The mask I've been wearing most: Pleasing others, always helping others, and taking on more work than I could realistically manage. I often said yes to extra tasks and projects to support my manager or colleagues, even when I was already on the verge of feeling overwhelmed. Constantly trying to meet everyone else's expectations ultimately contributed to my burnout. How exhausting it's been: It has been incredibly exhausting. I always told myself that I loved work and wanted to do my very best. That may be linked to my ADHD, as I feel a real sense of satisfaction when I accomplish something, if I don’t feel like accomplished anything I feel miserable. However, after 47 years, I'm no longer sure whether I genuinely love working or whether I'm driven by the feeling of completing tasks, I feel lost, if I’m honest😒. The problem comes when there are simply too many tasks and too many responsibilities. Taking on extra work to please other’s and until I reach a point where I have no idea where to start. I would get through the working week, but by the weekend I was completely exhausted. Before my symptoms became significantly worse, I felt like I had everything under control and could manage it all, even though I was masking and trying to appear as though everything was fine. When perimenopause began, my ADHD symptoms became much more intense more noticeable, and I noticed a real shift in myself. By the weekend, I would spend most of my time trying to recover from the previous week and prepare myself for the next week. Even though I was exhausted, I would criticise myself for not achieving more during the week and on the weekends. Instead of recognising that I needed rest, I felt guilty for "wasting" the weekend recovering, and then I would feel even worse for not getting everything done that I had hoped or planned to, and this was without others then making me feel even worse by criticising what I hadn’t done too. What I loved as a kid (before the masks): I loved drawing and painting. I could spend hours completely absorbed in creating a picture, losing track of time because I enjoyed it so much.

Yesterday we kicked off the Free ADHD Focus Reset and it was awesome! Today we’re doing something different: a guided breathwork session. This session is designed to calm your stream of thoughts, bring your nervous system into balance, and help you let go of some of the stress you’re carrying around. Many people, including myself, describe it as one of the most powerful ways to find clarity and peace and to feel better overall. Who is joining us? ⚠️ IMPORTANT: read this before joining: https://www.skool.com/adhd/classroom/a72709f7?md=9878a10c1874465299ec231c6a84fa85