The hardest part of ADHD is managing emotional self-regulation. The first step is to notice you are in an emotional state. This is exceptionally hard because it requires self-awareness, which is a challenge for those with ADHD. Step two is to use your thinking brain to down-regulate your emotions, which also is hard because, when you are in a fight, flight, or freeze state, it is hard to remember what you know to do. Step three is to brainstorm and move forward. Years ago, I was able to record a powerful coaching call.
What made it so powerful was that my client cycled through the call from emotional to calm and back to emotional. Her lived experience can help you understand how difficult it is to manage emotions. My mother used to preach to me. “Admit what is hard. If you don’t, you are minimizing it and not giving it the respect that it deserves.” My hope is that you’ll listen to this interview and get a sense of how difficult emotional regulation is to motivate you and to help you become aware of the challenges and take management of it for what it is… hard. Hope you enjoy the show. www.tobtr.com/7964821