Cant Concentrate right

Eminem

Hi i am not sure if this was done before. I was dicnosed with ADHD nearly two years ago . And i am doing my leaving cert and i am finding it hareder to concentate more them normal. Was woundering if anyone has the same difficult . Would be happy to hear your answers .

The Bollox

were you looking for personal issues per chance?

Eminem

Marts wrote:

were you looking for personal issues per chance?

I thought the post would have gone in hear are there was not sure sorry

py2006

I just answered your previous post

Eminem

py2006 wrote:

I just answered your previous post

I put in the wrong place and then i put it hear someone must of moved it hear sorry

The Bollox

Eminem wrote:

I thought the post would have gone in hear are there was not sure sorry

that's alright, I just thought you meant you were a parent, in 6th year with ADHD

LundiMardi

is there any particular area where you're lacking concentration? In class? While studying?

Eminem

LundiMardi wrote:

is there any particular area where you're lacking concentration? In class? While studying?

At certain times i just cant sit down and stay still while studying for along period of time

turbot

Ok, here are a few tips:

Firstly, this has some useful information:

http://www.examsuccesstips.com/

Secondly, there are multiple factors affecting your state of mind when you study, which is closely connected with your ability to maintain concentration:

1) Your personal energy levels and mental clarity.

Patrick Holford, a leading UK nutritionist, suggests that you are careful what you eat so that you can maintain balanced blood sugar levels (a few examples of what's good to eat; porridge)

He also suggests taking supplements to help give your body what it needs to perform optimally. The most important ones are: A good multivitamin, vitamin b, vitamin c and essential fatty acids (EFAs). You can get all of these cheaply in Holland & Barett.

I also find its useful to do some high intensity exercise for a short while each day as this oxegenates your blood and helps you wake up. For example, jogging for 20 minutes with a couple of hundred metre sprints along the way.

2) Your level of physical relaxation. It's really useful to stretch regularly, take salt baths to soothe your muscles and ease away stress.

3) Your environment. Make sure your room in tidy + uncluttered, without the TV on or other distractions around you.

4) Your timing - it's a really good idea to study for 25 minutes at a time, then take a 5 minute break, to facilitate your natural concentration spans

5) How you study... if you simply copy out information, it's boring. If you are really alert and understand what you are learning quickly, it's much more fun and interesting. If you make mindmapped notes (get a book on Mindmaps) then you study process is more beneficial.

There are loads of other tips, but these should help.

- Thomas

Eminem

Thanks very much for that