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A sharp decrease in concentration and memory. How to get rid of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Hello. Please help me determine what is happening to me is it the result of prolonged stress, or something else.
Next, I will write in detail about what happened to me.
For quite a long time he experienced stress, periodically falling into depression. It started when my parents separated. Moreover, it was not constant, there were bright moments, moments when depression disappeared and moments of joy came. In general, everything could have ended well, but something went wrong ... For the last 2 weeks, depression has intensified due to the fact that grades at school were not very good and at the end of the quarter I had to work hard, study a lot. There were strong loads on the brain + experiences. As luck would have it, at the same time, some problems of a personal nature occurred, due to which obsessive thoughts appeared, depression intensified. The tension grew and eventually reached a peak. On Sunday, the 28th, the brain just picked up the brain and seemed to turn off. It happened while watching one ridiculously stupid video (I don’t know if it’s important, I’m writing just in case). Concentration of attention has strongly decreased, memory and the general ability to think have strongly worsened. The things that had previously pleased me ceased to please, the sense of humor almost disappeared, the body became relaxed, muscular joy disappeared. After that, he was very frightened and the next day from all this he almost fell into a panic. Thoughts began to swirl in my head that I could become disabled, and so on. Emotions are gone. It just didn't care at all. I stopped liking music (for me it is important, I do it professionally). There were no thoughts in my head at all. It happened that I just looked at one point and did not think about anything. In the afternoon of the same day, I immediately went to the neurologist. After examining me, she, after a little thought, said that I had a panic-phobic disorder (like so). Has appointed or nominated to spend on drink sedative "ataraks" and to prick korteksin and meksidol. She said it was just a side effect of depression that would soon pass. It seems to me that this is not so, and here the matter is something else .... Cortexin pricked for 2 days. It has 0 effect. Mexidol pricked. From him there was a strong excitability, which only worsened my condition. "Atarax" helped. At the moment, managed to overcome depression. I calmed down, but mental abilities did not improve.
Affected mainly concentration, memory and banal ability to think. It is not possible to take and, for example, draw up a plan for something. My intellect has decreased, and as a result, my emotions have dulled. Now only the most banal things bring joy (delicious food). It became difficult for me to talk to people. I can sit and just look at one point without thinking in my head. Gone is the sense of humor that used to be just perfect. Decreased sex drive. And what is most important, when I try to think about it, "wiggle my brain" in the front of the head, heaviness begins. In my head, as it were, a brick that crushed all my thoughts and which I am unable to move. Based on the symptoms, he prepared several theories as to what became of me. Once there was a throbbing pain in the left front of the head.
I would like to note that I write all this intuitively. For example, I can’t think about something, think about the plan of this whole essay. I am by nature literate and good preparation in the Russian language also affected. HAVE NEVER DOED DRUGS, NEVER DRINKED OR SMOKED. I lead a sedentary lifestyle (I know that I’m trying hard to eradicate this in myself), I often sit at the computer. At the same time, I do sports at home. There is sports equipment. As for mental activity, it is very uneven. Basically there are 2 options: either I'm trying my best to do something, or I'm playing the fool. I would like to say that my memory was getting worse before that and there were moments when I could look at a book and read, while thinking about something else and not understanding what I was reading. There are strange habits: washing hands often, twisting hair, sniffing fingers after touching something with them. THERE IS A DISPOSAL OF THE NECK VERTEBRAE.
I know that I may have turned to the wrong place and that neurologists deal mainly with such problems, but on the site of neurologists, the moderator, for some reason I do not understand, refused to publish the message. Besides the neurologist to whom I went has advised to address to the psychologist. I beg you, please help me in any way you can. I don't know who else to turn to. Moderator, please post this.
In what follows, I list possible reasons for this. You can not read although I recommend reading.
1) I have a displacement of the cervical vertebrae. Diagnosed a long time ago. At first I was treated, did exercises, wore a corset, but later I forgot about it. I was worried about pain in the region of the spine and cervical vertebrae recently. It happened that pain flared up, and strong, but it passed rather quickly, so I did not attach much importance to it. It is possible that something happened to the vessels of the naked brain and blood circulation, blood flow to the brain was disturbed. What have I not read about this disease. And from the very beginning it seemed to me that this is the most likely assumption.
Even before this unfortunate event, I had such that I could just look at one point and, as it were, turn off my brain in order to remove all bad thoughts. But I didn't know it was that serious.
ZY I shook off the dust from the corset and began to wear it again. Although it may be too late.
2) Acquired dementia or an early stage of this disease. My conc got worse. attention, intelligence ability and memory. Nevertheless, I am still able to adequately do everything, to do things that are familiar to me. Just can't think about it like before.
3) Neurosis. At first I was 100% sure that it was him. The symptom is there. However, things have more or less improved now. The depression is gone. And in general, at the moment (at the moment. Maybe the drugs have worked), psychologically everything has settled down. I managed to collect the remnants of willpower in myself and stop thinking about things that scare me (and what if the brain does not return to its previous norm, and what if everything gets worse and I become disabled) There was a decrease in working capacity.

Exercises and tips on how to improve mindfulness. Train your attention, and good results will not keep you waiting.

Remember Samuil Marshak's nursery rhyme about the absent-minded citizen from Basseinaya Street, who constantly forgot everything and mixed up everything, and instead of a hat wore a frying pan on his head?

But if this citizen knew, how to improve mindfulness, then there would be much less problems in his life.

If you do not want to repeat the fate of this literary hero, exposing yourself to universal ridicule because of the inability to concentrate, then this article will definitely come in handy for you.

