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518 | It's Your ADHD, B*tch! and Using Humor as a Tool - with Jonathan Kidder

ADHD reWired

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Embracing Humor and Letting Go of Perfectionism with ADHD

To thrive with ADHD, it's essential to keep experimenting, trying different strategies, and not taking oneself too seriously. Embracing humor and lightening up helps in acknowledging and embracing the difficult and painful aspects. Humor fosters community and connectedness, essential for managing ADHD. Letting go of perfectionism is crucial as humor is about imperfection, change, and being present, while perfectionism is about the ultimate stasis, death, and is corrosive. Recognizing and releasing perfectionism is vital for managing ADHD effectively, making humor an important tool in daily experience.

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