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That's anxiety isn't it? You can have ADHD without that, as far as i know?
More specifically this post is about RSD (rejection sensitive dysphoria) which is highly linked to ADHD though they are different things.
ADHD just often causes RSD.
Until I got diagnosed 3 yrs ago I never understood why rejection hit me like a Mack truck. I beat the living crap out of myself for 60+ years over stuff like that. :/
I'd agree, I live in the typical ADHD chaos but this meme doesn't feel relatable to me. I guess I'm lucky? Anyway, I'd totally say this is about anxiety, not ADHD.
Definitely anxiety but they certain can make the other work. Like peanut butter and chocolate for messing up your life.
Common comorbidity?
was gonna say, have anxiety but not ADHD
That’s about constantly fearing the reality-check moment that comes after your "evil mirror ADHD twin" residing in your mind who’s just too keen to take over the wheel of your life and fuck it up in the most twisted way unbeknown to you.
Yes, there’s the constant anxiety about this, but that anxiety is a direct consequence of having a "spicy mind".
It is. You can have both of course and having ADHD can help develop some anxiety, but they have nothing to do with each other.
They definitely can have something to do with each other. Anxiety and Depression linked to ADHD is a very common symptom and it's typical for patients who suffer from undiagnosed ADHD to seek medical assistance for the first two and then being diagnosed. Anxiety and depression can often be a co-morbidity (I hope I use the word right) of ADHD.
For me personally ADHD gives me anxiety due to the feelings of stress it causes and the depression comes from feeling unable to handle/cope with it.
Exactly what happened to me. I went for help with depression and anxiety. 3 years later, nothing really working, I find out I have severe ADHD at age 41. And my whole life made sense.
Can, but don't have to. A meme like this promotes a direct correlation. Can be indeed indirectly due to ADHD. Can also be a ton of other problems.
I'm not a doctor but I do have adhd, depression and anxiety. A quick Google confirms they are in fact linked, so I'm not sure what you mean by "have nothing to do with each other".
You can also be black, hungry or a chess-player. And also have ahdh. Doesn't mean they're necessarily connected. Especially if a meme like this wants to promote their symptoms as "due to ahdh".
Not "necessarily connected" is far from "nothing to do with each other". You need to stop shifting the goal posts and take the L.