Illustrating The A To Z Of Mental Health

eciding whether you should try counselling or therapy to treat your ADHD symptoms can be tough. When managing ADHD as an adult, therapy is typically used in combination with other treatments. But using a combination of options doesn’t mean that managing your ADHD symptoms will be easy. Therapy requires a lot of effort. Choosing to commit to the hard work of therapy can be a difficult decision for many with ADHD.

Here are five tips to consider if you think ADHD counselling or therapy might be right for you:

For many people, therapy is hard work. The process usually involves recalling and sharing emotional experiences of the past, uncovering your weaknesses, learning about your strengths, and implementing changes with the support of your therapist.

At times, some people find counselling to be emotionally draining, mentally exhausting, time-consuming, and expensive. The idea behind most counselling techniques is to help you become more aware of your thoughts and feelings, and to explore what you can do to change your own behavior. This process may help you learn to cope better with your ADHD.

It doesn’t matter if you’ve known for years that you have ADHD, or if you’re only recently diagnosed. If you believe ADHD therapy will be helpful for you — at any age — it’s worth considering. But remember that therapy takes a commitment of time and energy. You’re likely to get more out of therapy if you’re invested in the process and willing to implement the new strategies you learn. If now doesn’t feel like the right time, that’s okay!