to deal with it, which did not always go well.
Now she is an adult and has a boyfriend who understands and helps her very well. She herself sought help again because she became more aggressive . To my surprise, she was told that she has ADD and that she has a counselor who will help her with letters to the uwv and where she can pour her heart out so she doesn't become more aggressive.
Am very proud of her have given her a bazes which is now coming into its own. Also thanks to my son-in-law who is always there for her.... Collapse

Nicolette wrote on 11 June 2017 at 17:37

If you call yourself Jochem, I hereby call myself Nicolette (28 years old). Exactly for the same reasons ;)! What an interesting and informative site you have put up! Very practical tips and as an ADD/HSP, I am a big fan of them. I recognise myself in your storyline which is quite a relief to read. So huge thanks for that because sometimes I feel like such a loner among all the sheep. I've been trying to find balance for over five years now. Only because of the ADD it all takes a bit longer and I get distracted again a bit too quickly by all sorts of things. I have read books on HSP and other subjects, which I can definitely identify with, but on forums I notice that they are a bit of a complainer, the 'floating bitches'. Very nice to read that you turn it into something positive. Because let's face it, no day is the same! I have ordered the LTO3 and am going to test it out. I'm actually anti-medication myself and believe in a good balance between nutrition sports and structure. It's only the high pressure at work and the irregular shifts that make it hard for me to concentrate, and sometimes I still struggle with ADD symptoms. Who knows, maybe this will help for now and give a set for a while. I will be promoting your site on this one!!! :) ..

If you call yourself Jochem, I hereby call myself Nicolette (28 years old). Exactly for the same reasons ;)!
What an interesting and informative site you have put up! Very practical tips and as an ADD'er/HSP'er I am a big fan of them. I recognise myself in your storyline which is quite a relief to read. So huge thanks for that because sometimes I feel like such a loner among all the sheep. I've been trying to find balance for over five years now. Only because of the ADD it all takes a bit longer and I get distracted again a bit too quickly by all sorts of things. I have read books on HSP and other subjects, which I can definitely identify with, but on forums I notice that they are a bit of a complainer, the 'floating bitches'. Very nice to read that you turn it into something positive. Because let's face it, no day is the same! I have ordered the LTO3 and am going to test it out. I'm actually anti-medication myself and believe in a good balance between nutrition sports and structure. It's only the high pressure at work and the irregular shifts that make it hard for me to concentrate, and sometimes I still struggle with ADD symptoms. Who knows, maybe this will help for now and give a set for a while. I will be promoting your site on this one!!! :)

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Angelina from Brunssum wrote on 28 May 2017 at 12:49

I am super happy to know about this website. It gives me courage, I don't feel lonely here and am happy with the encouragement that I am allowed to have my own feelings, experiences and views. Even if they differ from the average person. Grateful greetings, Angelina.

Ellen wrote on 18 September 2016 at 12:17

Hi Jochem, I happened to land on your page via a search on fb and so started reading your story. I don't react quickly to such stories, but your story really struck me. I don't know if you are effectively 29 or not, but if so, you seem older and wiser. I'm also glad I hit your site by chance and indeed not a complaints site. I'm not the type that seeks extremes and challenges, but I have a series of diagnoses of which I sometimes think: when someone sees these listed, they think I'm in psychiatry in a straitjacket and am not capable of anything anymore or am constantly talking nonsense, whereas I'm just 'different' and no more than that. I have also developed fibromyalgia, suffered from chronic depression since childhood, my health is also deteriorating over the years but in recent years I have also come to realise that a lot is in food and in other things than the 'science' promotes. So thank you for sharing your story, for me it's a boost at a difficult time, which makes the feeling of hopelessness go a long way and gives me courage again! Merci!!! Greetings, Ellen

Bye Jochem,

I happened to land on your page through a search on fb and so started reading your story. I don't react quickly to such stories, but your story really struck me. I don't know if you are effectively 29 or not, but if so, you seem older and wiser. I'm also glad I hit your site by chance and indeed not a complaints site. I'm not the type that seeks extremes and challenges, but I have a series of diagnoses of which I sometimes think: when someone sees these listed, they think I'm in psychiatry in a straitjacket and am not capable of anything anymore or am constantly talking nonsense, whereas I'm just 'different' and no more than that. I've also developed fibromyalgia, suffered from chronic depression since childhood, my health has also deteriorated over the years, but in recent years I've also come to realise that a lot is in food and in other things than the 'science' promotes.
So thank you for sharing your story, for me it's a boost at a difficult time, which makes the feeling of hopelessness go a long way and gives me courage again! Merci!!!

Greetings,
Ellen... Collapse

Sanne Jans from Zoetermeer wrote on 19 April 2016 at 19:08

Jochem, this really is the best website ever!!! You have thought of everything. Super handy for me! ? I am totally happy woeeiii! X San

Jochem, this really is the best website ever!!! You have thought of everything. Super handy for me! ? I am totally happy woeeiii! X San... Collapse

Joop Engelaar from Borne wrote on 7 March 2016 at 16:50

Am curious to see what I find out here. Look forward to it!

Wonder what I will find out here.
Looking forward to it!.... Collapse

Miranda Heijtink from vogelwaarde (Zeeland Flanders) wrote on 29 February 2016 at 21:48

Hello Jochem, thanks for the tips. I signed up to get some tips and guidance, it's not so much for me but my husband, son and daughter are all known to have adhd. Recently my daughter was also diagnosed with adhd, which I didn't expect in her case but thought she didn't know how to deal with emotions. Now she is also coached in this, but what I sometimes come up against is that all three of them can talk about the same subject, but one thinks in pictures, the other can tell, while I see that they are talking about the same subject. I hope to learn more through this site. And how others deal with this who have adhd. I would in any case like to thank you for the tips you provide. Kind regards, Miranda

Hello Jochem, thanks for the tips. I signed up to get some tips and guidance, it's not so much for me but my husband, son and daughter are all known to have adhd. Recently my daughter was also diagnosed with adhd, which I didn't expect in her case but thought she didn't know how to deal with emotions. Now she is also coached in this, but what I sometimes come up against is that all three of them can talk about the same subject, but one thinks in pictures, the other can tell, while I see that they are talking about the same subject. I hope to learn more through this site. And how others deal with this who have adhd. In any case, I want to thank you for the tips you provide.
yours sincerely,
Miranda... Collapse

Hilde Uytdewilgen from Schoten - Antwerp wrote on 10 February 2016 at 15:49

Hello Jochem, Thanks in advance for all the effort, time and energy you put into supporting people with HSP and/or ad(h)d in this way. I myself have always known I am "different" and think differently, much more deeply than most people. Learning to live with this is a daily battle with myself. As an HSP child, I grew up in a family where there was always a negative and aggressive atmosphere. Due to my low self-esteem, I was never able to develop or discover abilities in myself that I must have had during my childhood. No positive feedback from my parents or genuine interest shown in hobbies I was good at or a school education for which I would have been motivated. I was intelligent enough, achieved very good grades and was a well-behaved, quiet and very dutiful student. My one-year-older sister took economics in high school and my mother automatically assumed that I followed that same boring direction. For her, it was the easiest practically speaking, and although she knew that I was unhappy during my childhood, she never stopped or thought that a different choice of studies in a different school would have suited her daughter's character better. Since my own family mainly only thinks very rationally and scientifically, I have been very interested for a few years now in the -till now- knowledge about how our brain and nervous system works! Of course, I am not capable of understanding everything I read about here. But I really hope that within x-number of years there will be scientific data and studies that can prove that these... Read more

Hello Jochem,

Thank you in advance for all the effort, time and energy you put into helping people with HSP and/or
ad(h)d in this way. I myself have always known that I
"different" and think differently, much deeper in fact than most people. Learning to live with this is a daily battle with myself. As an HSP child, I grew up in a family where there was always a negative and aggressive atmosphere. Due to my low self-esteem, I was never able to develop or discover abilities in myself that I must have had during my childhood. No positive feedback from my parents or genuine interest shown in hobbies I was good at or a school education for which I would have been motivated. I was intelligent enough, achieved very good grades and was a well-behaved, quiet and very dutiful student. My one-year-older sister took economics in high school and my mother automatically assumed that I followed that same boring direction. For her, it was the easiest practically and although she knew that I was unhappy during my childhood, she never stopped or thought that a different choice of studies in a different school would have suited her daughter's character better.
Since my own family mainly only thinks very rationally and scientifically, I have been very interested for a few years now in the -till now- knowledge about the functioning of our brain and nervous system! Of course, I am not capable of understanding everything I read about here. But I really hope that within x-number of years there will be scientific data and studies proving that this "character trait" can cause someone a lot of suffering if a parent, teacher or educator handles a child who is HS in a completely wrong way. We give far too little thought to the position of power these people hold over a child. Primary school teachers in particular should definitely take this into account that HS exists in order to intervene in time before these children's self-confidence is too badly affected.
The media should also react more positively to this so that older people too are still open to it. In the meantime, I wish you many more positive reactions with everything you are doing. It gives us a lot of support and satisfaction to be able to read and learn how to deal with ourselves in the best way!

Greetings, Hilde.... Collapse

Anna wrote on 19 November 2015 at 20:05

Hello Jochem ! I am glad that on earth there are people like you . Allowing us with hsp , ADD and ADHD to feel at home . Thanks for the inspiring site ! Greetings Anna.

Hello Jochem!
I am glad there are people like you on earth . Allowing us with hsp , ADD and ADHD to feel at home . Thanks for the inspiring site ! Greetings Anna.... Collapse

ingrid wrote on 19 August 2015 at 16:19

Hello , my name is Ingrid . Mother of 2 a daughter 11 ppd-nos and son 9 ADHD and myself also ADHD. Six months ago I didn't trust my son's mood and started looking for help outside the mental health services. I ended up at the Groot mentaal beter foundation without me knowing, Sander was the doctor there at first he started talking about concerta but that was soon over because I didn't want another one. I did buy LTO3 and Sander agreed. With my son it didn't do much however my daughter is there too she came up with it herself so before the holidays I switched her to lto3 she is doing super. Her anger is no more or less with aggression, she talks about what,where and how it feels. I am very happy with it and we are going for it. My daughter and son are back to how they were before their medication and that is their own self and I find that more important than what others think. What and how they are unique and they are allowed to be. Greetings from a proud mum and thank you, Jochem, for winning me over.

Hello , my name is Ingrid .
Mother of 2 a daughter 11 ppd-nos and son 9 ADHD and myself also ADHD.
Six months ago, I didn't trust my son's mood and started looking for help outside the mental health services. I ended up at the Groot mentaal beter foundation without knowing it, Sander was the doctor there. I did buy LTO3 and Sander agreed. With my son it didn't do much however my daughter is there too she came up with it herself so before the holidays I switched her to lto3 she is doing super. Her anger is no more or less with aggression, she talks about what,where and how it feels. I am very happy with it and we are going for it. My daughter and son are back to how they were before their medication and that is their own self and I find that more important than what others think. What and how they are unique and they are allowed to be. Greetings from a proud mum and thanks to Jochem you won me over.... Collapse

Ar wrote on 1 August 2015 at 10:12

Hello Jochum. I want to let you know through this message that I find your informative site enriching. Your own story (about me) is like two drops of water on my own application. I read through your site in small chunks(concentration problem) Now I have been in reset mode for quite some time with bad and good days. Thank you for sharing the tips and experiences. PS at a later stage would like to send you my experience.

