Dr. Asad Rafi

We see all of those elements.

That then takes precedence over everything else.

And let's be honest.

When it comes to a hierarchy, credibility-wise, physical health symptoms trump mental health symptoms.

That's what happens in society, doesn't it?

You can measure them, you can see them.

You can't measure or see mental health issues.

So therefore, the most debilitating element becomes this whole constellation of physical health symptoms.

But alongside that then, the emotional challenges and the emotional difficulties

which are then significantly linked to addictive behaviors.

They then become the headlines.

And as you can imagine, you're looking at those three elements alone alongside then independently hormonal fluctuations, sleep, stress.

It's not a box-ticking exercise, but we're going into all of that detail and understanding all of those things.

And I often say, we've not even talked about ADHD yet.

So you can imagine all of those things we will address, then we'll talk about the ADHD.

And it's like, wow, now it makes sense.

These are, what you've described there, are often what I frame as these micro traumas that continue to accumulate over a period of time, from childhood all the way through to the rest of your life.

And it evolves, it changes.

First it's in the classroom, then it's in a relationship, it's in friendships, it's at work.

And