If you're an adult with ADD, then you may be familiar with
the concept that (at times), slowing down is a very
difficult thing to do. There are many tasks to complete
and so little time to complete them. So your mind starts
working at high speed, trying to achieve all that needs to
be achieved, or alternatively getting upset in the belief
that completing all required tasks is not possible. As a
result, you waste a lot of time worrying, and very little
time getting pleasure from life.
While the process of slowing down is difficult to explain,
it certainly is possible. Here are 6 established strategies
to slow down the adult ADD brain:
1. Monitor and Control Your Work: Control your
work/business hours. Notwithstanding that at times it is
essential to work overtime, do not do it unless it is
absolutely unavoidable. You will work more competently
during the day when the time you have to complete your job
is fixed. Additionally, take a break on weekends - or at
least 2 days a week.
2. Arrange For a Night Out With Others: Nothing is more
enjoyable than having a night out with people you like.
This may be with work colleagues, friends, family, or
members of a group you are a part of. Let your hair down
and have a good time.
3. Make a Weekly Obligation (Like Taking a Class or
Involving Yourself in a Group): Find a reason to go out of
the house and out of the office each week. Attend a class,
if possible to learn something new . . . something you are
passionate about. Ensure you pay for the class beforehand
so you will not be tempted to make excuses not to go.
4. Journal: Maintaining a daily journal compels you to stop
and reflect. It assists you in dealing with nervous
tension and enhances clarity of mind. Make a commitment to
do it every day. Don't be bothered about sentence
structure, syntax, punctuation, or flow since no one else
ever has to see it.
5. Meditate: There are many varied approaches to
meditation, but the one described here is 'mindfulness
meditation'. This is merely the action of being there in
the present - whether you are working, walking, or washing
the dishes. Make an effort to keep your mind in the
instant, and do not 'tag on' worrying or troublesome
thoughts or feelings. It's OK to take 'baby-steps' at
first, with 5 minutes spent in mindful meditation daily.
After a week or so, build on your performance as you become
more and more at ease with the process.
6. Switch Off Your Computer 2 Hours Before Bed: Computers
are rather interesting, in particular for ADDers,
frequently finding themselves sitting at their computer at
3 o'clock in the morning completely occupied in exploring
something totally arbitrary. They cannot move away from
the computer and going to bed is just not a consideration.
Set a 'walk-away' deadline and get in the habit of
switching the computer off at least two hours prior to
going to sleep so as to allow time to wind down before
going to bed.
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Garry Macdonald & Kieran Smyth have established a website
providing little known information about attention deficit
disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD). To learn the insider secrets about ADD or ADHD, go
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