Coping skills with consequences | Tips from an ADHD Coach

Do you sometimes feel like you don’t have control over your life? Are there things that you turn to in order to feel better that end up hurting you in the long run? Some coping skills, like impulsive spending, can make us feel like we have control over our lives in the moment. But, they end up harming us in the future, and starting a cycle of powerlessness.

ADHD coach Jaye Lin reacts to a quote on impulsive spending. Listen for Jaye’s take on borrowing control from the future, and some tips that can help.

Related resources
Ellyce’s ADHD Aha! Episode, The pain of struggling with basic tasks: ADHD in the pandemic
https://www.understood.org/en/podcast...
5 tips to help teens and young adults manage money
https://www.understood.org/en/article...
ADHD and emotions
https://www.understood.org/en/article...

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:42 Ellyce's quote
02:00 Jaye's reaction
03:41 The "borrowing" control from the future powerlessness cycle
05:19 What can we do?
09:16 How ADHD can affect our sense of control
15:00 The power of self kindness

To get a transcript of this show and check out more episodes, visit the MissUnderstood podcast page at Understood.org
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