My psychologist asked me how I know something is ADD and not anxiety. I struggled with my answer but now i think I know.

I'm in a room. Anxiety is feeling like the walls are closing in on me. It's out of my control. ADD is knowing that there is a way out but I dont know how to get there so I just push against the walls, to no avail. In both circumstances I can't see that there is a door to my left.

I feel like the ADD circumstance leads to the Anxiety.