0:30 You have poor focus because of worrying thoughts. 1:20 You don’t tend to have as many problems with impulsivity. 1:55 You have trouble completing your school work because of perfectionism. 2:38 You’re generally more sensitive to social cues. 3:22 You experience racing heart, clamminess, tense muscles, headaches, nausea or dizziness. 4:05 You’re unlikely to show problem behaviours when you’re feeling calm, safe and doing things you enjoy.
It’s something about her soothing voice and the animations that always make learning about these tough conditions a little bit easier 💛 thanks Psych2go
Although ADHD and anxiety are commonly misdiagnosed for each other, I've since learned it's very common for people with undiagnosed ADHD to struggle with anxiety and depression later on in their lives. Since the condition can negatively affect self esteem without proper guidance, an early diagnosis is important. It's much easier to learn to cope with it from a young age than to have to learn as such while struggling with anxiety and depression on top of it. I'm one of those people who was only very recently diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood, and I'd been struggling with anxiety and depression for years before that point. With help from a therapist, I realized that my low self esteem came about from years of my impulsivity and other ADHD related quirks causing problems in daily life. That mindset led to me eventually succumbing to negative beliefs and persistent doubts of my self worth. I felt a profound sense of relief when I realized that all of the quirks and bad habits I've been ridiculed for in the past was all due to having ADHD, and that there were coping strategies that will mitigate those issues as well. I finally felt like I had a sensible explanation for the way things played out in my life, and learning some effective coping tools helped me to learn and heal from it. Now I can more readily control my quirks or even leverage them for beneficial purposes. (Hyperfocusing is a very nice ability to have when applied in a helpful way.) My point here is that if you relate to the ADHD side of the points made at earlier stages of your life, yet also experienced the anxiety side later on in life, you could very well be struggling with undiagnosed ADHD symptoms. Even if the discovery is made later on in life, it's very beneficial for drastically improving one's quality of life overall!
@@solomonKachi7000 It wasn't just one "silver bullet" solution, and it's honestly different for everyone. For me, it was ton of things that I had to learn and change about myself. I had to stop abusing drugs/alcohol, address my depression with some prescription SSRIs, and then follow it up with several therapy sessions. What got me going in the right direction was a book I found called "Driven to Distraction" by Dr. Edward Hallowell. In all the books I've read pertaining to mental health conditions/disorders, his book was the one that I found a profound connection to. The patient/client stories left me in literal tears by the time I finished reading them, because my exact reaction was "They've gone through the same things I'm going through! I'm not alone!" No other self help or mental disorder/condition book had that profound of an impact for me. I then took what I learned and brought it up with my therapist, discussing events throughout my life that led me to this conclusion. They agreed that there was a pattern, and that there were a few things I could do to cope with it. (I later realized that I had developed quite a few of those skills on my own throughout my life up until that point.)
Same here, 20 yo and recently diagnosed. Everyone has their own reactions to the criticism, in my case i didnt want to believe people when their opinion was that i was just useless, lazy, distracted or cant do better, so my motivation was anger and resentment and it worked in a way, now im learning new ways of motivation and also dealing with everthing else that comes with recent diagnosis
You failed to mention that ADHD is actually often paired with anxiety. I get anxiety due to my ADHD symptoms. I do sometimes have trouble with social cues and because of that I am anxious in social situations because I’m afraid I will say the wrong thing or mess up in some way. I’ve also been told most of my life that I am too much, this has led to anxiety later in life because I am trying so hard to suppress my personality. Saying it is either one or the other is dangerous for some people because if you have both treating just the anxiety will not help make you feel better. Also it may seem like just anxiety so you treat that. But if you treated the ADHD first the anxiety could go away on its own.
The cause of anxiety and adhd are different. Worrying thoughts are the root cause of anxiety while focus disfunction is the cause of adhd. I don't understand how the can get misdiagnosed so often?
@@symo9924 The DEA is putting pressure on the supply of ADHD meds right now, so that puts pressure on doctors to try to diagnose anxiety first because if the patient's symptoms can be resolved by keeping them on antidepressants instead of going to ADHD meds, which are generally stimulants, it alleviates the supply strain that the DEA has put on manufacturers through inflexible quotas. Additionally there's a settlement in place that has the DEA's ironclad quota-enforcement power untouched and immovable for the next decade.
@@symo9924 Because one will greatly increase chances of the other. First of all ppl with ADHD usually have smaller amygdala which naturally makes you deal far worse with emotions and more importantly anxiety itself. Secondly undiagnosed ADHD cause massive frustration. I was literally the same as the guy above. All my personal relations, literally ALL I've been told Im too loud, talk to much and in general Im too intense. Which then leads to stress and anxiety of social relations. If you actually know how anxiety disorder works, especially the one in amygdala (which is more subconscious as it learns to avoid certain situations) you would understand how ADHD will greatly contribute to that problem/
This is actually refreshing to know. I have had problems with anxiety for years. I was bullied severely back in 2018 during an old school I went too. Teachers completely dismissed me and neglected me as a student, whilst other people physically and emotionally abused me to the point where I felt incredibly low... No one helped, which of course didn’t help me at all. I suffered with headaches, heart races and worrying thoughts because of the behaviour. A few years later after homeschooling for a year I went back into mainstream school education and have the same problems again. I have classmates targeting me and often made fun of because of my anxiety, autism and identity. I can’t change who I am, and although I have the same anxious effects now like I did then, I have my ways of handling it. To anyone out there who can relate, just know you can get through this, we will get through this all together. I’m sitting my GCES from now and I had lost my Nan before Christmas, so all has been hard. But sometimes the bad things will come first before the greater changes happen. Hope everyone has a great day and good luck to all!
You have a such an amazing positive outlook despite the difficulties in the past. Love your quote "But sometimes the bad things will come first before the greater changes happen." It is so true. Keep striving and you will do great things! You are amazing and don't let others take that away from you. Stay strong! Thanks for your support!
I had similar situations but you're amazing cuz you seem to be dealing with problems so well. I wish I could be like you. I hope you get a live an awesome life
@@Psych2go Thank you! I try to be as positive as I can be. That’s kinda my unique saying I made which helps me contain more positivity thinking throughout the tough moments. I appreciate your comment so much and thank you for providing such informative content once again. You’re amazing channel. 💚
literally the video that i needed and every sign that were shown in the video is exactly what happens to me on a daily basis honestly, ever since i went back to school after quarantine, my signs of anxiety just became more clear. i feel incredibly uncomfortable at public, when im not talking to anyone, mainly when im near people that i know (classmates). i always hesitate to ask questions or anything similar. i always stutter a lot when talking with new people not only i feel all of that but now that im back at school my grades are absolutely horrible, i study as much as i can, i forget about what i just read just after a few minutes. when im doing homework or even an exam i think of SO MANY THINGS, i literally cant concentrate 100%. it is absolutely horrible, i wish i could see a therapist but my parents are incredibly religious and conservative so they think that therapists are only for depressed people or whatever good to see that this channel can teach me better about mental health
As someone that has social anxiety i relate to all of these points. I can never focus during school because of my overthinking. For eg: While my teacher is explaining smth i will be thinking about what others are thinking of me at that particular moment. "Am i sitting weird? " "does my face look weird?" etc I would sometimes when i feel uncomfortable bc of the way im sitting. I would not have the couragae to change the position in which im sitting. "Will the chair make a squeaking sound?" It is really difficult to cope with these problems
I've gone almost 2 days without going to the bathroom because I was afraid someone would make fun of me for disrupting class and at home I didn't want to come out of my room in case my step dad would make fun of me(he was mentally abusive and occasionally physically)
This is quite difficult to determine if I have adhd or anxiety. I have a hard time focusing because of worrying thoughts, and I can easily get distracted by a fly passing by. I was born with stress and anxiety do to many nightmares I used to have, and yes, stress and anxiety causes nightmares. I don't remember my behavior at school, I don't remember if I wasn't focus because of worrying thoughts or lack of focus, but I do remember talking way too loud.
Have you had trouble reading? I could never read at school because the littlest thing would send my mind off into whatever and my eyes would keep moving but I wouldn’t absorb anything. If I would lean on the possibility of ADHD. ADHD will exasperate anxiety due to the constant thoughts ADHD brings and the lack of ability focus on something to distract from said thoughts.
@@johnmoore1495 I possibly have ADHD and I can read for quite awhile but I have to read pages multiple times to be able to absorb what has just happened in the book and sometimes I read a page and then completely forget what I just read and have to read it. I can only read if I feel like it but if I don’t I can’t focus on it for more than a minute. And it’s the same thing with a lot of things, like knitting, crocheting and rug hooking. For example, I stopped reading my book for months and then I decided to start reading again and now I’m almost done the book. I find that I randomly get motivation to do something like reading and I can do it for hours.