Why practice mindfulness?

Some people think that if they do not leave the house in different socks and are able to remember the face of a new employee from the third time, then they have no problems with attentiveness and do not need to train anything.

How wrong you are.

It is impossible to see the whole picture without paying attention to the details.

If you are not able to concentrate on details at all, then run to train mindfulness.

Well, imagine that you witnessed some kind of crime and, as an honest person, decided to report it to the police.

But due to your carelessness, all you can say about the perpetrator is that it was a man.

You didn't remember the color of his hair, or his height, or approximate age, or what he was wearing.

You are standing in front of a policeman and you understand that you will not be able to make a sketch or identify the criminal, even if the police arrest him.

Because of your inattention, there will be more criminals on the streets of the city.

Of course, jokes are jokes, but mindfulness is a vital thing that helps in both professional and personal life.

I think those who are not very good at concentrating their attention are now nodding their heads in agreement.

That is why developing mindfulness is a top priority for absent-minded people.

Simple but effective ways to increase mindfulness


I understand that doing special exercises is boring, it’s a waste of time for them, and it’s hard to force yourself to do something - oh, how difficult.

But mindfulness will not improve on its own.

If you are really trying to figure out how to develop mindfulness, then you will have to put in some effort to achieve the goal.

Here are a few simple ways to start practicing mindfulness:

    Keep a diary.

    But try not to be snotty experiences “life is a poop, no one loves me”, but descriptions of events that happen to you, portraits of people you meet, buildings that impress you, etc.

    Re-read what you have written from time to time and make changes if you remember any details.

    If you have problems not only with attentiveness, but also with memory, then write down the first and last names of people you have met recently(you can even add a small description), addresses and phone numbers, to-do and shopping lists, etc.

    Constantly work with the records, doing work on the mistakes.

    Achieve the effect of constant presence.

    That's how many times you floated away with your thoughts somewhere far away, disconnecting from what the interlocutor was saying, or hiding behind dark glasses and headphones from the noise of the minibus, completely withdrawing into yourself?

    Stop doing it.

    As soon as you catch yourself thinking that you are floating somewhere far away, immediately return back.

What prevents us from improving mindfulness?


Naturally, our main enemy is ourselves and our laziness.

The easiest way is to get rid of the phrase “I was born that way” and stop working on yourself.

If you like such a cowardly stance, then I have no objection.

If you do not want to play the role of an absent-minded person all your life, then you will have to work hard to.

If we talk about other factors that harm our mindfulness, then these are:

    Various distractions.

    Take, for example, the Internet.

    No matter what page of the site you open, persistent advertising climbs into your eyes.

    If you are just killing time on the Internet, then this is one thing, but all this terribly interferes with work.

    Fatigue.

    It is much easier to concentrate in the morning, when you have a good night's sleep, than in the evening, when you are already pretty tired.

    You can stay productive and alert throughout the day if you get enough sleep and rest.

5 special exercises to increase mindfulness

Trying to find the answer to the question "How to improve mindfulness?", persistent people are willing to spend their time and energy on special exercises.

If you are one of them, then here are some simple but effective techniques:

    Look for 10 seconds at an unfamiliar picture with many details.

    Now close your eyes and try to list all the details that you remember.

    If you named less than 5, then you will have to train mindfulness for a long time.

    Take a pencil in your left and right hand.

    Draw geometric shapes with both hands at the same time.

    Try to keep the size and shape of both drawings the same.

    Look at this number: 489561348526419569724.

    Now tell me, which of the three numbers that come in order add up to 15, 12, 22, 11, 13?

    Place a clock with a second hand near the TV, which is broadcasting an interesting program.

    Now look at the second hand for 2 minutes without looking at the TV screen.

    When the time is up, retell to yourself what happened on the show while you were looking at your watch.

    If you can't remember anything, then you haven't managed to develop mindfulness yet.

    Take a long word, for example, "parallelogram" and make up as many small words as possible from its letters.

The video below shows 3 more effective exercises.

for mindfulness training:

How else can mindfulness be improved?

I'm sorry if you're under the misconception that mindfulness training is necessarily boring.

But this can be done with the help of an interesting game.

For example:

    Find the difference game.

    If in childhood your parents subscribed to magazines for you, then you know that in almost every issue two pictures with slight differences were printed, and the kids were asked to find these very differences.

    It is also interesting to play it in adulthood, especially since there are a lot of pictures that offer to train mindfulness on the Internet.

    Here, for example, there are many such games online on this site: http://www.123igry.ru/igra/naidi_otlichiia_v_kartinkakh1/

  1. Game What has changed.

    Meeting up with friends doesn't have to be a terrible drinking bout.

    You can make good use of your time, especially if some of your friends suffer from a lack of mindfulness.

    For example, in our company they loved such a game that helps to train mindfulness: one participant leaves the room, and the rest change clothes or accessories; when the member returns, indicates what has changed.

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Remember school. Any lesson, let's say - geography. Marivanna is working - with a concentrated look she tells about something important, pointing at the map on the board with a pointer. And what about the audience? Someone is listening. Someone is looking out the window. And someone (usually in the back row) is having fun folding paper airplanes out of notebook sheets and launching them around the class, or “imperceptibly” sneaks through the row to pass a note. The teacher is indignant - is it really difficult to listen?

