Hello. I'm a 50 years old man and I don't really know if I have ADHD or not, although lately I've read a few articles in Wich I felt reflected, not paying attention to many things, loosing things all the time, been scattered, not remembering passwords... Even though, with all that, I've kind of managed to do it all right. (not always thought).
For me the toughest part is the feelings and emotions. I think I have deep fears, especially related with people acceptance, so that when my fears appear, it's like I don't know where I am, I start looking everything and I'm aware of nothing but my fears.
Could ADHD have something to do with managing feelings or what happens to me it is just because the way I am?
Is there an association in England in which people meet and share?
Thank you
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Hi! I'm 24 and from the US and I have been managing my ADHD, Depression, and Anxiety for two years now. I have trouble managing emotions when my anxiety is bad. That being said I don't think my ADHD caused me to have trouble managing emotions but if I didn't take my meds for it, it would make my anxiety worse because I couldn't concentrate enough to calm myself down. Kind of similar to a domino effect in a way. Don't be afraid to get help for it you're not alone!
Some practitioners claim emotional disturbance—especially rejection sensitivity—to be the single, most prevalent symptom reported by adults with ADHD. Some even consider emotional lability to be THE key indicator, with clearly-recognized, cognitive triggers differentiating it from other, historically-frequent misdiagnoses.
This internalized presentation of symptoms not only in adults, but in females of all ages, is now believed by many to account for long-standing under-diagnosis and misdiagnosis in both groups, as well as for the former, incorrect belief that ADHD resolves in adolescence.
Unfortunately, many practitioners have not been able to keep current with literature on the subject: it's humanly impossibly to do so, for every condition they encounter in their patients.
You should u tube how to ADHD. Jessica talks about emotions and ADHD. She also has some much other great things she talks about that I was able to relate to
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