Ep 857 | Is ADHD Real? | Guest: Dr. Roger McFillin (Part One)

Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey

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News, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, News Commentary

4.6 • 19.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Today we're joined by Dr. Roger McFillin, clinical psychologist and co-host of the "Radically Genuine" podcast, to discuss the truth behind ADHD diagnoses and Big Pharma's role in it all. We start out with a clarification on what clinical psychology is and is not and recap our previous conversation on depression and depression medications. We talk about the ADHD phenomenon happening in America, and Dr. McFillin claims that while some indeed may struggle with focus and concentration, ADHD is actually just a socially constructed disorder. We talk about how ADHD is significantly over-diagnosed and how the majority of parents never thought their child's behavior was problematic until they heard it from a teacher. But do teachers have a right to help diagnose our kids, and what exactly are the consequences of liberally diagnosing ADHD? One may be that ADHD medications like Adderall tend to be a gateway to reliance on further mental health drugs. Stay tuned for part two tomorrow! --- Timecodes: (01:17) Clarifications & feedback from episodes on depression (08:59) Response to people who claim medications saved their lives (17:40) The ADHD phenomenon (23:40) How they "test" for ADHD (28:30) What ADHD medications do --- Today's Sponsors: A'Del — go to adelnaturalcosmetics.com and enter promo code "ALLIE" for 25% off your first order! Carly Jean Los Angeles — use promo code 'ALLIEB' to save 25% off your first order at CarlyJeanLosAngeles.com! Jase Medical — get up to a year’s worth of many of your prescription medications delivered in advance. Go to JaseMedical.com today and use promo code “ALLIE”. Netsuite — gain visibility and control of your financials, planning, budgeting, and inventory so you can manage risk, get reliable forecasts, and improve margins. Go to NetSuite.com/ALLIE to get your one-of-a-kind flexible financing program. --- Relevant Episodes: Ep 821 | Why Antidepressants Don’t Fix Depression | Guest: Dr. Roger McFillin https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-821-why-antidepressants-dont-fix-depression-guest/id1359249098?i=1000616890403 Ep 822 | The Big Money Behind Big Medicine | Guest: Dr. Roger McFillin https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-822-the-big-money-behind-big-medicine-guest-dr/id1359249098?i=1000617050991 --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Dr. Roger McFillin is a clinical psychologist, he's a consultant coach and speaker as well.
0:06.3	We've had him on the show before to talk about depression medications and why they don't
0:11.4	actually work.
0:12.6	And today we are talking about another controversial topic, which is ADD, an ADHD.
0:21.0	And how these diagnoses are not necessarily according to Dr. McFillin based in real science
0:28.6	and therefore the treatments that are often given for them are also not scientific and
0:34.3	in many cases extremely unproductive, unhelpful and even harmful.
0:40.6	This is a two-part conversation.
0:43.0	Today is part one where we get into ADD, what it is, how it's diagnosed and how it is
0:48.4	often harmfully treated.
0:50.8	And then you'll have to stay tuned for part two for the rest of it, even more apparently
0:55.3	very controversial things that we are going to discuss.
0:59.8	This episode is brought to you by our friends at GoodRanters, go to GoodRanters.com, use
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1:16.8	Dr. McFillin, thanks so much for joining us again.
1:20.0	I have to say, there was quite a reaction, a positive reaction overwhelming
1:25.1	lead to the conversation that we had, but of course plenty of pushback, which I'm sure
1:30.2	that you're used to, when you say things like there's no such thing as a chemical imbalance.
1:36.1	It's not just something that people disagree with, I realize it's almost a part of people's
1:40.7	worldview.
1:41.7	They really want to cling to that for some reason when it comes to depression and anxiety.
1:46.5	So before we get into what we're talking about today, is that something that you've experienced
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