This Explains A Lot! My Journey To ADHD Diagnosis | Half of Carla
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- Опубліковано 19 лют 2024
- ❤This Explains A Lot! My Journey To ADHD Diagnosis | Half of Carla.
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Hey guys, In today's video I get real deep and personal in to my therapeutic journey and how finally realising and understanding by obesity led to me having the power to take responsibility, lose weight and transform every element of my life.
As always I am not a medical professional/therapist and you should always seek medical advice prior to making changes to your diet or taking any medication. The content of this video is my experience only and in no way should be a replacement for professional advice.
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❤ADHD Ireland - adhdireland.ie
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Hi Carla, i have been diagnose with ADHD at the age of 60. My kids are the same and the gene from the side of my family. I had a full carreer in nursing with 4 kids. Most of my life was always diagnosed as depression...what a wake up call that was..now on meds and have a better and more balance life. I wished i had had that chance to know this much earlier in life but you have that chance and keep an eye on your little guy so you will know if he has any condition too. Be kind to yourself it gets so much better when you have a great therapy. ❤️❤️
Questions for the adhd and food video: how to manage cravings, sugar addiction etc with adhd. Impact on diet and eating disorders in general. Medication and eating 🧠🧠🧠 just got diagnosed in my 30s after (Non traumatic) 2nd pregnancy. Just hormones apparently can really exacerbate in women. Menopause will be fun apparently
Welcome to the club, Carla! My nickname in school was space cadet because I was so spaced out. There are pros and cons with ADHD. It’s so important to embrace and accept who you are with the condition.
🧠🧠🧠 I definitely have undiagnosed ADHD and once I discovered that it was comforting knowing I wasn’t lazy, just overwhelmed. Constantly having racing thoughts and can’t ever finish things unless I get into a zone. I doubt I’ll ever get medicated, but I think knowing is half the battle and learning ways to work with your ADHD and not let it *win*. Thanks for sharing, Carla!
Carla , you have been an inspiration. Besides being a high functioning child with depression and the trauma that you experienced during child birth. It is also possible that because you have done a lot of work on yourself ( depression, food disorder building your positive self-image and weight loss ). Now , you have the mental space to pay attention and address your ADHD symptoms . I have also ADHD, anxiety, depression and I have being overweight and obese for several years. I manage my ADHD having a very consistent routine , making plans and following through , using the Pomodoro technique, using streaks app to keep me on task and rewards when I accomplish my tasks. I was busy being a Mom and building my career that I neglected my body until last year @that I started my weight loss journey. I have lost 35 pounds and I have 30 more to lose. Thanks to your videos , I started to show up for myself and I hope this is the last time that I lose weight because I have done it before and I either quit or gain the weigh ❤.I am doing this cycle and I love it. I realized now , that some of the strategies that I have used to manage my ADHD are applicable to weight loss.🧠
Awe Ana thank you so much. Thank you for sharing your techniques and well done on your weight loss journey thus far, amazing work. X
I was diagnosed at the age of 47… Self medicate with sugar and food all my adult life. Tryed medication and notised that there was only one thought in my brain, not 35884 of them. But now I got high blood pressure so no medication now. But a good ADHD coach. And also another dietist online that works with ADHD and bingeeating. Now I understand so much more. 🧠🧠 🧠
🧠🧠🧠 This was very insightful. My husband is ADHD. Thank you 😊
🧠🧠🧠 Recently diagnosed at 44. Still learning and figuring out next steps. I'm currently just focusing on continuing lifestyle changes that were already a focus as I've been losing weight over the last year. I appreciate your wisdom, encouragement and kindness. I'm grateful for you and your videos!
OMG I received this last week!!!! I’m astounded that you did as well!
My daughter in Canada was diagnosed with ADHD this year. She is in her last semester of university and the difference in her ability to focus and manage her time before taking medication and after is like night and day. She saw a psychologist privately $3500 CND, had two days of testing and interviews and it was the best money we have spent. She has 2 autoimmune diseases and the meds for those also decrease her dopamine and serotonin, so the ADHD meds gave her whole new possibilities for her life. Keep spreading the word Carla because females present differently to males, and because they are not classroom management problems, they go undiagnosed.
