Dr Shyamal Mashru
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first heard Jun 2026
last heard 8 Jun
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And he had lost his job over the years.
We did an ADHD assessment.
And in his childhood history,
He was very high on the impulsive spectrum.
So he was often getting into arguments with other kids, very explosive temper, talking back to the teachers, classically quite hyperactive as a child.
Then in adulthood, when he went into working to his role in insurance at a junior level, he had become a more introverted person.
And that's because he was very self-conscious.
He felt like he shouldn't have been there.
We call this imposter syndrome now.
Because he said, well, I didn't do that great at school, but he was very good at his job.
So he described when he would be in social settings, his sort of mental activity was ceaseless.
And what he would do is use alcohol to help numb his mind a bit so that he could actually sit there and take part in conversations appropriately, not overthink everything.
In that culture, he said that there was a lot of alcohol use, but then there was also cocaine use.
And he experienced what's called paradoxical drug effects.
He said that when he took cocaine, he felt absolute clarity.
He felt totally calm and peaceful.
And he actually craved that feeling.
It was what the cocaine was doing to his mind.
The reason why that happens is because cocaine is an amphetamine.
And slightly varying the chemical formulation of cocaine is what is an amphetamine-based stimulant.
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