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I Always Want to Be Where I'm Not
- Successful Living with ADD and ADHD
- Narrated by: Wes Crenshaw PhD
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Dr. Wes Crenshaw offers thirteen principles for successful living with ADD and ADHD drawn from twenty-two years of experience and 23,000 hours of clinical discussions with hundreds of interesting clients. Written in an entertaining, conversational style for readers aged fifteen to thirty, Dr. Wes pulls no punches in confronting the cognitive, social, emotional, and academic pitfalls people with ADD face every day. He also helps families, friends, and romantic partners understand a diagnosis of ADD not as something to fear or an excuse, but as a first step on the path to a better tomorrow.
His principles include accepting here and now, living intentionally, making mindful decisions, recognizing and taking the right path and not just the easy one, wanting rather than wishing, finding and following life's instructions, managing crises, taking responsibility, attaining character through radical honesty, and creating sustainable happiness through organized thinking and living. Finally, Dr. Wes guides you and your loved ones in how to better manage relationships, seek a good diagnosis, utilize therapy, and become your own expert on medication management.
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- Are you a little scattered or organizationally challenged? Do you struggle with details, follow-through, or in converting ideas into results? Do your people see you as fun and energetic, but uncommitted and difficult to pin down. Maybe you're an "ADD-leaner." This audiobook is for you.
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- Tango71
- 02-11-2019
Well Done.
I found this book to be informative, supportive and to have about the right amount of tough love.
I struggled with Wes' halting reading style at first but settled into it within the first couple of chapters. The section on medication was especially helpful. the vignette at the start of each chapter brought the material into more real focus too.
This book is well worth the time taken to listen.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-05-2019
Emotional, insightful, powerful
I was recently diagnosed at age 25 and this book helped me comprehend what the diagnosis meant in my own life really well. I was even emotional at some points reading about destructive behaviours that I've always had that I now have an answer for. Prepare yourself... Dr Wes running through the 13 principles checked off a lot of common themes for me, and the examples he gives of 'clients' are helpful, albeit a little indulgent. Stick through the bratty teens/college students in the first chapters. His intonation is a bit annoying to start off with, but you can tell that he's coming from a place of empathy and love for people with ADHD. A nice contrast to Dr Russel Barkley. If you're looking for great ADHD books - my advice is look for people who either have ADHD or love someone with ADHD, they tend to be a lot more empathetic and kind rather than treating it like a sickness. If you liked this, I'd recommend Faster than Normal by Peter Shankman. Nice non-medical perspective from a highly-functional eccentric businessman.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-04-2018
Very detailed and helpful
A solid overview with real empathy for those living with ADHD and those who love them. Definately reccomend.
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- 02-03-2016
A Touching book with deep and useful insites!
I've read many books on ADHD and never have I found one that was as frank and upfront about what its like living with ADHD as an adult. The fact that Dr Wes is also the narrator adds a touch of authenticity to his message and you can really feel hat he has your best interests at heart. this is a definite must read if you think your or a loved one has ADHD or if you were recently diagnosed as a teen or adult!
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- Michael Jones
- 17-03-2021
Lifts the Fog
Steve Jobs said that we can only join the dots by looking backwards- to explain who we are and how we got here. But there is comfort in doing that.
Dr Wes brilliantly presents a deep and sympathetic understanding of ADD- as a fellow traveller and a pragmatic guide. For many adults, who have ADD, the vignettes he recounts will have a strong resonance with a lot of lightbulb moments.
The book is invaluable for anyone with ADD - offering many pieces of advice on actions to help straighten up and fly right.
There is much discussion on the thorny topic of medication. For some, even many people, medication will prove a godsend, but it is anything but straightforward.
Tinkering - and that’s what it is - with brain chemistry can be a long journey with many pitfalls. The drugs work for some and not for others, with widely variable dosages and a myriad of combinations. And the process of finding the “right” combination is an endless dance of trial and error, stepping around serious side effects.
It’s not Dr Wes’ fault - he presents the facts- but the message of “suck it and see” is not pretty. And neither is it good science. So much of staying on a less distracted pathway relies on - or alternatively - is confounded by side effects. For some folks the stimulant drugs work well- for others, they make the distractions run faster, cause a lack of appetite, and sleep problems as well as a risk of dependency.
Perhaps the most valuable aspect of the book is that it supports people with ADD by creating a sense of belonging to a community of fellow travellers on this often rough road.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-05-2021
Ok
Not bad but not great. The author seems quite stuck up and the narration is erratic and kind of annoying to listen to
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- Tristan Roxburgh
- 05-11-2017
Really Helpful
Really helpful for a sufferer like myself and/or their family and loved ones. Highly recommended!
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- Anonymous User
- 31-12-2020
this book is very boring
3 chapters in and they're still talking about nothing.. waste of my time, I'm so annoyed I paid for it
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