Whats going on? i regret changing my name!!

Hi

I feel attacked

Oddtorium Leviathan Omg yes

Whassup?

I sat there and found myself mindlessly staring at a cushion on the other couch.

*Every single time*

and also looking at the recommended videos lol

Hehehe so relatable xd

We are on the same boat I guess

Share your knowledge from the aether in which you have come back from, we enjoy feeding on information.

Same. Literally same.

Me too sister me too🙏

Same and I really needed to see this video. I currently live in my car because i found that i could no longer work jobs that were not what i wanted to do and i felt like a higher power was keeping it from happening to. I decided to take a huge financial sacrifice and move to Houston to live in my car and start doing things i enjoy to make money. I went from being really poor, only getting $20/week on average from random people I'd run into asking about my situation, to making roughly $300/mo doing what i enjoy, making KZfaq videos and doing call sessions. Still not a lot but i was starving at one point but now i can buy food. I'm very grateful. The journey is hard but worth it. I'd pick this any day over stressing about living in a house and working a job i hate.

LITERALLY

Makes sense.

100%

Research "polyvagal theory" and "attunement and adhd" especially by Dr Gabor Mate

Absolutely agree.

Oh big facts!

I always feel called out by that even when I’m not supposed to be doing anything else. It just shows how used to being distracted we are

ME TOO AHAHHAHAH

Sparked too many memories of my parents and teachers, put me in flight mode

dude.... i was already three scrolls into instagram XD

Hahaha, I was already simultaneously watching another video on my cellphone....

I’ve literally thought of becoming a sheep farmer as well lmfaooo

Me in med school thinking of dropping out and becoming a tibetan monk lol 😂

i literally just went through a week where i was spending hours a day studying german, and now this week i've been planning my future as an alpaca farmer, how'd you know??

I wanted to be an alpaca farmer lol

LOL YES!!!

I've been literally feeling like that my whole life. And I'm just so glad I'm not the only one who feels this way. I'm so tired of being called lazy or slow.

one thing that helps me is listening to motivation speech or watching fighting videos that makes me wanna do everything, but without that ill just let it for other time Sad lief

Played this video to my clients at our IRTS (Intensive Residential Treatment Facility) today for group and they absolutely love the video. Really appreciate this one.

You literally said that perfectly

I need help

you are a great parent

Wish my parents knew about this & I could do something about my condition. Your son is lucky to have you as a parent.

❤❤

Well im already 30 but do u wanna adopt me? :D

Sounds like a normal kiddo, years ago 😊

Adam Benabdeljalil I’m still sick of hearing this phrase ... every phase and aspect of my life...

I get, if you can focus on something you like, you could go so far. Easier said then done for me

I heard this a lot in school too when I was in Jamaica

Every single teacher I've ever had: YoU hAvE SoOoO mUcH pOtEnTiAl

Every report card growing up: "Has Potential." After a while I was like "for what? To be a turkey?"

...the perfect comment for those of us with inattentive type - hahahaha!

Alright

No!!

HAHAHA coming for my life

Thank you for reminding that😅

I get the negative thought loop feels

We love you 2

diagnosed a few months ago at 27 aswell as ASD. we’re not alone!

That feeling when so many of your problems especially growing up and going through the school system make sense is the best feeling. I just wish I found out before 23 😅.

I wish I found out at before 23. Still trying to learn more about it but my whole life is making more and more sense the more I learn

Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Australia. Really need!

Yes, dr.poras. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.

I wish they were readily available in my place. Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He is 59 & has so many mental health issues plus probable CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac. He's constantly talking about killing someone. He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD know if it is common for an obsession with violence.

Is he on instagram?

Yes he is dr.poras.

Yup, same goes for the jessica did. She has a youtube channel called HOW TO ADHD. It's superb!

Same!

There’s an incredible amount of ADHD artists, musicians, actors, athletes, comedians. All kinds of other things. I’m a professional musician now myself.

There are several good ones!

Some people use ADHD like it's a gift.

That’s so true, I feel so lazy at times but at times I’m so productive very quickly to others and I think I’m productive

maybe not for all

1K 👍🏾

So I just need to get on trt or meth got it 😂

That was so Right on !!!

