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ADHD
Hello all.
New to the community and new to guitar.
I was wondering if anyone here has ADHA and what are your challenges with staying focused and what you do to focus on practicing.
Thanks
Jeff
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2 Replies
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I have adult add
There are two things that can work for you. The first is the super power that comes with ad(h)d which is hyper focus. If you can tap into that your house could burn down around you and you would just keep playing. This has its ups and downs obviously, it can lead to overdoing it…
The other thing is a safe stimulant 5-15 minutes before you practice… I have coffee, which does two things for me. It allows me to focus on practicing and helps me to have a settled mind to get to sleep afterwards.
Understanding how your brain chemistry works ( lack of dopamine and or dopamine receptors) will help to understand why coffee has an oposite effect on the adhd brain. If you don’t like coffee try black tea or a cola or something.
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Hi Jeff. I have ADHD. Yes, like @alfred says, becoming hyper-focused is great. At least I am able to do that, and it helps me.
Another thing I do is choose 3 things to do each practice session. They have to be 3 (2 won’t work for me) and have to be different. But all things that are on my goal list. So if I have difficulty focusing on one, I move to another. And no matter what I wind up spending most of my time on, I know it’s one of my goals.
Finally, I do lots of self-talk. “You know, Michelle, you really want to learn XYZ. You have to focus on it. Come on, one more time…”
Maybe there’ll be more comments with tips. Find what works for you. Good luck!
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