Anxiety and ADHD - How Are They Related?

[@dubious_honey]

I don't think I've ever clicked faster on one of your videos 😅

[@russellbarkleyphd2023]

I hope it didn't cause a seizure when doing so, LOL. Thanks!

[@jonistidham4278]

Same 😅

[@janalu4067]

​@@russellbarkleyphd2023 Hi and thank you So, So much for existing. I just started on your yellow book. You always approach the concept of an ADHDer as being surrounded by healthy people, friends and all things positive. And it seems pretty important for ADHDers - more so than others - to have this kind of an environment both in childhood and adulthood/parenthood. But what if it isn't? Can you do some videos on that please?

[@simonsalibapt6446]

Hahahahahaha

[@MiffoKarin]

I'm pretty sure that my brain developed anxiety as a coping mechanism for my ADHD. I tend to forget things, so my anxiety is there to tell me to write things down, pack far in advance and set alarms. Since I can't keep track of time my anxiety makes me constantly look at the clock when I need to be on time for something. The anxious energy can be diverted to tasks that my ADHD really doesn't want to do.

[@georgianabodoiu59]

I completely subscribe to your statement

[@jayazhane7374]

My previous psychiatrist insisted we treat the anxiety. It worked! So well that I forgot to work for a week and didn't clock any hours. I see a different psychiatrist now and use ADHD-first medication.

[@reneechambliss9533]

That’s been my experience as well. I went undiagnosed for most of my life, and I think I coped by drumming up and using anxious energy in order to function. It’s like self-medicating with your own stress hormones. It was a somewhat effective method, but an awful way to live. Now that I know that I have ADHD and am being treated, I’m working on rewiring myself, so I don’t habitually default to that anxious state.

[@iincineratee]

There’s a book called adult adhd and anxiety workbook. What you said was described in the book. You should buy it :D

[@Raven.13]

This ^ 100% my experience.

[@bikergirl420.]

Anxiety is the biggest symptom of my adhd. I’m extremely hyperactive mentally & physically. Undiagnosed until late 40’s. This information is so simple to understand, but accurate. Almost cried. It’s difficult to put in to words how much this information is helpful(not normally lost for words)Just wish health care professional in the nhs Uk were educated with the correct information, particularly psychiatry. Thank you ♥️🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@user-xr7zb1ze6x]

You need to get diagnosed and medicated, it's worth the effort.

[@bikergirl420.]

@ very late in life diagnosis after fighting just to get the assessment 🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@CHKrause]

Personal experience, not scientific evidence I've seen: IMO anxiety is not just a side effect of ADHD, but can also be a coping mechanism. I spent my life anticipating failure and turned out to be a successful overachiever by trying to "keep the wolves from the door". It's a risky game with a high chance of burnout. Since my diagnosis. I have lowered my expectations and catastrophic less. Quality of life has improved, but I definitely get less s**t done. An observation by one of the social media clips that people with ADHD who seem successful, also often seem "highly strung" points in the same direction.

[@Elspm]

Yeah, when I felt like I was found to die and/or accidentally kill someone every day I was more successful. But I was also a total wreck with regular suicidal ideation over how I was definitely going to kill someone by making a mistake at work. Since diagnosis, although meds help, I struggle with dedication ti work because I haven't been suffering with anxiety anything like to the same extent.

[@Recordesk]

Very important perspective and your experience. I so appreciate you sharing your real-life experience. Thank you

[@bikergirl420.]

Thank you ♥️🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@publius9350]

You were the person who made me understood ADHD and anxiety were not a one or the other condition years ago with the conference video that still floats around.

[@adamburnette8154]

I've dealt with anxiety and ADHD for as long as I can remember, and I have always been curious about the interplay. This video was tremendously helpful. Thank you for all you do for the community, Dr. Barkley.

