I can work today!<\/p>\n
\u00a0It\u2019s like catching lightening in a bottle- when I catch it, I\u2019d better take advantage of it. What happens in our brains to make it so very hard for us to work when we\u2019re in a mood swing? Hmm.\u00a0 That\u2019s one part of our problem with work. All people with bipolar disorder have ADHD symptoms. The REAL problem is that bipolar doesn\u2019t stop there. Our neurochemicals affect so much more than our ability to sit still and concentrate. We all know that! I can work today!<\/p>\n It\u2019s like catching lightening in a bottle- when I catch it, I\u2019d better take advantage of it. What happens in our brains to make it so very hard for us to work when we\u2019re in a mood swing? I know that parts of our brains accomplish different tasks- some are verbal, spatial, emotional, etc. For people with ADHD, sitting and working can be hard- here is a brain explanation for ADHD from myadhd.com Current research indicates the frontal lobe, basal ganglia, caudate nucleus, cerebellum, as well as other areas of the brain, play a significant role in ADHD because they are involved in complex processes that regulate behavior (Teeter, 1998). These higher order processes are referred to as executive functions. Executive functions include such processes as inhibition, working memory, planning, self-monitoring, verbal regulation, motor control, maintaining and changing mental set and emotional regulation. According to a current model of ADHD [ Read More ]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12133,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358\/revisions\/12133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nI know that parts of our brains accomplish different tasks- some are verbal, spatial, emotional, etc.
\nFor people with ADHD, sitting and working can be hard- here is a brain explanation for ADHD from myadhd.com
\nCurrent research indicates the frontal lobe, basal ganglia, caudate nucleus, cerebellum, as well as other areas of the brain, play a significant role in ADHD because they are involved in complex processes that regulate behavior (Teeter, 1998). These higher order processes are referred to as executive functions. Executive functions include such processes as inhibition, working memory, planning, self-monitoring, verbal regulation, motor control, maintaining and changing mental set and emotional regulation. According to a current model of ADHD developed by Dr. Russell Barkley, problems in response inhibition is the core deficit in ADHD. This has a cascading effect on the other executive functions listed above (Barkley, 1997).<\/em><\/p>\n
\nWhen someone asks you why it\u2019s so hard for you to work- you can say:
\nWell, you probably know how hard it is for people with ADHD to concentrate. Now, multiply that by one million and you may have an idea of what it\u2019s like to try and concentrate when you\u2019re manic or suicidal!
\nOf course, I\u2019m being a bit flip here, but you get the idea. \ud83d\ude42
\nI\u2019m thankful I can work today. I just hope I\u2019m not hypomanic. That is always a question I want to answer very honestly!
\nJulie\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"