Complex with Kimberley Wilson Do you have ADHD?
Mar 18, 2026
Joshua Munn, a CBT psychotherapist who specialises in ADHD and OCD and speaks from lived experience, explains what ADHD looks like and how it feels day to day. He discusses attention regulation, hyperfocus and internal hyperactivity. He talks about social media’s impact, shame and emotional coping, gender differences, causes and risk factors, and practical supports while waiting for assessment.
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Perfectionism Often Masks ADHD Strain
- Masking and overcompensation are common: perfectionism and heavy effort can hide internal chaos from others.
- Joshua says structure and routine are often manufactured strategies to cope, not natural organisation.
Work With Shame Before Pushing Skills
- Address shame before jumping to skills work; slowing down and body-focused approaches help more than logic alone.
- Joshua recommends noticing where shame sits in the body and responding with kindness to vulnerable parts instead of immediate techniques.
ADHD Symptoms Are Persistent Not Episodic
- ADHD is constant, not something you can switch on or off depending on stress or mood.
- Joshua warns that stress exacerbates symptoms but ADHD persists across settings and times, not just during 'bad days'.