❤

🌻

Take this love ❤️ 26 with ADHD 👊

It really resonated with me, I have memories dating back to elementary. I had this teacher totally break down and scream at me for accidentally rereading the same line 4 times. And I used to get in trouble for daydreaming as well. Managed A’s and B’s but at the end of the day its always “she needs to pick up the pace”

It seems you have dealt with neglect or abuse whether it be first hand or witnessing it. You aren’t alone in that. People pleasing attitudes contribute highly to suicide ideations because you don’t know how to live for yourself and don’t realize that it’s perfectly ok to just exist in the here and now that you’re worthy of doing just that, finding pleasure of the senses that is just for yourself. Always thinking something needs to be fixed or done is the common intrusive thought for both people with ADHD (or any anxiety disorder) and people who come from unstable backgrounds! Take care and thanks for sharing 😊

I know the feeling

lmao yes.

when your on auto pilot mode and have to read this comment 6 times to actually understand it😂

@@amelxa.liz4 this is true, very , VERY true

Hmmm

Heard that alot and it makes me cry to think of all the hardships i went through in my life because of adhd

this intro is what kept me watching. i laughed because that is one of my awkward releases. but it hit the bullseye spot on.

It's insane the amount of times i've head this words in my childhood. I'll never forget, they haunt me.

So sorry. As a mom of a young man with ADHD, I wish I had known all of this when he was younger. I have always stuck up for him but did not know the extent of what he was going through.

same

I was literally crying half way through cause it hurts so much sometimes that if you don’t know you will never be able to know

I laughed at the similarities, laughed with him all the way. I learned to be happy even love my super powers. What I also see is that the SIGMA male maybe really just ADHD or ADD driven because the traits line up & present in a positive way! Love who you are, its not others fault you have SUPER POWERS. Just learn to be humble as possible.........lol yup! Make sense? AlwaysForward~Godspeed

Are there grading mild to severe ?

@@cameltube-vk7elyes I laughed the whole time too, definitely almost teared up but this video was perfect start to finish. He touched so many topics so well.

I was just thinking that

it’s the only adhd video that I’m still interested in halfway through

Yeah

me too

😂😂😂😂💯

Factsssss

I do this every single day. I just walk around for about 20 minutes listening to music and my parents think I’m exercising. LMAO. It actually physically pains to sit still for too long

An habit of mine is walk in circles eating an apple.

YES there is literally one hallway in my house where I can pace back and forth for hours and it's the best

Dude this will sound dark but I've fantasized so many times about living in the apocalypse. I feel like I would be a lot more useful than in regular life lmao

Guess who already had bags of non-perishable food, first aid kits torch lights and batteries stacked up before the pandemic began 😂😂😂🙋🏿‍♀️

I'll buy the guns.Let's protect humanity from inhumanity my brother and sisters.

@@sickmorbidfuc3060 saaaaame

i love this comment so much

Please does anyone know where I can get them? I put so much on my plate and it really affects my stress and anxiety level. I would love to try shrooms.

I live in Michigan….suffering for awhile now but didnt realize how serious I may have it until recently - probably bc of @self medicating” with alcohol

​@@bianca8071 is he on insta?

This is a bot commenting

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Well that explains why I never thought I couldn't do anything else expect for studying medicine everthing else seemed so boring, so I kept pushing myself when I failed my medschool entrance twice and then the third time I got in and I think it was hyperfocus and luck but things became so hard after I got in cause adhd traits doens't work in medschool.

@@rayray2528 So weird to come across this comment now, but can you tell me a little more about your experience in Med School with ADHD? Ive been hyperfocusing on medicine for all of my damn life and nothing else seems worthwhile, like what you described. But its been a tough road for me and I'm still not accepted into Med School atm either. I don't know what else to do lol

Hearing him say that validated so many of my experiences! Pursuing my passion isn't a choice, it's all I can do. At the end of the day that may be what saves me from mediocrity and drudgery.

@@Joey-JazzB What about becoming a paramedic? It's two years of school, pays decent, and lots of ADHDers do well in emergency services.

Same

The first ten seconds of this video hit mah soul

weeping while reading this

Same

Facts in tears

How did you change it, though?

