Meditation Techniques

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/9805.html

We always need more meditation techniques! I love the way they look at it. If you are ADHD-ridden like me, this will be really helpful!

Also, remember that all meditations are different. And, this is just one brand of a thousand techniques.

Your ADDHD? How bad? So am I.

I was diagnosed as a 7 year old. I took Ritalin till I was 12. At age 13, I didn't like how the Ritalin made me feel (at least that what my mom tells me I said), and I stopped taking the meds. I coped for 10 years.

Now, I'm not able to function anymore. The most basic stuff a human should be able to do? I don't do it.. My brain's decision making faculties are really effed up. So, I'm getting retested for ADHD over Christmas break. I'm probably gonna go back on medication.

I didn't know you were ADHD too. Very interesting. How do you cope?

Connor L. wrote: I I didn't know you were ADHD too. Very interesting. How do you cope?

I bet your going to relate to this a lot of this.

Most people don't know. I've learned to hide it (at a high cost) in sociall/business situations. It is not looked upon very well at all by others. People don't understand, you "look" norma. You don't act normal. Like your have to be in a wheel chair or on crutches to have a handycap.

I didn't learn of my ADD until after I was 40. My life was rather challenging up until then as I didn't know what was wrong. It's still challanging but I know why now. It still sucks. These are the cards life delt me and I do the best I can with them. It helps if I don't compare mysef to what other can people do. I focous on what I can do and my rate of progression. That's is all I can control.

When I was growing up it seemed everhthing was 3 or 4 Xs more difficult for me than everyone else. It was. Sorry if this seems like a brag but it is really is a sorry state. When I got tested for ADD my IQ came out to be 155 or so and my attention & concentration is at 3rd grade level. This is a very great frustration in my life. I've always have heard, "You not learning/working up to your potential."

How do I cope? I've learned restrant early from my fathers beatings. Now I force myself to sit still and concentrate. That is a tremendous drain of energy, physically, mentally and emotionally. I suspect my current pain issues are the result of years of self-forced restraint.

I pace muself the best I can during the day with goof of periods, like now, alternating with productive periods. I accept what I am but don't surrender and don't give up. I do rest often and have stratigic retreats. I just have to work harder than most and live with my social screw ups. It's a daily battle. Having a sense of humor helps. (Robbin Williams) was ADD. I'm not on drugs of any kind. The side affects are too great.

I am what I am. I do what I can. When I can. I'm a lucky guy.

Tell me more about your situation if you wish.

I do know what you mean. My IQ is a 150, but my concentration abilities are very low. I don't know exactly what level they're at. I had the benefit of getting treatment as a child. So, I learned a few coping skills that have led me to be able to participate in normal life stuff... But, recently, I've lost motivation to cope, and I've basically been a lump of flesh. haha.

I am going to go back on the meds. But, not for a long period of time. Mostly because I need to get my weight under control. I mean, I'll be on dialysis in a couple of years if things don't change. lol. In that scenario, suffering the side effects but being able to make a simple decision about food is an excellent trade off for me.

So... it's just a balancing act. haha.

You eat for stress relief don't you? I do.

You are not like everyone else. Accept the fact that you are different and unique but not bad , then find your rhythm. Find what fits you and makes you happy. Do it! and you won't need meds to make you conform to what others hold out as "normal".

Meds try to make you conform to what is considered socially accepted norman. Schools are very guilty of that. 150 IQ is abnormal, is that so bad? In many way you are superior to "normal" people. Enjoy your uniqueness and forget the others. They won't understand, most never will, don't waste you vital energy trying to make them. B your own man!

I suspect you are very creative and intuitive. Follow your instincts. Find your nitch. Be happy.

I personally didn't start to learn techniques to deal with it until after I came off Ritalin. I was on Tofranil too, though we were told it was for sleep. Did very little for me, even though I was on it for a good 5 years. Nutrition, learning routines and patterns to keep me on track and accepting that my focus is going to be scattered are key for me in managing it.

for the most part these days, I dont even think about it. I dont allow it to be an obstacle, I just work with it.

Well, I'm not taking the pills to be "normal". People keep using that comparison, but that's not what I want to do... My goal is to give my brain the ability to make decisions for the long term, something it cannot do on its own.

I know all about nutrition, routines and patterns and stuff. I just can't put them into effect. Knowledge is never the problem with people with ADHD.

Check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyDliT0GZpE

accepting that my focus is going to be scattered are key for me in managing it.

You are who you are. Enjoy and find strength in your uniqueness.

Scatteded can be fun to. :woohoo: :laugh:

Connor L. wrote: Knowledge is never the problem with people with ADHD.

Depends on the person I guess. As soon as I understood how it worked I was able to make changes. I guess for me it was where I decided to put my energy and developed ways to remind myself what the goal was. Apart from my attention span and occasional impulse control issues, I dont even notice I have it anymore. Unless im really tired. Or have been eating junk. Then im a total pain in the ass :whistle: