Beyond Distracted
We're Christen and Rachel, two friends who were diagnosed with ADHD as adults. For most of our lives we couldn't figure out why we seemed to struggle more than other people did. But with our diagnoses we had more clarity and explanations for why we do what we do. It turns out we aren't stupid or lazy or "less-than"... we just have ADHD!
Join us as we talk about: all the ways ADHD unknowingly affected us as children, and later as young adults; the coping skills we are learning post-diagnosis and how we are reframing what we think about ourselves; our crazy and hilarious ADHD moments of the week; and the songs we are listening to on repeat (because don't you listen to the same music over and over?) Oh, and we might get a little distracted along the way!
Beyond Distracted
Episode 03: ADHD and Not "Normal"
"It's like you say one thing and in a split second, our brains have gone down five different rabbit holes and immediately we're at something else, that in our brain makes sense that it's related, and [neurotypical] people are like, how did you go from here to here? It doesn't make any sense to them."
In this episode, Christen shares some of her main ADHD symptoms, and how ADHD can impact how we interact with others... things like masking, interrupting, derailed trains of thought, and constant monologues in our head. We also chat about how women can often be diagnosed with anxiety when, in reality, the anxiety is merely a symptom of undiagnosed and untreated ADHD.
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Produced by Rachel Smith and Christen Everett.
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