@@alevtinabor3984 It made me finally see my ADHD diagnosis as legitimate and worthy of deeper consideration. It also helped me realize I wanted to work with ADHD kids. Also, I decided to go to therapy to work on my self. I'm now halfway through grad school, on my way to becoming a therapist. ADHD is still a major difficulty but it is also the source of my passion for helping.

I think this video just changed my life too

@@alevtinabor3984 self acceptance. You’re not the problem, the world is over regulating us.

Same, turning 43 this year 2024 (excluding the kids). Somehow COVID escalated my usual function into a real struggle. Listened to this today, which was an amazing day, productive and success on the brink of starting a little nursery - well more like a plant supplier :D

Oh wow! It’s like you took the thoughts right from my brain! My perspective has changed so much after this.. I have always thought I had adhd and now I know I do, as well as my youngest and I swear my mom does too but she won’t hear anything about it lol I didn’t realize how long ago this was .. but he reminds me SO much of my youngest! And I hate that our adhd clashes with each others so we end up struggling a lot .. but we’re learning ! And I am trying my very best esp being a single parent … life is hard!

When I was young, I was borrowing books from library all the times. I could take only five at a time. And I got really fixated on Harry Potter. I wasn't super fan of HP's universe, I just liked setting and how it was written. So, I took 5 books, read them really fast, then returned them and took last 2. Read them. Returned. Took first 5 again... Overall, I finished the entire HP book cycle 14 times in a row during two months. I could remember any scene from these books and citate some. Then I lost interest. Now I can't remember anything from HP and I don't want to xd Also, even earlier, I got fixated on Erin Hunter's Warrior Cats. At that moment, there were 24 books published. Now, to be fair, their books aren't particularly hard to read neither they are long. Also, I was sick at the moment and didn't go to school, so i could dedicate all my time to reading (literally, from waking up to going to sleep). I finished all 24 in six days. Even when i wasn't focused on any particular franchise, I just consumed books. I even got to the hospital because of that - I was reading so much and so fast that I had constant headache which couldn't be rid off by meds. There my doctor noticed that every morning I had a different book in my hand (because I kept current one under my pillow to start reading as soon as I wake up). Then, she said to my mom that my headaches were caused by excessive information (uhhh, I don't remember what exactly she said, I never remember what my doctors say to me :p) and that she should limit my reading time xd After that I was reading less (and playing video games more hehe). Since then I got a lot worse, I can't concentrate on text, even if I like the book. I almost completely stopped reading. Sometimes I try, but abandon in the middle. The same with video games, even though I love video games and have some interest in game development (not that I want or think that I can be a game dev, I just like learning about working cycle). I buy games and never play them.

Timeless Spell I know how you feel. It’s like I always plan to do things and never get around to it. I start a lot of things I want to do but rarely finish

i havent been diagnosed but recently my friend who just got diagnosed pointed out that she felt I could be showing symptoms so I did lots of research and lots of online quizzes and feel very strongly that I do have adhd as I have all the symptoms but my mum doesnt take it seriously and wont take me to the doctor to even have it checked out as a possibility

Ruby Hooley next time you go to the doctor for anything (to get the physical or any other appointment) tell them whats on your mind and to give you a referral. I wanna get checked out for adhd too, I don’t know when though. But something like that happened with my asthma. I always coughed and experienced asthma symptoms every time I ran (mostly the schools pacer tests) but nobody told me or say anything about it until sophomore-junior year. My NJROTC instructor told me he recognized the symptoms because he has them and that I should get checked out. And I told my mom and she was like “nahh, you dont have that” and I kept telling her that I needed to get tested and she still didnt pay attention. Until one day, she made an appointment and turns out I have had asthma all this time🤦🏻‍♀️ she sometimes even implies that I dont have it and I just look at her like wtfffff!!!! I mean, we’re dominicans and mostly in our culture illnesses and such are not seeing as serious so I get where her views come from, but it just makes everything harder for everyone🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

I'm a parent of a child you just described... Any tips for me raising my 8 yr old?

Adhd may have downsides, but that doesnt mean its all bad. If we look at the brightside of life then we can always over come the bad things. I practice trying to look at the good things, but never ignoring the bad. I dont know where i was going with that. I think i had a point.

I call this soul activities

"oh thats a cool chess puzzle" 3 hrs later: what

Look up Dr russel barkleys lectures on treating adhd its probably the cause of your anxiety.

