The most informative podcast about adult ADHD.

1845, Dr. Heinrich Hoffmann published a children's book featuring "Fidgety Phil," a character who couldn't sit still. This early literary example depicted ADHD-like behavior in a relatable and entertaining way. Hoffmann's stories highlighted the daily struggles of those with attention issues, laying the foundation for recognizing ADHD in children.

To use contrast showers for focus, follow these steps:

Start with a warm or hot water phase for 1-3 minutes to relax your muscles and reduce stress.

Then, switch to cold water for 1-3 minutes to invigorate your body and boost alertness.

Discover how ADHD affects relationships, communication, emotional regulation, and conflict resolution. Learn strategies to maintain healthy connections.

What is Rejection-Sensitive Dysphoria, and how do you know if you might have it?

RSD is a condition that often occurs in people with ADHD. It is characterized by an intense emotional reaction to perceived or actual rejection or criticism. People with RSD may feel deeply hurt, humiliated, or ashamed when rejected or criticized. They may also have difficulty recovering from these experiences.

In part one, we learned about a man named Doctor Gabor Mate. His claims about ADHD are popular, profound, and polarizing. He believes there's no such thing as ADHD, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, etc., as we have come to know it. We know them by their symptoms. In reality, we only know the names used to describe what are truly external markers of emotional or physical traumas and are often acquired during childhood.

Adults have overtaken children since the 2010s for prescription ADHD drugs. Stimulants offer irreplaceable relief to patients who suffer from neurodivergence. It improves their work and school performance, reducing their risk of anxiety, depression, drug abuse and suicide. A 2017 study of millions of patient records observed adult ADHD patients who take stimulants are less likely to get into an auto accident. This is significant because one of the manifestations of adult ADHD is frequent auto accidents.

That's probably why Dr. David Goodman calls stimulants "One of the most effective treatments in all of medicine, for any condition." When people have heart disease or diabetes, taking a pill doesn't suddenly make them able to function the way a healthy person does. For example, suppose you have a heart problem requiring you to take drugs. In that case, once you take the medication, you can't be miraculously able to start running marathons.

The U.S. government classified amphetamine as a Schedule II controlled substance in 1971, making it illegal to possess or sell the drug without a prescription. Despite this, amphetamine abuse continued to be a problem, and the drug was often combined with other substances like cocaine and heroin.

In the 1980s, the world was still raw over the recent death of Elvis, in part due to amphetamine/general drug addiction. Meanwhile, the use of amphetamines as a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) began to increase.