Health: 6 Ways to Slow Down the Adult ADD Brain

6 Ways to Slow Down the Adult ADD Brain

Written by ADD Coach Jennifer Koretsky

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4. Journal Journaling forces you to stop, reflect and process. It helps you manage stress and gain clarity. Make repparttar

decision to do it every day - even if it's just for 10 minutes! Don't worry about grammar, spelling, punctuation, or flow because no one else ever has to see it. 5. Meditate There are many different ways to meditate, but I prefer mindfulness meditation. Mindfulness meditation is simply repparttar 142661

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present moment - whether you are working, walking, or doing repparttar 142663

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moment, and don't follow stressful or worrisome thoughts when they arise. It's okay to begin slowly by doing 5 minutes of mindful meditation a day, and then building on your practice as you become more comfortable. 6. Turn off Your Computer 2 Hours Before Bed Computers are quite stimulating, especially for ADDers. Oftentimes, you'll find yourself sitting at your computer at 3 o'clock in repparttar 142665

morning totally engrossed in researching something completely random. You just can't step away from it to go to sleep, and that's because repparttar 142666

computer wakes up your brain. Turn repparttar 142667

computer off two hours before bed in order to properly wind down, and slow down, at night.

Jennifer Koretsky is a Professional ADD Management Coach who helps adults manage their ADD and move forward in life. She offers a 90-day intensive skill-building program, workshops, and private coaching. To subscribe to Jennifer’s free email newsletter, The ADD Management Guide, please visit http://www.addmanagement.com/e-newsletter.htm

Choosing a Hypnotherapist

Written by David Allen

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By repparttar end of repparttar 142633 initial appointment, you should know:

how much repparttar 142634 hypnotherapist charges a little about how hypnotherapy works what to expect when you are hypnotised repparttar 142635 duration of repparttar 142636 sessions if more than one session is planned, how many sessions will be required, how frequently you will meet and when reviews will take place.

Making a Decision You are now in an excellent position to make a decision about repparttar 142637 hypnotherapist, and I suggest that you consider repparttar 142638 following questions. The list might seem a little daunting at first sight, but don't be put off – seeing a hypnotherapist can allow you to make fundamental and far-reaching changes to your life in a short space of time:

First and foremost, did repparttar 142639 hypnotherapist make you feel comfortable? Did you find it easy to talk to him/her? If not, it's not going to work out and you should look elsewhere. Was repparttar 142640 hypnotherapist open about what was going to happen and how long it would take? If repparttar 142641 hypnotherapist is not involving you in decisions, how do you know that they are appropriate? If repparttar 142642 hypnotherapist responded to what you had to say, did it make sense? Any remarks repparttar 142643 hypnotherapist makes in response to significant things you have said should help you clarify your thoughts. Did repparttar 142644 hypnotherapist understand where you were coming from? Did you feel any pressure to fit in with repparttar 142645 hypnotherapist's map of repparttar 142646 world? If repparttar 142647 hypnotherapist can't meet you in your map of repparttar 142648 world, she/he isn't going to be able to help you. Did repparttar 142649 hypnotherapist talk over you, talk when you were trying to think, talk about themselves, or try to get you to agree with them. You are only going to be able to move forward if repparttar 142650 focus is on you rather than on repparttar 142651 hypnotherapist.

To summarise, make sure that repparttar 142652 hypnotherapist is qualified and experienced, and belongs to a professional body with a code of conduct and a complaints procedure. The quality of repparttar 142653 therapeutic relationship is paramount, and a little extra effort shopping around for repparttar 142654 right hypnotherapist will pay dividends in repparttar 142655 long term.

David is a clinical hypnotherapist and runs a successful practice called "Get the Life You Want!" in Hinckley, Leicestershire. Visit his website www.hypnosis-nlp-therapy.com

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