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If you have ADHD, then there is a high chance that you have Anxiety too. Fifty percent of ADHD adults also have an anxiety disorder, whether it’s Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Panic Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Social phobia or specific phobias, e.g., fear of flying or fear.
While a small amount of anxiousness can help keep you safe and out of danger, the type of anxiety that many ADHDers experience is debilitating. It stops you from living your life fully and can result in some problematic situations. For example, if you are too anxious to take action on an important task, like a work project, a student assignment or taxes there are negative consequences.
In previous articles, I have outlined healthy ways to reduce anxiety. However, those ideas take a little time to start to see results. Today I wanted to share something that will help you in the moment when you are feeling anxious.
It’s a 5 minute video that walks you through an EFT tapping exercise to reduce anxiety.
EFT or Emotional Freedom Technique releases emotional blocks that stand between you and good health. It is a type of psychological acupressure that uses the same energy meridians as acupuncture. If you are a little bit skeptical, I totally understand. I am a nurse and like many people who are use to traditional western medicine ‘energy meridians’ do sound strange at first. However, just because something sounds strange to us, doesn’t mean it doesn’t work!
The combination of tapping and a positive voice; helps clear your anxiety and allows you to continue your day.
Your actions for this week are to try the tapping exercise at least once! If you experience a lot of anxiety, try the tapping every day in the morning. Plus at times during the day when you feel anxious.You will notice a big difference. Happy Tapping 🙂
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ADHD and anxiety
often go hand in hand with adults as well. In fact, it’s pretty much the same sort of scenario discussed above. One difference is that adults aren’t in a school setting, so they usually don’t have tests and exams to worry about. They do however frequently move from one job to the next, unless they’re fortunate enough to end up in a job with keeps them constantly stimulated. They’re certainly not cut out for careers which involve plenty of repetitive tasks, such as production lines for example. The nature of the tasks they’re assigned needs to vary from one day to the next, or alternatively, they need to be exceptionally interesting.