ABOUT Black and White Thinking

The Challenge of Gray –

from Black and White to Balance

Black and white yin-yang symbol

  • A or F
  • Perfect or worthless
  • All or nothing
  • Good or bad
  • White or black

Perfectionism and Black & White Thinking can turn a bright, shiny day into a thunderstorm!

One of the Nine Challenges (from my Challenges Inventory™), it is an area that will be explored in one of the eBooks in my upcoming eBook Series.

ADDers seem to fall into the black and white thinking trap more than most.

Maybe it is because we have heard it levied against us so often in our lives.

  • Why can’t you ever be on time?
  • You always interrupt me!
  • You are the messiest person I have ever known!

Such NONSENSE!

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Expectations Mismatches & Moon Men

 Frustrated expectations are difficult to overcome.

Black and white sketch of a full moon with a grouchy face

“You do something right ONCE and they
hold it against you for the rest of your life!”

~ Mel Levine

One of the complaints you often hear about ADDers is that our cognitive and functional abilities are erratic.

In posts to come, I will share with you what I have discovered about WHY that it so: why our behavior seems so unpredictable, and what we can do to change that perception.

I would like to introduce you to some of the theories and concepts that underlie the manner in which I work with Executive Functioning Deficits of all types — a way that allows you to put the pieces together so that you understand what you need to DO to be able to drive your own brain – without the constant fear that it will break down on the road!

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