It turns out it's difficult. Inability to sit still for a long time or concentrate on some process may be a sign of what is known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD, sometimes referred to as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). Previously, this was only talked about as a problem that occurs in children, as a rule, not older than 16. But in the last couple of decades, researchers have recognized that a nuisance that caused problems in learning at a tender age can also manifest itself in adults, preventing them from living and working. and build relationships.

What it is?

ADHD is a neurological behavioral disorder with such symptoms:

  • difficulty concentrating,
  • increased activity
  • poorly controlled impulsivity.
At the same time, intelligence can be well developed - and even, sometimes, better than that of peers. “Clinical manifestations can proceed according to three main scenarios: with a predominance of hyperactivity, with a predominance of inattention, and a combination of these two options, which indicates the same diagnosis,” explains Konstantin Makhinov, a neurologist at the Stolitsa medical center.

Again, it has traditionally been considered that among boys, ADHD occurs 2 times more often than in girls. Modern research shows that this is not entirely true. The fact is that young ladies, as a rule, are more diligent. In other words, they strive more to be good - obedient daughters, good students. Therefore, some of us may have experienced this syndrome in childhood, without even knowing it - it happens that girls, trying to behave correctly and study better, one way or another overcome the symptoms of ADHD. And - lo and behold - difficulties with concentration can go away forever. But in some cases - according to various sources, this happens in 50-60% of those who experienced the syndrome in childhood - problems can remind themselves of themselves when we become adults.

“According to statistics, the frequency of manifestation of ADHD among schoolchildren in different countries is from 3 to 12%, in the adult population - 4–5%. It is known that both the genetic predisposition and the environment in which the child grows and develops are responsible for the development of the syndrome. Considering that the generation of the difficult 90s has grown up, an increase in the prevalence of the syndrome among adults can be assumed, however, no epidemiological studies have been conducted in our country,” says Konstantin Makhinov.

“The syndrome arises due to some peculiarities at the level of the brain structure,” continues Mark Sandomirsky, Ph.D., psychotherapist of the European Registry. – In such children, the development of the coordination of the activities of its different sections is a little different: the left, “logical”, and the right, “emotional”, hemispheres are not sufficiently consistent with each other, there may be some “skew” in their work. In addition, the activity of the cerebral cortex, its higher sections (which we, let's say, think) and deep structures (brain stem), which activate, “awaken” these higher sections, are not fully coordinated. If such a child or adult sits still for a long time, is focused on one thing, he can just fall asleep, so he “excites” himself with restlessness or switching attention.

What happens to the child: he cannot sit still for a long time, starting to complete the task, he is quickly distracted, in conversation he interrupts, tries to answer the question without listening to the end, hardly waits for his turn in anything. And it is often even more difficult for those who have already left childhood.

What are the cons

“From the inside, it feels like driving in the rain with broken wipers. Or how to listen to the radio, in which all channels are broadcast at the same time, ”for example, people with ADHD describe their condition on the Web. Things lost or forgotten somewhere, bills not paid on time, chaos in the house and on the desktop, lateness, unfinished business, broken promises ... Plus, another kind of “adult” problems associated with emotional instability are added.


“Such people have not only sudden changes, but also long periods of low mood, a tendency to depression,” says Mark Sandomirsky. According to Konstantin Makhinov, citizens with ADHD are at risk of developing various kinds of addictions, including alcohol and tobacco. The psychotherapist Sandomirsky also agrees with the neurologist: “They sometimes use alcohol or other substances to cope with emotional difficulties. It must be borne in mind that this is not alcoholism or drug addiction in the usual sense, but an attempt to help oneself. And we are silent about possible problems with excess weight: sitting on the sofa with a large bag of chips or cookies, a person may not notice how he will eat everything to the crumbs, although he did not plan anything at all.

We continue the list - possible difficulties in relations with others. So, children are usually forgiven for spontaneity and emotional instability. But now the youngster has grown up - and what is everyone around watching? People with ADHD touchy, conflicted, it seems to them that they are not understood- and sometimes this is true. Well, the truth is, extravagance of behavior, eccentricity of thinking, mood swings will not cause puppy delight in everyone you meet. And then, the people around are unaware that all the described “horrors” of behavior are just the characteristics of a person, and not, roughly speaking, indifference and unwillingness to be collected. “Add here a difficult, for obvious reasons, relationship with oneself - and all this will lead to problems with self-esteem, most often to its underestimation,” says Mark Sandomiersky.

All this does not contribute to an “easy” personal life (or rather, maintaining a stable relationship). “Serial marriages are not uncommon, when people form and terminate unions every few years,” says Mark. - Men suffer from it less. In women, self-esteem drops even more. “Something is wrong with me, I can’t start a family,” the lady thinks. What about at work? Even when they are good professionals, people with ADHD often change jobs. If relations in the team do not add up, colleagues do not understand and do not accept their behavior, then women are especially worried - for them this microclimate is more important than for men.

There are pluses

However, we will not continue to exaggerate. Moreover, in this state there are excellent pluses. First, a person with ADHD is often a bright, unusual person who (ironically) draws attention to himself. “The brain has powerful compensation mechanisms,” explains Mark Sandomierzsky. “In an attempt to overcome difficulties, features become strengths.” Such people often find themselves in creative work or, conversely, in the field of IT (remember the bias towards the left hemisphere). They make good crisis managers or startups. These characters will hardly like to perform routine, monotonous work, but making a new project or finding an interesting solution is a task for them. True, having quickly (as a rule) achieved success in the next case, these citizens just as quickly cool off towards it and strive in search of the unknown.

How to be?

