Adult ADHD Symptom and Emotional Control

Adult temper tantrums? Are you dealing with adult ADHD symptoms?

Tantrums can be a common, but disturbing issue when adult ADHD is in the picture.

Kristen’s story.

It was over ice cream. The flavor.  Having purchased an apple pie for a family gathering, Kristen was thinking vanilla.  But when she asked her husband if he was OK with getting something everyone liked, he blew up.

Looking back, Kristen realizes that the phrase “everyone liked” was the trigger to what came next.  Jason received the message that Kristen said that nobody liked his previous choice of Chunky Monkey. Jason whirled around, stamped his foot and sputtered out loudly “Everybody liked my ice cream, everybody ate it and loved it. I don’t know why you think my choices are bad.”  After that tirade, he stomped down the aisle. Clearly, Jason was struggling to manage his Adult ADHD Symptoms.

In their 25 years of marriage, Kristen and Jason have experienced many similar situations where Jason’s reaction to a perceived criticism, judgment or misunderstood comment has resulted in Jason’s over-the-top emotional response, closely aligned to a child’s meltdown.  To witness this behavior in an “adult” is startling and puzzling to say the least. To be the spouse of someone who resorts to this action, it’s chilling.

• Lack of control over impulsive emotions or the behavior related to them;
• Easily frustrated;
• Quick to anger and become hostile;
• Inability to self-sooth or re-direct attention;
• Struggles to self-manage moods; difficulties shifting to more positive thinking and acting.

Finding an ADHD professional to help you understand, cope and manage the impact of Adult ADHD is imperative to living a happy and successful life.

If you need help managing your adult ADHD, or that of a loved one, don’t procrastinate. You can contact me at linda@adhdtreatmentsolutions.com, or visit my website: https://adhdtreatmentsolutions.com/