Impulsivity is one of the hardest ADHD challenges to overcome. Why? Because we aren’t aware that we’re being impulsive, when we’re being impulsive. What we think, we do. There’s no filter between thought and action. Stay tuned over the next week or so for some strategies to develop that filter, and conquer your ADHD impulsivity.
#1 of 7: Reflect. After you’ve done something impulsive that you regret, ask yourself what you could have done differently. Make a mental note of it for future reference. Or better yet, keep a log. Don’t berate yourself, just learn from it.
#2 of 7: Slow down. Develop the habit of pausing before you answer someone. Sometimes if you give yourself more time, reason will step in and let you know that you’re about to do something you might regret.
#3 of 7: Identify situations where you tend to be impulsive. Shopping? Parties? Email? What are your triggers? For each of these situations, identify something you can use as a filter. For example if you’re prone to firing off inflammatory emails, consider a post-it on your computer that says “Think before you send”.
#4 of 7: Avoid temptation. Unsubscribe from all those shopping site newsletters. Don’t bring your credit card to the store with you.
#5 of 7: Take time to relax and recharge every day. If you build time into your schedule for the things that refresh you, you’ll be less likely to give in to them at inconvenient times.
#6 of 7: Before taking action, ask yourself some meaningful questions: How could this come back to hurt me later? Is this really how I want to be spending my time? Is this in service of what is truly important to me?
#7 of 7: Practice being aware of your thoughts, feelings, and actions in every moment.
#2 of 7: Slow down. Develop the habit of pausing before you answer someone. Sometimes if you give yourself more time, reason will step in and let you know that you’re about to do something you might regret.
#3 of 7: Identify situations where you tend to be impulsive. Shopping? Parties? Email? What are your triggers? For each of these situations, identify something you can use as a filter. For example if you’re prone to firing off inflammatory emails, consider a post-it on your computer that says “Think before you send”.
#4 of 7: Avoid temptation. Unsubscribe from all those shopping site newsletters. Don’t bring your credit card to the store with you.
#5 of 7: Take time to relax and recharge every day. If you build time into your schedule for the things that refresh you, you’ll be less likely to give in to them at inconvenient times.
#6 of 7: Before taking action, ask yourself some meaningful questions: How could this come back to hurt me later? Is this really how I want to be spending my time? Is this in service of what is truly important to me?
#7 of 7: Practice being aware of your thoughts, feelings, and actions in every moment.
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