ADHD and Avoidance Procrastination | ADHD Q&A with Dr. Sharon Saline, Clinical Psychologist

[@ellieaaa]

Thank you for taking the time to provide support and advice for us women with adhd.❤ I grew up being told I was capable and so smart and couldn’t have adhd. By everyone, family, friends, even teachers and school counselors. Despite struggling with keeping up with assignments and focusing in classes. So resources like this are so affirming and needed. I am 27 just diagnosed and I feel like I know nothing on how to help myself. However resources like this, free, supportive, and informative are truly helping not only in managing my adhd but also my internalized shame, and guilt. Thank you so much!❤

[@DrSharonSaline]

Thank you so much for sharing your story. You are not alone! Check out more resources for women like you on my website www.drsharonsaline.com and additudemag.com. Best, Dr. Sharon

[@ngc6302X]

i’m not an overly emotional person, but at 38:24 i genuinely started tearing up. i very recently found motivation to get control of myself and my life and these your videos are the first i’ve found and i’ve already taken so much from them. the voice that brought me here, seeking to learn how to manage myself, is saying that life didn’t end at 26, and i no longer see that as a failure. it’s an opportunity. and i care about and love myself enough to put the work in to give that failure meaning.

[@DrSharonSaline]

Thank you so much for sharing your story. I'm so glad that you see opportunities and self-care instead of failure and judgments.

[@bygrace8485]

This is one of the most helping thing I’ve listened to in a while! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@DrSharonSaline]

Thank you!!

[@gretadurelli2450]

Making a list right before dedicated work time seems to help my teenager focused. Thank you.

[@DrSharonSaline]

Great!

[@potionprincess1]

I'm 43 and following an event late last year whilst studying for a course it hit home that a lot of my struggles may be because of ADHD. I am now seeking a diagnosis. Meanwhile, I am doing my best to continue my full time job which involves a lot of good executive functioning 😵‍💫 I've been through a lot of youtube videos but hands down this video is the best I've found. It articulates whats going on and why, and most importantly what to practically do. Susan you've helped me so much. I cant wait to explore more of your content. 😊

[@DrSharonSaline]

Thank you so much! I'm glad this is helpful to you.

[@clementine474]

Thank you so much for posting this. Very helpful for what I am going through now.

[@DrSharonSaline]

I'm so glad to be useful to you.

[@MCams256]

Thank you for sharing all your tips! So helpful.

[@DrSharonSaline]

You are so welcome!

[@SirAustin]

Thank you for these videos/livestreams. Your insight has been super helpful and has given me some things to talk about with my therapist!

[@DrSharonSaline]

I'm so glad to hear this!

[@user-jm5jt9ud4p]

I haven't finished the whole video yet but it's very helpful and interesting so far. I'm in my mid 30s and currently studying something I don't care but I need a job. I have no idea what else to pursue because I don't know what I'm good at. Currently it's such a struggle to even sit down and study this topic. When I was young I WAS good at creative writing and art but I lost interest in those things and also since I stopped practicing I'm no longer good at them! It seems to be all about practice. I'm thinking maybe I'm just naturally not good at anything, it's just down to putting the effort into those things.

[@DrSharonSaline]

Thank you for sharing so vulnerably. I hope my videos can continue being of help to you.

[@munkiechatchat]

I think there can also be other explanations than not having made the pieces small enough for the fact that one isn’t able to just begin. Like rsd when for example there is a lot hanging on the task that needs to be accomplished.

[@DrSharonSaline]

I agree. There's usually a multitude of factors.

[@boursitocard]

i dont know this person but im hooked instantly lol.

[@DrSharonSaline]

Thank you so much!

[@mumsywiggly]

Dont binge on netflix hit really hard...

[@JoYiSgUiTaR]

Thank you!

[@acegikm]

Preparing for an interview, that's what I'm avoiding currently. I HATE everything about interviews and the preparation for them.

[@DrSharonSaline]

I don't blame you. Interviews are so stressful. Use a little trick I've learned: When the interviewer asks you a question, say, "That's a really interesting question. When I reflect on it. . ." before you answer so you can buy some time. It's also okay to circle back to a question later in the conversation if you get a good follow up point. Good luck!

[@taukirsyed1769]

If a task is hard -> I just read Anti-Planner! Dani donovan gives techniques to start the job!

[@DrSharonSaline]

She is awesome and I love her work!!

[@KTKates]

I want to watch this so badly, but i have misophonia and can't handle the drinking sounds!! 😫

[@DrSharonSaline]

Ugh I am sorry to hear this. I'll try to be better about drinking in the future.

[@taukirsyed1769]

I also say the Mantra Now I am the Voice I will lead not follow I will believe not doubt I will create not destroy I am a Leader Defy the odds Step Up

[@AprilLovesDIY]

Yeah, what about you? Didn’t mention saying that that I feel the thing that bothers me which is that there’s so many things that I need to do so many things that I want to do and I don’t know which one to do because I feel like none of them are going to get finished. I feel like I don’t have enough time to do any of them and they’re going to drag on until another day just Don’t want to do one thing that takes all night that I still don’t get done because every time that I stop and restart it’s like I’m starting all over again I’ve lost all the progress that I’ve made on it because I don’t start it back up immediately. It takes me another wow very long time to get the inertia going to move into the right move in the right direction to start and succeed at completing a large part of the task.

[@joneurrutia2780]

Is Transcription available?

[@DawnLittle-i9o]

Dawn from California

[@tomkemper4869]

this video is great but hard to listen to. there is another commercial every minute and a half. so those of us that try to listen while working, have to stop working way too often to skip the commercials. youtube will continue playing more commercials if we don’t skip. do what you want with this info, but i thought it would be good to share

[@DrSharonSaline]

Thank you for sharing this. I didn't know this. I will look into this.

[@chandruyuvi2755]

Mam can ocd and avoidance procrastination occur simultaneously

[@acegikm]

I'm sure they can. I've got both conditions and I see how that'd be very likely to happen.

[@DrSharonSaline]

Yes they can.

[@jeffm2018]

Jeff

[@jeffm2018]

great stuff

[@angelawright6202]

Paperwork is so important, but such drudgery. If a question requires looking up information, it can derail my progress.

[@DrSharonSaline]

Can you limit how much research you do by setting a timer and then going back to your paperwork? Good luck.

[@DawnLittle-i9o]

Drug addiction

[@melaniekleyn]

Immediately got turned off by the sound of you drinking your tea 🤢

[@DrSharonSaline]

I'm sorry about that. I will try to reduce that in the future.