Take time for yourself

Remember to Take Time…

Are there people in your life that remind you to be good to yourself? Do you have someone telling you to take time off to do something special just for you? If you have do, thank...

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - straight lines

The Need for Straight Lines

When I was growing up in the 50s, psychiatry and therapy as mainstream interventions had not quite caught on yet. Whatever your emotional need, unless you were really bad off and had to be hospitalized, or your parents had special...

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Vampire Trickster Thinking

Vampire Thinking… Watch out for the Tricksters

I am continuing that theme by introducing the tricks of vampire thinking or "Vampire Thinking Tricksters". There are 5 of them which categorically describe the tricks that our vampire thoughts play on us and how to avoid them. Like me,...

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Vampire Trickster Thinking

Vampire Thinking Tricksters

Like all successful vampires, vampire thinking has a lot of tricks up its’ sleeve, which most people never notice. These tricks, however, are the true disguises worn by vampire thinking and they are important to recognize if we want to...

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Workplace Challenges for People with ADHD: Distraction and Impulsivity

Solving Workplace Challenges for People with ADHD: Distractibility/Impulsivity

A hallmark challenge of having ADHD is the ever present need to refocus. Losing the thread to a conversation, the next step to a project, where we left off with a task, or where we last put the...

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ADHD and the Brain

Good Publicity for People with ADHD

Recent brain research reveals why people with ADHD are best at finding solutions and coming up with winning ideas....

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Mental Spring Cleaning and ADHD

My ADHD Clients and Spring Cleaning

One woman has decided to launch herself into spring by calling her sister for the first time in 6 years. She has decided to be free of the nagging guilt and pain. A male client is going to spend more...

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ADD Insights - Mental Spring Cleaning

Mental Spring Cleaning

What new lease on life would you just love to put into action that you have been avoiding or waiting to do?...

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ADD Insights Article - Is ADHD a Myth?

Is ADHD a Myth?

Is ADHD really a legitimate brain condition? Or is it a made-up diagnosis used to explain aberrant behavior? Is the ADHD label an opportunity for some people to slough off responsibilities and get a pass on completing necessary tasks? Does...

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ADD Insights Blog - Calm Abiding

Calm Abiding

Another benefit of calm abiding with ADHD is the opportunity to examine one’s life. I was thinking today about how I walk around day after day following the same...

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