ADHD in Adults
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By totallyaddauthorMany adults who have ADHD, myself included, don’t feel we worry too much or are highly sensitive, anxious, moody, mercurial, easily upset, or quick to anger. We don’t feel that our emotions are a problem.
But talk to our friends and family. Hear what they say. (Awkward clearing of throat.)
Adult ADHD
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By Kate Fraser-MedcalfContacting a business with a small request. Simple. Right? Not to my ADHD brain!
Adult ADHD
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By totallyaddauthorA question for anyone with ADHD: Do you really hate when things change? Are you like me, emotionally sensitive? Oversensitive? Prone to overreact? Outbursts of panic or anger? Once you finally figure something out, are you hugely upset when it gets changed, discontinued, or is only available in the New & Improved version?
Adult ADHD
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By totallyaddauthorMastering ADHD challenges is an ongoing project. Always improving. Never perfect. My success requires an arsenal of mutually supporting tools. However when one strategy stopped working well for me, I would ‘try harder.’ And we know how that works…
Emotional Journey
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By Ari Tuckman, PsyD, CSTADHD can impact every aspect of a person’s life, including their romantic relationship. And because romantic partners affect each other, one partner’s ADHD can have a big effect on what their romantic partner feels and does. So even if only one partner has ADHD, they are both living with it.
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By Dr John Fleming, Ph.D. C.PsychToday, I would like to talk a bit about depression and its relationship to ADHD. But rather than a cold clinical description, I want to talk about the experience of what we typically call depression.
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By Laura MacNiven, M. Ed.In my twenties, I used to get “upset about being upset” regularly. My attention issues would get in the way of my intentions and instead of facing them head-on, I would send myself into a state of frustration fueled by feelings of guilt.
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By totallyaddauthorMy moods are too often driven by my failures and successes or, perceived failures, which are many, many more than my actual failures. And, there are few successes after which I actually pause, notice, acknowledge, and celebrate.
Adult ADHD
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| Rick
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By totallyaddauthorI used to suffer from ADHD.
Because I didn’t know that’s what it was.
Hard to win a wrestling match against an invisible opponent, if you don’t even realize you are in a wrestling match.
So I just suffered. Mostly in silence. Cause people got tired of hearing my problems, my excuses, my apologies.
Adult ADHD
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| Rick
| TotallyADD Blog
By totallyaddauthorAlarm bells were ringing, “I have a mental illness?” No, I have a mindset that is different from most people, and I’ve always had it.