I am being distracted.

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I remembered two days ago, I was distracted by something that deviates my focus from writing the concluding part of my story but thank God I had a drafted article which I quickly did some editing and published. Distraction can come in so many ways that we tend to remove our attention from necessary things and then wasting our time doing what we shouldn't be doing at that moment and at the end, we finally forget what we are supposed to do. Distraction can be so dangerous and unhealthy for us.

Many people are easily distracted in their everyday life and I don't think a day would pass by without being taken away from the real things you supposed to do. No man can deny that.

A man who focuses on his computer at work but only to get carried away by the beautiful curvy client who came by. Should I say it's a good distraction because he has found something attractive to his eyes? Lol

Or a woman who is busy writing an article on Readcash and was distracted by the noise outside and then decided to check what is happening but came back to forget the ideas she was battling with earlier on. I have been in this situation many times. One of the things that makes me distracted more is noise especially when I am reading.

Yesterday, I was commenting on a post on Readcash and I received a notification from YouTube that someone liked my comment, I quickly swiped my phone to YouTube and I was completely taken away from what I was doing before. I ended up watching different videos and laughing that I forgot to comment on that post again.

Many times, I have been indoor trying to compose an article and someone would knock on my door, I won't answer such person until I finish downloading all my ideas from my brain but they don't understand and calls it pride. I am being proud, they say and whenever I try to explain to them what I do at that moment, they won't accept. Only if they know what it is to be a writer though😁

Sincerely, a little noise is a distraction to me.

In fact as I am writing this article, there is a music being played outside my room, I am only trying to patch up words because I am distracted already by the music that I am even following the lyrics of the song even though I don't know it but I am still shaking my head 😅

Come to my hostel, the only time you can peacefully read and assimilate is from 11pm to 4:30am. Anything other than that is a no go area unless you are the type that loves to read with music on and you can adapt to the noise around you. Many would suggest I visit the library but for me, I can't because I find the library a big distraction to me also. Why did I say so? The first time I went to the library, I couldn't concentrate on what I was reading because of the students coming in and out anyhow and the sound of their shoes and talks, I ended up reading a line for several times. This is why I love to stay in my room and wait for the said time to read and assimilate.

There was a day I just woke up and was praying, I intentionally wanted to pray before seeing my devotional manual for the day when I was distracted by some fights in my compound which led me to wrap up my prayers because I couldn't concentrate again. I started repeating a prayer request for a while until I stopped. It was later in the evening that I remembered I didn't read my devotional manual. I was distracted by those fighting then. Perhaps the devil sent them to come and disturb me😅😅

With all being said, do you know "Distraction" is a disorder? Yes, it is.

Distraction is caused by people that has ADHD. This means "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder".

People with this kind of Disorder find it difficult and even have trouble paying attention to details and find it difficult to finish up a task or attend to normal daily routine like paying bills at home, returning phone calls etc.

I may be suffering from this disorder too because I don't always remember to return phone calls. When I miss a call, my mind would be distracted completely and by the time I remember to return a call, it would be late. Sometimes I remember two or more days after.

ADHD is a neuropsychiatric disorder and according to research, the only treatment for this kind of Disorder is by taking medication and applying behavioral therapy.

"Behavioral therapy is an umbrella term for types of therapy that treat mental health disorders. This form of therapy seeks to identify and help change potentially self-destructive or unhealthy behaviors. It functions on the idea that all behaviors are learned and that unhealthy behaviors can be changed."

The meaning was gotten from here

This is my entry for the prompt word titled "Distraction" by @JonicaBradley

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Thanks for reading from me today 🥳🥳

|September 18, 2021|