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68: Could Your Overwhelm Actually Be ADHD? Masking, Rejection Sensitivity + Late Diagnosis in Women ft. Dr. Jennifer Dall

68: Could Your Overwhelm Actually Be ADHD? Masking, Rejection Sensitivity + Late Diagnosis in Women ft. Dr. Jennifer Dall

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What if the reason you have always felt scattered, overwhelmed, too sensitive, or unable to “just be more disciplined” is not because you are doing something wrong?For many women with ADHD, the signs do not look like the stereotype.You may have degrees. A career. A family. A full calendar. You may look completely put together from the outside while your brain feels like it has 50,000 tabs open on the inside.That was Dr. Jennifer Dall’s experience.Dr. Jen was diagnosed with ADHD in her 50s after years of being told she could not possibly have it because she was successful, educated, and functioning well on the outside.In this episode, Dr. Jen joins Dr. Brook for a conversation about how ADHD can show up differently in women, why so many women learn to mask what is happening internally, and how years of being misunderstood can turn into stories like:Why am I so lazy?Why am I so sensitive?Why can everyone else handle this?Why can’t I just get myself together?They also unpack rejection sensitivity dysphoria, or RSD, and why something as small as an unanswered text can trigger a spiral that feels emotionally and even physically painful.Dr. Jen shares practical ways to recognize what is happening without fighting yourself, reconnect with your body, ground yourself in the moment, and begin experimenting with strategies that actually work for your brain instead of forcing yourself into somebody else’s system.In this episode, you’ll hear:Why ADHD in women is often missed or mistaken for a personality problemHow women learn to mask ADHD symptoms to appear capable on the outsideHow to begin separating modern-life overwhelm from patterns that may have been present since childhoodWhy looking back at the stories people told you about yourself can reveal important cluesWhat rejection sensitivity dysphoria can feel like in everyday relationshipsWhy RSD can feel physically painful, not just mentally uncomfortableHow to interrupt an emotional spiral without denying what you are feelingWhy fighting your emotions often makes the experience harderHow grief, caregiving, career changes, and other transitions can make ADHD symptoms harder to manageWhy strategies that worked in one season may stop working in anotherHow to treat new strategies like experiments instead of rigid rulesWhy basic needs like food, hydration, sleep, movement, and fresh air still matterHow overstimulation can quietly add to overwhelmWhy the best tool is the one that actually works for your nervous system and your bodyOne question to come back to when wellness advice starts becoming too muchOne of the biggest shifts Dr. Jen encourages is learning to recognize what is happening without turning that information into another reason to criticize yourself.Instead of:“What is wrong with me?”You can begin to say:“Okay. This is what is happening right now. What do I need?”Because understanding your brain is not about collecting another label or another list of things to fix.It can be a way to quiet some of the noise, work with yourself differently, and build a life that fits the way you actually function.CONNECT WITH DR. JENWebsite: https://adhdholistically.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adhd.holisticallyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/ADHDHolistically/100077667853992/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-dall-ed-d-226857317/✨ Your body has been trying to tell you something.Find out what it's saying with the free 30-second Body Signal Decoder Assessment. Pick your signal, get your personalized guide straight to your inbox, and finally start making sense of what's going on inside.Get it here: os.drbrooksheehan.com/decoder🎧 And if you caught the mention of the Talk to Me, Body affirmation card deck during the episode, here's where to grab yours. 63 scripture-anchored cards to help you trust the body God designed for you.Get yours here: drbrooksheehan.com/talk-to-me-body/📱 Come say hi on Instagram: @drbrooksheehan⭐ If this episode spoke to you, would you take a second to leave a five-star review on Apple or Spotify? It helps more women find this show. And more women learning to listen to their bodies is exactly why I do this.
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