I Found the Best Way to Build a Side Hustle from a Social Trend: ADHD Gold Rush

Everyone and their dog thinks they have ADHD now. It’s the new astrology sign. People want clarity, validation, or just an excuse to explain why life feels impossible.

That’s where you step in. You don’t need to be a doctor. You just need to understand where attention flows → money flows.

Step 1: Become the “Helpful Stranger”

• Lurk in Reddit threads, Discords, Twitter replies, and forums where people are asking “Where can I get tested for ADHD?”
• Use a phantom account to post a heartfelt story (like the one you just saw).
• Then, with another account, reply with “helpful resources” — which just happen to include your affiliate links or referral codes.

Example:

• Main phantom post: “I’ve been struggling with this for years, I don’t know where to get tested.”
• Secondary account reply: “Hey, I went through the same. Ended up finding this online screening tool, then later booked a telehealth consult. Changed my life.” → insert affiliate or monetized link.

This way, you own the question AND the answer.

Step 2: Monetize Both Sides of the Funnel

1. Front End (Free Tests):

   • Promote free ADHD screening quizzes (many have affiliate programs, or you can cloak them with your own funnel + email capture).
   • People love quick dopamine hits — a 5-minute quiz that says “You might have ADHD” is basically free lead gen.

2. Back End (Paid Consults / Medication):

   • Push telehealth services that pay referral fees for psych evaluations or prescriptions.
   • Some even pay recurring commissions if the patient keeps refilling meds.

So you win when people take a free quiz and when they pay for the full test.

Step 3: Add Scarcity & Social Proof

• Rotate phantom accounts to bump the threads: “Anyone else tried this service? It worked for me.”
• Share fake urgency: “Spots are limited this month, they only accept X new patients.”
• Sprinkle in screenshots (blurred names) of test results to make it feel real.

Step 4: Scale It Like a Machine

• Automate phantom account creation with burner emails and privacy browsers.
• Build a spreadsheet of subreddits, Facebook groups, Discords, and forums.
• Drop “question posts” once a week → reply with “helpful answers” within 24h.

Every thread you create is basically a honeypot that catches desperate traffic on autopilot.

Final Note

This works because ADHD self-diagnosis has become a modern identity hack. People want a label, they want validation, and they’re willing to click/pay to get it.

If you control both the cry for help and the “here’s where to go” answer, you’re literally the middleman of misery — and misery pays well.