Article by R.D. Hawkins
Becoming an ADHD adolescent can be hard both from a social and academic perspective. In this post we will look take a close look at this pivotal time in a young adults life hopefully throwing the parents of these often challenging to manage young children a significantly needed lifeline.
As you might know ADHD stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and is a chronic disorder most typically diagnosed just before the age of 10 and fairly frequently just before the age of 7. The symptoms can vary from mild to severe with the three primary symptoms becoming inattention, impulsive behaviors, and hyperactivity. While not a main symptom aggression is present in about 4 out of 10 adolescents.
An ADHD adolescent with severe symptoms will face challenges in all settings at school, at play and at home. They will be much a lot more likely to get in trouble with the law or run away from property.
If the condition fails to be recognized and continues to go untreated a myriad of ensuing troubles frequently begin to appear. This list includes academic underachievement, low self esteem, depression, social withdrawal, loss of motivation, and a sense of hopelessness.
Most teens are impulsive with recent brain scan studies discovering that the location of the brain controlling impulsive behavior activates before the area responsible for reason. But the ADHD adolescent may take impulsive behavior to a entire distinct level one that is not only distracting but occasionally hazardous.
They could not be able to control their impulsive tendencies at times. Examples would contain answering classroom question before they are asked, interrupting a classmate when they are attempting to give an answer, or butting into conversation of which they were not invited.
Such teenagers might take driving recklessly to a entire new level. This is backed by statistics stating that an ADHD teen is 400 times more likely to be involved in traffic accident or receive a speeding ticket than their non ADHD peers.
Science has yet to reveal precisely why hyperactive teens have difficulty perceiving and understanding social clues or whether or not they interpret these clues properly but fail to respond as expected. Most adolescents without having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are able to modify disruptive behaviors nicely enough to blend into group activities seamlessly and without interruption. On the other hand those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could not be able to make the appropriate adjustments needed to blend in, therefore leading to being ostracized by their peers. The obvious conclusion is that teenagers with ADHD have difficulties in social situations, could not be properly suited for team sports, and regularly have few pals.
What next? For parents who are at their wits end trying to manage their ADHD adolescent obtaining an effective treatment alternative is an critical 1st step on the road to effective symptoms management. The most common forms of treatment are prescription stimulants such as Ritalin, Adderall and non-stimulant medications such as Intuniv or Strattera. Although successful for many, all ADHD prescription medications come with a number of serious label warnings.
The risk of side effects, or possibly lack of success (30% of the time), has prompted many to think about non-prescription possibilities. A couple examples of these are behavior modification therapy and/or natural remedies. Natural remedies for ADHD are a side effect free way to address such problematic symptoms as inattention, distractibility, impulsivity, erratic behavior and hyperactivity and can be utilized both as a standalone treatment or as a compliment to other non-prescription alternatives. They also have been shown to produce long-term lasting rewards about half of the time.
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Article by Dorothy Hayden
Brian is an investment banker in his early forties who, in graduate business school, first began to visit prostitutes, spend money on phone sex, compulsively masturbate and, finally spend as much as 5-10 hours a day looking at internet porn. When sexually acting out, he would feel that someone had turned on his brain for the first time. On the net, he would suddenly feel alive. He had energy and felt the euphoria that sexual immersion seductively provides. His mind slowed down; he didn't need to keep moving.Undergraduate school had been difficult for him. Complex mathematical formulations from his economics courses were tape-recorded while he fantasized about looking under the girl's shirt who sat next to him. He was chronically late at classes, his dorm was messy and his clothes were disheveled. He seemed to live in another world. Once on the job, he loved the thrill, excitement and risk of being a trader, but when he had to sit in boardrooms to listen to his bosses talk about strategy, his "eyes glazed over" with boredom and he entered into an "erotic haze". He would fantasize about the escort he had been with the night before and anticipated getting home after a long day to get on the chat rooms and look at pornography on the internet.His days were the usual business of forgetting assignments and people's names, of