Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD or ADD) is a diagnosis in the DSM 4 (book of mental disorders), but the diagnosis is a joke, just as many of the disorders in there. It should be called SOCIETAL disorders or LABELS for natural occurrences, because all the disorders in that book are societal, made for a society that likes to pop pills to solve problems .... The main characteristic of ADHD is being easily distracted. It causes one to pay attention to everything, and the inability to shut out the various stimuli that is in one's periphery. It's like a confusion. A constant feel like there is too much to do, and too little time, and get anxious and then especially confused and unfocused. A tendency to jump from one thing to the next, one idea to the next, and then never complete anything. Other symptoms that accompany it is the unbearable anxiety with nausea, heart-palpitations, and ultimately fear. Also, people who suffer from ADHD may also have depression, when there is a lack of stimuli. In this country especially, we are bombarded with so many different images in the media that attempt to control our thinking, and with so much god damn stimuli, is there anyone in this country that is not ADHD? If so, I praise you.
in my work, I often have to treat ADHD. Not with pills. But through education and counseling.
I think, YOU HAVE TO HAVE FOCUS. You really do have to pick one thing. Pick your own poison, find your passion. Pick your battles. Pick your own pieces apart from all the others. it's not about a disorder. It's about self-discipline. Know what you love to do. it's also about knowing yourself. Goals are good, they help to maintain focus, and are something to keep you on track.
ADHD would be trying to do all of it, knowing that it is impossible. Overcoming our societal ADHD is really about being realistic. Focus on one thing. Make sure that you love it.
"If time is my vessel, then learning to love might be my way back to sea." -Interpol
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