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ADHD reWired

15 | Attempted Suicide, Alcoholism & Renewed Hope - A Listeners' ADHD Podcast Epiphany

ADHD reWired

Eric Tivers, LCSW, ADHD-CCSP

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education

4.8937 Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2014

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

See show notes at www.adhdrewired.com Listen as Eric takes you on an audio journey as he reads an emotional email from a listener. Eric then talks to him on the phone at the end. The ADDA conference will be here soon. July 24-27 Register at http://adda.adhdrewired.com Find support in your area 1-800-273-8255 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (For callers in the U.S.) www.aa.org - Alcoholics Anonymous www.12step.org - 12 Steps www.nami.org - National Alliance on Mental Illness www.CHADD.org - Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder www.ADD.org - Attention Deficit Disorder Association

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to another episode of 80-H-D, rewired. This is the show designed to help those of us who have really good intentions and a slightly wandering attention.

0:17.0

Whether you have ADHD and you want to learn more about it or you are looking for ways to organize your time, your things, or the many details of life so you can get more done. This show is for you. My name is Eric Tivers. I'm a licensed clinical

0:36.8

social worker, coach, and consultant. We know that's starting and be the hardest part so let's get started but before we do here's this

0:48.7

one of the best things that I do to manage my ADHD is I attend conferences. I go and I learn new strategies

0:56.8

that help me and my clients, but I keep going back for the community. Please join me in

1:02.2

Orlando July 24th through the 27th for the Atta Conference, the only

1:07.0

ADHD conference focused on a belt with ADHD. Register at ATa.80ahadadahARED.com, that's AEDA.ADADD.com.

1:20.0

Welcome back to another episode of 80-H-D rewired. We have a great

1:26.8

episode here for you today, but before we start I want to let you know that

1:32.1

listener discretion is advised.

1:35.0

I want to read to you an email that I got from a listener that has probably had one of the most profound effects on me and I have

1:52.3

re-read a number of times when I'm feeling stuck and I have the passing thought,

2:01.6

why am I doing this podcast?

2:03.7

This is from James.

2:08.4

So, for the first time in my life at age 32, I found myself finally establishing a primary care physician.

2:20.0

I had, of course, thought about doing this for a while.

2:25.0

My MO would be to just think about it and be satisfied with that.

2:32.0

However, one of my less interesting jobs, medical

2:39.1

records department, every day I see the gory details of waiting too long,

2:47.0

plus my girlfriend at the time was really concerned about my health.

2:56.7

To be honest, it was probably the girlfriend that did it.

3:02.2

I was briefing my new doctor on my health history.

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