I Just Don’t Know – ADHD and Making a Decision

Making Decisions Do you have trouble making a decision? Is that a hard question? I ask because as I am writing this, I’m answering the question for myself. And the answer is: yes and no. Sometimes I can make a decision really quick – even really big ones. Other times, it can take me forever. […]

Brain Drain: Learn to Make Fewer Decisions

Decision making is not our strong point. As people with ADHD, we have lots of experience with making mistakes. So when we have an opportunity to make a decision about something – cake or pie – we tend to give it a lot of thought. We want to make the right decision and we end […]

Anxiety and Decision Making

A recent study has shown that people who have anxiety – which is a lot of those of us with ADHD – can also have difficulty making decisions, especially when you are anxious. As I understand it, when you are anxious, it triggers neurons in your brain that block other neurons from being able to […]