Bye Jochum.

I want to let you know through this message that I find your informative site enriching. Your own story(about me) is like 2 drops of water on application of myself. I read through your site in small pieces(concentration problem) Now I have been in reset mode for quite some time with bad and good days.

Thank you for sharing the tips and experiences.

PS at a later stage would like to send you my experience.... Collapse

pieternel wrote on 29 June 2015 at 08:40

Searching and searching the internet for information, I landed on this site! It really has become THE site!!! I recognise myself so much in so many things I read on it!!! The nicest thing is to get information about ADD from someone who knows what they are talking about, because it is their own experience! Greetings Pieternel

Searching and searching the internet for information, I came across this site!
It really has become THE site!!! I recognise myself so much in so many things I read on it!!! The nicest thing is to get information about ADD from someone who knows what they are talking about, because they are their own experiences! Greetings Pieternel... Collapse

sonja wrote on 23 June 2015 at 11:28

Just came and looked at the site,a feast of recognition and acknowledgement for my daughters

Just came and looked at the site,a feast of recognition and acknowledgement for my daughters.... Collapse

yvon wrote on 17 April 2015 at 19:22

Hi all and anita, I just read your post read above mine .my son has now started lto3.....I have a completely different child it seems...He is happy and as he says himself ...The restlessness in his body and head is gone...He can concentrate better and especially at school.He is also more part.of the family and no longer flees immediately to his ps or computer to game. Lovely to see that and even nicer for him that he feels good about himself again . Because that's what it's all about at the end of the day.it is striking that little or nothing is known about it among social workers....but I tell them about it and refer them all to your Site jochem...... one more thing ...Mike got his driving licence ...failed twice and I'm sure lto3 helped him the 3rd time. even his driving instructor noticed that he was more concentrated.....and calmer. Today he picked up his licence and on the way back I sat next to him ....Mike behind the wheel and me next to him ..So proud of my boy! !!!! Happy weekend all greetings yvon

Hi all and anita,
I just read your post read above mine .my son has now started lto3.....I have a completely different child it seems...He is happy and as he says himself ...The restlessness in his body and head is gone...He can concentrate better and especially at school.He is also more part.of the family and no longer immediately flees to his ps or computer to game. Wonderful to see that and even nicer for him that he feels good about himself again .
Because in the end that's what it's all about.It does stand out that little to nothing is known about it among social workers....but I tell the Door and refer them all to your Site jochem......
just this
...Mike got his driving licence ...failed 2x and I am sure lto3 helped him the 3rd time.
Even his driving instructor noticed he was more focused.....and calmer.
Today he picked up his proof and on the way back I sat next to him ....Mike behind the wheel and I next to him
..So proud of my canker! !!!!
Happy weekend all greetings yvon.... Collapse

anita wrote on 31 March 2015 at 12:54

hello, i just read ivon's story, my son is 16 and we have been struggling for 2 years with what could be going on, on friday we will get the results whether he has pddnos or asperger, but also the symptoms of add are very recognisable, he is very sensitive and it is just chaos in his head, if he goes to school 2 days in a week I'm already happy, I'm also thinking about ordering lt03 , he has been sitting at home for 3 days now with chaos in his head and nothing can help him, he just sits behind his mobile or xbox all day and that's his way of cutting himself off from the outside world and finding peace for himself.

hello, i just read ivon's story, my son is 16 and we have been struggling for 2 years with what could be going on, on friday we will get the results whether he has pddnos or asperger, but also the symptoms of add are very recognisable, he is very sensitive and it is just chaos in his head, if he goes to school 2 days in a week I am already happy, I am also thinking about ordering lt03 , he has been sitting at home for 3 days now with chaos in his head and nothing can help him, he just sits behind his mobile phone or xbox all day and that is his way of cutting himself off from the outside world and finding peace for himself.... Collapse

Yvon wrote on 18 March 2015 at 11:12

Hi jochem You have no idea how happy I am with you ...by chance I read on facebook the piece about add ...the pieces fell together at once ...It was as if I was reading my son's profile . ...exactly as he is ...feelings of guilt also came into play and I really thought ...dear darling, how you struggle with yourself and the outside world ...problems at school, internship and also often at home and so on.... 17 years old he is . But his stature and height make him look 20 . And therefore the expectations of others are even higher ... He can never live up to that and because he is very sensitive and really accommodating, the reactions come hard ... I read the reactions about lto3 and ordered them. Today they are coming in and tonight I am going to talk to him about this ... The question is should we get him tested and if so what do you gain? Or should we not ... That is still a bit tricky ... so many things are going through my mind ... want to help him so much .... I saw that there are also books and I will see what is clear. I hope we will speak to each other again. For now, have a nice day and thank you for sharing your life.

Hi jochem
You have no idea how happy I am with you ...by chance I read the piece on facebook about add ...the pieces fell together at once ..It was like I was reading my son's profile .
.just the way he is ...guilt was also around the corner and I really thought. ..dear darling what are you struggling with yourself and the outside world. ...problems at school , internship and also often at home and so on....
17 years old he is ... But his stature and height make him look like 20 . And therefore the expectations of others are even higher ... He can never live up to that and because he is very sensitive and really accommodating the reactions come hard ...
I read the comments about lto3 and ordered them . today they are coming in and tonight I am going to talk to him about this ...
The question is should we get him tested and if so what do you gain? Or should we not ... That's still a bit tricky ..there are so many things going through me ... want to help him so much ....
Saw that there are also books and go and see what is clear. .
Quite a story and could go on for a while
I hope we speak to each other again ... For now have a nice day and thank you for sharing your life

Kind regards yvon... Collapse

Hendrik wrote on 16 March 2015 at 09:47

Hello Jochem, Am 39 years old, 3 young children. A specialist diagnosed me with ADD 5 years ago. I use as medication dexto amphfitamine. I thought it was super stuff but am phasing it out because in my opinion it doesn't make me any more fun. Changed jobs 12 times by now first in technical sales and now in education, many regrets but can't get out 123 again. Every day I feel like I should be doing something else, but for 20 years I've been thinking, 'but what' Making music is a great passion, which I do regularly. Family life is spicy, what a racket at home! At work no passion so don't come out of it either. I can disguise it all pretty well but I walk with my feet in the clay, so to speak. But not very seriously, because I do have my environment in order and enjoy beautiful things. Many of the stories here coincide with mine. I will read more here.

Hello Jochem,
Am 39 years old, 3 young children. A specialist diagnosed me with ADD 5 years ago. I am on dexto amphfitamine as a medication. I thought it was super stuff but am phasing it out because I don't think it makes me any more fun. Changed jobs 12 times by now first in technical sales and now in education, many regrets but can't get out 123 again. Every day I feel like I should be doing something else, but for 20 years I've been thinking, 'but what' Making music is a great passion, which I do regularly. Family life is spicy, what a racket at home! At work no passion so don't come out of it either. I can disguise it all pretty well but I walk with my feet in the clay, so to speak. But not very seriously, because I do have my environment in order and enjoy beautiful things.
Many of the stories here coincide with mine. I will read more here.... Collapse

Ingeborg wrote on 3 March 2015 at 20:01

Hi, I'm Ingeborg, 50 years old and pretty much in a knot. Have been working over 60 hours a week for almost 7 years (job and own business) and could have kept that up for years if not for so much stress in recent years. Started another job (within the same company) 2 years ago and turns out to be nothing for me, making me feel like a failure. Decided with my manager to look out for another position. I have to do so much to keep everything in order, but can hardly bring myself to do anything. Meanwhile, I am seeing the mental health service and it was suggested that I might have ADHD. As a test, I took 10 mg of methylphenidate five nights. I did not consciously notice anything. Meanwhile, I have called in sick at work, I am exhausted and apart from the fact that hardly anything comes out of my hands, I am afraid I will make stupid decisions out of impulsiveness. Meanwhile, I started looking up all kinds of things on the internet about ADHD and I see many things that apply. What I have mainly been struggling with for years is that other people see me very differently than I see myself. If another person says what's on his mind he is assertive, I am unreasonable (I am told). I am difficult and dominant. But in my right mind you can have fun with me, despite my age nothing is crazy enough for me. Primary school I finished top of the class in the Cito test. Due to my lack of interest, dislike of homework and problems with teachers (authority) I messed up secondary school. (In 3 VWO, I had too few grades at the end of the school year that... Read more

Hi,

I am Ingeborg, 50 years old and pretty much in a knot. Been working over 60 hours a week for almost 7 years (job and own business) and could have kept that up for years if not for so much stress in recent years. Started another job (within the same company) 2 years ago and turns out to be nothing for me, making me feel like a failure. Decided with my manager to look out for another position. I have to do so much to keep everything in order, but can hardly bring myself to do anything. Meanwhile, I am seeing the mental health service and it was suggested that I might have ADHD. As a test, I took 10 mg of methylphenidate five nights. I did not consciously notice anything. Meanwhile, I have called in sick at work, I am exhausted and apart from the fact that hardly anything comes out of my hands, I am afraid I will make stupid decisions out of impulsiveness.
Meanwhile, I started looking up all kinds of things on the internet about ADHD and I see many things that apply. What I have mainly been struggling with for years is that other people see me very differently than I see myself. If another person says what's on his mind he is assertive, I am unreasonable (I am told). I am difficult and dominant. But in my right mind you can have fun with me, despite my age nothing is crazy enough for me.
Primary school I finished top of the class on the Cito test. Due to my lack of interest, dislike of homework and problems with teachers (authority), I messed up secondary school. (In 3 VWO, I had too few grades at the end of the school year that I didn't even have a report card). But can get any degree (as long as the education doesn't take too long) if I want, with little effort and high grades.
My head is often chaos, thinking about anything and everything, goes on and on and on. Even in my sleep, because I dream a lot and often wake up tired. When I want to tidy something up, first create a mega mess (because I do all sorts of things at once and encounter all sorts of things along the way that I also start) and can't stop until it's finished, often to my husband's annoyance. But I can't see into someone else's head, so don't know if my head does things differently from someone else's. So I am happy to leave it to someone else to judge that.
I could still write a lot, but I'll never get what's in my head on paper anyway, so stop now.
I'm glad I found this page and can read experience stories and other info. And now just 'patiently' waiting, what awaits me further down the road and what the diagnosis is.... Collapse

Miranda wrote on 14 February 2015 at 11:36

Hi Jochem, I had promised to keep you updated. The other day I sent you an e-mail telling you that I had contacted psychologist Ms Scarlett Kooijmans from Schiedam. Well now; My son is 15 years old, and was diagnosed with ADHD by the Riagg six years ago. Nothing else was done. After six months, he went on Ritalin for the first time. My son was never explained how his head worked, and I was never told how to deal with him. With dire consequences. The medication only went up over time; and recently he started using Concerta. In high school, things go completely wrong. Grades are bad and communication with school is going nowhere. I was at my wit's end. After talking to the GP , we decided to have him tested again. But by whom? And then came your message about Ms Scarlett Kooijmans. And it turns out her institute is also in Schiedam with me. Even my GP didn't know her! I called her immediately, and because my son's situation is so serious, Ms Kooijmans has already spoken to us this week. Today, my son had his interview. What happened during the interview........ For the first time in six years, he was told how his brain works. What a relief for that boy. Next week, I will hear from her about how to proceed. She will contact school first. They will also look at his medication. Jochem, I can't tell you how grateful I am that you sent me this e-mail. Thanks to you, I finally have the right help for my child. I will keep you updated. Kind regards, Miranda de Koster.

