Scott Thomas' Path to ADHD diagnosis

Scott’s journey with Pall Mall Medical

Love Island and CEO of The Social PR, Scott Thomas, was keen to get clarity on aspects of his mental health that he currently struggled with. Following several visits to Pall Mall Medical he got in touch with the team to book a private consultation with a psychiatrist to discuss his concerns.

Scott was aware that he was experiencing challenging experiences and wanted to find clarity on aspects of his mental health. He knew the waiting times were long with the NHS and wanted a way to fast-track to get the answers quickly so he can start to implement changes for a better quality of life.

The appointment

During the consultation, Scott underwent a comprehensive evaluation with Dr Anand, which included discussing his symptoms, personal history, and the impact on his daily life.

With his influence in the Manchester community and being a well-known media personality, Scott was keen to find the underlying cause of his symptoms and ensure an appropriate treatment plan was in place to support him.

Scott said: “I’ve always been 100 miles an hour, and the main reason I wanted to get diagnosed was not because I want to be defined by it but because I want to be aware of my behaviour.

“I’m really struggling to switch off most of the time so for me the diagnosis is about understanding myself and how to try and do something about it.”

The diagnosis

Following several consultations Scott was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, also known as ADHD.

The diagnosis provided him with valuable insights into his behaviours and challenges, enabling him to pursue appropriate management strategies.

Following his private consultations with Dr Anand, Scott had several options to manage his diagnosis. He could either look to manage it through medication or he could go through the natural route focusing on exercise, medication, cold water therapy.

Scott decided he wanted to focus on the natural route to manage his condition, with exercise being a passion of Scott’s currently.

Post-diagnosis

Scott summarised: “I was recently diagnosed with ADHD but I’ve tried to not let that term define me… I feel like we all have an element of it in this fast paced, over stimulated world we live in.”

After prioritising a natural route to manage his condition, Scott has shared what’s worked for him so far.

1.    Spend less time on your phone – the more time on your phone, the more time you’re overstimulated. You’re going to be fed lots of rubbish from social media, the news and it’s overwhelming.

2.    Write notes down in a physical book – every time I’m overthinking something or I’ve got a million things running through my head I write down a to-do list or something that is on my mind and it just makes things so much clearer and I get clarity.

3.    Do something that doesn’t matter – everything I do in life is a means to an end, and every second of every day must be productive and count towards something. For me this something that doesn’t matter is padel tennis, I spend 90 minutes fully in the zone. I’m in that flow state and I don’t think about anything else.

Talking about how he feels following his diagnosis, Scott said: “I feel better now that I understand myself and now it’s just about learning how to manage it.”

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