I think I have ADD are there any nice books about how to deal with this? Am 52 yrs

07/30/09

Seagu(r)ll

I just did a test on the internet and had a bingo on 80 of the 110 questions. Was reading my own story ! I am quite OK in the life I have now.Am very solitaire and don't have to explain my extreem moods to anyone anymore. Am an artist and very gifted, people tell me but can not organise myself into the world.(Yet!) Have real deep friends and am not lonely anymore Have been depressed most of my life but learned to love the difficult weird me and feel much better now. Would like to read about it though. Am hypersensitive and was a bit borderline but that is mostly past.

Defenitely do not have the hypervariation in my body. But my thinking is like a caged tiger. Most of my life I felt like in ' The life of Pi' A child with this tiger in a life boat alone at sea..

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Thursday, July 30, 2009

Eileen Bailey

Thank you for your question and welcome to ADHDCentral.com.

You may want to read the book "Driven to Distraction" by Drs. Hallowell and Ratey.

Let me know what you think about it.

Eileen

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Thursday, July 30, 2009

thomas shannon

i read (you mean im not stupid,lazy or dumb) it opened my eyes to the life of being adhd i my have spelled the name right but use in the keywords on there cumputers and yourll find it..hope it helps

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Monday, August 10, 2009

picasso

Hello Seagu(r)ll! I am so happy to be able to share with you some of the books I have found in dusty used-book stores, and from the many "Goodwill" bins at the back of their stores, etc!!! The one that began my journey into learning what I discovered by MYSELF!!!!!, is "SCATTERED MINDS" by Gabor Mate M.D. The Globe and Mail says.."Rare and refreshing....Here you will find family stories, an accessible description of brain development and sound information. You will also find hope!" Another in my little personal library is "OUT OF THE FOG"..BY KEVIN R. MURPHY, Ph,.D. One of the Chapters I have a permanent book mark in is the Chapter 7, entitled "Taming the Organizational Devil". Very very helpful to someone like me!! "ADULT ADD", is written by Thomas A. Whiteman, PhD., and Michele Novotni, PhD, with Randy Petersen. The small print on the front cover says " A Reader-Friendly Guide to identifying, Understanding , and Treating Adult Attention Deficit Disorder". This book in particular feels, at least to me, that an empathtic and kind ear has just been lent to our often-times 'poor self esteem'!! "A.D.D. Kaleidoscope" is written by Joan Andrews, MS, MFCC, LEP, and Denise E. Davis, MS, MFCC I found this book to be just amazing, and extremely encouraging, if not brilliantly enlightening and ....as written by Stephen C. Copps M,D....."The book might well have been titled 'Feeling Your Way Through the Emotion of ADD' for few have able to so vividly portray what it's like to have ADD." I hope you are able to get your hands on at least a couple of these books, and I hope you find them as tremendously helpful as I have.!!! All the Best. Picasso

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re: I think I have ADD are there any nice books about how to deal with this? Am 52 yrs
Seagu(r)ll
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 01:47 PM

Dear Picasso, thanks for so many titles, will try to find some as i live in Holland.

Boy, it sure makes me cry sometimes to recognise myself in some stories.

I have a good life now in which the discovery of ADD is not so major as i have accepted my 'weirdness ' pretty well. But it helps to have even more compassion for what I went thru.

Do you have any experience with being in love and having your mind doing overtime talking to your lover in your head? So very tiresome. Any tips beside medication which i don't do?

Seagu(r)ll

re: I think I have ADD are there any nice books about how to deal with this? Am 52 yrs
Seagu(r)ll
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 01:47 PM

Dear Picasso, thanks for so many titles, will try to find some as i live in Holland.

Boy, it sure makes me cry sometimes to recognise myself in some stories.

I have a good life now in which the discovery of ADD is not so major as i have accepted my 'weirdness ' pretty well. But it helps to have even more compassion for what I went thru.

Do you have any experience with being in love and having your mind doing overtime talking to your lover in your head? So very tiresome. Any tips beside medication which i don't do?

Seagu(r)ll