Hi there:

Welcome to the ADDitude forums! Spending your weekends socializing with friends is not necessarily a bad thing, but if it means you're not sleeping enough, drinking too much, or sacrificing other important aspects of your life (exercise), then a little moderation may be in order...

First, have you been diagnosed with ADHD and are you taking medication to treat it? If not, ADHD medication may be an obvious place to start - it can help improve focus, motivation, and organization skills.

If you're already treating your ADHD, then it may be a simple matter of trying some procrastination busters.

Also, peer pressure is a great motivator, I find. Can you find a (non-ADD) friend for a regular date at the gym or a running partner? Or someone to sign up for a class with you? Knowing that someone is waiting for and counting on you sometimes is enough motivation to get out the door even when you'd rather not...

Hope this helps!

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Hello!

Yes, I am currently taking Focalin-XR. I was diagnosed a year or two ago, and I figured I had been crazy all these years. All of your ideas sound great... it's just a matter of implementing them into my life. I will take a look at the links you have suggested.

Thanks for your response!

-- Stephen

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I find the people waiting on me a great motivation skill. The elderly I work with appreciate me coming and I enjoy being welcome into their homes.. Many are slow, so things are never really carried out faster than we both can cope with.. A smile and a hug can keep me motivated to turning up on time to work.. Old people whom are isolated in a prison like home sometimes because of their own beliefs can and will give alot of space for my chatter and we can get alot of ground covered if they feel good in company... They have rituals and it is no problem if they ask me for a helping hand to do something extra,.. Making people smile and feel they get the help they actual need is a "yes" ending to a work day..

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