[@Evankayden-z7y]

I remember few years back after my wife died, I was left alone with 3 kids. I suffered severe anxiety and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with bipolar. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment changed my life for better. I can proudly say i'm totally clean for 6 years and still counting. Always look to nature for solution to tough problems, Shrooms are phenomenal.

[@SergenYld]

I love hearing great life changing stories like this. I want to become a mycologist because honestly mushrooms are the best form of medicine (most especially the psychedelic ones) There are so many people today used magic mushrooms to ween off of SSRI medication- its amazing! Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death buddy, lets be honest here.

[@MartFrancis]

Hey mates! Can you help with the source? I suffer severe anxiety, panic and depression and I usually take prescription medicine, but they don't always help. Where can I find those psilocybin mushrooms? I'm really interested in treating my mental health without Rxs. I live in Australia don't know much about these. I'm so glad they helped you. I can't wait to get them too. Really need a reliable source 🙏

[@StephenHackle]

YES sure of mycologist Pedroshrooms. I have the same experience with anxiety, addiction. Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.

[@Marylongor]

I'm so very happy for you mate, Psilocybin is absolutely amazing, the way it shows you things, the way it teaches you things. I can not believe our world and our people shows less interest about it's helpfulness to humanity. It's love. The mushrooms heals people by showing the truth, it would be so beneficial for so many people, especially politicians and the rich who have lost their way and every other persons out there.

[@TrishEden-c1f]

Where do I reach this dude? If possible can I find him on Google

[@anyatrioli3734]

What about ADHD people who are mostly mentally hyperactive - multiple concurrent streams of thought sort of thing - and spend a lot of time reflecting on things, exploring ideas, thoughts, feelings etc. at the expense of tasks like studying for uni or you get stuck sitting in a towel for 2hrs for no particular reason after a shower?

[@hideokojima2395]

thank you russell for yet another life-changing and informative lecture. you are my favorite person on this planet, i genuinely mean that. just thank you for being you and all that you do for the ADHD and neuroscience community.

[@XtraSparklesPls]

The description that it's not like classic anxiety helped a lot.

[@MsPatomar]

Dr Barkley you are a font of knowledge. Such an inspiration. Thank you for all you do for our community ❤️🙏🏼 May God bless you ❤️

[@Recordesk]

Share the info and share the link. A lot of folks will benefit. I sure did.

[@JessieThorne886]

Such an enlightening video! ❤ I've experienced first hand that getting phychotherapy for anxiety somewhat reduced my executive function problems, but only partly; the remaining executive problems only got better when I was later diagnosed with and treated for ADHD. Apart from the two mechanisms you describe of how ADHD predisposes for anxiety (problems with emotion regulation plus cumulative failures), I've experienced two other ways ADHD increased my anxiety: one is that, due to my bad short-term memory (which is probably due to distractability), I used to get anxiety because I couldn't remember whether I had checked in when boarding my daily train, etc. This went away when ADHD medication improved my memory. The other mechanism is that the ADHD makes my line of thought associate much more easily to other things, which is great when being creative, but when I was anxious, my thoughts could get from a small worry to all sorts of catastrophes much more quickly than when taking the ADHD medication. I could go from "that guy on the bus looks angry", and a few seconds later I had mentally pictured both getting in a fight with him, ending up in court, being jailed, etc. Mindfulness and ADHD medication helped a lot with this, because now I become aware of my thoughts running away with me, where earlier I didn't have the capacity for taking this metacognitive look at myself, so I would just end up wherever my thoughts took me.

[@gavinchirevers3527]

After watching you videos, I went back to the therapist and got in medication. My life has changed. I wanted to end it all, I was such a failure. I tried and tried. I was diagnosed long ago, but i never knew how much adhd affects life. I wasn't informed correctly, so I never took medication seriously. Watching your videos saved me. Also, my kid is in the process of getting help. Thank you 🩷

[@philippeleblanc2953]

The CDS link to anxiety is ringing my bell... My biggest struggle in uni has always been just that. If I'm not stressed, I'm super creative in my analysis and I can explain complex multiaxial relationships. I have a really hard time actually sitting down to do my term papers without stress but my head feels like the nothingness of space when i'm stressed. I'm currently 12 years into therapy and trial & errors with medication with 70mg vyvanse, 300mg Wellbutrin (burnout and depression), 2mg Guanfacine (current trial run). It's a challenging experience that's for sure...