And for starters, how to understand that you or someone close to you has ADHD? “The diagnosis of this condition is based on the clinical picture (however, sometimes additional examinations are required to confirm the diagnosis). The disease is manifested by two main symptoms: inattention (a person is easily distracted by extraneous stimuli, it is difficult for him to concentrate, he often loses things) and hyperactivity-impulsivity (talkative, cannot calmly stand in line, answers a question without thinking and without listening to it), explains Konstantin Makhinov. “At the same time, these signs are detected not only at school, at the workplace, but also at home.” Since the first symptoms occur before the age of 7, a pediatric neurologist should be the specialist to help deal with this. For a mature person, the strategy changes a little - it is better to be under the supervision of a psychotherapist / psychologist and plus the same neurologist.

In adulthood, ADHD manifests itself only if it was already in childhood - even if the diagnosis was not made then. Therefore, at the doctor's appointment, you will have to remember whether there were similar problems at school and before it. It is interesting that their reappearance can provoke some kind of change in life: for example, marriage or, conversely, divorce, transition to a more responsible position, acquiring offspring.

“There are a number of treatment approaches that include medication, behavioral and educational therapies,” Konstantin says. - The second usually complements the medication and includes work on organizational skills. It may also be helpful to teach the patient a number of techniques aimed at focusing attention. But sometimes all this is a long work.

Mark Sandomierski gives some advice.

  1. Turn childhood difficulties into adult virtues, develop your own characteristics.
  2. Work with self-esteem, get rid of an inferiority complex (well, you don’t have to be “like everyone else” at all, everyone has the right to individuality).
  3. Fight mood swings, develop emotional self-regulation skills and techniques, learn to relax.
  4. Age regression helps. These are exercises in which an adult feels like a child again, re-experiencing his childhood states - work, as a rule, is carried out under the guidance of a psychologist or psychotherapist.

Concentration of attention

These tips from doctors, psychologists, and people living with ADHD are meant to help anyone who has trouble concentrating at times.

  1. write down
    Make lists of everything you need to do, important and unimportant, urgent and not so urgent. At the same time, it is better to start with global opuses (for example, for a month), then break them into weekly ones, then - for every day. To-do list for tomorrow is worth checking the night before, and then marking the completed items. For some, a smart board with post-it sheets or squares of paper attached with buttons helps. It can be hung in front of the desk or by the bed. The work is finished - the sheet is removed from the board.
  2. Divide
    As you pounce on each new task, break it down into a few simpler goals and determine the order in which they make the most sense to complete them. A primitive example is to dismantle a littered table. First: put away unnecessary papers and garbage. Second: collect the necessary pieces of paper. Third: sort the latest, and so on. So a task that at first seems difficult - that is, such that you don’t want to start it at all (and the table remains littered with weeks), ceases to look impregnable.
  3. Take breaks
    During work, rest every hour and a half (someone needs a break at intervals of 30 minutes). Not in order to be distracted from business even more often, but in order to learn how to deal with them not when necessary, but when necessary. In this “free” time, it is better to be distracted, walk, and finally do exercises. Plunging into work again, evaluate what has been done and what remains - this will cheer you up.
  4. remind yourself
    Are you afraid to leave your home, leaving it unlocked or with the appliance on? Hang a note on the door: "Iron, light, keys, window, water" - and refer to it when leaving the apartment. The main thing is that the piece of paper does not flash past the eyes at the exit. And from time to time rewrite the list on a piece of paper in a new color and in a new order, so as not to get used to and not perceive the action as a formality.
  5. Show forethought
    Find out (and write down in several places) the phone numbers of the metro and surface transport lost and found offices. Try not to take documents with you unnecessarily - use copies.
  6. Rely on those around you
    Let's say you often lose phones, wallets, notebooks and other important things. Sign all the items that you would not want to lose. The experience of the public shows that in most cases, the person in whose hands the lost item ends up will gladly return it to the owner if they find a contact that can be contacted.
  7. Throw away everything superfluous
    If it is difficult to concentrate during work, before getting down to business, try to neutralize distractions. Close the tabs with social networks and instant messengers on your computer. Remove unnecessary books and papers from the table. Conversations of colleagues are distracting - abstract with earplugs. For some, music interferes even more, for others, a calm melody in headphones helps not to listen to the negotiations of neighbors. Set yourself a specific time when you will check your personal mail and read your friend feed - say, three times a day: in the morning, at lunchtime and in the evening.
  8. Find an outlet for excess energy
    This is if your obsessive friends are impulsiveness and hyperactivity. Try to find a hobby that gives the energy couple an outlet. It can be dancing, running, other physical activity. Our expert Mark Sandomirsky advises Kundalini Yoga and Dynamic Qigong. True, with ADHD, before seriously engaging in some kind of sport, it is worth consulting with a doctor.
  9. Ask for help
    If you are worried that you will forget an important thing, ask a friend to call you at a certain time and “make sure” that the thing is in the bag. If you are afraid to think and pass the desired stop - ask a pleasant-looking neighbor in transport to tell you when to get off. And at the same time, it is not at all necessary to tell everyone the details of your subtle mental organization. Some adults with ADHD admit that tasks that require special concentration are better for them when someone close is simply standing by, as if silently reminding them not to be distracted. But, of course, if some business fails over and over again, despite all the tricks and tricks, you should seek the advice of a neurologist, psychologist or psychotherapist.

Violation of attention can be observed in both children and adults. Many cases of the development of this problem in childhood with its subsequent deepening at an older age have been registered.

Specialists characterize impaired attention as a process of narrowing the amount of attention (a person is distracted by side stimuli), as well as a decrease in the coordination of actions performed.