Agreed 100%.

Adhd and bi pollor

What country do you luve in

@@romanbellicc7221 i think he is from Serbia since his name is Milos. Where are you from? Im from Slovenia.

Your gift of that disorder is hyper focus 😀

Same

I had to watch it in 3 parts

5 parts now..

Well I am in the comments section because the video was boing me. So, f me am I right?

Love this for you❤🫶🏽

GeoffAAA true!

Exactly! Being a fitness trainer/coach allows me to stay focused and be active at the same time

omg YES I found this out the hard way when I kept getting into seemingly "great" career positions and then couldn't perform the ways I wanted to or were expected to. It was hard and really heart-breaking, honestly. But then I started working at little odd jobs that paid less but made me soo happy, and I couldn't believe how much I excelled. Now I'm transitioning out of the cubicle life into education!

Nailed it.

Very true, the only way I do it is to see how a job in itself provides for my family and helps me survive. That’s something that I care about and can focus on, There for I am able to focus better than I would be if I was to see my job as a negative. The problem with adhd is your brain is very negative if your not doing what you really want to and if you feed it it will make you spiral into a depression state.

Truth! I cant even count how many research papers and projects..Aced!

I wrote my big BSc literature review the last week before deadline while working part-time... Yeah, a hunter-gatherer BADASS! ... *sobs*

NAILED IT.

Better yet he improvised while going along 🤣🤣

So true.

27 he he he, bro here is something you might dig. Flash into some YT vid's about SIGMA men! Then if you want or would like too hit me back with what you think. I think they are ADD ADHD warriors lol. Once I figured out that I was ok with me & I always thought I was, IDK if I was better than everyone but well I kind-a did ha ha ha. Anyway love who you are & try to follow what turns you on i.e. your passions or dreams. Oh I am 60yr old by the way & I would not change the way I am because I love me & my super power!!!!!! WeSaveUs AlwaysFOrward~Godspeed

That’s EXACTLY what I feel .. I haven’t decided yet what to pursue bc I have sooo many passions . But I’m order to work for those positions I need two things: money & discipline. Which I struggle with bc of my adhd. But right now, I do have something I can and will control: my discipline. I need to sit down & face the demons & study one thing at a time so that I can accomplish ✨ we got this !!

You're here for a reason don't give any one the satisfaction, everyone has a purpose and you do as well,stay strong and live long 💪🏽🙏🏽

I've heard these three at least 50 times in my young life. They were hurtful lol.

Heard all of that from teachers, and sometimes my parents...I got diagnosed late. (Junior year of high school because I was "gifted" whatever that means.)

@@ErutaniaRose sorry to hear that. I have not been diagnosed yet but I'm get that checked real soon. I only used to hear that stuff from my parents, since they were the one's to allways get mad. I hope for you to have it better in the future

Hmmmmmmmmm. Me as well my dude 0-o

this is literally my mom with add and ive already told her i want to see if i actually have adhd bc i have so much of these symptoms that whenever i see a video whos talking about adhd i immediately relate to it. I have about 12 story ideas for novels, but I haven't even started ONE. I have five discord servers and I barely even talk on there. When my mom is explaining something, I feel like I didn't hear her or didnt understand her so I ask her to repeat it. Once she does, I say "What?" I still don't understand her. Until she yells it and i understand. When I start making noises in class on accident "babababa" "lalalala" and the blowing raspberry, my teacher sometimes yells at me to "Be quiet!" or to "Shut up! Get back to work!" Sometimes in class I just open a bunch of tabs and close them all out, not even paying attention to what my teacher is teaching. whenever i lay down in my bed i just can't sleep. I have so many thoughts on my dog, my fridge noises turning on and off, focused on the fan thats spinning round and round, getting the correct position, thinknig of what my new day tomorrow might be, and before I know it- It's 4 am in the morning and I have 2 hours left for me to sleep. I asked my mom for 4 monitors on my computer, and I just HAVE to have an application open on each one. KZfaq and Spotify (Both has audio on), A game open, Discord, and I'm either drawing or another game is open. I own a twitch channel and I am focusing on that more than my own well being of eating, doing my class work, drinking water, and even going to bed at a normal time. My sleep schedule is through the ROOF. Sometimes at lunch I don't even eat food because I'm either on my phone and drawing, because sometimes I get bored off my phone too quickly and just shut it off, and I start drawing. Then i get bored of drawing so i just fall asleep. Then i get bored of trying to fall asleep then i just sit there staring at the other chair. Lunch time sucks when you're alone. if i get into a game i focus so much on it that i dont even hear my mom saying "Let the dogs outside so they can go use the restroom." and she half of the time yells at me and thinks its just because of my headphones when i dont even have audio on at the time. literally a whole class period i ripped up paper and was more focused on the paper. after class my teacher yelled at me to clean it up when i was already cleaning it up. Heck, I'm even writing this during class because I don't even know what we're talking about and I already lost focus on it. Im more focused on writing this comment LMAO my mom hasnt taken me somewhere to get diagnosed or not and i really do believe i have adhd but i dont want to self diagnosed bc ew self diagnosing bad

