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Adults With Add: How Did you Sleep Last Night?
Copyright (c) 2008 Jennifer Koretsky
Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) often underestimate the importance of sleep. In actuality, getting proper sleep each night is essential to managing adult ADD.
Imagine you are a car, and the amount of sleep you get at night is the amount of gas that gets put in your tank. If you go to bed and get proper rest through solid sleep, your gas tank gets filled. And as anyone who owns a car knows, cars always drive better on a full tank.
If, on the other hand, you go to bed and don’t sleep well or don’t get enough sleep, then you start your day on half a tank. You’re still able to drive, but you don’t perform as well, and you hit empty a lot sooner in the day than you’d like to.
Think about it. When you haven’t gotten a good night’s sleep…
Don’t you find yourself running late throughout the day?
Isn’t it really difficult to pay attention at work?
Doesn’t it seem like more of a chore to eat healthy, exercise, and take care of yourself?
Isn’t it harder to motivate yourself to do those household chores, like dishes and laundry?
Don’t you find yourself snapping at people who might not deserve it?
If you frequently have trouble getting a good night’s sleep, here are a few tips specifically geared towards adults with ADD:
1. Allow yourself adequate time to wind down before bed.
I suggest starting with a bedtime routine. In this case, it’s easiest to work backwards:
Determine the best time for you to go to sleep each night. Choose a time that will allow you to get a full night’s rest. Let’s use an example to demonstrate, and say 11:00pm.
Next, take some time to “get ready for bed.” That might mean brushing your teeth, getting your clothes ready for the next day, taking medications, or whatever it is that you do before you go to sleep. If these activities take about 15 minutes, then you would begin getting ready for bed at 10:45pm.
Finally, pick a few “wind down” activities that will help you relax and de-stress. This might include taking a bath, reading, meditating, journaling, or even watching television–provided the shows you choose aren’t intense. Spend about an hour winding down and allowing your brain to slow down so that it’s not racing when you’re trying to fall asleep. In the example provided here, you would start winding down around 9:45 or 10:00pm.
Note: Whatever activities you choose to wind down, make sure they don’t involve the computer! Nothing will wake up the ADD brain faster than email or the Internet.
2. Create a comfortable sleeping environment for yourself.
This might include adjusting the temperature in your bedroom, switching to ultra-soft sheets, or investing in light-blocking curtains. Adults with ADD tend to be extremely sensitive, and it’s amazing how much little things can make a difference when it comes to your sleeping environment.
3. If all else fails, see your doctor.
There are medical options that you can explore with your doctor, such as taking medication or vitamin/herbal supplements, and testing for sleep disorders.
So here’s to a good sleep tonight!
About the Author
Jennifer Koretsky is the Founder of the ADD Management Group, Inc. and the author of Odd One Out: The Maverick’s Guide to Adult ADD. Jennifer and her team work with ADD adults who are overwhelmed with everyday life in order to help them simplify, focus, and succeed. For free resources and information on adult ADD, visit http://www.ADDmanagement.com .
Whats the best brand of Vegetarian dog food for puppyand adult chihuahuas?one that doesnt need supplements?
i am getting a puppy chihuahua and i would like it to be a vegetarian. i also want it to be a vegetarian when it grows up too. I dont want a homemade recipe for dog food please. If you have a vegetarian recipe for dog treats that would be cool! but i just want a brand of food that is for puppy chihuahuas and another type of food that is for adult chihuahuas that is vegetarian and needs no supplements. I want it to supply all the vitamins my chihuahua will need as a puppy and an adult (all amino acids, b-12 etc) if you have a pet vegetarian chihuahua and your using a certain brand of food and your dog has no vitamin deffinciencies that would AWESOME. if you could just tell me what you used when ur dog was a puppy and what you use now and stuff. If you have a brand that is good but you need to add something to it because it lacks a certain item in it thats fine too. thanks!
Dogs are carnivores. Do not impose your own ideas onto your dog please. If you cannot feed a dog what nature intended, do not get a dog, get a rabbit !
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ETA: Well said La Vita - to those saying dogs are omnivores = Dogs are not omnivores even, THEY ARE CARNIVORES.
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