Navigating Emotions with Cognitive Emotion Regulation: A Guide for ADHD Women
Kristen McCLure MSW LCSW
Many of my clients get overwhelmed suddenly if they get sad, angry, or anxious and don't know what to do. ADHD women can have intense emotions that feel like they…
December 2024
Emotional Regulation and ADHD in Women: What It Is and Why It’s So Hard
If you have ADHD and you feel things more intensely than the people around you — if your emotions arrive faster, hit harder, and take longer to settle — you…
ADHD and Overexplaining. Are You Constantly Justifying Why You Say No?
Why Do You Overexplain When Saying No? Exploring the Link Between ADHD, People-Pleasing, and Boundaries You’ve just said "no" to something. Maybe it was declining a meeting, skipping a social…
Understanding Delayed Emotional Responses in ADHD
Have You Ever Felt This Way About And Experience? Have you ever found yourself reacting emotionally to something long after it happened—maybe hours, or even days later? If you have…
ADHD Burnout and College: A University Survival Guide
University is full of exciting opportunities—but for ADHD students, it often feels like juggling a hundred things at once while the world shouts at you to "just try harder." If…
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and ADHD Burnout: Untangling the Connection
Burnout is a term we hear often, describing that bone-deep exhaustion when stress pushes us past our limits. For people with ADHD, burnout takes on a whole new meaning. The…
ADHD Mistakes and Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) in Women
Why Small Errors Can Trigger Intense Shame — and How to Shorten Recovery Time For many ADHD women, mistakes do not feel neutral. Instead they feel like personal evidence that…