Frustration Intolerance: Distracted Impatience

If you have ADHD then you probably get frustrated very easily. Very frustrated very easily. So that means there will be times when you are overwhelmed or overstimulated while trying to complete a task, and the result could be turmoil. If you have to wait in line at the store, or someone doesn’t get to the point of their story quickly enough then it can turn that minor inconvenience into a all hands on deck ready the nuclear launch codes drill; one that could quickly result in emotional annihilation. If that is the case then you are dealing with frustration intolerance, an ADHD symptom that is rarely talked about. The good news is that it can be explained, it’s our brains, and I’ll talk about it in this episode. I have ADHD, did I mention that?