Types of inattention

Mindfulness disorders can be divided into 3 categories:

  1. "fluttering attention» or distraction can be characterized as the process of uncontrolled switching of attention to stimuli, as well as poor concentration. This type is usually present in schoolchildren, but can also occur in older people, usually with great fatigue.
  2. "Scientist's inattention"- difficult switching of attention from one process to another, as a result of a very deep focus on the process or on one's thoughts. A person with this type is characterized by the presence of obsessive thoughts.
  3. "Distracted old people"- a condition that is characterized by poor concentration of attention and the ability to switch it. The disease occurs in case of constant overwork, oxygen starvation of the brain, as well as in people, mostly the elderly, who suffer from cerebral atherosclerosis.

Attention Deficit in Adults

This syndrome can have not only a child, but also a completely adult person.
Constant absent-mindedness, poor self-organization, forgetfulness - this is what this can lead to.

To overcome this psychological illness, you must first understand its root cause.

Basically, this diagnosis is made to children at school age, and then it manifests itself even at an older age. But sometimes a symptom is diagnosed for the first time already in adulthood.

The process of the course of the disease is also unique, the symptoms of adults are categorically different from those of children.

With Wikium, you can organize the process of training concentration of attention according to an individual program

Diseases in which there is a violation of concentration

The list of such diseases includes:

  • depression;
  • hypoprosexia;
  • hyperprosexia;
  • paraprosexia;
  • epilepsy and head trauma.

Epileptics and people suffering from depression have a so-called stiff and "stuck" attention. In this case, there is a decrease in the activity of nervous processes, an inability to switch attention.

Hypoprosexia causes a weakening of concentration. Its variety is aprosexia, in which, in the case of numerous distractions, concentration and the ability to concentrate are completely absent.

An excessive concentration of a person on one thing, for example, on some actions or thoughts, is characteristic of hyperprosexia. This is the so-called one-way focus of attention.

With paraprosexia, deviations in concentration may occur, which are characterized by the appearance of delusions and hallucinations. This occurs due to the fact that the human brain is constantly tense, and this leads to such consequences.

Such an effect can be observed even in a perfectly healthy person, for example, in athletes who experience enormous moral stress.

So the runner, while waiting for the start signal, by concentrating very much attention on it, can hear the signal in his head, even before it sounds in reality.

Symptoms of impaired concentration

Poor concentration in adults takes many forms:

1) Inability to focus on one task or business. You can easily be distracted by some object or sound, which leads to switching to another object or to another task. In this case, there is a "freeze" and "wandering" of attention. A person is not able to concentrate on completing a task, does not pay attention to details, cannot focus, for example, when reading a book or in the case of a dialogue.

2) Another manifestation of the disease is the ability to concentrate on one thing. An example is listening to music or reading a book, in which we do not notice anything around. In some cases, this disadvantage can be used for work purposes, but we should not forget that this can sometimes bring inconvenience to you and others.

3) Poor self-organization, as well as constant forgetting, is a sign of poor concentration. The consequences of which are:

  • constant postponing of work tasks;
  • being late for work, etc.;
  • systematic loss of things, forgetting their location;
  • poor orientation in time, inability to estimate the approximate time of work, etc.

4) Impulsivity is another symptom of the disease. This may be accompanied by a lack of understanding of parts of the conversation, the experience of the interlocutor. You are able to first say or do, and only then consider the consequences. Tend to perform activities that can cause addiction.

5) Emotional problems can cause anger and frustration in patients. Symptoms of this form of the disease:

  • constant change of mood;
  • inability to motivate yourself and stay motivated;
  • low self-esteem, lack of perception of criticism;
  • hyperactivity;
  • constant feeling of fatigue;
  • frequent nervous excitement.

Hyperactivity in adults is much less common than in children, and this symptom does not always indicate a violation of concentration.

If these symptoms are present, you should contact a specialist in this field for examination and clarification of problems.

The main doctors who can determine the degree of morbidity are a neurologist, a psychologist and a psychiatrist.

Only after consulting doctors can you fully determine the problems and methods of treatment, since this can be specified only in an individual case.

Prevention

In connection with the reasons voiced above, it is clear that there are a lot of factors affecting the violation of concentration of attention, and they are diverse, and therefore it is impossible to give one-word advice on how to avoid this.

At the same time, prevention is in your hands. After all, we know that it is better to prevent than to eliminate the consequences. On our resource, you can take a course of exercises on concentration, with the help of which, if possible, avoid situations that require the participation of doctors.

With such a long scientific title, I begin a new article. Do not rush to close the page if the term Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is not familiar to you, because what it means is quite common among people, despite the low popularity of the concept itself. In the West, this syndrome has long been the subject of heated discussion and scientific debate. Many scientists express doubt that this syndrome can be recognized as a mental disorder and appropriate treatment can be prescribed. Some generally deny the existence of such a syndrome as a psychological phenomenon.

Here I will explain how to get rid of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder to you or your children, based on the example of your own recovery from the syndrome.

Attention Deficit - Myth or Reality?

In this article, I am not going to refute the opinion of opponents of the diagnosis of attention deficit, and I will not prove the concepts of its supporters, since I do not have any competencies to participate in academic disputes. Yes, I don't need it. Because, within the framework of the question I am considering, it does not matter at all whether such a phenomenon exists in the form of a disease or is it just some kind of character trait. It is indisputable that there are certain mental traits or personality traits, or symptoms of a disorder, or all of this together, which is collectively, in certain circles, called attention deficit disorder. And it is impossible to deny that many people experience problems with, are fussy, cannot sit still, constantly pull something in their hands, and cannot stand in line for a long time. This is a fact, and how to call this fact and whether it is a disease or something else is not such a big deal to solve a particular problem.

