56 Adult ADHD and Perfectionism

I Have ADHD Podcast

Kristen Carder

Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Today we’re talking about perfectionism: Holding yourself to unrealistically high standards and then beating yourself up when you inevitably do not meet those standards. Perfectionism is a productivity killer, a contentment killer, and it prevents us from celebrating our wins.

For more resources and info on how to work with me, please visit www.ihaveadhd.com

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0:00.0	Welcome to the I have ADHD podcast where it's all about education, encouragement and
0:11.1	coaching for adults with ADHD. I'm your host Kristen Carter and I have ADHD.
0:17.0	Let's chat about the frustrations, humor, and challenges of adulting, relationships working working, and achieving with this neurodevelopmental disorder.
0:27.0	I'll help you understand your unique brain, unlock your potential, and move from point A to point B.
0:35.0	Hey what's up? This is Kristen Carter and you are listening to the I Have
0:40.8	ADHD podcast episode number 56. I am medicated. I am
0:45.8	caffeinated and I am ready to roll. The first thing that I want to do today is
0:51.2	say to those of you who have recently left a rating or review,
0:56.0	thank you so much. You're so kind. There's been like a huge influx of you guys rating and reviewing this podcast in the last couple weeks and I just
1:06.6	appreciate you so much. Thank you. I see you. I read your reviews over and over because like I've said in previous
1:16.6	episodes it gives me so much satisfaction and so much love for you and then also like incredible amounts of
1:25.8	dopamine that just keep me going. So thank you so much. I appreciate you. I
1:32.2	really do. If you guys are listening on iTunes and you haven't
1:37.1	subscribed that will make your life easier so make sure to hit
1:40.1	subscribe so that it just pops up in your feed. I don't know if other
1:44.4	platforms allow you to subscribe. If they do, make your life easier and
1:49.2	subscribe. If not, no problem at all.
1:53.0	But in any case, I appreciate you listening.
1:56.0	And if this is your first episode or your first episode in a while,
2:01.0	glad to have you. You're my peepseps and I'm so glad that you're here.
2:06.0	Next I really want to celebrate some of my own wins and the reason why I do this is to be an example of what's possible because it's very hard for those of us with ADHD to celebrate our wins.
2:21.0	There are a lot of reasons for that and we are going to talk
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