For those with either ADD or ADHD... (1 Viewer)

[lexus]

What do you do when you have a hard time focusing? One of my doctors had me on a medication for over a year and recently took me off of it to try something else. But, I still have a difficult time concentrating. Unfortunately my ADD had gotten worse as I got older. Maybe because I wasn't diagnosed until I was almost out of high school? I don't know.... Therefore, I still have an extremely difficult time concentrating on anything. I don't even like to read books or anything lengthy because no matter what I do my mind wanders off and I forget everything after reading. Even a small assignment could take me hours to do just because I can't keep my focus on it and it's getting to the point where it's stressing me out do bad

Can someone provide some tips or something? I know that medication is supposed to help, but most of what I've tried so far hasn't helped. Is there anything you guys do to help yourselves when you're struggling to pay attention?

 

[Juniverse]

I've got ADHD and I've found the only thing that helps me really focus is to just sit down somewhere quiet and force myself to not do anything but what I'm focusing on. It's really hard and took me a long time to do successfully but eventually it worked

 

[lexus]

I've got ADHD and I've found the only thing that helps me really focus is to just sit down somewhere quiet and force myself to not do anything but what I'm focusing on. It's really hard and took me a long time to do successfully but eventually it worked

I'm gonna have to try that and see if it works. Unfortunately in my household people like to be loud and it's hard to find somewhere quiet
But I'm sure I can figure something out. Thank you

 

[MYs_daileee]

music without any words or in a language you dont understand
its a stimulus but if it has words/a language you can understand, it might distract you.

similarly, i used to be able to watch/listen to videos in the background but now i just lose focus and have to replay the video from the start or the video causes me to lose focus on something else

 

[Lovely_Cornchips]

I suck at focusing unless I suddenly am hyperfocused.