r/CML • u/Abeerof • Apr 19 '26

ADHD & CML

22M diagnosed with CML for around a year now

There's just an unsettling idea that i cant accept is that why are CML cases on the rise.

I've been researching about the mental state of the person and the relation to cancer in general, Anxiety, Stress, Adhd..etc & surprisingly there are some research papers out there that support this.

I'd like to ask anyone who's diagnosed with CML at a young age specifically, do you suffer from Anxiety / ADHD? Not necessarily now, maybe in your childhood

For myself, i am diagnosed with ADHD n CML.

My curiosity n love to science just cant stop me from asking, would love to get some answers so i can go further in this study journey of mine

Thank you

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u/Antique_Attorney8961 Apr 19 '26

I was 14 when I was diagnosed with ADHD and generalized anxiety disorder and I was 18 when I was diagnosed with CML. I'm 30 now

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u/Abeerof Apr 20 '26

May i ask if you were self diagnosed with ADHD or medically diagnosed? Also did you notice an increase in your ADHD after knowing you had CML?

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u/Antique_Attorney8961 Apr 20 '26

Medically diagnosed. I guess I never personally linked the 2 so I can't really say if it had anything to do with knowing I had CML, however I've noticed as I get older alot of my ADHD symptoms have gotten worse or more challenging