[@Maclabhruinn]

Thank you Dr Barkley! Yet another extremely helpful presentation. I love the clear analytical and evidence-based approach!

[@ethanolol3895]

this makes so much as I have taken Ssris for a while but i have never exper8enced classi anxiety symptoms. the mild sympt9ms align much more closely with my experience alongside adhd. thank you again for educating us, Dr Barkley!

[@russellbarkleyphd2023]

Thank you!

[@Sereno44]

Definitely right, Dr. Russell. I was on such at 50 that even my blood pressure started to rise. In my country, the psychiatrists stopped prescribing Vyvanse and Adderall because they were afraid of effects. Idiots. But they easily prescribed tranquilizers

[@UnseenOct]

Very curious about this as Strattera cured my anxiety almost entirely

[@russellbarkleyphd2023]

Strattera is known to treat anxiety even independent of its effects on ADHD. So no real surprise there. Be well.

[@sebben13]

I'm trying strattera right now for my adhd but I've not noticed any effect and I'm at the max dose already 😢

[@bellyfulochelly4222]

​@sebben13 Same! Are you, by chance a woman? I read that these meds tend to be less effective in females. I'm a woman myself, and i'm struggling to find an effective drug treatment.

[@sebben13]

@@bellyfulochelly4222 No I'm a male, but I have hyper rapid metabolism for CYP2D6, meaning I my body burns away most substances before I get any effect. You might have something similar 🧐

[@Corleone8080]

​@@bellyfulochelly4222 Strattera didn't work for me. On methylphenidate and it's the best. I'm female

[@eliseholton9284]

The inner current turmoil and agitation is preventing me from moving forward and improving.... affecting every day.

[@Kameleont-konsulten]

Thank you so much dr Barkley for shining a bright light on the difficulties for us who struggle every day with adhd! Espescially now since there´s a ridiculous debate in Sweden about the high rate of medicated individuals, claims about there not beeing any reliabe reasearch and so on! You are the KING of adhd!!! So greatful for your clear, scientific reasearch and your pleasant peronality; if you ever visit Sweden- please let me know!! :)

[@MeloniousThunk]

Thanks Dr. Russ! I always enjoy your videos. I think there’s an ADHD connection with anxious / compulsive habits such as nail biting. Please consider making a video exploring this topic? Thank you!

[@amandafox815]

Very informative, thank you for your efforts in the ADHD community.

[@tedf6904]

My jaw is on the floor. 62 yrs old having the same anxiety as I did 50 years ago, all from ADHD I would say. It separates me from the universe, and has to go. Finally I have confirmation of what I felt, thanks Russ.

[@jophillipsillustration]

I always recommend you Dr B! 👍🏼

[@stepheneskelsen7923]

Brilliant commentary, thank you for sharing.

[@disgruntledbeast9942]

Thanks, a great video! Thanks for acknowledging the differences between types of anxiety and what you call classic panic attacks, and including things like PTSD, depression etc too. :)

[@natashyas4149]

Thank you, Russell. You are changing our lives

[@JayCamel]

Wow! This would explain my early 20's pre-diagnosis ADHD & Anxiety. A verbal conflict would arise with my partner over silly household events. The result would be me in fenzy of cleaning. I would do laundry, or whatever to avoid further. My heart rate would be through the roof. I couldn't stop until I could get everything done that could result in future conflicts. Thank you so much! I have been following you since 2017. You have had a profoundly positive effect on my life.

[@Cecibug1]

Did it often result in cleaning? Did messes stress you out until you could do something about it? Like does sitting in a messy space give you anxiety?

