Time Warp: Living with ADHD Time Blindness
SEP 13, 2024Time blindness is a frustrating symptom of ADHD, causing difficulty with time management. Strategic planning of a day and certain technology can help.
Read MoreThe 4th of July is a wonderful time of year for picnics, barbecues, and family. And, as most of us know, it’s a really, really big time of year for firecrackers and fireworks displays. For many people, all this can be fun, maybe even beautiful with all the pretty colors and sparkles. But for others, firecrackers and fireworks can be extremely frightening when you are dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
As healthcare providers, we have been talking with patients for a few weeks now who are really struggling with the invasive, random, intentionally jarring sounds that fireworks are designed to produce. Some of these patients actually have the diagnosis of PTSD.
PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) is a very real and very difficult disorder to manage for those dealing with it. The disorder can happen to anyone who has gone through any type of trauma where death or threatened death of themselves or someone else was witnessed and experienced.
It’s important to accept the feelings rather than avoid, but it’s also important to take the next step and manage the feelings as best you can.
Originally Posted: July 2018. Updated: January 2023.
Time blindness is a frustrating symptom of ADHD, causing difficulty with time management. Strategic planning of a day and certain technology can help.
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