Sam Thompson thought he was ‘on death’s door’ after being rushed to medics in frightening health scare
Sam Thompson has revealed that he thought he was “on death’s door” after being rushed to medics in frightening health scare caused by burnout by his ADHD.
The former Made In Chelsea star, 33, has detailed how he has dealt with his ADHD and fear of death and that “a couple of years ago” he thought he was “on death’s doors” amid personal and mental struggles.
“I spiral all the time… I don’t think I talk about that enough. Burnout is always going to be a part of my life — it doesn’t fully go away.”
He added in the interview with The Sun : “I could do a bad interview and think, ‘What have I done?’ and turn it into something really negative — and not be able to get myself out of that hole.
He revealed candidly that he was insisting on medical attention all the time, convinced he was dying: “When I had it a couple of years ago, I thought I was dying. I was going to the doctor for everything, scans everywhere… I genuinely felt like I was on death’s door.”
Sam emotionally continued: “I know how it feels just before it happens… I can tell a couple of days beforehand when it’s really going to hit.”
This isn’t the first time the star has opened up about his struggles with ADHD and autism. He opened up about his autism diagnosis in 2024, with an Instagram post. The clip saw Sam walking down the street, alongside a mirrored version of himself.
One side showed himself, while the opposite side reflected his ADHD diagnosis as he looked over towards himself. Writing on the video, Sam said: “You got diagnosed with ADHD in your late twenties but something still doesn’t add up…”
As the clip came to a close, an individual wearing an inflatable dinosaur costume appeared, leaving both Sam and “ADHD” completely bewildered as both versions looked on in confusion. It later emerged that the person in the costume was Sam.
Speaking to The Mirror in 2024, he opened up about how difficult it was growing up without a diagnosis. “I remember looking down at my textbook once and I cried into my textbook because the words won’t go in. The words aren’t going into my head and I couldn’t understand why.”
“I tried using coloured pens and post it notes, colour code everything, and nothing would go in. Now, I understand that I had ADHD and really struggled to focus. But back then, it came with so much anxiety.”
He added: “I was slamming my hand down and couldn’t understand why. The teachers were lovely, but I was from an era where it was just before people started understanding neurodiversity.”
Sam is set to release a brand new children’s book, titled, You, Me and ADHD which is out now.
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