Emotional overload

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yes - I tend to keep my problems for me and rarely share when smt bothers me or hurts me so when I have an emotional moment it overcomes me and then I lose control

Yeah then I start doing things out of character

This happens to me a few times a week. I notice it’s worse in the morning hours.

Yea I can feel the spiral starting sometimes. I start to disengage from things before I go too far.

I’m more interested in reading

I was just thinking about it. I just got told again that my so can’t stay another night, and I feel devastated and every inch of my body physically hurts, even though I knew he was supposed to go home today, I had somehow made up this thing where he surprises me by staying one more night after all, and get totally crushed when my fake reality don’t happen 😳 it bothers me that I SEE what’s going on with me, but I can’t change the emotions 😔

Definitely, even more so approaching’time of month’

I’m Autie-ADHD and kids wailing in the supermarkets can make me want to do the same if I’m already on edge. I’m attempting to throw more things into the TOO HARD basket - when I’m dehoarding my craft stuff and my hubby asks me about a stress-purchase… too hard for right now, ask me later!

Yep most days I get that way

Yes and combined with struggling with words it just makes everything worse.

Yup, I’m constantly in hot water with my wife because of it..

Yup 🥹

Yep. I feel like a computer with too many browsers open. Just can’t handle it.

Totally 😭

Yep once a month I have a existential crisis

Yes, since my diagnosis late in life…mask flung off and it’s like back to adolescences! My poor kids 🙈

I recently found this really interesting article on emotional disregulation as a common part of ADHD https://www.additudemag.com/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-adhd-emotional-dysregulation/

Yes!

Absolutely, i feel like I'm constantly juggling 10 balls 🏀 in a circus. 🎪

yes i want to cry every second but try to push them back, crying without any reason

Yes it does

Oh big YES! to this one.. Keep in mind that there is a lot of overlap between neurodivergent "issues" such as Autism Spectrum Disorder.. (and having ADHD doesn't exactly make you immune, lol)

You bet. If I’m tired or hangry or have to work with extreme stress or conflict for an extended period of time, my brain is done. My daughter insists on talking everything out all the time, and she has followed me into the bathroom and closet in order to do so. I finally said to her, “Do you want nice mom or orc mom?” So far she’s only pushed me into orc mom twice in the past 6 months, and it wasn’t pretty. The emotional overload makes it very difficult to access my brain too - like formulating the sentences I want to say or giving someone my reasons for choosing/thinking/behaving a certain thing/thought/way. That’s just as frustrating for me as the emotional stuff. Great post. 🙏🏻

Yes! At times trying to figure out what detail triggered said event.

All the time 😭

Yup!!! This is why it’s very important to manage space in your schedule for « bubble-time ». Moments where you can shut down all stimulation so you can cool down! Some days, you’ll only need few breaks and other days, you’ll need many. This method really works for me and my extremely ADHD son.

✋ Yep. My personal highway to paralysis.