170 // How Clarity Builds Confidence in ADHD

All right.

So when we want to build confidence, we need to be able to see ourselves clearly in order to know that we are enough, even when we face failure or rejection.

So the first thing I'm going to say that is going to help bring clarity, sleep.

I cannot emphasize sleep enough.

A few weeks ago, I was feeling like an absolute failure in everything.

I was feeling hopeless and helpless and down and frustrated and like nothing was going to work and tired all the time.

And I finally allowed myself to embrace my need for sleep.

I let myself have a nap.

I let myself go to bed early.

I prioritize sleep for a couple of days.

And let me tell you, it made a phenomenal difference.

Now, if you are somebody who has been struggling with sleep, I'm also going to link below the episode that I did recently with Dr. Eric Prather as he is a sleep expert.

So you can listen to that one as well.

But I want to emphasize here is that when we are exhausted, we're sleep deprived.

We're not going to see anything very clearly.

We're grumpy.

Our nervous system is dysregulated.

That's actually another thing that makes us not see clearly.

But it's so incredibly important.

And I want you to recognize that no matter what we work on within building confidence, if our basic survival needs of sleep, hydration and nutrition are If we are not meeting those, at least to an 80% standard or whatever standard it is that works for you, it's going to be very difficult to have clarity to build confidence in those other areas.

So that is number one.