Dr Alex George's 5 Tips That WILL Improve Your Anxiety

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@bendtheatom-chadaddy 5 ай бұрын

I am late diagnosed with ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder and I want to thank you both for this podcast! I wish I could sit down and chat with both of you because I have so many things I want to add to this conversation and ask, but I won’t overload this post with all those details. I feel so isolated where I live and have had little to no support as a neurodivergent person who was late in life diagnosed, 35 now I am 38, and use music to cope with my anxiety. I learned how to play guitar and sing and produce music because I love it more than anything. Music does more for my mental health than anything else

@blessed7927 Ай бұрын

Ditto ❤

@annaleaeastley4692 9 ай бұрын

I have ALWAYS felt different from my peers. So different, in fact, that I made it a point of identity: I was “weird”, “odd”, and “gotta be ME” was a motto. I was always at the top of my class, but struggled socially and emotionally, had a crazy short fuse, was super-stubborn, and dealt with severe inward-turned hyperactivity.

@dmistry8304 4 ай бұрын

@@annaleaeastley4692 totally relatable! I see this in my daughter too.

@brycenew 4 ай бұрын

20:11 Every morning walk in nature + cold shower ‘…has completely changed my levels of anxiety…Positive mindset, I feel good, I feel calm…’

@denanebergall5514 Жыл бұрын

Yes, hair driers, washing machines, dishwashers, fans, heaters... they all relax me. I have an ASMR playlist on KZbin that I put on to go to sleep.

@margaretfowler9195 22 күн бұрын

Do you have a link to the ASMR you listen to?

@josefk-g5u 4 ай бұрын

He’s absolutely right about alcohol. I have adhd and stopped drinking. I won’t go so far as to say it was a problem, but I was drinking over a moderate amount. And the anxiety levels the next day were huge.

@lavernebell6274 5 ай бұрын

For some reason your guests voice is very soothing. I’m enjoying listening to him speak as much as he has to say.

@Elbowski 5 ай бұрын

He should narrate guided meditations or narrate audiobooks!

@shazsimpson369 9 ай бұрын

Amazing interview.I am very grateful for both your knowledge. I got diagnosed when I was 50. It's being a toddler, and I am learning all over again, but learning how to cope in this weird world😅 I now love being me with ADHD❤

@Kaa864 7 ай бұрын

RAIN FOR ME , I love when it’s raining 😂 🌧 helps me relax.

@transfunkulation 2 ай бұрын

I find rain THE MOST soothing thing in the world. And not just the sound. The second it starts raining, I'm straight out with the dog! For years I thought this was really odd and couldn't understand why it had this effect... now after my diagnosis, it all makes sense!

@Kaa864 2 ай бұрын

@ bcoz I have tinnitus to it masks it 😁

@lp4265 2 ай бұрын

YES !!!!! Rain 🌧️🌧️🌧️

@WolfgangSchmidt-Ulm Жыл бұрын

Everything he says is so on-point and relatable. And I can’t believe his „ADHD-device“ is also a hair dryer, just like mine!😂😍

@LindaKirkham-n8t 23 күн бұрын

Always late to the party here - My boyfriend at the time (who was an ADHD "bad boy") gave me a book to read about ADHD - so I would understand him. I got to the part about what little girls were like, and the tears just began to fall. That was the me nobody saw! It was so enlightening but also heartbreaking. And luckily, like your guest, I have a hellish amount of determination, so I was able to put this "square peg" in the proverbial round hole. I have learned to appreciate my wacky brain. I'm immensely creative, and have been able to put that to use in many areas. Blessings to all who have struggled to fit in to a society (some parts of it anyway) that are learning to appreciate us as well. Thank you so much for this podcast. The information is lifesaving.

