And finally, another good strategy is to prioritize your tasks. Do you already feel like your list is building with holiday cards to send, decorations to put up, gifts to buy, etc.? Plan in time you need, and spread out tasks so that you don’t end up scrambling at last minute. Make a list of all things you need to do, and then prioritize it. After your list is prioritized, commit some time to those things. As an added incentive, make appointments to do these things with other people. Ask your spouse to commit to a day to put up decorations, invite a friend to have coffee and write out cards together, see if your mom wants to go shopping with you…you get picture! Making tasks fun and social may help keep you on track.

Remember, holidays are stressful for everyone, especially ADDers, but you can keep your ADD in check. Schedule in daily recharging time. Take breaks when you need them. And plan ahead to avoid procrastinating. Using these strategies to best of your ability will help you keep your ADD under control this holiday season!

In what situations do I sub-consciously start to bite my nails?

All you nail-biters out there know what I mean! You bring your fingers to your mouth without even thinking about it. For me, as it is for most people, it was stress situations causing me to do this. I was also guilty when I was thinking, panicked, nervous and worried. As you can tell, this covers a lot of situations and feelings, so I was biting my nails a lot.

Even with all these feelings causing me to bite my nails, I have quit this habit. I did it by being conscious of these causes and therefore my emotions. In other words, when I was getting nervous, or panicked, I would be mindful of situation and somewhat control my emotions. I would realize that I was in this emotional state. With thought in back of my mind not to bite my nails, I wouldn't do it. This is key to quitting this habit. This is only permanent solution. Try this and you will be pleasantly surprised with results. A spin-off of this method is being generally more relaxed and in control. I found myself being able to handle pressure situations better because I was more in control, not only of my nail biting, but of my entire emotional state.

© 2003 by Kevin Hamill

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