jessie
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Oct 1, 2018 9:58:45 GMT
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Post by jessie on Oct 1, 2018 9:58:45 GMT
Hello all, I’m not yet diagnosed but I am convinced that I have ADHD. I seem to fit the symptoms absolutely. I have previously been diagnosed and treated for anxiety and depression, although I believe that the roots of those conditions lie in my low self esteem caused by undiagnosed ADHD symptoms. I’m wondering about the way emotions are processed or interact with an ADHD brain. I had a very busy, fun and exciting week last week. Today I feel drained beyond drained, tearful and almost empty with no apparent reason for feeling like that. I have always had a problem dealing with emotions, not just being unable to articulate my feelings but to even identify them in my own mind. Does this resonate with anyone else? I suppose I’m looking to see where ADHD ends and anxiety starts, really! Or even if there might be other things going on in my brain. Thanks for any input
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Post by vagueandrandom on Oct 1, 2018 14:47:40 GMT
Hi jessie Emotional lability is a big ADHD thing, although it’s not included in the current assessment criteria. I think it’s the impulsive ‘no filter’ thing. Emotions come quickly and can flood you before you have time to think whether they’re appropriate or proportional to the situation.
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Post by speedy1 on Oct 3, 2018 10:23:30 GMT
Hi jessie I just have adhd no extras & would like 2 help u work out where adhd starts & depression ends type thing But... Emotions r a hard thing 2 translate into words 4 me Also I'm not sure I experience emotions in a typical adhd way coz I don't relate 2 any of the txt on adhd & emotions So the best I can do is give u an example of how my emotions have fucked me up this week The place I work has shut down, my co-workers & boss r like my second family I know how I should be feeling because people tell me that I must be sad & I'll miss my friends so sorry 2 hear blah blah blah I definitely have emotions I cry at sad films, if my mum's upset it makes me upset But I'm not feeling sad so part of me thinks I'm in denial & it'll hit me nxt week But from past experience it never does My co-workers have been ringing me up & texting me & I feel like a fraud coz I don't share they're sadness It's kinda stressing me out! I just seem 2 look forward 2 the nxt chapter I know how I should be feeling but I don't seem 2 be able to attach emotion 2 it I don't even think I want 2 attach emotion 2 a situation I'm not sure why that'd be beneficial & why would u want 2 spend time thinking about something that'll make u sad? OK sorry I'm rambling!!! I don't know what message I expect u 2 take from this post??
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Post by jessie on Oct 10, 2018 10:42:20 GMT
Thanks so much for taking the time to get back to me. It is fascinating, I’m reading ‘Delivered from Distraction’ and it’s so comforting to keep finding all these answers to questions I’ve had about myself for a very long time! I am always very clear headed in a crisis where people around me might fall apart, I always assumed I was just ‘good in an emergency’ but secretly wondered why on earth I can’t think that well under normal, calm, circumstances- I’ve realised now that it’s probably down to the adrenaline making up for what’s usually lacking in my brain. Thanks again, I hope things work out well for you
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