Psychiatry, Rewritten - The Gray Area

• ​Random Resources:

1. ​https://www.pesi.com/blogs/
2. ​https://chadd.org/for-adults/overview/
3. ​https://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/ncs/asrs.php
4. ​https://www.understood.org/

• ​Evidence-Based Journals (ADHD + Trauma related):

1. ​https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10587572/
2. ​https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5973996/
3. ​https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11594572/
4. ​https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39953536/
5. ​https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39607449/
6. ​https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38375810/

Resources

1. ​ Szymanski, M. A., Sapanski, L., & Conway, F. (2011).

Trauma and ADHD—Association or diagnostic confusion? A clinical perspective. Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy, 10(1), 51–59.

1. ​ Carrion, V. G., Weems, C. F., & Reiss, A. L. (2007).

Stress, memory, and the hippocampus in children: A tale of vulnerability and adaptation. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 48(1), 87–96.

1. ​ van der Kolk, B. A. (2014).

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. Penguin Books.

1. ​ Ford, J. D., Racusin, R., Ellis, C. G., et al. (2000).

Child maltreatment, other trauma exposure, and posttraumatic symptomatology among children with oppositional defiant and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders. Child Maltreatment, 5(3), 205–217.

1. ​ Guendelman, S., Owens, E. B., Galán, C., & Hinshaw, S. P. (2016).

Childhood adversity and adolescent internalizing symptoms among girls with ADHD. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 44, 491–506.

What if methamphetamine wasn’t about getting high — but about finally being able to think?

In this raw and revealing episode of Psychiatry, Rewritten — The Gray Area, we explore what happens when someone with undiagnosed ADHD turns to street stimulants out of desperation.

Through powerful storytelling, neuroscience, and lived expertise, we reframe addiction as a response to unmet needs — not a failure of character.

🎧 Topics covered:

• ​Why some people feel calmer on meth than off it
• ​The neurobiology behind ADHD and stimulant regulation
• ​The science of self-medication and misdiagnosis
• ​How shame harms — and what healing actually looks like

Because sometimes, the drug wasn’t the escape.

It was the only thing that made life feel manageable.

Q: Have you or someone you love ever used something to self-regulate before knowing what was really going on?

Tell us what helped you feel seen — or what you wish someone had understood.

Resources

• ​ Khantzian, E. J. (1997). The self-medication hypothesis of substance use disorders: A reconsideration and recent applications. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 4(5), 231–244.
• ​ Wilens, T. E., et al. (2008). Misuse and diversion of stimulants prescribed for ADHD: A systematic review of the literature. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 47(1), 21–31.
• ​ Young, J. T., et al. (2011). ADHD and substance use: Clinical implications of a population-based study of young adults. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 41(2), 159–167.
• ​ Schoffstall, C. L., & Clark, C. R. (2007). Self-medication practices among individuals with ADHD symptoms. Substance Use & Misuse, 42(4), 703–721.

#mentalhealth #ADHD #methamphetamines #Adderall #misdiagnosis #psychiatry #mooddisorder #personalitydisorders

What happens when the label that was supposed to help… only made things worse?

In this debut episode of Psychiatry, Rewritten — The Gray Area, Laine shares a raw, reflective story about being diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder — and the damage that followed. From stigma to misinterpretation, we explore how certain diagnoses become weaponized, what they miss, and what healing really looks like when we rewrite the narrative.

If you’ve ever been called too much, too emotional, or too hard to help — this episode is for you.

#borderline #personality #disorder #medications #mental #health #therapy #psychiatry #misdiagnosis #suicide #evidence-based

“This episode is for the people who feel low even when nothing’s wrong.

For the ones who keep going, keep doing, keep trying — but never quite feel like themselves.

If that’s you, you’re not alone.

And you’re not making it up.”