If you’re a late-diagnosed woman with ADHD, chances are you’ve lived most of your life feeling “off” — overwhelmed, anxious, exhausted, or hyper-alert — without any clear explanation.
Before I understood my own neurodivergence, I simply thought I couldn’t cope with life as well as others. I blamed myself for being overly sensitive, reactive, or stuck in cycles of burnout.
What I didn’t realize was that I had spent decades living with a chronically dysregulated nervous system.And I wasn’t alone.Many women I speak to on The ADHD Women’s Wellbeing Podcast share similar stories: lifelong overwhelm, unexplained fatigue, inability to switch off, emotional hypersensitivity, and chronic anxiety.
We now understand that these aren’t isolated symptoms — they’re the direct result of a dysregulated nervous system that’s been stuck in survival mode for years, often since childhood.If your nervous system is dysregulated, you may experience the following:For women with ADHD, especially those undiagnosed or unsupported for decades, these symptoms become embedded into our identities.
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