ADHD Hyperfocus as ‘Flow’ or ‘Being in the Zone’
What if the HYPERFOCUS, that is part of ADHD, is the SAME THINGS as the state of “flow,” or “being in the zone”? 🤔
In the positive psychology book “Flow, The Psychology of Optimal Experience” by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, flow is described as:
“a state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter; the experience is so enjoyable that people will continue to do it even at great cost, for the sheer sake of doing it.”
Renewing and Recharging With ADHD
Renewing and recharging. Walking in nature is a big one for me.
The challenge is to renew and recharge regularly so that you don’t burn yourself out! When you have ADHD, you tend to go, go, go — until you JUST CAN’T because you went too far without knowing you were going too far.
Pick One to Support Yourself
* Ease and Grace
* Compassionate Curiosity
* One thing at a time
* What’s the tiniest step I can take?
These are all ways you can support yourself as someone with ADHD.
With genuine support
— from people who understand ADHD —
the more you can be the amazing unique soul you are.
YOU Matter
What to do with a season of too-muchness for someone with ADHD?
You already have a million thoughts zooming inside your head. The addition of this season can blow out your coping circuits! ⚡️
Go against the flow of what’s around you (unless you find that energizing and sustainable for you!)
Interesting, Novel, or Urgent? ADHD Motivation at Its Best
You have zero “deficit” of attention as someone with ADHD!
You have incredible attention that
TAKES IN EVERYTHING around you (and inside you).
OR you zoom-in to that one thing,
with a LASER-LIKE FOCUS on what is interesting, novel, or urgent!
Spotlight or Floodlight? Which One Are You Using Right Now?
“The word “deficit” is a completely inaccurate word to describe someone with ADHD. The opposite is true! Those of us with ADHD have plenty of attention. There is no “deficit” or lack of attention!
ADHD Is NOT an “Attention Deficit”
The label for ADHD has not yet caught up with the research and understanding that we now have. It is horribly misnamed!
If anything, you have way too much attention — that goes to everything.
You Are Amazing!
You are AMAZING. Truly, you ARE! However, if “I’m not that bad” is as much as you can manage right now, please stop for a moment and find a statement that does not have a “not” in it. Our brains