ADHD Therapy in St. Louis Park: Why You Can’t “Just Run In” to Target
- corrinvoeller
- Oct 7
- 2 min read
You told yourself you’d be in and out in five minutes. Toothpaste. That’s it. And yet—45 minutes later you’re at checkout with a cart full of throw pillows, three candles, and a new rug you didn’t know you needed. Toothpaste? Completely forgotten.
Sound familiar? Welcome to the ADHD brain.
In my practice in St. Louis Park, working with adults across the Twin Cities, this story comes up a lot. And no, it’s not laziness. It’s not carelessness. It’s the way your brain processes attention, novelty, and reward. And once you understand that, you can stop shaming yourself and start figuring out how to work with it.
Why ADHD Makes “Quick Trips” Impossible
Here’s the deal:
Novelty-seeking brain. Target is a dopamine playground, and your ADHD brain is here for it.
Distractibility. You came for toothpaste but suddenly you’re deep in the throw blanket aisle, and you don’t remember how you got there.
Time blindness. Five minutes? Try 55. Time is a slippery little bastard.
Shame spiral. You leave frustrated with yourself—again.
This isn’t a moral failing. It’s ADHD doing what ADHD does.
How ADHD Therapy Helps
When clients come to me for ADHD therapy in St. Louis Park, we laugh about Target trips—but then we get serious about how this pattern shows up everywhere: work, parenting, relationships.
Therapy helps you:
Build strategies for managing time blindness (no, not just “set a timer”).
Create shopping and work systems that actually stick.
Stop the shame cycle that makes ADHD ten times worse.
Learn how to communicate with partners so they don’t think you “don’t care.”
It’s about real-life solutions—not perfection.
Why This Matters in the Twin Cities
Life in Minneapolis–St. Paul is busy enough without ADHD derailing your plans. Therapy gives you the tools to stop every Target run (and every work project, chore, and conversation) from turning into a guilt trip.
Bottom Line
If you’re tired of feeling like every “quick trip” turns into chaos, it’s time to stop blaming yourself. ADHD therapy in St. Louis Park can help you laugh about the Target run, but also finally build systems that work for your brain.
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