The Bar is Ankle High

Episode 17: Eat Dick, Harvard

Welcome back for Part 2 of our ADHD & Sleep series -- this week we dive into what the experts recommend for ideal "sleep hygiene" and Katie picks a fight with Harvard, as usual. At this point it's basically just a non-compliance bingo with her, but here we are. We also discuss different ways to trick ourselves into sleep and also the ways those tricks evade our smart smart brains. 
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Sources for today's episode are listed in the show notes for Episode 16. 

Episode 16: Doing Coke & Watching ’Panic Room’

Welcome to December, darlins! We're here this week with Part 1 of our two-part series on ADHD and sleep. We discuss different types of sleep issues experienced by children AND adults with ADHD, and Katie has a bit of an existential crisis when she realizes that she, in fact, really does have an ADHD-related sleep issue. 
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Sources: 
https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-sleep-disturbances-symptoms/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6299464/
https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/adhd-24-hour-disorder
https://www.webmd.com/paul-h-wender
https://www.cedars-sinai.org/health-library/diseases-and-conditions/s/sleep-deprivation.html
SciShow Psych “The Overlooked Connection Between ADHD and Sleep), YouTube
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090501090914.htm
 

Episode 15: Dysfunction Junction: Penguin Edition

Happy Thanksgiving, turkeys! This week, Garet & Katie are taking a week off from researching and recording to enjoy time with their respective families. FEAR NOT - in lieu of giving you a new ADHD-topic based episode, we're giving you an episode sponsored by our ADHD. This is Dysfunction Junction Episode 3 -- our Dysfunction Junction episodes come out every other Monday in Patreon and can be accessed by our Anklet and Limbo Champion tier members. Learn more about our Patreon tiers and join here: www.patreon.com/thebarisanklehigh Be sure to leave us a 5-star review wherever you can find us and eat the damn slice of pie, because The Bar is Ankle High!

Episode 14: Veggie Tales Kill Bill

In honor of the food-est day of the American calendar next week, we're covering ADHD & food today! Do you ever struggle with constantly craving carb-heavy foods? Turns out, yet again, it's all your brain's fault! We do our best to steer clear of eating disorder discussions but there is some talk this week of food and exercise extremes so if that's too much for you, we totally understand. In addition to our history of giving knives to tortellini, we also weaponize vegetables in this episode. Pretty soon we'll have a whole slew of characters to slap on some merch for you! Make sure to leave us a 5-star review wherever you find our podcast and follow us on IG & FB @thebarisanklehigh and on Twitter and TikTok @AnkleHighPod. Remember to eat those potatoes, because The Bar is Ankle High. 
 
Sources: 
https://www.understood.org/en/articles/adhd-and-eating-disorders-what-you-need-to-know
https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-diet-nutrition-sugar/#:~:text=Foods%20rich%20in%20protein%20%E2%80%94%20lean,to%20communicate%20with%20each%20other
https://chadd.org/adhd-news/adhd-news-adults/brain-reward-response-linked-to-binge-eating-and-adhd/#:~:text=Some%20people%20with%20ADHD%20also,food%20and%20non%2Dfood%20items.
https://www.adhdawarenessmonth.org/relationship-between-adhd-and-obesity/
@adhd.intuitivelyeating
@adhd.nutritionist

Episode 13: Dry Erase Groupies

Welcome back to the ADHD gravy train! This week, Garet & Katie recorded on a morning when they were both extremely exhausted somehow but they still take you down the rabbit hole that is HYPERFIXATIONS! A rarely studied, often just anecdotally reported, ADHD symptom that is sometimes also called "hyperfocus." Don't be fooled, though! Hyperfixation and hyperfocus are actually two different things, and either way, we manage to squeak out some tips to snap out of it so you remember to eat and drink water throughout the day, and also how to maybe set yourself up to get INTO your hyper-whatever state when you need it! What is your current hyperfixation meal? Because we have them and can you tell it's lunchtime? We want to hear what you're obsessed with eating right now! Remember to leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, and follow us on FB and IG @thebarisanklehigh, on Twitter and Tiktok @anklehighpod and join our Patreon which now has THREE membership tiers at www.patreon.com/thebarisanklehigh. 
 
Sources: 
https://www.choosingtherapy.com/adhd-hyperfixation/
https://www.additudemag.com/understanding-adhd-hyperfocus/?src=embed_link
https://totallyadd.com/hyperfixation-and-adhd/
https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/hyperfocus-flow
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7851038/
https://themighty.com/topic/adhd/what-to-know-adhd-hyperfixation
https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-symptoms-hyperfocus-attention/?src=embed_link
https://lifeskillsadvocate.com/blog/hyperfixations-adhd-what-you-need-to-know/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12402-018-0277-6
https://oxfordspecialisttutors.com/hyperfixation-definitive-guide/
 

Episode 12: A Mustachioed Exposé

TRIGGER WARNING -- This week Garet took the lead and tells us all about the Willowbrook State School. This year marks the 50th anniversary of a landmark exposé spearheaded by Jane Kurtin but made popular and videorecorded by Geraldo Rivera -- yes, THAT Geraldo Rivera of a New York State-run "school" for individuals with physical and developmental disabilities where residents were subjected to everything from Department of Defense experiments and being denied access to running water, clothing, and regular meals. Garet tells us what happened after this exposé came out, what changed, and we take a look at the things that might still need changing. Be sure to stay tuned all the way through to hear our ADHD wins of the week, and follow us on IG & Facebook @thebarisanklehigh, and on Twitter & Tiktok @AnkleHighPod -- and leave us those 5-star reviews wherever you find us!
 
