Happy Place

Sam Thompson: "My mind doesn’t switch off!" People pleasing and ADHD hyperfocus


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Sam Thompson has made a career out of making people laugh, but behind the pranks and infectious energy, there’s a lot of panic and overthinking.


In this chat with Fearne, Sam shares how anxiety and undiagnosed ADHD shaped everything from his relationships to his self-confidence, and why it took years of therapy before he understood the patterns he kept repeating. Who do you call in a crisis? Sam has three people he goes to for very specific reasons when he’s spiralling.


Sam and Fearne also debate the people-pleaser and non-people-pleaser ways to leave a party, and Sam reveals some of the (amazing!) BTS goss from his content creation with Pete Wicks.


Plus, why was Sam willing to pay to go on I’m A Celeb...??


Sam’s book, You, Me, and ADHD is available now.


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