The impulsivity is bad, wasted so much money and time. The hyperfocus, when on the wrong task, has cost me hours in that day. The poor planning / time management has landed me in a world of hurt more times than I care to admit. The low tolerance for distractions / hot temper has caused me to hurt those whom I love most in this world. The inability to properly direct my focus on a task has caused me to lose sight of, and therefore miss, deadlines.
That’s all bad.
But the worst part for me? The part that doctors don’t seem to even attempt to address (except for direct symptom management, which barely work)? Emotional mirroring. If you’re depressed and I’m with you, guess what happens to me? Today sucked. Depression is an unrelenting bitch, and I hate her with every fiber of my being.
Fr. The doctor that diagnosed me gave me Prozac for depression, but nothing for the ADHD problems, which are the main cause of my stress and likely the source of my depression. I had said I wanted to treat that first, but he didn’t care. The Prozac didn’t even help anything. It just made me unable to get an erection.
SSRIs are far too over prescribed. There I said it.
Russel Barkley has a few videos on emotional self regulation.
Wait… you’re telling me emotional mirroring is an ADHD thing all this time?? I thought I just kind of had it. Didn’t know it was related to ADHD.
Emotional mirrorring in general is something all humans experience. What is often linked to adhd are emotional regulation issues, so maybe we could experience mirrored emotions in a different intensity than someone without a simmiliar condition.
That makes sense. I do tend to take on people’s moods pretty quickly and strongly. I thought it was just me “being sensitive” but this has me rethinking things…
Good old emotional dysregulation… Everything you feel, feels stronger and harder to control.
