Q: “The voice in my head can be my worst enemy. I tell myself I won’t be late, yet I’m always late.
I tell my spouse that I’ll pick up the groceries or dry cleaning, and then I forget. I beat myself up for mistakes big and small.
How can I stop this destructive thinking when I mess up?”What you’re describing are the negative self-defeating default mindsets many of us with ADHD have endured most of our lives.
The negativity stems from criticism doled out by caregivers, teachers, and others who refused to understand or accept our ADHD-related impairments in childhood.
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