Hi Jochem,

I had promised to keep you updated.
The other day I sent you an e-mail telling you that I had contacted psychologist Ms Scarlett Kooijmans from Schiedam.

Well now; My son is 15, and was diagnosed with ADHD by the Riagg six years ago. Nothing else was done. After six months, he went on Ritalin for the first time. My son was never explained how his head worked, and I was never told how to deal with him. With dire consequences. The medication only went up over time; and recently he started using Concerta. In high school, things go completely wrong. Grades are bad and communication with school is going nowhere. I was at my wit's end. After talking to the GP , we decided to have him tested again. But by whom?
And then came your post about Ms Scarlett Kooijmans. And her institute also turns out to be in Schiedam with me. Even my GP didn't know her! I called her immediately, and because my son's situation is so serious, Ms Kooijmans has already spoken to us this week. Today, my son had his interview. What happened during the interview........
For the first time in six years, he was told how his brain works. What a relief for that boy. Next week, I will hear from her on how to proceed. She will contact school first.
They are also going to look at his medication.
Jochem, I can't tell you how grateful I am that you sent me this email. Thanks to you, I finally have the right help for my child.
I'll keep you posted.
Kind regards, Miranda de Koster.... Collapse

Corine wrote on 12 February 2015 at 10:03

Just got diagnosed with ADHD this week. Nice such a friendly message with pep talk, that not life is one big to-do-list. It does seem like that sometimes. Have to perfect everything to meet all the demands and still don't succeed. Thanks.

Janneke Tiemissen wrote on 11 February 2015 at 10:32

Dear Jochem, I want to compliment you on this beautiful page on Facebook. I read that many people benefit from the tips and tools. Keep it up! Kind regards, Janneke Tiemissen ADHD coaching Bennekom

Dear Jochem,

I want to compliment you on this beautiful page on Facebook. I read that many people benefit from the tips and tools.
Keep up the good work!

Warm regards,

Janneke Tiemissen

Tiemissen ADHD coaching Bennekom ... Collapse

Harriette wrote on 31 January 2015 at 09:12

Hi, all my life I have been trying to master my hsp....I am now to the point where I am going to delve into this matter..because I am so not coping well! I have a son pdd-nos who is doing super well and my youngest has ADD and probably borderline. So they don't have it from a stranger. I am glad that I can now learn to cope better with my HSP especially now that I am in a new relationship that I don't want to give up because it is so busy in my head! I have now requested help/workbook Greetings harriette Ps your site looks super and is clear!

Hi, all my life I have been trying to master my hsp....I am now to the point where I am going to delve into this matter..because I so do not manage to cope well!
I have a son pdd-nos who is doing super well and my youngest has ADD and suspected borderline.
So they don't have it from a stranger.
I am glad that I can now learn to cope better with my HSP especially now that I am in a new relationship that I don't want to give up because it is so busy in my head!

Have since requested help/workbook

Greetings harriette
Ps your site looks super and is uncluttered!.... Collapse

Nele Van den Bergh wrote on 3 January 2015 at 19:11

Hello Jochem First of all, I want to thank you very much ! When I heard from the school that they want me to have my children tested for ADHD and ADD, I had a panicky feeling. I have so much chaos in my head, I have been walking around feeling " drained" and depressed for a while now. I couldn't see it working out with all the issues added to it. Thanks to the websites and your emails, I know I am not alone. I have some courage back and hope things will work out. Thank you , I really needed it. Greetings Nele

Hello Jochem

First of all, I want to thank you very much !

When I heard from the school that they want me to have my children tested for ADHD and ADD, I had a panicky feeling.
I have so much chaos in my head, I have been walking around feeling " drained" and depressed for a while now.
I didn't see it working out with all the issues added on.

Thanks to the websites and your emails, I know I am not alone. I have some courage back and hope things will work out.

Thank you , I really needed it .

Greetings
Nele... Collapse

Anonymous wrote on 20 December 2014 at 07:55

Dear Jochem, first of all my compliments on your website. What a breath of fresh air, finally a positive voice about AD(H)D and useful tips that start from the good instead of the bad sides, and that start from the person instead of the behaviour that needs to be 'normalised'. I have already benefited a lot from your information and am a loyal reader of your newsletter. I have already recommended many people to look at your website, super! Since a week I have been taking LTO3, I am cutting down on concerta and I am sleeping well again since ages, I notice that I really feel better and less agitated.

Dear Jochem, first of all my compliments on your website. What a relief, finally a positive voice about AD(H)D and useful tips that start from the good instead of the bad sides, and that start from the person instead of the behaviour that needs to be 'normalised'. I have already benefited a lot from your information and am a loyal reader of your newsletter. I have already recommended many people to look at your website, super! Since a week I've been taking LTO3, I'm cutting down on concerta and I've been sleeping well again for ages, I notice that I really feel better and less agitated.... Collapse

Annerieke wrote on 5 December 2014 at 21:32

Signed up through this site to find out advice and tips for our daughter and son who only found out through the psychologist

Signed up through this site to find out advice and tips for our daughter and son who only found out through the psychologist.... Collapse

Hermien de Vries wrote on 1 November 2014 at 10:39

Finally some positive information about ADD ADHD :) Thanks Jochem. You go for it. Would love to try LTO 3 too, seems great. I knew nothing about this until I came across your site. I won't ask any questions here, just wanted to encourage you, and say that I am happy with this information, finally positive things about ad(h)d. I can't wait to start trying this remedy and have it in my house. Unfortunately, I will first have to wait to see if it can be reimbursed by our insurer. I will keep you posted. Again, thanks, and I can't wait for the newsletter on as. Monday. Have a nice weekend. regards Hermien de Vries

Finally some positive information about ADD ADHD :) Thanks Jochem. You go for it. Would love to try LTO 3 too, seems great. I knew nothing about this until I came across your site. I won't ask any questions here, just wanted to encourage you, and say that I am happy with this information, finally positive things about ad(h)d. I can't wait to start trying this remedy and have it in my house. Unfortunately, I will first have to wait to see if it can be reimbursed by our insurer.
I'll keep you posted. Again, thanks, and I can't wait for the newsletter on as. Monday.

Happy weekend.

greetings Hermien de Vries Collapse

Jacqueline wrote on 1 October 2014 at 07:25

Hello Jochem, After my son (19) was prescribed LTO3 by a psychologist I started looking for answers. To the library got a book which is too difficult to read lots of info on the internet and at your site. Found a lot of information to see if I could help him, which is difficult when you are almost 20. He takes 2 tablets in the morning and sometimes 1 tablet in the afternoon. A few weeks ago, I attended a 2-day training for trainer with children I found out that I probably have ADD myself. So I started taking 2 tablets in the morning and 1 in the afternoon. Still, I notice that, especially in the evening when I go to bed, I have a busy feeling in my head, which I then use to go to sleep, which is very difficult. That is difficult to deal with though. I hope I can find peace and that I can find someone who can help me in my structure to do everything differently. This is super important to me,because I am going for it. I also hope to put my son on the right track, provided he also goes for it. I hope to receive many useful tips via the site. Greetings from mother

Hello Jochem,

After my son (19) was prescribed LTO3 by a psychologist I started looking for answers. To the library got a book which is too difficult to read lots of info on the internet and at your site.
Found a lot of information to see if I could help him, which is difficult when you are almost 20. He takes 2 tablets in the morning and sometimes 1 tablet in the afternoon.

A few weeks ago, I followed a 2-day training course for trainer with children and found out that I probably have ADD myself. So I have started taking 2 tablets in the morning and 1 in the afternoon as well.Still, I notice that especially in the evening when I go to bed, I also have a busy feeling in my head again, which I then use to go to sleep which is very difficult.I have been getting children that I am allowed to coach for years and that goes fine, partly because I intuitively understand the children.
That is difficult to deal with, though. I hope I can find my peace and that I can find someone who can help me in my structure to do everything differently. This is super important to me,because I am going for it. I also hope to put my son on the right track, provided he also goes for it.

I hope to receive many more useful tips through the site.

Greetings from mother... Collapse

Christiaan Bracke wrote on 16 August 2014 at 12:01

Dear Jochem , Thank you very much for your information, very interesting and informative. In our case it does concern our 5-year-old grandson Warre ! Extremely fascinating but incredibly energy-consuming from his environment. Mum and dad are sometimes at a loss for words. Of course, any tips on how to deal with this are most welcome! We are on the right track, I think. Thanks also for your positive vision and research into this phenomenon. Let this be a win win situation for everyone We are happy to respond. , Christian

Dear Jochem ,
Thank you very much for your info , very interesting and informative .
With us, it does concern our 5-year-old grandson Warre !
Extremely fascinating but incredibly energising from his environment . Mum and dad are sometimes at a loss for words .Of course all tips on how to deal with it are most welcome ! I think we are on the right track.
Thanks also for your positive outlook and research work regarding this phenomenon .
Let this be a win-win situation for everyone
We are happy to respond
Sincerely. ,
Christiaan... Collapse

Mirjam wrote on 14 August 2014 at 07:49

Dear jochem Hugely interesting, I joined this site for my son and find lots of tips and information for him and myself. Super!

Dear jochem

Hugely interesting, I joined this site for my son and find a lot of tips and information for him and myself. Super!.... Collapse

Mariska Boer wrote on 17 July 2014 at 15:57

I just want to say that I really enjoy receiving this newsletter regularly. It often gives new tips and/or facts about AD(H)D that I didn't know before and sometimes it answers questions I've had for a long time. But above all, I find a lot of recognition and acknowledgement in it, and that does me good. (This also applies to the website in general) So.... Thank you!!!