[@spenserclarke5956]

After watching the video, I believe I fall into the one category that is believed to NOT be connected, this being the 'classic anxiety' coming last, and in response to everything else, especially insofar as how quickly I deteriorated early 2023, just after two recent and successive negative workplace events in the proceeding few months (one being that I was sacked for having had a few sick days, and terminated without any warnings, whilst I was still on sick leave!), which left me with EXTREME trust issues, and then a case of Agoraphobia, which I've NEVER had! The previous 'anxiety' I did have, was from an original workplace dispute 10 years ago, which left me 'damaged', but still functional, if a bit battered, but nowhere near what occurred last March, which simply began as feeling nervous driving (and I used to be a courier, so no problems there) and one day in the new job, after there was 'trust' issues arising over payroll problems, I woke up one day and simply could not face work! It went downhill from there. Despite not having worked for over 18 months, (although I have have several legal conflicts to deal with in relation to previous events), I remain on a 'hair trigger' response, and unable to do much of anything which produces the slightest amount of stress without experiencing cognitive reduction. I think what has occurred is complete burnout! I used to do busy courier work, and hospitality and call centre customer service work without issue...then it ALL stopped dead in it's tracks! Several months after my burnout, early mid 2023, I was diagnosed with ADHD and ASD. To be honest, I do not know who is correct, and why such things were not diagnosed over 10 years ago when the first thing occurred. To me, it seems only once I have hit rock bottom, and become completely broken, it got figured out, which makes me wonder how my life may have been so much different, had I been diagnosed/treated many years ago.

[@thebigscore01]

Thank you, Dr barkley!

[@russellbarkleyphd2023]

You're most welcome!

[@hanyadel5702]

this is amazing u made it looks so simple 🙏🙏🙏

[@arcanethievery]

Thank you for this video! I am a late diagnosed autistic (at the age of 41) and anxiety was the core of my existence since childhood. I came to learn to mask and deny it so effectively that even I do not believe myself that it is sometimes very serious and just plain exhausting. Only the diagnosis opened up my eyes that I have to take things more seriously and try to protect myself from excessive stress and stimuli. I underwent ADHD diagnosis as well as it seemed very familiar to me especially the inattentive presentation (although CDS might be a better fit), but it turned out that although there are strong tendencies, these are not enough to fulfill the diagnostic criteria of ADHD and the hardships I experience in attention and functionality is better explained by ASD. At least current medication (50mg/d fluvoxamine) seems to help with anxiety, I also can be somewhat more in the present and not constantly worrying about future or past events.

[@iliyanovslounge]

Thank you!

[@russellbarkleyphd2023]

You're welcome!

[@MiloMontang]

Finally 😢 very great explanation

[@cookiecat57]

Wow! That was the clearest explanation and so helpful for me to determine how my anxiety is triggered. Is it because of ADHD or my trauma history? Thank you.

[@chriscohlmeyer4735]

Thanks, I can understand now why my doctor was so fixated on my anxiety that was related more to PTSD and at first wouldn't even consider ADHD as a contributer to my general anxiety of trying to function in society.

[@robbyyy216]

that was so informative, thank you so much!

[@AlanSilva-bu1kp]

ADHD has wrecked me up, not gonna lie.

[@SpiritOfRadio1988]

Same.

[@paulbolton2322]

As always , this is all good to know. ❤️💎S of wisdom. Xx

[@Cecibug1]

This was very insightful. I have been diagnosed with ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, and OCPD. As well as having very intense PPD with 3 pregnancies. When i was in grade school i took Adderall but stopped as an adult thinking i could manage fine since i didnt like the sluggish feeling it gave me. For about 4 years I had strong intrusive suicidal thoughts that would affect me 15+ times a day CBT helped decrease that significantly but I never found ssri's to help. Finally i decided to try something to help my ADHD again because i was struggling staying on task at work. Suddenly the atomoxetine i was trying made a huge improvement for me. I found that once my adhd was being treated all the comorbidity especially the OCPD became soooo much more manageable! I still struggle with the anxiety and am looking for ways to improve it. I just started taking some herbal supplements for this. Wishing everyone luck on their journey of takling their mental illness/s ❤

[@synapticburst]

Needed this thank you!!

