I recently wrote an article for ADDitude, a global magazine for the ADHD mind, about my experience of living with ADHD.

Prior to my diagnosis, I assumed that my inner chatter, curiosity, questioning, hypervigilance, and overthinking were pretty normal. I wondered why no one else seemed so completely drained by the end of the day, but I did not yet appreciate the extent to which people with ADHD dwell inside their particularly busy heads. Yes, I am always taking in other people’s thoughts and opinions, but the real exhaustion came from contending with my own, disruptive inner chatter.

Before I was diagnosed with ADHD, I thought I was just a neurotic killjoy, sapping the fun out of most situations with my anxiety-ridden ‘what if’ and catastrophe-setting scenarios. Now I recognize that overthinking and ruminating are common to the ADHD experience.

Although it can be exhausting to live in my head, I now feel so much more in control after learning and implementing techniques that help calm my racing mind.

To read the article and learn the formula that I’m constantly tweaking, ensuring that the daily dance with my thoughts is mostly a positive one click here.