My Brain Made Me Do It: ADHD & Addiction w/ Issac Samuelson

from Functioning · host Jody Bufkin

It's hard to take it one day at a time with time blindness. So, we sat down with Chicago therapist Issac Samuelson to talk all about how ADHD and addiction overlap. How impulsivity and shame fuel the cycle, and why traditional recovery might not work for the neurodivergent.If you're like Jody and lost your keys while you're completely sober, or had a warrant out for your arrest because you forgot about your court date, this one’s for you.WHEN YOU NEED SOMEONE NOW:❤️ Help from people trained to help: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠988lifeline.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠❤️ Help from people who've been through it: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠warmline.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠❤️ Someone to text: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠crisistextline.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠❤️ National Sexual Abuse Hotline: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rainn.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠❤️ Trans Lifeline: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠translifeline.org/hotline⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sober Community & Support: ❤️ Find a Therapist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠locator.apa.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🧠 Smart Recovery: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://smartrecovery.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠✝️ AA: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.aa.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠☮️ Lifering: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lifering.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠☸️ Recovery Dharma: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://recoverydharma.org/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠☪️ Millati Islami: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.millatiislami.org/⁠

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