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Don't Say You Have ADHD

Don't Say You Have ADHD

Unless you are a person with an ADHD brain, it's hard to believe that ADHD is real. People usually think it’s an excuse or nonsense. If you have ADHD, you remember being the child who stared out the window while the teacher was talking. Or maybe you were clowning...

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How to Not Get A Divorce or Scream At Your Kids

How to Not Get A Divorce or Scream At Your Kids

This blog was inspired by a webinar on ADDitudeMag.com presented by Dr. Ellen Littman. (drellenlittman.com) Being a mom or a wife can be the job from hell, especially if you have ADHD. There's an explanation. Emotional hypersensitivity. It sounds...

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The Mystery of Imagination and Magical Thinking

The Mystery of Imagination and Magical Thinking

The imagination is a beautiful thing. I love mine. As a creative ADHDer; I see visions, images, and things that other people cannot see. If I don't create, I get cranky. I'm happiest when the images flow through me and join to create something meaningful. NEGATIVE...

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What do you see in this photo?

What do you see in this photo?

Look at this photo. What do you see? If you have ADHD, you see what others don't see. You see more. Your creative vision is x-ray vision. You see beyond the surface. Some people see raindrops, you see sparkling reflective circles dancing on your window. Some people...

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HABITS DON’T HAPPEN

HABITS DON’T HAPPEN

So we're a few weeks into 2015. How are those resolutions coming along? The trending word for resolutions is "habits." I personally don’t believe in regularly repeated behavior patterns. It's against my nature. I see them as forced behaviors- something I'm supposed to...

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End the Year With An Apology

End the Year With An Apology

It's the time of year when people evaluate the past year. Hopefully, it was a good one for you. But naturally, as human beings, we don't always agree or act perfectly. We often say or do things that hurt someone we love. Enter... the apology. But, it's not so simple....

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ADHD and errands: Feeling dumb when I know I'm smart

ADHD and errands: Feeling dumb when I know I'm smart

I know I'm smart but sometimes I feel dumb. When I can't manage the simple mundane tasks that are required for responsible living, I get down on myself. When my article (pre-viral) was posted on Lifehack, I showed it to my husband. After he read it, he asked me,...

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How's your gratitude attitude?

How's your gratitude attitude?

Be grateful. Be thankful. Appreciate what you’ve got. Get ready, it’s countdown to gratitude day. Just flip the switch and change your feelings, thoughts, desires, and dreams. Poof! Just like that. Gratitude isn’t a switch that you turn on and off when you need it.

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How comfortable is your comfort zone?

How comfortable is your comfort zone?

Change is scary. It's easier to keep things the same, even if they're not so great. Change means that you have to become uncomfortable. Ugh! Nobody wants that. I know I don't. Every time I get a new cell phone,  app, or download the latest Mac software, it's a drama...

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Please Don't Label Me

Please Don't Label Me

How quick do you label someone else's behavior? How do you react when someone is not acting the way you want them to? It's easy to become annoyed with people. It's reality. We annoy each other. But what do you do when you're annoyed with someone? You probably get...

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Maintain Your Dignity Today

Maintain Your Dignity Today

                It's easy to get swept into someone else's negativity. Negative emotions are a strong force that grab you and suck you in like a tornado. Before you know it, you're swept away and feeling miserable. You don't have to become a part of it. You have the...

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Yes, I have ADHD

Yes, it’s true. My Lifehack.org article, "20 Things To Remember If You Love Someone Who Has ADD, is about me. I've never been medically diagnosed. I just know I think "differently," and always have. I've never been on medication for it. I've just learned how to live...

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Own your ADHD, baby! Love it! Live it! Enjoy it!

Own your ADHD, baby! Love it! Live it! Enjoy it!

It is unbelievable, incredible, and amazing! My latest article on Lifehack.org- 20 Things To Remember If You Love Someone Who Has ADD- went viral!! It continues to fly through the internet at the speed of light. I still cannot believe that over 1 million people shared...

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Are You Wishing Other People Would Change?

Are You Wishing Other People Would Change?

Are you thinking “if only” he or she (whatever his or her name is) would do what I want I’d be so happy?
It’s the most ridiculous human behavior. We continuously attempt to change people without getting any result. We keep banging our heads against the wall and nothing changes- zero, zilch, nada. But that doesn’t stop us.

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How to deal with difficult people

How to deal with difficult people

You know the one who they are. Everyone has a (at least one) difficult person in their life. I see it as part of the Universal plan. There’s something I am supposed to be learning. I should consider myself lucky. This is my chance to become a better person, to grow,...

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These Sneaky Words Are Ruining Your Day

These Sneaky Words Are Ruining Your Day

  Did you know there are words and phrases you use every day that are making you anxious, stressed out and unhappy? Those sneaky words are hidden in the conversations you have with yourself. And they can turn your happy day into a miserable one. One little word...

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3 Simple Steps to Make Your Evening Great

3 Simple Steps to Make Your Evening Great

Once there was a wise man. Every night on his way home, he would think about his day: the people he spoke to, the problems he had to deal with, and the situations that remained unresolved. Naturally, he was consumed with his own thoughts and experiences. Every night...

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12 Reasons Why You Should Love Having ADD

12 Reasons Why You Should Love Having ADD

Don't you think it's time to stop the negativity of ADD? Yes, it's a challenge. Tasks take longer, there are lots of distractions, but there are also many benefits. Too often we forget about those. We become chained down to the negative burden of ADD/ADHD. Let's...

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Maintain Your Dignity Today

Why You Should Love The People You Hate

THIS POST APPEARED ON LIFEHACK.ORG "If you and I are having a single thought of violence or hatred against anyone in the world at this moment, we are contributing to the wounding of the world..." — Deepak Chopra Okay, so you might have a hard time believing that your...

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How Searching for Serenity Changed My Food Choices

How Searching for Serenity Changed My Food Choices

I didn't want to become vegan when I got into Mussar(spiritual personal excellence). I just wanted to relieve my stress, sleep better at night, and not worry so much. I had no idea it was a full-time job. Well, it is. There is no on/off switch for self-improvement. I...

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THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT HAPPINESS

THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT HAPPINESS

 So... you say you want to be happier? Are you sure about that? What if it means that you have to get down to the nitty-gritty hard-core reality of you? I don’t mean digging up the past. I’m talking about living in the present. Life cannot be lived to the fullest if...

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The 3:00 a.m. Panic Attack

The 3:00 a.m. Panic Attack

THE 3:00 A.M. PANIC ATTACK... I try so hard to keep calm and carry on. I’ve read every positive psychology book on how to manage panic. I’ve been in every type of therapy, I thought for sure, I could ease up on some of the tension I felt. I had heard it all: let go,...

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These Sneaky Words Are Ruining Your Day

5 ways to stop negative thinking now!

  OMG! What did I just say? I can't believe I said that? That's me I'm talking to. I don't usually pay much attention to it, but when I stop the noise in my head, I realize I am the only one I hear. Sure, there are lots of  people I talk to all day, but the...

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