Best Activities for Adults Who Suffer from ADD/ADHD

ADD and ADHD can be debilitating illnesses depending upon the person; some can use their ADD/ADHD to their own advantages with creativity and big ideas while others are surrounded in a world of business or lifestyle that does not accept or promote the ADD/ADHD mind set. People with ADD/ADHD need to keep themselves constantly busy to keep their minds from wild racing thoughts or persistent feelings of guilt and shame associated with the lack of concentration and achievements associated with ADD/ADHD. There are many things a person can do with ADD/ADHD to keep their hands busy to avoid temptations such as drugs (which are commonly abused by people with the disorder) and risky impulsive behavior. People with ADD/ADHD need to have a way to effectively channel their creative energies in a way that is healthy and productive. I've designed a list of activities and hobbies for the ADD/ADHD mind set to help ward off the depression and guilt sometimes associated with this disorder. If you have ADD/ADHD because of your lack of attention and memory one needs to commit time to activities that give direct visual feedback of the time and energy that you've put into them.

Body Building- body building is a great hobby for someone to get involved with if they suffer from ADD/ADHD. Not only will you need to have a regimented time and plan that can be followed every day it will also help to relieve you from mild to moderate depression. Setting and writing down weight lifting goals is a great way to occupy your mind and have the feeling of accomplishment. Every day that you lift weights or diet you will be one step closer to a long term goal. The best part about body building is that it allows you to be creative with your diets and your routines which is a must for people that suffer from ADD/ADHD. In body building there must be constant change so that your body doesn't get use to the routine you've put in place so it can constantly grow. Most people with ADD/ ADHD have OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) tendencies so body building is a healthy thing to get obsessed with. The more you get into it the better you will look and feel as well as increasing your health.

Mechanical hobbies-working on mechanical things and learning about them is sometimes a great thing for people with ADD/ADHD. People with the disorder don't necessarily always have an attention problem it mostly only has to do with things that they're not interested in; however if you have something that they are interested they will do and research the task for hours on end. Working on cars, building models, and repairing things are some of the activities that people with ADD/ADHD find themselves enjoying.

Welding-welding can be a lot of fun for someone with ADD/ADHD because it is an activity that requires a physical skill such as steady and consistent hands. It's also an activity that takes much time to perfect and there will always be room for improvement. In welding there is much to learn for a person with ADD/ADHD; so they can be completely engrossed in it, with four different major types of welding there is plenty of room for learning and participating. This is also a great hobby to take some vocational classes, welding can even be a new employment opportunity.

Running- running is a great thing for people with ADD/ADHD to go out and free their mind; crank up some tunes and wear yourself out. Running is great for burning fat and increasing your cardio-vascular health. An added advantage of running is the "runners high" that you will begin to get after a few times running which is an endorphin and dopamine release. Research has shown that people with ADD/ADHD have low levels of Dopamine so this may just the thing to get you hooked on a positive and healthy activity.

Sports- activities like bowling, golf, and baseball are great for people with ADD/ADHD to do. These sports allow you to set goals and have direct feedback of your improvements and best of all they kill time. For people with ADD/ADHD time can never go by fast enough so they need to get engrossed in fun activities that will make time go by quicker. Playing sports is also a good thing for people with attention disorders because they get opportunities to be social and feel like they're a part of something instead of feeling secluded or left out.