Sources: 
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/mopd/events/our-history.page?slide=10
https://web.augsburg.edu/english/writinglab/Avoiding_Ableist_Language.pdf
https://disabilityjustice.org/the-closing-of-willowbrook/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/21/nyregion/willowbrook-state-school-staten-island.html
https://crimereads.com/the-dark-history-of-willowbrook-state-school/
https://study.com/academy/lesson/deinstitutionalization-movement-of-the-1960s-and-other-mental-health-issues.html
https://www.silive.com/news/2022/09/i-saw-something-awful-so-i-wrote-about-it-advance-reporter-details-her-groundbreaking-expose-of-willowbrook-state-school.html

Episode 11: Mansion Apartment Shaquille O’Neal

We're taking a break from our regularly scheduled ADHD programming to take a side quest and delve into the History of Tarot for a special spooky season treat! Katie leads the discussion this time but don't worry because Garet brings the Big Deck Energy, too. The history of this Italian card game played at bougie cocktail parties that transformed into an occult practice and turned into something involving rogue tentacles maybe? Katie also recounts her couples psychic reading that she dragged her boyfriend to when they were in Salem for their summer vacation -- was it accurate or was it shady? Depends who you ask. Make sure you follow us on IG and FB @thebarisanklehigh and on Twitter @AnkleHighPod, and please leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! 
 
Sources: 
http://www.modachicago.org/blog/2021/3/4/visual-history-tarot-cards#:~:text=Tarot%20cards%20likely%20originated%20in,who%20participated%20in%20carnival%20parades.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot
https://bicyclecards.com/article/a-brief-history-of-tarot-cards/
https://www.metmuseum.org/blogs/in-season/2016/tarot
https://www.britannica.com/topic/tarot

Episode 10: Don’t Wiggle For Strangers

Welcome to Part 2 of our RSD series where we take a quiz to see just how sensitive our rejections are and go over different strategies to cope with RSD. After all, what good is knowing this stuff if we can't learn how to make our lives less scary? Tune in to see what sort of shame references we make and find out what kind of doctor Garet is promoted to! Hint: It's not a veterinarian. Make sure you're subscribed to us on your favorite streaming platform and leave us a 5-star review wherever you find us! You can join our Patreon for just $5 per month at patreon.com/thebarisanklehigh, and follow us on IG and FB @thebarisanklehigh, and Twitter @AnkleHighPod
 
The sources for this episode were listed in the show notes for Episode 9: Let's Fight A Priest!

Episode 9: Let’s Fight a Priest!

We're about halfway through October and finally tackling the topic you've all been asking for - Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria. Part 1 discusses what exactly is RSD and how does it feel to us, and why does it actually cause physical pain? We also finally lift the veil and answer the true question: What is a PK? Join us the shame vortex of knives and tortellini as we get to the bottom of why and how RSD happens, what we can do about it, and what we can't do about it and maybe we find out that the Bar is Actually Absurdly High after all. Make sure you're following us on IG and FB @thebarisanklehigh, Twitter @AnkleHighPod, and leave us a 5-star review wherever you get your podcasts!
 
Sources: 
https://www.additudemag.com/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-adhd-symptom-test/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your-way-adhd/202106/adhd-and-rejection-sensitivity-dysphoria
https://www.additudemag.com/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-and-adhd/
https://www.additudemag.com/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-adhd-emotional-dysregulation/
https://www.additudemag.com/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-adhd-emotional-dysregulation/?src=embed_link
https://www.addept.org/living-with-adult-add-adhd/doomscrolling-adhd-and-justice-sensitivity
https://www.addept.org/living-with-adult-add-adhd/turning-your-justice-sensitivity-into-your-greatest-adhd-superpower
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233880976_The_Kind_Nature_Behind_the_Unsocial_Semblance_ADHD_and_Justice_Sensitivity--A_Pilot_Study
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/friendship-20/201907/what-is-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria
https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria#symptoms
https://www.additudemag.com/rsd-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-experiences/

Episode 8: The Mad Hatter Slot Machine

Have you ever said "I don't need to write that down, I'll remember it!" and you knew that was a lie? Samesies! This week we discuss poor planning - what causes it, why does it happen, and how can our little ADHD brains cope with those situations where we're forced to plan something way far in advance. The Mad Hatter takes over and we have a real big beef with the dreaded 5 Year Plan that our college programs forced us to formulate before we were diagnosed. Building on topics discussed in our previous episodes, we only take a few detours this week but we have a slight layover in Las Vegas. Be sure to follow us on IG and Facebook @thebarisanklehigh, Twitter @AnkleHighPod, and leave us a 5 star review and subscribe on your favorite podcasting platform! And remember to write down that reminder for yourself - because The Bar is Ankle High.
 
Sources: 
https://psychcentral.com/blog/adhd-millennial/2016/03/why-are-people-with-adhd-bad-at-planning-ahead#4
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0058338
https://www.additudemag.com/how-to-plan-ahead-when-you-have-adhd-understand-time/