Reframe: Real-Time Reality Check and Rumination Interrupter for Neurodivergent Professionals

How common is rumination amongst ADHDers and how do you break the habit of it.

How common is rumination amongst ADHDers and how do you break the habit of it.

in short yes, a lot of times it seems like my brain’s main function is rumination. i’m also diagnosed with ADHD and anxiety, and i have reallyyy similar thoughts around work despite generally getting positive feedback (not diagnosed w OCD but strong suspicion i have it based on similar thoughts/behaviors to close friend w OCD). The few pieces of negative feedback I have gotten felt like getting stabbed lol. To be clear I still get that mounting anxiety from whatever situation, but remembering/sometimes even repeating the below to myself rly helps me talk down the anxiety: a) most people phone it in at work, and just bc you don’t thinkkkk people are slacking, doesn’t mean they aren’t. u on the other hand r done early! (and i feel like this is common w adhders bc i have def felt the pressure to “look busy” when work’s done but others aren’t) b) if u have the typical ‘omg im gonna get fired bc i dropped a pencil’ thoughts like i do, i’d think about the resources it takes to onboard ppl, and that ultimately most companies wanna take the path of least resistance. since u’re productive, even if they’re being rude rn, they don’t actually want to have to replace that work bc it creates work for them c) rules r usually in place for the typical, not the exception, so you innocently doing your work drawing the ire of ur boss is lowkey what i like to call “rules theater”. ur boss is performing the enforcement of the rules w/o considering whether the reason for the “rule” (unproductivity) is actually happening - theater. d) you are actually being productive! it was unfair of them to micromanage you when you already offered to pick up slack after ur work was completed. regardless of how the boss is making u feel or even your own anxieties, the reality is you ARE productive, even if that’s not being performed in front of ur boss my best advice all that said is if u anticipate this being a problem, i’d go out of your way to be like ‘hey, finished all my work and nobody else needs anything, can i do anything for u?’ even if you have nothing to do, there is a non-zero chance they’re just going to prohibit the homework anyway which sucks, but u can calm and honor your anxiety by taking an actionable step to mitigate the issue. hopefully this all becomes moot since ur not usually in office but i hope this helped!