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Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: Sep 27, 2019 | Replies (61)
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@hopeful33250

Hello @greymelody

I would also like to join the others in welcoming you to Mayo Connect. You are certainly very articulate! You express your feelings in words that are understandable and very clear. As I read your post about the insight you have regarding ADHD and perhaps depression I thought about an article I just read about the positive effect on music for both ADHD and depression. Since you are so insightful, I thought you might find it helpful as well. Here is the link to the article, https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd-music?

Will you let me know what you think about the ideas in the article?

Also, here is another article that was written about a mother and daughter who had ADHD,https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/the-other-side-of-adhd?

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greymelody | @greymelody | May 18, 2019

@hopeful33250 Haha, thank you for your kind words! I have actually heard about the positive effect of music for ADHD (although not for depression) -- I actually tend to listen to music in the background while I'm working: ASMR Ambience, classical music, and/or lofi beats, depending. It has definitely helped me! It's just a matter of controlling my impulse to click off to another video, since I use YouTube to listen to music, haha. I think that whether this type of music helps or not depends on each individual person, though! Some people with ADHD work better with silence, I believe.

That article that was written about a mother and a daughter who had ADHD-- It's honestly really sweet! Personally, I try not to view ADHD as an obstacle that needs to be overcome, but something that I need to work alongside; my brain is unique in its own way, and instead of fighting against that fact, I should work with those strengths/weaknesses to best maximize my potential, if that makes sense.

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