Tysm for this video, I’ve just moved to Dublin and have an ADHD diagnosis from the states, ive lived in Ireland for a year now. I’ve spent the last year trying to slowly increase my meds since the medication I was on in the states aren’t available here. And I’ve had a difficult time with my GP and was just talking to them yesterday about how I needed to find someone who specialises in ADHD, and I had no idea where to go. I will be calling ADHDdoc tomorrow. Thank you
Awe I’m so glad to hear it’s been some help to you 🖤
Same exact journey.... thanks for sharing
Fascinating Carla, thanks for sharing, I don’t have this but it’s so helpful to know more about the condition, you are so highly functional that I’m completely in awe of you , you experience symptoms yet have and continue to achieve sooo much 💗(Joanne)
Thank you so much Joanne xx
🧠🧠🧠 speechless. You have described me! Masked my entire life and things got bad after a trauma in 2017 and perimenopause. Self diagnosed last year. Thank you ❤ I can show this to my loved ones to explain better than I could.
Hi Carla, I have ADHD also but am waiting on diagnosis. I relate to so much of this. I also have read about trauma and ADHD- Gabor Mate has written about it after being late diagnosed. I think I was very high functioning until the pandemic hit and because i got to work from home and didnt socialise, the mask fell off. I have always medicated with food, crisps are my downfall and thats apparently the crunch due to needing stimulation. My mum is really against me going for diagnosis but like you, i want the validation to help myself- i think i could forgive myself then. Thanks for this Carla ❤
Good for you Sadie for going for what you know you need 🙌🏼
I watched your life story video (from like a year ago) recently and it was so crazy because it was like listening to someone I don’t know tell my story (minus the weight loss lol I haven’t managed that yet). I have suspected I might have adhd for a while now but I don’t want to try to get diagnosed cuz my rejection sensitivity dysphoria says that is a terrible idea lol. The thing your doctor told you about fix the head, the weight will come off, I’ve always thought this must be a mental thing but the mental problem part of it is also preventing me from getting help. I don’t even like talking on the phone, finding a therapist or even a doctor feels impossible. Anyways I was just like wow I related to your story so much and then it turns out you have adhd, another sign I should look into it 🫠. I’m glad I found your channel. You’re such an inspiration. I will try to find the courage to do something about my situation. 🧠🧠🧠
🧠 I found your videos yesterday when looking at weight loss and then found this today - another thing that I’m dealing with - ADHD - undiagnosed so far but definitely likely! A really inciteful video, thank you. The process of self-forgiveness and trying to be as calm as possible has helped me - I mediate, use mindfulness and go out into nature as much as possible. X
Thank you for sharing. I too ... had been diagnosed late, in my 40's.. In elementary school and on i struggled. But not diagnosed back then.
I feel much better on meds and i see improvements. I do live by a very routine life to help with everything in daily living.
Binge eating,, was a problem in the past. Now i understand.
Carla, could you do a video on being a high functioning depressed person and this is why people didn’t know you were depressed? I’d love to hear more about this. In addition, what is an ADHD coach?
This was me with disassociation
I have cPTSD, and I have dissociated. You are not alone.
✨🧠🧠🧠✨plus sparkles for you, because you are awesome! ✨
Thank you Cathy xx
🧠 🧠 🧠 late 40's diagnosis, I'm doing the best I can and learning a lot about myself since being diagnosed. I am medicated, but in the United States, it's much easier than what you went through to get a diagnosis. I'm so sorry to hear you had a traumatic birth with your little boy. I know that pain all too well.
Carla, thank you for sharing
Great video and thank you for sharing your experience 💗. No questions, but I’d love to hear more of you decide to make more videos on this topic in the future.
Thanks Carla ur a inspiration 🧠🧠🧠
Fascinating video, tfs 🧠
The drummer and the great mountain book and pod cast is a great resource.
They promote non medical ways of living with the condition / super power 😊❤
Thank you for sharing this. I've been diagnosed with ADHD (as well as my husband and son), but do my best to manage without ADHD medications (unless you count caffeine). I have found I MUST avoid refined sugar and carbs 100%, having some is a huge setback for me. My son took ADHD medication for years, but has chosen to go off medication as a young adult. Bodyslims structure helps me a lot, but I still have symptoms (racing thoughts, lack of focus, mild depression) to manage every day. Some days are better than others. I completely identify with every symptom you described. Thank you Carla.
