[[distractability]] [[Anxiety]]

[[Perfectionism]]

• [[Perfectionism is not feeling that you miss the last 10 per cent – it's feeling you barely did 10 per cent]]

Hypersensitivity

• rejection
• criticism

Hypersensitivity leads to → overwhelmed

[[sps – sensory processing sensitivity]]

Hyperarousal

Never experience peace: mind racing constantly → exhaustion.

Emotional states in social situations

Can seem cold, insensitive, unaware of others' feelings Disengage → seem callous, narcissistic

Overreaction Difficulty in distinguising minor challenge from great threats.

Coping mechanisms

Disengaging

Reasons for feeling shit

• demoralized when trying strategies for success that work for neurotypicals, then fail again and again.

Perfectionism

Sensory sensitivity

• Extra sensitive to light / type of lighting → [[on light and lighting]]

  as much as 20% of the general population show traits of high sensitivyt, ADHD individuals are at an even greater risk. – [[adhd light sensitivity – the link with hypersensitivity and sensory processing]]

Childhood roots

Hear about 20k additional criticisms or corrections before 12th bday compared to non-adhd kids.

topic:: [[adult adhd]] related:: [[Adult adhd anecdotes]]