I experienced this today

BRO EVERY TIME! I put in the order with everything and then 3 hours later realize I'm starving and didn't place my order yet.

Damn, this is my nightmare for years! I have to go to restaurants at 3:30PM for lunch every now and then, because I'm so anxious about ordering food on the phone, while I cannot go to restaurants before 1PM either...

Can relate.

@Hindsight I got you, I can cook a little bit.

This is true, or I'll lay in my bed knowing I need to brush my teeth and then just going to sleep because I was too tired.

This. I literally forget. I sometimes forget to even eat or shower just because my mind drifts to smth else mid-way

or just brushing your teeth going to sleep then waking up in the morning and be productive all this in your brain like if you were watching a moving while in reality it's not happening it's just in your brain you're just standing staring at the wall zoning out or walking with your tooth brush in your hands but taking 30 minutes to finally brush your teeth because executive dysfunction (yes yes that happens to me every night and because of that i go later to bed and take at least 1 hour to prepare myself to go to sleep because i zone out soooo much i dont know how it is even possible. going to bed is extremely anxiety inducing to me so i get it i take so much time) :') adhd really sucks

Damn, you made me remember that I need to brush my teeth, and wash my face.... hmm...

@@hotwireyouth4544 you're just lazy then

I felt this

Yep sounds familiar

Too real. And I don't even have kids. Doing activism and working collaboratively is hard enough.

me to man me to

You all are amazing! remember that!

❤❤❤❤

You are not alone! We are all here together! ❤

I'm balling too... The comments are getting to me even more than the video

Oh ha, that's me 100%, bouncing back, a damage control expert, in the family of 11 where I was the 3rd. I was always on guard to restore the harmony and make things better or good.. It grew into a survival mode as well, for this was my way to earn points for Griffindor, haha!

Nailed it.

@Letia James. Go for it, girl 😍👍🌸🌼 The natural world IS the real world. I feel the same.

Duuuuude saaaame I'll lay there going how would survive what would I do first

Same

I wasn't made for the British inner city where I've lived my whole life. I think I'd be a lot happier if I just lived by the sea with goats and fished and foraged for my meals...

Yes 🙌🏼 totally

!!!!

It's an amazing revelation, I'm so glad you got to experience it ♡

I'm 48 and was diagnosed in my mid 30's. --- the hardest thing for me is finding friends and maintaining relationships on all levels

Not alone❤️❤️❤️❤️

I just realized it's been a year and that folks have replied here - not alone, thank-you :)

I'm supposed to be drawing. I'm procrastinating instead of procrastinating.

There’s no easy answer :( Having supportive, informed people around you helps so, so much.

I felt this one in my heart. I can't say anything else than you're not alone

kids? damn I'm 30 plus

Why would you want to be like other kids? You're vastly superior but different you simply need to learn how to harness what makes you different. May I advise walks in the woods.

It does come with its shortcomings but yeah I love them traits too!!!

As someone with ADHD, I have a huge respect for you.

Wish I had a girl like you who was understanding

That's very thoughtful of you!

My husband is diagnosed with ADHD and my son may have it so I’m trying to learn how to work with it.

thank you for being the wonderful caring being you are* your efforts in learning will not go unnoticed~ its the little things.

