Arquivo · News · 2019-02-11
Learn everyday strategies for keeping ADHD emotions from boiling over by better managing your brain.
“Why am I so emotional all the time?”
Lack of emotional control creates common and predictable struggles in daily life:
- Sharing too much — there are times when it’s better not to reveal too much, such as at a work meeting or when trying to manage a frustrating child.
- Behaving spontaneously — without stopping and thinking before acting.
- Having “motivational deficit disorder” — people with ADHD have a harder time motivating themselves to start and finish tasks that aren’t interesting. Giving in to emotions brings this disorder on.
- Losing the big picture — leading to decisions that they may later regret.
- Losing the other person’s perspective — leading to self-centeredness or stepping on a friend’s feelings.
- Saying something you later regret.
- Showing anger or frustration — undermining relationships with friends, family, or your boss.
- Quitting a job on an impulse — research has found that adults with ADHD are much more likely to quit a job than those without the condition.
