Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

ADHD/ADD symptoms can vary between individuals and also throughout a person's lifetime. Symptoms affect attention, planning, organizing, prioritizing, impulsive thinking and decision making. The inability to successfully structure one's life, plan daily tasks, or consider outcomes and consequences will affect one at school or work, and in relationships. ADHD can go unrecognized when one is younger but one typically runs into problems as responsibilities increase. Adults with ADHD/ADD often have difficulty staying focused and attending to daily, mundane tasks. One may be easily distracted, bounce from one activity to another and quickly become bored.

Symptoms of ADHD/ADD

  • Indecision
  • Poor time management-wasting time
  • Avoiding tasks requiring sustained attention
  • Difficulty initiating and completing tasks
  • Difficulty multi-tasking
  • Work long hours or two jobs
  • Seek constant activity
  • Easily bored
  • Impatient
  • Easily frustrated and irritated
  • Impulsive decision-making
  • Irresponsible behaviors
  • Quick to anger
  • Zoning out in conversations
  • Tendency to overlook details
  • Poor listening skills
  • Wandering attention
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Psychotherapy for Adult ADHD/ADD

Symptoms of ADHD/ADD can lead to chronic stress, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. Compassionate psychotherapy can help deal with feelings of embarrassment, frustration, hopelessness, disappointment, and loss of confidence. Therapy will help you fell like you can get your life back. Once you are armed with an understanding of ADHD/ADD’s challenges and develop structured strategies, you can make real changes in your life.

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