ADHD is a way to describe the unfocused nature that Ayurvedic Vata anxious minds possess that we accept as part of us.
But we don’t have to lean into the negative parts…
We can be kind to ourselves.
Because ADHD symptoms usually shows up as inattentiveness, unfocused concentration, and scatter-brained thinking.
ADHD usually shows up as impulsive behaviors and actions that don’t match up or align with what’s said. The inconsistent actions often leave a trail of of regretful, bad decisions or impressions on others who have close interactions. The behaviors appear non-logical and without rhyme or reason.
Blame this on brain hyperactivity. 🧠
This can exacerbate and made worse from stress, anxiety, or wrong medications.
Those descriptors can describe a lot of what’s happening in people and culture today.
And that we can witness firsthand with those we work with or alongside.
The problem is people want to stay away from those people and their behaviors.
If those are leaders or bosses, we lose respect for their ways and decisions that follow.
While you can’t change others, you can point out what you see, because the strong case ADHD symptoms aren’t visible to those affected.
It is them.
Like the side mirror saying printed word: “objects are closer than they appear” that is often missed.
And if you’re the one with ADHD, you can check-in with yourself to see how you appear to the world.
You can also learn to express yourself in better ways, so you’re not living in an undesired, less optimal way.
You can exchange a jumpy and impulsive brain that makes you want to hop around, and instead embrace thinking with a higher, spiritual lens.
As complicated as the gray matter is that we have inside us, we don’t know what causes ADHD in our evolved world.
We just know it exists.
But the symptoms can be minimized with better ways like a balanced life, self-control, and optimizing opportunity with brain fog that is often spiritual.
Whether the ADHD descriptive symptom traits describe your tendencies, loved ones, or those you work with, being aware can help grow your spiritual journey and personal growth in life.
You can use the mantra: never waste a hurt or growth opportunity.
So it’s fitting that this article is good for lifelong learners or those who aspire to be. Below is about how you can use ADHD tendencies to your benefit and help push you into higher growth that a presently mindful and spiritual-tuned up life often does.
You can improve your self-control (away from impulsive actions) that help to further develop patience and taking wise actions that produce better life results (than the initial actions that would have been from erratic and default ADHD thinking ways).
A good example of self-control is like waiting to purchase something costly… to allow time to know whether you really want or desire the item thing later on or if it’s just a fleeting impulsive feeling.
Spontaneity is good if it’s healthy, but if it leaves you (or your wallet) with regret then that can lead to unhappiness and unhealthy feelings and consequences.
So those are a few good reasons to possibly want to change ADHD symptoms in the first place.
And knowing how to do that is useful and practical life advice.
First off, there are many ways to look at ADHD.
One is that you could be born with anxious tendencies like dominant Vatas (in Ayurvedic terms).
Added to the ADHD mix, anxiety can cause a whole host of undesired ways.
In case you think that’s not you, we all have some traces of Vata in us like in our worry thoughts that’s a form of anxiety but in the mind.
It can also further set off imbalanced Kapha clingy or Pitta aggressive behaviors.
But more closely, ADHD is correlated with anxiety and Vata.
And ADHD with those symptoms IS curable with more love to conquer fear that anxiety and worry are rooted in.
And exercising self-control from creeping-in fear feelings is the best way to the cure.
Stop it at the entrance gate with good healthy habits.
Exercising peace is a form of self-control.
I was reminded of peace and love when I was posing in Prague up against the Lennon Wall representing “All You Need Is Love” (that originally came about during a time of war and upheavals)… Fear is the opposite of love.
…I remember the song from the Yellow Submarine record album 💿 I listened to on a record player as a child… in case you’re a Beatles fan or love record players?
The opposite of love is fear.
Fear is at the core of causes of war in people.
Fear is also primal and more deep than anxiety. Both worsen ADHD symptoms and can bring out the worst in ADHD affected people.
Fear is what drives most bad decisions.
So, running away from those fear-based thoughts in safe situations will help you get a better handle on ADHD symptoms as you align with your calm and loving sides.
From my own early-on past experiences, I know an unsafe life situation caused me to have an anxiety or panic attack.
That type of anxiety reaction can cause you to freeze as your body takes on uncontrollable body sensations like heart palpitations.
And similarly, ADHD can dominate your life in an uncontrollable, shocking way when you least expect.
At least temporarily.
And that can lead to unexplainable behaviors.
The best way to be armed is to be informed and self-aware.
Coming out of your situations, if you focus on the positives or what you learned that can help you in the future, you gain more clarity and ideas for changes you can make to your life that’s part of spiritual growth.
