Comments on: ADD Overwhelm: ADHD TV Episode 6

By: Dana

Dana — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:10:10 +0000

Thank you so much! I have only recently been diagnosed with adult ADHD, I am absolutely blown away by the information that I have been hearing about the sense of guilt, worthlessness, and shame that accompanies this disorder. I have believed in my own right to punish myself for all of my imperfections for sooooo long! i am beginning to understand that many of these imperfections are the face of ADHD…..
There have been times in my life when I really did take good care of myself. I hated work and I went out on a limb and took a job at a local nursery…. I fell in love with the outdoors and freedom to be myself! I worked a lot of hours so I learned how to take good care of myself out of a desire to be there and not get sick or hurt or have to miss work for any reason. I enrolled in classes and became a Mater Gardener and got certified to do Pesticide Application (kept stimulating my interests!) and started the Horticulture program at my Community College. I eventually lost this job due to excessive lateness….
I always knew that there were lessons in this for me. I am unhappy in what I am going to school for right now. I think it needs some adjustment. I have spent many years now trying to do it like everyone else and it has worn me down.
I think I will go to Jennifer’s website for some more information!
Thank you again!

By: Sharla

Sharla — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:27:49 +0000

Hey, thanks! My husband was diagnosed with ADHD last year and we do take downtime seriously at our house. We feel like we accomplish a lot less than many of our friends, but feel like this is simply reality for us. We need margins. Thanks for the affirmation on our choices. We have sometimes struggled with taking downtime when our to-do lists feel so large.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:00:16 +0000

Thanks for the suggestions, Wendy - I will keep those in mind.
Dr. Kenny

By: Wendy Miller

Wendy Miller — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:47:32 +0000

Thanks for the information. I am wondering if you could do a couple of episodes on parent’s of an ADHD child relationship with their teachers especially in the junior and senior high school. Also how to work with the education system to create an environment that is condusive for learning for an ADHD child in older grades.

How about an episode on teaching ADHD teens to be more organized. What is normally disorganized and what is a problem and how to address it.
Thanks for all the info and glad you are in Canada. So many of the resources are in the US.

By: Moving Truck Rental

Moving Truck Rental — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:25:15 +0000

Thanks very much for taking the time to record this interview with Jennifer at your seminar. I can definitely identify with the guilt, constant need for achieving long-term goals, and even that house on the beach.

By: Derek Stephenson

Derek Stephenson — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:39:26 +0000

Very impressive and insightful! The thing is . . . I’m often intimitated in a sense by the prospect of having a spontaneous kind of down-time because it often becomes this self-indulgent joy-ride that results in a dozen or so ideas about projects I can’t wait to sink my teeth into. I’ll start off anxious about it and then - poof - I’ve slipped into something that becomes a project. Sometimes a “to-do-list” type of lifestyle is exactly what the over-focused brain needs. I’m a parent and a teacher, but give me an hour to compare bass-lines in prog-rock and I’ll take two more to boot. Without meds, or at the end of a long day the inner-monologue won’t stop until the analysis is complete. Keeping my “down-time” oriented around socializing with friends and family certainly helps. It also helps that my job requires a lot of introspection - it balances things out before I go home. Just the same - any thoughts on how I can approach “down-time” in a more mature anxiety free way?

By: Steven Tullis

Steven Tullis — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:18:23 +0000

Very informative. Sounds like my every day things. Concentrating on adult ADD. Thanks Dr. Handelman. Somethings help me get a grip.

By: Tara McGillicuddy

Tara McGillicuddy — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:22:34 +0000

Great video podcast! I really agree with the need for enjoyable activities!

By: Dominique Brault

Dominique Brault — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:53:22 +0000

Hello, my name is Dominique, I have been diagnosed with ADD last year. I am 44 years old. Everyday is a challenge foe me and today it was the first time I listened to the podcast with Jenifer Koretsky. what a breath of fresh air. You made me cried because I do feel guilty to take down time. Thanks to give hope to many of us ADDEr. Me too, I feel like my life is an ever-ending to-do list. Now, I will be able to enjoy my evening out with my friends and my beloved husband. Thank so much!

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ADHD Strategies ADD Overwhelm: ADHD TV Episode 6 « — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:41:33 +0000

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