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hey secta goers

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do you have trouble paying attention for

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example zoning out while watching this

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video

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do you think you have adhd because of

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this

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oftentimes people mistake symptoms of

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anxiety as adhd because of some of the

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similar traits they share according to

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the center for disease control and

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prevention data about three in ten

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children with adhd have anxiety so to

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help you get a better understanding of

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the difference between adhd and anxiety

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here are six signs to look out for

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number one

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you have poor focus because of worrying

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thoughts are you always distracted by

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your worries so much so that you're

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unable to focus on the things you're

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doing

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when fear and apprehension dominate your

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thoughts it may cause you to become

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restless have trouble with sitting still

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paying attention or staying focused in

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class according to john waldrop md from

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wale cornell medical college when you

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experience anxiety your prefrontal

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cortex the part of the brain which is

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essential for thinking learning and

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remembering is shut down your brain is

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concentrated on staying safe

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in contrast with adhd you aren't

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consumed by worrying thoughts instead it

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has more to do with an imbalance in your

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hormones dopamine and norepinephrine

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which causes you to be distracted number

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two you don't tend to have as many

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problems with impulsivity

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do you often find yourself speaking out

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loud in class without raising your hand

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perhaps you were even labeled as the

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troublemaker in school because of the

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way you can never sit still

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according to dr john a person with adhd

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may feel as if there are dozens of

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controllers trying to control their

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brain at the same time without checking

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in with each other first

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so if you find that you don't appear to

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have as many problems with impulsivity

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but just struggle to speak up or stand

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up because of your nerves then you may

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have anxiety rather than adhd

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number three

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you have trouble completing your

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schoolwork because of perfectionism

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do you have trouble completing your

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schoolwork perhaps you find yourself

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procrastinating even if you only have

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just one assignment due

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this struggle could be because you have

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so many points you want to make and so

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many ways to phrase the words that it

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leaves you wanting to throw up your

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hands and ignore them

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you're avoiding starting your

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assignments because you can't have it be

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less than perfect

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if you can relate to this then it's more

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likely you're struggling with anxiety

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and not adhd

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dr john stated that while people with

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adhd may experience difficulty

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completing their schoolwork or

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performing tasks

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it's often due to trouble with

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concentration rather than perfectionism

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number four

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you are generally more sensitive to

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social cues

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are you very sensitive to how you come

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across to other people

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do you find yourself often uncomfortable

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with your social environment

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perhaps you find it challenging to eat

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in front of other people or tend to

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avoid speaking in public because of an

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overwhelming fear that people will judge

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you negatively

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according to dr john if your answers are

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yes to the above questions it's more

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likely that you have anxiety rather than

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adhd this is because people with adhd

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usually struggle with understanding or

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missing social cues rather than being

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hypersensitive to them

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number five you experience a racing

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heart clamminess tense muscles headaches

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nausea or dizziness

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do you often experience headaches nausea

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or dizziness

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these are just some of the symptoms of

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anxiety dr john stated that anxiety

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comes from a tiny almond-shaped part at

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the back of your brain called the

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amygdala as a watchman for your brain it

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is constantly watching out for danger

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and whenever it detects danger it

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triggers a fight or flight response

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however for people who are anxious the

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amygdala is large and hypersensitive

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because of this it ends up sending out a

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lot of false alarms

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you can think of it as a watchman who

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cries wolf too often as a result your

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brain may sense threats even in

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non-threatening situations and number

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you are unlikely to show problem

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behaviors when you're feeling calm safe

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and doing things you enjoy

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how do you act when you're having fun

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whether it's listening to your favorite

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music or playing video games you may

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find yourself feeling calm and safe

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while doing the things that you

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genuinely enjoy

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you are neither restless nor feeling

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like you need to catch your breath

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according to dr john anxious individuals

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are unlikely to display any problem

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behaviors when feeling calm safe and

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doing something they enjoy

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on the contrary people with adhd will

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experience problem behaviors even when

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they engage in a particular fun or

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exciting activity

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for example a person with adhd may

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become so engrossed with painting a

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picture that they tune out or completely

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ignore everything else

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this behavior is known as hyperfocus

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