What's typical behavior and what's ADHD?
Almost everyone has some symptoms similar to ADHD at some point in their lives. If your difficulties are recent or occurred only occasionally in the past, you probably don't have ADHD. ADHD is diagnosed only when symptoms are severe enough to cause ongoing problems in more than one area of your life. These persistent and disruptive symptoms can be traced back to early childhood.
Diagnosis of ADHD in adults can be difficult because certain ADHD symptoms are similar to those caused by other conditions, such as anxiety or mood disorders. And many adults with ADHD also have at least one other mental health condition, such as depression or anxiety.
When to see a doctor
If any of the symptoms listed above continually disrupt your life, talk to your doctor about whether you might have ADHD.
Different types of health care professionals may diagnose and supervise treatment for ADHD. Seek a provider who has training and experience in caring for adults with ADHD.
@deepthoughts2
@deepthoughts2
Almost everyone has some symptoms similar to ADHD at some point in their lives. If your difficulties are recent or occurred only occasionally in the past, you probably don't have ADHD. ADHD is diagnosed only when symptoms are severe enough to cause ongoing problems in more than one area of your life. These persistent and disruptive symptoms can be traced back to early childhood.
Diagnosis of ADHD in adults can be difficult because certain ADHD symptoms are similar to those caused by other conditions, such as anxiety or mood disorders. And many adults with ADHD also have at least one other mental health condition, such as depression or anxiety.
When to see a doctor
If any of the symptoms listed above continually disrupt your life, talk to your doctor about whether you might have ADHD.
Different types of health care professionals may diagnose and supervise treatment for ADHD. Seek a provider who has training and experience in caring for adults with ADHD.
@deepthoughts2
@deepthoughts2
I am thankful for all of those who said NO to me. Its because of them I’m doing it myself.
– Albert Einstein
@deepthoughts2
@deepthoughts2
– Albert Einstein
@deepthoughts2
@deepthoughts2
👍1
Complications
ADHD can make life difficult for you. ADHD has been linked to:
Poor school or work performance
Unemployment
Financial problems
Trouble with the law
Alcohol or other substance misuse
Frequent car accidents or other accidents
Unstable relationships
Poor physical and mental health
Poor self-image
Suicide attempts
Coexisting conditions
Although ADHD doesn't cause other psychological or developmental problems, other disorders often occur along with ADHD and make treatment more challenging. These include:
Mood disorders : - Many adults with ADHD also have depression, bipolar disorder or another mood disorder. While mood problems aren't necessarily due directly to ADHD, a repeated pattern of failures and frustrations due to ADHD can worsen depression.
Anxiety disorders : - Anxiety disorders occur fairly often in adults with ADHD. Anxiety disorders may cause overwhelming worry, nervousness and other symptoms. Anxiety can be made worse by the challenges and setbacks caused by ADHD.
Other psychiatric disorders : - Adults with ADHD are at increased risk of other psychiatric disorders, such as personality disorders, intermittent explosive disorder and substance use disorders.
Learning disabilities : - Adults with ADHD may score lower on academic testing than would be expected for their age, intelligence and education. Learning disabilities can include problems with understanding and communicating.
@deepthoughts2
@deepthoughts2
ADHD can make life difficult for you. ADHD has been linked to:
Poor school or work performance
Unemployment
Financial problems
Trouble with the law
Alcohol or other substance misuse
Frequent car accidents or other accidents
Unstable relationships
Poor physical and mental health
Poor self-image
Suicide attempts
Coexisting conditions
Although ADHD doesn't cause other psychological or developmental problems, other disorders often occur along with ADHD and make treatment more challenging. These include:
Mood disorders : - Many adults with ADHD also have depression, bipolar disorder or another mood disorder. While mood problems aren't necessarily due directly to ADHD, a repeated pattern of failures and frustrations due to ADHD can worsen depression.
Anxiety disorders : - Anxiety disorders occur fairly often in adults with ADHD. Anxiety disorders may cause overwhelming worry, nervousness and other symptoms. Anxiety can be made worse by the challenges and setbacks caused by ADHD.
Other psychiatric disorders : - Adults with ADHD are at increased risk of other psychiatric disorders, such as personality disorders, intermittent explosive disorder and substance use disorders.
Learning disabilities : - Adults with ADHD may score lower on academic testing than would be expected for their age, intelligence and education. Learning disabilities can include problems with understanding and communicating.
@deepthoughts2
@deepthoughts2
NEVER WISH AWAY A MINUTE OF YOUR LIFE 🎁
Anonymous Poll
40%
🤔 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
60%
👍 i got it !
53. Wherever You Go, There You Are: Your tendencies go with you wherever you might go. Hence, change of place, partner, career, circumstances do not make you happy. Car is driven from inside, not outside. Become more peaceful where you are rather than thinking where you should be. With this habit, you carry peace wherever you go.
54. Breathe Before You Speak: Simple but remarkable strategy which works for everyone. Almost immediate results include increased patience, added perspective, and as a side benefit, more gratitude and respect from others. Just pause-breathe after other person has finished speaking. The time gap is just a fraction of a second. This gap does wonders to you.
👉👉👉 51-52
@deepthoughts2
@deepthoughts2
54. Breathe Before You Speak: Simple but remarkable strategy which works for everyone. Almost immediate results include increased patience, added perspective, and as a side benefit, more gratitude and respect from others. Just pause-breathe after other person has finished speaking. The time gap is just a fraction of a second. This gap does wonders to you.
👉👉👉 51-52
@deepthoughts2
@deepthoughts2
The practice of staying present will heal you. Obsessing about how the future will turn out creates anxiety. Replaying broken scenarios from the past causes anger or sadness. Stay here, in the moment.
@deepthoughts2
@deepthoughts2
@deepthoughts2
@deepthoughts2
With so much out of our control, caring for ourselves—body, mind, and heart—is the one thing we can do.
@deepthoughts2
@deepthoughts2
@deepthoughts2
@deepthoughts2
👍1
Any new skill can be installed with in _____ days of practice !
Anonymous Quiz
29%
30
54%
21
10%
60
7%
66
Do not waste time thinking about what you could have done differently. Keep your eyes on the road ahead and do it differently now.
@deepthoughts2
@deepthoughts2
@deepthoughts2
@deepthoughts2
"If someone tells you that you're oversensitive about certain things, maybe you are. But maybe it's because you have an unhealed wound there that you are working hard to heal..."
@deepthoughts2
@deepthoughts2
@deepthoughts2
@deepthoughts2