The Beast that is Depression

ADHD and Depression When you have ADHD, it always comes with what are called comorbidities; other conditions like anxiety, learning disabilities, and yes, the beast of depression. Aren’t we lucky? Oh, and not just one. No. ADHD is generous. We get a lot. Too many, in fact. Dealing ADHD can be difficult to live with, […]

Surviving Social Situations

“Tis the Season Now is probably the busiest time of year for social interactions, whether that means office Christmas parties, a cookie exchange at a friend’s house, or meeting a few people for dinner. And if you ask me, they’re all hell. There needs to be a way to survive social situations easily. Call me […]

Food and Anxiety

It’s That Time of Year Thanksgiving is almost here, and soon after that it will be Christmas. (Or Kwanzaa or Hanukkah.) And with all of that celebrating comes time spent with family, friends, loved ones, and probably some people we’d rather do without. Parties, special dinners, get togethers – they all involve eating. And sometimes […]

Fitting In?

Do you ever try to fit in with everyone else? Does it work? It really never did for me, especially when I was young. When I was a kid, we moved a lot. By the time I was 10 years old, we had moved 10 times and I had attended 3 different elementary schools in […]

Dealing with Family

Dealing with family can sometimes be difficult, ADHD or not. And if you do happen to have ADHD, family relationships can get complicated. You may have one parent – the one you got your ADHD from – who understands you. But it’s just as likely that they never realized that they had ADHD, and so […]

Overwhelmed

Do you ever feel overwhelmed? I know I do. It’s pretty common for people with ADHD to feel that way. We have difficulty prioritizing; to us, everything seems equally important. Often we choose to do something not because it is important to get done right away, but because we’re afraid that if we don’t do […]