my name is Monika, am 32 and five years ago I was ADHD diagnosed. I hope that's a good place for asking for help...
After beginning of medicinal treatment my life changed completely. Before it I couln't finish a school, was too impulsive to stay in relationship.
Now I'm happy fiance and I'm finishing the psychology study
and my purpose is helping people with ADHD.
At my university (SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Poland) I started a Photovoice project about people with ADHD who were diagnosed as adults.
I want to spread knowledge about ADHD and beat stereotypes about this condition. Here is my question for you, maybe you want to help me show other people how person with ADHD feel. If you were diagnosed as an adult, you can easily help me finish and spread the project.
Take two pictures which symbolize your life: one before you started take medication, and second after diagnose and starting treatment.
You can photograph anything you want: thigs, landscapes, abstraction...Pictures don't have to be professional or even good, it's important you take these pictures and they express two states of your life.
It will be great if you write couple words of comment about these pictures, but it's not necessary. But its important to
write how old are you and when you were diagnosed. You can attach pictures here, send me email with pictures: photovoiceswps@gmail.com
. Of course am happy to talk to you, maybe give some advices or details.
Participation in project is unpaid and voluntary to help other people understand us and our life with ADHD.
If you send me pictures, it means you agree for a cost-free publication of your images in this project.
The pictures will be used only for the project. I will write your first name as an author of the picture,
unless you prefer to stay anonymous. If you want to, after finish this project, I will send you a result of our common work
Hi Monika!
I’m self diagnosed ADHD and my like has always been a rollercoaster that never stops. Never been on medications for ADHD so I don’t know what it would be like On meds. I’m just afraid to use them as my heart is already in trouble and suffer from very high blood pressure.
Wish you luck with your project and thank you for taking the path of helping people like us.
There are other ways to effectively treat ADHD symptoms besides just medication. Yes, I take 54 mg of Concerta. I consider this a rather small amount of medication. I use a CPAP machine for my sleep apnea. I meditate daily. I practice "mindfulness." I eat well. I exercise. I see a therapist. All these togeher helps lift me out of the "fog" as they say. I am more fully aware of what is happening around me. There are days I don't have the energy to work as hard as other days. All in all it is making my life less stressful. I am treating myself with greater compassion. I look back at my life and say, oh, that is why I was let go of three different administrative jobs. I see now why I also have felt much younger emotionally and psychologically than my actual age. The list goes on.
Dison you seem like a guru at this. Do you mind if I ask for advice?
I don’t mind.
Dison, will you help us with project about ADHD and send me some pictures that symbolize state of mind / feelings person with attention deficit disorder?
I appreciate the request. I need to practice good self care. Not now.
fair enough. good luck!