Meditation for ADHD

[Star1233]

Hi to everyone,

When having adhd, and already problem with attention, how to meditate or what is the best meditation is for people with adhd, when it is annoying when ones attention driffs off constantly, and problem with overthinking?

Thank you,

[LisethHIS]

Hi, Star1233,

Here’s an article on how to get started with meditation and some tips on how it can help you. chadd.org/adhd-news/adhd-ne... Here's a podcast if you would like to listen to it. podcasts.chadd.org/?s=medit...

Let me know if you need anything else.

Best,

Liseth

Health Information Specialist

CHADD's National Resource Center on ADHD

chadd.org

[adhdprocrastinator]

I was totally in the same boat. Couldn't sit still thinking about nothing for 10 minutes. The Headspace app has a 3 minute mini meditation that was super helpful for me, then I went up to 5 minutes, and then 10, and now I've even done 20 without having to pause it! Now I use the Oak app because it's free and it's fine but the shortest meditation is 10 minutes.

I would definitely recommend a guided meditation because the voice will bring you back. It's expected that your attention will drift off, especially at first, so be nice to yourself and gently bring yourself back over and over again if necessary.

It gets easier over time and I really did notice a difference in my attention and stress levels when I was meditating regularly. Thanks for this reminder to get back into it!