When a non ADHD person reads about ADHD and about the symptoms like distractibility, impulsiveness, etc they usually will say ” now a days everyone is having distractions,etc”. Even after reading this blog series some people told me that they also have the distraction issues so they may have ADHD ;). Yes, most people now a days have distractibility and addiction (esp social media) issues but that does not mean that people have ADHD. As i said many times ADHD is not a simple

Most people think that ADHD is simply lack focus/distraction issue. Actually this is not a big issue. In fact, most ADHD people would have hyper focus when they are interested in the task. They get distracted only when the task is boring (no challenge or no novelty). I personally think ADHD label is very wrong and misfit. Need a better suited label. Lets say if the problem is only with attention then any attention enhancing medicine and even some natural remedies could fix the issue. But

Most often people are not aware that they have ADHD. Even if they know that they have different traits they would not know it as ADHD.  Often people come to know about it later in life (esp adults). What to do after diagnosis?. There are multiple approaches/solutions to manage ADHD. Below are some of key solutions often used. Medication : This is most debated – to use or not use. Side effects vs benefits, etc. Of course, one has to go with qualified doctor advise. But my personal view

So far we talked about  – what is ADHD, what are the main negatives and strengths,  what causes it, Dopamine, etc. Now lets look at how ADHD is Diagnosed? I am not a Doctor so obviously I do not know all possible available diagnosis methods, etc. But what I know very well is that there is NO real foolproof method for diagnosing ADHD. Even if you go to the most experienced ADHD doctor (very less in India) what they do is basic symptom based questionnaire and inquiring on family

The low production of Dopamine mainly causes ADHD. The negatives of ADHD are directly related to low Dopamine. And strengths would show up when Dopamine is induced. Basically the delta factor is Dopamine between people with ADHD and without ADHD. The only GOD for people with ADHD is Dopamine. Now the question is how to get the Dopamine? All the ADHD solutions are directly related to Dopamine production. Most recommended treatment you get when you go to doctor is obviously some medications

We quickly looked at symptoms of ADHD in the previous blog. Now let us understand what causes really this ADHD? There are no exact scientific reasons why this occurs. But the main reason you hear is – Imbalance in the brain’s neurotransmitter called “Dopamine”.  For someone with ADHD the only GOD they know about is this Dopamine. I will cover more on this later. In very simple terms, people with ADHD brains will have less production of Dopamine. What is the role of

Lets first look what are the real negative and positive sides of ADHD. Negatives Distractible Impulsive Hyperactive, restless Intrusive Can’t stay on point Forgetful Disorganized Stubborn Inconsistent Moody Strengths Innovative Curious Energetic Eager Sees connections others miss Totally involved in what he/she is doing Spontaneous Persistent, won’t give up Shows flashes of brilliance Sensitive By looking at the above negatives and strengths, would you say ADHD is a problem (Thorns) or gift

People often think about ADHD as a some simple problem for Children. ADHD grows from childhood to adulthood. I see good number of adults are struggling with ADHD. But they do not know that they have ADHD. Especially this is a big problem in India. We often mix many things and come up with some generic names for the actual underlying problem. Until people saw the movie “Taare Zameen Par” we had no idea about “Dyslexia”.  I am very sure very soon there will be a movie

What is this ADHD? . First lets look at the formal definition of ADHD. Below are couple of definitions from different websites. From add.org -> “ADHD is a highly genetic, brain-based syndrome that has to do with the regulation of a particular set of brain functions and related behaviors.” From Dr Hallowell (Top Doctor for ADHD)  -> “ADHD is a neurological condition that is usually genetically transmitted. It is characterized by distractibility, impulsivity and

So far, I have written 118 blogs. I had started this as “Daily Blog” and could do reasonably well until first 100 blogs. Then few things came up and my rhythm broken a bit. Actually, I could technically bring the rhythm back. But I did not. Why? I think my mind took “advantage” of this situation and I got relaxed. And my mind started giving me all kinds of excuses why it is OK not to write regularly.  And I got convinced with those excuses. What is the result? Below

This is my 100th  Blog.  Have started my blogging journey on May 1st 2017 as an experimentation. Before this I have never written in my life. I get all kinds of different ideas and thoughts. I was not sure whether these are just some random thoughts or have any some stuff in it. To test them I have started writing.  The journey so far is good. Started as a daily blog. But I did skip few days here and there due to some unavoidable situations. Earlier I was taking around 45 – 50 mins.

