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In today's episode of Health Stuff TO Know, Dr. Puja, talks about some questions we've got to start asking for improving our mental health.

Mental Health Questions to Ask Transcript:

 Well, good morning, I hope you had a great weekend. I know Mondays can sometimes be really difficult. Too much food. Too many things not done. I know eventually, all of these things can add up to a not-so-fun Monday.

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Today, I want to talk about one simple way to keep your expectations and goals in alignment. So let me ask you this. How are you feeling today? Are you feeling tired or are you feeling like you really have low energy?

Think it over and touch the buttons below. Tell me how you're feeling tired or low energy. Well, the key here is if you feel like this once in a while, it's OK. We're all human. But if you feel like the several days a week say, for example, several days a week in the last two weeks or so, then it might be time to talk to your doctor.

Could it be the way that you're sleeping? I want you to know that sleep apnea can actually really mess things up. Could it be your thyroid? Yeah. Your thyroid can also make you feel really tired, and it can make you feel like you have low energy.

If you're a woman and your menstrual cycles are really heavy, this too can cause you to feel really tired or fatigued. So the key is you need to ask yourself regularly How the hell do I feel right now?

The key is this really isn't about how you're feeling mentally. This is about how you're feeling physically. So keep this in mind, task completion, being active at work, being supportive, all of these things actually require you to have energy.

So if you find yourself saying yes, I don't have energy, it may be time to actually talk to your doctor. So you're feeling, OK, well, that's really good. In order to keep your expectations and your goals aligned, it's really important to ask yourself, How the hell am I feeling?

So the key is, you need to ask yourself regularly, How the hell do I feel right now? The key is this really isn't about how you're feeling mentally. This is about how you're feeling physically.

In today's episode of Health Stuff to Know, Dr. Puja continues her look at Mental Health.  Today, we've got some important health & wellness tips for your mental health.  

Dr. Puja also provides a very interesting summary of why ADHD and hearing have a very strong connection.  This is Health Stuff TO Know.

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Transcript: Dr. Puja:

Can you hear me now? Good. Can you hear me now is one of the biggest hallmarks of ADHD, so if you're one of those persons that has a hard time understanding a conversation or comprehending a conversation, I've got a tip for you.

So now being able to fully understand a conversation is a huge sign of ADHD. People with ADHD usually have poor working memory. It's working memory that's responsible for you to hold on to tiny little pieces of information as you're having a conversation.

So when you're talking to somebody about a very boring subject, like if you're talking to somebody about budgeting, guess what's happening? Your brain is actually zoning out on those tiny little pieces of information. So the person that you're talking to is going to pick up cues that you're not paying attention to them.

So guess what? They're going to think that you're not really paying attention to them. So, yeah, can you hear me now? This becomes a huge thing. So to deal with this, can you hear me now, syndrome? We're going to have to do a couple of things.

first, we're going to talk to your health care team to see if you need medicines. And second, we're going to get a handle on this anxiety. This anxiety that you feel I want you to understand is a big thing.

The ADHD brain actually is feeling this anxiety because it's reflecting back on moments when you've forgotten things in conversations, so your brain's actually panicking. So it's important to understand this. The ADHD brain actually feels a lot of anxiety because it's reflecting back on things that you've forgotten in past conversations.

So instead of paying attention to the tiny details of the conversation, you're actually paying attention to your past errors of where you didn't know what was going on. So, yeah, this sucks. You get put into a feedback loop of where you're trying to pay attention, but then you're paying attention to the fact that you've forgotten things before

and you just then don't pay attention to things. All right, real quick. four ways for you to pay attention to a conversation. first, to overcome this anxiety, you're going to visualize a conversation before you have it. And second, visualize a conversation like you're watching a movie.

So don't pay attention to the words that you're saying. Actually, just visualize watching yourself, talking to this other person. And that's really going to help you stay present in the moment. And the third thing is to tell the person that you're talking to to speak a little bit clearly.

I mean, there are going to be your colleagues, they're going to be your friends. So it's OK to tell them, Hey, I have ADHD, please speak a little bit clearly. So, yeah, they're going to ask you, Well, what does that mean?

That means you're going to talk to your friend, talk to your colleague, and you're going to say, Hey, talk to me directly. Don't talk to me by using a lot of tangents. You're going to tell them, Don't fly this plane around.

Stick to the key points and talk about the key points. So, yeah, guys, part of ADHD is actually having and taking the responsibility of telling other people.

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Bannister Wolfe: Bannister here, Let’s continue to Think Healthy. How about I give you One more reason to get vaccinated?

Doctor Puja: This is what I want everyone listening to know. If you’re over the age of 65, both Moderna and the Pfizer vaccine, are showing overwhelming evidence that their vaccines are preventing hospitalizations from COVID. That means that if you happen to get covid after you’ve been vaccinated, the chances of you getting hospitalized, are almost non-existent.

Bannister, I can’t tell you enough how great this news is.

It basically means that if you’re vaccinated, the chances of you getting severely ill are almost gone.

Bannister Wolfe: And, that’s Doctor Puja. So, it’s worth repeating. Please get vaccinated because once you do & then if you happen to get covid–guess what? You’re less likely to be seriously ill. Go get vaccinated!