My Focus is Really Bad Right Now! I've Always Had Issues with ADHD, but it's Worse Than Usual!

[mvillarreal]

My focus is completely out of whack. This week, I forgot about 2 assignments, one of which I turned in late, the other of which I haven't even started on yet. I'm really worried that my grades are going to plummet, and I feel like I'm giving an impression of incompetence. I was such a good student in college, and since I've started graduate school, my focus has gotten really bad. Part of it is that graduate school has brought up a lot of trauma triggers, and I'm just trying to survive right now, but I want to do well, so mere survival doesn't feel good enough for me. How do I pull my head out of the toilet?

[Ali500]

You will have to take it day by day and understand that what you do or accomplish that day is good enough. I wish I had a magic solution to just get your head out of the toilet, but trust me it is not that easy. Find ways to cope with your triggers and do what you can each day and know that is good enough.

[koolkat3887]

I was getting counselling earlier this year for my anxiety, and at one point my focus was SO bad I couldn't even comprehend what people were saying directly to my face. My counsellor was more on the homeopathic side, so if you're not into prescription meds like me (not that they're bad, they work for many people) she suggested I take Brahmin supplements, aka Bacopa. Obviously consult your doctor before taking anything new if you have other meds it might affect, but you can find it at most vitamin shops. It takes about a week or so before you might start seeing improvement, so you just have to be a little patient. She recommended I not take any organic supplements for longer than 3 months, so I phase them in and out of my regimen when I start to see my focus getting bad again.