I am not trying to change any minds, but I spent a big part of my life denying I was different from a lot of other people. This kept me depressed and more than once suicidal. After 30 years of smoking 3+ packs a day, and my system deciding to put on 90 pounds in less than 4 years, I went into my yard and did a little work and had to come in short of breath, with chest pains. I called my Dr. and he made me eat 2 aspirin and go to the hospital for tests. It was not a heart attack, but brought me to the realization that I was either going to continue living like this and die early, or make some very drastic changes in my life. I chose the latter, quit smoking, invented my own diet, lost 47 pounds in 40 day, and joined a gym. Soon I was doing 7 days a week in the gym, and 4+ hours a day. Next I started teaching fitness classes and got certified as a fitness instructor. All this took care of my physical body. Next, I decided I was going to love myself no matter what anyone else thought of me. I also won a lyric writing contest and decided to become a songwriter. This led me to a long look into myself and remembering that there were things I couldn't learn to do, no matter how hard I tried, so I researched the reasons why. ADHD fit me, or I fit it, and no matter because it also led me to the reasons I was borderline Bi-polar. I loved to start new things, and was high as the clouds when I started them, then crashed when I discovered none were as easy as I thought. I looked into ADHD and found that finishing tasks would always be harder for me. I came to a decision to look hard at any task to make sure they were really within my reach and abilities, and not to get too exited before I knew these answers. This made my life so much better. Instead of getting disgusted with myself for failing, I celebrated the things I could do. At this stage of my life, I am happy with who I am. I am retired, and living in the Philippines with a new love, 4 years now, her 5 year old boy, and a 12 year old girl we took in because her mother didn't want her and her father couldn't care for her. They are both mine now too. I am building a new home here with the help of 3 workers and setting up a farm that will take care of her financial needs when I am long gone.

Hi, I’m Samantha and I’m from Newquay in Cornwall, UK. I have my own travel company specialising in Asia and cruises. I’m looking forward to learning how I can be more productive and not get distracted or overwhelmed by everyday things. I would love to be more motivated and relaxed about the things I have to do. For fun, I have a campervan and love to go out and get back to nature. As a Travel Consultant I also travel as much as possible and love adventures and experiencing new countries, cultures and food! I do not have a diagnosis but have suspected that I have issues with procrastination, perfection, overwhelm and a lack of motivation. I’ve missed out on a lot because I can’t get things done. It’s time to find a way to get past this. See you all tomorrow @Jim Ebbelaar 😎