ADHDer Archives

03 Nov Let’s Explore People Pleasing – Have You Ever Noticed Your Stress Response to Various Perceived Threats, Often Default into People-Pleasing Tendencies?

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Psychologists use this term to highlight the pattern where individuals rely heavily on others for emotional validation and fulfillment, outsourcing their emotional needs to external sources....

03 Jun We Explore Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) and ADHD

Posted at 13:47h in ADHD psychologist, ADHDer, Anxiety, Australian Psychologists, Boundaries, depression, Melbourne Psychologist, Mental Health, Neurodiversity, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Self-Compassion, Stress, Women’s Health, Workplace Psychologist by Positive Wellbeing Psychology 0 Comments

Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria or RSD is characterised by heightened emotional sensitivity and a strong fear of rejection or criticism. The symptoms of RSD can manifest in various ways, impacting social interactions, academic or professional performance, and overall emotional well-being....

When do you know if you should see a psychologist because of a life change or transition?

03 Feb Autism or ASD and Anxiety in Girls (including non-binary and transgender individuals)

Posted at 15:33h in ADHD psychologist, ADHDer, Anxiety, Assertiveness Skills Training, Australian Psychologists, depression, making decisions, Melbourne Psychologist, Mental Health, Stress, Women’s Health, Workplace Psychologist by Positive Wellbeing Psychology 0 Comments

Common misdiagnoses in girls and women with ASD include social anxiety disorder, general anxiety disorder, borderline personality disorder, and ADHD. These are seen more commonly as some of the symptoms overlap with ASD, and girls tend to be less ‘overt’ in their presentation, making it...

18 Jan How can I learn to better manage after my recent diagnosis of ADHD?

Posted at 22:26h in ADHD psychologist, ADHDer, Anxiety, Australian Psychologists, Communication Difficulties, COVID-19, depression, Melbourne Psychologist, Mental Health, NDIS, NDIS Psychologists, Neurodiversity, Self-Compassion, Sport, Stress, Women’s Health, Workplace Psychologist by Positive Wellbeing Psychology 0 Comments

The ADHD brain is like a race car - and every car needs brakes, a steering wheel, and gas. There is one problem though. You have bicycle brakes. Your brakes are not strong enough to control the powerful brain you’ve got. Sometimes, you race straight...

28 Nov Making difficult decisions

Posted at 20:50h in ADHD psychologist, ADHDer, Anxiety, Assertiveness Skills Training, Australian Psychologists, depression, making decisions, Melbourne Psychologist, Mental Health, Stress, Women’s Health, Workplace Psychologist by Positive Wellbeing Psychology 0 Comments

Every day without realising it we make hundreds of decisions but have you ever felt a sense of dread so bad that it prevents you from making any decision? Whether it be as simple as what to have for dinner that night or what you...