[@asmrquran4374]

I would love to see a video about avoiding tolerance buildup

[@elinaselene]

Thank you for this 🙏

[@HealthcareHeart]

I ALSO HAVE an episode on anxiety and ADHD thanks to you Dr Barkeley

[@BCTvfx]

I struggle with both for sure. Anxiety puts me in a deadlock even though my brain has a list of things to do and that it wants to do.

[@BCTvfx]

wow CDS

[@meganwestwood6057]

Can you discuss (or direct me to previous video/resources that cover) ADHD with comorbid OCD? Specifically I am wondering if stimulant medication can worsen OCD, though I know it's more likely that treating ADHD can "untangle" symptoms from comorbid disorders and make remaining symptoms more obvious. Also, if ADHD and "pure O" OCD (misnomer) are more commonly co-morbid. I saw a very compelling video about a theory that untreated/misunderstood ADHD in childhood (where symptoms had to be suppressed with maladaptive coping) can cause OCD and I really relate to that. It's already been studied that OCD onset is significantly earlier in people with ADHD. Anyway, I trust you more than any other authority on ADHD but I couldn't find a lot from you on OCD.

[@Atclav]

Jesus Christ this guy is helpful. I take Stratterra and Guanfacine.

[@fabiengarcia3011]

What about Ashwagandha to help for anxiety/stress with ADHD ?

[@sherrigarrett3649]

And so is there a situation where one could have ADHD and a clinical anxiety disorder? The anxiety I have goes far beyond what I would expect from my ADHD diagnosis and its associated mild anxiety.

[@faustianblur1798]

Could CDS be triggered by anxiety in someone with ADHD, so they become withdrawn and instead of seeking external stimulation they self-stimulate through day dreaming? Perhaps the specific self-aggrandizing or revenge centred nature of the fantasies are chosen to produce heightened emotional responses similar to risk taking external behaviours. Just an interesting thought.

[@YWoods18]

I would say this works the other way around for me. I love my daydreams. I’m traveling the world, trying out different occupations, dropping everything to go live on a farm in the middle of nowhere… I think my daydreaming is a response to boredom. I think dysregulation and executive functioning challenges keep me from snapping out of it. Anxiety comes from the realization that an hour has passed and I am now so far behind on my schedule I so painstakingly worked hard to create to avoid that exact scenario!

[@Cristian-mb8sr]

Hi Dr. Can you review if there is a higher RR of dependence to anti-anxiety meds, like BZD in ADHD?. Thanks.

[@russellbarkleyphd2023]

Not to my knowledge but you can use Google Scholar to search journals for anything about that issue. be well.

[@DC-ff1xm]

What is the utility in creating a separate diagnosis called CDS? is it different treatment? I have social phobia developed from bullying, and i tend to get mind wandering when I'm bored with the current task, but then I'll get antsy and restless and want to do my current obsessive hobby and totally neglect my day job. It seems to happen from an internal mental process, not exterior. Unless the fact that I'm working from home is making the temptation too great. Anyway, I'm confused now.

[@DZN17]

I’ve been fobbed off here in Ireland. I know I’m adhd and misdiagnosed for 30 years plus with depression/anxiety! My son diagnosed in uk with adhd aged 27. My psychiatrist blatantly ignored my concern. Told me it’s not ADHD. To ignore this or pay 1200 euros for assessment as they don’t deal with adult adhd. I will now have to seek a private assessment. I’m not happy. I’m being treated for depression/anxiety steroline 100mg. My intrusive thoughts have gone but my anxiety has gone through the roof! I still have detrimental symptoms of adhd. I’m 50 and he said it’s toolate, that my brain has already done its work and now I need cognitive therapy? Sick of being fobbed off.

