Suzana Alves has revealed that she changed her life after being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In an interview with Quem magazine, Tiazinha’s interpreter detailed her struggle with the symptoms of the disease.
The artist discovered the mental condition after entering the Faculty of Psychology about a year ago. “ADHD is genetic and I never imagined I could have it. The discovery has re-meaning everything in my life! It’s justifying many decisions, my atypical behavior at times, impulsivity,” she stressed.
Though a therapy patient, Suzana said the condition has significantly impacted her familial relationship with her husband, former tennis player Flávio Saretta, and their son Benjamin, who is just six years old. “I have been in therapy for many years and in many areas I have matured, but other things seemed impossible to change during the attempts,” explained the actress.
“I was already tired of feeling ups and downs in my emotional state and of wearing myself out a lot in interpersonal relationships. Sometimes I felt too childish in some situations. I started studying Psychology and talking to a great psychologist friend, I was advised to seek a neurologist , who gave me the diagnosis”.
“It was very difficult because my husband did not understand my mental and physical hyperactivity and could not keep up with me. I, on the other hand, could not bear his calm. But our love spoke louder and louder”, guaranteed the actress.
Mental health is no joke
Suzana Alves pointed out that she almost developed chronic anxiety due to the late diagnosis. The actress had to abandon her “naturalistic” routine to take psychiatric drugs to speed up her treatment.
“Discovering ADHD late in life, in adulthood, I already had a lot of consequences and needed to run out of time, as I already had very significant chronic anxiety. […] This doesn’t mean I will have to take drugs for the rest of my life. I believe in multidisciplinary therapy and human behavioral development at any age.”
The artist also warned that her first symptoms would be subtle: “I started isolating myself socially and then I realized a very big anxiety. I suffered for the past, for the present and for the future,” she said. recounted, describing the period as “very difficult”.
“It felt like it would never end. Up until then, I thought I had depression and anxiety because of my life story and such, but it was actually because I didn’t know I had an atypical brain.”
“Still, it’s a relief to know that not everything has to be painful or too happy! I’ve always been restless and never fit into the pattern. I used to feel very lonely, and today I’m not anymore. The diagnosis was a gift for me Today I feel invigorated, refreshed and with a new brain.”
Source: Terra
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