ADHD can make it difficult to figure out how we are feeling physically, mentally and emotionally. Commonly it is due to difficulty with self awareness caused by our executive dysfunction.
This is a checklist I go through mentally to try and figure out why I might be feeling off.
[click to see checklist as a flowchart]
- I feel off.
- Am I sitting funny/ have I been sitting in this position for a period of time?
- Am I mentally drained?
- Have I been working on this task for a long time?
- Have I eaten/ drank anything recently?
- Have I been eating properly? Am I craving something specific?
- Have I gotten enough sleep recently?
- If not, am I being kept up by any specific thoughts/ worry?
- Have I socialized recently?
- Have I forgotten to hang out with my friends?
- Have I spent time with my family?
- Is how I’m feeling positive or negative?
- If negative, have I experienced anything recently that I haven’t processed?
- Have I fought/ argued/ had disagreements with people close to me?
- Is there anything coming up that I am worried about?
- Have I been making a lot of small mistakes recently?
- Have I felt that I lot of things have been happening to me that I can’t control?
- If positive, have I let myself enjoy the feeling?
- If don’t know, has anything happened recently out of the usual?
- Have there been any changes in my life, big or small?
- Have I been unable to follow my normal schedule due to any reason?
- Have I done my usual relaxing activities/ hobbies?
- Have I exercised recently?
- Have there been any changes in my life, big or small?
So, this is kind of life changing… ::goes to find notebook to write this ish down… ::
THANK YOU!