Beyond Distracted
We're Christen and Rachel, two friends who were diagnosed with ADHD as adults. For most of our lives we couldn't figure out why we seemed to struggle more than other people did. But with our diagnoses we had more clarity and explanations for why we do what we do. It turns out we aren't stupid or lazy or "less-than"... we just have ADHD!
Join us as we talk about: all the ways ADHD unknowingly affected us as children, and later as young adults; the coping skills we are learning post-diagnosis and how we are reframing what we think about ourselves; our crazy and hilarious ADHD moments of the week; and the songs we are listening to on repeat (because don't you listen to the same music over and over?) Oh, and we might get a little distracted along the way!
Beyond Distracted
Episode 04: ADHD and SHTF
"I feel like I've always been one of those people that in a crisis, I get really clear headed. I have action items and I'm good at directing people and saying, do this, and suppressing anything else. And then after it's all under control by someone else, I lose my mind."
In this episode we talk about how even though people with ADHD struggle to complete everyday tasks, often times when a crisis or emergency hits, all of a sudden we become level headed and calm. The surge of fight or flight hormones can do a really good job of quiet our minds and locking our focus on the situation at hand. We also discuss how this is potentially a reason ADHDers tend to procrastinate until the very last minute...
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Produced by Rachel Smith and Christen Everett.
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