The following excerpt from Edward Hollowell and John Ratey’s Driven to Distraction is a perfect assessment of what ADD is all about, at least for me. “Books, papers, odd socks, old letters, a few half-smoked packages of Marlboros, and other loose ends lay scattered about, much like the bits and pieces of cognition that wereContinue reading “ADD in a Nutshell”
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100 Days of Writing – Day Seventeen
Adventures in Living: Trying to treat ADD with meds, while at the same time, quit smoking – Day One Here I am, at sixty-three years of age, dealing with two “situations” in my life: Attention Deficit Disorder and smoking cigarettes. I’ve tried a couple of prescription medications for both ADD and smoking without success. ThisContinue reading “100 Days of Writing – Day Seventeen”
Random Thoughts on This Day…
Today is a pretty important day in my life. It was exactly 6940 days ago, nineteen years, that I began my journey of recovery from alcoholism. It was a Saturday and it was seemingly like any other day as I awakened. But that was soon to change and a series of events were set intoContinue reading “Random Thoughts on This Day…”
ADHD and Alcholism…the connection
I’ve continued to do research and see if there are connections between addiction and ADHD. In particular of special interest is alcoholism. I found the following article that sheds some light: Are Drug Abuse and Alcoholism More Common Among People With ADHD? Several studies have shown a strong connection between ADHD, drug abuse, and alcoholism. ADHD is five toContinue reading “ADHD and Alcholism…the connection”
The Diagnosis…and Beyond
I’ve always known that my mind worked quite a bit differently than most. But although I had labeled myself as ADHD and actually twice tried medications to help control it, I didn’t feeling understand its ramifications until just recently. An initial intake visit with a new therapist opened the door to a discussion of bothContinue reading “The Diagnosis…and Beyond”
David Lee 