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Dr Shyamal Mashru 2021-05-30 Person 5 5 0

When Dr Mashru diagnosed my ADHD, it was only the second time that I ever felt that a medical professional was really listening to what I was saying about what happens in my head (and how processing things feels in my body) l. He helped me to explain what was happening for me and how that felt. I can’t tell you what that meant. I cried afterward for the me who wasn’t listened to for all those years. The only other time that happened was over 20 years ago when I had a deep depressive episode. That GP was amazing when I was in crisis. But we never go to the cause - which was related to living in a world not designed for my and my adhd. Dr Mashru has helped me see the impact of my adhd over the years on how I got in the world and how this has been changed by perimenopause hormone changes and the life style changes which lockdown brought us. The diagnosis and subsequent treatment has profoundly changed things for me. I feel less shame. My rejection sensitivity is much reduced, I have stopped biting my nails and comfort/fidget eating. I have found ways to enjoy exercise for the first time. This has helped me ask for what I need at work and start talking about my skills differently - I am confident that by being different I add value. I have had to work hard get those things and it doesn't all come from a couple of appointments with Dr Mashru and the subsequent treatment. But he gave me the understanding, confidence and self belief to honour and do that work. He helped me realise that while I have adapted and hidden things and in many ways fitted in, that is exhausting, limiting and emotionally draining. As a result I also had the self belief to ask for what I needed from my titration nurse during the medication titration process. I wasn’t one of the lucky ones who finds the right meds first time. But when I did, it was worth it. If you need someone to really listen, I recommend Dr Mashru If you have perimenopause or hormone things happening which might have triggered changes in your ADHD. I recommend Dr Mashru If you want to shift your shame and start to understand that it’s ok to be you, I recommend Dr Mashru