Spend very long looking at ADHD content online and you'll probably come across a test promising to tell you your particular "type" of ADHD. Some describe three types. Others offer five, seven or considerably more. And strangely enough, I don't entirely disagree with the idea behind them. ADHD can look enormously different from one person to another.

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ADHD Masking, Fitting In and Exhaustion

You can look calm, capable and sociable whilst using an enormous amount of energy to appear that way. Perhaps you get through the working day perfectly well, but collapse when you get home. Maybe you enjoy seeing friends but still need hours of quiet afterwards. Or perhaps people describe you as confident and organised whilst you privately feel as though you're constantly working to keep all the plates spinning. For some people with ADHD, or who recognise ADHD traits...

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Why Do I Replay Conversations Over and Over?

Not everyone with ADHD replays conversations, and replaying them doesn't mean that you have ADHD. Yet some adults with ADHD recognise this pattern because attention, emotion, memory and impulsivity can interact in ways that leave an important moment feeling mentally unfinished.

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ADHD Traits and Feeling Different: A Kinder View

For many adults, the feeling of being out of step begins long before there are words for it. You may have looked around and wondered why everyday life seemed to come with an unwritten rulebook that everyone else had received.

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A Therapist's Guide to Letting Go of the Past

Struggling with letting go of the past? A therapist shares practical, evidence-based strategies to process memories and build a more hopeful future.

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Signs and Impacts of Bottled Up Emotions

Learn the signs of bottled up emotions, their impact on your health, and discover practical, safe strategies to start releasing them for better wellbeing.

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