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These things have always haunted me but I couldn’t really make sense of why until I was diagnosed in mid-life with ADHD. My crushing fear of being stuck in a boring job? That was thanks to my interest driven ADHD brain. Unclear feedback would dominate my thoughts for weeks thanks to RSD and rumination. Projects without deadlines? They just weren’t getting done without the motivation a deadline provides. Verbal directions? My working memory and attention issues made me anxious just thi... Neurodivergent Brain, Boring Job, Working Memory, Read Later, Make Sense, My Thoughts, Brain, Sense, Quick Saves
These things have always haunted me but I couldn’t really make sense of why until I was diagnosed in mid-life with ADHD. My crushing fear of being stuck in a boring job? That was thanks to my interest driven ADHD brain. Unclear feedback would dominate my thoughts for weeks thanks to RSD and rumination. Projects without deadlines? They just weren’t getting done without the motivation a deadline provides. Verbal directions? My working memory and attention issues made me anxious just thi...
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The CBT approach views ADHD as primarily a difficulty of being unable to implement the skills needed to achieve goals, not an inability to learn those skills. For example, even though individuals with ADHD understand the value of keeping a planner, they struggle to consistently maintain one. Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy, Cbt For Kids, Cbt Therapy Techniques, Cbt Therapy Worksheets, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Cbt Techniques, Regulate Emotions, Therapy Interventions, Good Illustration
How Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Can Help ADHD
The CBT approach views ADHD as primarily a difficulty of being unable to implement the skills needed to achieve goals, not an inability to learn those skills. For example, even though individuals with ADHD understand the value of keeping a planner, they struggle to consistently maintain one.
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by ‘managing things well’, I mean having a foundational neurology that is calm, regulated and leaves us optimally ready for the higher level tasks like decision making, learning, parenting and basically all the demands we experience in a day✨ It connects us to a better understanding of how sensory processing can affect us; how dealing with trauma can affect us; and how self regulation from a neurological perspective can set the stage for more opportunities to participate✨ Window Of Tolerance, Nervus Vagus, Book Therapy, Jhumpa Lahiri, Mental Health Activities, School Social Work, Probiotic Foods, Counseling Activities, Mental Health Counseling
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by ‘managing things well’, I mean having a foundational neurology that is calm, regulated and leaves us optimally ready for the higher level tasks like decision making, learning, parenting and basically all the demands we experience in a day✨ It connects us to a better understanding of how sensory processing can affect us; how dealing with trauma can affect us; and how self regulation from a neurological perspective can set the stage for more opportunities to participate✨
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