ADHD-Friendly Strategies for Rumination and Negative Thoughts

It was such a pleasure to be joined by Olga Zilberberg for an educational workshop on rumination and negative thoughts.

We learned about:

• The difference between reflection and rumination — how reflection tends to be positive, but when it starts to move into rumination territory, we go round in circles, which can lead to low mood and anxiety
• The benefits of learning to identify when we are ruminating
• Attention switching and the dangers of trying to suppress our thoughts
• Setting aside time to worry, and putting a cap on how long for
• The importance of tolerating uncertainty
• Reducing thought spirals

As always, these tips are not one size fits all. What works for one person might not work for another.

For those of you who didn’t make it to the workshop, you’ll be able to watch it on our media page alongside previous workshops.

Olga Zilberberg is a friend of Reading ADHD Group, and as always, it was a pleasure working with her. Olga is a neuro-affirming CBT and NLP practitioner, and the founder of The Missing Link, a neuro-inclusion consultancy.

You can find out more about her work here:

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