ADHD and emotions

Emotions are a big part of the difficulties many of us experience with ADHD.

Four emotional states with ADHD

There are many reasons emotions can be harder with ADHD: rejection sensitivity, executive function differences, impulsivity, internalized ableism and more. Marcy Caldwell offers a roadmap for responding to our emotions skillfully, summarized in this infographic.

ADHD can make emotions hard to manage. Self-reflection, therapy and practice can help, and none of it means something is wrong with you.

Infographic: emotional states with ADHD, with experiences and responses for each.
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