Lists!

Today I have been trying to make friends with "lists". As I have said, this is not my natural way of thinking. I printed out this list of 5o tips on management of adult ADD

http://www.addresources.org/article_50_adhd_tips_adult_hallowell_ratey.php

It is going to take me while to take it in.. looks like it might be useful though.. Item 15 on the list is "Make frequent use of lists". Mmm.. I'll try!

I found another list: 20 questions to help identify ADD.

http://www.simplywellbeing.com/20-questions-are-you-add-adhd

I felt tearful reading the list. Yep, this is me! My answers were "YES" (in spades!) to almost every question.

These ones jumped out:

• Do you sometimes feel driven by a motor, or conversely feel stuck unable to take action?
• Are you very intuitive, empathetic, creative, an unconventional thinker?

Yes, I can be intuitive, empathic and creative and am certainly an unconventional thinker. These are some of the positives (though the latter is difficult to be with sometimes) And yes, I am driven or stuck: nothing in between. I can achieve a huge amount in 2 days, and then feel stuck for a couple of weeks! That's part of the negative side..... and the root of a lot of frustration and shame for me...

Also I found out about a workshop in London on ADD at the end of March. I rang up and talked to the organiser this morning. Seems interesting. I am going to try to get to it.... So I have made a start...

http://www.simplywellbeing.com/

Jam

PS Also looked at this Canadian video documentary on ADD

http://news.globaltv.com/Loving/2009300/story.html

I found the presentation and ads a bit annoying in places, but worth watching. Also the last section seems quite pro medication. I felt a bit disturbed by that. For me medication would be the very last option! I guess for some people it is the right way forward... I would like to be open-minded. I wonder if my attitude will change as I learn more?