Okay but why did i hear this so vividly in my dads voice

Definitely heard that one growing up😶

Every report card comment I ever got in middle school read something like this. That and complaints about my handwriting...

@@lhunn4448 sameeee

@@connorgoosen2468 same

I feel for you- I was told that being an artist would never allow me to get a “real” job… I became a teacher, and although I’m ok with it, I deeply desire to be an artist. Please find a way to make you dream come true somehow.

Facts

So sad that kids are entrusted to teachers that cannot understand them and guide them but instead, damage their relation to themselves, and hinder their perspectives.

They said the same thing to me multiple times and it's so annoying because they don't understand what it feels like

My last year at school was great. Some of the teachers kicked me out of lectures and didn't let in for like a week because I was constantly late but they didn't mark that I wasn't there. And they would also allow me to take tests. That way I had more than enough time to prepare for the exams. I learned things I needed to learn in my own way and speed. In classes I just wasted my time. They were too boring or too slow to focus. People with ADHD shouldn't be forced to attend lectures they don't like. Just give us the material and the info on what's gonna be in a test. We'll manage on our own.

“Wow you’re so smart, why don’t you try more?”

same for me it started with a parent-teacher conference too. my teacher told my dad that i may have add/adhd & he completely dismissed the idea of it. & being like 12 i didn’t understand what my teacher was saying but as she was describing the symptoms i knew it was me.

I love being a hunter gatherer badass although it took me a few times to watch this. Love that most comments are adhders

Adhd comes from hunting and gathering times. Learning this is a total game changer. I mean our reflexes are quick, we are great survivalist, and I wouldn’t want to change that about myself. I never liked rules and I think that comes from knowing there’s more to life. Not just school and work!

@@Truther1903 Word. 😁

They hyperfocus on our ADHD faults. They are dealing with their own struggles. And they are inadvertently sharing it with us.

Exactly I love that flow state starting in one place ending up in more resonating space but then the chase never end and you need time and effort to be expert in something and creating family and responsibility need some commitment which for my case feels more like a trap.

I really like the "EXACTLY like us " part. Because unironically and surprisingly we really really resemble each other a LOT. More than any people with disorders. I love you guys, try to be strong as for i have been trying desperately too.

Never ever give up...you are perfect, I don't know you and I know this comment was months ago but I just wanted to let you know you matter and I know how challenging things might be but I promise you your challenges are also your magic ...theres a flip side to every thing. People say I'm emotional and I translate that to, I'm very caring . You know that feeling when you get unwell with a cold or stomach bug . At the time it's so awful but after a few rounds over the years we know that it won't last, so even though it's terrible in the moment, we know in a few days we will forget we were even unwell. Life is a bit like that too . Sending love , strength and courage always to you !

You okay?

Relief comes to us unexpectedly in times we need it most. Reading your comment brought me to a time not long ago when I was running in a fight for my life there I found myself out of juice little to no energy left thinking if this is my end ill be facing it head on defiantly. But in what I thought to be my last few moments relief came and relief continues. Keep fighting the good fight! Your not alone your never alone, my brother in arms. I wish you well.

I hope you're doing well today 😊 I mean it!

Trust Jesus

+Alice Nihon Well said! I know I am 46 yrs. old and have been misdiagnosed with Bipolar disorder, MDD, PTSD, Psychosis, etc.....and still have a family dr. that does not "believe" adults have ADD/ADHD even though 3 very prominent psychiatrists say I do! Also where do all the kids with this disorder go, do they all die, if adults do not have this disorder? Really? This is what we still have to deal with! You still have time to get on your desired path I know you can and will as I have 24 yrs. on you before I am finally properly diagnosed and medicated and it is not too late for me so def. not for you!

Angela Stovall Thank you for your kind and inspiring words, I appreciate them a lot! I believe you also can and will overcome your challenges, stay strong and good luck to you my friend! :)

I am really glad that I am not the only one that dicovered it late. I always knew that is something is wrong, I didn't get a diagnosis yet, but that the only thing that I can hold on and the only explanation for my meesed up head (plz don't judge me)

Alice Nihon yeah I'm 20 and I got diagnosed last week! same story.. life has been a big ass struggle, also lot of stress, anxiety, depression, "Why can I not just do this or that, everyone is doing it?!!" I felt a calmness coming over me after the diagnoses.. now I know people around me, school, work will understand, I do not feel alone anymore!

