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seek constructive criticism.

Dr. Russell Barkley, a prominent psychologist and an expert in the ADHD field, in fact calls ADHD “the disorder of self-regulation.”

Many children like William are profoundly affected by the difficulty they have in modulating aggressive impulses, and this intense fearfulness can come to dominate their inner world. They tend to attribute negative meaning to events and perceive others as threatening, hostile, or judgmental, which may not be the case at all. These youngsters may be

We develop an attachment figure resource when the most resourced parts aren’t healthy enough, hold strong resentments toward the child states, or lack the adaptive information needed to metabolize the information in the traumatic memory. The attachment figure resources are a proxy or substitute that models what the most grown-up parts can’t current

What we are attempting to do is offer the trapped child the nurturing behavior it required at the time but did not receive from the parents. The fact is that you, the patient, are the only one capable of reaching that cut-off fragment of your self and doing this essential re-parenting.

Some of us try to find safety by being alone. Some of us look for safety through others, either by pleasing them or dominating them. Many of us try to persuade others to be more like we are. But whatever strategy we use, we are all seeking safety.