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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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six
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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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did you relate to any of the signs we've
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mentioned let us know in the comments
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