I just want to say that I really enjoy receiving this newsletter regularly. It often gives new tips and/or facts about AD(H)D that I didn't know yet and it sometimes answers questions I've had for a long time.
But most of all, I find a lot of recognition and acknowledgement in it, and that does me a lot of good.
(This also applies to the website in general, by the way)

So... Thank you!!! Collapse

Erica de Leeuw wrote on 15 July 2014 at 11:08

Hi Jochem, what a nice comprehensive site you have! Lots of useful info on HSP (which appeals to me), lots of tools. I have now ordered LTO3. Going to see what that does for me on days when my head is very busy and I get overwhelmed by the world around me. I now take L-theanine occasionally and that also helps quite a bit. Kind regards, Erica

Hi Jochem, what a lovely comprehensive site you have! Lots of useful info on HSP (which appeals to me), lots of tools. I have now ordered LTO3. Going to see what that does for me on days when my head is very busy and I get overwhelmed by the world around me. I now occasionally take L-theanine and that also helps quite a bit. Kind regards, Erica Collapse

Anonymous wrote on 12 July 2014 at 10:36

Dear Jochem, Thank you for your beautiful website and weekly updates! What I like about your website is that you give an inside view, and come up with real solutions and alternatives. I happened to have tried the binaural beats myself but they made me a bit weird in my head. I do like the LT03, and the book on social confidence I definitely want to read! I'm ADD and HSP myself, and I struggle quite a bit with stimuli, structure (household!!!) etc. What I find bizarre -and nice to read back on your website from my own experience and that of others- is the straightforwardness of the mental health services. Like you, I went to PSY-Q and the psychiatrist wanted to know nothing but nothing about LT03. She didn't even let me elaborate on what it is but interrupted me right away and said she doesn't/cannot do anything with it. The side effects of ritalin/ concerta that I was taking before had to be dealt with by a higher dose of antidepressants. While I had just about phased these out. Then I just stopped completely. Even with the phasing out process of antidepressants, I simply run into the limited 'mind' of the mental health services; if it is no longer in your blood, you can no longer suffer withdrawal symptoms, according to them. I personally think that after long-term use, your nervous system should also recover for a long time. But it is quickly concluded that your symptoms are back and you need to go back to pills. I know a retired psychiatrist who says that psychiatrists of today have become glorified pill farmers. Actually, it is very strange that you receive 10 times more support on the internet on forums and on your website than from your psychiatrist who doesn't listen to you, think with you and take you seriously, but you... Read more

Dear Jochem,

Thank you for your beautiful website and weekly updates!
What I like about your website is that you give an inside view, and come up with real solutions and alternatives.
I happened to have tried the binaural beats myself but it made me a bit weird in my head. I do like the LT03, and I definitely want to read the book on social self-confidence!
Being ADD and HSP myself, I struggle quite a bit with stimuli, structure (household!!) etc.
What I find bizarre -and nice to read back on your website from my own experience and that of others- is the straightforwardness of the mental health service. Like you, I went to PSY-Q and the psychiatrist wanted to know nothing but nothing about LT03. She didn't even let me elaborate on what it is but interrupted me right away and said she doesn't/cannot do anything with it.
The side effects of ritalin/ concerta I was taking before that had to be met with a higher dose of antidepressants. While I had just about phased these out. Then I just stopped completely.
Even with the phasing-out process of antidepressants, I simply run into the limited 'mind' of the mental health services; if it is no longer in your blood, according to them, you can no longer suffer from withdrawal symptoms.
I personally think that after long-term use, your nervous system also needs to recover for a long time. But it is quickly concluded that your symptoms are back and you need to go back to pills. I know a retired psychiatrist who says that psychiatrists of today have become glorified pill farmers.
Actually, it is very strange that you receive 10 times more support on the internet on forums and on your website than from your psychiatrist who does not listen to you, think with you and take you seriously, but instead tells you that what you feel is not real but placebo effect or that you need to take more or extra medication if you have side effects.
Just had to put that out there and wanted to thank you for your tips.

Warm regards,

Anonymous... Collapse

Yvonne wrote on 5 July 2014 at 13:54

What a recognition....only I am only now finding out :-) I think you have a nice website. Good luck and you are in my favourites.

What a recognition....only I am only now finding out :-) I think you have a nice website. Good luck and you are in my favo's.... Collapse

Cristiaan wrote on 19 June 2014 at 08:48

it's a good site, I was able to get a lot of info for my paper from it.

it's a good site, I was able to get a lot of info for my paper from it.... Collapse

ana wrote on 17 June 2014 at 21:38

Hi, I saw your website today and it looks so good. I myself I am not sure if I have add, I know that as a child I had my own "world" and difficulty concentrating.Now I am 46 years old and still I am struggling to have a normal life, what I mind is that I am always tired and easily irritated. When I go to my GP, he will definitely go on antidepressants but it drives me crazy. Is add also lack of serotonin? Because I just don't know what to take...and I'm afraid of side effects. I am sensitive to medications, I was once given seroxat and I had to stop right away because my eyes broke and it all just made me weird. Thanks, ANa

Hi, I saw your website today and it looks so good. I myself I am not sure if I have add, I know that as a child I had my own "world" and difficulty concentrating.Now I am 46 years old and still I am struggling to have a normal life, what I mind is that I am always tired and easily irritated. When I go to my GP, he will definitely go on antidepressants but it drives me crazy. Is add also lack of serotonin? Because I just don't know what to take...and I'm afraid of side effects. I am sensitive to medications, I was once given seroxat and I had to stop immediately because my eyes were breaking and I was all just getting weird. Thanks, ANa... Collapse

Jacqueline wrote on 4 June 2014 at 07:43

Hi hi Was surprised and happy to see so many positive helpful tips. And sometimes it can help me through me valley . Also for the people in my life I linked this site . Got positive response Gr. Jacqueline

Hi hi
Was surprised and happy to see so many positive helpful tips.
And sometimes it can help me get through me valley .
I also linked this site for the people in my life .
Received positive response to
Gr. Jacqueline... Collapse

Guus wrote on 3 June 2014 at 16:07

For 2 years now I have known the name of the little beast that has been disfiguring my life for 52 years: ADD. And who knows what secondary disorders have developed that make me even more different from other people than I want to be. People whose development did progress steadily, and who did not suddenly lose all connection in grade 3 grammar school. People who did achieve meaningful careers and happy families. No, then me: kicked out of all further education or fled from it, since then purely physical shitty jobs or hanging out in Steun, druks, gigantic bomb-craters in Relationship-land, been homeless, Pliesie, debt relief...in short: The Works! Taken an ADD course at the mental health centre, Mindfulness idemito, very-interesting-and-recognisable-and-so, but all in all little has actually stuck. The anti-depressant Wellbutrin (a dopamine preparation) is a real life-saver for me. I don't notice anything, only at a "moment le plus profond", I can reverse an aggressive self-destructive depression á la minute. Just pull the emergency brake, and hoppa: the dark clouds drift away. Great! Quitting is unthinkable; within six weeks all the fuses are guaranteed to blow. Because of the incurability of ADD and the "been there, done that" idea, I no longer seek help from the mental health services. I have also grown tired of the spiritual world, Zen meditation seems to make a small difference in terms of peace of mind and ability to put things into perspective. To be honest, I am not charmed by the Yankee-style hurrah talk of this site, yet I am grateful for your initiative. Because I am a bit fed up with it all, by now. Grtz, Guus.

For 2 years now I have known the name of the little beast that has been disfiguring my life for 52 years: ADD. And who knows what secondary disorders have developed that make me even more different from other people than I want to be. People whose development did progress steadily, and who did not suddenly lose all connection in grade 3 grammar school. People who did achieve meaningful careers and happy families. No, then me: kicked out of all further education or fled from it, since then purely physical shitty jobs or hanging out in Steun, druks, gigantic bomb-craters in Relationship-land, been homeless, Pliesie, debt relief...in short: The Works!
Took an ADD course at the mental health centre, Mindfulness idemito, very-interesting-and-recognisable-and-so, but all in all little has really stuck. The anti-depressant Wellbutrin (a dopamine preparation) is a real life-saver for me. I don't notice anything, only at a "moment le plus profond", I can reverse an aggressive self-destructive depression á la minute. Just pull the emergency brake, and hoppa: the dark clouds drift away. Great! Quitting is unthinkable; within six weeks all the fuses are guaranteed to blow. Because of the incurability of ADD and the "been there, done that" idea, I no longer seek help from the mental health services. I have also grown tired of the spiritual world; Zen meditation seems to make a small difference in terms of peace of mind and ability to put things into perspective.
I am frankly not keen on the Yankee-style hurrah talk of this site, yet I am grateful to YOU for your initiative.
Because I'm kind of sick of it all, by now.
Grtz,
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Werner wrote on 29 April 2014 at 11:42

Thank you for this site! It is definitely not easy, as an ADD person, to find your way in society where everything is fast-paced and has to be done. I often feel a bit lost while ADDs can make an important contribution, precisely because of all those talents. I will definitely try out all your tips / sharpen them for myself to eventually go through life without medication. One thing I have learned over the years is to do the things you are good at and not to put all your energy into things that cause tension at the mere thought of them (provided they are necessary). Anyways, thanks again and keep up the good work. I think you are doing a lot of 'peers' a huge favour. Gr, Werner.

Thank you for this site! It is definitely not easy, as an ADD person, to find your way in society where everything is fast-paced and has to be done. I often feel a bit lost even though ADDs can make an important contribution, precisely because of all those talents. I will definitely try out all your tips / sharpen them for myself to eventually go through life without medication. One thing I have learned over the years is to do the things you are good at and not to put all your energy into things that cause tension at the mere thought of them (provided they are necessary). Anyways, thanks again and keep up the good work. I think you are doing a lot of 'peers' a huge favour.

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Niels wrote on 26 April 2014 at 05:13

Hi Jochem, And there I am at a campsite on the Loire. The day of my return home after a week of long-distance motorcycle riding. A solo trip to get away from all the hassles of my daily life. About eight months ago (at the age of 38), I was diagnosed with ADD after entering addiction treatment to finally face my cannabis addiction. What a moment of tremendous recognition it was when I first read the lists of symptoms. Finally an explanation for so many troublesome things in my life! I kicked off, relapsed, and, despite and thanks to all the help I am already getting, I am trying to cope with it again. So far, it's still a struggle, life. I'm learning to live. How crazy really that I am only now discovering your website. Too much to read right now. I have to pack up and go...but I have already read some tips that I think are definitely worth trying out. Thank you for this source of inspiration!

Hi Jochem,

And there I am at a campsite on the Loire. The day of my return home after a week of long-distance motorcycle riding. A solo trip to get away from all the hassles of my daily life. About eight months ago (at the age of 38), I was diagnosed with ADD after entering addiction treatment to finally face my cannabis addiction. What a moment of tremendous recognition it was when I first read the lists of symptoms. Finally an explanation for so many troublesome things in my life!
I kicked off, relapsed, and, despite and thanks to all the help I am already getting, am trying to cope with it again. So far, it's still a struggle, life. I'm learning to live.
How crazy really that I am only now discovering your website. Too much to read right now. I need to pack up and go...but I have already read some tips that I think are definitely worth trying out. Thank you for this source of inspiration!.... Collapse

Naomie wrote on 24 March 2014 at 10:26

Dear Jochem, After about a month I now have ff time to respond, of course I also wanted to wait for the result of LTO3. My daughter is 13 years old and has tried several ADHD pills, from ritalin to concerta with all the side effects from lying awake every night to migraines and every morning it was a disaster to convince her to take those pills. I was distraught for years and held my heart every day. My daughter was very agitated, you only had to say one little thing or she would go completely through the roof. At school, her school results were reasonable, but her behaviour terrible. Since a month she has been using LTO3. It had been less than seven days and her friends were already noticing the difference. She was calmer than usual. I observed her closely of course, she has not had any anger attacks since taking LTO3. She no longer reacts so extremely to expressions of others. Children who absolutely disliked her have approached her. She takes her pills herself and without disgust. I can now get angry with her without her smashing doors and knocking everything down. In short, my daughter has changed so much, I can hardly believe it. I have an appointment with her psychiatrist on 3 April and will discuss ut things there. I will also do my best to get the pills reimbursed, because I have extra insurance for the concerta. I will recommend LTO3 to anyone with ADHD. Kind regards. Naomie

Dear Jochem,

After about a month, I now have ff time to comment, of course I also wanted to wait for the result of LTO3.
My daughter is 13 and hft tried several ADHD pills, from ritalin to concerta with all the side effects from lying awake every night to migraines and every morning it was a disaster to convince her to take those pills. I was distraught for years and held my heart every day. My daughter was very agitated, you only had to say one little thing or she would go completely through the roof. At school, her school performance was reasonable, but her behaviour terrible.
She has been using LTO3 for a month. It was less than 7 days and her friends were already noticing the difference. She was calmer than usual. I observed her closely, of course; she hasn't had any anger attacks since taking LTO3. She no longer reacts so extremely to expressions of others. Children who absolutely disliked her have approached her. She takes her pills herself and without disgust. I can now get angry with her without her smashing doors and knocking everything down. In short, my daughter has changed so much, I can hardly believe it.
I have an appointment with her psychiatrist on 3 April and will discuss ut there. I will also do my best to get the pills reimbursed, because I have extra insurance for the concerta.
I will recommend LTO3 to anyone who has ADHD.

