ADHD and Menopause: Understanding the Symptoms and Effective Management Strategies.

Managing ADHD symptoms becomes more challenging as you approach menopause. This hormonal shift, often a sign of hormone imbalance, intensifies the symptoms of ADHD, which makes it imperative for women, especially those previously diagnosed with ADHD or experiencing ADHD symptoms for the first time, to understand the intertwined nature of menopause and ADHD and its impact on overall wellbeing.

Understanding Emotional Manipulation and Ways to Combat It

Emotional manipulation, a complex form of abuse, often goes undetected within the dynamics of personal relationships. It’s not just the vivid episodes of guilt, criticism, or coercion that mark its presence, but also subtler signs of emotional manipulation such as gaslighting and love bombing. Pervasive and damaging, these tactics can deeply impact an individual’s mental health, leading to issues including depression, anxiety, and and various erosion of trust and self-esteem.

Craving Drama and Starting Arguments When You Have ADHD.

Many people with ADHD crave drama and arguments because their brains crave stimulation. When the ADHD brain doesn’t have enough stimulation, it looks for ways to increase its activity. Being angry, argumentative, or antagonistic has an immediate stimulating effect on the brain. Negative stimulation delivers much more quickly and intensely than positive.

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