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I Always Want to Be Where I'm Not

Successful Living with ADD and ADHD

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I Always Want to Be Where I'm Not

By: Wes Crenshaw PhD
Narrated by: Wes Crenshaw PhD
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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.

  • Have you been diagnosed with ADD or ADHD or do you suspect you should be? Do you really want to start solving your many riddles and living a more successful and productive life? This book is for you.
  • Does your partner, child, roommate, or friend have ADD? Do you wonder what's going on in his or her head, and you really want to understand the secret code so you can better love him or her? This audiobook is for you.
  • 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.
©2014 Wes Crenshaw, PhD (P)2014 Wes Crenshaw, PhD
Attention Deficit Disorders Mental Health Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Health Special need

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This book if full of excellent advice on how to live life well, whether you got ADHD diagnosis or not. It is also very helpful in opening eyes to how many people around us behave in odd ways, what we can do or sometimes not do about it. I am in the wondrous world of music and 'normal' people are rather unusual. So this was just perfect listen.

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This has helped me out a lot I would advise anyone with Add/adhd to read this even if you haven't been diagnosed by reading this i have learned me a lot in the 9 hrs of listening than I have in my life time of doctors and therapists! READ READ READ! Actually felt sad when it came to an end.

Fantastic book! MUST READ

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He's totally nailed it, resonates with me so much. At last Im starting to understand me

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I loved this book so much. It gave me a fascinating insight into ADHD and how it can be treated. I feel so much better informed about this and feel so much more positive about the future. A great listen! Thank you so much Dr Wes!

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Thirteen principles are useful are approach and has some pleasantly progressive and innovative views on solving some issues e.g monogamy might not suit everyone

Very practical and helpful

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