Dr Alex George's 5 Tips That WILL Improve Your Anxiety
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- Опубликовано: 2 июн 2024
- Today we’re speaking to Dr Alex George, some might know him from the popular Reality TV show Love Island, but today he’s got his Doctor’s hat on to speak about his ADHD diagnosis and how best to harness it.
So here’s how to own your differences, some clever life hacks to help self-motivate and the reason you’d NEVER guess as to why he chose a hairdryer as his ADHD item.
Topics:
00:00 Intro
03:39 What have you learnt about ADHD since diagnosis
06:24 Feeling different
14:27 Tips to manage anxiety
25:24 How to form habits
27:16 Why quitting alcohol is great for ADHD
34:06 Dealing with rejection
37:21 Rejection in romantic relationships
38:47 The burnout busting 24 hours rule
43:14 Rejection Sensitivity
48:45 Your ADHD item (A hairdryer)
52:46 Your journey with ADHD medication
58:10 Neurodiversity in the workplace
59:31 How to sleep better
01:01:35 Your relationship with masking
01:04:40 Washing machine of woes
01:14:58 Your most impulsive thing
01:19:37 Advice to younger self
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This episode has been produced for entertainment purposes only and is in no way meant to be taken as medical advice or advice in any way.
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Did anyone else look out of the window around 25 mins in, looking for a bin lorry reversing? If you know... you know! If that doesn't say I've got ADHD I don't know what does 😆
I did !Even took off the headphones 3 times to check 😅
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Everything he says is so on-point and relatable. And I can’t believe his „ADHD-device“ is also a hair dryer, just like mine!😂😍
Yes, hair driers, washing machines, dishwashers, fans, heaters... they all relax me. I have an ASMR playlist on RUclips that I put on to go to sleep.
My daughter still often uses a hair dryer to fall asleep...
That's what her dad used to do, when she was little and she (and he) couldn't fall asleep... 😊
My hair-dryer brother! You have no idea how much this made me smile 😊
I have ALWAYS felt different from my peers. So different, in fact, that I made it a point of identity: I was “weird”, “odd”, and “gotta be ME” was a motto. I was always at the top of my class, but struggled socially and emotionally, had a crazy short fuse, was super-stubborn, and dealt with severe inward-turned hyperactivity.
Amazing interview.I am very grateful for both your knowledge.
I got diagnosed when I was 50. It's being a toddler, and I am learning all over again, but learning how to cope in this weird world😅
I now love being me with ADHD❤
I hear you Alex about the hobbies !!! It’s such an overwhelming all encompassing impulse and SO EXCITING ! I’ve had some wild special interests over the years 😂
Absolutely love this podcast. Thank you for the work you do, it’s changing my life. Finding out I have ADHD has just made everything make sense. Previously I thought I was just a shit person, when really there was so much more going on.
Please could you get Gabor Maté on here to do talk about ADHD and trauma? I’m currently reading his book called Scattered Minds and it’s really insightful. He also a has ADHD.
Dealing with trauma helps with managing adhd. Also, check out Dr Bessel Van Der Kolk the body keeps the score.
I burn out so many hairdryers 😂
You had me at "hair dryer"!
We run the hair dryer most nights at this house.
My fan and air co dition is my adhd item because of the white noise. I also listem to horror stories at night and thay also helps me sleep
Great interview as always Alex .. and Alex! I was a big drinker and wanted to be out at gigs and in pubs A LOT .. right up to my late 40s .. I stopped drinking when I randomly had a huge hyperfocus episode as a competitive bodybuilder.. ( go figure ) 😅 .. I rarely drink now .. I’ve tried going out and having a couple of drinks and I hate it , I’m socially awkward and I just want to go home .. I used to think I was an extrovert when I drank and now I’ve realised at 57 that I was self medicating adhd .. looking back retrospectively at my life it’s completely apparent I’ve had adhd my whole life
Really relatable this, Bex. Also thank you for your kind words!
For all the blow dryer peeps. Amazon has sound machine you can use that has many settings of sounds. I’ve used it for years and only paid less than $20. GAME CHANGER
Thank you so much, this information is tremendously helpful!❤
I absolutely loved this episode, informative and fun.
Love this!!
I really love this podcast! I'm 26 and not medicated yet but everything Dr George talks about here is so helpful.
Who enjoyed the hair dryer story? 🤣
Thanks so much for creating and sharing this. It brought tears to my eyes (late diagnosed last year). Always wondered why I have been so obsessed about the sound of hair dryers all my life :)
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Spotify cafe sounds for the win
This video was very helpful for me and I have been diagnosed with adhd for a while now so this will help me feel better about myself and know I'm not the only one that's different in this world ❤
I have the white board in my bedroom. Yes it helps me and I felt a lil embarrassed at first. Lol
‘easy life style changes’ like going outside and working out, not relatable at all. working 3x as hard as others to reach the same goal, yes, and then burn out. every 2 years, again and again. which then also makes any life style changes incredibly difficult, and always temporary. during my depression, i burned from work, and then during my burn out from work, i burned out on therapy. it’s just a big fail all around. i do appreciate all the information here but i don’t think there’s anything here for me.
I know what you mean. It took my whole life to admit to myself that I can only set goals that are achievable within an 8-month-timeframe before completely burning out. Changes to my daily routine and lifestyle burn me out faster while my other responsibilities pile up in the background. I feel like I'm forever spinning my wheels, and I could really benefit from a long 3 month nap.
I would love you to take a dive into Neuro spicy and psychometric testing for new roles. They're the kiss of death for me because I don't see what others see...
I've never known anyone else to have a bizarre hyperfixation around 9/11! Even my neurodivergent friends find it totally weird- can't believe there's someone else out there.
Also utterly obsessed with Volcanoes and the wrongs of keeping cetaceans in captivity- but even those feel less neiche.
I find Dr. George’s motor tics very interesting. Anyone else notice them?
I do horrible with pot .. in any form .
Alcohol. Sipping whiskey slowly or a Martini ( no juices) i do fine but i have to drink water. If not i will be sad the next day
I’m terrible with remembering names. I can remember faces tho
Buy the bikes 😂