@BDrehpehs 5 ай бұрын

Just an interesting correlation - I am a very late diagnosis ADHD - 40 years ER nurse turned Process Improvement Coach among other things - my best new ideas and moments of clarity always came through to me when I was drying my hair in the mornings - I used to joke with my boss....."I have an idea - it came to me drying my hair this morning" - it happened almost daily. Thank you so much for sharing these stories - they help so much!

@gavey100 6 ай бұрын

This channel is a breath of fresh air

@mjinsync 2 ай бұрын

Yes!!!! I wouldn't have survived my childhood without my hood (the hard egg shaped kind) hairdryer! I'd sit under there and read or nap for ages. Still have one at age 63, and often pretend I'm "conditioning my hair" when I'm really just under there feeling great😂 Also found wind/ water sounds helpful with the advent of earbuds, keeps my hair from being dry like wheat😆😆😆❤️

@dmistry8304 5 ай бұрын

Can really relate to this. I've grown up asking "how will I feel tomorrow if..." So I have avoided alcohol and been self-disciplined in many ways. I always felt different but was high-acheiving. I have only just got the evidence that it is ADHD but suspected it for 15 years now. My family really never accepted me and it was so traumatising. I hope to change that for my kids.

@hellybelle5 4 ай бұрын

❤You poor love! 😢What's the deal with that? I've always felt rejected too 😢

@dmistry8304 4 ай бұрын

@@hellybelle5 I guess they just didn't know what was going on for me. They were too busy working to have time to understand me. They did the best they could at the time, I see that now and we have a good relationship. I also have great boundaries and self awareness as a result.

@RufMichAn88 7 ай бұрын

When I go to bed, I always start the dishwasher, even when just a fork need to be cleaned … 😂

@hellybelle5 4 ай бұрын

My sister used to go mad if she was asleep and I was up getting ready, needed to dry my hair and didn't warn her first😂 She used to wake me up to warn me, and I kept telling her not to bother, as I loved the sound and it wouldn't disturb me 😂 Not all hairdryers have a nice sound though ❤ I also love the sound of the hoover, fans, and sprinklers etc...

@mattb1022 Жыл бұрын

Did anyone else look out of the window around 25 mins in, looking for a bin lorry reversing? If you know... you know! If that doesn't say I've got ADHD I don't know what does 😆

@nellygs702 Жыл бұрын

I did !Even took off the headphones 3 times to check 😅

@mattb1022 Жыл бұрын

@@nellygs702😂👍

@paulloughlin8937 4 ай бұрын

I was talking to myself after 30 seconds 😂, power to you guys

@negativex6026 3 ай бұрын

I'm Cuban American I have no idea what Lorry Bin means😂😂😂

@dianacudby7290 11 күн бұрын

@@negativex6026a "bin lorry" is a rubbish truck 😂

@bringitbex Жыл бұрын

Great interview as always Alex .. and Alex! I was a big drinker and wanted to be out at gigs and in pubs A LOT .. right up to my late 40s .. I stopped drinking when I randomly had a huge hyperfocus episode as a competitive bodybuilder.. ( go figure ) 😅 .. I rarely drink now .. I’ve tried going out and having a couple of drinks and I hate it , I’m socially awkward and I just want to go home .. I used to think I was an extrovert when I drank and now I’ve realised at 57 that I was self medicating adhd .. looking back retrospectively at my life it’s completely apparent I’ve had adhd my whole life

@ADHD_Chatter_Podcast Жыл бұрын

Really relatable this, Bex. Also thank you for your kind words!

@ADHD_Chatter_Podcast Жыл бұрын

Who enjoyed the hair dryer story? 🤣

@WolfgangSchmidt-Ulm Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for creating and sharing this. It brought tears to my eyes (late diagnosed last year). Always wondered why I have been so obsessed about the sound of hair dryers all my life :)

@ADHD_Chatter_Podcast Жыл бұрын

@@WolfgangSchmidt-Ulm ❤ ❤

@jamtin127 Жыл бұрын

Spotify cafe sounds for the win

@Robot-i1v 2 ай бұрын

@@ADHD_Chatter_Podcastso we know what specific medication he takes ? Good to know you don’t take medication

@sianspittal4656 28 күн бұрын

I've been going on cold day walks and listening to this episode on repeat. Really helping my ADHD paralysis, great advice. I'm trying to encourage the uncomfortable so I can enjoy being comfortable again.

