One week I participated in one of the teleclasses/audioclasses sponsored by ADD Resources on a guided visualization. During the visualization we were invited to imagine our future self, our actualized self and then to imagine the future self giving us advice (what would it be?) and giving us a gift (what would it be?). I got sad doing this visualization.
My future self told me to have more fun in life, to not take things so seriously. Then she gave me a box of crackerjacks as a reminder of the fun side of life.
When did the fun go out of my life? Did it go when I got diagnosed and treated for ADHD and realized I didn't have to be flaky, impulsive, spontaneous, and out of control anymore-- that I had a choice. In response, did I swing too far to the other side--- because now I could? Was I trying to make up for lost time by becoming directed, focused, and serious too much of the time? Now I am wondering where I can buy a box of crackerjacks….and how I can put fun back in my life.
~~Cynthia Hammer, MSW
Director of ADD Resources
http://www.addresources.org
Creators of the National ADHD Directory
