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CHADD's Adult ADHD Support

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Alone...

Sometimes I get into a spiral and I feel like no one in my support group has the time or energy to deal with me. My group is SUPER supportive, but when I...

Sometimes I get into a spiral and I feel like no one in my support group has the...

•4 years ago

Recommendations

Does anyone have any good resources or books on ADHD that they find useful?

Does anyone have any good resources or books on ADHD that they find useful?

•4 years ago

Can’t fall into a hole

I need to force myself to get out of the house more these days. Otherwise I sit at home thinking too much and stop being proactive and think about bad stuff...

I need to force myself to get out of the house more these days. Otherwise I sit...

•4 years ago

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How do you calm yourself down?

Have you ever been in a situation where a loved one is really struggling and there is nothing you can do to help? How do you guys calm yourself down when your...

Have you ever been in a situation where a loved one is really struggling and the...

•4 years ago

Stuck and sad.

I’m feeling down and sad today I had the worst migraine ever the other night and threw up all of my meds. I haven’t felt right since. I can’t focus at all....

I’m feeling down and sad today I had the worst migraine ever the other night and...

•4 years ago

How to ADHD

* When necessary, ask the teacher or boss to repeat instructions instead of guessing about what was said. * Break large assignments or job tasks into small,...

* When necessary, ask the teacher or boss to repeat instructions instead of gues...

•4 years ago

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Does anybody have successful experiences or tactics regarding cognitive behavioral therapy. I've been struggling with my ADHD for a while now, and it only...

Does anybody have successful experiences or tactics regarding cognitive behavior...

•4 years ago

Anyone Else Have This?

So my parents didn't always tell me that I was different. When I was 7 I was tested for ADHD and was subsequently diagnosed with it. I was also diagnosed with...

So my parents didn't always tell me that I was different. When I was 7 I was tes...

•4 years ago

Just need a place to talk and feel supported... join indigo!

Join our online support group that has weekly support meetings in zoom. This week- Indigos forth ADHD support meeting. Come join, listen and share your...

Join our online support group that has weekly support meetings in zoom. This we...

•4 years ago

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Adult ADHDer, hoping to learn and share

Hi Everybody! I'm an Adult ADHDer. I was diagnosed with ADHD two years ago at the age of 53. Since then I've been busy learning everything I can, reading,...

Hi Everybody! I'm an Adult ADHDer. I was diagnosed with ADHD two years ago at ...

•4 years ago

We are not alone

Hi, I’m feeling like extremely alone but working on my positivity I know that I’m not. Ever since I joined this app and group, I quickly remember how not...

Hi, I’m feeling like extremely alone but working on my positivity I know that ...

•4 years ago

working in law

Hi all, I have OCD and PTSD from an emotionally abusive childhood. I have been going to therapy for 7 years and it helps to a degree. In elementary and high...

Hi all, I have OCD and PTSD from an emotionally abusive childhood. I have bee...

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Looking for an adhd therapist for young adult

Hi Everyone, I am looking for recommendations for a therapist/social worker/councillor that specializes in ADHD related issues. Someone that can work with my...

Hi Everyone, I am looking for recommendations for a therapist/social worker/coun...

•4 years ago

How can I rebuild a better relationship with a person with ADHD

Hi, I have a sister with ADHD and I started to search for this recently and I noticed that I could have done better for my relationship with her. So, I looking...

Hi, I have a sister with ADHD and I started to search for this recently and I no...

•4 years ago

A new life coach needed ..

Hi All , I’m trying to look for a New life coach that will be familiar with Adult Adhd .. Having had coaching in the past , which was hugely helpful to...

Hi All , I’m trying to look for a New life coach that will be familiar with ...

•4 years ago

What foods do you find help your symptoms?

I need to clean up my diet but have no idea where to start. What are some of your favorite adhd foods?

I need to clean up my diet but have no idea where to start. What are some of you...

•4 years ago

Does anyone else feel like their symptoms are getting worse and more "textbook" with age?

I am only 30, but feel like my symptoms just keep getting worse with time no matter what counseling/medication/self-work I have going on.

I am only 30, but feel like my symptoms just keep getting worse with time no mat...

•4 years ago

Stress

Is anyone else experiencing stress because of the quarantine? I am so moody and don’t want to get out of bed and feel so much stress with my family of five in...

Is anyone else experiencing stress because of the quarantine? I am so moody and ...

•4 years ago

New member

Hello I am new here. I recently learned That I may have adhd. should I talk to a psychiatrist or a psychiatric nurse practitioner.

Hello I am new here. I recently learned That I may have adhd. should I talk to...

•4 years ago

Just showing my support and care for you

Click the article 😀, https://intermountainhealthcare.org/blogs/topics/live-well/2017/03/busting-the-myths-about-adhd/ Normally I’d go hard but I already...

Click the article 😀, https://intermountainhealthcare.org/blogs/topics/live-wel...

•4 years ago

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Thursday’s racing thoughts

Got a question and a theory that just hit me.... Do any of you guys feel that you are very intuitive, sensitive, or empathetic. In a way that you use the...

Got a question and a theory that just hit me.... Do any of you guys feel that y...

•4 years ago

Adult ADD Coach

Hello, I'm helping my wife look for a an adult ADHD coach to boost her confidence, organization skills and coping mechanisms. Have read a bunch of articles and...

Hello, I'm helping my wife look for a an adult ADHD coach to boost her confidenc...

•4 years ago

Any experience with Neurofeedback/Biofeedback?

I have recently heard about Neurofeedback (often accompanied with Biofeedback) as a way to treat ADHD. Basically it is a therapy that "rewires" the brain....

I have recently heard about Neurofeedback (often accompanied with Biofeedback) ...

•4 years ago

New here

So I've been taking meds for ADD since middle school now I'm in my 30s and with my work schedule I am on site 1 week then off the next due to COVID-19. The...

So I've been taking meds for ADD since middle school now I'm in my 30s and with ...

•4 years ago

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Support meetings online

Indigo is an online support group that meets weekly on zoom to share opinions, feelings and offer support to each other. We share many different posts that...

Indigo is an online support group that meets weekly on zoom to share opinions, f...

•4 years ago

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What would you say to your younger self?

I'm new here. I'm a grad student working with the MIND Institute and we're looking for people who would be willing to make a 2 – 5 minute video about ADHD....

I'm new here. I'm a grad student working with the MIND Institute and we're looki...

•4 years ago

In my head for too long, here’s what’s happening

I get confused when they say, be honest and express your feelings. Then When you finally get the courage to do so, which is, like out this world for at-least...

I get confused when they say, be honest and express your feelings. Then When you...

•4 years ago

New here, new ADD diagnosis, and new feelings

I'm in my 40s and recieved a diagnosis of ADD yesterday. It seems so many others in here suspected it, but I'm floored, in denial, angry and just confused. I...

I'm in my 40s and recieved a diagnosis of ADD yesterday. It seems so many others...

•4 years ago

Peaks and Troughs - the Bigger the Peak, the Bigger the Trough that Follows?

Hi! Does anybody have any tips for 'smoothing' out the peaks and troughs in ADHD? I would say this for me is one of the most exhausting parts of the condition....

Hi! Does anybody have any tips for 'smoothing' out the peaks and troughs in ADHD...

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•4 years ago

Know and love yourself everyday

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/liking-the-child-you-love/201002/adhd-and-honest-lies-0 I finally found a piece of information I can relate to and...

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/liking-the-child-you-love/201002/adhd-an...

•4 years ago

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