Emotion Regulation in ADHD, ASD & Bipolar Disorder – how can Verenigma help?

April 26, 2024

Our current studies demonstrate  greater use of the system corresponds with an increased emotional clarity:  building greater stability and overall self-control with better outcomes in anxiety and depression.

ADHD, ASD and/or bipolar disorder is intertwined with emotional regulation difficulties the common features of the shared experience being a lack of emotional clarity, which contributes to the key symptoms seen in these conditions.

This key factor of emotional blindness or alexithymia is responsible for those adopting poor regulation techniques which perpetuates the cycle of suppression, rumination, avoidance, and catastrophising, which can lock in a narrow and imprisoning set of behaviours and trains of thought worsening depression and anxiety and trapping the person within that condition.

Verenigma provides an on hand psychological platform that directly shines a light on the emotional blindness by presenting a light on the actual emotional state experienced.  This directly enhances the substructure of emotion and informational processing within the brain.

This labelling process and reappraisal have been shown to increase activation and connectivity in these brain regions. The act of recording voice notes and considering the situation helps dispel the fog and blankness that undergirds the poor emotional cycle with increased emotional clarity.

Further Reading

The team at Verenigma have compiled further reading regarding various topics, research and findings that relate to Verenigma's work. Learn more about alexithymia, emotional clarity and their interplay with conditions like ADHD, Autism, Bipolar and PTSD.