You may have “challenges with emotional regulation, [such as] losing your temper, being overwhelmed by anxiety [or] having big feelings that you struggle to rein in,” Saline said.
This includes a “low frustration tolerance,” explained Terry Matlen, psychotherapist, founder of ADDConsults and author of The Queen of Distraction. For example, you may have a tantrum about something that seems…
People With ADHD Are Sharing The Things They Thought Were "Normal" Until Someone Told Them Otherwise
March 6, 2025
It wasn’t until my diagnosis and medicinal treatment that I realized shutting down was a legitimate neurological response that I could not control.”
“Even now, being medicated, I still purposely keep my to-do lists short. It helps me stay focused and positive…
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“If they can’t see it, they don’t think it’s real.”
“Not having an executive function isn’t seen as a disability but as a moral failure. Thus, you are a bad person when you do something hyperactive, impulsive, or…
People With ADHD, I Want To Know What You Thought Was Normal But Turned Out To Be A Symptom
February 20, 2025
Maybe you’ve always needed a background distraction — music, TV, coffee shop noise — to focus on study, sleep, or chores, and didn’t realize until later that a lot of people simply do those things in silence. What was that like?
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People Who Were Diagnosed With Autism And ADHD As Adults Are Revealing Their Lesser-Known Symptoms
February 11, 2025
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“People permanence or emotional permanence: My thoughts and feelings about other people stay relatively fixed from one interaction to the next — meaning that although I might not have seen someone for over a decade, I will still feel like we’re friends.
O’Shea said it can help to first get a sense if how people see you at work is in line with how you are viewing yourself.
You can do this without directly disclosing that you think you have ADHD. Ask a trusted colleague: “How do you see my behaviors in the office? Am I…
People With ADHD Are Sharing Their Weirdest Productivity Hacks — And As Someone With ADHD, I Think These May Actually Change My Life
February 11, 2025
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“When taking notes in college, I got these super tiny, felt-tipped multi-color pens. I would write my notes in very tiny script. It didn’t much matter that it was hard to read — writing it down cemented things in my memory.”
“Also, it was a…