It is also a fact that the aforementioned traits can lead to great personality problems and hinder the development of personality in every possible way. As a rule, all this begins to manifest itself in childhood and, then, can pass into adulthood, as, for example, it was with me. This peculiar illness adds to the list of my past psychological "sores", such as panic attacks, emotional instability and anxiety. I got rid of some of these ailments completely, some partially, but at the same time I made tangible progress towards getting rid of them, and I am sure that in the future I will be able to completely eliminate them.

In short, this experience of self-management of many psychological problems and the accompanying development of the personality made possible this site that you are now reading.

As for attention deficit disorder, I will explain in detail what it is. I’m not going to scare you with some kind of diagnosis, like you lived and lived, and then, suddenly, it turns out that you have some kind of disease or syndrome with a tricky name: “Thank you, Nikolai!” you say. No, I will tell you what it can threaten, and you yourself will draw a conclusion whether it is dangerous for you or not. Often people themselves do not suspect that they have such problems, just as I did not suspect, considering this my fussiness and eternal haste to be quite natural. And of course, I will tell you how to get rid of it, based on my experience.

If you have been reading my blog for a long time, then you may have seen an article about feeling bored. Many of the provisions of this article are similar to the one you are reading now. Let me explain the difference between chronic boredom and ADHD to avoid confusion. The first stems, to a greater extent, from some personal aspects, our hobbies, aspirations, habits, while the second relates more to the work of our nervous system and the fixed schemes of the brain.

If boredom is a symptom of spiritual limitation, inner emptiness, then ADHD is rooted in some habits of the mind to absorb information in a certain way. Boredom manifests itself over a long period of time, ADHD - over a short period of time. Both are very dangerous for the individual and, to a large extent, are interconnected and it is not always easy to separate one from the other, often chronic boredom and ADHD appear together. So I recommend reading after reading this article to have a complete picture of the problem.

How to know if you are suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

The following "symptoms" may indicate that you have this syndrome:

  • It is difficult for you to sit still for a long time without doing anything: you feel the need to constantly occupy your hands with something.
  • You hardly keep attention on any long process, you constantly want to be distracted.
  • It is difficult for you to wait for your turn: when you are standing in a store, waiting for your dish in a restaurant, or when you are participating in a conversation. In a dialogue, you mostly talk rather than listen to the other person.
  • You have a hard time listening to someone until the end.
  • You are talkative, often jumping from one to another in a conversation.
  • You feel a constant need for aimless movement: twisting in a chair, walking back and forth, etc.
  • Leisure activities on the Internet are characterized for you to a large extent by chaotic jumping from tab to tab, from one client window to another: they answered in ICQ, then immediately updated the mail, went to the site, without reading the post, switched somewhere else, and so the main part happens your internet time.
  • It is difficult for you to finish what you started, your work is in full swing, only in moments of short-term inspiration, when you are very passionate.
  • Your hands or mouth are always busy with something: cigarettes, a mobile phone or a tablet with a game, seeds, beer, etc.
  • You can't have a quiet time when you're not doing anything, like lying on the beach for a long time or reading a book that isn't the most exciting.
  • It is difficult for you to think methodically and consistently about something without jumping from one thought to another.
  • You experience impulsiveness in making decisions, you want to decide everything at once, right now, without waiting for more suitable circumstances for this decision. If you have some kind of need, you can’t wait to satisfy it right now, you want to implement the idea right away and not wait for the right conditions to solve the problem that has just appeared. As a result, you tend to make impulsive purchases, buying things that you can't afford. It is difficult for you to plan your life in advance, breaking it into temporary stages, and then stick to this plan. You want everything right now.
  • As a result of some of the above points, you experience problems in self-organization, building order in your life because you don’t know how plan, wait and be patient.

Do not be alarmed immediately if you see several of the above items at once. Many disorders are characterized by symptoms that are expressed in one way or another in normal people, but in the case of a disorder they are manifested more intensely, have a great impact on the life of the patient and always exist in conjunction with accompanying symptoms. It is because of this that many people, having read about the symptoms of depression, are frightened and make such a diagnosis for themselves, since very many, for example, are inexplicably sad. But it's not depression yet. It implies a whole range of chronic symptoms.

So does attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It is difficult for all of us to keep our attention for a long time on something that does not interest us, for example, to read boring professional literature. This is normal, because we are not robots. You should not immediately diagnose yourself if you observe something of what I have listed. You need to think about when:

  1. There is a clear fact of deviation from the conditionally "normal". For example, at a lecture, almost everyone sits quietly and takes notes, but you turn around all the time and cannot sit still and listen. Your friends can focus on work, but you can't. You chat the most in company, etc. In short, you see that you are not like others.
  2. ADHD symptoms interfere with your life. Because of this, you experience difficulties in communication, in learning (you cannot concentrate), in work, in trying to relax (you are always tense, twitching), in organizing your life.
  3. You have experienced most of these ADHD symptoms.

If these three conditions are met, then you most likely have something called Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. In order for you to be able to compare, I will say that some time ago I had all of the above symptoms in general (on the one hand, and no wonder, because I copied them, in part, from myself), moreover, in a rather intense form.

