**Creator**:: [[How to ADHD]] **Source**:: [ADHD and Emotions: How Mindfulness Can Help (& 3 Questions to Ask!) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t23N2Pib9rs) - Emotions == problem -> get rid of emotions - avoid situations where emotions occur - Avoiding sports where people relied on me - Modify situations using books, music, etc. - Distract from emotions - suppress emotions - rationalize emotions? [[Rationalizations are defense-mechanisms against strong emotions]] - These are good regulators but we need to accept our emotions - Managing emotional deregulation with [[mindfulness]] - What do our emotions look like? - What is a more specific word for this emotion? - Validating emotions != saying the emotion is okay - How do I feel right now? - I feel `________` - Need to be emotionally honest with ourselves - Complications - [[Alexithymia]] - No words for emotions - [[Dyslexithymia]] - Wrong words for emotions - [[trauma]] can effect how we feel and understand emotions **Covers**:: [[ADHD]], [[depersonalization]], [[derealization]]