ADHD Attention

 I’ve seen many parents not wanting to medicate their children. I’m not going to tell you what to do with your own child, that isn’t my place. But, I wanted to explain to you what being unmedicated with ADHD does to you. And then you can make up your own mind.  I was taking methylphenidate for most of my teen years. And it helped my behaviour, but I was plagued with mental health difficulties. Almost a year ago I took a six-month break from ADHD meds. I’ve since started taking lisdexamfetamine and the changes are profound.  I feel like for the first time in my life, I can choose what I want to do. I’m not acting on impulse, I’m not reacting based on how my mood is. I feel like for the first time I understand how anyone else functions. Now, you may ask why that is, and the truth is, it’s complicated. Do you know the symptoms of ADHD? I’m going to guess you know *some* of them. Bad behaviour, struggle to sleep, low attention, high energy… Sound about right?  Well, they...

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    So this post will not be so much a discussion ABOUT the topic of ADHD, rather it is more of an example. In the post on overthinking, I tried to give some context on how seemingly trivial things will get stuck in my head and distract me from more important thoughts. This, on the other hand, will be an example where overthinking can serve to improve my perspective and think about something in a way most people won't. 

 Anyone who read that with a tune, you now have an idea how old I am. Kudos for getting the reference. But today I really will be talking about buckets. Buckets and cups. So we have our physical energy keeping us moving, but mental energy is also a gigantic factor in our ability to do anything.