As an adult with ADHD, you may find that you struggle on a daily basis to manage emotions. Certain circumstances may make you feel out of control and overwhelm you, leading to outbursts or emotional breakdowns. Whether your ADHD diagnosis is recent, or if you’ve been living with it long term, emotional issues are a side […]
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Ninety-nine percent of teens and adults with ADHD are more sensitive to rejection, and nearly 1 in 3 say it’s the hardest part of living with ADHD. The RSD medical abbreviation stands for Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria. Although it is not an official diagnosis, it is the name for the phenomenon where people with ADHD are
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Do you find yourself often feeling disorganized, scattered, and inattentive? Do you struggle with time-blindness, making it hard to stick to a schedule and keep appointments? You may have ADD/ADHD, a neurological condition that affects over 9% of children and teens and 4.4% of adults in the United States. While living with ADHD can be difficult in a world
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ADD in adults can make getting through the winter – especially a winter with the kind of weather we’re having this year – a real challenge. Dr. George Sachs, PsyD, understands that better than most. He is an acknowledged leader in ADD/ADHD treatment in NYC. He is also living with ADD as an adult.
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Everyone gets angry. In the appropriate situations, anger can even be a healthy emotion. Some people, however, have a hard time controlling their anger. We see this a lot with ADD in adults. It’s not just anger. ADD in adults is associated with difficulty controlling a range of emotions – from anger and anxiety to
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“My wife is the Jekyll & Hyde of New York. She can go from lovely to livid in seconds. Sometimes I think our three-year-old has greater frustration tolerance than she does.” — Jack, New York. Jack’s wife has ADD/ADHD. The traditional view of ADD/ADHD as a problem of attention and focus has broadened in the
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He or she is charming, dresses impeccably, talks about their success — but not enough to bore you — and gives you adequate attention. They’re almost too perfect. Could there be a downside to his or her polished behavior? There may be more to his or her inner life than meets the eye. NBC anchor Brian Williams’ recent exposure
I first saw Shia LeBeouf in a movie called Disturbia and was immediately impressed with the teenager’s self-confidence and engaging presence. The film was about a teenage boy, played by Shia, who discovers his neighbor is a serial killer. What was truly “disturbing” about the movie was not the teenage horror clichés or the melodramatic
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