E68 | WTF is that feeling of impending doom?

About this episode

The episode explores the feeling of impending doom experienced by autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD individuals, discussing various contributing factors.

Why do so many autistic, ADHD and AuDHD people experience a constant feeling that something is “wrong” or about to go wrong? In this episode of WTF is AuDHD? , we explore our experiences with the feeling of impending doom. We theorise why it might be experienced more in our community - from anxiety and sensory overload to nervous system activation, interoception, uncertainty intolerance and emotional dysregulation. We also share a few funny stories from the week that was, that include a lost cellphone and a tea kettle #adhdthings SOCIAL @wtfisaudpodcast https://wtfjournals.com/signup https://ellieonthetelly.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ellie Harwood, Paige Harwood

Topics covered

• impending doom
• autism
• ADHD
• AuDHD
• anxiety
• emotional dysregulation

Keywords

• impending doom
• autistic
• ADHD
• anxiety
• sensory overload
• nervous system
• emotional dysregulation

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