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The start of a new year often arrives with a quiet pressure. That pressure is around that the issues from the past year need to be resolved and this year is the year it finally happens! Even if you don’t consciously buy into the idea of New Year’s resolutions, it can still feel as though January brings an unspoken expectation to reset, improve, or finally “get it together.” For adults with ADHD, this time of year can stir up a complicated mix of hope and apprehension. There is the hope that this year might be different, paired with the familiar worry that it won’t be. Many people with ADHD…
For many adults with ADHD, overwhelm isn’t tied to one specific crisis. It’s not always a major deadline, a big life change, or a single stressful event. Instead, it’s the constant accumulation of small things. Emails unanswered, tasks half-started, appointments to book, decisions to make, messages to reply to, laundry to fold, forms to complete, plans to organize. Thoughts that won’t quiet down. Even on days when nothing objectively “bad” is happening, your nervous system can feel overloaded. And when that overwhelm sets in, it’s easy to start questioning yourself: Why does everything feel…
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