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How to overcome ADHD guilt?
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this post was submitted on 27 May 2024
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Acceptance.
Accept that you are imperfect.
Accept that all humans are imperfect.
Give light apologies out of respect if necessary, but know that you did what you could and it's ok that you failed to do more, so don't take the failure to heart.
Life is short, and living in anxiety takes away your quality of life like a sickness.
If guilt doesn't improve your life, then it needs to be cut out.
Your happiness is more important than someone else getting a prompt answer.
Respect yourself.
Also, fuck 'em. You do you.
100% this. I found the book “The Gifts of Imperfection” by Brene Brown to be very helpful with mentally working through this. I still feel guilt occasionally but knowing that I am the way I am and that guilt does not provide a productive resolution to the “problem” typically is enough to pull me through.