About this episode

This episode discusses how anger in ADHD entrepreneurs is often misunderstood and ignored, leading to emotional dysregulation and societal blame.

Anger isn't the problem. It's what happens when the world ignores it. The Impulsive Thinker® tears apart the lie that ADHD entrepreneurs have "anger issues" — and calls out why nobody ever asks why. In This Episode: Anger versus aggression — the difference nobody sees Why ignoring anger creates bigger messes for ADHD entrepreneurs How shame and gaslighting feed emotional blowups What You'll Take Away: Anger is a signal, not a character flaw — aggression is what happens when it's ignored Shame keeps ADHD entrepreneurs from even feeling anger "Anger problems" are often society's refusal to listen, not yours ADHD, RSD, and other labels get weaponized to silence you The right question isn't "why are you angry" — it's "what boundary got crossed?" ABOUT THIS EPISODE The Impulsive Thinker® takes on anger and emotional dysregulation in ADHD entrepreneurship. Why are ADHD entrepreneurs labelled angry when nobody asks what's happened to trigger it? This episode drills into anger as a signal, not a failing, and why mixing it up with aggression misses the real point. Shame, dismissal, and gaslighting push ADHD entrepreneurs to a breaking point. Ignoring anger never solves it. The Impulsive…

People in this episode

Host: André Brisson

Topics covered

• ADHD
• entrepreneurship
• anger management
• emotional dysregulation
• societal perceptions
• boundaries

Keywords

• ADHD
• anger
• emotional dysregulation
• aggression
• shame
• RSD
• boundaries
• entrepreneurship

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