Blog: Factoids for Distractoids

3 Signs Your ADHD Needs Attention

My Fellow Distractoids, October is ADHD Awareness Month, so I’d like to make you aware of something: I recently launched a new web site, which looks and works much better than the original version. The address remains ADHDTraction.com. Check it out.  Three...

ADHD Kryptonite

My Fellow Distractoids, Let me guess. There are certain tasks in your life the doing of which causes a feeling of major mental resistance, physical weakness, deep annoyance, resentment, frustration, anger, and pain. There’s a name for this collection of tasks: ADHD...

The ADHD Tax

My Fellow Distractoids,  One main attribute of an unreconstructed Distractoid is frequent payment of the “ADHD Tax.” Masters of Distraction (MODS), on the other hand, rarely have to pony up to “The Man.”  At this point you might ask, “What the hell is the...

The Thoughts in Your Head

My Fellow Distractoids, What do you notice about the content of the thoughts in your head? Are they nice, serene, calming, compassionate, balanced, good-natured, kind, forgiving, wise, and full of gratitude? Didn’t think so! Distractoids don’t see the thoughts in...

ADHD and Mindfulness

My Fellow Distractoids, Are you scattered, overwhelmed, prone to losing things, forgetful, frequently late, and impulsive? Are the voices in your head a confusing jumble of intrusive thoughts that drive you nuts? Distractoids are plagued by by all of these ADHD...

Getting A Big Picture Of Life

My Fellow Distractoids, Do you have a “Big Picture” of life? Distractoids live almost solely in the moment, their chaotic, disjointed lives shaped by passivity, reactivity, and impulsivity. Masters of Distraction have learned to see what they want the Big Picture of...

Getting the Support You Need

My Fellow Distractoids, For a solo Distractoid* facing all the demands of life, just getting by can feel overwhelming. The results of going it alone: stress, frustration, anxiety, demoralization, and feelings of isolation and failure. That’s not good. Getting the...

Proactivity

My Fellow Distractoids,  Distractoids* live reactively. They’re in a reactive “mode” almost all the time.  Life is about scrambling to keep up. Keeping up with the daily tasks of life. And keeping up with an unconscious image of who they think other people want them...

Getting a Life

My Fellow Distractoids, Do you hate yourself for wasting your talent, squandering your potential, and being stuck wondering why you can’t seem to “get a life?” Lots of Distractoids* suffer from “lifelessness.” What would it be like to “have a life” that feels right? A...

Recently Diagnosed

My Fellow Distractoids, As a recently diagnosed adult -- a newly-minted Distractoid taking step one on the path to becoming a Master of Distraction (MOD) -- how do you cut through the fog of fuzzy information -- and misinformation -- and get a handle on how to handle...