Adhd mixed with other things

[michael682]

Recently had a therapy session with a new therapist. It was for my wife and I to sort some stuff out. Anyway! He mentioned that repetitive thoughts like tunneling impulsive thoughts “I have to do this, do this now don’t for get to do this” or thoughts that make you feel hooked and can’t do anything else until you figure out the answers or complete the task is a sign of OCD in addition to ADHD and causes an individual to have an even harder time staying on task. Like if you forget to email someone back and keep forgetting but finally when you’re in the middle of something important and do remember… everything has to be put on hold until you email that person and you become fixated on emailing them before anything else. Or if you become hyper focused on a new subject and don’t do any other priorities before allowing yourself to become consumed by that subject and going down those rabbit holes…. Yeah he thinks it’s OCD tendencies which led him to believe that I have OCD on top of ADHD… anyone else have this diagnosis or thoughts on this topic? Because now my eyes are open more than ever before and I do see the connections he made and how it affects my every day life. It’s slightly calming but also a part of me enjoyed life when it was just adhd stuff because now it feels like I have to work even harder to keep myself in check and on task.

[hopenicole98]

Hello! I struggle with this as well. Yes, It definitely makes things a bit harder. I am an artist as well as a geographer. I have a bit of a perfectionist side. My therapist tells me that without my OCD, I would not have those perfectionist tendencies that benefit my artwork. Its easy to get frustrated by the hand we are dealt in life. But when we sit back and look at how our personalities would change if we did not have these certain aspects of ourselves, it makes us see things differently. I sometimes just let myself have a little laugh when my brain gets so scattered. I get squirrel brain as I like to call it. I just have to take a deep breath, allow my brain to be a little scattered and just do whatever it is telling me instead of fighting against it. I hope this helps! I am still learning as well and I certainly still have many hard days when it isn't as easy to see the good. But on those days when I can see that every part of me is meant to be, it makes it all worth it. Treat yourself with kindness 💜