ADHD Center for Success

Most AD/HD adults know the feeling of overwhelm. It’s that place we go to when we’ve overextended ourselves, when we’re multi-tasking and having trouble keeping up or when stress gets the better of us, and more. Maybe you recall that old expression, “Stop the world, I want to get off ”.

It goes without saying that we love stimulation but there are those times when we get too much (of a good thing) and become overwhelmed by it. Oh, and then we tend not to be the most organized person so there are those times when we get stuck; can’t move forward, can’t move back. Do you know the experience of approaching today’s TO DO task but all you can see is clutter, disorganization, piles of prior incomplete tasks and suddenly you experience that sensation slowly creeping up and you can’t figure out where to start. Yes, that’s overwhelm.

By the way, are you on target to complete and mail off your taxes before April 15? If you managed to keep organized financial records then preparing your taxes may have been a simple task. If on the other hand, you are challenged by organization and paperwork then you may have experienced overwhelm even at the thought of your taxes. Then you may have also felt your blood pressure or anxiety on the rise.

Symptoms of Overwhelm –
• Brain freeze – can’t discuss, can’t problem solve, etc
• Tired, sleepy, poor focus, increased irritability
• Running in circles, busy but poor productivity
• Depressive and stress related symptoms
 

How to manage overwhelm?

I offer several coaching solutions to manage overwhelm but here’s one of my favorites. Develop a “Recipe for Success”. Do you have a favorite kitchen recipe? When you follow your recipe and utilize the proper ingredients in the proper amounts you are nearly guaranteed to create your favorite dish with a reliable outcome. That’s all you do with your “Recipe for Success”.

Your Recipe for Success!
• Know your desired outcome
• Determine the ingredients necessary to create your desired outcome
• When creating your recipe, consider what’s worked in the past
• Your recipe MUST be written and kept where that you can easily find it
• Post recipe in calendar or organizer; review on 1st day of every month

Get help with ADD overwhelm TODAY! 

Contact CoachRudy

Tel: 828-681-7100

I’ll admit that I’m following my recommendation these days regarding the importance of exercise for ADHD. Exercise can be a brisk walk, swimming, bicycling or for me it has been regular swing and zydeco couple dancing. For me it’s time to get back into the gym for some strength building exercise and a return to yoga for flexibility and stamina.

You’ve probably also heard me promote Dr. John Ratey’s book, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain. SPARK is the first book to explore comprehensively the connection between exercise and the brain. It will change forever the way you think about your morning run.

Today I came across this incredible article/video posting that announces a new study that obliterates our current recommendations about how much exercise is good for you. You’ll want to view this video that advocates at least 15min of exercise per day. READ or VIEW  – ‘New Study’

Who doesn’t have 15 minutes for exercise?  See you on the dance floor or at the gym…

~CoachRudy

I want to introduce my readers to Peter Shankman. I enjoy his thinking so I try to follow his blog. Peter is a real ‘out-of-the box’ kind of guy, non-stop energy, creative and generates boundless  ideas.

Since it is now officially the New Year 2012, I thought I’d share this posting from Peter regarding ‘annual resolutions’.

**Here is what Peter has to say:

Remember at the beginning of 2011, when you made all those resolutions, and by mid-January, they were roadkill? Here’s a suggestion for you this year – Don’t make resolutions. They’re not worth it. Instead, start creating rituals. Rituals last. That’s why they’re rituals! Here’s a great ritual to start: Get up a half an hour earlier each day. Here’s how to do it.

As an ADHD Coach, I will add that I too am not a promoter of ‘resolutions’. They simply don’t work. My thinking is that ‘annual resolutions’ are simply ‘good ideas’. Like fireworks, ‘resolutions’ come on to the scene with a burst of energy and simply fade into the sunset before too long… replaced by regrets and/or the next ‘good idea’.

Those of you who have worked with me or who have heard me speak know that I promote ‘Recipes for Success’. A proven recipe will (if followed to the letter) most often produce reliable, consistent and replicable results – whether your favorite dish or a desired behavior. I’ll write more about his in a future blog. Meanwhile dump those resolutions.

~CoachRudy

The use of drugs for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was not associated with an increased risk of serious cardiovascular events like heart attack and stroke in young and middle-age adults, researchers found.

In fact, the rate of heart attack, sudden cardiac death or stroke was significantly lower in current users of the drugs compared with nonusers, according to Laurel Habel of Kaiser Permanente Northern California in Oakland and colleagues.

But that finding, reported online in the Journal of the American Medical Association, was likely the

result of a healthy-user bias stemming from an overrepresentation of white, college-educated individuals among current users, the authors noted.

Read this story: ADHD Drugs and Adult Hearts