ADHD is a lot more than a TikTok trend, it can come with serious guilt, anxiety, and more than anything, shame

'The most aggravating misconception of all is the idea that ADHD is something to actively seek in order to conform to a ‘trend’ or status symbol.' ✍️ colombochar

I’m really struggling to understand why the media seems to hate ADHD so much — how they can so wilfully ignore facts like medical misogyny, an underfunded NHS, and the different ways in which Adult ADHD are presented when it comes to discussing the reasons why ADHD diagnoses are increasing.

On the widely-argued claim that TikTok is over-pathologising behaviours, that’s only partly true. Nobody is saying that procrastinating in and of itself means that you have ADHD — that’s just human nature — but when that procrastinating gets to a point where it’s outside your control and significantly affecting your life, that’s when it becomes a problem.

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