Now the picture is completely different. I still find it difficult to concentrate, often I want to be distracted (for example, from writing this article). But now it is much easier to control, I find the strength in myself to resist these restless urges and follow through without distractions. Now I can tolerate long waits, relax, not make impulsive decisions, and not maintain aimless motor activity.

Thanks to this, I got rid of many ADHD problems, which include:

  • Increased nervous excitability.
  • Tension, inability to relax.
  • Many tasks abandoned halfway through and the problems that accompany this (danger of being expelled from the institute, sanctions in connection with unfulfilled work).
  • Problems in communicating with people.
  • Difficulties in learning, mastering a craft, learning new things.
  • Bad habits: smoking and alcohol, "information hunger".

How I got rid of it and how you can get rid of it and will be discussed further.

Getting rid of ADHD

I don't think attention deficit is an ancient phenomenon that goes back a long time. In my opinion, this is mainly a product of our time, the current and past centuries. Avalanches of information rage furiously in our lives. A frantic rush and bustle, set the rhythm of public life. Under the onslaught of these factors, the brain begins to work in multitasking mode and gets used to constant activity, without which it can no longer do. The constant, chaotic, restless switching of the mind from one subject to another is fixed in us as a kind of mental reflex, which begins to work constantly. We become unable to direct our energy, it begins to be dispersed into many different tasks and unnecessary actions.

In the West, they try to “treat” ADHD with psychostimulants and even give it to children (The use of Ritalin in the prevention of ADHD is the subject of fierce debate, the drug has been withdrawn from drug circulation in many countries, including Russia). The drug causes side effects and addiction, akin to amphetamines. I strongly doubt the therapeutic success of such a “treatment”. In my opinion, this is an attempt by doctors and patients to ignore the causes of the problem and come up with an easy, but unreliable solution. Doctors do not want to understand the individual causes of the problem or simply do not know what to do, and patients do not want to work on themselves or with their children, and both parties are satisfied with a simple and quick solution.

It is obvious to me that to eliminate ADHD, you need to do a lot of work, eliminate the cause of the disorder, and this will give a much greater effect than all drugs and will not bring harm and addiction, unlike the latter. To me, this is as obvious as the fact that in order to work with the underlying causes of addiction, and no nicotine patches and pills will help you until you understand why you smoke.

These truths sound terribly banal, but what is even worse is that they are not accepted by most people, despite their simplicity and obviousness. If the causes of ADHD are the chaotic consumption of heterogeneous information, anxiety and fuss, then you need to get rid of these causes before talking about some pills! I recovered from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with a simple method of directly addressing the symptoms of the disorder. This principle is that you should try to do the opposite of what ADHD "tells" you! And that's it! Everything is very simple. Let's explain in more detail.

Attention Deficit Treatment Techniques

Look after yourself

You must develop the habit of looking after yourself. How to do it? Follow the recommendations that I will give below and you will develop such a habit. It is needed not only for working with ADHD, but, for example, for self-knowledge. I have covered this topic in detail in articles and in my self-development program, you can read these articles after you complete this one.

Don't allow aimless activity in your body

Watch the position of your body and its members. If you catch yourself turning around in your chair or fiddling with something in your hands, drop it, try to sit still. Implement this principle in your daily life. If you are waiting for a dish in a restaurant that is not brought for a long time - sit up straight, do not fidget, keep your hands in front of you on the table, put them palms down and try not to move too much. Get rid of the habits of lip biting, nail picking, pen biting, etc. These habits are markers of ADHD, and by giving them a go, you are cultivating the syndrome. Watch your posture, let it be almost motionless, if circumstances do not require movement.

I say right away that at first it will be difficult, when you try to follow these recommendations, you will feel the power that bursts you from the inside, makes you move and fuss, this is the "energy" of ADHD. It is as if you are trying to block with your body a turbulent flow of water and with difficulty restrain it. Nothing, be patient, then it will be easier, the flow will gradually, as you follow the recommendations, turn into a thin stream, and your body, which blocks it, will become wider and stronger.

Observe information hygiene when you are on the Internet

One of the causes of ADHD is constant chaotic wandering in the information space. This wandering, jumping from one thing to another, leaves a "cast" on our thinking, so that we can no longer focus on something else. Therefore, you need to gradually get rid of this cause. Organize your work on the Internet in such a way that it does not turn into moving from tab to tab. To do this, limit your stay at, for example, allocate a certain time for this, “until 15.00 I do not go into contact or twitter, and at 15.30 I end my visit to the social. networks and again I do not go there until the evening.

By the way, the widespread activity in the social. networks, apparently, is one of the causes of ADHD. Since social networks, by their very structure, organize the receipt of information by us in such a way that it is consumed by us in small and heterogeneous portions, quickly and intensively. We read the news, went to a friend's page, simultaneously launched an audio recording, published a tweet, and all this in 5 minutes. It's like eating a lot of different foods at the same time: they ate a piece of fish, immediately ate a cucumber, reached for ice cream, put a shrimp in their mouth and washed it all down with a sip of kefir and coffee. And then, indigestion.

The brain also gets very tired and wears out from the intensive receipt of various information in a short period of time, just like the stomach from the assimilation of a heap of food. That's why social networks are harmful. If you spend time on the Internet, then it is better to let the information come to you in larger portions and with a larger time interval. Read large articles on Wikipedia or elsewhere, look at pictures for a long time. There is no need to interrupt this process and frantically follow the update of your personal mail or social network page and press the F5 key.

At this time, turn off your ICQ and Skype, so as not to be distracted by them. And in general, when using these clients, try not to text your friends there for every possible reason, also, remember that you are not obliged to reply there immediately after someone has written to you. Finish what you started first, and then write, unless it's something very urgent. Remember, when something distracts you from some process, its execution is much less efficient, this is a scientific fact.

