ADHD and Perfectionism

I’ve seen it time and time again. A client comes to me who has known for years that they are struggling with an eating disorder. They have seen SO many providers to get help and just can’t seem to get a handle on things. People think they are getting by in life “just fine”, even though they are struggling deeply beneath the surface. They are reaching out for help with their eating disorder, but don’t realize that perfectionism is covering up undiagnosed ADHD. They don’t realize how ADHD and perfectionism are impacting their attempts to heal their relationship with food.