Category Archives: Emotions & ADHD
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All You Need Is Self-Love
Posted on July 5, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD Self-Esteem, Adult ADD/ADHD, Emotions & ADHD.By Edward Hallowell, M.D. One of the biggest challenges facing people with ADHD is maintaining a positive self-view. We adults are usually hyper-critical of ourselves. We magnify our sins and shortcomings, and minimize our virtues and achievements. We believe that the positives we do were created by smoke and mirrors, while the things we have failed […]
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Your Own Worst Enemy: Silencing Negative Self Talk
Posted on March 10, 2017 by CoachRudy in Emotions & ADHD.By Brenda Nicholson No, Nay, Never The average 1-year-old hears the word “No” 400 times a day, according to research conducted by UCLA. By the time that child can vote, he’s heard the word “No” about 200,000 times. Double that if he has ADHD. In many ways, it makes sense. As parents, we praise our […]
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Why People With ADHD Have Shame
Posted on March 6, 2017 by CoachRudy in Emotions & ADHD.By Jacqueline Sinfield Shame is an emotion that plays a big part in the lives of people with ADHD. When you feel shame, you feel a huge sense of embarrassment and humiliation about who you are. Shame and guilt are closely connected; although subtly different. Feeling ashamed can lead to many problems, including depression, anxiety, drug and alcohol problems. Here are the […]
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Reducing One of the Most Painful Symptoms of ADHD
Posted on March 3, 2017 by CoachRudy in Emotions & ADHD.By Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Many adults with ADHD feel shame. A bottomless, all-encompassing shame. They feel shame for having ADHD in the first place. They feel shame for procrastinating or not being as productive as they think they “should” be. They feel shame for forgetting things too quickly. They feel shame for missing deadlines or […]
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You Are Not the Villain: ADHD, Emotions & Self-Blame
Posted on February 9, 2017 by CoachRudy in Emotions & ADHD.By James M. Ochoa, LPC There’s a lot of helpful information for people with ADHD — about medication and diagnoses, about how to get things done or finished faster, how to feel more confident about your decisions. The problem is that we can’t use the information until we confront the fallout from the stress of […]
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How Art Therapy Tames Impulsivity, Distractibility, and Anxiety
Posted on January 26, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD Children, Teens & Students, Emotions & ADHD.By Stacey Nelson Jacob Edward, 10, paints a clay plate he made in his past four art therapy sessions. He dips his brush into the cup of silvery black paint he has mixed, and dabs it into the cracks of the clay. Jacob’s breathing and brush strokes start to quicken. He seems anxious. I ask […]
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ADHD and Winter Depression
Posted on January 23, 2017 by CoachRudy in ADHD Health Issues, Emotions & ADHD.By Additude Editors Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a mood disorder associated with depression and related to seasonal variations in light. SAD impacts 10-20 percent of the population in dim Nordic countries, and may disproportionately affect adults and children diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADHD) everywhere. “As seasons change, there is a shift in our […]
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Why You Lash Out — Sometimes for No Good Reason
Posted on October 12, 2016 by CoachRudy in Emotions & ADHD.By Sandy Maynard Do you lash out when your spouse reminds you — nicely — to take out the dog or pick up a gallon of milk? Do you fly off the handle when the boss asks you to turn in the next assignment on time? I know many people who do, including myself. In […]
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How Latent Emotions Tangle Up Your Time Management — and a Way Forward
Posted on August 29, 2016 by CoachRudy in ADHD Time Management, Emotions & ADHD.by Tamara Rosier, Ph.D. Adults with ADHD have a peculiar relationship with time, often investing it frivolously or ineffectively. Many of us feel anxiety, guilt, or self-loathing when we think about how we use our days, resulting in more wasted energy and time. Routine tasks, like laundry and paying the bills, frustrate us. When we […]
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Get Ahold of Yourself! 15 Ways to Tame ADHD Emotions
Posted on April 19, 2016 by CoachRudy in Emotions & ADHD.By Ari Tuckman People with ADHD feel emotions more intensely than others do. When ADHDers feel happiness and excitement, it makes them more interesting and engaging. But strong emotion has its downside as well. ADHDers are impulsive. They get carried away by what they are feeling, and act on it without considering how it […]
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