'We’re already distracted. Now the rest of the world is, too. With this huge distraction — and danger — bearing down on us, our ADHD is kicking into overdrive... But I’ll bet my bottom dollar the best solutions will come from creative brains like ours.'
It’s everywhere. The pandemic is seeping into every nook and cranny of our ADHD lives, disrupting our carefully crafted routines.
Without belaboring the “protect yourself” advice found in virtually every email we receive, I wanted to make a few observations about how we, as an ADHD community, areNow the rest of the world is, too. With this huge distraction — and danger — bearing down on us, ouris kicking into overdrive. Even the simplest tasks are torture. Details drift away from us more than usual. We’re staring down a triple layer of anxiety, distraction, and fear — a terrible burden for the ADHD brain.
But this crisis is different. It’s chronic. We don’t do well with prolonged emergencies. We’re better in the short term, like calling the ambulance if someone falls on the ice, notifying relatives, and picking up the mail. This time, our ADHD is not coming to our rescue. It’s getting pummeled from all directions. We struggle to make sense of the onslaught of new information and stimuli that our brains are juggling each day.
Perhaps you see this at-home time as an opportunity to tackle some of the projects you’ve always promised to do “when time allows.” Now you have the time — unless, like me, you are still working. I’ve never been more grateful for the fact that I work at home and that most of my work is done online. Even so, it’s harder now to focus. A client of mine who is working from home said, “It feels like a snow day. I don’t want to work. I just want to sit in an easy chair and read a book.
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