"Why Can’t I Just Focus?" The ADHD Experience You Didn’t Learn About in School
Do you procrastinate important things—even things you want to do? Get overwhelmed by simple tasks? Feel like your brain is constantly jumping channels with no remote? You might be living with ADHD.
What ADHD Actually Looks Like
It’s not just hyper kids in school. ADHD in adults (especially in women and AFAB folks) often shows up as:
Mental clutter and decision fatigue
Time blindness—suddenly it’s been 3 hours
Emotional overwhelm and sensitivity
Difficulty finishing things you started
Impulsive spending, speaking, or jumping tasks
Feeling ashamed of “not living up to your potential”
It’s Not a Lack of Willpower
ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition, not a moral failing. Your executive function—the part of the brain that helps with planning, motivation, and impulse control—works differently. This can be intensified by trauma, family dynamics, and religious perfectionism.
Many Clients Tell Us:
"I didn’t realize other people don’t have to try to focus."
"My ADHD makes relationships and work feel 10x harder."
"I thought I was lazy or broken for years."
How Therapy Can Help
At Found, we help you untangle the shame and find real strategies—not just productivity hacks. Therapy can help you:
Learn how your brain works
Manage emotional dysregulation
Work with your strengths, not against them
Set up systems that feel human, not harsh
Here at Found we specialize in working with ADHD in adults, especially those who were missed or misdiagnosed for years. We support late-diagnosed individuals, neurodivergent folks navigating identity, and those healing from religious or family dynamics that made their ADHD worse—not better.
Offices located in Provo, UT | Online help available across Utah
