“I know what I need to do. So why can’t I just do it?” Have you ever sat looking at a task, knowing exactly what needs doing, but somehow feeling unable to get started? Perhaps there is an email you need to answer, a pile of washing waiting to be done, paperwork that needs completing or an important appointment you need to organise. You know the task is there. You understand why it matters. You might even be worrying about what will happen if you leave it any longer. Yet, des

“You’re too sensitive.” “You’re overreacting.” “It’s not that big of a deal.” For many people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), these are words they have heard throughout their lives. Perhaps they have been told they take things too personally, become upset too easily or make a bigger deal out of situations than they need to. Maybe they have been encouraged to calm down, stop worrying or simply learn to control their emotions. But what if those emotions re

When getting through the day feels like a performance Have you ever felt as though you are putting on a performance just to get through the day? Perhaps you carefully think about what you are going to say before speaking, watch how other people behave so you can fit in, or work incredibly hard to appear calm and organised when your mind feels anything but. Maybe you have become so used to telling people that you are fine that you rarely stop to consider how you are actually f