| ADHD Directory |
| ADHD Printables |
| ADHD Guides |
| Expert Answers |
| ADHD News |
| Tools and Checklists |
| ADHD Topics A-Z |
| Book Reviews |
| Podcasts |
 |
| ADHD Groups |
| ADHD Discussions |
| ADHD Blogs |
| Share Your Story |
| E-Newsletters |
| ADHD Events |
| ADHD Videos |
|
| Subscribe |
| Give a Gift |
| Current Issue |
| Archives |
| Buy Back Issues |
| Buy Booklets |
| Customer Service |
| Contact Us |
| Advertise |
|
|
||||
« All Blogs
Adult ADHD Blog (A Woman's Perspective)« Recent Blog PostsArchives: October 2009
Maybe two people with attention deficit disorder could help each other. There is always hope. The Boyfriend, aka Mr. Sensitive, thinks that I am hysterical (“You are funny and say the funniest things” he laughs), and that the piles that I acquire are cute. Is it too good to be true? True love, I am told, is when someone loves you exactly the way you are, and tells you to don’t go changing, like the Billy Joel song. I often think...Continue Reading »
The effects of going off my ADHD medication are noticeable, but the sunny side outweighs the negatives. On weekends, I put the Adderall on hiatus, out of a hunger to feel a bit of normalcy again. I call them "Adderall Retreats" or "double 'S' days" (Saturdays and Sundays). Either way, these medication holidays are respites from what I consider the effects of the drugs on me, an edginess and anxiety followed by a brief oasis of focus. The effects of the Adderall Retreats...Continue Reading »
Organize, organize. How does an adult with ADHD make sense of everyday life in times of uncertainty (and stress, and inattention)? Frazzled, burnt out, the battle is back. Once again I am on the forefront of what some might call the rat race cranked up a few notches. The Boyfriend doesn’t know about my attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but I have a feeling that he suspects it. I have a sixth-sense, which is one of the positive traits of this disorder. He knows that the new...Continue Reading »
While the boyfriend expounded the use of ADHD drugs as a weight loss fix for his patients, I hid my refill of Adderall, and kept my mouth shut. Breaking the news about the diagnosis would have to wait. This is bliss. I am in love, and it has been ages since I had someone I actually looked forward to being with. Cupid is kind. We are at the end of month three with Mr. Sensitive, and it’s great. For the first time in my life I can’t complain. (OK, he’s obsessed with baseball, and he wants to take things slow. It took him...Continue Reading » « Adult ADHD Blog (A Woman's Perspective)'s blog « All Blogs |
    
|
|||
