ADHD And Self-Esteem. What Lowers It, What Raises It?
Here are notes from my nonprofit Vancouver Adult ADD Support Group September 6th 2016 Meeting on the topic of ADHD and self-esteem. In my experience, most adults with ADHD have problems with self-esteem, regardless of external accomplishments.
I’ve coached hundreds of ADHD entrepreneurs and people in the workplace (I don’t coach students), and some have been very externally successful by many measures. Yet in doing phone coaching of ADHD adults since 2003 and running an adult ADHD support group since 2004, I have rarely met any adults with ADHD who do not have problems with self-esteem.
See notes from other Vancouver Adult ADD Support Group meetings here.
ADHD And Self Esteem. What Lowers It, What Raises It?
Facilitator: Pete Quily
Thanks to Ed and Amy for taking notes.
Many people have problems with self-esteem, but adults and children with ADHD have much, much higher rates of problems with self-esteem than other people regardless of external achievement or status.
Overview:
What is self-esteem?
Warm up exercise in pairs or threes. what has worked for you before in boosting your self esteem?
Consequences of low self-esteem
What things reduce self-esteem?
What things boost your self-esteem?
Practical self-esteem pair exercise
What is self-esteem?
builds the confidence you need to move forward with things
how you perceive yourself and your abilities to do things
how you respond and deal with failure
it is based on confide...
Source: Adult ADD Strengths - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Pete Quily Tags: ADD / ADHD Treatment Source Type: blogs
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