Ask Dr B about feeling powerless, hopeless and covering up your challenges – 095

80% of the new students coming into the ADDventures In Achievement Foundational Skills program feel powerless over their current behaviors, are filled with self-loathing, and feel like an impostor - having lived with so many challenges their entire life.  They constantly look over their shoulder least they be found out. In today's episode, I'm focusing on feelings you're probably familiar with, and how shining a light on these feelings, and the beliefs that feed them leads you to heal your needless suffering.  Hiding your challenges and feelings only makes things worse, not better.  You feel bad about what you aren't yet able to do and feel worse because you're hiding.  You've turned this into a moral issue when it is just the under-development of some of your EF skills.  And being able to share what you are thinking and feeling about yourself in the safety of our program community provides you with the opportunity to release the shame and guilt you've been carrying for years and kept to yourself.  The love and support inside our private community is priceless. In this episode Dr B talks about: Feeling powerless and hopeless Covering up your challenges Strategy to start helping yourself 4 action steps to take now Developing your Executive Function Skills and shifting your limiting beliefs is the fastest and most effective way to overcome ADHD limitations, find focus, gain confidence, and newfound freedom in your life! My mission is to put an end to the worldwide needless suffering of adults with ADHD and those with under-developed Executive Function Skills - whether from ADHD, chronic depression or anxiety, trauma, addictions, or chronic illnesses.  And, you don't need a formal diagnosis to know you need help developing these executive function skills in order to greatly reduce your suffering. Episode Resources: Click the link:  https://www.drbarbaracohen.com/AIA  so you are informed.  There is no obligation to being informed about an amazing opportunity that changes lives! 13 EF Skills:  https://www.drbarbaracohen.com/Executive-Function Take Control of Your Life with MasterClasses: https://www.drbarbaracohen.com/MasterClasses  Join the amazing Living Beyond ADHD Facebook Group & hang out with your peeps Follow me on Dr B Facebook Page and enjoy live videos and more Follow me on InstaGram and enjoy relevant resources Download the mp3 audio file and listen whenever you like. Download the transcript for this episode To Help The Show: Subscribe at your favorite listening spot and my podcast player has social media links (icons) in the episode player so you can share episodes you love with others!  Please rate the show and leave a thoughtful review on iTunes so I know you're benefiting from the episodes.  The greater the number of reviews, the higher the ranking, and the easier it will be for others to find the show; people who also need this information.   Let's put an end to the worldwide needless suffering together!  We can do this!