secrets

The sicker the secret, the sicker we are.  We need to share our pains in order to be healthy.

Recovery

“Recovery is a learned set of behaviors, and like any behavior or habit, we must practice it in order to keep it functioning properly.”

from Picking up the Pieces without Picking Up by Jennifer Storm

healthy is…

Healthy is choosing what is a long term fulfillment not a short term escape or distraction.

Criteria for Adult ADHD

Nine criteria for adult ADHD:

1. get distracted easily by extraneous stimuli or irrelevant thoughts?

2. make decisions impulsively?

3. difficulty stopping activities or behavior when you should do so?

4. start a project or task without reading or listening to directions carefully?

5. fail to follow through on promises or commitments you make to others?

6. have trouble doing things in their proper order or sequence?

7. drive much faster than others–or, if you don’t drive, have difficulty engaging in leisure activities or doing fun things quietly?

8. have difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or recreational activities?

9. have difficulty organizing tasks and activities?

Checking off four of the first seven symptoms on the list, or six of all nine could indicate the existence of adult ADHD.

The bigger the better

In the 1950’s, Nikolaas Tinbergen, a Dutch ethologoist, discovered that when a bird has a choice of brooding over their small egg or a larger egg even of much larger bird the bird will sit on the larger egg.  This was found to be with the oystercatcher, herring gull and greylag goose birds.  In butterflies, when the male is courting he will be drawn to the female who flaps wings faster.

Humans also like the bigger is better.  Sugar, salt and fat along with our entertainment are what we gravitate to rather than the smaller amount.  The more, the bigger, the better.

(From The End of Overeating by David A. Kessler, M.D.)

Hyperactivity

Hyperactivity does not have to be a symptom of Adult ADHD.  Often the adults have restlessness and busyness that reflects their level of activity.

Exercise for Women for Longevity and Health

How to keep from decaying rather than just getting old in the book Younger Next Year for Women by Chris Crowley and Henry Lodge, M.D.  They say that women need to exercise one hour, six times a week then don’t get disease hardly at all. For for longevity and health.  To do this the rest of our lives.   It should be vigorous.  The reason for is this is that the body needs exercise to rejuvinate or it just goes down hill slowly and sickly.  It shouldn’t go down hill until fast right before death.

Adult ADHD

It is probable that two-thirds of children with ADHD will still have it when they grow up.  This means that of in the USA 4-5% of the adults have ADHD, approximately 11 million adults.  From Taking Charge of Adult ADHD by Russell A Barkley, PhD., p. 2.

Depression is natural

In nature low grade depression is natural and normal. Shut down in survival mode. A normal winter circumstance in nature.

Is recovery possible

Yes, many have recovered from sex and love addictions.