Emotional regulation, especially for adults with ADHD, is not simply trying to avoid another conflict — it is recovering the parts of ourselves buried beneath years of reacting instead of understanding. When we dig with curiosity rather than judgment, we find not weakness but wisdom. Many times when you’re engaging in a compulsive habit, whether that be using alcohol or drugs or double checking if you locked your door five times, you may be avoiding a difficult emotion. There may be a deeper emotion that is unexpressed and may actually be very deep beneath many other thoughts, feelings, or behaviors.

Research shows that adults with ADHD have lower

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