As someone who has been diagnosed with both ADHD and anxiety disorder, I related to almost everything except for the headaches. I don't often get headaches. But I do constantly worry too much about how I come across to others and yet I can't seem to stay focused on important things or I'm paying attention to everything at the same time and ineffectively getting things done and that is regardless of what kind of mood I'm in or mental state
I love how these posts are more educational than informative.. What I mean to say is: there are plenty psychology sites on social media, "psychologists" who quote text from books, basic ones I imagine and usually while presenting rehashed analogies. I've only ever learned here despite being quite aware of the damaged me. Im old compared to the audience here. Stuff I take from here but, it will all be with me into tomorrow and the next ... comforting and empowering
Hey i have good suggestion for next video : signs that u are escaping from specific feeling - signs that your ego controls you more than u know - reasons why u push your crush away or some girl u liked but u dont know
This has helped me better understand my anxiety. I'm still suffering from clinical depression and want everyone to not let everything defeat what they want to achieve. Thanks for understanding and supporting me y'all and thanks for the heartwarming content @Psych2go 💗💗💗
Ive been having thoughts of having ADHD or ADD recently, ironically, you guys uploaded this and showed me that I may have Anxiety then ADHD. Extremely weird timing, but thank you.
Thank you!! This hits home big time!! I am always so distracted and often procrastinate!! I know I have anxiety & probably even worse than ever!! I never used to be this way. My whole life I’ve had a lot of friends, acquaintances, and a good life for the most part. Then it came time to take care of my parents completely by myself until they passed. I lost a lot of friends at that time. You find out who your real friends are when you’re going through hard times. No family anywhere near & many good friends moved out of state. I’ve never found it easy to ask for help because I’ve always been self-sufficient. Now I feel total anxiety AND depression; I feel that way right now just typing it. I feel mortified of my predicament & don’t even want to be around anybody. I’m always feeling so distracted & can’t accomplishing priorities. I often ask myself “What is wrong with me!!! I feel like I have PTSD So many of us need this info so thank you!!
Amanda, thank for your incredibly calming voice. I cannot explain how much I look forward to watching these videos when I know I am going to hear your voice guide me through them. Even though the topics these videos cover are sometimes hard to hear because of their nature and my experience with them, your voice is a "Hang in there, you are loved", and that is incredible. Thank you🖤
Thank you so much Esp. the point of 'frequent urination' It's been happening a lot lately, I did take blood tests and thought maybe I had diabetes, but no, every report came back normal ,and sugar levels all normal So then, this would explain it..thanks 👍
I really adore these videos and will ofc never stop watching them and are glad to learn from these Hope y'all can still have some good days,even if you may not have one today or yesterday but I do hope it get better
Thank you Iskra! Hope this info helps you! Are there any other topics you'd like us to cover more on? Anything you're currently struggling with? - Cindy
@@Psych2go hello Cindy!! I'm currently struggling with overthinking lately. It's about what my classmates or other people think of me. I worry about their perspectives so much. I started to think about this the other day. Because at the fresh start of our face to face classes here in our school, my classmates really liked me. They used to make fun of me, compliment me so much of how nice of a person I am, and other really great stuff that I needed to hear. But as the weeks pass, they started to like.. Lose interest in me :(( I don't know if maybe it's because of the gap of our grades, because I'm one of the students in the class who are not in the honors list. And I'm not that attractive and I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH COMMUNICATION. I still don't think why people would be so nice to me at the beginning. But after a while, I'm just like nothing to them. Like the sweetness of a bubble gum. This happened to me with several people too. Including my ex who had just left me. Cause I think there's absolutely nothing wrong with me. I was always a very nice and sincere person. I hope you point out what I'm trying to mean, Psych2go team! I really appreciate your efforts on helping people find out how to fix hard situations going on our mind in our daily. And also a big thanks for reaching out to me Cindy!!!! Keep up the good work guys!
@@iskranipova2757 Never let people get ahead of your thoughts, some people may like you say may not, and that's just life. I had a similar experience but I learnt that finding the right people is what will help. Challenge yourself sometimes, talk to a random person in school, find similar interests, never look for a friend for will quickly betray you and make you feel bad about yourself, try looking for someone you know is caring and will accept you just they way you are. Again, remember never let people get ahead of your thoughts, cause at the end of the day, it's not them with your thoughts but you.
I have both anxiety and ADHD, it’s a struggle trying to focus on a task or conveying some messages. This video brings up some great points with talking about ADHD and distinguishing it between Anxiety. Without taking prescription medication to help with concentration, becoming distracted has been a problem with focusing on important tasks as my mind almost wonders to do other things and it even comes to the point that I forget about what said task was. ADHD also affects me with talking as I go into a hyper focused mode where I talk too fast or change the topic multiple times which causes me to stutter in my words, anxiety gets to me sometimes here when I stutter as I get nervous about what people think when I stutter. Also, the thing about not really getting or understanding social cues really feels relatable to me as I would be too late with figuring out certain cues with friends or say things at the wrong time. Anyways, Thanks for reading this and have a good rest of your day.
I've known I had anxiety but after watching this I realized that mines is more severe than I thought, my heart tends to race when I have to do anything dealing with socializing and I start to shake so much, I also unconsciously shake my legs without noticing, I also have VERY severe headaches, and I always am tired, I also tend to not eat Infront of people because I'm insecure about my face and how I eat and it is causing health problems for me because I tend to not eat even if I'm severely hungry. Along with my anxiety I've been stressed so it's very hard on my body even if I'm struggling I still try to think positive and think about my future even though there are days when I feel like I don't want to deal with anything or anyone but I would like to advise people that you can get through your anxiety one step at a time even if it may seem hard you will get through it😊
You should do the differences between ADHD and ADD. I have ADD and I can’t relate to some of problems that people with ADHD struggle with, but my friend with ADHD can’t relate to some of the problems I have. I also think it’s important to talk about the unavoidable symptoms of being on medication for the mental health problems, like how most people on ADHD medication have an appetite loss. My older brother, little sister, and I all have ADD and all of us experience appetite loss. While this is good for me because I’m an over eater, my older bro and little sis are literal sticks and don’t grow as fast as others. There are probably symptoms for people on other medications that make things more difficult for them too. I think a lot of people don’t realize that medications have side affects that are also not fun to deal with. Though, I rather not eat than not even be able to focus on a conversation with my friends.
As someone who's has depression, ADHD and anxiety, Everything is relatable, My mother thinks I don't have adhd and anxiety, 'a healthy child' she said, she can't understand my struggles, But I know she loves me.. I hope..
Your videos are so helpful! I love the refrences you add into the videos. It gives me a sense of relatability and comfort. Thank you for making these videos.
Thank you for your amazing videos, it makes me realize that there's a lot of stuff I relate to and that I can talk about it to my psychiatrist, and psychology/mental disorders has always interested me. I know, it's not the topic of the video but I just wanted to talk about it, hope you'll continue doing this and that you're doing great! :)
Long post because I need to vent. (The TLDR is anxious people with adhd are a thing, and it's frustrating to deal with) It's very difficult for me because adhd and anxiety are not mutually exclusive, but can actually stack on one another for some very debilitating confusion, stress, and worry. Even when I'm calm It's sometimes hard to get things done because I hyperfocus on one thing when I should be doing something completely different and then suddenly I'm freaking out because I spent the whole day playing guitar (which I enjoy very much!) and forgot I was supposed to do my homework, or meet up with a friend. It makes my friends think I'm flaky and they get upset that I don't show up, then I feel guilty about it later. Plus it makes it so hard to organize tasks by myself because what I end up doing is spending 3 hours making some over elaborate plan because I get lost in what I'm doing only to realize I just spent 3 hours making a totally unrealistic schedule. Hyperfocusing tends to throw off my plans so often that I found it necessary to set alarms to snap myself out of it, but sometimes I'll just absent mindedly turn it off and continue what I'm doing only to realize I messed up 2 hours later because it got dark outside or something like that.
Sadly I have both ADHD and anxiety so I over lap. I am taking ADHD medication if I didn't have ADHD they wound not clam me down. A neurotypical brain would be jacking up by ADHD meds making me speed up pretty. That is a pretty definitive yes you have ADHD right there
Are those with ADHD more prone to developing an Anxiety disorders? This seems to be one or the other but I thought they often go together. I related strongly with this video, yet have twice been diagnosed with Inattentive ADHD, but also Generalised Anxiety Disorder. Years or treatment resistant anxiety and depression till I accepted the second ADHD diagnosis. The Depression has lifted but I'm still stuck with the life long Anxiety.
