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A review by jaimie_lynn
The Mindfulness Workbook for ADHD: Effective Strategies to Increase Focus, Build Patience, and Find Balance by Beata Lewis MD
Did not finish book.
I don't have ADHD but I was diagnosed at a young age with ADD. As I'm getting older I find sleeping is hard a lot of the time because my mind and body feel chaotic and won't shut off. I find a lot of the time in my daily life, it's hard to focus and organize what I need to do or get done. For instance, I can have a small list of 3 major things I want to get done one day but by the end of the day I started 5 didn't side projects and maybe completed one of the 3 major things.
I thought maybe this could help me. I refuse drugs and like to find alternative ways to self help. I've tried meditation (didn't work) and there was a part where they basically wanted you to do the same thing but with a candle, quiet, and pushing out all thoughts. I started filling out the workbook, which was interesting, I just dont see how it helps.
I also don't need repeated definitions of ADHD and the symptoms. If people are picking up this book, I would think they know what it is so that got annoying and repetitive as well. Maybe others will get something out of this book but I really didn't get a whole lot of anything so I stopped reading it about 50% in.
Maybe I'm missing something. A lot of other reviews (on Amazon) said it was written with a warm and welcoming tone. I found it utterly boring which made me want to just stop reading it. Maybe that's why I can't get anything out of it?
I'm not saying not to try it out. There are plenty of people who disagree with what I'm saying so it might work for you!
I thought maybe this could help me. I refuse drugs and like to find alternative ways to self help. I've tried meditation (didn't work) and there was a part where they basically wanted you to do the same thing but with a candle, quiet, and pushing out all thoughts. I started filling out the workbook, which was interesting, I just dont see how it helps.
I also don't need repeated definitions of ADHD and the symptoms. If people are picking up this book, I would think they know what it is so that got annoying and repetitive as well. Maybe others will get something out of this book but I really didn't get a whole lot of anything so I stopped reading it about 50% in.
Maybe I'm missing something. A lot of other reviews (on Amazon) said it was written with a warm and welcoming tone. I found it utterly boring which made me want to just stop reading it. Maybe that's why I can't get anything out of it?
I'm not saying not to try it out. There are plenty of people who disagree with what I'm saying so it might work for you!