Force yourself to focus

Read books without being distracted by extraneous stimuli. The more boring the book, the better you train the ability to concentrate. But many boring books are quite useful, so let this exercise also serve as a good opportunity for you to learn new things, improve your professional and personal qualities. Mark the time during which you should not be distracted, but only read, let it be an hour or two. You can measure this in terms of pages read, however you like. And until this time passes - no extraneous affairs! The same applies to your work, affairs. Do all this without being distracted and marking the time to complete. (First of all, read this article to the end, with short breaks if necessary, but without being distracted by external stimuli)

Pay attention to what people say to you, learn to listen to the interlocutor. All this is very difficult at first. Attention will constantly drift away to the side, but let it not upset or irritate you, just when you realize that you have been distracted, calmly transfer your attention again to the subject of concentration. Slowly but surely your ability to concentrate will improve.

Talk less on the point

In the company of other people, you do not need to say everything that comes to your mind, interrupt and rush to speak out. Calmly listen to others to the end, try to speak to the point and on the topic. Pause before answering and think about your answers. No need to chatter, keep an even and calm intonation.

Quit bad habits

Smoking is the biggest ally of ADHD: a cigarette takes your attention and hands and only contributes to the development of the syndrome. People often begin to smoke from their inner restlessness, the inability to sit still doing nothing. So it was, for example, with me. I haven't smoked for a long time. On how to quit smoking, you can then read the article on my website, I gave the link above.

Drink less alcohol. Have you ever wondered what is the phenomenon of so-called beer alcoholism? Not only in love for a foamy drink, as such, but in the fact that beer, like light alcohol, allows you to take sips often, as a result, your hands and mouth are constantly busy. And if you also smoke during pauses, and chat between puffs, look at the screen with one eye, then this takes all your attention and only contributes to the development of attention deficit, in addition, it is also very harmful. So try to avoid noisy gatherings in bars for beer and cigarettes, it is better to rest in silence and try to relax.

Learn to be patient

Try to relax, do not fidget while standing in line, do not run out to smoke every 10 minutes, because you have nowhere to put yourself. During this time, try to relax.

Take long and relaxing walks

A measured walk in the fresh air is good for relaxation and getting out of the rhythm of ADHD. So after work, instead of continuing to bombard your brain with new portions of information (Internet, TV, conversation), take a calm walk down the street, even alone. Try not to think about the problems of today, think less in general and look around more, noticing your surroundings. Thoughts flow calmly and measuredly, try to relax as much as possible.

Meditate

This is perhaps the most effective and trouble-free method in the prevention of ADHD and many other unpleasant ailments! How meditation works, I'll tell you now. Have you noticed what all of the above methods have in common? This is the principle of counteracting the symptoms of ADHD that I mentioned above. You do the opposite of what ADHD makes you do and get rid of it this way: if you want to twitch, you force yourself to sit still, there is a desire to switch from tab to tab - you control yourself and do not allow it, it is difficult to listen to a music album to the end, you experience strong impulses to get up - don't do it, that's all.

Meditation is a session of relaxation and concentration that has an extremely positive effect on the psyche and fully implements the principle of counteracting ADHD! When you meditate, you firstly try to direct your attention to some object (an image, a physiological process in your body, a phrase in your head), thereby developing concentration skills, and secondly, you calm down, sit for 20 minutes in a motionless, relaxed position. You will really want to get up and interrupt this process, your body will want activity, but you will fight this desire, pacify it and again direct your attention to its object!

Can you think of a better exercise to learn how to be relaxed and deal with inner restlessness?! Meditation helped me a lot, and not only in eliminating ADHD, thanks to it all the work on myself was done, during which all the positive metamorphoses took place in me and I was able to formulate the conclusions that fill my site and, in particular, this one. article.

Meditation is not magic, it is an easy exercise that anyone can do. To find out, read the article at the link.

Information starvation

In one of them, I described an exercise that will be very useful for people with ADHD!

If your child has ADHD

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often begins in childhood. But remember that when you are trying to determine the clinical picture in a child, make allowance for the fact that children are always more active than adults and it is more difficult for them to sit still and maintain attention than us. What is abnormal for us may be normal for a child. So do not sound the alarm if you find symptoms of ADHD in a child. It's okay, calmly work with him, using competent and gentle educational measures.

If your child is too active and absent-minded, then all the tips that are suitable for an adult will help him. Take long walks with him, teach him to do activities that require concentration (chess, reading, modeling airplanes, etc.), control his leisure time spent on the Internet, develop his memory and concentration, teach him to follow your body movements and calmly explain to him simple words about all the bad things that will happen to him if his anxiety and absent-mindedness are transferred into adulthood. The main thing is not to push or force, find the line that separates wise upbringing and aggressive dictatorship and do not go beyond it.

And if you teach a child to meditate from childhood, it will be generally excellent! Already when he reaches maturity, he will not have all the problems that we might have experienced: problems with the nervous system, anxiety, impulsivity, anxiety, irritability, bad habits, etc. Only if an adult needs to meditate for 15-20 minutes per session, then 5-10 minutes is enough for a child.

Do not worry if working with a child does not immediately lead to the desired result. Don't lose patience. Most children's, as well as adult problems can be solved, but only if you do not turn away from them, do not ignore their causes, do not leave them to the arbitrariness of careless doctors, but work with them consciously, methodically, independently.