That's great! I feel happy for you :)

Absolutely. They also get this glazed look on their faces, like, “ WHYis he going on and on and on and WHAT is he even saying??!!”

OMG yes!! I get asked how i started the conversation on one topic and ended up on a complete different topic, on a different day time and context but it's all connected in my brain and the second i try to explain that people are like " uh...yk that's not normal thinking right?" like yea i know it's not but there's 15 tabs open in my brain and all of it is interlinked

Oh yes, they tire quickly and tune out.

Others have deep thought processes too, but they know how to put themselves in other people's shoes and not get distracted by unnecessary details.

i feel like that most of the time :(

Arthur Dent 5 cups is my magic number

i drink tea instead ADHD isn't so bad after all the ideas i get are rely fun hard to try but just thinking about them is rely fun

That's because its a performance disorder but ppl think we are lazy and lack knowledge which isnt true at all.

Arthur Dent that is me in.a nutshell

Skedaren What they don't get is that we find almost everything important unbearably boring. It's not our fault taxes suck, we'll get to it at some point... or some point after. We have other stuff going on ;)

Well You really wanted to have more attention and your willpower was indeed low -for that- to get the attention the teachers meant, _since you did not want that type of attention_ The words were not wrong, but the meaning was

@@trollconfiavel The words WERE wrong. ADHD has nothing to do with "willpower" whatsoever.

@@skylarkesselring6075 fixing it now

@@trollconfiavel okay again, it's nothing to do with willpower at all. I personally have ADHD and I can have infinite willpower and determination to focus on something, but my brain just might not let me. Just like someone might have a huge amount of willpower to get pHd but their brain just might not let them because they're smart enough. They had the willpower to try, but their brain didn't let them. That's what it's like.

@@skylarkesselring6075 fixing and explaining

Nice.

I cannot work or do anything that requires focus without the TV on

I’m sure this was cool but when I have so much stimulus from other adhd people I can’t concentrate

@@arcims_razor9057 I know people like you exist, but it still fascinates me. Lol TV is quicksand for me! But I can do KZfaq as background if on a small screen (tablet or phone) depending on task at hand and what is playing. Both my teens prefer videos or music while doing schoolwork. One is ADHD, the other is not.

i struggled to read this and still havent finished it

I stopped telling people I didnt listen and ended up acting like I understood evrything though i didnt. That affected my exams, didnt it?

I forgot bc it wasnt that interesting! 😄

🙏 I feel this in my soul.. I always knew there was more to life even as a child in school I knew this wasn’t all.

This is 100% true. We’re leaders, most definitely.

@@truthhurts2180 of the four types of leaders (everyone uses different terms for them) we are the analyzers for the most part although doesn't it affect women differently?

@@jolk42 analyser yes to my case 😆

people with ADHD are usually quite friendly and social, far from edgy

this!! no one talks about this, as a girl with adhd so many people mistake it for being bipolar but the anger stems from overstimulation and stress. adhd and anger are so so connected i wish people would speak more frequently on this

@@michaelwantsanothersliceof3698 Yeah literally. I have to actively hold myself back from saying something mean when I’m overstimulated, and especially if someone else is overstimulating me. Also omg. When I can’t get something done that I need too, or that I want too. I have gotten so mad especially if it’s something I’m actually interested in.

@@rose1527 YES the anger that takes over me so quickly kind of scares myself some times and it sucks having to literally suppress your emotions which makes the anger just turn into frustration and irritability because you have no where for it to go

@@michaelwantsanothersliceof3698 Omg yes I go into panic mode, and I get uncontrollably mad and stressed and will do anything to make my uncomfortableness stop, it’s scary. I need to get better at telling people that I need to leave, or get people to actually listen to me when I am overstimulated and stressed, because or else uhhhh… it’s not going to be good for them lol.

Nathan Smith first year biotechnology student with ADHD, i need to hug this guy everyday for the rest of my life, this was incredible

Hey @NathanSmith I am diagnosed ADHD and applying to medical school this summer. How is life in Med school with ADHD? Do you have to take your prescriptions to study?

