You have probably seen numerous articles and videos about ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). Until I was diagnosed at the age of 51, I had never heard the term.
I was a dreamer, often restless, easily bored and I struggled to complete my school work especially school projects. It was my normal and I thought everyone else was like me.
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Image by hamperium from Pixabay"My life is one long obstacle course with me as the chief obstacle." — Jack Parr
This sums up my negative mind speak which has been dominating my life recently. When I am feeling down I dwell on my personal obstacle course.
How I keep failing, saying and doing the wrong thing, being destructive instead of constructive, sabotaging relationships, eating badly, blah, blah, blah.
It brings to mind this this silly song we used to sing as children. Perhaps you remember it?
“Nobody loves me, everybody hates me, I think I’ll go and eat some worms. Big fat juicy ones, tiny little skinny ones, see how they wriggle and squirm”.
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When I am asked if I could wind the clock back to before getting divorced in 2002, would I do so? For sure, I would have done some things differently. I would have been kinder to my ex and a better mother to my children as we navigated the divorce process which was painful for our whole family.
It doesn't matter if you are married for a year or 25 years, choosing to divorce is always going to be traumatic. I had decided to wait until our sons had finished school because I thought it would be easier for them to handle.
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