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E283: When Simple Questions Feel Like A Personal Attack: The Gas Tank Fight
Why does one tiny question sometimes feel like a full-body emotional attack?
In this episode, I'm walking you through a very ordinary moment that turned into a huge realization for me: my husband asking why my gas tank was almost empty. Not a fight. Not a disaster. Just a question. But internally? My brain immediately launched into anxiety, defensiveness, shame, overexplaining, and mental gymnastics before he even finished speaking.
And honestly, I think so many of us with ADHD do this all day long without even realizing it.
I'm sharing what came up for me emotionally, how old childhood…
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