As a psychologist with a private practice focusing on young adults, I watch “The Kardashians” reality show through a different lens than my peers. Some devour the show like cotton candy, stuffed into your mouth and savored like a drug. “You can actually feel the pleasure hitting your brain,” said one friend. Others see a […]
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Perhaps the most helpful information for mothers to hear is that their child’s ADHD outbursts are a normal biological response to frustration and anger. By paying attention to certain cues your child exhibits, you can even view tantrums as a predictive science, charting them and preparing for them down to the second. Children from
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Chapter on Emotional Regulation Meet My Husband, the Tasmanian Devil – How ADD/ADHD Impacts Emotional Regulation If wives “only” had to deal with their husband’s ADD/ADHD, life would be a lot easier. To be sure, much of the turmoil and chaos caused by this condition take place outside the realm of emotions. For example, he
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Anger is a natural adaptive response to experiences of hurt, injustice, fear and frustration. Anger triggers an increase in heart rate, blood pressure, provokes fast breathing and releases levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline. This physical response can lead to aggressive behavior, which allows us to defend ourselves if attacked. So feeling anger is not a
As an ADHD psychologist in NYC, it quickly becomes apparent that those suffering from ADHD often struggle to complete even the most mundane of daily tasks. Any concoction of impulsiveness, anxiety, or distractedness can interfere with an individual’s ability to complete their goals, often eliciting a feeling of helplessness. Although each individual’s relationship with ADHD
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“My wife is the Jekyll and Hyde of Staten Island. She can go from lovely to livid in seconds. Sometimes I think our 3-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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