@bringitbex Жыл бұрын

I hear you Alex about the hobbies !!! It’s such an overwhelming all encompassing impulse and SO EXCITING ! I’ve had some wild special interests over the years 😂

@taz.e-riding 9 ай бұрын

My hair-dryer brother! You have no idea how much this made me smile 😊

@whoolawoop6817 Жыл бұрын

My daughter still often uses a hair dryer to fall asleep... That's what her dad used to do, when she was little and she (and he) couldn't fall asleep... 😊

@Serinaraetz 9 ай бұрын

For all the blow dryer peeps. Amazon has sound machine you can use that has many settings of sounds. I’ve used it for years and only paid less than $20. GAME CHANGER

@KirstyYouHaveADHD 5 күн бұрын

I always felt different; it was a profound feeling, and yet I could never quite pinpoint why I felt different.

@emmajlatham Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love this podcast. Thank you for the work you do, it’s changing my life. Finding out I have ADHD has just made everything make sense. Previously I thought I was just a shit person, when really there was so much more going on. Please could you get Gabor Maté on here to do talk about ADHD and trauma? I’m currently reading his book called Scattered Minds and it’s really insightful. He also a has ADHD.

@ellanutellabella 9 ай бұрын

Dealing with trauma helps with managing adhd. Also, check out Dr Bessel Van Der Kolk the body keeps the score.

@MC-kt6mt 12 күн бұрын

I know the feeling of believing you are a failure just because the teachers say so! Hopefully , I'm also very stubborn, and I've definitely accomplished more in life than many of those teachers, not to brag but a fact.

@lukeg4596 14 күн бұрын

I distinctly remember in 6th form being made to sit and watch a video with the class. I became acutely aware of other people's gaze in my peripheral vision and felt my face going bright red. Then I started feeling like I was sinking in my chair whilst unable to maintain normal breathing. I spent the entire duration of the video in this state and dreaded having to sit with other pupils and watch class material. The whole time I have always felt ashamed of my inability to sit still without this feeling of rising dread. In hindsight I realize this was probably a panic attack and classic ADHD.

@tgirlberra Жыл бұрын

I really love this podcast! I'm 26 and not medicated yet but everything Dr George talks about here is so helpful.

@Lil-Lotus111 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, this information is tremendously helpful!❤

@hattie.e.d 11 ай бұрын

I've never known anyone else to have a bizarre hyperfixation around 9/11! Even my neurodivergent friends find it totally weird- can't believe there's someone else out there. Also utterly obsessed with Volcanoes and the wrongs of keeping cetaceans in captivity- but even those feel less neiche.

@josefk-g5u 4 ай бұрын

Nooo you’re definitely not alone!!! In times of stress I fall asleep listening to 9/11 documentaries. I don’t want to sound disrespectful and I don’t see it as entertainment, but something about the immediate call to action and the chaos relaxes my stressed brain

@Heidi123 23 күн бұрын

Parents - you can get a white noise machine for your babies. It picks up the noise of the baby starting to cry/waking up and switches itself on. The white noise lulls the baby back to sleep. It worked for my 2 babies.

@amethystrocks6433 7 ай бұрын

This is an excellent discussion. I learned a lot & have some ideas to think about. Thank you both!

@lemoncake513 14 сағат бұрын

Wow great content thanks, You're both spot on here :)

@taranchies1505 3 ай бұрын

'He's never going to be a Dr. or anything...' wow :P I work with kids so really interesting to learn about this, particularly what he said about sometimes the problem being that he was bored as he'd already finished the task faster than everyone else.

