I use 2 things to stop my brain thinking. 1) I write down what would be worst outcome if my problem would become true. Then I write down what I could do solve this problem. In this process I often find out that my problems do not have such a big impact on my life then I thought before. 2) I use a technique I learned from a friend. He is really good with NLP. So imaging your problem, then you make the movie in your head black and white. Then you shrink this movie till it disappears. This sequence I'm doing 5-8 times in a row (takes 5 minutes). In 95% of all cases this stops my negative thoughts immediately.

@Olivia Pang let's go

@Steff Martin I see. You overthink things too much. Just start to write. When I started journaling I didn't know what to write. I also thought if somebody would read that.... So I just write everything down. I don't care if my text makes any sense. It's just for me. Actually it is the action of writing that is the golden nugget. It is not what you are writing.

@Steff Martin sounds great! keep up.

After I found out that nobody is helping me with my ADHD and nobody cares...I accepted that I was the only one who can master this superpower. I know there are good and bad days. But, knowing that nobody will come and safe you is the thing that keeps me going. I don't wait for any help or support. I take it as a challenge to become more focused every day.

I was diagnosed at 40 with ADHD by accident. My son has ADHD and the doc talked 10 minutes withe me about my son one day. After that he called my wife and said that her husband has ADHD and that could be the reason my son has it as well. But it made no difference, I know my whole life that I am different. But learned to find ways to compensate it through the years. My mum said my childhood was a rough time for her, because my brother was normal 😊 With the age of 20 I decided to not longer go the path of sadness. I was bad in Skool because I couldn't focus. So I read tons of books and tried and adjusted a lot of time management techniques for myself. At the end I studied, became an engineer and Mae a great career. Even I don't like to talk to people for a long time. So looking back, I need to say you can do anything in life. ADHD is not an excuse for not doing something. It is more a superpower you need learn to use I'm now working in the automotive industries with brands like Audi and Lamborghini. If you would have told me that 20 years ago.....

I like to work crowd places. But I need my headphones with good music. The crowd gives me the accountability and the headphones gives me the focus.