Dear Reader,
Welcome. How are you? Today’s read is an educational one. You may have heard of this disorder before. You may have not. Stay with me.
ADHD means Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It is a mental health disorder that includes symptoms like difficulty paying attention, hyperactivity and impulsive behaviour. Chill, my friend, it’s not what you think.
Mental health is an aspect of self-care that I started having an interest in. You know how I love preaching self-care. But this self-care gospel is an all-encompassing one. It’s spanning across mental health, physical health, skin and financial confidence, and of course, spirituality. All these mean nothing if you don’t have a sound mind.
ADHD usually starts from childhood; you notice hyperactive children, not the normal hyper children. They are children that the only time they rest is when they are sleeping. They may have problems paying attention or tend to forget things a lot. You could call this a normal child behaviour; however, children with ADHD will not grow out of these behaviours, and symptoms continue and become severe in adulthood.
The first sign of ADHD in adulthood is inattentiveness. You notice you have a short attention span. You find it difficult to focus on a particular task for long. You appear to be consistently absent-minded and constantly changing jobs.
A second sign is impulsiveness. This is obvious in little things as being unable to wait your turn, acting without thinking and interrupting conversations. There’s also an inability to sit still, especially in calm and quiet environments.
Third on this list is anxiety disorder. This causes you to be worried and nervous most of the time. You find it difficult to keep a calm mind.
Fourth is having problems multi-tasking. Due to poor organisational and management skills, you find it difficult to run more than one task.
The fifth sign you may have ADHD is you have low frustration tolerance. You always have trouble coping with stress.
Dear reader, this is only to bring it to your consciousness and not to scare you. If you’ve been struggling with any of these signs and wondering what is wrong, maybe you should point towards ADHD.
There is no particular cure for ADHD, just management. And just like other mental health disorders, when adequately managed, one gets to live a fulfilling life. You may consider being creative, too, focus on things that can hold your attention. Of course, learn to take it one at a time.
Until next time…
With love,
Imma.
