Does anyone else find their ADHD symptoms ramp up during the holidays? Between shopping, social events, and family gatherings, it feels like my brain is on overdrive. It's overwhelming, and I end up feeling more scattered than usual. How do you all manage your ADHD during this busy season? Are there strategies that help you cope with the extra chaos?

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To be honest, I stopped "doing holidays". I now just use almost all holiday time just for relaxing.

I just straight up lie to my colleagues, and tell them I did stuff over the weekends or on holidays haha

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So relatable

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Yes! I want to curl up in a ball and reemerge in three weeks. 😭 I wish I had good advice to overcome it, but I need the advice as much as you do.

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Yes. I live alone and in between all my work and social obligations I just want to be alone to deal with my overwhelm and (as a result) extreme exhaustion. Moreover, I feel I’m extra sensitive trying to manage all the things, so that means while I feel joy sometimes, more often I get upset and cry. I’m happy that I have a lot of friends who understand my moods so won’t hold me against it. But yeah, taking alone time if needed, sleep well, take walks, ramp up my usual mindfulness practice etc - all the usual stuff but make sure I really do it otherwise my brain will explode 🤯

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I want to second the recommendation for walks. All the practices you mentioned are helpful, but I found walks to have the best "bang for the buck", in terms of payoff versus the psychological effort of actually doing it.

So many things about it that are easy to underestimate, like just removing the ceiling off your head.

Yes. But keep telling myself to stop putting pressure on myself to do absolutely everything. Whatever doesn’t happen is fine. Have to work on giving myself permission to let go of that perfect Christmas expectation. Just do the couple things that bring me the most joy.

Task paralysis galore. Even my meds can’t stop it

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