@YTSM8YT Жыл бұрын

I absolutely loved this episode, informative and fun.

@chantiemaya 9 ай бұрын

‘easy life style changes’ like going outside and working out, not relatable at all. working 3x as hard as others to reach the same goal, yes, and then burn out. every 2 years, again and again. which then also makes any life style changes incredibly difficult, and always temporary. during my depression, i burned from work, and then during my burn out from work, i burned out on therapy. it’s just a big fail all around. i do appreciate all the information here but i don’t think there’s anything here for me.

@modusbee9092 9 ай бұрын

I know what you mean. It took my whole life to admit to myself that I can only set goals that are achievable within an 8-month-timeframe before completely burning out. Changes to my daily routine and lifestyle burn me out faster while my other responsibilities pile up in the background. I feel like I'm forever spinning my wheels, and I could really benefit from a long 3 month nap.

@ritasjourney 4 ай бұрын

I hope you will have compassion for yourself. It’s not your fault.

@skymotel2 4 ай бұрын

My god this interview is good

@boursitocard 15 күн бұрын

Good one

@samk3141 2 ай бұрын

1:11:00 this is something I do as well, you just made me realise it. I will frequently be like, I know what it means but I can't tell you about it right now. It's somewhere in the ocean of memory but I can't get to it right now

@fl03faith Ай бұрын

😂my daughter and I use a hairdryer daily for the warmth and sound too, sooo relaxing

@niamhrooney Жыл бұрын

Love this!!

@justicebeginstoshine8069 4 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness my ex used to to do this with the hairdryer and a table fan he would place them by his head

@howareyou857 10 ай бұрын

I burn out so many hairdryers 😂

@liamrobertjacobs8187 5 ай бұрын

I just found this video and the most interesting thing for me was the hairdryer. For the longest time I could easily fall asleep while somebody was blow drying their hair. I can trace it back to when I was very young and my mother would be doing her hair before work, I always fell asleep and be late for school. 😂

@modusbee9092 9 ай бұрын

You had me at "hair dryer"! We run the hair dryer most nights at this house.

@MsLisa551 9 ай бұрын

I have the white board in my bedroom. Yes it helps me and I felt a lil embarrassed at first. Lol

@amethystrocks6433 7 ай бұрын

Several people in my family have adhd. We have big and small post-its all over the house, plus calendars, bulletin boards, note pads, and white boards. We use countless lists to remember what needs to be done. We also have various phone alarms going off throughout the day to help us remember to do things. Oh, and there are clocks all over, including in the bathrooms cuz we have time blindness. I'm in the kitchen right now, and there are 5 clocks in my line of sight! Lol! We all understand each other well. 😅

@cosmosprincess20 5 ай бұрын

He clocked me with the screen time thing 😂

@lindapruitt2656 2 ай бұрын

Hey Albert Einstein didn't speak till he was 3. He was daydreaming at his boring day job when he imagined the Theory of Relativity. Actually, he was riding the train home when it came to him. I have deadful BDD. It ruined my early life. I thought everyone hated me. It was so painful, I withdrew from social engagement. Still do have a knee jerk with criticism from others (but I know NOW it is the ADD) Drs You have REALLY bolstered me Thank you

@cathb6401 8 ай бұрын

Omg, I can relate to the Hair Dryer.

@CorporateQueen Жыл бұрын

I would love you to take a dive into Neuro spicy and psychometric testing for new roles. They're the kiss of death for me because I don't see what others see...

@t.square Жыл бұрын

I’m terrible with remembering names. I can remember faces tho

@Ifyewonleenew 5 ай бұрын

For me it’s the fan and dryer and dishwasher too

@randerson5525 2 ай бұрын

I have a Tribe theory about ADHD…one thing I wonder about all of us that pertains - are we more flexible in our muscular system than most ?

