31. Rapid fire ADHD dilemmas!! ❤️‍🔥 Alarm fatigue, meds, demand avoidance & diagnosis doubt

Your ADHD Besties

Hellooooo dopamine-deprived babeeeees

In today’s episode:
We're recording from our new studio and we're very excited and so are the drunk rascals below us on the street!
Tara admits to reading the end of books before she finishes them (only sometimes!) and hating hairdresser scalp massages - forward your hate mail to @adhdbestiespodcast on instagram, she is expecting it.
Today we're doing a RAPID FIRE DILEMMA ROUND ❤️‍🔥
(see: slightly faster than we normally answer dilemmas and not at all rapid)

• Divergent Dilemma #1 – I hate having my feet touched!
- We both HARD agree.
- We discuss soft touch and why it's deplorable
- We touch on proprioception and vestibular regulation

• Divergent Dilemma #2 – I have exercise demand avoidance!
- Why ADHDers experience this, particularly with exercise
- Seeking out joyful movement
- Finding intrinsic motivation
- Reducing the transitions to exercise
• Divergent Dilemma #3 - I constantly forget to take my meds!
- We HARD relate
- Habit piggybacking
- Helpful tools for remembering medication

Divergent Dilemma #4 - I’m gaslighting myself into thinking I don’t have ADHD!
- We discuss being gentle with yourself and putting a pin in your self-analysis when you’re first diagnosed
- Finding your neurodivergent people!

Divergent Dilemma #5 - How do I know that I’m not just pipe dreaming?
- We discuss how important pipe dreaming can be
- Embrace the pipe dream!
- Playing devils advocate for yourself - stretching that divergent thinking muscle
- Ask the key question “How many administration days are involved?"

This week’s Ireggy Seggy

- Pipedreamzzz -

• Tara is going to make her own ancient grains bread AND croissants *said in a really bad French accent*
• What ISN'T Grace doing for her little 'crunchy Christmas'?? She's stamping cloth with root vegetables, dehydrating citrus and sourcing only the highest quality Austrian ginger.

Recommendations:

• Grace recommends: The Diplomat (NOT THE SPY), a political drama with strong female leads & neurodivergent coded characters that is insanely binge worthy.

• Tara recommends: Garron Noone, an Irish creator that has made Tara laugh out a million times; and he also has an Irish accent which is the only attribute that we needed.

Sending all the love, and remember—don't you dare let that RSD win. We’ll be back in your headphones next THURSDAY! 🎧💖

Your ADHD Besties,
Grace & Tara xx

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