About this episode

Dr. J explores the science behind ADHD avoidance and offers practical strategies to overcome it.

Does replying to a text feel harder than it should? Or do you struggle when someone reminds you to do something you were already planning to do? In this episode, Dr. J breaks down the real science behind ADHD avoidance: how the nervous system mistakes tasks for threats, why perfectionism makes starting feel risky, and what actually happens in your brain before a shutdown. Plus, practical strategies to interrupt the avoidance loop without shame, force, or another failed to-do list.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. J

Topics covered

• ADHD
• avoidance
• nervous system
• perfectionism
• brain shutdown
• practical strategies

Keywords

• ADHD
• avoidance
• nervous system
• perfectionism
• brain shutdown
• strategies

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