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7 Truths About ADHD and Intense Emotions
not imagining things, ADHD really is linked to more powerful, sudden, and unruly emotions.But, once you understand your difficulty with emotional regulation, you can get it under control. In this video, learn how.Truth #1: Intense emotions are a hallmark of ADHD.Few doctors factor in emotional challenges when making a diagnosis.Yet, research shows that people with ADHD experience acute difficulty with:Truth #2: Emotional challenges begin in the brain.The brain connectivity networks that carry emotional information don’t work well for people with ADHD.“Processing emotions starts in the brain,” says Thomas Brown, Ph.D.