That’s right – own it.
Make it your bit** and you can do anything.
ADHD is part of your psychological makeup. If you are officially diagnosed there’s no changing it.
Don’t just acknowledge it, as I did for 20 some years, paying lip service publicly but internally rejecting it, or worse not understanding the facts.
Stop wasting your own time and money wondering what you’re doing wrong or what’s wrong with you. You already know, you just haven’t connected the dots yet.
Embrace your diagnosis of ADHD and you’ll be able to seek help, in whatever form you feel comfortable with, improving your life immeasurably.
After that:
- You’ll be able to rationally discuss it with others, like your loved ones. Giving them the ultimate insight into your strange ways which might just answer a few questions they had along the way.
- You’ll learn to see what you need to be successful in life or work, and then be able to ask for it.
- You’ll learn to adapt and cope along the way, building resilience – which can get you through a lot.
Reframing your view of self in connection with ADHD is one of the best things you’ll do for yourself – ever.
In my opinion this is the number one way to stop ADHD from ruining your life.
It’s a choice you have to make over and over again but it’s the right choice.
This has nothing to do with will power. It’s a process.
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Part One of a Six Part series on neurodivergent sleep.
I suspect my fascination with sleep science largely comes from the fact that I have had a lifelong struggle with sleep.
As a child, I had terrible night terrors that would wake me up screaming, or I’d be out about the house, adventuring on one of my sleepwalking adventures.
Insomnia has always been my companion during big life transitions. After the birth of my children, I experienced insomnia, and despite whatever I did, I could not “sleep when the baby slept.”
My relationship with sleep and daytime sleepiness has been a lifelong struggle. Until I began studying the overlap between neurodivergence and sleep, it never occurred to me that my lifelong sleep struggles may be a sign of my neurotype! Turns out that with my late-in-life Autism-ADHD discovery, my sleep mysteries are solved.
And while my sleep patterns are far from perfect, I have learned some powerful tools along the way to help me get back on track when I’m in the middle of an insomnia loop.
I'll be sharing some of my favorite sleep resources (as well as their limitations for ND people) as we go through this series.
For a full deep dive, check out my blog post that goes with this post (linked in stories), where I go into much more detail, or check out my sleep workbook (available in the link in bio, Patreon, and on the website).
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