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Focused Forward: Navigating the Storms of Adult ADHD
Focused Forward Navigating the Storms of Adult ADHD Author:James M. Ochoa LPC Living with adult ADHD can feel like you?re in a constant battle with your brain. Every day, you have to fight to stay in control, to meet your obligations, to not screw up ? forget actually living up to your potential. But what you might not know about, and what?s even more damaging, is the constant, corrosive emotional stress of a lifetime spe... more »nt wondering what the hell is wrong with you. In Focused Forward: Navigating the Storms of Adult ADHD, author and self?proclaimed ?ADHD-er? James M. Ochoa, LPC goes beyond the management and scheduling techniques most ADHD books focus on to deal with what really holds so many ADHD-ers back ? the emotional fallout of ADHD. He helps readers identify, manage and alleviate symptoms of a PTSD-like condition he calls the Emotional Distress Syndrome, with practical, proven advice including: ? Understanding the link between ADHD and emotional distress ? What Emotional Distress Syndrome (?EDS?) feels like ? How to construct an Emotional Safe Place ? How to recruit your own Mental Support Group ? Eight essential tools to help you cope ? And more? With wisdom, humor, and plenty of (sometimes painful) empathy, Focused Forward will help adults with ADHD move past the pain and shame toward a future full of possibility, balance and joy.« less