Emotions & Shame 17 Happiness Rules When ADHD Emotions Go Awry People with ADHD feel everything more vividly. When it comes to passion, joy, and curiosity, this is...
Emotions & Shame 15 Good Habits Your Brain Craves (But Isn't Getting) Runaway emotions cause more than drama. They undermine relationships, sap motivation, and lead to...
Guest Blogs “I Shouldn’t Care About Your Expectations. But I Do.” Dear outside world: ADHD is not a disease or dysfunction, no matter how ashamed we are made to feel....
Typical ADHD Behaviors Exaggerated Emotions: How and Why ADHD Triggers Intense Feelings "Challenges with processing emotions start in the brain itself. Sometimes the working memory...
Emotions & Shame All the Joys I Never Knew I Was Missing “Suddenly, there were no appointments to miss. No groceries to forget. My keys remained in my purse,...
Guest Blogs “I am No Longer the Person Everyone Expects Me to Be.” “I am teetering on the brink of an anxious chasm, fearful that the slightest puff of wind at my back...
Emotions & Shame How to Banish Negative Thoughts & Feelings Does your ADHD cause thoughts of despair? Stay positive with these eight simple tips that are sure to...
Guest Blogs “From Screw-Up to Awesome in Nine Steps ” A mom and teacher learned how to feel great about herself an...
Emotions & Shame Your Own Worst Enemy: Silencing Negative Self Talk Your inner voice can be a real jerk sometimes. Research confirms that transforming negative self-talk...
The Emotional Side Self-Compassion: The New ADHD Treatment New research shows that practicing self-compassion allows individuals with ADHD to be more successful...
Stress & Anxiety On Carrying the Burden of ADHD Judgment — Especially My Own “People who judge me, my therapist reminds me, should be cut off. They enforce that cycle everyone...
Adult Blogs “Stop Chasing Others’ Approval: On Twice Exceptionality and Living Life for Me” “At the age of 29, I came to the realization that my life is my own and, while the approval of others...
Relationships “My Self-Esteem Was Garbage:” How ADHD Impacts Relationships “I dated loser after loser, unavailable men, dangerous men… My self-esteem was garbage, and it was...
Health & Nutrition ADHD and the Midlife Crisis Crisis Midlife crises impact more than half of adults with ADHD, according to a new ADDitude survey that...
ADHD Therapies I Fired My Therapist. It Was an AI Chatbot. Woebot, an AI chatbot therapy app, was not compatible with my ADHD brain and its emotional...