I am a 57 year old mother of four grown children (two mine, two his) and one grandson. I have from the outside a perfect looking life, great husband, nice house, lots of friends……yet my life was a living nightmare, I thought I was going crazy and I was terrified. I was sure I was having early stages of Alzheimer's disease. I was unable to articulate words, sentences and thoughts the way I wanted to. I forgot words in mid sentence; I started using very simple words, less likely that I would forget them or how to use them correctly. I got to the point that I was afraid to talk in a group; (if you knew me you would understand how out of character that was for me, I’ve never met a stranger) I always loved talking with our friends.

My husband would get irritated with me, mostly because the problem was getting worse, and he was terrified that something very serious was wrong. I felt so helpless when I forgot a word and I would look at him to help me find the correct word and he would just stare at me…… it was horrible.

I tried many things hormone replacement therapy, medical doctors (they wanted to put me on anti-depressants) because I was so depressed. I mentioned Adult ADD and they said…….”well, we have a great drug for that also”. I was losing hope and very desperate for help. I was ready to go on the drugs when I saw a TV special about neurofeedback training. I got the book they suggested started reading it and then began my search to find someone in this area that did that kind of work……the books said no drugs, limited amount of sessions with lasting results for the symptoms just like mine. I was extremely excited about the possibilities; it felt like the best solution so far.

I found and began working with Jack McIntyre and the results have been amazing. It took a few sessions to find the correct level to train me; I stayed with the training because the research I did about this process was so promising. Once we found the correct level for me change started happening very quickly. Within a couple weeks I saw huge improvement. My 11 year old grandson said to me, “Grandma you don’t forget words like you use to”. My husband also began seeing the changes.

Not only did my word recovery improve but I also saw changes in other areas of my life, things like staying on task, you know starting 10 different things at once, and not finishing any of them. Little by little I saw myself change those patterns (Jack’s guidance during the sessions also helped me learn better behaviors).

The run on voices in my head, especially when I went to bed…..all but stopped, improving my sleep which had been disturbed for 40 years. I had learned how to live on 4 to 5 hours of sleep, and rarely got 8 hours. My overall brain seemed to slow down and calm down, thoughts came slower and clearer. I stopped the massive amount of talking I use to do (my husband has been delighted). I became overall more settled and had a better feeling of well being.

I am now almost finished with the training and all the changes are holding, with the exception of my sleep. I had weeks of wonderful sleeping, going to sleep when my head hit the pillow and sleeping at least 7-8 hours. I then had a physical injury and the pain disrupted the good sleep cycle, we are working to get that locked in as successfully as the other areas.

Working with Jack and this process has been my salvation. You have no idea how horrible my life was before. Jack tested me for depression I was deeply depressed, scared, and out of control. He retested me a couple months later…..no more depression, I was getting back to my old self. If you are suffering from symptoms of Adult ADD know that a better life is possible, without drugs. It does take time and effort, but for me the results have been nothing short of amazing. Jack has been understanding, supportive, professional and very skilled at performing neurofeedback training; I highly recommend him and the process.