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ADHD Support Talk Radio

Inner Stories & Ruminations

Sep 27, 2022
Learn strategies to overcome negative inner stories and ruminations common in ADHD. Discover how shifting perspectives and challenging assumptions can interrupt the cycle of rumination. Explore effective strategies to stop rumination, including cognitive reappraisal and problem-solving. Address the impact of rumination and inner stories in ADHD and find support resources to manage ADHD challenges.
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Quick takeaways

  • Adults with ADHD often get stuck in rumination and negative inner stories, which can be more worry-focused than problem-solving focused.
  • Strategies for addressing these ruminations include interrupting the pattern with distractions, shifting focus to body awareness, questioning thoughts and finding alternative explanations, using cognitive reappraisal, and taking a proactive problem-solving approach by asking 'Now what?'.

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Recognizing and Addressing Inner Stories and Ruminations

The podcast episode discusses the inner stories and ruminations that adults with ADHD often get stuck on. These are negative thoughts or scenarios that we repeatedly think about and catastrophize. It is emphasized that these ruminations are more worry-focused rather than problem-solving focused. The episode provides strategies for addressing these inner stories, such as interrupting the pattern by distracting oneself, shifting focus to body awareness, questioning the thoughts and having an internal dialogue to find evidence or alternative explanations, using cognitive reappraisal to shift thoughts and emotions, and taking a proactive problem-solving approach by asking 'Now what?'. The importance of recognizing and addressing these ruminations is highlighted, and it is suggested to seek professional help if the rumination becomes disruptive to one's quality of life.

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