You Still Can Focus And Be Creative And Productive With ADHD! Explain Adult ADHD

Part of #ExplainAdultADHD.  A campaign to reduce the ignorance, misinformation, and stigma against adults with ADHD.
You Still Can Focus And Be Creative And Productive With ADHD! Explain Adult ADHD
“I feel that having adult ADHD doesn’t have to be a curse. Sure, there can be times when it seems impossible to focus. Or, we may indeed be productive, but we end up twenty steps away from the task we originally began. However, it can actually be turned into a great source of creativity.
Our tendency to hyperfocus can be incredible when it comes to something like writing a book…so long as we’re not also cooking pizza in the oven! It may take a little discipline to sit still in front of a white screen (or notepad) and create something from scratch; but, our tendency to daydream and seek out newer, more thrilling things can add to our creativity.
We end up watching different types of movies, listening to an eclectic mix of music, and reading a wide array of books. All those things can feed into the creativity for writing. Daydreaming can also help us concoct some pretty interesting things.
I finally got screened for, diagnosed with, and treated for ADHD this year. The medication my doctor and I agreed on seems to work very well with no side effects.
It has helped me be a little more focused, a little less agitated, and perhaps a bit less anxious as well. I feel those things have helped me complete my self-edits on a very beefy fantasy novel, plus finish and ...

Source: Adult ADD Strengths - March 1, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Pete Quily Tags: Explain Adult ADHD To Non-ADHD Adults Source Type: blogs