The Universe helps to meets you there, where you are, and where you will be.
…Maybe that’s on your yoga mat or quiet space before making big decisions. 🧘🏻♀️
Breathwork and aware-mindfulness can help take the edge off.
These are powerfully spiritual built-in ways we have to handle calming ourselves that also helps ADHD.
You can help draw yourself to the present moment space that makes you more self-aware and deeply aware of your inner self as part of the journey toward spiritual growth.
At the very least you’re moving away from negative energy in present moment awareness.
And that carries into your day.
…That’s not coincidence.
That’s the energy you carry that radiates into the world and back to you like a boomerang and attracts the things and right people into your life. ✨
The Law of Attraction is a spiritual lens.
Baby step one can be: find a positive in any situation that appears negative overall.
The reframing habit is life-giving.
And giving life in the present is a gift.
It can help free you from closely-tied worry and fear-based thoughts that exacerbate ADHD.
Those thoughts start in the unconscious or subconscious mind and affect the body in emotions and physical stress-inflammation, if not protected.
…And produce scattered thoughts, unclarity, and worsen ADHD symptoms.
But you can de-sensitize from the emotional drama the ego mind wants to pull you into.
…I know that’s not easy because ego is the equivalent of having a bullhorn in your ear without the physical object as a visual. 📢.
But if you exercise vigilant awareness and self-control effort, you can re-route your thoughts and put yourself in the healthy mindset and actions that will help bypass the negative and recurring mind spin cycle that’s often found in ADHD occurrences.
Because we don’t generate all our thoughts. 💭
The subsconscious ego rooted inside all of us will rip positives and blow up negative energy. It will have a field day with your thoughts if you allow.
And ADHD is a perfect platform for ego to thrive in.
And that’s not a field trip any of us want to take.
So exercising self-control and keeping aware and alert in your mind’s eyes will change that trajectory! 👀 Be on guard to witness your thoughts as an observer.
Don’t let the mind just wander or you’ll be walking around with a cloud over your head (not fully present). And that can lead to bad ADHD impulsive decisions.
There are simple things you can do: pray, take walks and warm showers, do yoga, pay attention to nature outside, and listen to warm, feel-good music that inspires you.
Shake it off!
By slowly doing the things that restore Ayurvedic mind-body balance, you can bounce back faster.
And then on one ordinary hour, the sun will appear back out. ☀️
That’s how you can also help any ADHD symptoms along.
Exercise self-control and purposefully walk away and distract yourself in a healthy way.
Have a calming and inspiring activity ready to go like journaling or knitting so you don’t do something impulsive you’ll regret.
That’s positive self-control.
And then you may just discover a new passion or path that’s also part of your spiritual growth.
You can purposefully open doors to learn something new.
A visual would be like the American TV game show, The Price is Right, where a game’s winning answer is usually covered.
After contestants shout out an answer, they learn quickly if it’s the right one… and sometimes they get to try again.
Similarly, stepping out into spiritual faith is when you don’t see but believe that there is a blueprint on your life already planned out.
Landing on the right ones is a matter of timing and trying like you would do in playing joyful games.
Strengthening your faith, you can call up the better (non-ADHD) ways automatically served up by the mind.
Freedom comes from calling out and knowing what you’re facing and getting answers spiritually already inside you waiting for your response.
Literally, you can call out, “I have ADHD” and that’s liberating because now your spirit can help you in awareness, meeting you where you are.
And in our Universe, most people accept ADHD and know what that generally is so they will understand if you act funny and can even sympathize and joke with you about it to help you get through moments.
Making it (ADHD) okay allows less stress into your life and especially in a more sympathetic world that we now live in than from the past where vulnerability sharing was frowned upon.
Today, you can surround yourself with forgiveness and start with forgiving yourself for your quirky abilities that make you uniquely you.
…And finally, slow down.
Remember the old saying that it’s about the (quality) moments that take your breath away and not how many breaths you take. Use that as your ADHD mantra. 💨
Ujjayi energy breathing is a good practice.
You’re not stuck with the ways of how you started your day today… or from your childhood.
We start life with hopeful, rosy glasses and the playbook ends up very different and better if we exercise better habits and self-control.
That’s the best way through life.
And when life doesn’t go as planned or there’s a bend that’s par for the course, you get to grow in your deeper spiritual self ways like with self-control, and becoming more humble.
You get to develop your empowered happiness that’s so much more impactful than temporary happiness.
And in that way, ADHD doesn’t have to be a full life sentence or the life you live out today.
It’s changeable (as our bodies and we are). It depends on you and the choices you make. 💕