Everyone has regrets. Everyone gets sad. Everyone ruminates. But when you have attention deficit disorder (ADHD or ADD), emotions set in more quickly, last longer, and require superhuman strength to escape. We get stuck in a blink — emotionally paralyzed as depression lies in wait right around the corner. Sneaky and leering, the darkness of despair smells our weakness, grabs us, and pulls us into a dungeon we fear we’ll never escape.
A few ways I keep my ADHD brain from becoming its own worst enemy:
Challenge 1: ADHD Ruminations
Challenge 2: Intense ADHD Emotions
Challenge 3: ADHD Obsessions
Challenge 4: ADHD Mental Tugs-of-War
Challenge 5: ADHD Physical Exhaustion Gone Mental
Challenge 6: Hormonal Fluctuations and ADHD
Challenge 7: Anxiety and ADHD
When in Doubt… Stop, Pause, and Breathe
Stop means to come to a halt. A pause allows the halt to linger long enough for realizations to happen.
That’s when I shut my mouth, hit the brakes in my brain, took a deep breath, and made smarter choices.
Explore Your Creativity, Stay Grateful, Complaining is a gateway drug that leads to misery. It’s addictive and self-destructive, Acceptance leads to serenity. For an ADHD brain, this is nearly always true — and really tough to comprehend.
