You know that feeling when you try your hardest but still come up short? When you put everything you’ve got into achieving a goal but still miss the mark somehow? Failing or feeling like you’re underperforming is the worst.

ADHD often presents differently in women, so it frequently goes unnoticed and undiagnosed. Symptoms tend to be less disruptive. Even when women do seek treatment, their symptoms are often attributed to other causes.

Your brain has a limited amount of mental energy for making choices each day. Making many decisions, especially difficult or complex ones, drains your mental resources over time.

If you have ADHD, insomnia is a common struggle. The racing thoughts and restlessness of ADHD can make it incredibly difficult to wind down at night — many adults with ADHD experience significant sleep issues.

Anxiety keeps you stuck in an endless cycle of uncontrollable thoughts and worries. Unfortunately, the more you worry about something, the stronger your thoughts become and begin controlling you.

Anxiety loves procrastination. Procrastination fuels anxiety. It's an endless cycle that can feel downright impossible to get through.

Two emotions that are commonly used a lot in casual conversation are anxiety and stress. It’s not uncommon for someone who is diagnosed with anxiety to also experience higher levels of stress than those without anxiety. 

Lately, it seems like there's been a lot of companies laying off their employees. You're reading about it in the paper, seeing it on the news, and it's even showing up on your social media.

Many people wish there were a few more hours in the day to get things done. But, for someone with ADHD, it often doesn’t matter how many hours there are — it’s how to stay on track during those hours.

If covid or complications from covid have sidelined you, the most important thing you can do is give yourself grace. It’s absolutely normal to feel upset and aggravated over missing work and the consequences that may follow.