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When worry gets in the way
Why ADHD can make it harder
Anxiety can leave you worried, tense or afraid. With ADHD, past mistakes may give you real things to worry about: being late, forgetting something or letting someone down.
Worry then makes it harder to concentrate on what needs doing.
Give the worry a practical answer
If you are worried about an appointment, open the appointment message. Put the date, place and time in your phone calendar. Add a reminder for when you need to leave—not just when the appointment starts.
If getting ready is the difficult part, ask someone you trust to help you check the journey and what you need to take.
If therapy is hard to remember
Tell your therapist: ‘I lose track when there is too much information. Can we do one part, then practise it together?’
Before leaving, save the agreed exercise and its first step in one phone note or on one card. Ask the therapist to check that it says what you need to do.