
343- The OCD-ADHD Link: What You Should Know When You Have Both
ADHD Experts Podcast
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The Relationship Between OCD and Menstrual Cycle
As a woman with ADHD, I'm very aware that my symptoms rise and fall depending on where I am in my menstrual cycle. Do you know if this is common with OCPD symptoms as well? Yeah. I've seen patients who have both. I would say it's not common. An OCPD individual is on the extreme end of not being impulsive. They're not pleasure seekers at all. In fact, to them, it's all intellectualized. Like everything is intellectualized. So it's almost like that language of pleasure is a very hard thing.
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