Karin on the chaos in her head due to ADD
Busy, busy, busy and more busy in me head!
Well.....what can I say about myself.....what's in it for someone else? A point at which I then get all kinds of flashes through my head about....what? how? how much? when?
And now I am distracted again by a blackbird wooing in my garden....goh..ut is warm for the year...how does a bird sleep? what is it looking for? The cat is happily inside...I still need to shower...is there enough food left for the birds? Should I put up peanuts? I hear the wind.....the screens clatter....and yet I find it's quiet...strange...the cat whines Why everything is there water food.......
PPfffff I am still so tired...my coffee...yes drink my coffee for a while.......goh I see the blackbird again....still in the same place....
I wouldn't even know what my experiences are like......so is a morning getting up for me.....with already a lot of impressions....and no I am not on medication....considering it....
Karin
Dear ADDs, ADHDs and HSPs,
I am Jochem and have been diagnosed with ADD and am a high-sensitive (HSP). Over the past few years, I have done an enormous amount in the field of self-awareness exercises and self-healing. Partly because in 2011 I suddenly found myself dealing with CFS/ME, or chronic fatigue syndrome, overnight. This was really a big turning point in my life which meant I really had to start working on myself from now on.
To recover, I did have to learn a lot about myself. So I pretty much went to every therapist, coach but also alternative healer you can think of.
During my search for the right help, I gained a lot of valuable knowledge that gave me very good insights and caused me to heal more and more. Now I actually see my ADD more as a strength and can live with it much better.
A book that really opened my eyes is "The Davinci Method" by John Loporto. He approaches all our traits in such a beautiful way. This is really a eye-opener For all people diagnosed with ADD or ADHD. This book was one of the biggest inspirations for me to start this website in late 2011. You can find more about John Loporto's inspiring book here. You can also see his inspiring video there in which he shares his message as an introduction to his book.
I hope this website will inspire you to look at the beautiful and powerful sides of ADD and ADHD, but of course also high sensitivity. Through all the information and tips and advice I give you the tools to be stronger with ADD, ADHD and HSP.
When you feel that spirit in yourself and are confident, you can be a person who can be very inspiring to 'normal' people. A person with a close connection to life, a rich emotional life, full of creativity, a broad thinking mind, a social being, reliable, humorous and with a very good intuition. The roles of feeling different will then reverse. But if you keep getting stuck and often think negatively about yourself, you will become more and more negatively laden and tired and the above beautiful qualities will mostly remain in the background.
On my website, I share with you all the knowledge I have. The knowledge that can give you as an ADD, ADHD and HSP person a positive spin on your life. In doing so, I share all the information I have learned from coaches and therapists and from books, documentaries and interviews.
You can read more about me on the about me page.
Happy reading ADDcharacteristics.net
Greetings, Jochem.
Is this not normal then? This happens to everyone, right?
Or how is it then with people who are "normal"?
Hi Karin, very recognisable story you do. I have ADD and the chaos, the rush in your head I understand very well. I also experience this and always call it a "storm in the head". Being distracted by everything that makes you (almost) forget what you were actually doing or wanted to do. I regularly walked up the stairs in the house but when I got to the top, I didn't know what I wanted to do because on the way up I suddenly thought of something else or saw something else that got my attention. Then I would stand around wondering what I actually wanted to do. My safety line was to go back downstairs and think again what I wanted to do. Usually it would bubble up again and I would go back upstairs with anger, frustration and sadness because I felt like such a loser about it. Sometimes I still didn't know and then....there you are as a grown man and you have no idea what you actually had to do!
I have been on medication for about 2 years now and am happy with it! It mainly provides me with (mostly) calmer, less busy heads which makes things go better because I can focus more and get less distracted. This gives me peace of mind!
I understand from your story that you are not on medication (yet). I would say give it a try. Of course, medication is not a final solution but a tool to achieve your goal (no more chaos in your head).
I hope you (and others reading this, of course) get something out of my story.
Greetings, John