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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Free Handout: Get a Grip on Tough Emotions
You're not imagining things — ADHD really is linked to more powerful and unruly emotions. Use these...
Emotions & Shame
6 Steps to Dismantling Internalized Shame
When you believe that you’re broken because of ADHD, you focus on your weaknesses and become blind to...
Emotions & Shame
7 Emotions That Knock Us Off Our Feet
Nearly a third of adolescents and adults with ADHD list emotional instability as one of the most...
Typical ADHD Behaviors
Why ADD Makes You Feel. So. Much.
The volatile (and sometimes destructive) emotions associated with ADHD can manifest as frustration,...
Relationships
Gaslighting: Why Adults with ADHD Are at Risk
Gaslighters often target women and men with ADHD. Here’s how to recognize when you are being...
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...
ADHD Adults
ADHD at the Center: A Whole-Life, Whole-Person Condition
In the circle of your life, ADHD sits at the center. Its symptoms affect all areas of functioning —...
“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,...
Money & Budgets
“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...
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
How ADHD Ignites Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
For people with ADHD or ADD, rejection sensitive dysphoria can mean extreme emotional sensitivity and...
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...