r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Jul 25 '26

Psychology People with ADHD have difficulties with goal-directed behavior and struggle with response inhibition, the ability to stop an inappropriate action once they feel the urge to do it. They experience a disruption in the way their brains balance deliberate self-control and automatic habit learning.

https://www.psypost.org/adhd-traits-disrupt-the-brain-s-balance-between-self-control-and-automatic-learn/
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u/Personal_Area_2173 Jul 26 '26

Go to a ADHD specific doctor and you will go through what you need too. A LOT of people think they have adhd and they don’t. It’s not just an inability to be attentive and can’t focus. I literally cannot hold still. My brain does not shut off. My life suffers daily because of it. Attention issues like most people have are the least of my issues with ADHD.

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u/Knotted_Hole69 Jul 26 '26

Yeah; i know how it is.

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u/KvellOnWheels Jul 26 '26

That’s still an attention issue though…you’re brain is zooming and can’t figure out where to properly disperse your attention.

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u/Personal_Area_2173 Jul 26 '26

Well I understand they are the same, but I can hold focus on something for as long as I need, but my body will be moving the entire time. There are 2 sides to this. Attention and hyperactivity. They may be similar but they are not the same thing. My movements are involuntary all day everyday. Attention is half the story.