Self-Care for People with ADHD Quotes

“Replace your mindless eating. Instead of focusing on not eating, focus on changing what/how much you eat. If you feel particularly strong cravings, instead of just depriving yourself, reduce the portion or look up alternatives with a similar flavor profile.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“Recognizing your truth: that you are doing your best and deserve to be taken care of and nurtured. Learning to forgive yourself will most likely be the thing that helps you accomplish your goals despite those setbacks.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“The ADHD brain is beautifully circuitous. People whose brains function more linearly and in a grid-based manner may not understand the labyrinthine mental associations that take us from thought A to thought B. This is part of why a vision board can be so fun. It sparks diverse neural connections, and it is a creative way to organize your goals and dreams.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“Celebrating those small milestones lights up the brain and fires off that dopamine that signals to the rest of the brain that you should keep going! It is through that persistent stepwise pattern that you can get to your next big achievement.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“Some days my brain is utterly amazing, but some days it is total garbage. Instead of telling myself that every day should be remarkable because I have this “superpower,” I look at the situation with an emotion-neutral observation: “This is how my brain is wired. It is neither good nor bad; it just is what it is. I don’t need it to function perfectly all the time, and I am grateful that I am able to do what I am doing today.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“High-protein diets enhance your ability to initiate and sustain focus, as it takes longer to break down—thus more energy for longer and less crash.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“You may lean on your predisposition for instant gratification and give up building habits because you aren’t seeing immediate improvement.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“Exercise is beneficial for a plethora of reasons, but for people with ADHD, working out can simultaneously reduce hyperactivity, enhance attention and memory, and promote relaxation. It is perhaps the most positive way to modify your neural wiring to achieve a more consistent state of stability.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“As people with ADHD are more vulnerable to emotional abuse and gaslighting, it is of the utmost importance that you identify toxic people and then take the steps to disengage. It may be readily apparent who is unhealthy for you if they openly and outwardly treat you badly, but there are other people who are toxic in a much more subversive manner. They can cause your self-esteem to plummet and drive you into unhealthy coping mechanisms. They can be quietly manipulative and coerce you into making decisions that you are uncomfortable with. They can stir up chaos in your life surreptitiously and convince you it is a consequence of your ADHD.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“This compulsive pattern of eating with ADHD can be attributed to poor self-regulation. When you are bored or upset, your brain may misinterpret those feelings as hunger pangs.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“It takes about thirty to sixty minutes for caffeine to reach peak effect and about five hours to fully get out of your system”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“Caffeine is also a vasoconstrictor (something that makes blood vessels constrict and reduces blood flow). One theory is that this vasoconstrictive property may help ADHD symptoms by reducing blood flow to hyperactive regions of the brain, allowing them to operate more effectively and cooperate with the rest of the brain.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“sometimes people have anxiety due to their ADHD. I know for me, it presents as near panic when I get overwhelmed by things to do or overstimulated by chaotic places, or when I’m running behind.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“The Mayo Clinic reports that 400 milligrams (about four cups of coffee) of caffeine each day is safe for an adult.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“Caffeine is a stimulant that works on your central nervous system to boost dopamine production.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“Medication is not going to “solve” your ADHD. Medication can be a potent tool in your arsenal, but you get maximum efficacy when you pair that with appropriate behavioral modification and self-care.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“don’t stress about skipping days. The emphasis should be on how good you feel when you dedicate that time to yourself instead of penalizing yourself for breaking routine.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“Being among nature and out of your same, tired environment allows you to decompress and refocus. It gives you an almost transcendental time to process the overwhelming inputs in a more organized and less emotionally charged manner.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“When you look at the benefits of walking specifically for ADHD, you see that it boosts mood and general functioning by increasing blood flow and circulation to the brain and body. It feeds oxygen and nutrients more efficiently into the central nervous system and soothes your hyperactive stress response.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“Staying active can improve cognitive function, memory, attention, and processing speed. Older people who stay active can reduce their risk of cognitive decline and dementia.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“When everything is optimized and working together, you have better control of your symptoms and lead a happier, healthier, less chaotic life.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“Vitamin C. Vitamin C can help synthesize neurotransmitters, but you should proceed with caution if you are on certain ADHD medications, as too much vitamin C can interfere with the absorption of those medications.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“Iron. Data shows that low iron levels can exacerbate ADHD symptoms. It is important to note that taking too much iron can be detrimental (and constipating). If you want to boost iron naturally, great iron-rich foods are dark chocolate, leafy greens, and red meat.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“Vitamin B. This vitamin promotes alertness while decreasing anxiety. Signs of deficiency include fatigue and irritability. Look for vitamin B in bananas, spinach, and salmon.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“Magnesium. This supplement helps with sleep, relaxation, anxiety, and digestion. It aids the neurotransmitters to better address attentional issues. You can find magnesium in nuts, seeds, beans, and dark, leafy greens.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“Zinc. This helps regulate dopamine in the brain, and data show that it can reduce hyperactivity and impulsivity. Zinc is found in beef, shrimp, pumpkin seeds, and spinach.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“Let’s talk about the “right” medication. The right medication is what is right for you. There are so many factors to consider, including your genetics, your underlying psychiatric conditions, your current life situations, and your financial situation. This is not a one-size-fits-all situation.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“Here are just some of the activities you’ll find in this book: Allow Yourself to De-Mask Recognize Your Triggers Learn How to Nourish Your Brain Understand and Recognize Hyperfocus Identify Rejection Sensitivity Be Aware of Interrupting Push Aside Perfectionism”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“I realized that ADHD is not something to be fixed but rather is something to be managed.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!

“The ADHD brain views structure as a paradox: You hate feeling limited and confined, but you need some structure to succeed.”
― Sasha Hamdani, Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Prioritize You!