losing things and being chastised by bosses, as he had been by parents, for not being able to sit still or follow directions. At home, he felt empty, depressed and lonely. He was unable to focus on a book or a movie. He often felt different than others. It was as though others were given a chip at birth that allowed them to remember simple things, to process information accurately, to complete tasks in an orderly fashion, to moderate their impulses and calm their bodies and mind when they wanted to. But Brian knew he was "different" from them. His girlfriend complained that he interrupted their conversations and that he always put his needs first from; He could never finish a task that wasn't engrossing for him. He would lose his temper over trivial things and he didn't know why. On the internet, however, looking at a montage of erotic images, he finally felt not scattered. Moreover, he felt soothed, whole and unafraid. Like a magic elixir, he would immediately feel "not different". He felt alert, focused and alive. However, he soon found himself in job performance because of the long nights and weekends of compulsive sexing. He went to a 12-step "S" program and learned to stay away from compulsive sex. He married and got a promotion at work. Time passed as he worked his 12-step program and settled in to marriage. However, the impulse to call an escort or make an erotic phone call never went away.One day, after two years of abstinence, he ran across an escort in a hotel who offered him her services and he could not think of a reason to refrain. Also, he had realized that his fantasies had taken on a distinct sadomasochist flavor and he had been curious about acting them out with this woman. He had been involved in a deal at work that went wrong and he felt "less than" and somewhat ashamed. Memories of shaming and humiliating remarks about his conduct and learning skills from teachers and parents came flooding back, precipitating his masochistic sexual fantasies. His sense of self was completely destabilized. So he did what had always worked for him when he felt psychologically fragmented: he went to an escort to shore up his fragile self esteem. Once again he would miraculously feel like he could live with himself. The non-stop put downs that had taken up permanent residence in his head were quieted, at least for a short period of time. Sex took the edge off like a few martinis do for an alcoholic.The "quick fix" however, was followed by a crash which made him feel worse than he did before he went to the escort. Knowing he had once again lost control of himself, he would feel extremely remorseful and depressed. His feelings about himself bordered on self-loathing. After the crash, he no longer felt alert, focused, or euphoric. While Brian had been able to walk away from cocaine three years ago, the sex addiction had remained entrenched in his psyche: like an athlete's foot of the mind -- it called him -- incessantly-- an itch to be scratched but never soothed.It was at this point that Brian decided that if he didn't leave the house, he would not frequent escorts, and so he re-discovered the Internet. In no time at all, Vincent was spending untold minutes, hours, days totally absorbed in the internet, using chat rooms to set up erotic encounters, and exploring the fetishistic and S&M images and enticements of the cybersex world. Porn surfing became his medium of acting out because the images were flashy, intense, and risky and he could easily go to another web page when the novelty wore off and he would start to be bored.What happened with Brian's recovery? He seemed to have managed to avoid compulsive sex for a period of time and to make some positive changes in his life. But when faced with the opportunity, he was easily led to return to sex addiction.In Brian's case, he was not able to get a handle on his sex addiction because he had not been diagnosed and treated for Adult Attention Deficit Disorder. A particular constellation of imbalanced neurotransmitters were creating physical and emotional problems for him, including an inability to regulate attention, control impulses, sleeping, and mood and energy levels. His need to self-medicate his impulsivity, restlessness and mental hyperactivity gave way to using sexually compulsive behaviors to try to fix his brain chemistry. Poor impulse control combined with a drive for high-risk, intense, novel experiences contributed to Brian's addiction to sex.Many sexual compulsives with ADD have had experiences like Brian's. They struggled in school because they got bored or had a hard time paying attention. Once bored, they would stare out the window, often caught up by sexual fantasies. As adults, relationships are difficult for them. Impulses carry them from project to project, relationship to relationship, job to job. Most feel the self-loathing of people who are working under capacity, and experience the pain and grief of living a life of lost opportunities and diminished personal potential.Deregulation and DeprivationDeregulation and impulsiveness are the hallmarks of ADD, as well as the hallmark of sex addiction. Unable to set boundaries on their own behavior, ADDers feel an intense need to continue forever whether it is on a work project or