Dr. Kristin Carothers

I'm just going to give in to the ice cream. You're like, no, this is serving a function. I need to try to figure out what the function of this craving is. How can I come up with a plan so that I don't engage in this behavior?

I'm just going to give in to the ice cream. You're like, no, this is serving a function. I need to try to figure out what the function of this craving is. How can I come up with a plan so that I don't engage in this behavior?

Like there's multiple levels and that can be exhausting if you have to do it with every decision you make, which some people get into like analysis paralysis when it comes to that ADHD because they're overthinking whether or not, and it's not necessarily anxiety, but it's like trying to plan out the consequences.

Like there's multiple levels and that can be exhausting if you have to do it with every decision you make, which some people get into like analysis paralysis when it comes to that ADHD because they're overthinking whether or not, and it's not necessarily anxiety, but it's like trying to plan out the consequences.

Because you're a problem solver.

Because you're a problem solver.

And problem solvers are very tied to consequences of behavior. So it's like, well, if I did it this way, this might happen this way. This might happen if I did it this way. And then you've lost track of time while you're doing all of that. So I think it's good, though, to be a thinker.

And problem solvers are very tied to consequences of behavior. So it's like, well, if I did it this way, this might happen this way. This might happen if I did it this way. And then you've lost track of time while you're doing all of that. So I think it's good, though, to be a thinker.

Which is also why the capitalistic society is hard.

Which is also why the capitalistic society is hard.

And you just said a word, community.

And you just said a word, community.

We need to be in community with people and other people who have similar and dissimilar experiences because it can get very lonely.

We need to be in community with people and other people who have similar and dissimilar experiences because it can get very lonely.

It sounds like a lonely experience. It can be very lonely. You've got to be in community. Like you've got to find your tribe. And this is a big thing for me right now with the young adults I'm working with who have ADHD. It's like they have not found their tribe. And then they internalize it and then they feel super depressed. Like, what is wrong with me? Why does it never work?

It sounds like a lonely experience. It can be very lonely. You've got to be in community. Like you've got to find your tribe. And this is a big thing for me right now with the young adults I'm working with who have ADHD. It's like they have not found their tribe. And then they internalize it and then they feel super depressed. Like, what is wrong with me? Why does it never work?

And so I want to tell young adults with ADHD and teens with ADHD. You will find your tribe, but you have got to seek them out. And that tribe may not be the people who like look like you or who have the same interests. But the superpower of having ADHD is you're willing to put yourself out there and take a risk. And so you may have to take a risk with different people. You have a tribe.

And so I want to tell young adults with ADHD and teens with ADHD. You will find your tribe, but you have got to seek them out. And that tribe may not be the people who like look like you or who have the same interests. But the superpower of having ADHD is you're willing to put yourself out there and take a risk. And so you may have to take a risk with different people. You have a tribe.

You haven't found it yet. Because you haven't found your tribe doesn't mean you'll never find your tribe. Because I also get worried about those people in terms of suicidality.

You haven't found it yet. Because you haven't found your tribe doesn't mean you'll never find your tribe. Because I also get worried about those people in terms of suicidality.