Emotions & Shame
After a lifetime of criticism and disappointment, many adults diagnosed with ADHD feel ashamed of their symptoms. Learn how to overcome the emotional sensitivity and shame associated with attention deficit, and let your true light shine.
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Emotions & Shame
You Are Not the Sum of Your ADHD Challenges
The ADHD brain gravitates toward black-or-white, all-or-nothing thinking. The problem is that human...
“The ADHD Impulses I Suppressed My Whole Life? I am Unleashing Them.”
“When I reflect on my childhood, I see a distinct correlation between suppressed hyperactivity,...
Emotions & Shame
Crying, Screaming, and Hiding: All the Ways I Deal with ADHD Shame
I just want to be who I am and not worry about what people think. But when shame rears its ugly head,...
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“What Costs More: The ADHD Tax or the Shame It Brings?”
“I can set my bills to autopay. I can scrutinize my bank statements. I can remove eBay and Amazon...
Do I Have ADD? Diagnosis & Next Steps
“Lazy.” “Scatterbrained.” “Weird.” What Labels Preceded Your ADHD Diagnosis?
If you spent years berating yourself for being late, or loud, or distracted, or messy, or any number...
Guest Blogs
ADHD Self-Doubt, Shame & Gaslighting
“Gaslighting is deeply personal and driven by reinforced shame, which the victim usually works to...
Guest Blogs
“You Can’t Buy Forgiveness for Your ADHD. But You Can Learn to Apologize Without Accepting Shame.”
"Within 30 seconds of discovering my mistake, I had lapsed into fight-or-flight mode. My body moved...
Ask the Experts
Q: “What Does ‘Be Yourself’ Mean for Adults with Fractured Self-Esteem?”
Therapists and coaches advise adults with ADHD to ‘be yourself,’ but what if that means risking...
Guest Blogs
“Am I a Gaslighter? Or Just Scared of Losing People Over My ADHD?”
“All gaslighters are liars. But are all liars also gaslighters? No. Sometimes, those of us with ADHD...
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DESR: Why Deficient Emotional Self-Regulation is Central to ADHD (and Largely Overlooked)
DESR, or deficient emotional self-regulation, is a core facet of ADHD that carries significant...
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I Was Living with ADHD Induced Self-Hate for Far Too Long
Anyone can lose their keys or forget to turn off the oven. But living with ADHD means these missteps...
Typical ADHD Behaviors
Why ADD Makes You Feel. So. Much.
The volatile (and sometimes destructive) emotions associated with ADHD can manifest as frustration,...
Emotions & Shame
“Why Do I Get So Angry with the Ones I Love Most?”
The emotional impulsivity of ADHD can make it easier to fly off the handle, or blurt out hurtful...
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Free Resource: Rein In Intense ADHD Emotions
Wonder why you feel so intensely — and what you can do to get runaway emotions under control?...
Typical ADHD Behaviors
Why We Feel So Much — and Ways to Overcome It
Research shows that people with ADHD have out-sized challenges with frustration, impatience, anger,...