[@sarahhartnett5629]

I wonder if SSRI’s can trigger cognitive disengagement in susceptible people. When I tried taking an SSRI I had this bizarre reaction that felt like my brain just shut down. I honestly thought I might be having a stroke, but thankfully everything checked out ok and I was fine once I stopped the medication. I couldn’t find any mention of this side effect in the literature, apart from “sleepiness”, which doesn’t really express the severity of my experience. But it was such an odd feeling that I imagine it would be hard to report or document systematically.

[@jonahblock]

I haven’t watched this yet and I know you are pro medication but clearly and anicdotaly for me, taking amphetamines from the age of 7 till I was 21 must have had a hand in my worsening my anxoety

[@Handle8844]

How does ADHD compare to ASD when it comes to anxiety, please?

[@samloprete6557]

How it manifests in my mind, bc I subconciously dont trust myself to not get distracted from things i need to do. Out in the world, there are distractions. Dont go out. This new idea/project/task is just a distraction. Dont pursue it. Not a good way to live. Trying to reframe.

[@gn0st1c]

"Mind-wandering in daily life in depressed individuals: An experience sampling study" (Journal of Affective Disorders Volume 366, 1 December 2024)

[@h3k4me3]

Could you comment on the Economist's ludicrous claim published this week that "ADHD should not be treated as a disorder"?

[@rappar9673]

it took me about five attempts, but little by little, I managed to watch this video. ufff

[@cmyh80]

Thank you so much for this -- it is so helpful. But...did I miss the dad joke?

[@enigma7513]

So are u saying classic symptoms of clinical anxiety disorder are not likely to be caused by ADHD? I have diagnosed ADHD/Autism and also anxiety disorder. The anxiety (each 3 types you explained) is the thing I struggle most with and affects my life the most.

[@marie70carter]

Not being able to control your brain makes you worry

[@shahdabdel-moezz8481]

And not being able to control what you're doing also worries

[@itsmeagain0]

Except for when I'm listening to songs specifically, background music gives me anxiety. I don't know if I have ADHD but this phenomenon is very severe. Any comment on this pls?

[@eliseholton9284]

its preventing me from doing the things that i know help.....and just turning me towards alcohol

[@CheapTherapyPod]

Weed for me

[@xenogardien]

I've read somewhere that mindfulness based practices might be contraindicated for people with anxiety. Is that not true? :o

[@Recordesk]

Share this information. Share this link.

[@awf6554]

Very interesting - and annoying! Ive seen an ADHD specialist for classic symptoms who did a brain scan, and found very high rumination levels. His reaction: "doesnt look like ADHD", when I now find out theres comobidity. So it turns out he was yet another Dr making me doubt my diagnosis. ☹️

[@maryannnichols1043]

I’m rather confused about the difference between CDS and inattentive type ADHD.

[@eliseholton9284]

Im currently working like fk to not react but i notice it all....i call it dodging bullets.....As far as Anxiety goes, it was never me but now im super Agitated within for some reason.... its throughout each day

[@vyrsh0]

I always feel very negative after a social interaction

[@Hest4]

Stimulant medication pretty much cured my anxiety - a surprise to me and my (now ex) psychologist

[@CheapTherapyPod]

Explain further please

[@AhmedAhmed-z4e6h]

Today I threw my medications in the toilet ! I did that because they are not working and making me anxious and angry! Anyone have headaches and pain and tension in the neck and upper back ? I really sad, depressed , l am student, mother, pregnant with depression Anxiety, ADHD, perfectionism and PTSD 💔

[@nobodygh]

Is Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome a symptom of ADHD?

[@EhsanKhodadadi-r7y]

❤❤❤❤

[@russellbarkleyphd2023]

Thanks so much!

[@ZenonOchrap]

How to fix it ;-)

[@KnarfMetmohn]

Hello KZbin Algorithm, please share this to as many as possible.

