Monday, February 13, 2012

Saturday, July 19, 2008 Bitsycabana asks

Q: I am a mother of 4 who has ADHD. How do I gain control of my life?

I find myself comparing my pathetic life to the clean,organized and driven lives of some of my friends.  They seem to have clean homes, a great sense of style and plenty of success at work,whereas I don't seem to be any of the above.  I've been told i'm being way to hard on myself, but truthfully, my house is a mess, my kids run wild when daddy's not home,because mommy spaces out sometimes and they can get away with more,my cooking sucks, I am way fatter than I want to be, I can never get organized enough to plan consistent activities with the kids, I frequently lose my temper, and at work, although I have many clients who love me, I don't have enough that bring in the $ because I seem to be slower at cutting hair than the other hairdressers, and my totals are always low,I smoke to much, I cry when I drink wine and I just feel like my life is just one big fat crazy mess all caused by me.

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5/12/10 11:38am

Don't worry. Look for your talents. i have had ADHD my whole life and I am still a succesful person. Contact me at beckman.noah@gmail.com

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5/13/10 11:41pm
Wow, It's been a while since that post...I must have been in a terrible mood huh? Since then I have quit smoking and lost 20 pounds, I still want to be thinner but I look good, and I don't feel as terrible about myself all the time.  I take fish oil and grape seed extract, and I've figured out a lot of the low self esteem comes from me beliving my bi-polar husband when he decides to verbally rip me apart.  I'm really not that bad , and recently I'v joined a couple of art web sites and am attempting to sell my art work, which seems to be my true passion anyways, and has been my entire life...but I always let the ones who were "better" than me intimidate me.  I am much faster at work...it just takes time and experience, and as soon as I decide to stop being such a chicken with the haircolors my totals will go waaay up.  I love myself, and God didn't make any mistakes when he made me.Smile
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