Kind regards.
Naomie... Collapse

bulging pat wrote on 18 March 2014 at 10:50

I look forward to finding tips in your newsletter. Sometimes my adhd drives me crazy, what must it be like for others.

I look forward to finding tips in your newsletter. Sometimes my adhd drives me crazy, what must it be like for others.... Collapse

Manou Bach wrote on 13 March 2014 at 19:30

Hello Jochem, Thank you for your nice site and tips, I have already gained a lot from it and because my circle of friends also consists of a large number of AD(H)Ders. (We always say it's a case of 'species looking for species') a lot of my friends have already registered with your site. Several of us are also trying out what LTO3 does to us. I would like to let you know that the LTO3 is still having a positive effect on me (I've been taking it for a month now) and the restlessness I still had in my body is a lot less now. Despite the fact that my existing medication worked well, I now have the feeling that I can concentrate and plan well with LTO3 and I have more of a feeling of being myself. I have since ordered the book 'Living with ADD' by Sterre Hunvie and read it in 2 days. What a great book it is. Highly recommended! So wonderfully clear and invitingly written and sooooo recognisable. It is also nice that the book is written from a family situation in which not everyone has ADD. There are not many books about ADD in adults. Often it is just a chapter in a book about ADHD, and even in my opinion, there are real differences between ADD and ADHD. The only thing I don't recognise myself and my son in is the fact that she describes ADD ers as often quiet and withdrawn, like to be alone. Both of us are not hyper, but we are creative/active and always like to be around people. everything else in the book is very recognisable and inspiring. Highly recommended, an easy read and also useful for partners without ADD. Regards Manou Bach

Hello Jochem,

Thanks for your nice site and tips, I have already benefited a lot and because my circle of friends also consists of a large number of AD(H)D ers . (We always say "type looking for type") many of my friends have already signed up to your site.
Also, several of us are now trying out what LTO3 does to us at the same time.

I just wanted to let you know that the LTO3 is still having a positive effect on me (I have been using it for a month now) and the restlessness I still had in my body is a lot less now.
Even though my existing medication was working well, now with LTO 3 I feel that I can still concentrate and plan well and feel more like I am really enjoying myself.

I have since ordered the book 'Living with ADD' by Sterre Hunvie and read it in 2 days.
What a great book it is.
Highly recommended!
So deliciously clear and invitingly written and soooooo recognisable all of it.
It is also nice that the book is written from a family situation where not everyone has ADD.
There are not many books on ADD in adults.
often it's just a chapter in a book on ADHD, and even in my view there are really substantial differences in ADD and ADHD.
The only thing I do not recognise myself or my son in is the fact that she describes ADD ers as often quiet and withdrawn, like to be alone.
Neither of us are hyper, but we are creative/active and always enjoy being around people.
everything else in the book is very relatable and inspiring.
Highly recommended that reads easily and also useful for the partner without ADD.

Greetings Manou Bach Collapse

alpon wrote on 5 March 2014 at 12:41

Very good that you have linked science and experience in this website. Through your experiences, you bring the science on this subject to life. A number of separate theories now coincide, very good and thanks for this. kind regards, Alphon

Very good that you have linked science and experience in this website. Through your experiences, you bring the science on this subject to life. A number of separate theories are now falling together, very good and thanks for that.

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Amy wrote on 4 March 2014 at 08:16

Nice that there is this website, most sites are purely informative, and when reading it seems like the information is about objects, when reading this site I feel more like it is about people like me.

Kevin wrote on 25 February 2014 at 18:48

Thanks for the nice information. It is for my little daughter. grts Kevin

Thanks for the nice information. It is for my little daughter. grts Kevin Collapse

Anita wrote on 20 February 2014 at 09:04

Thank you for so much information. Now we can also move forward on the schools.

Thank you for so much information.
Now we can also move forward on schools.... Collapse

Renata wrote on 18 February 2014 at 14:07

Hello Jochem, I am Renata and am 37 years old, married to Patrick and mother of a daughter, Melissa, 11 years old. I only discovered since last year that I have ADHD, and that I have a lot of trouble with it. In retrospect from the questionnaires and conversations with the psychiatrist, I appear to have suffered from ADHD since my childhood/adolescence. On Facebook I saw your ADD/ADHD site, and my husband often said to me, join an ADHD site to talk about ADHD with fellow sufferers. And now I have taken the step. I am happy with this site, and will definitely make use of it. Thanks Jochem for the invitation. Greetings, Renata

Hello Jochem,

I am Renata and am 37 years old, married to Patrick and mother of a daughter, Melissa, 11 years old. I only found out since last year that I have ADHD, and that I struggle a lot with it. In retrospect from the questionnaires and conversations with the psychiatrist, I appear to have suffered from ADHD since my childhood/adolescence. On Facebook I saw your ADD/ADHD site, and my husband often said to me, join an ADHD site to talk about ADHD with fellow sufferers. And now I have taken the step. I am happy with this site, and will definitely make use of it. Thanks Jochem for the invitation.
Greetings, Renata Collapse

maureen wrote on 14 February 2014 at 10:15

Hello Jochem, First of all my compliments for this super site! I'm Maureen and about two and a half years ago I found out that I have adhd, which was a great relief to me at the time, I was in the middle of a nasty divorce, temporarily moved in with my parents with my 10-year-old daughter, which took a lot of getting used to, almost three quarters of a year later I moved into my own house and thought I would finally get some peace and quiet...unfortunately nothing could be further from the truth, two jobs, housework, raising my child, appointments with a psychiatrist, adhd coach at the hospital, adhd coach at home....... i felt more and more miserable and lifeless and my head was completely full and i couldn't think normally anymore.....chaoch,and i kept going because i had to make a living until i couldn't take it anymore and had a burn out! Every day is another battle with myself to do things differently. i still haven't found the right method, but we keep going, although sometimes i get so discouraged and wish i had never known. i never thought it would have such an impact on my life and i feel so insecure and angry!but I have read your story and you have also struggled with it for years and I am happy for you that you have found the right way and I hope that I will be able to do the same. I could go on writing but I won't because otherwise it will become a mess and... Read more

Hello Jochem,
First of all, my compliments on this super site !!!
I'm maureen and about two and a half years ago I was diagnosed with adhd, which was a great relief to me at the time,I was in the middle of a nasty divorce, temporarily moved in with my parents with my 10-year-old daughter, which took a lot of getting used to,almost three quarters of a year later I moved into my own house and thought I was finally getting some peace and quiet....unfortunately nothing could be further from the truth, two jobs, housework, raising a child, appointments with a psychiatrist, adhd coach in the hospital, adhd coach at home....... I felt increasingly miserable and lifeless and my head was completely full and I couldn't think normally anymore.....chaoch,and I kept going because I had to earn a living until I couldn't take it any more and had a burn out!
now 8 months later and still partly in the sickness law my other job i have since lost because i was sick for too long (which i understand) and did not yet have a permanent contract. my other job there i have been working for 12 years so i am that lucky.
Every day is another battle with myself to approach/do things differently. I still haven't found the right method, but we keep going, although sometimes it makes me so despondent and I wish I had never known. I never thought it would have such an impact on my life and I feel incredibly insecure and angry!
I could go on writing but I won't because otherwise it will become a mess and I'll keep repeating myself whaha!
good luck with this site and super that there is such good information on it,

Kind regards from Maureen Collapse

Marina wrote on 30 January 2014 at 19:00

Finally some more info on ADHD ! Our youngest daughter has ADHD and we are having a lot of problems with her school ! And we are going to start the lto3 soon my daughter wants to read about this herself first, but she likes it !!! Good luck

Ms vienerius wrote on 29 January 2014 at 07:24

I have already read a lot and am trying to make those around me see it Is idd very difficult to understand My son and husband have add They are so frustrated that they don't accept help at. Coordinate accept but become verbally aggressive The latter is very difficult for me I will use your mail for support for me

I have already read a lot and am trying to get those around me to see it
Is idd very difficult to understand
My son and husband have add
They are so frustrated that they don't accept help at. Coordinate adopt but become verbally aggressive
The latter is very difficult for me
I will use your email in support of me.... Collapse

Floor wrote on 24 January 2014 at 14:11

Hi, I am a 15-year-old girl with ADD. I was diagnosed 4 years ago and my mother wanted to inform me about it several times but I never wanted to know about it. Always felt and feel "different" from my peers. Have already worn out about 6 high schools, and always felt abnormal. Got very frustrated because I did want to do well at school and at home. Today I came across your site by chance and saw the characteristics of ADD. It made me very emotional, as if the last few years of misunderstanding were finally falling into place. Feel a lot less alone now. Finally understand myself, as if I could finally look in the mirror after 15 years. Thank you for this and for the tips on your site! Don't know whether you read this or find it interesting. But really had to send it anyway. Consider it good feedback. Top site!!! Thank you. Gr floor

Merel wrote on 24 January 2014 at 13:22

Hi Jochem,

First of all, thank you very much for creating this site!
I came across your website via Facebook, where I could read several stories of people who also have a form of ADD or ADHD.
Your site immediately appealed to me because the creator himself knows what it is, which makes me more likely to believe you than the "pill industry" anyway
I was not diagnosed with ADD until I was 25. At first, I went along with this, i.e. I was open to any kind of help. I then immediately started taking Ritalin, which was unbearable for me after a few weeks. I lost a lot of weight and could talk even faster than I normally do. I had always had several jobs, but with Ritalin I worked late into the evening and got up early to work again the next day. Not normal if you ask me, but I went like clockwork. The first few months I slept an awful lot, quite normal according to the doctor. Besides the weight loss, I also suffered a lot of rebounds and felt like a junkie for months after quitting. Cold chills ran through my body and my jaws tightened constantly. Then Concerta was prescribed, which I also wanted to get off after three months, although I have to say that that stuff "worked" better than Ritalin. For the first time in my life, I thought/did/felt like a "normal" person feels. And I can only say one thing........What a SAAI it was! Having multiple thoughts mixed up and being nicely off-kilter is WHO I AM. I was put together neatly by my parents and everything is in place. There is nothing wrong with me, I might have a bit more trouble than another with simple things. Ok I may not be the easiest person to deal with, but a day with me is never boring. In my work, I sometimes suffer from it, but also have fun with it. I can think very creatively and freely precisely because of these qualities. My rich imagination and enthusiasm has brought me out of deep valleys many times. I try to sleep/eat/exercise as much as possible and, above all, find a purpose in life for which I am here. There's a reason I was born the way I am and I hope that other ADHDérs (or other labels we don't really like at all, because we're not the diagnosis, we just got it stuck on us) will come to see that we're pretty cool people. Greetings Merel Collapse

