Why people with ADHD chase the adrenaline rush #ADHD #Coping #Dopamine

For an ADHD brain, this isn't paranoia. It's coping mechanism that, that's learned that if you can read the environment faster, you can adapt faster and adapting faster keeps you safe. And then there's the adrenaline economy, how the ADHD brain uses stress hormones as a substitute for dopamine. When the dopamine runs dry, this is why crisis felt normal. This is why calm, and I get this a lot with my clients. How about we just practice doing nothing? That felt suspicious. That felt weird. That felt tense. That felt like, well, what am I supposed to do? Coming home completely empty, drained, not tired like after exercise, empty like a phone or a computer at 1%, still technically on but not actually functional. And that's why I love functional medicine. Name the long-term cost here. Let's name that. Chronic muscle tension, immune dysregulation, hormonal issues, mood issues. Everything is all connected and interconnected. Your body keeps the score of every performance you ever gave.