76: 3 Reasons to Set Your ADHD Diagnosis Aside

You know the label. ADHD, anxiety, OCD, autism, whatever you have been diagnosed with. You know the symptom, and it still hasn't changed anything. If a diagnosis has started to feel like a wall instead of an answer, this episode is for you.

I walk through why holding a diagnosis too close, ADHD or otherwise, can quietly stop the regulation work that helps. I get into what fight-or-flight does to executive functioning, why "that's just my ADHD" can shut down a search worth continuing, and how I use the hiking trail versus the hiker to explain what can shift and what can't.

For therapists, coaches, and clinicians, learn more about this approach at the free ADHD Regulation Method training I'm hosting on September 21st.

00:00 – Why Put Aside Your ADHD Diagnosis to Improve Symptoms

02:47 – How Fight or Flight Worsens ADHD Symptoms

07:34 – ADHD Overwhelm: Diagnoses vs. Dysregulation

13:19 – Essential Tools and Supports for ADHD Regulation

15:44 – The Regulation vs. Diagnosis Analogy: Hiking With ADHD

Check out the show notes and other resources at https://jennafree.com/blog/3-reasons-set-adhd-diagnosis-aside

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