Saskia van Wagensveld wrote on 24 January 2014 at 11:02

Hi Jochem, My daughter of almost 11 is high-sensitive, has dyslexia and I think ADD as well. We too have searched and are still searching what is the best way of dealing with her to guide her. Thanks for all the info you have gathered. Also, have you ever heard of Bio-feedback? My daughter does a half-hour programme on ADD twice a week and a dyslexia programme three times a week at school. As a result, learning to concentrate is getting better and better. She was once tested and would not go beyond grade 6 and is now just on level in grade 7. I just wanted to add this. regards from a highly-sensitive mother Saskia

Truus wrote on 18 January 2014 at 21:47

Dear Jochem, For years I have been on antidepressants but am now 69 but recognise (almost) everything. My life has been a struggle and often lonely in my feelings. Others judged me as cheerful while inside I felt so desperate and misunderstood. There are several family members with similar problems who have e.g. used Concerta with diagnosed ADD. My question is whether the new natural medicines would be allowed to be used with my currently used antidepressants. How happy I would be to be allowed some time to live a less chaotic life. To my mind, it makes little sense to still have ADD (or HSP) diagnosed at an older age. I was stunned at how much I recognised about myself! Would you please reply. Many thanks!!!!!!!

Dear Jochem,

For years I have been on antidepressants but am now 69 but recognise (almost) everything. My life has been a struggle and often lonely in my feelings. Others judged me as cheerful while inside I felt so desperate and misunderstood. There are several family members with similar problems who e.g. used Concerta with diagnosed ADD.
My question is whether the new natural medicines would be allowed to be used with my currently used antidepressants. How happy I would be if I were still allowed time to live a little less chaotic. To my mind, it makes little sense at an older age to still have it diagnosed as ADD (or HSP).
I was stunned at how much I recognised about myself!
Would you please answer.
Many thanks!!!!!!!... Collapse

kirri wrote on 16 January 2014 at 09:39

Dear Jochem, I have been searching for years to find out what is wrong with me. I have been convinced for years that something is wrong with me but don't know what, and that torments me terribly. In the meantime, I am also completely under it and don't know what to do anymore. My brother has been institutionalised for a year and I have just heard from him that he has been diagnosed with ADD, among other things. I started looking up a lot about that and it all comes out pretty familiar. both for my brother and myself, and maybe even for my father. But sometimes there are little things I don't recognise then too, so am not quite sure if this is it or not. I hope to get an answer soon, but it's all running stiff here and I fear it will take a while. I'm certainly glad I came across your site, it did give me back my courage. Thanks

Dear Jochem,

I have been searching for years to find out what is wrong with me. I've been convinced for years that something is wrong with me but don't know what, and that torments me terribly. In the meantime, I am also completely under it and don't know what to do anymore.
My brother has been institutionalised for a year and I just found out from him that he was diagnosed with ADD, among other things. I started looking up a lot about that and it all comes out pretty familiar. both to my brother and myself, and maybe even to my father.
But sometimes there are little things I don't recognise then too, so am not quite sure if this is it or not. I hope to get an answer soon, but it's all stalled here and I fear it will take a while.
In any case, I'm glad I came across your site, it did give me back my courage.
Thanks... Collapse

vera wrote on 2 January 2014 at 14:46

Hello Jochem, I have always noticed that I do not fit into the 'picture' of society. Now I was recently diagnosed with ADD. This felt like a confirmation, and I was very relieved. In my soul, I feel that I am good enough, but I still became more and more insecure about having ADD. One reason for this is that I am socially insecure and feel that I cannot meet the demands that my education expects of me. My supervisors have questioned whether I will pass the course (All my grades are above 7), as I have indicated that I have difficulty with planning. Now I am doing further research on AD(H)D for a school paper and I noticed that mostly the negative sides were discussed....until I came across your site. My heart filled with the information I read here. Deep down I knew it, but seeing it here so black and white confirmed it. We are just right enough!!! Thank you! I think it is a great initiative and I am sure you are helping super many people!!! p.s I also ordered the eBOOK right away!!! Love Vera

Hello Jochem,
I have always noticed that I do not fit into society's 'picture'. Now, I was recently diagnosed with ADD. This felt like a confirmation, and I was very relieved. In my soul, I feel that I am good enough, but I still became more and more insecure about having ADD. One reason for this is that I am socially insecure and feel that I cannot meet the demands that my education expects of me. My supervisors have questioned whether I will pass the course (All my grades are above 7), as I have indicated that I have difficulty with planning. Now I am doing further research on AD(H)D for a school paper and I noticed that mostly the negative sides were discussed....until I came across your site. My heart filled with the information I read here. Deep down I knew it, but seeing it here so black and white confirmed it. We are just right enough!!! Thank you! I think it is a beautiful initiative and I am sure you are helping super many people!!!
p.s I also ordered the eBOOK right away!!!
Love Vera... Collapse

maureen wrote on 1 January 2014 at 01:12

I myself think I also have a mild form of adhd ...but I have signed up for my son ..he is often so busy and he finds it hard to concentrate at school ..he will be getting concerta mid-January ..I myself am very curious about lto 3 ..... he is 8 almost 9 and indicates himself to be on medication and calm in his head ....I am so happy to read something from Jochem every week...super Jochem keep up the good work !!!! ;)))))) .

I myself think that I also have a mild form of adhd ...but I have signed up for my son ..he is often so busy and he finds it hard to concentrate at school ..he will be getting concerta in mid-January ..I myself am very curious about lto 3 ..... he is 8 almost 9 and indicates himself to be on medication and calm in his head ....I am so happy to read something from Jochem every week...super Jochem keep up the good work !!!! ;)))))) .... Collapse

Gossee wrote on 10 December 2013 at 09:47

I am very happy to have found out what ails me. I think I already feel a little less lonely now. And I hope that with the help of fellow sufferers I can now improve my quality of life. Because otherwise it's a long road of frustration and misunderstanding.

I am very happy to have found out what ails me.
I think I already feel a little less lonely now.

And I hope that with the help of fellow sufferers, I can now improve my quality of life. Because otherwise it's a long road of frustration and misunderstanding.... Collapse

Martine wrote on 5 December 2013 at 10:02

Dear Jochem, I am very grateful for your website & newsletters. I started using LTO3 3 months ago & am very satisfied. The psychiatrist wanted to prescribe real drugs like lithium after their diagnosis of 'Bipolar'. I wanted to try this first. And feel much better, more balanced, calmer in head, more focus, still creative. The peaks & troughs are less intense than before. At GGZ they don't want to prescribe it yet, I happened to be insured with PNO, but meanwhile found a BIG doctor who does want to prescribe it & keep telling GGZ how great it is. So 1000x thanks. If I can help you with anything once.... Let me know. Greetings Martine

Dear Jochem,

I am very grateful for your website & newsletters.
I started taking LTO3 3 months ago & am very satisfied. The psychiatrist wanted to prescribe real drugs like lithium after their diagnosis of 'Bipolar'. I wanted to try this first. And feel much better, more balanced, calmer in head, more focus, still creative. The peaks & troughs are less intense than before.
At GGZ they don't want to prescribe it yet, I happened to be insured with PNO, but have since found a BIG doctor who does want to prescribe it & keep telling GGZ how great it is.

So 1000x thanks. If I can help you with anything once.... Let me know.

Greetings Martine... Collapse

Kerstin wrote on 1 December 2013 at 13:06

Hi hi, I myself do not have ADHD or ADD. Me son of 9 years old has ADHD and it is sometimes very difficult how to deal with it ... Hope I can find tips and advice on how best to deal with it here .... find it a super site. When I read the stories, I see so much in my son.

Hi hi,

I myself do not have ADHD or ADD.
Me son aged 9 has ADHD and it is sometimes very difficult how to deal with it ...
Hope I find tips and advice here on how best to deal with it ....find it a super site. When I read the stories I see so much in me son.... Collapse

ylona wrote on 21 November 2013 at 11:42

Nice this site. I hope it is of some use to me because my environment is of no use to me. I have a severe version of adhd and am always on my toes and in other people's eyes I do everything wrong, no matter how hard I try. It hurts, so much. But even if I say I have ADHD, this is soon a way out to an excuse.

Olivia wrote on 19 November 2013 at 06:25

I have a son with this disease but I put him on a combat sport and med is doing very well but I am glad to get news from you in advance thanks gr olivia

I have a son with this disease but I put him on a combat sport and med is doing very well but I am glad to get news from you guys in advance thanks gr olivia Collapse

sebastiaan van der vlies wrote on 11 November 2013 at 10:36

Hi Jochem, I have ADHD and I find it hard to cope with this. It makes me very busy and makes me do things I don't want to do and on top of that I have pdd-nos. My mum would be very happy if things were quieter in my life. gr Sebastiaan

Hi Jochem,

I have ADHD and I find it hard to cope with this. It makes me very busy and makes me do things I don't want to do, and on top of that I have pdd-nos. My mother would be very happy if things were quieter in my life.

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Stefanie wrote on 5 November 2013 at 11:31

Hello Jochem, What a fantastic initiative that weekly newsletter and website! You have my support; we have a wonderful son with ADD/HSP (I am an HSP myself), and great tips and stories are always welcome. It's not easy sometimes, but we keep our spirits up because he is more than worth it. Greetings and good luck with everything!

Hello Jochem,
What a fantastic initiative that weekly newsletter and website! You have my support; we have a wonderful son with ADD/HSP (I am an HSP myself), and great tips and stories are always welcome. It's not easy sometimes, but we keep our spirits up because he is more than worth it. Greetings and good luck with everything!.... Collapse

Sofie wrote on 28 October 2013 at 20:38

Keep up the good work Jochem !!! I am an adhd'er myself, and find it super to read all your info and tips. regards

Keep up the good work Jochem !!!
Being an adhd'er myself, I find it super to read all your info and tips.

