After 10,000 ADHD Assessments, I Noticed This Pattern...

ADHD Chatter Podcast · Advanced ·🧘 Mental Health & Wellbeing Practice ·1mo ago

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Dr Shyamal Mashru is an award-winning psychiatrist and ADHD expert who has treated thousands of people with ADHD. Drawing on years of clinical experience, he shares one of the most honest and comprehensive conversations we've had about the realities of living with ADHD. We explore the emotional impact of diagnosis, why so many people with ADHD grow up believing they're broken, the loneliness and rejection sensitivity that often go unnoticed, and the identity crisis that can follow unmasking. We also discuss shame, addiction, burnout, AuDHD, ADHD medication, depression, and the life-changing power of finally understanding yourself. Chapters: 00:00 Trailer 01:27 The Most Life-Changing ADHD Diagnosis Story 03:52 The Emotions Nobody Warns You About After an ADHD Diagnosis 05:18 Why People With ADHD Believe They're Broken 06:48 The Damage of Spending Decades Thinking You're the Problem 08:24 The ADHD Assessment That Saved a Life 12:23 Why Self-Understanding Changes Everything 14:12 The Pain of Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD) 18:34 The Loneliness of ADHD Nobody Talks About 20:45 The ADHD Identity Crisis After Unmasking 22:22 Tiimo Advert 23:42 A Quick Test to See How Much You're Masking 27:27 When Shame Leads to Addiction 31:37 How Common Is AuDHD? 36:48 Why ADHD Burnout Can Appear Out of Nowhere 38:38 What Happens When You Stop Masking? 40:16 Does ADHD Medication Change Your Personality? 41:41 Can Untreated ADHD Cause Depression? 42:50 A Letter to My Younger Self Dr Mashru runs the ADHD Health Clinic where you can be seen by him 👉 www.adhdhealthclinic.co.uk He is also a Consultant Psychiatrist that works in the NHS as the Medical Lead of Harrow Health ADHD service. Book for an online adult adhd assessment 👉 https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/adhd-treatment-options/book-an-adhd-assessment/ Book for an in person adult adhd assessment 👉  https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/adhd-treatment-options/in-person-adhd-assessment/ Book for online adult autism assessment 👉

Original Description

Dr Shyamal Mashru is an award-winning psychiatrist and ADHD expert who has treated thousands of people with ADHD. Drawing on years of clinical experience, he shares one of the most honest and comprehensive conversations we've had about the realities of living with ADHD. We explore the emotional impact of diagnosis, why so many people with ADHD grow up believing they're broken, the loneliness and rejection sensitivity that often go unnoticed, and the identity crisis that can follow unmasking. We also discuss shame, addiction, burnout, AuDHD, ADHD medication, depression, and the life-changing power of finally understanding yourself. Chapters: 00:00 Trailer 01:27 The Most Life-Changing ADHD Diagnosis Story 03:52 The Emotions Nobody Warns You About After an ADHD Diagnosis 05:18 Why People With ADHD Believe They're Broken 06:48 The Damage of Spending Decades Thinking You're the Problem 08:24 The ADHD Assessment That Saved a Life 12:23 Why Self-Understanding Changes Everything 14:12 The Pain of Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD) 18:34 The Loneliness of ADHD Nobody Talks About 20:45 The ADHD Identity Crisis After Unmasking 22:22 Tiimo Advert 23:42 A Quick Test to See How Much You're Masking 27:27 When Shame Leads to Addiction 31:37 How Common Is AuDHD? 36:48 Why ADHD Burnout Can Appear Out of Nowhere 38:38 What Happens When You Stop Masking? 40:16 Does ADHD Medication Change Your Personality? 41:41 Can Untreated ADHD Cause Depression? 42:50 A Letter to My Younger Self Dr Mashru runs the ADHD Health Clinic where you can be seen by him 👉 www.adhdhealthclinic.co.uk He is also a Consultant Psychiatrist that works in the NHS as the Medical Lead of Harrow Health ADHD service. Book for an online adult adhd assessment 👉 https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/adhd-treatment-options/book-an-adhd-assessment/ Book for an in person adult adhd assessment 👉  https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/adhd-treatment-options/in-person-adhd-assessment/ Book for online adult autism assessment 👉 
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Chapters (19)

Trailer
1:27 The Most Life-Changing ADHD Diagnosis Story
3:52 The Emotions Nobody Warns You About After an ADHD Diagnosis
5:18 Why People With ADHD Believe They're Broken
6:48 The Damage of Spending Decades Thinking You're the Problem
8:24 The ADHD Assessment That Saved a Life
12:23 Why Self-Understanding Changes Everything
14:12 The Pain of Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD)
18:34 The Loneliness of ADHD Nobody Talks About
20:45 The ADHD Identity Crisis After Unmasking
22:22 Tiimo Advert
23:42 A Quick Test to See How Much You're Masking
27:27 When Shame Leads to Addiction
31:37 How Common Is AuDHD?
36:48 Why ADHD Burnout Can Appear Out of Nowhere
38:38 What Happens When You Stop Masking?
40:16 Does ADHD Medication Change Your Personality?
41:41 Can Untreated ADHD Cause Depression?
42:50 A Letter to My Younger Self
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