Stagnant: Inactive, Sluggish
Stagnant stag·nant ? ?/?stægn?nt/ Show Spelled[stag-nuhnt] Show IPA –adjective 1.not flowing or running, as water, air, etc. 2.stale or foul from standing, as a pool of water. 3.characterized by lack of development, advancement, or progressive movement: a stagnant economy. 4.inactive, sluggish, or dull. What does ADHD have to do with the word stagnant and a […]
Eliminating Distractions
When you have ADHD, it’s easy to get distracted. In fact, it’s sort of required – or else maybe it wouldn’t be ADHD. 😀 But just because being easily distracted is part of ADHD doesn’t mean that you can’t do something about it. One of the things that you can do about it is to […]
Ennui and ADD
For those of you who didn’t take French in college, here is Dictionary.com’s definition: en·nui ? ?/?n?wi, ??nwi; Fr. ???nwi/ Show Spelled[ahn-wee, ahn-wee; Fr. ahn-nwee] Show IPA –noun a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom: The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui. Can you see why I […]
Anxiety and Decision Making
A recent study has shown that people who have anxiety – which is a lot of those of us with ADHD – can also have difficulty making decisions, especially when you are anxious. As I understand it, when you are anxious, it triggers neurons in your brain that block other neurons from being able to […]
You Are Good Enough
Note: this post may make a few twists and turns along the way, but hopefully in the end it will make sense. Hey, you’ve got ADD – you’ll figure it out. Yesterday was one of those days. You know the kind – it was too long, and too stressful, and there was too much to […]
Look Around You
Recently someone asked me how to find the motivation to clean and straighten up her house. She said that she would spend the day looking at all she had to do and yet not doing any of it. I know I can relate to that; can you? I’m afraid that the answer I gave her […]