A friend of mine was recently diagnosed with adhd and I’m having a hard time understanding how it works, being a child of the 80s/90s it was always just explained in a very simplified manner and as just kind of an auxiliary problem. Thank you in advance.
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The easiest way to think of it is the inability to focus on tasks. In children, it often comes across as hyperactivity (not being able to sit in one place). But in adults, its more just being unable to work on stuff that needs to get done. ADHD adults struggle with things like work, school, chores etc which require focus with little to no immediate reward. In contrast adult ADHD sufferers prefer quick, easy tasks that give them that instant gratification dopamine hit. Its also very common for them to have extreme sensitivity to rejection. They think everyone hates them, which leads to low self esteem and depression.
Have some friends who have ADHD as adults and long story short the only thing that helped them in the end was medication. It doesn’t seem to be something that can be tackled long term with just cognitive therapy.
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