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Mindfulness and Self-Compassion as Foundations of ADHD Care

Mindfulness and Self-Compassion as Foundations of ADHD Care

Living more easily with ADHD begins with managing emotions and the inner critic.

If a friend starred on the swim team and hurt her shoulder, we’d probably offer her emotional support. We’d say something like, “Oh, that’s awful! Can I maybe carry your backpack?” We’d also encourage her to do whatever work has to get done in the gym to get back to full strength. And yet for ourselves, if we hurt our shoulder, both the prospect of going to the gym and the disappointment of missing swim season might overwhelm us.

It’s common to live life one way although we’d recommend something entirely different for someone else. It can be helpful to consider what you’d suggest to a friend in the same situation

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