The hidden signs of ADHD in Women: Anxiety, Overwhelm & Emotional Dysregulation

What if the anxiety, overwhelm, emotional intensity, and difficulty dealing with uncertainty you’ve been struggling with are actually connected to ADHD? In this episode of The Anxiety Recovery Podcast, I’m joined by Theresa Lear Levine to unpack what ADHD can really look like in adult women, especially the symptoms that often get overlooked, misunderstood, or mistaken for anxiety. We talk about why so many women go years without realizing they have ADHD, what emotional dysregulation can feel like from the inside, and why understanding your ADHD intellectually doesn’t always mean you know what to do when your nervous system becomes overwhelmed. Theresa also shares her own experience with ADHD and the struggles happening behind the scenes before she understood what was going on. We dive into: The misunderstood signs of ADHD in adult women Why ADHD in women is so often missed ADHD vs. anxiety and where the two overlap What ADHD can look like emotionally Why uncertainty can feel so difficult with ADHD Shame, overwhelm, and learning to give yourself more grace What happens in the body during emotional dysregulation The role of the nervous system in working with ADHD How Theresa uses EFT/tapping in her work What emotional regulation can realistically look like when you have ADHD If you’ve ever wondered, “Is this anxiety, or could I have ADHD?” or you understand your patterns but still struggle to change what happens when you’re overwhelmed, this conversation will give you a completely different way to understand what may be happening underneath the surface. If anxiety or anxious attachment keeps showing up in your relationships, even when love is there, your body may still be living in the past. I am an anxious attachment specialist & trauma informed somatic coach who helps people heal their anxious attachment using somatic healing & nervous system regulation. I have 4 spots open for 1:1 somatic support for people who are ready to reduce their anxiety/anxious attachment patterns. Somatic work helps your nervous system release old survival patterns that were formed before you had words, patterns like fear of abandonment, constant scanning, or feeling like you have to hold everything together to stay loved. When your body feels safe, connection no longer feels like something you have to earn. Book your free discovery call here to see if we’re a good fit to work together: https://calendly.com/freedomwithvalerie/discovery-call https://www.instagram.com/healwithval/ Join Theresa's Skool Community here: https://www.skool.com/@theresalearlevine Connect with Theresa on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/theresalearlevine/