A perfectionist is someone who is unyielding in their pursuit of unrealistically high standards. So, you may wonder what is an unrealistically high standard. Good question. Whether a standard is unrealistically high depends on your capacity and the context. Here are a couple of examples. You might think it doesn’t make sense to strive for such unrealistic goals. However, a perfectionist does not think the goals are unrealistic. ADHD and Perfectionism If you are... Continue reading... The post The Cost of Perfectionism When You Have ADHD appeared first on Marla Cummins ..read more

In the last post, I shared with you the reasons you may procrastinate. If you haven’t read that one, go ahead and read that and then come back here. Because it’s helpful to know the reasons for your procrastination to craft the right workarounds. Because I know that’s what you want to do, right? You want to figure out how you can stop procrastinating. And by now you’ve probably tried several ways to stop procrastinating.... Continue reading... The post 8 Ways To Stop Procrastination With ADHD appeared first on Marla Cummins ..read more

I know you want to stop procrastinating. If you are like most adults with ADHD, I bet procrastination ranks right up there in the top 3 behaviors you would like to change. I am guessing you have tried many different techniques to do so. But you have not had enough success, yet.  You may even have gotten to the point where you often voicing concerns such as  You might even think the solution is to... Continue reading... The post Why ADHD Adults Procrastinate appeared first on Marla Cummins ..read more

For ADHD adults you know it’s easier to follow through on tasks that interest you.  But what about tasks that don’t interest you? If you can delegate in some way or drop tasks that don’t interest you, you should do that. But what if this isn’t possible? It’s going to take a little bit of extra work to follow through on these tasks.  The following strategies can help you do this. What About The Task... Continue reading... The post ADHD & Finding Your Motivation When You’re Not Interested appeared first on Marla Cummins ..read more

Is your clutter causing you anxiety and overwhelm because you are worried about what you are missing or because you can’t find what you need when you need it?  Whether it is physical clutter or electronic clutter, as it increases so does your stress level, right? But right now, because you don’t know how to tackle it, you may be avoiding dealing with it.  Because it seems just too insurmountable.  Is it your email or... Continue reading... The post ADHD And Managing Your Clutter appeared first on Marla Cummins ..read more

  Boundaries are rules you set to let others know what is okay and what is not okay for you based on your values and priorities. They protect your personal and mental space, including physical, sexual, intellectual or mental, emotional, material or financial, and time boundaries.  For this post, I’ll focus on how to set boundaries around your time. How about you? Do you have a hard time saying no when someone makes a request... Continue reading... The post How To Set Boundaries Around Time When You Have ADHD appeared first on Marla Cummins ..read more

Do you find it hard to decide what to do each day? Maybe you get overwhelmed trying to prioritize. So you’re never quite sure if you are doing what is most important to you.  No doubt, prioritizing is a challenge for ADHD adults. I know it can feel impossible sometimes. After all, everything seems important. And it all needs to be done right now if not yesterday. But since we all have a limited amount... Continue reading ..read more

You look at or think about a task. You tell yourself it is important to do. But you just can’t get started. You feel paralyzed – frozen. You may or may not know why. And the paralysis gets worse the more you avoid it, right?  The primary reason is fear. That is, there is something about the task that frightens you. It may feel as though a lion is chasing you. At least, that is... Continue reading... The post Break Free from ADHD Task Paralysis with These 6 Proven Tips appeared first on Marla Cummins ..read more

Do you sometimes wonder if it is just me or do I do this because of my ADHD? Similarly, are you dumbfounded that you keep repeating the same behaviors and do so despite knowing what you need to do to change? As the classic ADHD self–help book suggests. You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid, or Crazy.  You have executive function challenges because of your ADHD. Remember, you also have executive function strengths. Being aware of... Continue reading... The post The Strategies ADHD Adults Use To Improve Executive Function Skills appeared first on Marla Cummins ..read more

Are ADHD adults good at multitasking? How about you? Do you think you’re good at multitasking? In fact, I often hear from clients when we initially start working together that this is one of their strengths. Like my clients, if you think you’re good at multitasking, this belief probably comes from the fact that you have operated this way for so long, and you do get stuff done.  But I’ll suggest that this is usually... Continue reading... The post Here Is What You’ll Want To Know About Multitasking and ADHD appeared first on Marla Cummins ..read more