I have the same comorbidity. I think to an extent you need to take in to account who this video is for, it seems aimed at undiagnosed school aged kids. Not that it can't be useful to others but knowing it's target audience can help not feel as though it's invalidating my lived experience. I relate to most things in this video, but most of the ADHD symptoms they point out I also struggle with. My own mental health is in the end my responsibility and so I take in as much as I can and try to be aware that it's not all relevant, which, is a lifelong struggle of course. ...I feel like ADHD makes me much more long-winded than strictly necessary lol
Yes you can have both. It's best practice to treat the anxiety first, then treat the ADHD since ADHD medication can exacerbate anxiety. As you get older the ADHD symptoms tend to decline and can be managed with lifestyle changes, organization calendars, reminders, body doubling, etc.
@@zumathevenomousoctoling6997 How do you feel, anxious or a unable to focus or when your doing something you like do you become engrossed in it? Trust your gut not Drs. You know your body/ mind the best. Sending you Healing Energy.
It was extremely helpful. I really started considering that I might have ADHD. Lots of symptoms match. But this video helped to distinguish them. Its still plain old anxiety for me and no magic pill...
Wow, thank you a million times Psych2Go, this clip made me realize better than ever that it's ADHD and not anxiety that shapes the way I view the world. Been watching a lot of your videos, they are informative and have been a huge help in getting to know myself better! 💚 LOTS OF LOVE TO Y'ALL 💚 Let's make the most of this summer, everyone in their unique ways ^_^
I feel a little anxious when someone is talking down to me or making me feel like I’m not worthy…anxiety just takes over my brain! I eventually deal with it and make myself feel better!
@@sheilameyers152 I do to! It is hard and when people say that we need to get up and work on it , it's true little things do a lot maybe just a little a day or maybe just a few times a day get out of your comfort zone it does help and can feel great after you're done even when it feels awkward or dad at the time it does help your anxiety! I hope your anxiety gets better!!❤
My adhd is mild, so, while I suffer from some of this stuff, it's not something serious. I will say tho, I never show signs of being anxious to anyone despite it being very high. I worry all the time and my muscles are always tense, but no one would know I'm anxious. In fact, most people saw me as a very chill person.
I have a remedy for anxiety. I physically work extremely hard, which makes for a beautiful garden and terrace. But I am not doing it to have a beautiful garden nor terrace. I do it to calm the horrible things in my mind. I hate gardening. I hate yard work. I hate shoveling, hoeing, digging with a pick axe, and more. Physically, I am in agony. But I continue to do the work because it calms me mentally. Besides the immaculate land and house, there are some unexpected benefits to hard physical work on my free time. I am slim, very athletic, very endurant, and have lots of stamina. At 50 years of age, I can outperform anybody half my age because I am constantly doing heavy work at home. I hate this level of physical work. But, it does calm my depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia.
Then there’s anxiety that results from having undiagnosed ADHD for many years. The struggle is real & the penalties many. It can make one hyper vigilant.
Yeah, I'm definitely more towards the anxiety side, since I'm worried of accidentally doing something bad at something or to someone while looking for a good outcome at the same time in attempt to stay optimistic.
16 yo here. I guess it depends on the mindset you go into these videos in. I personally though tend to have this mindset of “I wouldn’t be surprised if I had ___” so when I realize I have an awful lot of symptoms related to something I can’t help but scoff and say something like, “Of course that’s the case.” Then again it could be a sense of disbelief. Like the idea never really crossed your head or if it did, you constantly denied it, which is something I do myself.😅 You can take what I say with a grain of salt, I just wanted to help out a little since. Also, as someone who’s also dealing with trauma and loneliness, good luck.🙌🏼
Really, as someone with common ADHD symptoms who also has anxiety and depression, these things can effect each other. While having depression makes me seem very tired all the time and not very fidgety, i often am and usually have a lot of these symptoms when my anxiety and depression have died down for a bit. So basically, the anxiety and depression almost completely mask my other symptoms (obviously there are more examples of this but i don’t wanna make this comment too long)
I know this is off topic but does anyone have problems with been impulsive, like sending impulsive unfriending texts to friends because ur gut feeling tells u something I's not right, then regretting it later?
I'd love to know if there are other conditions like ADHD that could be easily misdiagnosed. For example a dopamine deficiency, or reward deficiency syndrome. Both of which would probably be treated with ADHD medication anyway.
1 - sometimes, sometimes it's poor in general even if I'm not worry, In contrast sometimes anxiety make me focus more for example studying before the exam. the anxiety that make be less focused is social anxiety. 2 - yes, I'm not impulsive most of the time. 3 - yes yes YES. 4 - I used to be. but I'm not that much now. still prefer being alone while doing or maybe being around people i know. but I'm OK with "eating" in front of foreigners. 5 - MIGRAINE, I don't think it's related to ADHD or anxiety. usually my headache get trigger when i do something wrong like not sleeping well or smelling gasoline, smoke ... sometimes idk why. as for dizziness well, when there are a lot of people around me i got dizzy while trying to understand what is going on. then I escape to my fantasy world becoming s blind about my surrounding. 6 - NO, i still have my problems even if I'm alone and for the hyper-focus state i think it's a curse and a bless in the same time. for example sometimes while I'm doing an exam the teacher announce something and i do not hear a word because I'm hyper-focused in the paper. Idk if head ADHD type bi (ADD), or anxiety. I used to believe i have bipolar II because of Depression - hypomenia episode. Then i start to study about MBTI type indicator and and i conclude that I'm an INFJ that is stuck in NI-TI loop and unable to focus with the surrounding because of inferior Se now I think I had a regular depression with ADHD. this is the problem with self diagnose i know that i have a problem but i can't identify it. and I'm too broke to go to the psychiatrist. the depression is gone now after 5 years but I'm still can't accomplish any think because of that whatever it is.
I really need to to tell you this. I don't know if I'm just being too dramatic or its something serious. Before I explain anything i just want to say I am a female and I'm in Secondary school. So, I cry alot and I mean like ALOT. For example, at school someone calls me a freak or just calls me a name, I start tearing up immediately and start crying. I literally can't control it and I have also told my friends that I can't control myself. Another thing that I have is, I get embarrassed when I eat. So, at home I eat fine and I have no shame, i eat with my mouth closed at home but i might be a bit messy. Outside, I'm really ( well i must be because i cant control it ) neat and always eat with my mouth closed and i won't look around and for example, I cut my fries into smaller bits and eat them with a fork, with a corn on a cob I rarely eat it at school ( actually I have never had it at school because I would get too embarrassed to eat it ) or outside, but sometimes I do eat it outside when people aren't looking. I have an addiction aswell ( I don't know if this is considered as an addiction but I will still say it ), it all started when it was 2021 and I put on blush and now I'm very VERY addicted to it, at school I always have a mask under my chin so that if my blush goes away for a bit or gets lighter I just put my mask on and I start getting very Moody and upset over that. I put alot of blush on my face and at school I do get made fun of and people stare and make comments about how I look but I just cant control it, however outside of school no one says anything people do sometimes compliment me outside of school and I do appreciate it. Also, I am really confident in myself but some people in school just ruin it for me, but I just wish that people knew that I have an addiction, I mean if you have already read this then you know I do have an addiction ( if you think of my blush thing as an addiction, I do myself ). Another one is that when people call me names or my friends or family ( anyone I'm close to ) i just suddenly say things to them, I dont think about anything I just say anything that comes to my mind. I'm usually really angry and I do show my emotions alot and I think my most emotions that I use are Happiness, Anger and Sadness ( usually sadness and anger ). I think my emotions control me alot.This is going to be the last one and I have more but I really can't think of all of them at the moment. Okay, so when my teachers set me homework and for example, today is Tuesday and it's due in thursday, I just wait till last minute to do it, so I get really unmotivated and when I want to do the things I love I just cant do them for a reason and I dont know the reason. If you have read all of this till the end I'm really thankful and I want to thank you, I really appreciate it. My family and friends are really helping me and are being super duper supportive towards me, I just wanted to vent for a bit and Psych2Go I really REALLY want to see if you guys know if I am suffering from any mental illnesses or are these just normal human being things. Again, thank you so so much for reading this and I hope you have the best day/night, byee!!♡♡
I just went to therapy today and talked about my focus telling me is on the adhd spectrum, however I started to go there because of my anxiety problem watching this made me see that my anxiety level is not as big as what its said in the video I sure have more things to talk with my therapist XD
My wife has undiagnosed adhd (mom didn’t believe in testing) and she suffers from both. I think if you have adhd you have bad anxiety as well. While there are differences, there’s overlapping too. The subtle differences are what to look for. Always know your signs and triggers friends
While this video is informative it is also worth mentioning that you can have both adhd and anxiety disorders. It’s not just a one or the other and there are many people who struggle with several different mental issues at the same time.
