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Gnatt

Updated 10mo ago

ADHD Diagnosis: How to Differentiate from Depression and Anxiety?

For anyone diagnosed with ADHD: what were the main symptoms that made you think it was something other than depression and anxiety?

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bentennison

2y

Hyperfixation, dopamine chasing as related to focus, hyperactivity both mentally and physically, and rejection sensitivity disorder feeling different than my anxiety
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bentennison

2y

One theory that I am a proponent of that I learned in college (for an abnormal psych undergrad degree) is that the depression and anxiety of ADHD are symptoms of CPTSD from experiencing life as someone with ADHD

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