244 A Beginner’s Guide to ADHD, Part 5: Busting ADHD Myths

I Have ADHD Podcast

Kristen Carder

Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

When it comes to ADHD, there are a lot of myths out there. For instance, you may have heard (or believed) that ADHD is an excuse. I can’t tell you how often I see clients worry that they’re using it as an excuse while working to set their lives up for success.

Look: ADHD is NOT an excuse. It’s an explanation. It’s an explanation of why certain things are hard for you, why your memory sucks, why you’re terrible with time management, why you have exposed emotions.

Other myths like ADHD is overly diagnosed, ADHD medication is dangerous or addictive, and everyone has a little ADHD are common. They’ve created beliefs around the disorder that just aren’t true.

As a person with ADHD, it’s your job to be educated in the diagnosis so that you understand what you’re dealing with. This also allows you to teach those around you how they can best support you and your relationship.

Because here’s the thing: Just because there's more access to information and people are being diagnosed more readily, it does not mean that there’s an overdiagnosis of ADHD.

And no, ADHD medication is *not* addictive. In fact, when used correctly, it can actually help lower the risk of addiction.

Oh, and just because someone struggles with some of the symptoms common to ADHD doesn’t mean that they have the disorder. That diagnosis is reserved for those who experience symptoms to a debilitating degree.

So, if you’re ready to further educate yourself on what it means to have ADHD so you can speak the truth and bust myths when they come up, episode 241 of the I Have ADHD Podcast is for you.

For more education and support around your ADHD, I highly encourage you to check out my group coaching program, FOCUSED. Starting in January, you’ll have access to my brand new course called “How to Build Self-Trust (Even When You Have ADHD).” If you’re curious about what 2024 would look like if you finally trusted yourself, click here to learn more.

Come hang out with me on Instagram HERE.

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0:11.6	and the proper code. I'll be teaching a new course in my focused
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0:36.8	includes five classes and five coaching calls taught by me personally, a robust workbook, and of course all of the other focused content.
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1:25.3	check out to get $70 off of your first month's membership fee. All right, let's get the
1:31.3	show started already.
1:33.0	Welcome to the I Have ADHD podcast, where it's all about education, encouragement, and coaching for adults with ADHD.
1:46.7	I'm your host Kristen Carter and I have ADHD.
1:50.5	Let's chat about the frustrations, humor, and challenges of adulting, relationships, working, and achieving with this neurodevelopmental disorder.
1:59.0	I'll help you understand your unique brain, unlock your potential, and move from point A to point B.
2:10.0	Hey what's up? This is Kristen Carter and you you are listening to the I have ADHD podcast. I am medicated. I am caffeinated. I am regulated and ready to roll. I feel like it gets dorkier and dorkier every single time I record that like little intro phrase and I just I don't care it's fun to say and it's a reminder to you that like medicated, caffeinated and regulated is it's just a really good thing.
2:38.0	It's a good thing.
2:39.0	Welcome. I'm so glad you're here.
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