Amazing to sit in front of the TV and realize that there was nothing I really neeeded to do. I had pretty much done what I could do that day. I had accomplished things. Things were done, taken care of, completed. I happily laid back and watched an old Bewitched episode.
So I think my techniques work...
I make my list
I set the time and take breaks
I plug my list into my large week view calendar and also take time to write notes of my progress as I go.
I go out and do fun things to get away from what I am doing
I break things way down into bite size pieces
Today during my (now designated) day planning period, I am going to do what is suggested in chapter 13 of the book, “ADD-Friendly Ways To Organize Your Life”
• make a list of regular daily events
• make a list of my fixed tasks, obligations and appointments
• plug them into my calendar
Also, and I recommend this to every ADD'r out there. Start weaning yourself off of the chemicals in your life... it is ENOUGH to take ritalin or whatever medication you are on. Any other kind of stimulus will just throw off your medication. So I have first and foremost stopped drinking caffeinated coffee. This was very difficult for me. But I found a very GOOD decaf at a great coffee shop near my home. I did indeed detox and go through withdrawel from doing this.
This is from a webpage: http://coffeefaq.com/caffaq.html#CaffeineWithdrawal
What are the symptoms of caffeine withdrawal?
Regular caffeine consumption reduces sensitivity to caffeine. When caffeine intake is reduced, the body becomes oversensitive to adenosine. In response to this oversensitiveness, blood pressure drops dramatically, causing an excess of blood in the head (though not necessarily on the brain), leading to a headache.
This headache, well known among coffee drinkers, usually lasts from one to five days, and can be alleviated with analgesics such as aspirin. It is also alleviated with caffeine intake (in fact several analgesics contain caffeine dosages).
Often, people who are reducing caffeine intake report being irritable, unable to work, nervous, restless, and feeling sleepy, as well as having a headache. In extreme cases, nausea and vomiting has also been reported.
The headache is/was definitely there. I also DID feel like I was de-toxing a bit. It takes time. But it is worth it. I feel more focused and not pushed over the edge. I guess that “living on the edge” is supposed to be a cool thing. It is not.