an involvement in a sexual enactment. One definition of compulsion may very well be "a loss of control characterized by an intense desire to continue despite adverse consequences."A sense of deprivation then emerges when compulsive sexualizing does not provide the gratification and satisfaction that results from having the experience of natural pleasure as it relates to intimacy with another human being. Rather than sex being a way to bring two people closer, sexual enactments for the ADDer can stem from intra-psychic conflict, from a narcissistic need for validation not received in his child's ADD world, and as a way to medicate the physiological symptoms of brain chemistry deregulation. The result is that sex takes up a disproportionately large place in his psychic equilibrium. His very sense of self depends on his sexuality.Deprivation is not a feeling that is comfortable for the ADD/sex addict. He is a bottomless pit of needs, always looking ahead and never feeling satisfied. The simpler pleasures of life are too mild. Risky, novel, intense and mysterious experiences such as those provided by Internet porn match his voracious appetite. Sex with a spouse seems banal. Marriages are ruined. Unfortunately, trying to feed the monster of endless needs makes the need grow larger and more insistent so the ADD/sex addict sets a vicious cycle in motion. Despite endless hours looking at cybersex, no amount is ever enough. Sex addicts/cybersex addicts are rarely sated and live daily with a sense of unsatisfied longing.Mood and EmotionThere are problems with mood and emotion regulation and stabilization in ADD and sex addicts. ADD/sex addicts often say they live on emotional roller coasters - the need for risk and intensity in life and in sexuality is ever-present. Maintaining emotions on an even keel is an intricate process involving fine adjustments by different parts of the brain and nervous system. Since setbacks throw ADDers off balance easily, they may try to adjust their instability with a sex/internet binge to balance mood and brain chemistry. The release of endorphins and dopamine from sex temporarily settles the physical, emotional and biochemical roller-coaster that many ADDers experience on a daily basis.DistractibilityThe ADD mind drifts hither and yon. It daydreams, wanders and drifts among loosely and tenuously connected thoughts, often moving to sexual fantasies that quell its restless energy. This is the famous "distractibility" of ADD. Once he's in his compulsive, rigid focus, it's hard for him to turn off the scan button to redirect. Hence, distractibility is not the only problem; ADDers can also have problems with hyper focusing, or over focusing. Once the person's attention is captured, he can stay engaged with what he's doing almost endlessly. Some may not be able to pay attention; ADD sexual compulsives usually can't stop paying attention. Hours and hours go by, chores don't get done, children and spouse are neglected, books go unread, the glory of the sound of music is muted. This type of erotic hyper attention can also take its toll in exhaustion, fatigue, and sometimes failing health.The over- persistence of the sexual compulsive can make switching gears out of the "erotic haze" very difficult. Although this type of self-absorption makes productive/creative work and interpersonal relationships impossible, refocusing is painful. Going from one task that involves excitement, risk, mystery, intensity, soothing and escape is excruciating when taking out the garbage or paying the bills is called for.Another factor that contributes to sexual addiction for ADDers is that many people with ADD have defective sensory filters that make them experience the world as a barrage to the senses -- noises, sights and smells rush in without barriers or protection. When you live with ADD, you may be constantly bombarded with input that others may not even notice. This assault on the senses often creates feelings of intense anxiety and irritation that can trigger sexual acting out. The comfort of the "erotic haze" on the internet or the soothing experience with an escort can ameliorate these incessant barrages of sensory stimuli to the ADD brain.Impaired Social SkillsSome ADDers have experienced the negative impact of ADD on social adjustment. Many are shy and were not particularly popular in school, especially if learning disabilities have been in the picture. Social ostracizetion has been part of the childhood of many ADDers. If deficient selective attention interferes with paying attention to social cues in order to listen and respond empathically, the ADDer may feel extremely ill at ease. How much easier to go to a chat room to enter into an eroticized communication where sexuality can be used as a surrogate for real social interactions.ShameMany ADD children grew up in families in which put-downs, disapproval, personal attacks and threats of abandonment were commonplace events. Punishment and frustration from teachers and taunts from peer groups added to a sense of worthlessness. As an adult, the ADD child judges himself mercilessly and often tries to be perfect in a desperate attempt to shield his shame. He feels deeply ashamed of being "different" due to ADD as well as of being a sexual