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Welmoed wrote on 21 October 2013 at 16:25

Hey Jochem, Through a newsletter from counselling oid I ended up on your site by chance. Because I am interested in everything, I recently subscribed to your newsletter. I think you are doing good and important work here and have already given various people your e-mail address and even put a piece of text on Facebook (tips on the to do list) because I think a lot of people could benefit from it. I myself am a peer counselor for people with anxiety and compulsion so I know how important (h)acknowledgement, tips, advice and making it public and discussable are. Should people with anxiety or compulsion report to you (because there are quite a few similarities with ADD/HSP), you may also refer them to the ADF foundation. Kind regards, Welmoed

Hey Jochem,
Through a newsletter from counselling oid, I ended up on your site by chance. Because I am interested in everything, I recently subscribed to your newsletter. I think you do good and important work here and have already given various people your e-mail address and even put a piece of text on Facebook (tips on the to-do list) because I think a lot of people could benefit from it. I myself am a peer counselor for people with anxiety and compulsion so I know how important (h)acknowledgement, tips, advice and making it public and discussable are. Should people with anxiety or compulsion report to you (because there are quite a few similarities with ADD/HSP), you may also refer them to the ADF foundation. Warm regards, Welmoed Collapse

Marjolein wrote on 12 October 2013 at 10:40

Dear Jochem, Thanks for all the info, I was so relieved to read some things on your site. I, mother of an 8-year-old son with ADD, was at a loss. But your site gave me so much courage again. It tears you up as a mother to see your son struggle with all the obstacles and frustrations he encounters every day. It is sometimes hard to stay positive, also because he sometimes reacts very aggressively. So today we started TO3, we hope it will give him peace of mind. He is such a special and creative, different-minded little man. I hope things are going a bit better now, especially at school. Where you have to go along in the pattern, (whether you want to or not). I am a primary school teacher myself and already try to adapt the way I teach as much as possible to the children of today. But unfortunately, this is still far from being the case everywhere. Children like my son are quickly perceived as awkward and difficult, while they simply need a different approach. Your site/facebook page, gives me courage again, it will work out! Thanks Jochem! Greetings Marjolein

Dear Jochem,
Thanks for all the info, I was so relieved to read some things on your site.
I, mother of an 8-year-old son with ADD, was at a loss. But your site gave me so much courage again. As a mother, it tears you apart to see your son struggle with all the obstacles and frustrations he encounters every day. It is sometimes hard to stay positive, also because he sometimes reacts very aggressively. So today we started TO3, we hope it will give him peace of mind. He is such a special and creative, different-minded little man. I hope things are going a bit better now, especially at school. Where you have to go along with the pattern (whether you want to or not).
As a primary school teacher myself, I already try to adapt teaching methods to today's children as much as possible. But unfortunately, this is still far from being the case everywhere. Children like my son are quickly perceived as difficult and awkward, while they simply need a different approach.
Your site/facebook page, gives me courage again, it will be fine!
Thanks Jochem!
Greetings Marjolein... Collapse

Riesie wrote on 18 September 2013 at 12:05

I have ADD and almost certainly Dyslexia and I have an IQ of around 118. I often think differently from others and people often struggle with that. During my diabetes period there were many negative symptoms, my diabetes disappeared without a trace and so did most of the negative symptoms. I therefore no longer take Ritalin and Dextro-Amphetamine, I now drink Cola and some energy drinks. This works faster and better, because the pills were being broken down faster and faster by my Liver and eventually they stopped working for me. Caffeine does work reasonably to well and I also take Multi-vitamins, vitamin C and vitamin B complex, this works really well together. Furthermore, I don't smoke, I don't drink alcohol or use drugs, I eat reasonably healthy and I do fitness twice a week. If I can concentrate well, everything goes well, I laugh a lot, fortunately I have a good sense of humour. Sometimes things go wrong, but I always pick myself up again. I know the pros and cons of ADD and I have learned to live with it. It is not a disorder, but a condition and you can use this condition to your advantage, if you learn to deal with it.................XD

Melanie wrote on 16 September 2013 at 20:42

Hi Jochem, I am melanie and am currently 20 years old, and just living with my boyfriend. So I don't have a mother's eye anymore... that means for me... new surroundings... new stimuli... new "to do's" and especially looking for a new rhythm... i'm glad i found your website. And hope you can help me... because my thoughts, performances ect. At the moment is a total CHAOS!!!! Also, i'm secretly happy to read with you about the palace diet... i had already researched it before because it seemed like an intresting lifestyle. So hopefully this will be another push to actually start doing it instead of putting it off for maad :p and hopefully I can convince my boyfriend with it too :p Anyway, I've signed up for the newsletter... and look forward to the first one! Regards Melanie

Hi Jochem,

I am melanie and am currently 20 years old, and just living with my boyfriend. So I don't have a mother's eye anymore, which means for me... new surroundings... new stimuli... new "to do's" and especially looking for a new rhythm... i'm glad i found your website. And hope you can help me... because my thoughts, performances ect. At the moment is a total CHAOS!!!!
Also, I'm secretly happy to read about the palace diet with you... I had already researched it before because it seemed like an interesting lifestyle. So hopefully this will be another push to actually start doing it instead of putting it off for a month :p and hopefully I can also convince my boyfriend with it :p

Anyway, I have signed up for the newsletter... and look forward to the first one!

Regards
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Ineke Vosman wrote on 5 June 2013 at 08:30

Jochem, you are doing a fantastic job! Amazing how people of this age teach us to transform our vulnerability into strength! A characteristic of these times, where it is no longer about learned, but inner knowing. Not the externally imposed structure, but the inner world of living from the heart. We need to get rid of all labels and focus on what we have to offer each other. And that is a lot! Compartmentalisation is an expression of fear. Fear of true connection with the other, fear of what really lives inside you, fear of being able to be purely yourself and stand in your power. You are a wonderful example of this, Jochem. And with you many others! Thank you for that which you teach us. I coach people with finding their unique power and you may refer people to me who need it. Warm regards, and I will continue to follow you! Ineke Vosman

Jochem, you are doing a fantastic job! Great how people of this age are teaching us to transform our vulnerability into strength! A characteristic of these times, where it is no longer about learned, but inner knowing. Not the externally imposed structure, but the inner world of living from the heart. We need to get rid of all labels and focus on what we have to offer each other. And that is a lot! Compartmentalisation is an expression of fear. Fear of true connection with the other, fear of what really lives inside you, fear of being able to be purely yourself and stand in your power. You are a wonderful example of this, Jochem. And with you many others! Thank you for that which you teach us. I coach people with finding their unique power and you may refer people to me who need it. Warm regards, and I will continue to follow you! Ineke Vosman Collapse

Pete wrote on 23 May 2013 at 12:41

Dear Jochem and other writers, After being diagnosed with add in my 11-year-old son, I once again took a look at myself. I recognised myself in the diagnosis. From what I have read on your site so far, I can only say "masterpiece! I am now 51 and have learned to deal with myself, but do not dare to reveal myself to just anyone. It is time society becomes more aware of the positive things Mother Nature gives us all. Your site certainly contributes to that! Congratulations, keep up the good work. Regards, Piet

Dear Jochem and other writers,
After being diagnosed with add in my 11-year-old son, I once again started thinking to myself. After all, I recognised myself in the diagnosis. What I have read on your site so far, I can only say "masterpiece". I am now 51 and have learned to deal with myself, but do not dare to reveal myself to just anyone. It is time society becomes more aware of the positive things Mother Nature gives us all. Your site certainly contributes to that! Congratulations, keep up the good work.
Greetings, Pete Collapse

westerhoff wrote on 14 May 2013 at 12:03

Hello Jochem, our 10-year-old grandson has been using LTO3 caps for a while now, with good results. 2caps in the morning. he is concentrated at school and can control himself better. This is an ideal outcome and I hope that more people will start using this product instead of chemical medication. We will continue with this. Warm regards, Irene.

C Teunissen wrote on 5 February 2013 at 17:34

Through this letter, I would like to let you know that my 10-year-old daughter has been taking LTO 3 since October 2012.... She had been prescribed ritalin, but I didn't feel good about that... so I started looking for a good alternative.... by chance I saw LTO 3 on facebook and started reading and then ordered it.... i don't regret this decision for a second... my daughter has ADD and i suspect also HSP.... and she now has peace in her mind... and that also manifests itself clearly in her behaviour.... she is less prone to anger, temper etc.... on the weekends and during holidays she has time off, so ij doesn't need to take LTO 3, but sometimes she wants to because she experiences how busy and restless she is.... she is also doing well at school and can keep up again.... the paediatrician was absolutely not happy that I didn't want to use ritalin, but LTO 3, but after a check-up visit she has come round quite a bit, my daughter has to go for another check-up soon and I wonder what the paediatrician will say then.... but I can say...away with that chemical junk!!! and just use LTO 3...super good medicine on a natural basis...exactly as God intended!!!

Through this letter, I would like to let you know that my 10-year-old daughter has been taking LTO 3 since October 2012.... She had been prescribed ritalin, but I didn't feel good about that... so I started looking for a good alternative.... by chance I saw LTO 3 on facebook and started reading and then ordered it.... i don't regret this decision for a second... my daughter has ADD and i suspect also HSP.... and she now has peace in her mind... and that also manifests itself clearly in her behaviour.... she is less prone to anger, temper etc.... on the weekends and during holidays she is off, so ij doesn't need to take LTO 3, but sometimes she does want to because she experiences how busy and restless she is.... she is now doing well at school and can keep up again.... the paediatrician was absolutely not happy that I didn't want to use ritalin, but LTO 3, but after a check-up visit she has come round quite a bit, my daughter has to go for another check-up soon and I wonder what the paediatrician will say then.... but I can say...away with the chemical junk!!! and just use LTO 3...super good medicine on a natural basis...exactly as God intended!!!!... Collapse

westerhoff wrote on 18 January 2013 at 12:34

After using the 1st jar of LTO3, the little one, now 10 years old, is a whole lot calmer. At school, they notice he can concentrate better and he now has several friends. The 2nd jar has just finished a week after not taking LTO3 for 2 days. I increased it by 1 caps, because he became more restless and rebellious again after 2 days without anything. Will order earlier in future anyway. Took the one with flavour, find it terrible, so next time just neutral again (LTO3 no taste). I open the capsules because otherwise he keeps them in his mouth and then mix them with tea and honey. The very best would be drops. We will continue like this. Thank you very much for inventing this. Kind regards.

After using the 1st jar of LTO3, the little one, now 10 years old, is a whole lot calmer. At school, they notice he can concentrate better and he now has several friends. The 2nd jar has just finished a week after not taking LTO3 for 2 days. I increased it by 1 caps, because he became more restless and rebellious again after 2 days without anything. Will order earlier in future anyway. Took the one with flavour, find it terrible, so next time just neutral again (LTO3 no taste). I open the capsules because otherwise he keeps them in his mouth and then mix them with tea and honey. The very best would be drops.
We will continue like this. Thank you very much for inventing this.
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corina wrote on 1 January 2013 at 15:06

I read the information on LTO3 with great interest. I just think it's an expensive alternative, especially if your family consists of several people who could very well use this medicine instead of the well-known chemical medication such as ritalin. Especially in times of crisis and budget cuts, many parents will continue to use this chemical junk because at least it is still reimbursed. Would there also be a possibility of LTO3 being reimbursed by health insurance? Regards, Corina

Dennis wrote on 1 January 2013 at 10:39

Top :) Beautiful. Definitely true - mould actually that it should be like that. I myself don't know the products, so don't know what and how they work. This website approaches ADD as it should be, which I think is important. Keep up the spirit!

Top :)

Nice.
Definitely true - mould actually that it should be so.

I myself don't know the products, so don't know what and how they work.

