![]() And so often I find those with ADHD, they get paralyzed, they just shut down. It’s got to pause and override that automatic response and it’s not an easy thing to do, which is why those with ADHD have difficulty regulating attention and emotions.īut one of my points is that if you feel threatened, your brain will automatically go into that automatic response. And the thing about the executive functioning brain, it’s very effortful. That’s the part of the brain that’s the prefrontal cortex right here that when I’m working with those with ADHD, we’re trying to work with this particular area. There’s the automatic brain or the primitive brain, that fight, flight or freeze, and the executive functioning brain. In other videos we’ve talked about thinking of the ADHD brain as a two level system, which is something that I learned from Dr. You go into that fight, flight or freeze. It’s not life threatening, but many times for those with ADHD, that response is exactly the same. Moving forward, the thing about this response that’s interesting is the brain really can’t tell the difference between a life threatening event and a threatening event like your boss yelling at you or some coworkers coming at you. And the idea there is to actually stop for a moment, engage your executive functioning system to override those automatic emotions, but we’ll come back to that in a second. I will pause and note that if you’re ever in any emergency training, the first thing they do is don’t panic and calm down. Now what I’ve described so far is if you’re threatened with your life, that response is really pretty a good thing for the most part. ![]() And that automatic emotional response that kicks in sometimes can be pretty problematic. And when it comes to those with ADHD, emotion is something that they need to regulate. And the thing about the fight, flight or freeze automatic emotional response is when you feel threatened for your life, your brain automatically goes into that. And it’s a very key instinct for all species because it’s really all about survival. Fight back, run like heck or to play dead if you will. In particular, one particular area that I think is really helpful to illuminate and that is all living things have a response when they are threatened and it’s fight, flight or freeze. I’m your host, ADHD and attention coach Jeff Copper, and I’m here today to talk about ADHD and emotions. Welcome everybody to this edition of Attention Talk Video. ![]() It’s important to understand what this concept is and how it works so that they can understand the context of this biological response and the importance of engaging their executive functioning brain to override it. They go into fight, flight, or freeze mode and they’re just completely stuck. The problem for those with ADHD is that they may have had bad experiences and they feel the anticipation of a threat even if there isn’t one. When it comes to those with ADHD, regulating emotions is something they already have trouble with, and when that response kicks in, it can be quite problematic. The brain spontaneously goes into that mode. When we feel threatened, the fight, flight, or freeze response is automatic. It’s an innate instinct for all species because it’s really all about survival. The response in all living things when they are threatened is fight, flight, or freeze. By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – November 9, 2020
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