ADHD Crash Course Ep 118. 3 Tips When Self Care & Hygiene Are Hard with ADHD!
Oct 21, 2025
Explore practical ways to tackle self-care and hygiene challenges faced by those with ADHD. Discover why these issues often carry shame and how to reframe them as functional difficulties. Learn about the impact of executive functioning on daily routines, and find tips for organizing your environment to reduce sensory friction. Embrace self-compassion, experiment with flexible techniques, and understand the importance of respecting your energy budget. It's time to treat yourself with kindness and ease into self-care!
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Shame Masks Functional Problems
- Hygiene struggles often produce shame but are usually functional problems, not moral failings.
- Danae Cannon frames them as executive function issues we can problem-solve with compassion.
Use Targeted Habits, Not Rigid Routines
- Build targeted habits to reduce decision fatigue and sequencing spirals.
- Limit habits to a few reliable routines so they help instead of feeling oppressive.
Design Spaces To Cut Cognitive Load
- Environment organization reduces cognitive load by making retrieval automatic.
- Accessible systems cut down the extra thought required for self-care tasks.
