having ADHD I can totally relate to stress be over whelming even for the smallest tasks because my brain upscales small tasks to earth ending tasks that will destroy me (a bit of an overreaction but you get the point it upscales the task too much).

It's been amazing listening to people like yourself who are sharing your stories that make it so surreal as if you are telling my own life stories! 🤯 So I changed jobs about ten months ago and the dragon of my ADHD (that I've been able to keep relatively regulated without medication) raised its head and things got so much more difficult than I ever have experienced before! I've begun a journey of exploring and better understanding how my ADHD brain works, went back to visit with my therapist I hadn't seen in four or five years, she validated my environmental stressors and that it was not a bad job, it's just not a good situation me. With that validation, encouragement from those around me, I did an adult thing and picked a primary care doctor. And working with my doctor, therapists and my support group around me, I've been able to bring more regulation into my life! As strong as we think we are, we do not exist in a vacuum and need the support and encouragement of those around us. I would say that removing the self-isolation factor was one of the biggest encouragements. Now, one month in and things have drastically improved. Things that work or still uncomfortable and very difficult, but I have more bandwidth to manage now than before. I also took that environmental variable to heart & I'm in process of getting a new job (had my follow up interview yesterday!) Long Way around of saying that you can make a change! It is not easy, or comfortable. But we are resilient. It's one of the strength that come along with our ADHD. You will be a better and stronger you on the other side. You can work to self-regulate by adjusting your environment growing new skills and gathering support group around you of encouraging people!

Thanks for sharing I can relate to a lot of the troubles you explain in your videos. I started taking medikinet adult 20mg daily since 8 months, helped me a ton in university but also my ADHD felt even stronger at times, especially in the morning. I also realized that many of the issues were not ADHD but rather cognitive distortions and stress. I read some ADHD books before "Thriving with ADHD" and "ADHD 2.0" and they helped me a ton, but what really changed the game for me was a book about mental health "Feeling Good" from Dr. David D Burns.

Hi Jérôme. I just found your channel. Very relatable to my own situation! Thank you for speaking on this. ... Last year was the first time I ever thought that I might have been living with undiagnosed ADHD my whole life. It was the effect of chronic stress from work during this time that really magnified my struggles and made me very aware of them. I have since been officially diagnosed (in March). Looking back, what I believed happened is what is called Stress-related hyperstimulation. The hyperstimulation eventually causes dysregulation and then a reduction in baseline dopamine / norepinephrine / epinephrine levels. Executive function then is worse. This is pointing me toward Burnout. (Quitting your job was a good idea!) Unfortunately, I find that medication has only helped me so much when there is still a mental buzzing from stress. I am seeing how important it is to regularly calm the nervous system for someone with ADHD. Something I am still trying to learn how to integrate into my life, among many many other new things! Cheers from Montréal!

Kudos to you for quitting a stressful job! Hope you find something that suits you better. I would like to hear more about your career path in the future, I am 28 y.o. and still haven't figured it out. Thanks for your videos!

Listening to your story, it gives me perspektive that i did not have before. I can recognize what you express here. I have been walking with chronic stress for a while now and i have realized that i have ADHD. Which explains a lot.

I'm 31, in Berlin and newly diagnosed too. Thanks for your videos :).

this was a helpful take, thanks bro also been bewildered why my adhd has felt so debilitating recently following diagnosis… my adhd felt like it gave me an edge that made me a high performer before, even if it came with some strange quirks and coping mechanisms. Just didn’t have the label and didn’t know better should be pretty obvious in reality what happened to me: went to a military academy because I felt pressured by family and success standards where I could no longer cope with my difficulties, way overexerted myself because I didn’t see another way, and ended up being discharged with PTSD because things got so bad for me mentally being wary of how much I say here because it’s touchy and I know I have a tendency to overshare, as is the nature of adhd for many people point being, I spent a lot of time basically bedridden feeling devastated because it felt like my adhd gifts were gone and the symptoms increased tenfold. Like I’d lost my touch. Really not sure how I pulled through, and although I’m still fighting, I have more hope for my life now and things are much less existential. it’s been a very nasty combo, trying to heal but also being inhibited by the adhd. Started blaming and fixating on the adhd… but this was a good reminder to keep pushing, especially since my old self is slowly coming back. if I had an easy way out in arms reach… probably would have taken it. Ironically, the adhd probably made me too zapped of energy to actually do it. currently trying to medicate but a bit disheartened by my experiences. My hope is at least addressing the adhd if only temporary will give me a boost to get me feeling 100%… whatever that means for someone with adhd so thanks man 👊

I am so glad I found your channel!!

Hey thanks for sharing your journey. Im really looking forward to any updates about your experience about medical treatment. Even a short one :) 💛🙏

Chronic stress as a result of the ADHD is maybe a better way to put it? Because having ADHD on its own is such a stressful experience, so finding ways where you manage your ADHD inorder to cause less stress could be a start. Like don’t do jobs that are ADHD unfriendly, that will forcefully put through you in the stress loop. And i agree having chronic Stress could mimic ADHD but i think in this case the ADHD unfriendly lifestyle is what is causing most people that have it chronic Stress.

So gehts mir seit ner ganzen Weile. Bin 38 und habe das Gefühl, mein ADHS ist mit den Jahren schlimmer geworden. Und ja, ich habe mich mehr oder weniger konstant überfordert gefühlt. Demnach wäre Stress durchaus ne schlüssige Erklärung

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quit intresting points ur pointing out, am impresed as ussual and thank you for doing reserch befor speaking:D i appresiate the hard work you put into thies videos, keep it up mate^^

Stimme dir jedoch mit deiner Erkenntnis absolut zu! Reisen und Veränderungen erhöhen das Vata. Und somit deine ADHS Symptomatik. Kenne ich leider auch nur zu gut. Denn oftmals machen uns besonders die Sachen ja Spass, die eigentlich stressvoll sind.

😊 my shrink told me to keep in mind that everyone can experience symptoms that mimic adhd when they are not well. There are a lot of conditions that can cause such symptoms. For me the difference lies in the root cause. In a healthy work environment, you are being encouraged to manage your stress levels by taking breaks and days off. If you take great care of yourself by forming good habits, you can become more resilient

❤ sounds like a depression to me. Stress can cause depression. Depression can mimic adhd symptoms and amplify the symptoms. ❤ I am happy you realised a change in lifestyle is needed.

Great channel! You should do more videos!

its true stress and depression makes adhd more worse or more extreme

I quit yesterday. My situation was quite similar to yours ...

Hey jerome :) Was hast du nebst deinem job für lifestyle / alltags changes gemacht, die einen unterschied machen?

You experienced ADHD skill regression , there is ADHD Instagram influencer who explains it

I’m curious about the bike accident… Do you think that the adhd contributed to the bike accident? And how did it contribute? Does adhd make you more accident prone…? I am adhd so I’m curious

Ffs I’m just gonna stick to microdosing shrooms not gonna bother taking medication

Hi Jerome, Ich hatte in einem deiner Videos gesehen das die ADHS Medikamente bei dir nicht wirklich helfen. Hast du schon Mal was von Wellbutrin gehört?? Gruss

Would love to get in contact with you. So many similar experiences.

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Jerome, gibt es eine Möglichkeit dir eine Nachricht zu schreiben? Holger von freistaendig

jetzt auch auf englisch? haha geil!

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