Rick Green and The Emotional Tornado of ADHD

They say that ignorance is bliss. And sometimes, “knowing”  you have ADHD doesn’t make things easier, it makes things more complicated.

Listen in as Rick Green and I discuss the emotional landscape of life after the adhd diagnosis.

In this episode you will hear:

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  After you’ve struggled for so long, the profound to realization that you are NOT alone
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  The “death” of the old you, or who you were before the diagnosis
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  Challenges and barriers to diagnosis
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  The Evolution of Totally ADD
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  The big issue of how ADHD shows up in your life, and your sense of self
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  The stages of dealing with the diagnosis
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  Anger, depression, and feeling things sooooo deeply
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  Staying open to therapy and other support, even when you want to resist
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  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – that you can apply yourself!
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  Living the ADHD reactive life – and learning the power of the PAUSE
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  Learning to externalize and manage self-talk

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