[@annetteka]

✊🏽word. even if it falls on deaf ears at YTHQ, kudos for challenging the way information (content at worst) is distributed. PS. no algo~ will ever come close to analogue rhythmic

[@guillaumeb6698]

Does anyone with mentally hyperactive ADHD plays vidéo games/computer games (liek sudoku) extensively to channel their mind ? I think my dad is AuDHD but in denial (or even unable to figure himself out), and as he gets older, he's become pretty much unable to take initiatives (even like "there's no more bread, I'll go buy some) and spends a LOT of time playing sudoku. It's as if his mind resorts to playing sudoku as soon as there is nothing channeling it (like eating, a few routines, or someone asking him something), it's sad to see.

[@guillaumebousquet5138]

Moi aussi je suis triste de voir ce que mon père devient en vieillissant. Il n'a plus aucun projets ou motivations. Il répare des voitures dans le jour et le soir il boit de 4 à 8 consommations d'alcool en regardant la télévision. Il ne sort presque plus. Il se plaint de tout et de rien, critique tout le monde, les évènements dans le monde, etc. À l'entendre parler, rien ne vaut la peine. Et il répète sans cesse les mêmes histoires et est incapable de changer sa manière de penser même si des preuves lui sont présentées. J'ai l'impression de voir un homme attendre que son heure soit venue. Il ne vit pas vraiment. It's sad to see.

[@guillaumeb6698]

@@guillaumebousquet5138 Yes, it looks quite similar. Unless there's some narcissism I'm missing, I keep thinking it's AuDHD with denial or even zero cerebral ability to understand it. He's not much interested in life anymore except through the news, rambling about wars and Putin and all the bad things happening in the world, seemingly not able to focus on his life and family to create nice things. IMHO it's due to the "dopaminergic lock" of ADHD ("verrou dopaminergique" en français), a process that kind of prevents the individual from acting accordingly to what's good for him (in the mid/long run), just because the brain can't detect instant gratification. Overtime the gratification threshold would get higher and higher to the point where pretty much nothing seems worth doing (or the slightest annoyance seems enormous and discouraging) giving a behaviour (doing nothing) that is disconnected from the speech (I don't have a problem, I'm fine). Only things that bring instant gratifivation are alcohol (he drinks 2 to 4 glass per meal), forcefeeding himself with news, sudoku that probably channels his hyperactive mind, and that's about it. I realize work was probably the backbone of his life, taking most of the time and leaving just a few hours to fill with hobbies, but now that he's retired it shows how unable he is to structure his own life and take initiatives, except a few routines. There should be a process to signal and get those persons to make mendatory ADHD tests, because the families are enduring a crap life.

[@guillaumebousquet5138]

@@guillaumeb6698 I'm pretty good at pattern recognition and there's a strong link between unmanaged ADHD and unhealthy egotism (as a complex anxiety-coping strategy, very hard to dismantle). I only call it narcissism if I know for sure that it's rooted in malevolence and stemming from trauma. About our dads, the key elements from my point of view are: 1) Inability to structure life outside of work context. 2) Addiction to mind-numbing and mind-channeling activities (alcohol, news, games). 3) Inability to connect with others. 4) Overall disheartening of self and others, minimizing the impact of cultivating interests, criticism of novelty. 5) Tendency to want to be left alone. Man, our dads have very similar behaviours. Mine is 70 years old. I believe he was mostly motivated by fear and urgency throughout his life, with low self-esteem. The way he grew up, he couldn't show feelings, he wasn't taught how to deal with failure, he didn't believe in collaboration or even receiving help. I try my best to be compassionate and whenever he gets too toxic, I give him the gift of my absence.

