Many people with ADHD cope really well, function really well. Many people with BPD cope well and function

well. But BPD is probably more disabling. And there's a stronger emotional component to it. And that

emotional component at times tips into kind of dissociation and where parts of the self don't really talk

to each other. And that's where we get these really drastic mood swings where everything can be fine and then

suddenly everything's not fine. Dr. Judith Moring is a Cambridge educated psychiatrist. She's here to spread awareness of ADHD's shared characteristics with borderline personality disorder. For many of us with ADHD, we use a lot of emotional data. I arrived here today, not in a great mood. I'm like, I've got loads of emotional data, but I know it's because I've not been looking after myself very well. It's not real. People who successfully navigate ADHD or BPD are those who learn which emotions need to be listened to. I'll often say to my kids, your emotions are important, but they're not in charge. I think the BPD experience is probably more severe. When we add trauma into the mix with neurodiversity, So if you experienced early abandonments, of course

trust is going to be hard to establish. And so we do know that many people with BPD have a history

of trauma. So actually their responses are in that context really understandable. What is the sort of

treatment, medication for BPD if someone does get a diagnosis? This is where it's really

interesting actually because we know...

Quick one before I get distracted.

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been enough. Judith, welcome back to the ADHD Chatter Studio. Thank you, Alex. Good to be here.

It's the third time, right? Yes. Back by popular demand again. My mum is going to be so pleased.

She now has her own Instagram account.

Does she? That's cool. What's the handle? Oh, you don't need to say. I've got no idea. I've really got no idea. A quick shout out for the mum. I know. Hello, Mum. This time we're going to talk about something a little bit different, which is the crossover or the link between ADHD and BPD.

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