Held Back by Lack of Focus
I am self-diagnosed with adult ADD. The upside is that I never lack for ideas. The downside is that I can’t stick with an idea to completion. It is a constant struggle than I need to get control of. I have been concentrating on focusing on writing for pay and writing for myself. I have been identifying and evaluating my self-defeating habits. I have been changing my self-employment work habits. The struggle continues.
I am struggling financially right now. I have been searching inside the box of wage earning employment for an answer, for relief……. SHAME ON ME!
- I have writing jobs that will pay faster if I write faster!-I’m working on that.
- Two group homes want some framed photos of mine to hang in the homes. I just have to pick out the photos. I’m so worried about picking the perfect photo from my collection of 10,000+ photos, that I have picked none! OK, they love my photos, I just need to pick a few
- Focusing on my Group Home Support Blog changed me from earning nickels and dimes to earning dollars. (I have new posts every other day, I just sent out fliers to local service providers, and have been posting comments on related blogs). I need to focus on another site and another blog.
I don’t know if there is an answer to lack of focus. There is a little help by regularly ingesting caffeine to stimulate the part of my brain that is lazy about sorting out things in my environment and on my mind. (I notice all sorts of things and am easily distracted by an over-load of thoughts and everything in my environment). I will just have to develop focus like any skill or muscle with practice….practice…..practice and work….work….work! I will not give up. I will not allow ME to hold ME back any longer!
Nice to see that I am not the only person with Adult ADD on the net.
I am assuming that there is a reason why you are not using pharmaceutical treatments (I am not mentioning the names here, since I don’t want this comment to get marked as spam).
You can try DHAE (a fatty acid, often found in health shops). I have found that it really helps with my own concentration levels.
I haven’t gone the pharmaceutical route, because I am not convinced I have put enough effort into alternative options. Plus,I don’t really like doctors! If I get to the point I feel I’ve done all I can and there is significant interference from ADD in my life, I will be at the doctor asking for help! I just haven’t reached that point yet.
I will be checking out DHAE, thanks for the suggestion.
My youngest son, (not Bob), had an anti-anxiety medication change his life. I work also with mentally disabled/ill people and they have a better quality of life on the correct medication.I’m not completely against medications, just slow to go that route.
I believe adult ADD is common among entrepreneurs. I hope to post some more articles about living successfully with it.
Nice blog you have there, I like the links in “Timely Articles”.