‘It changed everything' – RTE star diagnosed with condition after her symptoms ‘exploded' in pregnancy
RTE star Blathnaid Treacy has said that "everything changed" after getting diagnosed with ADHD.
The 2FM host got formally diagnosed with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) last August after her husband
Charlie Moon
suggested she had the condition.
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Blathnaid Treacy was diagnosed with ADHD last year
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Blathnaid noticed her symptoms more during pregnancy
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Speaking on The Six O'Clock Show, Blathnaid explained: "My husband is a teacher and he was doing a little bit of teacher training and learning about teaching people who are neurodivergent.
"And he kind of said to me, 'I think you might have ADHD, you kind of have a lot of the symptoms, I think you have them'.
"Then I started looking into it myself and I was like, 'Wow, this is me'."
Blathnaid and Charlie revealed just last month that they are
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They first became parents on June 28, 2023, when they
, Nancy, into the world.
The radio star explained how "overwhelmed" she felt during that pregnancy.
She said: "If you're a woman and you have a baby and you have ADHD, your symptoms explode. They go through the roof. And that's what happened to me.
"I was kind of feeling all sorts of feelings and getting stressed out very easily... like really easy, finding things overwhelming.
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"Like stacking things, that can be something that people with ADHD, they kind of have a list in their head.
"And they're like, 'Okay, I have so many things to do, I don't even know where to start. I'm not even going to do, I can't'."
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Brian Dowling, who related, replied: "Listen, now you're talking about me!"
Blathnaid added: "But it's funny actually, because it feels as though, 'Oh, it's a trend now that everyone has ADHD'. But the funny thing is people who have ADHD tend to work in media. And we use our voices.
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"We're very sort of... you just say what's on the tip of your tongue.
"So that's probably why it feels like everybody's coming out and saying they have it now."
'OVERWHELMED'
When asked if the diagnosis gave her any "clarity" in her life, she replied: "Absolutely. It completely... it actually changed everything for me, to be honest with you.
"Because I was able to understand - I'm getting overwhelmed because of this."
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Blathnaid spoke about how to lighten the load saying: "You need to pause. You need to look after yourself better.
"Like you can really, really help your symptoms by getting enough sleep, drinking enough water, exercising, understand what triggers you.
"You can get hyper focused on something and then something will just grab your attention and that is something that happens with ADHD. And you have to just try and focus.
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"But once you understand that your brain is the way it is, everything just sort of falls into place a little bit. Life makes so much more sense again.
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"You learn how to deal with certain situations better. It's been hugely transformative for me."
A segment of the interview was shared on The Six O'Clock Show's Instagram page and the comment section was flooded with support.
Emily wrote: "Well done for sharing your story Blathnaid."
Roisin said: "Maith thú Blathnaid."
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