Could I ask how old your son is? Does he do anything that really helps his ADHD? Thanks
🧠🧠🧠 As always thanks for sharing. I'm amazed by the amount of people in the comments who experienced the same. ❤
It’s so under diagnosed, especially in women, I’m happy to share my experience in hopes of inspiring others x
watching from Ireland..the algorithm took me there..discovering alot about adhd and as you said it's sort of validating to learn these things even if its later in life 🧠🧠🧠
Irish people are great but we are incredible cynical so when I first heard about this I rolled my eyes about it, then ironically the fact that its trendy now has meant I've got to see the information and its been such an eye opener in terms of the way things have been in my own life. I would not have learned or been aware of this without this so called trendy information emerging, so thank you for talking about it. It helps. I like the idea of understanding the label doesnt mean we have to live up to a label etc
For mise, there was a little bit as well of the way things 'could' have been if perhaps I'd have help with it in school or whatever. Mourning that lost potential or regret.
But I think that awful feeling (and we're masters at beating ourselves up) is countered by another idea
i.e that somehow/someway you got through to this point in time in spite of all that sh*t in your way, so maybe some credit is due to you for that. and who knows, the skys the limit. Itll take some stopping us!
Anyhow, i'm a believer now.
I suck so much at following through on stuff but I am very keen to get it formally diagnosed and on treatment but its such a maelstrom in Ireland.
The last thing I need is 3 parochial GPs telling me its not possible etc. Its hard to get going or get disinterested but I have a genuine fear of getting knocked back and wasting my time with it, especially here.
Anyhow..wish you well, keep on keeping on and please god if you're anything like me, your treatment will help you realise some of the 3 million great ideas you have a day!
Peace!
🧠 🧠 🧠 Thank you for this video!
🧠🧠🧠Love your videos Carla !! 🩷
🧠🧠🧠I’m on a waiting list for a diagnosis. 63 years of age. Binge eater and everything you said resonates, including a locum saying we only give tests for children to get statements, he offered me gastric surgery when I said I’m sure my binge eating was due to something not right mentally. I’m really interested to know how you managed your weight loss as I think from what Iv read ,due to my blood pressure meds ( sadly) I
wouldn’t be able to take the adhd medication . It’s ironic because my high blood pressure is due to the binge eating. I have 11 stone to lose. Thank you for sharing, fascinating to watch and listen to ‘what Iv experienced all these long years.
It's called life!!!
What is?
When I was a child my mother (a special ed teacher) saw a lot of the signs of ADD for the info at that time. She didn't want me in special ed so she didn't get me tested; I took your linked little test and scored super high so it makes me wonder. (my family isn't exactly... friendly... to mental health or even admitting it's "real"). This makes me think that sticking to my insane amount of caffeine intake is a good thing though ^.-
Maybe I’ll go back on my adhd meds 😢 I just have such a strong aversion to relying on medication, but maybe I’ll try again. They definitely work. The difference with them is like night and day, it’s just my aversion to not wanting to rely on them that makes me stop taking them. But without them, I have no life due to a severe autistic/adhd burn out, on top of multiple trauma experiences due in part to undiagnosed autism and adhd. I was very late diagnosed.
Thanks for sharing. I am 65 and diagnosed about 10 years ago. It's a lifelong learning process. Since diagnosis I have learned a lot of coping skills that look weird to people but work for me. I just got the book HOW TO ADHD by Jessica McCabe- its new and full of really good tips and tricks, and also deep inside. I highly recommend it. As a successful author it's been challenging to raise my hand and say I have it, but we need to get the message out. I spoke to a school group of neurodivergent kids on Zoom a couple of weeks ago and just got a thank you letter from them. One kid wrote "Thank you for being one of us" and it bought tears to my eyes. It's a hard world out there, and we all need allies and to make a way for those who come after us. Thank you Carla for raising your hand too, every voice needs to be heard.
This really touched me, thank you so much. I’d love to know about your coping skills xx
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You're an inspiration. Adore your content! Thank you from the bottom of my heart. 🤍
Thank you for sharing your story!
I was diagnosed late, too. Then I moved away from my doctor and getting the medication got complicated because of changing regulations. I recently tried to get diagnosed again but it was too difficult and expensive to get an appointment and get re-diagnosed.
Luckily, I can manage on high caffeine coffee. I drink a pot a day of Valhalla Java from Deathwish Coffee IYKYK. In works for me.
I recently tried switching to a more normal coffee and I crashed. The lack of stimulant made me stressed and my concentration tanked. Work got too much for me. I’m an currently off work this week to reset - and drink the good coffee!
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