When I was a little younger I was diagnosed with severe social anxiety disorder. Before that I had teachers, parents, adults of all kind saying I showed signs of adhd or add but i was never officially diagnosed. After watching this video I think I can confirm I’m 99% sure I have both
Also, with Anxiety, your frontal cortex doesn't shut down, far from it. It's on speed dial. You begin to panic, your fight or flight response kicks in and your brain releases a huge amount of adrenaline, stimulated by high levels of glutamatergic activity. You can suddenly feel as if you're about to have a heart attack or a seizure. This occurs when there's an imbalance between the glutamatergic and GABAergic systems in the brain. If GABA receptors are not being activated, then there's less Chloride ions in the post-synaptic neurons to slow down neural signalling. When Glutamate receptors are activated, there's a huge release of Calcium Ions in the post-synaptic neurons, causing neural signalling to speed up. The most effective way to treat anxiety is to take a combination of glutamate receptor blockers and GABA receptor activators. This will slow things down and prevent those extreme feelings of panic, worry and fear.
Hiii! I’m hoping if you can do a video on signs you’re taking someone granted, may it be in friendships or relationships since all i see in the internet is about romantic relationships…
I mostly have anxiety than adhd considering idk if I have it or not but whenever I am school at lunch I really don't eat a lot because recently I have lost appetite and also because I don't want anyone to look at me because it feels like everyone is watching me 😞
I was diagnosed with anxiety a while ago but after watching this video I feel like I adhd suits my symptoms way better. I'm too scared to get myself a new therapist though because I have been with her for a long time and she'd probably be really confused.
Hi thanks for sharing your experience. It's ideally not to self-diagnosis since everyone's different. It might even apply to you even if all points all lined up. Your therapist knows you the best. Perhaps, you can bring up your concern about ADHD. See what your therapist know. What do you think?
ADHD can come with comorbidities. It's very common for people with ADHD to also have depression, anxiety, sleep problems, etc. so it's possible you could even have both
@@Psych2go I already talked with her about it and she even said that it's possible but after that we didn't talk about it again. I'll try to bring it up again next time, thanks for the reply! :)
I feel so lost most of the time! I can relate to the points in this video but also to the experiences of other ADHD content creators. I just wish June would come faster! I made an appointment with a therapist and hope that they can help me. I'm zooning out on the most unfitting times (for exemple while I'm DRIVING!). I have problems with staying focused in class and tend to talk with my classmates, am on the phone or scribble something. I procrastinate so much (for exemple I still have till June for my projects but can't bring myself to work on any of them. I think "I can work on it tomorrow" and still prioritze other chores) that I have problems to fall asleep at night because I think of the things I should do or should have done. And yes, I overthink way to often how others see me eventho I don't have extreme problems to talk to someone (I'm ambivert, I'm more the extrovert person when I'm with other people). I don't know if anyone can relate, but I feel that it's getting out of hand and I need help. Hopefully time flies by till June ...
Thank you so much for this video, I’ve been diagnosed with anxiety for a while but my entire life I’ve thought that I might have ADD/ADHD, but honestly a big part of that was because of others telling me they thought I might. The past several years especially I’ve struggled so much with focus especially around school work for seemingly no reason, and I’ve been thinking more and more that I have something like that undiagnosed. I’ve been asking my therapist about testing for it again and she asked why I was so adamant on it, what it would change if I was diagnosed despite her and other professionals not thinking I qualify. That made me realize that I just want a label like ADHD/ADD just so people won’t question or doubt me as much because trouble focusing is associated with it more than anxiety. I feel like my experiences are invalid, not good enough to be acknowledged as something really troublesome despite the amount of problems they cause me nearly everyday. This video has helped me come to terms with the fact that’s it’s probably just anxiety for me.
I have been diagnosed with ADHD and i relate to the ADHD parts and a good chunk of the anxiety ones in addition, especially the social cues part and other social related things
this is kinda eye opening... i often get fight or flight responses when im talking with new people or in games that require interacting with others that i dont know. i get shakes, and my hands get really cold too.
Well I am diagnosed with ADHD and anxiety (Not from this video I really mean it)so I just struggle with all of these,so it will be nice which one is creating the problem for me.(I couldn't think of the word creating for a second lol)anyway,BEATIFUL ANIMATION!
Yeah I probably have anxiety. I managed to sort of control my perfectionism but I still struggle with it sometimes. For example I was too ambitious for an art projet. I wanted to make many things but I didn’t know where to start. I wanted it to be likeI imagined it but it was too much work and it became overwhelming. Thankfully I talked to my teacher and she gave me something else to work on, which was much easier for me.
not diagnosed with anything but uh anxiety, but my impulsivity is drawing all over a workbook or flinging a pencil across the room- and when watching stuff i tend to sit up or talk about little things and laugh at it constantly without needing to. I also cannot stop myself from constantly talking to others during classes
When reflecting on the "things you do for fun" section of the video; I noticed, I'm doing something fun, I would often ask myself "Am I good at this?" then a voice in my head would say "No. you actually suck at this. There are people who are way more committed, and better, at whatever you're doing." But I would rebuttal with "Yea, perhaps. But I enjoy this, so I'll just keep it to myself and have fun" This doesn't feel like anxiety or ADHD, which I often have, but instead some negative or depressive behavior. Is there a video that can help me unpack this a little more? Thanks!
I was diagnosed with ADHD at age 10. Then around age 17 diagnosed with general and social anxiety disorder. I’m 25 now, and I still struggle with both everyday.
Can you have both? My ADD makes my life a struggle, complicated, thus giving me anxiety. And my anxiety is so bad it is crippling at times. Throw my depression in there and I really don’t know how I get through even a single day.
0:30 You have poor focus because of worrying thoughts.
1:20 You don’t tend to have as many problems with impulsivity.
1:55 You have trouble completing your school work because of perfectionism.
2:38 You’re generally more sensitive to social cues.
3:22 You experience racing heart, clamminess, tense muscles, headaches, nausea or dizziness.
4:05 You’re unlikely to show problem behaviours when you’re feeling calm, safe and doing things you enjoy.
That was fast
🙏🏽🙏🏽 thanks!
Thank you so much! I always look for this because of my anxiety/ ADHD 😄
I tried driving last week and I almost crashed into several cars because I couldn't pay attention. Back to the doctor I go lol.
@@noorie_noorie_ me too, I do this on every YT vid and if it ain’t there, I just can not focus.
It’s something about her soothing voice and the animations that always make learning about these tough conditions a little bit easier 💛 thanks Psych2go
Couldn't agree more!
Omgggg thatsssss like 10000% correct 💯 ✨
Like I said before she's definitely got to be a angel that fell from heaven
1000%
Exactly! Sometimes, even when I have the worst day, simply listening to her voice makes me feel a whole lot better.
I was diagnosed with both ADHD and anxiety. I can relate to everything here.
Me too
Ive been diagnosed with anxiety and people think I have adhd after years of my anxiety being under control
@@onyxisnt_real I’ve been thinking I might have ADHD because I’ve been diagnosed with anxiety but cannot sit still
I am diagnosed with ADHD but i think i might have anxiety too
Me to and i didn't diagnosed with anxiety just ADHD but i am sure that i have (not beacaus this video)
Although ADHD and anxiety are commonly misdiagnosed for each other, I've since learned it's very common for people with undiagnosed ADHD to struggle with anxiety and depression later on in their lives. Since the condition can negatively affect self esteem without proper guidance, an early diagnosis is important. It's much easier to learn to cope with it from a young age than to have to learn as such while struggling with anxiety and depression on top of it. I'm one of those people who was only very recently diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood, and I'd been struggling with anxiety and depression for years before that point.
With help from a therapist, I realized that my low self esteem came about from years of my impulsivity and other ADHD related quirks causing problems in daily life. That mindset led to me eventually succumbing to negative beliefs and persistent doubts of my self worth.
I felt a profound sense of relief when I realized that all of the quirks and bad habits I've been ridiculed for in the past was all due to having ADHD, and that there were coping strategies that will mitigate those issues as well. I finally felt like I had a sensible explanation for the way things played out in my life, and learning some effective coping tools helped me to learn and heal from it. Now I can more readily control my quirks or even leverage them for beneficial purposes. (Hyperfocusing is a very nice ability to have when applied in a helpful way.)
My point here is that if you relate to the ADHD side of the points made at earlier stages of your life, yet also experienced the anxiety side later on in life, you could very well be struggling with undiagnosed ADHD symptoms. Even if the discovery is made later on in life, it's very beneficial for drastically improving one's quality of life overall!
That’s a problem I see here, it’s not an either or thing
what was your fix
@@solomonKachi7000 It wasn't just one "silver bullet" solution, and it's honestly different for everyone. For me, it was ton of things that I had to learn and change about myself. I had to stop abusing drugs/alcohol, address my depression with some prescription SSRIs, and then follow it up with several therapy sessions.
What got me going in the right direction was a book I found called "Driven to Distraction" by Dr. Edward Hallowell. In all the books I've read pertaining to mental health conditions/disorders, his book was the one that I found a profound connection to. The patient/client stories left me in literal tears by the time I finished reading them, because my exact reaction was "They've gone through the same things I'm going through! I'm not alone!" No other self help or mental disorder/condition book had that profound of an impact for me.
