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When Good Feels Bad

When Good Feels Bad

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In this episode, we explore what happens when you finally reach a goal—but it doesn’t feel the way you expected. For many with ADHD, success can come with unexpected discomfort, self-doubt, and even anxiety as the brain tries to make sense of “good feeling bad.”

We unpack the familiar ADHD patterns of overthinking, scanning for what might go wrong, and returning to old stories of not being enough. Through the “old teddy bear vs. new teddy bear” analogy, you’ll learn how your nervous system adapts to change—and why discomfort doesn’t mean something has gone wrong.

You’ll walk away with a practical way to notice old thought patterns, pause, and choose a new response rooted in self-trust, emotional regulation, and freedom from survival-based thinking.

This is about learning to let good feel new—and letting yourself grow into it.

00:00 When Good Feels Bad

00:12 Welcome and Weekly Journal

01:37 Why Success Feels Unsafe

03:21 Your Comfort Zone Teddy Bear

07:15 Limbic Brain Stories

11:02 Self Trust Over Scanning

14:50 Acclimating to New Good

17:53 Leveling Up in Sports

19:03 Events and Closing Encouragement Sign Up for Kamden's weekly ADHD journal HERE!

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