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submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I do this but is it an ADHD symptom? I figured it was a maladaptive coping strategy for anxiety.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

It's both. There's a whole school of thought about ADHD as an adaptation to hypersensitivity/trauma. See: Gabor Maté.

Edit: there's also the fact that an ADHD diagnosis increases the likelihood of an anxiety disorder diagnosis, statistically. They tend to go together. I can't remember where I read it now but some clinician or researcher recently estimated that up to 75% of adults with anxiety disorders may also have ADHD.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

That's my secret cap! My undiagnosed ADHD was the source of my misdiagnosed anxiety and depression!