I then took what I learned and brought it up with my therapist, discussing events throughout my life that led me to this conclusion. They agreed that there was a pattern, and that there were a few things I could do to cope with it. (I later realized that I had developed quite a few of those skills on my own throughout my life up until that point.)
Same here, 20 yo and recently diagnosed. Everyone has their own reactions to the criticism, in my case i didnt want to believe people when their opinion was that i was just useless, lazy, distracted or cant do better, so my motivation was anger and resentment and it worked in a way, now im learning new ways of motivation and also dealing with everthing else that comes with recent diagnosis
Your story is highly relatable. Thank you for sharing.
You failed to mention that ADHD is actually often paired with anxiety. I get anxiety due to my ADHD symptoms. I do sometimes have trouble with social cues and because of that I am anxious in social situations because I’m afraid I will say the wrong thing or mess up in some way. I’ve also been told most of my life that I am too much, this has led to anxiety later in life because I am trying so hard to suppress my personality. Saying it is either one or the other is dangerous for some people because if you have both treating just the anxiety will not help make you feel better. Also it may seem like just anxiety so you treat that. But if you treated the ADHD first the anxiety could go away on its own.
The cause of anxiety and adhd are different.
Worrying thoughts are the root cause of anxiety while focus disfunction is the cause of adhd.
I don't understand how the can get misdiagnosed so often?
@@symo9924 The DEA is putting pressure on the supply of ADHD meds right now, so that puts pressure on doctors to try to diagnose anxiety first because if the patient's symptoms can be resolved by keeping them on antidepressants instead of going to ADHD meds, which are generally stimulants, it alleviates the supply strain that the DEA has put on manufacturers through inflexible quotas.
Additionally there's a settlement in place that has the DEA's ironclad quota-enforcement power untouched and immovable for the next decade.
I think this is exactly my case an anxiety generated because of the syndrome of ADHD.
@@symo9924 Because one will greatly increase chances of the other. First of all ppl with ADHD usually have smaller amygdala which naturally makes you deal far worse with emotions and more importantly anxiety itself. Secondly undiagnosed ADHD cause massive frustration. I was literally the same as the guy above. All my personal relations, literally ALL I've been told Im too loud, talk to much and in general Im too intense. Which then leads to stress and anxiety of social relations. If you actually know how anxiety disorder works, especially the one in amygdala (which is more subconscious as it learns to avoid certain situations) you would understand how ADHD will greatly contribute to that problem/
Thank you!! The only reason I care so much is because I was berated for it in the past when I genuinely couldn’t grasp the risk of repercussions.
This is actually refreshing to know. I have had problems with anxiety for years. I was bullied severely back in 2018 during an old school I went too. Teachers completely dismissed me and neglected me as a student, whilst other people physically and emotionally abused me to the point where I felt incredibly low... No one helped, which of course didn’t help me at all. I suffered with headaches, heart races and worrying thoughts because of the behaviour. A few years later after homeschooling for a year I went back into mainstream school education and have the same problems again. I have classmates targeting me and often made fun of because of my anxiety, autism and identity. I can’t change who I am, and although I have the same anxious effects now like I did then, I have my ways of handling it. To anyone out there who can relate, just know you can get through this, we will get through this all together. I’m sitting my GCES from now and I had lost my Nan before Christmas, so all has been hard. But sometimes the bad things will come first before the greater changes happen. Hope everyone has a great day and good luck to all!
You have a such an amazing positive outlook despite the difficulties in the past. Love your quote "But sometimes the bad things will come first before the greater changes happen." It is so true. Keep striving and you will do great things! You are amazing and don't let others take that away from you. Stay strong! Thanks for your support!
You didn’t deserve any of that and I hope you have an amazing life
I had similar situations but you're amazing cuz you seem to be dealing with problems so well. I wish I could be like you. I hope you get a live an awesome life
That's what my father always tell me, "sometimes, bad things comes first, then the greatest things comes in last"
@@Psych2go Thank you! I try to be as positive as I can be. That’s kinda my unique saying I made which helps me contain more positivity thinking throughout the tough moments. I appreciate your comment so much and thank you for providing such informative content once again. You’re amazing channel. 💚
The way you point out and make me completely acknowledge all the symptoms of depression I’m going through made me cry
Thank you so much for this channel. I’ve suffered from severe perfectionism and anxiety for a while now. It’s good to figure myself out
you got this!
literally the video that i needed
and every sign that were shown in the video is exactly what happens to me on a daily basis
honestly, ever since i went back to school after quarantine, my signs of anxiety just became more clear. i feel incredibly uncomfortable at public, when im not talking to anyone, mainly when im near people that i know (classmates). i always hesitate to ask questions or anything similar. i always stutter a lot when talking with new people
not only i feel all of that but now that im back at school my grades are absolutely horrible, i study as much as i can, i forget about what i just read just after a few minutes. when im doing homework or even an exam i think of SO MANY THINGS, i literally cant concentrate 100%. it is absolutely horrible, i wish i could see a therapist but my parents are incredibly religious and conservative so they think that therapists are only for depressed people or whatever
good to see that this channel can teach me better about mental health
As someone that has social anxiety i relate to all of these points. I can never focus during school because of my overthinking. For eg: While my teacher is explaining smth i will be thinking about what others are thinking of me at that particular moment. "Am i sitting weird? " "does my face look weird?" etc
I would sometimes when i feel uncomfortable bc of the way im sitting. I would not have the couragae to change the position in which im sitting. "Will the chair make a squeaking sound?"
It is really difficult to cope with these problems
I can relate to that so much omg its so terrible. Im so sorry you experience that
I've gone almost 2 days without going to the bathroom because I was afraid someone would make fun of me for disrupting class and at home I didn't want to come out of my room in case my step dad would make fun of me(he was mentally abusive and occasionally physically)
OMFGG I RELATE AND IDK HOW TO FIX THIS UGHH ITS SO EXHAUSTING TO DEAL WITH THIS
This is quite difficult to determine if I have adhd or anxiety. I have a hard time focusing because of worrying thoughts, and I can easily get distracted by a fly passing by. I was born with stress and anxiety do to many nightmares I used to have, and yes, stress and anxiety causes nightmares. I don't remember my behavior at school, I don't remember if I wasn't focus because of worrying thoughts or lack of focus, but I do remember talking way too loud.
You could have both :))
I'm in the same boat tho never diagnosed because I haven't been to the doctor in years
Sorry about this! You got this!
Have you had trouble reading? I could never read at school because the littlest thing would send my mind off into whatever and my eyes would keep moving but I wouldn’t absorb anything. If I would lean on the possibility of ADHD.
ADHD will exasperate anxiety due to the constant thoughts ADHD brings and the lack of ability focus on something to distract from said thoughts.
@@johnmoore1495 I possibly have ADHD and I can read for quite awhile but I have to read pages multiple times to be able to absorb what has just happened in the book and sometimes I read a page and then completely forget what I just read and have to read it. I can only read if I feel like it but if I don’t I can’t focus on it for more than a minute. And it’s the same thing with a lot of things, like knitting, crocheting and rug hooking. For example, I stopped reading my book for months and then I decided to start reading again and now I’m almost done the book. I find that I randomly get motivation to do something like reading and I can do it for hours.
As someone who has been diagnosed with both ADHD and anxiety disorder, I related to almost everything except for the headaches. I don't often get headaches. But I do constantly worry too much about how I come across to others and yet I can't seem to stay focused on important things or I'm paying attention to everything at the same time and ineffectively getting things done and that is regardless of what kind of mood I'm in or mental state
I love this channel a lot but I'm really happy that you guys covered ADHD problems. I've been diagnosed with mild anxiety as well
you got this!
I love how these posts are more educational than informative.. What I mean to say is: there are plenty psychology sites on social media, "psychologists" who quote text from books, basic ones I imagine and usually while presenting rehashed analogies.
I've only ever learned here despite being quite aware of the damaged me. Im old compared to the audience here. Stuff I take from here but, it will all be with me into tomorrow and the next ... comforting and empowering
Hey i have good suggestion for next video : signs that u are escaping from specific feeling
- signs that your ego controls you more than u know
- reasons why u push your crush away or some girl u liked but u dont know
This has helped me better understand my anxiety. I'm still suffering from clinical depression and want everyone to not let everything defeat what they want to achieve. Thanks for understanding and supporting me y'all and thanks for the heartwarming content @Psych2go 💗💗💗
We got you!
@@Psych2go you're welcome; this video perfectly describes me lol 😅
Lucky for you ItsHunter. I got both.
@@StrawFilms104 I bet you do, huh? Great to hear that I'm not alone 😮💨
@@ItsBillyTripp I am happy to tell you that you are not the only one. :)
Bro your voice is so smooth I almost fell asleep and it's only noon
Ive been having thoughts of having ADHD or ADD recently, ironically, you guys uploaded this and showed me that I may have Anxiety then ADHD. Extremely weird timing, but thank you.
