3 Methods for Clearing Mental Clutter

Written by ADD Management Coach Jennifer Koretsky


Many adults with ADD have a hard time slowing down their brains. Thoughts often come at whirlwind speed, and it can be hard to concentrate onrepparttar tasks at hand when so many other thoughts are floating around inrepparttar 114571 brain. I call this "mental clutter."

Often times, mental clutter is made up of worries and bad feelings. (Very few people get overwhelmed byrepparttar 114572 amount of positive thoughts in their heads!) Regrets ofrepparttar 114573 past and worries aboutrepparttar 114574 future can easily overshadowrepparttar 114575 present moment. Self-doubt can also take up a lot of space inrepparttar 114576 mind. When an excess of these types of thoughts take over inrepparttar 114577 brain, it can be stressful, upsetting, and sometimes even paralyzing.

The best way to clear this mental clutter is to processrepparttar 114578 thoughts, rather than letting them swim around in your brain. Doing so will allow you to focus onrepparttar 114579 present moment, and feel more calm and centered.

The following 3 methods have proven very helpful in clearing mental clutter.

1. Write A great way to clear mental clutter is to transferrepparttar 114580 thoughts from your brain onto paper. This can be inrepparttar 114581 form of a to-do list, an email to a supportive person in your life, or a journal entry. Whenrepparttar 114582 thoughts are recorded, there is no need for your brain to hold on to them.

Additionally, if you feel weighed down by a situation (like an argument with a family member) writing about it can help you process your feelings. You can get a better grip onrepparttar 114583 events, how you feel, and what you might have done differently. A page or two might be all it takes.

NotOneOunce -- Junk at the Office

Written by Will Clower, Ph.D.


Afterrepparttar post-Halloween sugar surge, everyone coaches you to getrepparttar 114570 candy out of your house. This is terrific, but many people solverepparttar 114571 problem by taking it straight torepparttar 114572 office. Yes, it’s now off of your kitchen cabinet, but you've just relocated it torepparttar 114573 filing cabinet all day. And, asrepparttar 114574 holiday season marches onward,repparttar 114575 treats and snacks and goodies start piling up, all red and green, from M&Ms to Cupcakes, on meeting room tables, receptionist’s desks, and most of all … inrepparttar 114576 break room. The short term problem If food is in front of you, you’ll eat it. Sad as it sounds,repparttar 114577 mere presence of food is enough to stimulate eating. You can say you’ll be strong (and maybe you can for a while), but sooner or later you give in and have just a couple of those candies, cakes or whatever. Face it. Food stimulates feeding. The long term problem Practice makes perfect. If you practice eating throughoutrepparttar 114578 day, you will become very good, very skilled, at eating throughoutrepparttar 114579 day. Plus, your body comes to expect it, to crave another nibble, and to nag you for that next treat. This is how you createrepparttar 114580 conditions of long-term overconsumption simply by keeping food around your house or office.

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