You get home. Maybe you’re still in the car, pulling out of the parking lot. And then, out of nowhere… It starts. Did I talk too much? Why did I say that? That joke landed weird. Do they think I’m a lot? And suddenly what felt like a fine evening is being replayed, frame by […]
Have you ever left a conversation and felt a spike of panic? You replay what you said. You analyze their tone. You notice a delayed response to your text. Within minutes, you feel compelled to follow up, saying things like: “I just want to make sure you’re not mad at me.”“Let me explain what I
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Raise your hand if you’ve ever been scrolling through social media, watching a group of friends at a concert or seeing coworkers grabbing drinks, and suddenly felt that pit in your stomach—that pang of why wasn’t I there? or what am I missing? If this sounds familiar, you might be dealing with FOMO (Fear of
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As a person with ADHD, you have likely been called out in your life for being “impulsive.” I know I have. And it is such a common challenge that it is worth unpacking to explore how it affects relationships which are, in many cases, where it can have the biggest impact. For people like me
Does loneliness and fear of rejection cause adults and teenagers with ADHD to fall into people pleasing? Sadly, often the answer is yes. For many of us with ADHD, years of rejection, friendship struggles and generally feeling lonely or misunderstood often impacts how we approach making new friends. We worry about things like: Should I
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“It was a total failure,” a client tells me about a situation. Now listening to their story, what you wouldn’t get from this one statement is that the situation being described is complex. It was full of many small wins, different perspectives and absolutely NOT absolute. Like most events in our lives, it was nuanced
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Kids with ADHD can be tough. You love them with all your heart and yet, your child seems out of touch at times. They don’t operate with urgency to get important tasks done and when they do get into action, it’s messy, or sloppy, or disorganized, or challenging. Arguing is super common or they cocoon
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You made a comment that someone is a hoarder. What you meant to say was that they are a clutter bug, but somehow your comment came out too harsh, too abrasive. Now you realize what you said was cringey and made people uncomfortable, so now no one will look you in the eye and you
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Can you relate to this? You wish you could say that pithy comeback to a comment that knocked you off guard. Today, you ruminate about why someone would have said that, and how you should have responded. If the comment was off-putting, you should have defended yourself or someone else with a funny and yet
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If you are the parent of a child with ADHD, you may have a more challenging job than other parents due to your kid’s behavioral patterns that can be more taxing than their peers. Even a charming, cooperative kid with ADHD can get out of control as these behavioral patterns can be attributed to ADHD
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