One of Ireland's Best ADHD Therapists on Anxiety, Overthinking & the Emotional Mind - Enda Murphy

Why Do You Keep Repeating the Same Patterns Even When You
Desperately Want to Change? One of Ireland's Best-Known CBT
Therapists Explains.


Most people think their problems are stress, anger, anxiety, bad
habits or overthinking. But what if a lot of the chaos in your
life is coming from patterns you don't even realise you're
repeating?


Enda Murphy is a psychotherapist, author and one of Ireland's
best-known CBT therapists. He's spent decades helping people
understand the emotional mind — why we react the way we do, why
we avoid uncomfortable feelings, why we sabotage ourselves, and
why so many people get stuck in the same cycles even when they
want out.


Ryan sits down with Enda for a genuinely eye-opening conversation
about how the mind actually works.


What we get into:


Why the way you describe yourself is almost never who you
really are

ADHD, neurodivergence, and why Enda calls it a difference,
not a disorder

How the emotional mind works, and why your feelings aren't
facts

Why you keep repeating patterns you consciously hate

The real reason people avoid uncomfortable feelings

Why trying to force happiness often backfires

What anxiety actually is, and how to relate to it differently

How to actually break a cycle instead of white-knuckling it

Why self-awareness is the starting point for real change

Practical ways to interrupt the patterns running your life



Ryan Curtis is a former Irish MMA fighter who was paralysed from
the neck down and told he would never walk again. Made in Chaos
exists to platform guests who've turned adversity into
hard-earned wisdom worth sharing.


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This conversation is for information and reflection, not a
substitute for professional support. If you're struggling, help
is available in Ireland — Samaritans are free, 24/7, on 116 123,
or text About It on 50808.


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