Becca Colao ADHD, Inattentive, Thinking 0 Comments
Yesterday my husband was getting ready for a work trip. It's rare that he is home with me while our son is elsewhere, but it was a work day for me so the tot was at daycare, hence a rare opportunity for a few quality alone-time moments. Alas, my husband was a bit hyped up, […]
Becca Colao ADHD, Executive Function, Inattentive, Thinking, Tips ADD, ADHD, hyperthink, inattentive, quiet your mind, thinking 3 Comments
A lot of people talk to me about how their minds are flooded with fast thinking, and then want to know how to make it all just chill out up there. It's just tiring and there's too much going on. Here are some ideas: 1. Occupy your mind intensely. 2. Change your physical state. 3. […]
Becca Colao ADHD, Current Affairs, Executive Function, Inattentive, Systems, Thinking 0 Comments
In an earlier post I said that when other people told me I worried too much I used to think they were right, and get, well, worried. And that now I get annoyed instead, which is an improvement. Nowadays I think about it in terms of how I work. As I said in that post, […]
Becca Colao ADHD, Inattentive, Thinking "in your head", ADD, ADHD, inattentive 2 Comments
From the feedback from my teleseminar last week, it seems like I'm not the only one who gets stuck in her head, though people are starting to say I'm that person who talks about it. Ok, I knew I wasn't alone, because I've worked with a lot of coaching clients with similar experiences. That's part […]
Becca Colao ADHD, Executive Function, Inattentive, Thinking 1 Comment
It's happened once again. Someone has told me about how certain techniques were supposed to be good for them and they just seemed to do the opposite. I think I've held out on talking about this stuff because I'm not an expert, and because there really does seem to be research that tells an opposite […]
Becca Colao ADHD, Inattentive, Thinking 0 Comments
In college, my astute psychiatrist sent me to learn relaxation techniques. I had panic attacks during the relaxation exercises. So we stopped.This lovely man, Ron Gatsik (I mention his name because he was so kind and helpful, and has since passed away) didn't know that I had ADHD; adult ADHD was unknown at the time. […]