Overidentification

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03/28/23 • 16 min

Is this something you resonate with? Identifying with qualities about yourself that may keep you boxed into them? Telling yourself that this is just who you are, and there’s nothing you can do about it? If you do, you’re not alone.
Now Presenting, ADHD, and overidentification.

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Hi. This is Now Presenting ADHD, where we look at common ways Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder can present in individuals, explain what the root causes can be, and connect the experience to real humans. I’m your host, Jaye Lin. I’m an ADHD coach, instructor, and generally nice person.

My identity is something I’ve been grappling with recently. Who am I, exactly? There was the person I was prior to my ADHD diagnosis three years ago, the person I was before I decided to start