Thank you!! This hits home big time!! I am always so distracted and often procrastinate!! I know I have anxiety & probably even worse than ever!! I never used to be this way. My whole life I’ve had a lot of friends, acquaintances, and a good life for the most part. Then it came time to take care of my parents completely by myself until they passed. I lost a lot of friends at that time. You find out who your real friends are when you’re going through hard times. No family anywhere near & many good friends moved out of state. I’ve never found it easy to ask for help because I’ve always been self-sufficient.
Now I feel total anxiety AND depression; I feel that way right now just typing it. I feel mortified of my predicament & don’t even want to be around anybody. I’m always feeling so distracted & can’t accomplishing priorities. I often ask myself “What is wrong with me!!! I feel like I have PTSD
So many of us need this info so thank you!!
I like this Artist the best. I dont care for the others. This style is calming as is your voice.
This video confirmed to me that I really have an Anxiety!😌 Thank you for being informative and sharing knowledge 🙏🏻
you def don’t have an anxiety
Check with professionals, this is really only ideas to further your own self, it's better to have someone figure out specifically you
@@alejandrolazos2802 dont tell someone that they dont, you dont know this person irl and the struggles can be very often missed by others
I'm so glad!
Amanda, thank for your incredibly calming voice.
I cannot explain how much I look forward to watching these videos when I know I am going to hear your voice guide me through them.
Even though the topics these videos cover are sometimes hard to hear because of their nature and my experience with them, your voice is a "Hang in there, you are loved", and that is incredible.
Thank you🖤
Wow, thank you!
I've been watching your videos for a little over a week now and I have to say I wish I could do the same job you're doing you're doing a fantastic job
Physical Symptoms of Anxiety
Digestive dysfunction
Easily fatigued
Restlessness
Muscle tensions in neck and shoulder
Somatic symptoms (sweating, nausea, diarrhea)
Frequent urination
Bruxism (teeth grinding or clenching)
Headaches
Cold or sweaty hands
Palpitations (heart pounding)
Trembling
Thank you for posting these symptoms. I tried explaining this and was dismissed.
Thank you so much
Esp. the point of 'frequent urination'
It's been happening a lot lately, I did take blood tests and thought maybe I had diabetes, but no, every report came back normal ,and sugar levels all normal
So then, this would explain it..thanks 👍
@@sunflowerglitter9233 🤗👍
@@mkdutta9428 I was noticing when I was afraid.
Your voice is so calming omg🥹
Ur voice is so calminggg
I really like how this channel has different animators that work on these nice videos, and they get pretty distinct. I liked this one in particular.
I really adore these videos and will ofc never stop watching them and are glad to learn from these
Hope y'all can still have some good days,even if you may not have one today or yesterday but I do hope it get better
Don't know how you guys do it but the video was uploaded eeexactly when I needed this information ❤️ thank you for your channel.
My brain: "Both, both is good"
yye
Dm for any help
how have you been coping with this?
BOAF
Why do I relate to all of these😭 thanks for the info, Psych2go team! I never knew I needed to know this
Thank you Iskra! Hope this info helps you! Are there any other topics you'd like us to cover more on? Anything you're currently struggling with? - Cindy
@@Psych2go hello Cindy!! I'm currently struggling with overthinking lately. It's about what my classmates or other people think of me. I worry about their perspectives so much. I started to think about this the other day. Because at the fresh start of our face to face classes here in our school, my classmates really liked me. They used to make fun of me, compliment me so much of how nice of a person I am, and other really great stuff that I needed to hear. But as the weeks pass, they started to like.. Lose interest in me :(( I don't know if maybe it's because of the gap of our grades, because I'm one of the students in the class who are not in the honors list. And I'm not that attractive and I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH COMMUNICATION. I still don't think why people would be so nice to me at the beginning. But after a while, I'm just like nothing to them. Like the sweetness of a bubble gum. This happened to me with several people too. Including my ex who had just left me. Cause I think there's absolutely nothing wrong with me. I was always a very nice and sincere person. I hope you point out what I'm trying to mean, Psych2go team! I really appreciate your efforts on helping people find out how to fix hard situations going on our mind in our daily. And also a big thanks for reaching out to me Cindy!!!! Keep up the good work guys!
@@iskranipova2757 Never let people get ahead of your thoughts, some people may like you say may not, and that's just life. I had a similar experience but I learnt that finding the right people is what will help. Challenge yourself sometimes, talk to a random person in school, find similar interests, never look for a friend for will quickly betray you and make you feel bad about yourself, try looking for someone you know is caring and will accept you just they way you are. Again, remember never let people get ahead of your thoughts, cause at the end of the day, it's not them with your thoughts but you.
I have both anxiety and ADHD, it’s a struggle trying to focus on a task or conveying some messages. This video brings up some great points with talking about ADHD and distinguishing it between Anxiety. Without taking prescription medication to help with concentration, becoming distracted has been a problem with focusing on important tasks as my mind almost wonders to do other things and it even comes to the point that I forget about what said task was. ADHD also affects me with talking as I go into a hyper focused mode where I talk too fast or change the topic multiple times which causes me to stutter in my words, anxiety gets to me sometimes here when I stutter as I get nervous about what people think when I stutter. Also, the thing about not really getting or understanding social cues really feels relatable to me as I would be too late with figuring out certain cues with friends or say things at the wrong time.
Anyways, Thanks for reading this and have a good rest of your day.
you got this!
Just here to say your videos are amazing and I heard your Spotify podcast it helped out a bunch
Can we all appreciate how well the animation has improved over time? Very great! 👍👍👍
I've known I had anxiety but after watching this I realized that mines is more severe than I thought, my heart tends to race when I have to do anything dealing with socializing and I start to shake so much, I also unconsciously shake my legs without noticing, I also have VERY severe headaches, and I always am tired, I also tend to not eat Infront of people because I'm insecure about my face and how I eat and it is causing health problems for me because I tend to not eat even if I'm severely hungry. Along with my anxiety I've been stressed so it's very hard on my body even if I'm struggling I still try to think positive and think about my future even though there are days when I feel like I don't want to deal with anything or anyone but I would like to advise people that you can get through your anxiety one step at a time even if it may seem hard you will get through it😊
you got this!
Thanks for the videos about ADHD and Anxiety. It helped me understand things.
You should do the differences between ADHD and ADD. I have ADD and I can’t relate to some of problems that people with ADHD struggle with, but my friend with ADHD can’t relate to some of the problems I have. I also think it’s important to talk about the unavoidable symptoms of being on medication for the mental health problems, like how most people on ADHD medication have an appetite loss. My older brother, little sister, and I all have ADD and all of us experience appetite loss. While this is good for me because I’m an over eater, my older bro and little sis are literal sticks and don’t grow as fast as others. There are probably symptoms for people on other medications that make things more difficult for them too. I think a lot of people don’t realize that medications have side affects that are also not fun to deal with. Though, I rather not eat than not even be able to focus on a conversation with my friends.
We have a video about this! Just search us and this topic up :)
As someone who's has depression, ADHD and anxiety, Everything is relatable, My mother thinks I don't have adhd and anxiety, 'a healthy child' she said, she can't understand my struggles, But I know she loves me.. I hope..
Your videos are so helpful! I love the refrences you add into the videos. It gives me a sense of relatability and comfort. Thank you for making these videos.
I'm so glad!
Great video, and flattered to have been cited!
Thank you for your amazing videos, it makes me realize that there's a lot of stuff I relate to and that I can talk about it to my psychiatrist, and psychology/mental disorders has always interested me. I know, it's not the topic of the video but I just wanted to talk about it, hope you'll continue doing this and that you're doing great! :)
What a great video! Perfectly stated!
Long post because I need to vent. (The TLDR is anxious people with adhd are a thing, and it's frustrating to deal with) It's very difficult for me because adhd and anxiety are not mutually exclusive, but can actually stack on one another for some very debilitating confusion, stress, and worry. Even when I'm calm It's sometimes hard to get things done because I hyperfocus on one thing when I should be doing something completely different and then suddenly I'm freaking out because I spent the whole day playing guitar (which I enjoy very much!) and forgot I was supposed to do my homework, or meet up with a friend. It makes my friends think I'm flaky and they get upset that I don't show up, then I feel guilty about it later. Plus it makes it so hard to organize tasks by myself because what I end up doing is spending 3 hours making some over elaborate plan because I get lost in what I'm doing only to realize I just spent 3 hours making a totally unrealistic schedule. Hyperfocusing tends to throw off my plans so often that I found it necessary to set alarms to snap myself out of it, but sometimes I'll just absent mindedly turn it off and continue what I'm doing only to realize I messed up 2 hours later because it got dark outside or something like that.
