Paradoxically, the people who trust themselves the most are usually the people who have betrayed themselves the most profoundly, but then made the decision to walk themselves home—inch by inch—to their authentic selves.

Even well-functioning people with ADD often feel tremendously indecisive about taking new directions or making life changes. They have had so much difficulty in following through on decisions made in the past that they often become unable to trust themselves enough to move ahead at all. They also often have great difficulty saying no appropriately.