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  PEOPLE WITH ADD/OCD WHO SUCCEEDED: Justin Timberlake has openly shared his experience living with both ADHD and OCD. For him, these conditions weren’t obstacles—they were engines. His hyperactivity translated into dynamic stage presence; his obsessive attention to detail shaped his music and performances. From  The Mickey Mouse Club  to Grammy-winning albums, Timberlake’s creative output reflects the ADHD trait of rapid ideation and emotional intensity. He’s known for pushing boundaries in sound, style, and storytelling. ADHD gave Timberlake his edge—his energy, his innovation, his drive. He didn’t tame it; he choreographed it. This post was inspired by  Andrew's Awesome Adventures with His ADHD Brain   by Kristin and Andrew Wilcox. Book description: In this two-part book Andrew and his neuroscientist mom each tell their story about living with the inattentive subtype of ADHD. How do you survive life and middle school with an ADHD elephant in your br...

PEOPLE WITH ADD/OCD WHO SUCCEEDED -  Justin Timberlake has openly shared his experience living with both ADD and OCD. For him, these conditions weren’t obstacles—they were engines. His hyperactivity translated into dynamic stage presence; his obsessive attention to detail shaped his music and performances. From The Mickey Mouse Club to Grammy-winning albums, Timberlake’s creative output reflects the ADD trait of rapid ideation and emotional intensity. He’s known for pushing boundaries in sound, style, and storytelling. ADD gave Timberlake his edge—his energy, his innovation, his drive. He didn’t tame it; he choreographed it. This post was inspired by Andrew's Awesome Adventures with His ADHD Brain   by Kristin and Andrew Wilcox. Book description: In this two-part book Andrew and his neuroscientist mom each tell their story about living with the inattentive subtype of ADHD. How do you survive life and middle school with an ADHD elephant in your brain? Kids with ADH...

  EMOTIONAL INATTENTION “He who looks outside dreams. He who looks insides awakens.” --Carl Jung   “It seems like almost everyone has ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) these days!” We live on overload, constantly bombarded by information and driven by the fast pace of life. Adult Americans on average spend ten and a half hours a day watching TV, listening to the radio, or using their smart phones and other electronic devices (Nielsen’s Total Audience Report, 2018). We are driven to succeed and push ourselves to keep busy and productive. To survive, we learn to multitask. We strain to keep all the balls we are juggling in the air. We want more and more, yet never seem satisfied. While technically only a few of us, about 6 percent, can be diagnosed with ADD, our culture keeps us distracted, impulse-driven, restless, and running in circles. So preoccupied, we never learn to listen to ourselves. I propose that the high-stress and instability of the American family contribute to ano...