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0203 326 9160 0203 761 7026 0203 761 7027 0203 761 7029Medication can help our brains react differently, but therapy can help us feel differently about ourselves and therefore allow us to work towards more ambitious goals and improve our self-esteem.
Most clinicians would agree that the most effective solution to treat the core symptoms of ADHD and ADD is to use a combination of different approaches.
For years I have struggled with everyday things and feel like I have had to work doubly hard to achieve the same result. I never felt like I was good enough. After some CBT, I now realise a lot of that was embedded into my head and have begun to believe I can achieve more than I thought.
Angela, Bristol
For adults who have spent years not knowing they have ADHD, it is common to develop low self esteem and a negative set of beliefs about yourself. You may have always felt that you were somehow in the wrong, badly behaved or useless at doing things. These negative beliefs can become firmly set in our minds and can be hard to change – which is where therapy can be highly effective.
Behavioural therapies, like CBT, challenge the truth behind our negative thought distortions and can help us develop new and healthier internal dialogs with ourselves.
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The basis of CBT is to look at the thoughts that dictate our behaviours and challenge the thoughts that aren’t helpful or simply aren’t true. People with ADHD / ADD may have suffered with more setbacks in life than the general population; these setbacks may have resulted in developing a very negative or pessimistic set of beliefs.
If you have the following thought characteristics, it might be that CBT can be useful for you.
CBT can therefore help those Adults with ADHD to:
The ADHD test is an easy and anonymous way of finding out if the symptoms you are struggling with and how you are feeling is a result of ADHD. Your results may indicate whether you might benefit from treatment from one of our friendly clinicians.
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