Focused Forward
Navigating the Storms of Adult ADHD
If you have ADHD, every day can be a battle. You fight to stay in control. To meet your obligations. To not screw up.
But what you might not know about--what’s even more damaging--is the constant, corrosive emotional stress of a lifetime of wondering what the hell is wrong with you.
In Focused Forward, James Ochoa, LPC, tackles the fallout from ADHD--a PTSD-like condition he calls the Emotional Distress Syndrome. With the practical, proven guidance of someone who’s been there, he helps readers:
Understand the link between ADHD and emotional distress
Master essential coping skills
Construct an Emotional Safe Place
Recruit a Mental Support Group
With wisdom, humor and plenty of empathy, Focused Forward will help you move past the pain and shame toward a future of possibility, balance and joy.
Testimonials
Focused Forward gets it! If you or someone you care about has the adult version of ADHD, read this book. Written by a man who’s worked in the trenches his whole career, this book is full of practical tips as well as a deep understanding for what this wildly misunderstood condition is truly like. A hugely valuable contribution to the treatment of adult ADHD.
— Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., author of Driven to Distraction and many other best-selling books
“If you’ve struggled to make sense of your adult ADHD brain, Focused Forward is the owner’s manual you’ve been waiting for.”
— Christie Sprowls, Psy.DFinally, a book that gets to the heart of the matter! This book is a must for people with ADHD, their loved ones and their helping professionals.
— Nancy A. Ratey, Ed.M., MCC, author of The Disorganized Mind
“Mr. Ochoa’s ground-breaking concept of the Emotional Distress Syndrome of adult ADHD now gives us a previously missing, but critical, understanding, as well as innovative tools to soothe the ADHD soul. This book offers a rare combination of warmth and wisdom--I’m recommending it to my clients.”
— Sari Solden, MS, LMFT, author of Women with Attention Deficit Disorder and Journeys Through ADDulthood“Focused Forward is a small, but powerful, book that will change lives for those with ADHD and their significant others.”
— Rona Pogrund, Ph.D., Professor, Texas Tech University, College of Education-Special Education Program