compulsive - a "deviant", if he becomes one. Chronic, relentless shame is devastating. Mired in feelings of worthlessness, defectiveness and despair, he is full of doubt about his very validity.Shame and sex addiction are natural partners. The more intense the pain of self-hatred, the stronger the drive to find a sexual behavior that offers relief from internal pain and emptiness. For the sex addict, the answer to his inner problems lay outside himself in the "magic" of sexual desire, for or from, another. He confuses sexual desirability with self-acceptance. He is trying to fill the void that has been at least partially created by shame. He simply cannot bear feeling empty inside.ADD temper problems or problems with rage may also stem from this chronic shame. A rageful person is desperate to keep others far enough away so they won't see his sense of defectiveness. A shamed person can only think to defend himself from real or imagined attacks by cruelly attacking the other person. And rage works. It drives people away and so protects the person from revealing his shame. But this device of using rage to keep people away is very damaging to a person's self-esteem. Rage breaks the connection between people and so increases the shamed person's shame. A rage/shame spiral can result. Social isolation lends itself to engrossment in sexual fantasy as a way to ameliorate lonliness.The person who is shame-based sees himself as deeply and permanently flawed. He "knows" he is not like other persons. He "knows" he is different. He "knows" he is so bad he is beyond repair. He "knows" he will never be able to join others in a world of productivity, balance, self-respect and pride.Shame and Perverse SexualityAn early-life sense of shame for being "different" and fear of abandonment can influence the sexual development of an ADD child. Parents who may have been unstable themselves and who had no knowledge of the special needs of an ADD child, may create a shame-based home environment. The messages that the ADD child who has chronic behavior problems, hyperactivity, aggressiveness and learning disabilities receives at home may include: 1. You are not good;2. You are not good enough;3. You don't belong;4. You are deficient and disappoint us.5. You are not worthy of love.Shame and sexuality become closely connected. Children shamed early in life may become sexually compulsive or develop perverse fantasies as a way to feel better about themselves. Fetishism may occur. Sadomasochistic fantasies and enactments may become paramount.
Dorothy Hayden, LCSW, is a New York-based psychotherapist who specializes in the scene, fetishes and sexual addiction. She received her M.S.W. from New York University and her psychoanalytic training at the Post Graduate Center for Mental Health. She can be reached at dorothyhayden1231@gmail.com or http://www.sextreatment.com
Post by Sandra Manningham
Producing a correct Attention Deficit Disorder diagnosis early with infants is extremely important for their lifelong wellbeing nevertheless it's less difficult said than done. This syndrome often affects young ones from four years old and older. One of the biggest difficulties is the truth that many of the symptoms are the identical issues kids typically do. Amongst them incorporate running all around their property, screaming as loud as they can, becoming bored quickly at any particular factor and impatient Tv viewing. Would you uncover any of these alarming? These are issues that kids do.
Life with a toddler around the house is bound to be bumpy and though most parents try to let go and give their youngsters some freedom to uncover their own way in life, the growing child would be just as busy charting out his or her own course in life.
Attention Deficit Disorder Diagnosis - Why Early Diagnosis is Vital
Kids with untreated Attention Deficit Disorder will usually wear on all those that have to take care of them. Typically running about, being loud, interrupting, and constantly "on the go" will usually clash with structured environments. Those around them will often ridicule, refrain from, or otherwise push them away for the behavior they genuinely have no control over. This will have severe negative lengthy term emotional effects on the child with Attention Deficit Disorder. Without having diagnosis and treatment early these effects will impact their entire life.
As soon as thought of as solely a childhood disorder, medical experts found that young ones who have this disorder don't ultimately grow out of it at puberty as was thought.
ADHD Diagnosis - Assessing
Medically speaking diagnosis of attention deficit disorder isn't that complicated. However diagnosing it in young ones is much much more challenging. It requires stringent attention from the parent(s), guardian(s), and other people closest to the child. These are the folks that observe the child sufficient to see all the symptoms of ADD. They are often much more seen in emotions than actions, creating it even a lot more difficult for these men and women. Young young ones, seldom converse at deeper levels. Typically their replies are easy single syllable words. Even for these men and women, powerful observation will be needed for a good efficacious Attention Deficit Disorder diagnosis.
