Hi guys, if you are suffering with this I hope you can access good support.

These posts are a massive simplification of course, there is no summarizing this in 4 slides, it's just intended to point out a possible path.

There are free support groups online too, so much more accessible these days. David Kessler has got lots of resources @iamdavidkessler both paid and free for bereaved people.

I just want to say that continuing bonds is a secular idea, it can be spiritual or aspiritual, you can, for example, believe in the soul of a person staying with you, or you can hold onto the impression they have made in your heart and the impact they have had on you and hold that with you; you can find the way of keeping them with you that is true and real for you.

In Ireland:

you can free call the Samaritans at any time on 116 123 at any time if you need someone to listen. You can also email them if you prefer, [email protected]

Irish Hospice foundation have a helpline for bereavement support which runs from 10am to 1pm on weekdays, it's 1800 80 70 77

Academic stuff:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0030222815576124 < insecure attachment styles and complicated grief

A study finding 93% of ADHDers had insecure attachment:
https://findresearcher.sdu.dk:8443/ws/portalfiles/portal/134088245/Association_Between_Insecure_Attachment_and_ADHD.pdf (I've seen other numbers other times, but the percentage is always extremely high).


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So basically, your optimal level of stimulation will be different to that of an NT person and it might require something like stress, multitasking, keen interest or medication to reach. What helps you?

That "ADHD style" graph is my own messy attempt to explain people's lived experience.

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If you're looking for the new #ADHDIreland app launched today, you need to search "ADHD in Adults" in the app store. Most news announcements describe it as the "adult ADHD" app, which won't come up in app store searches.

Is anyone from the #ADHDIreland Zoom support groups on here? I haven't been on there in a while.

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