[@LifeOnHoth]

"Treating classic anxiety symptoms can feedback to improve adhd symptoms to an extent" This is horrible. Understand me correctly. It is part of the mechanism that will uphold a wrong diagnose, and in turn exclude people from proper effective treatment. It is good that it's recognized in papers. I'll have to say better late than never though. People have been excluded from ADHD diagnose, and it has been explained by stuff like depression and anxiety disorders. For those who have been tossed back and forth in this system it sounds pretty strange that each of these disorders are so simple to diagnose and seperate from each other. They are not - not for everyone that diagnose them. In theory it might be simple, while in practice it depends on the competence of the person and team that diagnose. Back on point: "Patient is responding to anxiety treatment"

[@Bitlanny]

[@drrodopszin]

Long, corporate meetings would make you have Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome for sure.

[@asmrquran4374]

you claim we can treat anxiety with meds and they wouldnt do anythjing to ADHD , how ??! some meds if not all SSRI and SNRI if they dont completely inhibit the dopamine effect from stims , they surely have a reduction effect to a certain extent almost in every med , it makes sense with the competition with regards to blocking the liver enzymes , take prozac for example and paxil , cyp2d6 I think they block it and so ritalin for example is ioneffective , same thing with adderall , so really , how non-affecting and not adhd-symptom worsening are anti-anxiety meds ??

[@tbs_Incorporated]

Oh ffs

[@Batpimpn]

Please speak to Andrew Huberman, jordan Peterson or Rhonda Patrick Would love to hear you break down some ADHD knowledge

[@eliseholton9284]

where did the dad jokes go ? I now have a paperback due to technical issues....ps ive had a dring

[@eliseholton9284]

irritation overload.

[@rhonmc2782]

So let me get this right. You are not a medical doctor ie psychiatrist who specialises in diagnosis of ADHD. You simply have a basic degree with an extra year or 2 to do a thesis UNDER SUPERVISION. Having worked in the science field and see the extra a phd student does, I see first hand it does NOT make them an expert in the field. That would explain the omissions you have made I the few videos I have watched of yours that DO NOT even touch ADHD found late in life after misdiagnosed with depression and anxiety which is so typical of how women have been treated over generations. You have missed the point how ADHD can relate to trauma (not just in childhood but reoccurring in similar pattern throughout 7 decades. Then again, you are talking learned text books just like the men who did the same and have been misdiagnosing people like me adbauseum. You people don't consider outliers. They had to be pidgeoned holed ticking all boxes (until the next DSM or text book comes out. ADHD knowledge has been evolving for a long time. How else do you explain the explosion in society now. Oh that's right the predessors were WRONG or didn't know as much and given your age, how many did YOU miss or misdiagnose in since you got your little phd?? So how can you say NOW you've got all the answers. At least in Dr Mateo's youtube with Mel Robbins finally clicked why I am as I am and probably my daughter now is thinking ADHD at. 45. You old guys missed me and at 70 it is too late. I'm too far down the decades of drugs that didn't work at me, therapy mostly I couldn't connect with as it was directed at people with depression and mild anxiety. I give up now. No strength to go back to waste of space incompetent psychiatrist and start teaching him what I've learned!! So easy to get mental health provider bits of paper and then just sit there ignoring new things that comealong. Then again. Who am I. Just an old woman who society counts as nothing. We are invisible and collateral damage just like in Covid years that detailed the number dead each day on the news with a BUT x number were in nursing homes or old with other medical problems. We didn't count then and we don't count now. We missed the boat. Shame on all the mental health lrofession, both little fish with a phd and the ones make g mega bucks for doing nothing ie psychiatrists. I bet you didn't have a single twin set in all the trials you cite as science that mimicked my journey and only a minuscule time of follow up years Definitely not half my age and diagnosed by the only text books they had, not even looking for outliers which could further change what we know of ADHD at the moment. This is so triggering I can't watch any more of your videos if I want to stay safe😢

[@atharvafasale]

Explains the panic attacks I'm having left and right 🫠

[@carmelle2665]

Though if ADHD is too little dopamine Wouldn’t it be unusual to pivot to schizophrenia which is supposedly too much dopamine ?