Time Blindness - An ADHD or Executive Dysfunction Trait

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Therapy in a Nutshell -Emma McAdam

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🗓️ 8 August 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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If you lose track of time, can’t estimate time, or if you struggle to be on time you may be experiencing something called time blindness. So in this video you’ll learn what time blindness is, and 10 strategies to manage it. And if you think you’ve heard them all, the last two are pretty creative. Looking for affordable online counseling? My sponsor, BetterHelp, connects you to a licensed professional from the comfort of your own home. Try it now for 10% off your first month: https://betterhelp.com/therapyinanutshell Learn more in one of my in-depth mental health courses: https://courses.therapyinanutshell.com Support my mission on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/therapyinanutshell Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.therapyinanutshell.com Check out my favorite self-help books: https://kit.co/TherapyinaNutshell/best-self-help-books Therapy in a Nutshell and the information provided by Emma McAdam are solely intended for informational and entertainment purposes and are not a substitute for advice, diagnosis, or treatment regarding medical or mental health conditions. Although Emma McAdam is a licensed marriage and family therapist, the views expressed on this site or any related content should not be taken for medical or psychiatric advice. Always consult your physician before making any decisions related to your physical or mental health. In therapy I use a combination of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Systems Theory, positive psychology, and a bio-psycho-social approach to treating mental illness and other challenges we all face in life. The ideas from my videos are frequently adapted from multiple sources. Many of them come from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, especially the work of Steven Hayes, Jason Luoma, and Russ Harris. The sections on stress and the mind-body connection derive from the work of Stephen Porges (the Polyvagal theory), Peter Levine (Somatic Experiencing) Francine Shapiro (EMDR), and Bessel Van Der Kolk. I also rely heavily on the work of the Arbinger Institute for my overall understanding of our ability to choose our life's direction. And deeper than all of that, the Gospel of Jesus Christ orients my personal worldview and sense of security, peace, hope, and love https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/believe If you are in crisis, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or your local emergency services. Copyright Therapy in a Nutshell, LLC

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to the Therapy in a Nutschell podcast. I'm Emma McAdam, a licensed marriage and family therapist,
0:05.4	and it's my mission to create easy to understand educational content about therapeutic skills and topics that anyone can use in their daily life.
0:13.7	Stay tuned till the end of the video to learn more about my mental health courses, discounts, and other news related to therapy in a nutshell.
0:21.4	I hope you enjoy the episode. Each podcast episode comes from a corresponding video you can
0:26.4	find on the Therapy in a Nutshell YouTube channel. Also, these podcasts are educational
0:31.9	and don't replace the advice or direction you may be receiving from a therapist or other health
0:36.7	professional. All right, let's jump in. If you lose track of time, can't estimate time, or if you struggle to be on time,
0:44.3	you may be experiencing something called time blindness. So in this video, you'll learn what
0:49.3	is time blindness and 10 strategies to manage it. And if you think you've heard them all, the last two are
0:55.1	pretty creative. So real quick, time blindness is a symptom really common in people with ADHD or
1:01.0	other forms of neurodiversity, and it includes trouble estimating the time a task will take,
1:07.1	chronic lateness to important things, procrastination, getting overwhelmed by tasks or deadlines,
1:13.9	difficulty waiting. So because someone with time blindness doesn't feel the passage of time,
1:18.8	waiting can feel like an eternity, even if it's only a few minutes. And this can lead to being
1:23.2	easily distracted or impulsive behavior. So for example, they might blurt out answers before a question is finished, or they might
1:31.3	start another task while cooking and burn their pancakes.
1:35.3	This literally happens to me every time I cook pancakes.
1:38.3	Okay, going back to the list, difficulty tasks switching, and probably one of the most damaging characteristics of
1:45.9	having symptoms of time blindness is not being able to sense the future. So, for example, let's
1:53.5	imagine that you're standing at a dock watching a ship come to port. And in the distance,
1:57.9	you can see a huge ship on the horizon and it's slowly approaching.
2:02.1	You can sense that it's far off and you have time before it arrives at the dock.
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