Kick Some ADHD

Have you ever noticed the tone and content of your self-talk? It can be incredibly revealing... but more importantly, it can be a powerful tool we use to shape our self-image and our performance as people with ADHD. We talk to ourselves—and you, the listener—all about this and more in this episode!

Dana has many words of wisdom for those of us with ADHD, but here are 5 easy-to-remember sayings that will have a big impact on your life!

ADHD brings anxiety along with it... at least for most of us. But when we talk about the two subjects together, we need to distinguish between the anxiety that nearly all of us experience and a so-called "anxiety disorder" that has a very specific medical definition.

According to Dr. Roberto Olivardia, a clinical psychologist and clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School, about 30 to 40 percent of people with ADHD have an anxiety disorder, which includes "obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, social anxiety and panic disorder."

In this episode, we talk about identifying and recognizing anxiety independently of ADHD—which can be difficult because many of the symptoms overlap. We also talk about ways that ADHD can itself inspire anxiety when we worry about our ADHD-related challenges.

We also discuss words that can trigger anxiety for those of us with ADHD, and specific ADHD symptoms that can fuel anxiety.

This is an episode that we can perhaps all relate to... but of course we don't just discuss the problems. Dana shares some proven long-term techniques to help with ADHD-related anxiety as well as some "spot treatments" that you can use any time you're feeling anxious.

What fuels your ADHD-related anxiety? Are there words that regularly trigger your anxiety? We want to hear from you! Share them with us on Twitter: @KickSomeADHD or in the comments on this episode!

Keep learning about your ADHD:

Let’s Get Real, Are You Okay?The ADHD Perfectionism TrapCoping with ADHD – Don’t Should On Me!

Ever get super excited about something & agree to do it... then regret your decision later when reality sets in? Today, we have a success story from Dana. Here's a short & sweet episode that you're not gonna wanna miss!

In part 2 on ADHD & sleep, we talk about the 3 major categories of sleep disruptors. Awareness is once again a significant part of the battle, but we also talk about practical ways to improve them.

Consider this: even non-ADHD brains will exhibit ADHD symptoms if they don't get enough sleep. Imagine how much worse it is for those of us who DO have ADHD. The problem? Most of us struggle with sleep! In the first of 2 episodes on sleep, we talk about the major challenges we face, and how to build a sleep map!

It's a proven fact: gut health directly influences brain health. Everything from depression & anxiety to dopamine levels involve the gut and the vagus nerve. In this episode, we talk about how to take care of both.

Often, those of us with ADHD have a hard time saying, "no." This means we end up committed to a bunch of stuff that only adds to our overloaded to-do lists and leaves us suffering and missing important commitments. In this episode, we talk about why and how this happens, and what we can do to "guard our no."

Poorly run meetings are a boring waste of time. And they can be absolute torture for those of us with ADHD. In this episode, we talk about everything from how to get out of more unnecessary meetings to how to make your meetings work for you and others!

Just like any well-run business uses systems, our lives get so much easier when we start to think about all the things we need to do to keep our lives running as systems. All this and more in this episode!