If you are somebody who lives with ADHD and anxiety, then you understand the persistent and often self-defeating cycle of catastrophizing, what-ifs, and negative self-talk.
Where anxiety predicts negative outcomes, zooming out and relying on curiosity shifts to positive thinking.skills that come with a neurodivergent brain. It’s just tougher to manage the strong emotions before they take over and leave you dysregulated and overwhelmed.
Nervousness, worry, and anxiety, while used interchangeably, are not the same things. Nervousness refers to an emotional experience that goes away once a skill has been mastered. Worry refers to how we think about something. Anxiety is our physiological response based on negative thoughts and distorted beliefs. We cannot eliminate anxiety: It’s a natural human response that’s evolved for survival.
Terlizzi, E., Zablotsky, B. Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression Among Adults in the United States: Findings from the National Health Interview Survey, 2019, 2022.no 213. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2024
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