The Emotional Side
ADHD carries with it complicated emotions, namely shame, frustration, and embarrassment. Here, learn to care for your emotional health by seeing attention deficit as a medical condition, not a personal character flaw.
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Emotions & Shame
“Why Do I Get So Angry with the Ones I Love Most?”
The emotional impulsivity of ADHD can make it easier to fly off the handle, or blurt out hurtful...
The Emotional Side
Your Strengths Inventory: Repairing Self-Esteem After an ADHD Diagnosis
"I wish I had known 20 years ago!" This is reaction of many adults diagnosed with ADHD after a...
Emotions & Shame
17 Happiness Rules When ADHD Emotions Go Awry
People with ADHD feel everything more vividly. When it comes to passion, joy, and curiosity, this is...
Emotions & Shame
15 Good Habits Your Brain Craves (But Isn't Getting)
Runaway emotions cause more than drama. They undermine relationships, sap motivation, and lead to...
Emotions & Shame
"I Don't Know How to Express My Feelings."
"Some of us have learned to sublimate our feelings, because we think we are unacceptable, but...
Emotions & Shame
"So This Is What 'Normal' Feels Like."
"After half a lifetime of struggling at home and at work, I feel as though a new me has been born...
The Emotional Side
All You Need Is Self-Love
You're hard on yourself, we know. But harsh self-criticism never helped anyone. Instead, learn to...
On-Demand Webinars
Free Webinar Replay: ADHD Myths and the Shame They Perpetuate
In this special ADHD Awareness webinar, Michele Novotni, Ph.D., explains how to overcome the stigma...
Free Downloads
Your Free Guide to Changing How the World Sees ADHD
Strategies to get you started on spreading facts and busting myths about attention deficit in...
The Emotional Side
Stuck in the SPIN Cycle? How to Break Free
Frustrated and stalled instead of making progress in managing ADHD? These expert strategies will get...
Relationships
Accept Them. Support Them. Have Their Backs.
You understand that your spouse's or child's ADHD symptoms are not the result of laziness or...
Support & Stories
Stop Comparing Yourself to “Normal” People
Tired of hearing "You just need to try harder"? Learn how readers use exercise, to-do lists, and...
On-Demand Webinars
Free Webinar Replay: Building a Healthy Relationship with Your Adult ADHD
In this special ADHD Awareness webinar, Emily Anhalt, Psy.D., explains how to develop a healthy,...
Emotions & Shame
12 Things You Don’t Know About Me and My ADHD
What's it like having ADHD? I'm a master of illusion. I’ll convince you I've got everything under...
Guest Blogs
“8 Rules of Wellbeing: An Aid Kit for Women with ADHD”
"The irony of wellbeing is that it requires consistent diligence and self-awareness — not traditional...