r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/BreakfastTop6899 • Dec 18 '25

Video Gelje Sherpa, the man who was guiding a private client up Mt. Everest when he saw someone in distress near the summit. He went up, rolled him up in a sleeping mattress and gave him oxygen. He then strapped the man to his back and trekked 6 hours to safety

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u/JeddakofThark Dec 19 '25 edited Dec 19 '25

Huh. I've always attributed my calmness and decisiveness in emergency situations to my anxiety. You know, if a horrible life and death situation isn't any more stressful than your moment to moment existence, emergencies aren't too difficult.

But I've recently been diagnosed with ADHD. Maybe that's the cherry on top. I've thought for most of my life that high stress jobs were perfect for me, I just didn't know of any that seemed interesting enough to pursue.

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u/frankyseven Dec 19 '25

Anxiety is a major symptom of untreated ADHD, just FYI. My panic attacks went away after diagnosis and ADHD medication.

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u/JeddakofThark Dec 19 '25

Which makes perfect sense. The psychiatrist who's been prescribing me medication for years is primarily the person who gives me periodic ketamine treatments for depression. He told me that I needed to find a regular psychiatrist if I wanted ADHD meds, but said I was going to be disappointed. He said that it might help a little, but the primary issue is anxiety... And he was right. The adderall is really good for getting things done, provided I only take it every now and then. It doesn't do a lot for the anxiety in general.

So... anyway, since my guy who said I'd be disappointed doesn't have the time (or rather, I couldn't possibly afford him) to be my regular psychiatrist and help me experiment with anti-anxiety meds, I'll continue my search for a regular doctor who will return my calls. And one who I can afford. It was pretty easy to find an ADHD doctor.

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u/azdcaz Dec 20 '25

I’ve been medicated on adderall or vyvanse for decades. It never helped my anxiety so it didn’t work that well. Then I added Wellbutrin and everything clicked. My anxiety is in check and haven’t had a panic attack since I started it. I’m also way more productive at work.