ADHD Challenges, Symptoms and Themes
ADHD in daily life
It can be hard when it feels like your brain is working against you.While I don't believe ADHD is a problem to solve, it can have serious impacts on your quality of life.
Managing your career, relationships and home life can be incredibly challenging to the point where others may not understand. These impacts are greater if you have never sought support for ADHD or aren't fully aware of how it is affecting you.
As with any form of neurodiversity, ADHD presents uniquely in each person.
Some common experiences may include:
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Difficulty focusing on and completing important tasks
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Losing interest in unengaging tasks
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Forgetting or misplacing things
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Impulsivity or addictive tendencies
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Mood swings and emotional sensitivity or reactivity
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Symptoms of anxiety and depression
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Overthinking or many thoughts at once
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Rejection sensitivity, low self-esteem and self-criticism
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Sensory sensitivity or overwhelm
Attention and Energy
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Distractibility
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Difficulty staying on task or in the moment
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Losing focus in conversations
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Hyperfocusing for long periods
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Feeling bored or understimulated
Emotions and Reactivity
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Feeling stressed, anxious or low
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Frustrated easily
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Mood swings
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Feeling stuck in emotion
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Responding impulsively
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Rejection sensitivity
Overactive Mind
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Racing or competing thoughts
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Rumination and finding it hard to let go of the day
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Excessive worry and mental fatigue
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Difficulty making decisions
Organisation
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Difficulty planning or prioritising
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Forgetting items, appointments or deadlines
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Challenges recalling information
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Time blindness
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Procrastination or avoidance
How can therapy help?
Therapy offers a safe space to better understand yourself and your experience.
Together, we can explore the thoughts, feelings and behavioural patterns that leave you feeling stuck or distressed.
We’ll also look at how ADHD uniquely impacts your everyday life, and find practical ways to bring more calm and balance to your life and relationships.
Awareness
Therapy can help you build awareness of how ADHD uniquely affects your thoughts, emotions and behaviour.
Together, we’ll explore the patterns and experiences that leave you feeling stuck or overwhelmed.
Developing a deeper understanding of yourself can create new ways of responding with more flexibility, clarity and choice.
Practical Support
ADHD can make it difficult to stay organised, focused and consistent.
Therapy offers space to explore what helps you function best and to experiment with strategies that work with your natural energy, personality and lifestyle.
Together, we can look at ways to manage your time and commitments and how to follow through with what matters most to you. This can help create more stability and ease in your life.
Calm and Balance
Therapy can help you develop a greater sense of calm and balance in your life.
We’ll explore ways to reduce overthinking, stress and anxiety, and to understand your emotions with curiosity and compassion.
Becoming more attuned to your thoughts and feelings can help you respond rather than react.
Self-Compassion
Therapy can help you develop a kinder and more supportive relationship with yourself, softening self-criticism and feelings of shame.
You can approach your difficulties with greater curiosity and understanding, easing distress and helping you respond with more kindness and patience.
This makes it easier to recognise and process what you’re feeling, rather than getting caught in judgment, frustration or shame.
