Self-Advocacy for Anxiety in ADHD & Autism: How to Ask for Support Without Overexplaining
When you have anxiety, asking for support can feel harder than the thing you’re anxious about. Because asking for support can trigger:😬 fear of judgement🫣…
When you have anxiety, asking for support can feel harder than the thing you’re anxious about. Because asking for support can trigger:😬 fear of judgement🫣…
Anxiety attacks in school or at work are extra hard because you’re expected to stay functional. Even when your nervous system is screaming. For ADHD…
Sometimes you’re not avoiding because you don’t care. You’re avoiding because your nervous system treats the task as a threat. So you delay:📞 the call📬…
Parenting already comes with a lot of uncertainty. But if you have ADHD or you’re autistic, parenting anxiety can become more intense because the nervous…
Anxiety attacks at work are brutal because they happen in the one place where you’re expected to look “fine.” You might be sitting in a…
Existential anxiety can feel different from ordinary anxiety. It’s not always:😟 “What if I fail?” It’s more like:🌌 “What does any of this mean?”🕳️ “What…
Social anxiety can steal language. You walk into a social moment and suddenly: 🧠 your mind goes blank😬 your body gets tense🫥 you feel unreal…
For many people, work is stressful sometimes. For many ADHD and autistic adults, work can feel like a constant evaluation environment. Not necessarily because anyone…
Performance anxiety isn’t only about public speaking. For many neurodivergent adults, “performance” can mean: 👀 someone watching you work🧑💼 a manager standing nearby🗣️ answering a…
Relationship anxiety is painful because it targets what matters most:🫂 connection You can like someone a lot and still feel: 😬 on edge🌀 stuck in…