583- Behavioral Addictions and ADHD: Breaking the Cycle of Gambling, Sex, Gaming & More
ADHD Experts Podcast
ADDitude
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 11 November 2025
⏱️ 60 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Todd Love, Psy.D., JD, explores the science linking ADHD and behavioral addictions — from gambling and pornography to gaming and social media. He explains the toll these behaviors take on daily life and highlights strategies that promote recovery.
Behavioral Addictions and ADHD: Resources
- Free Download: Your ADHD Dopamine Menu Template
- Read: ADHD and Addiction: The Truth About Substance Abuse
- Read: Video Game Addiction: Signs, Risk Factors, and ADHD Links
- Read: Never Enough? Why ADHD Brains Crave Stimulation
Access the video and slides for podcast episode #583 here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/behavioral-addiction-adhd/
Thank you for listening to ADDitude's ADHD Experts podcast. Please consider subscribing to the magazine (additu.de/subscribe) to support our mission of providing ADHD education and support.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast series by Attitude Magazine. |
| 0:13.4 | I'm Carol Fleck, and on behalf of the Attitude team, I'm delighted to welcome you to today's ADHD |
| 0:20.2 | expert's presentation titled Behavioral Addictions and ADHD, breaking the cycle of gambling, sex, gaming, and more. |
| 0:30.9 | Leading today's presentation is Dr. Todd Love. Dr. Love is a licensed therapist who has worked with people who have ADHD and behavioral |
| 0:39.5 | addictions for most of his career. The common types of behavioral addictions include gambling, |
| 0:46.0 | sex addiction, internet addiction, video gaming, and social media addiction. Many people turn to |
| 0:53.5 | these activities to chase those feel-good chemicals like dopamine and ser media addiction. Many people turn to these activities to chase those feel-good chemicals |
| 0:56.4 | like dopamine and serotonin. Sometimes it's to escape boredom, and for some people, it's to escape |
| 1:02.8 | painful emotions. As many of us know, all too well, it is a monumental struggle to resist these |
| 1:09.3 | temptations and the pleasure they bring. |
| 1:12.1 | Dr. Love is here to help us through this. |
| 1:14.8 | In addition to his clinical work, he has presented at national conferences and published |
| 1:19.9 | several scholarly articles and book chapters on behavioral addictions. |
| 1:24.9 | He has also developed a continuing education program to help mental health |
| 1:29.3 | clinicians work more effectively with adults who have ADHD. If you support the work we're doing |
| 1:35.2 | here at Attitude to strengthen the ADHD community, please subscribe to Attitude magazine. |
| 1:41.1 | It comes out quarterly and it's written mostly by physicians and therapists to help people |
| 1:46.8 | with ADHD live better. Finally, the sponsor of this webinar is Inflow. Living with ADHD can make it |
| 1:55.3 | harder to break free from addictive patterns. Our brains crave dopamine, which can lead to habits that feel good in a moment, |
| 2:02.5 | but cause problems later. Inflo gets it. Their science back program created by ADHD experts |
| 2:08.9 | helps you manage impulses, build healthier routines, and regain control of your life. To get |
| 2:14.9 | started, please click the link on your screen to take the free ADHD |
... |
Transcript will be available on the free plan in 7 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from ADDitude, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of ADDitude and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.