ADHD and Anxiety

Dr. Saline described the relationship between ADHD and anxiety.

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Sharon Saline, Psy.D., a licensed clinical psychologist with more than 30 years’ experience, is a top expert on ADHD, anxiety, learning differences, and mental health challenges and their impact on school and family dynamics.

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[tjbarke]

The anxiety gets even worse when you grow up without realizing you even have ADHD...

[ic_]

I got diagnosed with adhd and general anxiety disorder. On my first day of concerta my anxiety vanished! I was so used to living with anxiety i just axcepted it as part od my life.. that first day was so eye opening. So grateful to go through a day without anxiety and actually habe high self esteem

[desiderataification]

I've struggled with this most of my life but especially now at a new job that I feel out of my deapth and anxiety all the time. It's affecting my mind and I'm dreading life in general

[sabrinavillarreal]

I have ADHD as an adult and having too many tasks to do, trying and failing to multitask, being told im not learning fast enough, not being able to manage time, not being able to do basic math in my head...these have all caused me to have panic attacks at my workplace. I end up job hopping a lot. In most all other situations i have no anxiety at all im pretty social. But when it comes to having to do work and being expected to perform at the same mental pace as my neurotypical coworkers... i really panic... the overwhelm is very difficult

[WyomingASMR]

1:39 I was literally dragged out of class and set in the hall for the whole day for this. Upsets me to this day.

[kubricksghost]

My anxiety as an adult reduced when I realised I have adhd and I'm not wired the same as others

[MoneyBoyCJ]

Same thing applies to adults with adhd

[edwardbrett]

Dr Sharon, thankyou for all your work - I love your videos!!! I have a question on this topic - especially to the point of "more people infact have it" - and I agree with all of this, as an addition to this, is not the use of noropenephrine as a replacement for dopamine (ie the biochemical equivelenant of using the stick instead of the carrot), a logical reason for this? You have to use anxiety as a brain signaler/motivator. Unless your using substances, exercise and other things that get you "enough dopamine", inveriably the "stress and adrenaline" biochemical must be used to "do the stuff". As a result, I reckon this would mean that it is almost definate that 90-95%(pulled from the air, but you get my meaning) have anxiety as a core component of their adhd condition?

[DANStickerman]

Fantastic video LOL Thx so much Doc.
Way to short though. Love your insight, you sweet lady.

Dan-0

[irene_f.]

Do you have a video of Adults with ADHD and Anxiety???

[tomcurl]

I have ADHD and I often feel anxiety because my brain can’t triage what thing that needs doing is most important and what things don’t have to be done right this minute and it feels like everything regardless of how important it is needs to be done right this minute so the more things there are the more overwhelmed I feeland when people tell me that it doesn’t have to be done right this minute and we’re not doing anything at all even though stuff needs doing regardless of how prioritized it should be it causes me incredible anxiety