@jaycub_1292: Someone with ADHD who is very self-aware often has a story that looks like this: You were born with extreme impulses and great amounts of energy that often wired you to leap before looking. This may have gotten you into trouble when you were simply being your natural self. You may even have a past of chronic trauma and rejection as a result of your others judging your natural impulses. So, in order to compensate, you learned to suppress this energy and lock it inside a box of analytical thought, stretching the space between thought and action, emotion and expression. You also learned to rationalize thoughts within your own head so that your emotional intensity could feel less overwhelming. You became a master of identifying patterns, both within yourself and in understanding why others may or may not do certain things. By constantly wrestling with the beast of your impulses, you felt you had no choice but to become a master of analytical thinking. This, of course, can make you appear stoic. It can also make you successful in many ways, especially if your job involves analytical thinking. However, you may not even realize how much effort, cognitive work, and hyperactivity are going on inside your own mind. Others might be baffled if they truly understood just how much work goes on inside your head. Make sure to watch the full episode as we discuss the cost of being too self-aware and how to navigate life in this state. The full episode is available on Patreon! You can subscribe through the link in my bio. We also have the first half of this episode available for free on YouTube if you’d like a preview! #adhd #psychology #selfaware #therapy #shame @Dr. Vincent Barbieri

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