Introduction Just thinking what should I write next series? For a change, I just want to pick up different topics on this “Why.” series. These whys could be from any area. For e.g. Why we pick up some new habit (eating too much food) once we quit (smoking) old habit or Why we follow some Babas or Gurus blindly? Now in this introduction, I want to distill all 100s of complex life theories on “purpose of live” to “self-realization” to “Success”,

We have been taught from beginning to play safe, be nice and be a “good boy/girl”.  So we start living in that mode to avoid any pain early in life….until we get a punch on our face with some sudden shock. We start our careers with comfortable areas and with nice companies. We feel proud to get early job with good companies. We pity people who were struggling to get job and end up with a small company. Fast forward couple of decades, guess who will be at RISK?. The guy who

Neither what you see from person’s Face or Facebook pictures one can really reveal what is going in some one’s life. “Face is the Index of Mind” was probably very accurate in good olden days. But now we are expected to follow – “Fake it until you make it” or “Perception is the Realty” etc. mantras. I think this is not a problem at all as long as we are not influenced by “other” people. But I think we do get significantly influenced

Our general tendency is that anything which is FREE we don’t value much, irrespective of its real value. Why? Because our mind values things which are scarce and ignore things which are available in abundance. Read more on this from my earlier blog => Scarcity. Above concept is applicable for sharing knowledge, ideas, advice and everything. There are two theories exist when it comes to sharing anything. One is share abundantly and nature will give you something back, etc. Another

Of course, this is most applicable in India. We have deep rooted culture in believing some form of God/Guru/Baba for valid and good reasons. Unlike earlier days, now we have more need and demand for different Babas. Why? Because we have more problems than in the past. People may go to Babas to get solutions or to find some answers, etc. But most people go to them “to feel good“.  Most ashrams provide very good environment (better than homes) and provide good food, etc. You will

“We have sacrificed our life to provide better life for kids” “I helped my friend a lot but he does not remember my help not loyal at all” “I have sacrificed many things to make my spouse happy but now I realize no use of it” “I have done so much for my company now they don’t care or recognize my efforts”, etc etc I am sure you are very familiar with these “Sacrifices”. I honestly think there is nothing called sacrifice. If

Just for a change, I asked some one what she wants to know about one “why”.  She said she wanted to know “why our feelings keep changing”. So this is our topic for today. Feelings are nothing but emotions. Now lets trace it back to the origin.  It is not straight forward but lets try. Your emotions are produced by your brain. Whenever your values/beliefs are deviated from the situation then you brain will produce negative emotions. Negative emotions can be anger,

Let’s say you are planning to purchase a black car. Then, did you start seeing most black cars on the road?. May be some one you know had particular health issue. Then, did you hear more of such cases through some people or news?. What about when you are very happy? Most probably you will encounter happy events and people. Vice versa is also true !!. I am sure you have encountered some similar experiences in your life. Here is what goes behind the scenes… Right now your brain is

We all have grown up with the philosophy of hard working as the main real reason for success, etc. This obviously still have lot of weightage in the overall success formula. But I think weightage has reduced a lot in the era we are living. Let me quickly explain.. Let’s say there are two people – Mr A and Mr B.  A is hard working but less self marketing skills. B is less hard working but with good self marketing skill (probably called as “smart working”). Whom do

Do you know any one who quit smoking and started eating more and gained weight?.  In the contrast – what about some one who started exercise and lost the desire for eating lot of food or became a conscious eater?. Or you may pick up a new social activity when you stopped some other social activity. Going back to our foundation premise – we do things to feel good or to avoid pain. From the first example – when you smoke, your brain produces a chemical called serotonin

As I said in the introduction EVERY THING we do mainly to FEEL GOOD or to AVOID PAIN. We try to impress others to feel good. But you feel good for a different deep reason. When our self esteem is low then we try to fill our inner void/emptiness by impressing others. Basically filling the tanks with little and temporary happiness from others praise. We try to do this impression business every where…starts with parents, at home, in the society, to boss, etc. Here are the reasons why

Just thinking what should I write next series?..For a change I just want to pick up different topics on this “Why..” series. These whys could be from any area.For e.g Why we pick up some new habit (eating too much food)  once we quit (smoking) old habit or Why we follow some Babas or Gurus blindly?. Now in this introduction, I want to distill all 100s of complex life theories on “purpose of live” to “self realization” to “Success”, etc into a

Introduction In our education system we would have studied every thing starting from learning numbers to history to computers. But not the most most important subject – Human Psychology. We some how get a feeling that this area may be for some one having psychological issues or disorders and not for us !!. And since we don’t know what is happening inside we reach out to Gurus, Astrologers, Psychologists, Experts and depend on Spouse/Friends/Parents, etc. Because this subject is