ADHD: When a condition suddenly becomes a trend

When people talked about ADHD, there was usually an undertone of contempt. were ADHDers fidget philippe and needed a lot of attention – so the general attitude. Today it is clear to many that the disease manifests itself in different forms and that those affected especially struggle to attract attention to give in.

The lively discussion in society in recent years has reduced the stigmatization of the disease, but there is also a danger. ADHD has become a real trend, especially on social media.

So many start by making a diagnosis from videos or articles on the internet. There’s a whole niche on TikTok – called #adhstok – where creators share their ADHD symptoms and give tips. Even though there are often a lot of valuable suggestions in the videos, this also means that you start to recognize symptoms in yourself.

The problem with self-diagnosis: Everyone experiences most of the symptoms of ADHD in their daily lives occasionally. Every person is just now inattentive, that is every human being just now turned up and everyone has just now doubt yourself. However, ADHD is not just about having the symptoms, but also about the severity and duration of these symptoms. Only if you almost always is inattentive almost always is turned up and almost always struggles with strong self-doubt, this also has a lasting effect on the quality of life and thus becomes a disease.

A further normalization and romanticization of ADHD can also have dangerous consequences. If many people no longer consider clarification by a specialist necessary, support in the form of medication and specialist knowledge is also lacking.

According to the Swiss Association for ADHD, 80% of adult ADHD patients suffer from an accompanying illness such as depression. If no clarification is performed, it can lead to the co-illness getting worse as well. In addition, the romanticization of ADHD also reduces the experience of those affected who actually suffer from the disease.