This website approaches ADD as it should, which I think is important.
Keep up the spirit!.... Collapse

westerhoff wrote on 3 December 2012 at 20:21

our grandson of almost 10 years who has the symptoms of ODD and ADHD is now using LTO3 for 10days. Since a week, we have noticed that he has become a lot calmer and no longer has to stay after school because of his restless behaviour. He can concentrate much better, he uses 2 caps that I open and mix with some juice in the morning. He finds it very dirty but swallowing it whole is terrible. Because of his behaviour, he is in special education and only became more restless. Hopefully, by using these caps, he can go back to regular education. Could the LTO3 perhaps also come in drops?

our grandson of almost 10 years who has the symptoms of ODD and ADHD has been using LTO3 for 10days now. Since a week, we have noticed that he has become a lot calmer and no longer has to stay after school because of his restless behaviour. He can concentrate much better, he uses 2 caps that I open and mix with some juice in the morning. He finds it very dirty but swallowing it whole is terrible. Because of his behaviour, he is in special education and only became more restless. Hopefully, by using these caps, he can go back to regular education. Could the LTO3 perhaps also come in drops?.... Collapse

bruce wrote on 2 December 2012 at 15:54

I have ADD, am 23 years old and have had a rough ride in my life, but now a lot of things are falling into place and with this information I can work towards a good future. my eyes have been opened further than ever! Thank you very much Bruce Bakker

wow really a wealth of information I could very well use!
I have ADD am 23 years old and have had a rough ride in my life, but now a lot of things are falling into place and I can use this information to work towards a bright future.

my eyes are more opened than ever ! thank you

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Naomi Kennedie wrote on 19 October 2012 at 10:00

Enjoyed looking at website and as an ADHD coach/trainer became very curious. Maybe we can exchange experiences sometime. I live and work from Amsterdam. Kind regards, Naomi Kennedie

Enjoyed looking at website and as an ADHD coach/trainer became very curious. Maybe we can exchange experiences sometime. I live and work from Amsterdam.

Sincerely,

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Marian wrote on 3 October 2012 at 11:15

Keep up this super inspiring website. I'm glad something like this has come along. This is what AD(H)D Netherlands has been waiting for for so long. Finally a different way of approaching AD(H)D and thinking. Also very good that you write so much about LTO3. I have been using this for almost a year and it works great for me. I am much better at living without chaos which makes me less stuck in life and completing things. This makes me do my thing better and have a better mood. As a result, I am calmer and clearer. My mind also just feels tidier and better focused. So for me a must do!:) Greetings Marian Super!

Keep up this super inspiring website. I'm glad something like this has come along. This is what AD(H)D Netherlands has been waiting for for so long.

Finally is a different way of approaching AD(H)D and thinking.

Also very good that you write so much about LTO3. I have been using this for almost a year and it it works great for me. I am much better at living without chaos which makes me less stuck in life and completing things. This makes me do my thing better and have a better mood. As a result, I am calmer and clearer. My mind also just feels tidier and better focused. So for me a must!:)

Greetings Marian

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Heleen wrote on 3 October 2012 at 11:07

Thank you for this great website. I also really like the online meditation course you recommend. Very easy to follow and a super sweet inspiring woman who teaches the course. I do a meditation every day. Very interesting also that you write about neuroplasticity. You approach ADHD and ADD from all sides and have very good tips! Keep up the good work.

Thank you for this great website. I also really like the online meditation course you recommend. Very easy to follow and a super sweet inspiring woman who teaches the course. I do a meditation every day.

Very interesting also that you write about neuroplasticity. You approach ADHD and ADD from all sides and have very good tips! Keep up the good work.... Collapse

Frank wrote on 1 October 2012 at 21:15

Very cool inspiring website. A real addition to the current websites on ADD and ADHD. I read so much information here that is really useful and helpful:) And not just the negative aspects of AD(H)D and the symptoms, but also the beautiful features!) The website also helped me start using lto3 for my ADD and it works fantastic for me! Much more focus and better mood. Also much less overstimulation and clearer in my head! Keep up the good work on the website:) I love it and would love to assist you in everything. Regards Frank

Fia Teseling wrote on 27 September 2012 at 13:44

Hello, I find t a very good website, with a lot of information. I have a 12-year-old daughter with ADD, so I found it especially interesting to read how you experienced your schooling. We are now faced with the choice, to go on medication or not and look for a secondary school that suits her. We accept her as she is, but we also notice how difficult she sometimes has it, especially in terms of school. And as you write, they are obliged to run with the whole mob and society. That makes t quite difficult. What are you doing right? Good luck with your website, come visit m regularly. Greetings Fia

Hello,
I find t a very good website, with lots of information.
I have a 12-year-old daughter with ADD, so I found it especially interesting to read how you experienced your school days.
We are now faced with the choice, medicine or no medicine, and will look for a secondary school that suits her.
We accept her as is, but we also notice how hard she sometimes has it, especially in terms of school.
And as you write, they are obliged to run with the whole mob and society. That makes t quite difficult. What are you doing right?
Good luck with your website, come visit m regularly.
Grtj Fia... Collapse

Jan Anne wrote on 13 September 2012 at 08:08

I want to start a campaign at work focusing on the qualities I have ADD and in communicating with managers, you are then immediately seen as disabled. A business risk they don't want to invest in. I want to create openness and 'us'. Invest in where the positive qualities come into their own. Win win situation next me! The company also benefits. It is an ICT company, so there are a lot of them running around. So paying attention to this issue is essential for the company. Any ideas? Greetings Jan Anne

I want to start a campaign at work focusing on the qualities

I have ADD and in communicating with managers, you are then immediately seen as disabled. A business risk they don't want to invest in.

I want to create openness and 'us'. Deploy where the positive attributes come into their own. Win win situation next me!

The company also benefits.

It is an ICT company, so there are a lot of them running around. So attention to this issue is essential for the company.
Any ideas?

Greetings Jan Anne Collapse

colinda wrote on 18 May 2012 at 09:48

what an inspiring site; it supports my theories...only I would simply make it high sensitive; adhd is not a trait; it is a reaction to the environment it seems to me, as you say take someone out of that environment and the 'behaviour disappears like snow in the sun. My thinking and doing system is well supported by your explanation; think what you feel and by regularly thinking that again...possibly by visualisation; noticeboard tips etc you can return to yourself and let go of what society has actually crammed in against your will, making you very unhappy...That little substance can then disappear from your body as well;-) I am also not in favour of the term new age children; there have been highly sensitive people for centuries and it sounds so lofty...as if they stand out above other children;-) just simple high sensitivity makes it all much clearer;-) There is a lot in there that is very interesting and will definitely read it a few more times...put it on my HSP do it this way site...thank you for this valuable information;-) dear regards from Co xxx

what an inspiring site; it supports my theories...only I would simply make it high sensitive; adhd is not a trait; it is a reaction to the environment it seems to me, as you say take someone out of that environment and the 'behaviour disappears like snow in the sun. My thinking and doing system is well supported by your explanation; think what you feel and by regularly thinking that again...possibly by visualisation; noticeboard tips etc you can return to yourself and let go of what society has actually crammed in against your will, making you very unhappy...I am also not in favour of the term new age children; there have been highly sensitive people for centuries and it sounds so elevated...as if they are above other children;-) just simple high sensitivity makes it all much clearer;-) There is a lot in there which is very interesting and will definitely read it a few more times...put it on my HSP do it this way site...thank you for this valuable information;-) dear regards from Co xxx.... Collapse

colinda wrote on 18 May 2012 at 09:37

What a beautiful piece and how enlightening you explain it, put it on my HSP page...actually, on my website I say it a bit simpler by saying that busy behaviour or withdrawn behaviour is a reaction to and indeed disappears like snow in the sun in the right environment;-) also my thinking and doing system which says that we have to let go of that learned thinking and go back to our feelings...the beautiful thing is that you can do that with your thinking system by repeating the right thinking you will eventually do it again automatically;-) So think yourself happy is a saying of mine and you can do that by thinking what your feelings say....! There is a lot described and I came upon this after reading your piece but will definitely read it a few more times...very interesting...thank you for sharing..dear regards from Co xxx

Everything*is*love wrote on 13 April 2012 at 21:40

First of all, my compliments on this enlightening, positive site. Everything you describe from your school days and your experience of life is so recognisable. I could have written it myself. Only I am currently still in a huge struggle with myself. 27 years I am now, depression, anxiety disorders, burnout, everything has come along. Started treatment with the psychologist today, on the advice of the company doctor to deal with my burnout, but ADD is something I will definitely discuss next time. Never thought about it before while I have not felt "normal" all my life. There have been periods in my life when I was in my power and felt great, when I was convinced of my gifts to sense situations and people flawlessly and was proud of myself, perfect as I am and as everyone else is also perfect as they are. Will this now be my resistance to not breaking down and letting myself be 'lived' by society? One thing I do know: reading your piece has given me hope and confidence again that I will win this battle by staying true to who I am and what I stand for. All will be well was my motto for years, slowly I am starting to believe in it again.

First of all, my compliments on this enlightening, positive site. Everything you describe from your school days and your experience of life is so recognisable. I could have written it myself. Only I am currently still in a huge struggle with myself. 27 years old now, depression, anxiety disorders, burnout, everything has come along. Started treatment with the psychologist today, on the advice of the company doctor to treat my burnout, but ADD is something I will definitely discuss next time. Never thought about it before while I have not felt "normal" all my life. There have been periods in my life when I was in my power and felt great, when I was convinced of my gifts to sense situations and people flawlessly and was proud of myself, perfect as I am and as everyone else is also perfect as they are. Will this now be my resistance to not breaking down and letting myself be 'lived' by society? One thing I do know: reading your piece has given me hope and confidence again that I will win this battle by staying true to who I am and what I stand for. All will be well was my motto for years, slowly I am starting to believe in it again.... Collapse

smit wrote on 8 March 2012 at 15:22

the problem, is that this world is not yet ready for spirituality and new age children. as long as no scientific research has been done into this, the middle classes will start screeching as soon as you point anywhere in that direction. i've had a lot of problems with that because i wanted to make it open for discussion. people want to keep the mind compartmentalised. because their brains can't accept that it's not us who have an adaptation problem, but them. i am, however, happy with your story about the eagle. it's very recognisable. that's why i use my nick ladyhawk.

the problem, is that this world is not yet ready for spirituality and new age children. as long as no scientific research has been done into this, the middle classes will start screeching as soon as you point anywhere in that direction. i've had a lot of problems with that because i wanted to make it open for discussion. people want to keep the mind compartmentalised. because their brains can't accept that it's not us who have an adaptation problem, but them. i am, however, very happy with your story about the eagle. it's very recognisable. that's why i use my nick ladyhawk.... Collapse

hro wrote on 24 February 2012 at 13:49

Hehe finally someone who links add adhd and new age children.

Hehe finally someone links add adhd and new age children.... Collapse

yolanda zigra wrote on 21 February 2012 at 16:31

Thanks for this. Great is this.

Thanks for this. Great is this.... Collapse

peewster wrote on 18 January 2012 at 08:18

Looks nice. Know what it is, taken ritalin for 3 years, just got rid of it a week ago. Stays nice to read things then anyway and so see you're not the only one.

Looks nice. Know what it's like, taken ritalin for 3 years, just a week off. Stays nice to read things then anyway and so see you're not the only one.... Collapse

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