Sadly I have both ADHD and anxiety so I over lap. I am taking ADHD medication if I didn't have ADHD they wound not clam me down. A neurotypical brain would be jacking up by ADHD meds making me speed up pretty. That is a pretty definitive yes you have ADHD right there
Not necessarily, depends on the dose
you got this!
they don't work fundamentally differently
Are those with ADHD more prone to developing an Anxiety disorders?
This seems to be one or the other but I thought they often go together.
I related strongly with this video, yet have twice been diagnosed with Inattentive ADHD, but also Generalised Anxiety Disorder. Years or treatment resistant anxiety and depression till I accepted the second ADHD diagnosis. The Depression has lifted but I'm still stuck with the life long Anxiety.
Same! Diagnosed with both!
@@christyb7455 Me too! I even started to get incertain about my diagnosis 😰
I have the same comorbidity. I think to an extent you need to take in to account who this video is for, it seems aimed at undiagnosed school aged kids. Not that it can't be useful to others but knowing it's target audience can help not feel as though it's invalidating my lived experience.
I relate to most things in this video, but most of the ADHD symptoms they point out I also struggle with. My own mental health is in the end my responsibility and so I take in as much as I can and try to be aware that it's not all relevant, which, is a lifelong struggle of course.
...I feel like ADHD makes me much more long-winded than strictly necessary lol
Yes you can have both. It's best practice to treat the anxiety first, then treat the ADHD since ADHD medication can exacerbate anxiety. As you get older the ADHD symptoms tend to decline and can be managed with lifestyle changes, organization calendars, reminders, body doubling, etc.
@@zumathevenomousoctoling6997 How do you feel, anxious or a unable to focus or when your doing something you like do you become engrossed in it? Trust your gut not Drs. You know your body/ mind the best. Sending you Healing Energy.
I knew it! Thank you for informing us this help me a lot understand
thanks for this video. i haven’t been diagnosed with anxiety but i relate to most of this
you got this!
It was extremely helpful. I really started considering that I might have ADHD. Lots of symptoms match. But this video helped to distinguish them. Its still plain old anxiety for me and no magic pill...
Loving the background music for this one, gives me post rock vibes
The animation looks so amazing and cute! ☺️
Wow, thank you a million times Psych2Go, this clip made me realize better than ever that it's ADHD and not anxiety that shapes the way I view the world. Been watching a lot of your videos, they are informative and have been a huge help in getting to know myself better! 💚 LOTS OF LOVE TO Y'ALL 💚 Let's make the most of this summer, everyone in their unique ways ^_^
MY FAV UA-cam CHANNEL❤
You're our favorite psych2goer!
The video help me to understand so much of social anxiety I deal all of my life ❤️
Love the videos! I love to keep an open mind and to help others and watching your videos help me do that!
I'm so glad!
I feel a little anxious when someone is talking down to me or making me feel like I’m not worthy…anxiety just takes over my brain! I eventually deal with it and make myself feel better!
@@sheilameyers152 I do to! It is hard and when people say that we need to get up and work on it , it's true little things do a lot maybe just a little a day or maybe just a few times a day get out of your comfort zone it does help and can feel great after you're done even when it feels awkward or dad at the time it does help your anxiety! I hope your anxiety gets better!!❤
My adhd is mild, so, while I suffer from some of this stuff, it's not something serious. I will say tho, I never show signs of being anxious to anyone despite it being very high. I worry all the time and my muscles are always tense, but no one would know I'm anxious. In fact, most people saw me as a very chill person.
Thank you for this video. Make me understand more about my anxiety.
I have a remedy for anxiety. I physically work extremely hard, which makes for a beautiful garden and terrace. But I am not doing it to have a beautiful garden nor terrace. I do it to calm the horrible things in my mind. I hate gardening. I hate yard work. I hate shoveling, hoeing, digging with a pick axe, and more. Physically, I am in agony. But I continue to do the work because it calms me mentally. Besides the immaculate land and house, there are some unexpected benefits to hard physical work on my free time. I am slim, very athletic, very endurant, and have lots of stamina. At 50 years of age, I can outperform anybody half my age because I am constantly doing heavy work at home. I hate this level of physical work. But, it does calm my depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia.
Then there’s anxiety that results from having undiagnosed ADHD for many years. The struggle is real & the penalties many. It can make one hyper vigilant.
I feel like I have that too..how did you come to realize you have adhd?
As always I loved it. Love u psycho2go for helping us . We appreciate ur hard work💗😊.
Thank you so much! It means so much! If you have a moment, please share any of our videos that you find it helpful!
Anxiety or ADHD..
We'll overcome all these one day.
Oh ! deep in my heart I do belive..
This is actually really helpful
I have all of them. Along with depression, loneliness and presently experiencing a transformation which is almost making me go nuts.
you got this!
I already knew I suffer from anxiety, just wanted to know the difference, thank you for the video :)
you got this!
Yeah, I'm definitely more towards the anxiety side, since I'm worried of accidentally doing something bad at something or to someone while looking for a good outcome at the same time in attempt to stay optimistic.
Love your videos!
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i always laugh/giggle whenever i learn im lonely, depressed, have ptsd, or traumatized. especially from these videos. does anyone know why? im 15
16 yo here. I guess it depends on the mindset you go into these videos in. I personally though tend to have this mindset of “I wouldn’t be surprised if I had ___” so when I realize I have an awful lot of symptoms related to something I can’t help but scoff and say something like, “Of course that’s the case.” Then again it could be a sense of disbelief. Like the idea never really crossed your head or if it did, you constantly denied it, which is something I do myself.😅
You can take what I say with a grain of salt, I just wanted to help out a little since.
Also, as someone who’s also dealing with trauma and loneliness, good luck.🙌🏼
I have anxiety and I've known that for my whole life, and I'm pretty sure I have ADHD too... thank you for clarifying the differences
Really, as someone with common ADHD symptoms who also has anxiety and depression, these things can effect each other. While having depression makes me seem very tired all the time and not very fidgety, i often am and usually have a lot of these symptoms when my anxiety and depression have died down for a bit. So basically, the anxiety and depression almost completely mask my other symptoms (obviously there are more examples of this but i don’t wanna make this comment too long)
I know this is off topic but does anyone have problems with been impulsive, like sending impulsive unfriending texts to friends because ur gut feeling tells u something I's not right, then regretting it later?
I'd love to know if there are other conditions like ADHD that could be easily misdiagnosed. For example a dopamine deficiency, or reward deficiency syndrome. Both of which would probably be treated with ADHD medication anyway.
Bipolar and autism are a lot of the time misdiagnosed as ADHD
Good idea!
You really understand me,
yet you don't know me..
Man, that says a lot.
the way I was zoned out and you called me out during the start of the video 💀
I zoned out immediately when I clicked on this video. Pointing that out made me aware💀
1 - sometimes, sometimes it's poor in general even if I'm not worry, In contrast sometimes anxiety make me focus more for example studying before the exam. the anxiety that make be less focused is social anxiety.
2 - yes, I'm not impulsive most of the time.
3 - yes yes YES.
4 - I used to be. but I'm not that much now. still prefer being alone while doing or maybe being around people i know. but I'm OK with "eating" in front of foreigners.
5 - MIGRAINE, I don't think it's related to ADHD or anxiety. usually my headache get trigger when i do something wrong like not sleeping well or smelling gasoline, smoke ... sometimes idk why. as for dizziness well, when there are a lot of people around me i got dizzy while trying to understand what is going on. then I escape to my fantasy world becoming s blind about my surrounding.
6 - NO, i still have my problems even if I'm alone and for the hyper-focus state i think it's a curse and a bless in the same time. for example sometimes while I'm doing an exam the teacher announce something and i do not hear a word because I'm hyper-focused in the paper.
Idk if head ADHD type bi (ADD), or anxiety. I used to believe i have bipolar II because of Depression - hypomenia episode.
Then i start to study about MBTI type indicator and and i conclude that I'm an INFJ that is stuck in NI-TI loop and unable to focus with the surrounding because of inferior Se
now I think I had a regular depression with ADHD. this is the problem with self diagnose i know that i have a problem but i can't identify it. and I'm too broke to go to the psychiatrist. the depression is gone now after 5 years but I'm still can't accomplish any think because of that whatever it is.