It's rough at times for sure. Procrastinating just does not work anymore. I mean I've procrastinated and still passed exams, but it's been by narrow margins and full of stress. The best piece of advice I could give is to get with someone early on and try to develop study schedules for blocks so that you can stay on top of material. As we know, ADHD is a disorder of executive functioning so really once we have a plan we can usually implement it to some degree. It's just that the ability to design a reasonable plan is not something we are particularly good at. In terms of medications, yeah I take it to study. I don't like taking it while I'm on clinic though because I think, as Salif said in this talk, that Adderall tends to dull some of my own favorite personal traits. I feel less spontaneous when I'm on my meds, and I think it negatively impacts my interpersonal communication skills. We have strengths though, and don't forget to remind yourself of that! You'll do great. You will face challenges that other people won't, but that's just the nature of the beast unfortunately. Learn about yourself. Learn to navigate your weaknesses and better utilize your strengths. Make the most out of campus resources like counseling centers, even if you don't feel distressed. Use your struggles to help uplift others whenever possible. But most of all, take care of yourself. Medical school is stressful and something like ADHD can exacerbate that at times. But it's also extremely rewarding. Hope this helps!

Nathan Smith- Have you ever been discriminated because other medical professional don't believe in ADHD as a real medical diagnosis. Just wondering. I am in nursing school and have been harassed, discriminated and denied accomidationis.

Yeah I was recently denied accommodations by the USMLE and I'm currently deciding whether or not I should appeal. I wouldn't say I've been discriminated against, but I've certainly had professors and supervisors downplay the effects of my diagnosis. An academic skills counselor I've been working with recently said to me "Nobody gets blamed for their symptoms more often than people with ADHD." Which I've found to be true at times.

WarmLavender I know this pain all too well too

I care about chu too, whoever you are💜

SOBBING

My son has adhd, teachers always with same complaints. Lack of focus and also they blame him for everything, for instance another kid bothers him and defend himself but he the one gets in trouble because they don't believe him what he says. They think because he has adhd he is the trouble one.

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you are my people ❤️

Literally just replayed it for the third time. Smh I can't focus to save my life.

Same but its soo long

When you have to rewind because something caught your attention😂😂

+Charlotte Roberts I got off track too! Several times! And I watched some of your video's yesterday, you are so much fun to watch! And now I see your comment on this video, what a coincidence! So I just had to say something. Greetings from a total stranger :D

Same here just reading the comments and couldn't focus well

Same here , i was reading comments and becouse of that i did need to rewind this video and start from the beginning

right? I'm looking at fb videos and other youtube videos while i'm watching this lol.

Same here

The fact that I clicked on this expecting an explanation lmao

Z Woods don't beat yourself up over it too much. Having children with ADHD is exhausting. It takes 10 times the energy to get them to finish a task (even just getting teeth brushed!).I said all of these things to my now 25 year old. The worst part is, I myself have severe ADHD. I've known it since I was in my early 20s but it took another 20 years to get an official diagnosis. Because of my own struggles, I am now better able to sympathize with my younger kids' struggles (yes, I am a mom with ADHD raising 3 boys with ADHD. Imagine the perpetual chaos in our household, lol). I know what's going on in their brain...and still, I have a lot of those days where I just lose it. I do see it as a good learning experience for all of us. I find that if I'm honest with them and tell them that I wished I hadn't lost my cool, why I was frustrated and what I will try to do differently next time, it's a good way to teach them how to name emotions and think about what causes meltdowns. Mothering children with ADHD takes a lot of patience and creativity. Hang in there!

Me and mom fought thousands of time in life and I am 33 now, not settled of course. Interesting this is, I learned a month ago that both me and my mom has AHDH.

You can't be mad for not knowing any better. I congratulate you for trying to better understand your son and help him thrive.

Well at least you care enough about your kid to be informed.

i just felt guilty my son 7 and i habe said those things

Spot on ;-)

wow

well said! I consume massive amounts of nootropics to keep up with modern society. add sucks!

Te Moana Johns Thats sad. What are nootropics? Why can't you just be yourself?

Jasmin W nootropics are cognitive brain enhancers. I particularly consume dopamine supplements as adhd is mostly caused by a lack of the dopamine chemical. My line of work requires little to no mistakes that can be caused by a lapse of concentration. So sadly I need them.