Specific · Repairing

Stepping Back

Part of the Emotional Dysregulation ADHD

What is Stepping Back?

You create space before responding to protect relationships and goals.

When you might feel stepping back

Stepping Back is a specific form of pausing, which itself is a type of repairing. You might experience this feeling in situations where repairing is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define stepping back.

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