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Sleep deprivation, not eating a breakfast, etc... can affect your concentration. Prior to start treating ADD-like symptoms with medication just try improving th
by partycoder 9y ago
Sleep deprivation, not eating a breakfast, etc... can affect your concentration. Prior to start treating ADD-like symptoms with medication just try improving those things and see if that works for you.
- dismantlethesun 9y agoAlas if you actually have ADD, you wouldn't be able to stick to such a rote and uninteresting plan. Being unable to consistently do things that aren't mentally invigorating is a key part of the failure in the executive directive centers of the brain that ADD is known for. This is akin to telling a depressed person to try and do things that make them happy---they can't because being unable to find the motivation to do anything is part of a depression diagnosis.
- partycoder 9y agoI am not recommending this to people who actually have ADD.
- dismantlethesun 9y agoDiagnosis is part of the problem. Without taking a brain scan, there's no way to know for sure that you have ADD. In fact many people do have ADD, but have 'grown out of it' because their coping mechanisms, and life choices make it largely a non-issue as to success in their adult lives. That said, they would have made different choices, and spent less time 'coping' if they didn't have to.
- partycoder 9y agoI completely agree, I am just saying that ADD is not the only reason of why a person can perceive a chronic inability to remain focused. Sometimes bad habits can impact your ability to focus, that's all. Then, my advice is by no means substitution for medical advice.