The first step to healing is knowledge, so that you can then develop strategies to work with your brain instead of against it
Rivky looks at the clock. It’s one fifteen and her dentist appointment is scheduled for two. The office is 30 minutes away, but she figures there’s just enough time to make a quick challah dough. Before she knows it, it’s one forty-five and she rushes out in a frenzy, late once again.
Esti is perusing the aisle at the supermarket. She knows she needed three items, but she hadn’t bothered with a list, and now she isn’t sure what she came for. As she passes the baked goods, she grabs a loaf of bread, and then wanders off to the seasonal aisle looking for craft supplies. When she arrives home, she sighs as she notices the empty egg crate and milk carton in her recycling bin. Her kids will have a project to work on, but no breakfast the next day.
Yehudis walks past the sink piled high with dishes. She turns her head the other way to avoid this boring, repetitive task and finds herself sitting on the couch scrolling for just a few minutes. Two hours later, she looks up and overwhelm sets in as she looks around at the chaos.
What these three women may have in common is ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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