My Brain with A.D.D.

 Vol 1 | Issue 1 | January 1, 2022

This is my Brain with ADD. 

The brain of a man or woman with A.D.D./ Attention Deficit Disorder is like any other brain.   In simple terms they have a chemical in balance that makes it hard to focus.   The brain under normal conditions isn’t fully awake.  

Imagine getting 6 hours sleep every night of your life.   You would be totally unfocused, irritable, impulsive, short tempered etc.   

Its as simple as that.   There are many causes and thus many treatments.   But basically the treatment is getting better sleep and stimulating the brain to wake up. 

There are many options.  But no matter what someone tells you,  its all about what works for you personally.    Learn what you can and try different things.   For me personally a sleep mask may help.  But, I wouldn't feel comfortable wearing one.  Its just not going to work for me. 

Keto/ low carb diets  work very well, if you can stay on it .   In this case for the rest of your life.   I know diabetics stay on special diets.  But your asking a person with no impulse control to do something that isn't life threatening.   

Focus and Procrastination

"People with ADD/ADHD aren't just forgetfull.  If something isn't important at that very moment, it can wait. Sometimes until it becomes the most important thing, at which time it may be too late!"

Focus and procrastination is my number one enemy.   I'm not sure I spelled that right.  But, I'm afraid of changing my focus to find out.    The average person doesn't understand my problem.   Because spell check doesn't always work, I need to double check.   That means changing my focus from writing to spelling.  The problem is turning my focus back to writing.   

Like changing the channel on the T.V..  If you find something interesting, you may not go back to the other program you were watching.

I've been wanting to write this blog for a long time. Thus the time difference between posts. I have notes in composition books all over the place. But , they never get entered in the computer or edited.  

 Don't be surprised if One day the blog looks different.   Its just what caught my attention at that moment.   

Like any other person with ADD or ADHD I could go on talking forever.  Changing subjects and never completing one task at a time. 

Because I know most Adders don't have a long attention span, I will stop here and ask that you come back to this blog later for more useful knowledge.

Next up, what I hope to accomplish with this Blog and telling the story of my life with A.D.D. / Attention Deficit Disorder.