I Have ADHD Podcast 32 ADHD and Failure
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Nov 8, 2019 The struggle with unrealistic expectations often clouds self-acceptance for those with ADHD. Exploring failure as a learning opportunity encourages personal growth. Negative self-beliefs can be transformed into affirmations, empowering individuals to rethink their setbacks. By embracing failure and cultivating curiosity, listeners learn to reframe goals and analyze challenges. This journey seeks to shift perceptions, fostering resilience and encouraging a scientific approach to growth.
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Most Failure Is Self‑Made
- Many feelings of failure come from self-imposed, imaginary rules rather than objective failures.
- Kristin Carter urges questioning who made those rules and releasing them to stop self-judgment.
Host's List Of Personal Fake Rules
- Kristin lists her own fake rules: always leave early, cook elaborate dinners nightly, get eight hours, exercise daily, and never have debt.
- She admits using these standards as evidence of being a failure and says she's letting them go.
Belief Shapes Perceived Evidence
- Our brains search for evidence that confirms core beliefs, so believing you're a failure makes you notice failures everywhere.
- Changing the belief changes what you see and the evidence your brain collects.