educate yourself about the particulars of your disorder read the add bible (don't know what that is? it is sometimes called "delivered from distraction") go to CoDA meetings (coda.org), work with other people who won't judge you, tell the others your cow died and you no longer need their bull practice practice practice meditation and mind calming exercises journal journal journal check out the book "Writing and Being" as you do these things, little by little, one day at a time, you will come face to face with your soul... then you you're on the path to answering the question, "who am I? bless you my friend

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Driven to Distraction was helpful for me to read when figuring out if I really had ADHD. Tried anti depressants a couple times but when I finally agreed that I was ADHD I started taking Concerta and was able to be off anything else. Also, Dr. Daniel Amen has a great book called "Healing ADHD". I think that's the name of the book. There is also a website www.amenclinic.com or www.brainplace.com Both are run by his organization. It's okay to be yourself, but if you have trouble with self control and it's huring your relationships, including the one with yourself, that's when you really have to consider that medication is the best cure or at least a help. One thing my meds helped with right away was I didn't really "lose it" and act out towards my family so much any more. I also stopped going over things in my mind over and over. It was easier to let things go. I would love to be off meds, but I think it's unfair to my family and even to myself to just be "me" if "me" is having temper tantrums around them.

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