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Mhairi Black - I was flailing in life until ADHD diagnosis

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Former SNP MP Mhairi Black was diagnosed with ADHD in 2018 .

The former Paisley and Renfrewshire South MP said she was "flailing through life" away from Westminster .

She said she became ill through depression and anxiety after years in a "toxic" environment.

Black: Being Me Again will air on BBC Scotland at 21:00 on Sunday .

Former SNP MP Mhairi Black is the subject of a new documentary about her life.

She overturned Douglas Alexander's majority in 2015 as part of an SNP surge in Scotland .

In 2018 she spoke at length about the abuse she had suffered online, including that she was "too ugly to be raped".

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64

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58

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35

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informal

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English

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42

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