Even although significantly investigation on attention deficit disorder in childhood years have been undertaken there is yet no definitive test that may figure out whether attention deficit disorder exists or not.
The signs that require to be observed are hyperactivity, low attention span, and usually impulsive acts in large methods. These at times are issues all youngsters do, nevertheless for those that basically are given an attention deficit disorder diagnosis, they will typically go overboard on them.
Frequently teachers can be more instrumental in discovering an attention deficit disorder diagnosis. They see the child in a structured environment, interacting with a number of peers. In this controlled setting they can observe behavior in numerous activities. Signs show in the child's attention to understanding, behaviors, and interactions. Observations at school can assist encourage a referral for a nurse to devise a professional attention deficit disorder diagnosis.
Doctors have an inclusive checklist they use for generating an attention deficit disorder diagnosis. To be substantial they will want your full cooperation, as you are indeed the source of their observations. Once by means of the checklist, if a proper diagnosis is created, as a result of this treatment can start right away. In the long term, this will assist your child to find out and grow significantly far more like other people with out ADD do, and should bring them as several opportunities in life as the other youngsters. Untreated, they stand to lead a miserable life missing out on a lot of opportunities.
Attention deficit disorder may not be instantly cured but it can be treated efficiently for you to function as you often did without the discomfort of an unorganized mind, mood swings and irritability which does not influence only you but also all those who come in contact with your such as your family and pals.
When it comes to your youngsters, they are the future. When it comes to attention deficit disorder, it will hold them back. Diagnosis and treatment early could be all that stands between the two of you, and the future. Don't hesitate to be sure!
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Article by Franchis Adam
Somatoform disorders are physical ailments (such as discomfort, nausea, depression, dizziness) or concerns for which no adequate medical explanation has been found. Somatoform disorders are physical symptoms that appear as if they are component of a general medical condition. Even so, no general medical condition, other mental disorder, or substance is present. The complaints are severe enough to trigger significant emotional distress and impairment of social and/or occupational functioning.
A lengthy-term relationship with a trusted main care practitioner (PCP) is a safeguard against unnecessary treatments as nicely as a comfort to the patient. Several PCPs prefer to schedule brief appointments on a standard basis with the patient and maintain referrals to specialists to a minimum. Patients with somatoform disorders are not considered great candidates for psychoanalysis and other forms of insight-oriented psychotherapy. Hypnosis is a approach that is at times utilized as component of a general psychotherapeutic approach to conversion disorder
What is the trigger of somatoform disorder?
No one knows specifically why symptoms of somatoform disorder start. In some cases, there may possibly be a issue with the nerve impulses that send signals of discomfort, pressure and other unpleasant sensations to the brain. We do know that the discomfort and troubles caused by somatoform disorder are real.
Like many medical troubles, somatoform disorder typically runs in families. It tends to come and go over time.
Signs and Symptoms of Somatoform Disorder
Common Sign and Symptoms of Somatoform Disorder
Discomfort.Fatigue.Appetite loss.Gastrointestinal issues.Hallucinations.Disorganized speech.
Alternative treatment For Somatoform Disorder
Patients with somatization disorder or discomfort disorder might be helped by a variety of alternative therapies such as acupuncture, hydrotherapy, therapeutic massage, meditation, botanical medicine, and homeopathic treatment. Relief of symptoms, which includes pain, can occur on the physical level, as nicely as on the mental, emotional, and spiritual levels.
Frequent Treatment of Somatoform Disorder
Patients with somatoform disorders are often given antianxiety drugs or antidepressant drugs
Body dysmorphic disorder as been successfully treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) antidepressants.
Some patients with discomfort disorder benefit from group therapy or support groups, particularly if their social network has been limited by their pain symptoms.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy is also employed often to treat pain disorder.
Family members therapy is generally recommended for young children or adolescents with somatoform disorders.
Hypnosis is a technique that is occasionally used as part of a general psychotherapeutic approach to conversion disorder.
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