If you have ADHD or think you might:
The A.D.D. Resource Center can help!

social isolation

Saturday night, “nothing” to do?

by

The standard “have a great Saturday” advice — make a list, try something new, call a friend — assumes a brain that can choose freely at 8 p.m. on an unstructured night. The ADHD brain at that hour is already chasing dopamine, and negative emotional stimulation (anger, anxiety, regret-scrolling) is often a stronger pull than mild positive options. Without naming this trap, adults with ADHD blame themselves week after week for failing at a task their neurology was never set up to win in the moment.

How to Stop “Hating” People Around You When You Have ADHD

by

People with ADHD rarely set out to dislike humanity. The slide into misanthropy is usually accidental — the cumulative residue of rejection sensitivity, exhausting social masking, forgotten plans, misread intentions, and years of feeling chronically out of step with the people around you. Over time, the nervous system learns a shortcut: people are the problem. This article unpacks why ADHD can tilt you toward contempt for others, why that tilt is worth resisting, and the specific, practical moves that interrupt it without asking you to become a different person.

ADD Resource Center
/* Clarify tracking https://clarity.microsoft.com/ */