Always saying sorry | Tips from an ADHD Coach

People with ADHD have probably had to apologize for their ADHD traits way more than once. So, it can be easy to fall into a habit of saying sorry all the time out of shame. Even before someone has brought up that we’ve done anything wrong.

This week on Tips from an ADHD Coach, Jaye talks about how people with ADHD, especially women, can fall into this cycle of automatically saying sorry often. Listen for some tips on how to turn these knee-jerk “sorries” into positive statements of what we really mean to say.

Related resources
ADHD and feelings of remorse
www.understood.org/en/articles/adhd-and-feelings-o…
ADHD and shame
www.understood.org/en/podcasts/missunderstood/adhd…

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:34 Jordan’s quote
02:46 Constantly saying sorry for how we show up in the world with ADHD
04:48 Protecting ourselves by saying sorry before confronted
07:25 What can we do when we’ve fallen into a habit of saying sorry all the time?
11:33 Recap
12:28 Outro and credits

For a transcript of this episode and more resources, visit the MissUnderstood page on Understood.org.

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