Lazy, Scattered & Other ADHD Labels - Jessica McCabe

Mental Illness Happy Hour

Paul Gilmartin

Health & Fitness, Relationships, Society & Culture, Mental Health, Sexuality

4.8 • 6.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2018

⏱️ 103 minutes

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"Bored", "lazy", "scattered" "hyper"; Are these fair or accurate labels? Is there anything we can do to help our brains or motivation? Jessica shares about her past struggles with these labels and how we can find what our brain likes so we don't fight it's natural impulses, rather work with them instead applying a quick and dismissive label. She dispels some myths about ADD/ADHD and reveals some truths that aren't commonly known about it. She also talks about her childhood and how negative events both in school and at home shaped her emotions, view of herself and her behavior. Older episodes can be found ad-free exclusively at Stitcher Premium for $4.99/month. Get one month free with offer code MENTAL at signup at www.StitcherPremium.com/mentalpod Hear guests like: Tiffany Haddish, Marc Maron, Maria Bamford, Melissa Villasenor, NHL Legend Theo Fleury, Aisha Tyler, Scott Thompson, Kathryn Hahn, Nikki Glaser, Rob Delaney, Paul F. Tompkins and bestselling authors like Dr. Elyn Saks, and Caitlin Doughty. More About Our Guest YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/howtoadhd Twitter: http://twitter.com/howtoadhd Facebook: http://facebook.com/howtoadhd Support Our Sponsors! This episode is sponsored by Blinkist. To start your free 7 day trial go to www.Blinkist.com/mental This episode is sponsored by Parcast's new podcast Hostage. Listen on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. Other Links Mentioned www.AskJan.org Ways to Help the Podcast ______________________ Subscribe via iTunes and leave a review. It costs nothing. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mental-illness-happy-hour/id427377900?mt=2 ————————————————————————— Spread the word via social media. It costs nothing. Our website is www.mentalpod.com our FB is www.Facebook.com/mentalpod and our Twitter and Instagram are both @Mentalpod -------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to Stitcher Premium for back catalog (& much more) -Older episodes can be found ad-free exclusively at Stitcher Premium for $4.99/month. Get one month free with offer code MENTAL at signup at www.StitcherPremium.com/mentalpod -Subscription includes all episodes, ad-free, going all the way back to ep #1 in 2011, plus back catalogs of tons of other great podcasts, standup albums, original content and more. -------------------------------------------------------- Become a much-needed Patreon monthly-donor (with occasional rewards) for as little as $1/month at www.Patreon.com/mentalpod Become a one-time or monthly donor via Paypal or Zelle (make payment to [email protected]) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Try Our Sponsor’s Products/Services --------------------------------------------------- See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 406 with my guest, Jessica McCabe. My name is Paul Gilmarten. This is the
0:08.2	Metal Illness Happy Hour. It's a place for honesty about all the battles in our heads from
0:13.8	medically diagnosed conditions, past traumas, and sexual dysfunction to everyday compulsive
0:20.0	negative thinking. This shows not meant to be a substitute for professional metal counseling.
0:25.0	I'm not a therapist. It's not a doctor's office. It's more like a waiting room. It doesn't suck.
0:31.0	The website for this show and any social media handles is a mental pod.
0:42.0	Interesting week. I found out I have to have surgery on my elbow, which totally
0:48.0	fucking blows because I'm going to be able to do my three favorite things. Woodwork, play hockey,
0:54.4	or play guitar. I guess the recovery is going to be at least three months and I don't even have
1:01.7	a surgery date set yet, but I'm hopeful that it will get rid of the pain in my elbow.
1:13.2	I think this will be maybe my 13th surgery. Not on my elbow, but just in general surgeries. I've
1:20.6	had my entire life. I'm pretty familiar with the inside of a hospital, but I
1:31.1	trouble asking for help. My first thought was I'm only going to have the use of one arm because
1:38.6	for the first three weeks, your arm is in a sling and you can't sleep on your side.
1:46.1	You have to sleep sitting up like Dracula. Maybe I'll wear some fangs. I'll avoid daylight
1:53.7	and I'll talk in the Romanian accent. I'm thinking to myself, and I've had shoulder surgeries
2:03.6	before where my arm was in a sling for a couple of weeks, but I was living with my then wife.
2:12.0	And so if I needed a jar open or something like that, I could ask for help, but I live by myself now.
2:20.8	And I'm just like, oh, am I going to be able to do everything? I'm so afraid of being an inconvenience
2:30.0	to somebody. And I was talking to my girlfriend, Christina. And she was like, well, I'll come over
2:41.5	and help you. And I didn't want to inconvenience her because I live completely the opposite direction
2:49.6	of where she lives between her and her workplace. So she would have to go way out of her way.
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