Not lazy, but exhausted from analysis paralysis (Emily’s story)

ADHD coach Emily Weinberg is no stranger to analysis paralysis.
Before she was diagnosed, she thought she was just lazy, and that
she couldn’t have ADHD since she wasn’t hyperactive. But whenever
she was being “unproductive,” she was actually just frozen. She
was stuck thinking about the list of things to do mounting in her
head.


When she first spoke to a psychiatrist about ADHD, Emily was told
that “she just seemed like an anxious mom with young kids.” So
her ADHD was missed, which happens for so many women. Since then,
Emily has worked hard to understand herself better, and now she
empowers others to do the same.


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Related resources

ADHD and “analysis paralysis”

ADHD and the myth of laziness

Emily’s ADHD coaching website, ADHDwithemily.com



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