@JC157a 2 ай бұрын

This is interesting. I understand there is a correlation between being ND and being hyperextensive, also with issues of connective tissue (SEDS)

@bubblesweidmann7978 Ай бұрын

I think your onto sonthing. Seen these results time again thru the years. Id been a gymnist when i was a kid. So maybe the dots are in.

@randerson5525 Ай бұрын

My associated theory is that we “ADHD” brains are the percent of the tribe that would have been the “scouts” - danger aware, the intrepid, the intuitive overseers. The explorers. The midnight riders on a mission.

@shirleyhaugaard9643 22 күн бұрын

@@JC157aI think it was a podcast with Dr Russell Berkeley? Talked about co morbidities and yes a link with Ehlers Danlos and a number of other things

@dianacudby7290 11 күн бұрын

Would a white noise generator do the same thing for people who use a hair dryer to self soothe?

@kimdavid4406 3 ай бұрын

Was anybody else surprised that Dr. Alex George wasn't a grey -haired, middle-aged man with a beard? 😂😂😂

@siobhan9815 7 ай бұрын

Smooth Brown Noise 👍

@annaleaeastley4692 9 ай бұрын

I find Dr. George’s motor tics very interesting. Anyone else notice them?

@saramann5708 Күн бұрын

I’m going to try using a diary That I can write down everything in my head and thoughts and process Because with having PTSd Bpd DID. Maybe it’ll help calm down the chatter

@Tubeeuk 2 ай бұрын

I can fall to sleep listening to people talking. Apparently. My Mum and Dad used to put a radio under my bed it walk a radio show will people talking as a baby to get me to sleep. That and phenergans... hmm now all makes sense. Still not diagnosed not got round to it yet.. adhd again procrastinating...

@Falenir 20 күн бұрын

As for whether its a blessing of a curse...It depends how severly your symptoms present and how many you have. Some people are amazing inspite of their adhd and some with adhd are just not able to adapt at all. Prisons are full of people who can't fit in and have such terrible impulse and emotional control that they cannot be like everyone else even if they wanted to. This condition ranges from being a mild nuisance for some, to being absolutely devastating and unrecoverable for others. For the worse sufferers, these talks about how other people with adhd can excell and have super powers, can actually be upsetting. Not being a super adhder doesn't mean you didn't try as hard as the others! The people who excell inspite of it, literally don't understand just how bad this condition can really get and should be extremely greatful that they are somehow able to function. Not everyone is as lucky.

@dmistry8304 4 ай бұрын

Does brown noise work if your mother had a traumatic time during pregnancy? Curious whether the experience in the womb matters for whether this would be soothing.

@shirleyhaugaard9643 23 күн бұрын

I can’t sleep if it’s quiet or too dark

@YourFriendBats Ай бұрын

I’m really good with dates and names

@ljc3484 2 ай бұрын

I just feel lost with this. I don’t know why I’m in such denial about it all. It just feels too big even though it explains a lot.

@Seánybruv 6 ай бұрын

If only 10% of people have the hyperactivity type, then why is it called Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder? I've always thought it's been misnamed since I started looking into it. I wouldn't be surprised if they change the name in the next decade.

@MysticRainDrops 10 ай бұрын

I do horrible with pot .. in any form . Alcohol. Sipping whiskey slowly or a Martini ( no juices) i do fine but i have to drink water. If not i will be sad the next day

@tjshaff 3 ай бұрын

Floor fan and my new secret.. eargasm squishes.. block out the world

@RachelAmmons 5 ай бұрын

There’s a “my strange addiction” episode where a woman sleeps with a hair dryer… in the bed… miracle she was still alive I would’ve burned my house down doing that, probably the first time….

@MarieWilliams-t9w 18 күн бұрын

The easiest way to mask is to stay in what's ordinary. Because it is stupid to do things out the ordinary. I had to realise that if I said or did things out the ordinary people would embarrass me and get rid off me. People have no time for stupid behaviour they will either laugh or smirk or mock or be snobby if people act stupid.