Psychiatrist Who's Diagnosed 10,000 Women With ADHD & Autism: "THIS Still Shocks Me!" - Dr Shyamal Mashru

Dr Shyamal Mashru is an award-winning psychiatrist and ADHD expert who has treated thousands of people with ADHD. Drawing on years of clinical experience, he shares one of the most honest and comprehensive conversations we've had about the realities of living with ADHD. We explore the emotional impact of diagnosis, why so many people with ADHD grow up believing they're broken, the loneliness and rejection sensitivity that often go unnoticed, and the identity crisis that can follow unmasking. We also discuss shame, addiction, burnout, AuDHD, ADHD medication, depression, and the life-changing power of finally understanding yourself. Chapters: 00:00 Trailer 01:27 The Most Life-Changing ADHD Diagnosis Story 03:52 The Emotions Nobody Warns You About After an ADHD Diagnosis 05:18 Why People With ADHD Believe They're Broken 06:48 The Damage of Spending Decades Thinking You're the Problem 08:24 The ADHD Assessment That Saved a Life 12:23 Why Self-Understanding Changes Everything 14:12 The Pain of Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria (RSD) 18:34 The Loneliness of ADHD Nobody Talks About 20:45 The ADHD Identity Crisis After Unmasking 22:22 Tiimo Advert 23:42 A Quick Test to See How Much You're Masking 27:27 When Shame Leads to Addiction 31:37 How Common Is AuDHD? 36:48 Why ADHD Burnout Can Appear Out of Nowhere 38:38 What Happens When You Stop Masking? 40:16 Does ADHD Medication Change Your Personality? 41:41 Can Untreated ADHD Cause Depression? 42:50 A Letter to My Younger Self Dr Mashru runs the ADHD Health Clinic where you can be seen by him 👉 www.adhdhealthclinic.co.uk He is also a Consultant Psychiatrist that works in the NHS as the Medical Lead of Harrow Health ADHD service. Book for an online adult adhd assessment 👉 https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/adhd-treatment-options/book-an-adhd-assessment/ Book for an in person adult adhd assessment 👉 https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/adhd-treatment-options/in-person-adhd-assessment/ Book for online adult autism assessment 👉 https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/autism/book-an-autism-assessment/ Book for in person adult autism assessment 👉 https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/autism/in-person-autism-assessment/ Book for online combined adult adhd and autism assessments 👉 https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/autism/book-a-combined-autism-adhd-assessment/ Book for in person combined adult adhd and autism assessment 👉https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/autism/in-person-combined-autism-adhd-assessment/ Book for child online adhd assessment 👉https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/adhd-treatment-options/book-an-online-child-adhd-assessment/  Book for child in person adhd assessment 👉https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/adhd-treatment-options/in-person-child-adhd-assessments/ Book for child online autism assessments 👉 https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/autism/book-an-online-child-autism-assessment/ Book for child in person autism assessment 👉https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/adhd-treatment-options/in-person-child-adhd-assessments/ Book for child online combined adhd and autism assessments 👉 https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/adhd-treatment-options/book-an-online-combined-child-autism-adhd-assessment/ Book for child in person combined adhd and autism assessments 👉https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/adhd-treatment-options/in-person-combined-child-autism-adhd-assessment/ Book for talking therapy and coaching 👉https://adhdhealthclinic.co.uk/adhd-treatment-options/adhd-coaching-and-counselling/ Get 30% off an annual Tiimo subscription 👉 https://www.tiimoapp.com/offers/adhdchatter Complete the Focused survey 👉 https://uk.focused.clinic/adhd-health-survey/quiz Previous Focused survey results 👉 https://uk.focused.clinic/myhub/adhd-workplace-survey-results Buy Alex's book entitled 'Now It All Makes Sense' 👉 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Now-All-Makes-Sense-Diagnosis/dp/1399817817 Order Alex’s latest book about Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria 👉 https://linktr.ee/adhdchatter?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=9ffd8709-06df-444c-9936-c136fbd14d6e Producer: Timon Woodward  Recorded by: Hamlin Studios Trailer editor: Ryan Faber DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified healthcare provider. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices