ADHD · ADHD
Emotional Permanence
Anchors for the felt sense of being loved
When someone is out of sight, the ADHD brain can lose the felt sense that they still love you. Not a belief problem — a working-memory-of-feeling problem.
How this shows up (spiral when partner is quiet, forget friends care)
Anchors
- Visible photos of loved ones
- Saved voice memos / texts of care
- Regular scheduled check-ins
- Ask directly instead of guessing
- Journal what someone said, revisit when spiral hits
Anchors I'll set up this week