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Do You Use ADHD Conflict to Make Yourself Feel Better?

Would 73% of Your Friends Think You Like Conflict? Have you ever been around a person who seems to talk continuously? Some talk because they’re excited or nervous or want to be part of a conversation or can’t handle silence. While others are experiencing emotional hyperarousal. A state where the intensity of one emotion dominates…

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Externalizing Blame to Cover Up Shame

Rita Plays the Blame Game In my previous post, Rita was going to spend Christmas with her brother and sister-in-law until her emotions exploded at the preacher on their TV. Dennis and Gracie left to allow Rita some time to settle down so they could discuss things calmly without playing the blame game. While they…

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How Emotional Hyperarousal Causes People With ADHD Major Problems

5 Ways to help people with ADHD reign in their runaway emotions  Emotional hyperarousal is one of the characteristics common in ADHD. Unfortunately, it is often overlooked in diagnosis because it does not present with hyperactivity. In children and adults, it is often misdiagnosed as a mood disorder, as in Dennis’s case.     Dennis and Gracie…