This was really helpful thank you 🫶❤️💕
I really need to to tell you this. I don't know if I'm just being too dramatic or its something serious. Before I explain anything i just want to say I am a female and I'm in Secondary school. So, I cry alot and I mean like ALOT. For example, at school someone calls me a freak or just calls me a name, I start tearing up immediately and start crying. I literally can't control it and I have also told my friends that I can't control myself. Another thing that I have is, I get embarrassed when I eat. So, at home I eat fine and I have no shame, i eat with my mouth closed at home but i might be a bit messy. Outside, I'm really ( well i must be because i cant control it ) neat and always eat with my mouth closed and i won't look around and for example, I cut my fries into smaller bits and eat them with a fork, with a corn on a cob I rarely eat it at school ( actually I have never had it at school because I would get too embarrassed to eat it ) or outside, but sometimes I do eat it outside when people aren't looking. I have an addiction aswell ( I don't know if this is considered as an addiction but I will still say it ), it all started when it was 2021 and I put on blush and now I'm very VERY addicted to it, at school I always have a mask under my chin so that if my blush goes away for a bit or gets lighter I just put my mask on and I start getting very Moody and upset over that. I put alot of blush on my face and at school I do get made fun of and people stare and make comments about how I look but I just cant control it, however outside of school no one says anything people do sometimes compliment me outside of school and I do appreciate it. Also, I am really confident in myself but some people in school just ruin it for me, but I just wish that people knew that I have an addiction, I mean if you have already read this then you know I do have an addiction ( if you think of my blush thing as an addiction, I do myself ). Another one is that when people call me names or my friends or family ( anyone I'm close to ) i just suddenly say things to them, I dont think about anything I just say anything that comes to my mind. I'm usually really angry and I do show my emotions alot and I think my most emotions that I use are Happiness, Anger and Sadness ( usually sadness and anger ). I think my emotions control me alot.This is going to be the last one and I have more but I really can't think of all of them at the moment. Okay, so when my teachers set me homework and for example, today is Tuesday and it's due in thursday, I just wait till last minute to do it, so I get really unmotivated and when I want to do the things I love I just cant do them for a reason and I dont know the reason. If you have read all of this till the end I'm really thankful and I want to thank you, I really appreciate it. My family and friends are really helping me and are being super duper supportive towards me, I just wanted to vent for a bit and Psych2Go I really REALLY want to see if you guys know if I am suffering from any mental illnesses or are these just normal human being things. Again, thank you so so much for reading this and I hope you have the best day/night, byee!!♡♡
I’m trying to find out if I have anxiety or ADHD (not self dianosing btw) and this is very helpful
I was told I have ADHD and anxiety. I don't have ADHA just anxiety and this proves it.
I just went to therapy today and talked about my focus telling me is on the adhd spectrum, however I started to go there because of my anxiety problem
watching this made me see that my anxiety level is not as big as what its said in the video
I sure have more things to talk with my therapist XD
We're so proud of you! Glad to hear you talked to therapist about your situation. Sometime it doesn't not as a big as we think from the outside.
My wife has undiagnosed adhd (mom didn’t believe in testing) and she suffers from both. I think if you have adhd you have bad anxiety as well. While there are differences, there’s overlapping too. The subtle differences are what to look for. Always know your signs and triggers friends
While this video is informative it is also worth mentioning that you can have both adhd and anxiety disorders. It’s not just a one or the other and there are many people who struggle with several different mental issues at the same time.
When I was a little younger I was diagnosed with severe social anxiety disorder. Before that I had teachers, parents, adults of all kind saying I showed signs of adhd or add but i was never officially diagnosed. After watching this video I think I can confirm I’m 99% sure I have both
Also, with Anxiety, your frontal cortex doesn't shut down, far from it. It's on speed dial. You begin to panic, your fight or flight response kicks in and your brain releases a huge amount of adrenaline, stimulated by high levels of glutamatergic activity. You can suddenly feel as if you're about to have a heart attack or a seizure. This occurs when there's an imbalance between the glutamatergic and GABAergic systems in the brain. If GABA receptors are not being activated, then there's less Chloride ions in the post-synaptic neurons to slow down neural signalling. When Glutamate receptors are activated, there's a huge release of Calcium Ions in the post-synaptic neurons, causing neural signalling to speed up. The most effective way to treat anxiety is to take a combination of glutamate receptor blockers and GABA receptor activators. This will slow things down and prevent those extreme feelings of panic, worry and fear.
Hiii! I’m hoping if you can do a video on signs you’re taking someone granted, may it be in friendships or relationships since all i see in the internet is about romantic relationships…
me: i don't know which one I have
my psyquiatric: well you have anxiety AND adhd
I mostly have anxiety than adhd considering idk if I have it or not but whenever I am school at lunch I really don't eat a lot because recently I have lost appetite and also because I don't want anyone to look at me because it feels like everyone is watching me 😞
I was diagnosed with anxiety a while ago but after watching this video I feel like I adhd suits my symptoms way better. I'm too scared to get myself a new therapist though because I have been with her for a long time and she'd probably be really confused.
Hi thanks for sharing your experience. It's ideally not to self-diagnosis since everyone's different. It might even apply to you even if all points all lined up. Your therapist knows you the best. Perhaps, you can bring up your concern about ADHD. See what your therapist know. What do you think?
ADHD can come with comorbidities. It's very common for people with ADHD to also have depression, anxiety, sleep problems, etc. so it's possible you could even have both
@@Psych2go I already talked with her about it and she even said that it's possible but after that we didn't talk about it again. I'll try to bring it up again next time, thanks for the reply! :)
@@JasonJia11 Yeah you're right, I will try to bring it up to my therapist next time, thanks :)
Sadly I have both anxiety and adhd and it’s very hard to deal with . My mind is always in a constant race and it’s hard to control at times .
Sorry about this.. but have hope because you got this!
I feel so lost most of the time! I can relate to the points in this video but also to the experiences of other ADHD content creators. I just wish June would come faster! I made an appointment with a therapist and hope that they can help me. I'm zooning out on the most unfitting times (for exemple while I'm DRIVING!). I have problems with staying focused in class and tend to talk with my classmates, am on the phone or scribble something. I procrastinate so much (for exemple I still have till June for my projects but can't bring myself to work on any of them. I think "I can work on it tomorrow" and still prioritze other chores) that I have problems to fall asleep at night because I think of the things I should do or should have done. And yes, I overthink way to often how others see me eventho I don't have extreme problems to talk to someone (I'm ambivert, I'm more the extrovert person when I'm with other people). I don't know if anyone can relate, but I feel that it's getting out of hand and I need help. Hopefully time flies by till June ...
Thank you so much for this video, I’ve been diagnosed with anxiety for a while but my entire life I’ve thought that I might have ADD/ADHD, but honestly a big part of that was because of others telling me they thought I might. The past several years especially I’ve struggled so much with focus especially around school work for seemingly no reason, and I’ve been thinking more and more that I have something like that undiagnosed. I’ve been asking my therapist about testing for it again and she asked why I was so adamant on it, what it would change if I was diagnosed despite her and other professionals not thinking I qualify. That made me realize that I just want a label like ADHD/ADD just so people won’t question or doubt me as much because trouble focusing is associated with it more than anxiety. I feel like my experiences are invalid, not good enough to be acknowledged as something really troublesome despite the amount of problems they cause me nearly everyday. This video has helped me come to terms with the fact that’s it’s probably just anxiety for me.
I have been diagnosed with ADHD and i relate to the ADHD parts and a good chunk of the anxiety ones in addition, especially the social cues part and other social related things
this is kinda eye opening... i often get fight or flight responses when im talking with new people or in games that require interacting with others that i dont know. i get shakes, and my hands get really cold too.
This video was helpful. Thank you so much ☺️
Both girl! Both 😭😭 And they totally feed into each other..
Well I am diagnosed with ADHD and anxiety (Not from this video I really mean it)so I just struggle with all of these,so it will be nice which one is creating the problem for me.(I couldn't think of the word creating for a second lol)anyway,BEATIFUL ANIMATION!
Yeah I probably have anxiety. I managed to sort of control my perfectionism but I still struggle with it sometimes. For example I was too ambitious for an art projet. I wanted to make many things but I didn’t know where to start. I wanted it to be likeI imagined it but it was too much work and it became overwhelming. Thankfully I talked to my teacher and she gave me something else to work on, which was much easier for me.
not diagnosed with anything but uh anxiety, but my impulsivity is drawing all over a workbook or flinging a pencil across the room- and when watching stuff i tend to sit up or talk about little things and laugh at it constantly without needing to.
I also cannot stop myself from constantly talking to others during classes
When reflecting on the "things you do for fun" section of the video; I noticed, I'm doing something fun, I would often ask myself "Am I good at this?"
then a voice in my head would say "No. you actually suck at this. There are people who are way more committed, and better, at whatever you're doing."
But I would rebuttal with "Yea, perhaps. But I enjoy this, so I'll just keep it to myself and have fun"
This doesn't feel like anxiety or ADHD, which I often have, but instead some negative or depressive behavior. Is there a video that can help me unpack this a little more?
Thanks!
I was diagnosed with ADHD at age 10. Then around age 17 diagnosed with general and social anxiety disorder. I’m 25 now, and I still struggle with both everyday.
Can you have both? My ADD makes my life a struggle, complicated, thus giving me anxiety. And my anxiety is so bad it is crippling at times. Throw my depression in there and I really don’t know how I get through even a single day.