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Solid vid, just a fair heads up that your recording software is on your AirPod mic instead of your blue yeti I hope

Thank you for this. Been watching this and other videos on ADHD to try and gain insight for my young non-verbal son, and I've found it so illuminating. Also, so very well structured. I can see why you looked into teaching. Maybe mentorship is more your thing? Anywho. Thanks very much for sharing all the detail that you have. Feeling sparky or no, you're creating a lot of meaningful sparks and ripple effects for us here in the community. Thanks so much for sharing.

this is the most real video I have seen since my diagnostic 1 month ago, i felt all of this things, but!!! i feel different seing that this hell I am living is actually normal, i could actually feel myself expressing the exact same words you said, I hate the process, I find myself taking breathing breaks because I feel sometimes I cannot live in my head, but hey you are still here, that gives me hope for my future

Excited about hearing the time video ❤

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Medication? You mean speed? That's what we call it on the street when we snort it lol.. People don't want to be themselves at the cost of their liver & kidneys just to fit in this garbage society and fit into neat boxes of ridiculous social standards xD "A medication is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease." It's not supposed to be a smokescreen that ends up killing you.

Helpful and funny. Glad your channel was recommended, can relate 110% 😄👍🏽 x

I just started and just can't stop crying... life was so much harder then it had to be.

I love your sounds haha, also thank you for explaining what its like having adhd in a way I didn't have words for! I am 35 recently started meds, omg it feels a light has turned on in a part of my brain I didnt know existed. So many less noise and intrusive distracting thoughts

Thank you so much for making this video! I am currently going through the assessment process and have of course been hyper fixating on research about adhd. One thing I came across recently was a major study through Harvard that showed a majority of mental illness and deficiencies such as adhd, are caused by issues with brain metabolism and our other brain the “gut”. I’m definitely wanting to try stimulants because my life has been so difficult but I am also going down the research rabbit hole of gut health and foods to promote healthy brain metabolism for ultimate neuroplasticity ❤❤

The part of being off medication and feeling worse because you lost the ability to deal with your natural state is one thing Im really trying to prevent by not taking it every day and only when its really necessary. Thats also partially how I can keep tabs on if meds still work. And my god, it does.

This is like my 15th video about ADHD meds. I've never gone to get diagnosed, but I know I've lived with it my whole life. The reason I haven't even gone to therapy is that I'm scared. I'm afraid of being on medication all the time, and I'm scared because I don't have a choice about which meds I could take. In my country, only Concerta is available, and I'm afraid that if it doesn't work, I'll be stuck with it forever. ADHD is interfering with my work and life now more than ever, but I'm still paralyzed by it. So my question is, how do I overcome this fear? I'm aware of the problem, but it's so scary for me to just go and see a psychiatrist.

You overcomplicated HABITUATION. Use it every second day and schedule your hard work on those days. This reduces habituation.

PMDD is a severe form of PMS that has comorbidity with adhd

I’m coming to this video straight after watching that first one and this is a mid video comment because I got distracted but these videos have put to words things I’ve never been able to verbalise (the grasping for air one especially) and I’m so thankful to have found someone describe these experiences and I’m now more sure than ever I need to seek a formal diagnosis after years of avoiding it/not really believing when drs and others have voiced concern over me possibly having adhd. I thought everyone’s brain worked like this and I was just uniquely shit at managing it. The physical pain from boredom or like normal life things I genuinely thought everyone experienced until talking with my partner about it and now watching these videos. Thank you for sharing your experience, truly I can’t thank you enough.

I was diagnosed 10 mg today is that enough bc you were started on 36mg

Welp, I just got diagnosed at 36 years of age, and picked up my first prescription for concerta. Gonna take it tomorrow morning, and see what happens.

I don’t have to even watch this to know it’s done wonders your video quality now is multiple times better

I've never had a diagnosis, but relate to most things ADHD and more. People always think I'm high on drugs, or way out on acid! But thing is, this is just my brain on normal function. I do have a drink/drug habit tho. 😅👍 Only at the wknd tho! But when I feel normal, people think, "You're off your head!" 😎👌

You should really look into Dr Chris Palmers work or do a reaction of an interview with him. He basically linked a whole spectrum of syndroms like eg adhd to mitochondrial dysfunction and how to repair it (fasting or keto diet, which is fasting with eating). Might be useful, if your medication is scars at the moment. have a good one

Couldn’t agree more. The tension between realising my qualities then simultaneously disbelieving them. Wtf?

Your adhd website link on here isnt working? Also do you have a video on you discussing becoming an adhd coach ? Hows business?

new viewer here just wanted to says thanks and keep fighting to anyone who is struggling know your not alone 🙏

Exactly, all this describes my whole life. And yes, the depressed flame is the worst. I enjoy living the highs.. and somehow I use the lows for relax / chill time. I just go with the flow. One very important thing with the intensely burning flame is that once it's burned out, your business is stuck. So to build the skill to re-ignite the flame is more important than the skill to sustain it. You can't do the latter, but you can do the former - and that was "enlightning", pun intended, for me, a few years back. It's about to find a new angle to look at what you did before and spark a new emotional burst about how great it can become when you now do XYZ

I'm 38 years old, can relate to all the symptoms so much but never got my ADHD diagnosis, let alone medication. You will be able to handle without meds, but yes, it's a constant struggle.

Once you start it's really hard to stop and the effectiveness goes down over time and side effects go up. No such thing as a free lunch

Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.

Hi, I just took my first 36mg 2hours ago. I was also diagnosed at 30 but unable to get medication, now 2 years later I got it finally. I ahare the same feelings "what if it was really just lazyness, what if I am fooling myself with this ADHD what if it is just an excuse I am making up for myself"... But as I slowly feel it kicking in, I feel like it may actually all be true 😊

the meds only work well in the beginning i had to learn the hard way❤

I take Vyvanse for binge eating disorder which works great BUT I don't have ADHD so this medication messes me up SO BAD that it's affecting my performance at work. To put it in simple terms, when I take the medication I have ALL THE ADHD SYMPTOMS. It's terrifying. I decided to stop the medication a week ago and I feel so much better, I can finish my job on time, I'm not thought scattered, second guessing myself, unmotivated, impulsive, unable to prioritize.... But my BED is back 😭 I'm so sad for myself😢

Mam my self esteem goes down when i think we are most animalistic

Hey Rachel! Thanks for making these videos, I find them very helpful and relatable! I was recently diagnosed with ADHD, initially more or less by my social media algorithms, which started showering me with ADHD content that was eerily relatable. I hear that happens to a lot of people! A little later, I was officially diagnosed by a psychiatrist too though. I think I also need to change jobs. Strangely, I’ve been working fast-paced high pressure jobs with immediate „accountability“ (punishment) for not delivering, and I was doing very well in those. Now that I am at a more relaxed and much less structured workplace, I’ve fallen apart. On the other hand, entering another high pressure environment isn’t something I feel up to right now… what a conundrum. Anyway, wishing you and everyone here in the comments well! We can do ✨the things✨, even when it’s hard!

The #1 piece of advice from me is to not listen to people who aren't on stimulants about stimulants. They don't understand and don't know what they're talking about. And ESPECIALLY don't listen to people who don't have ADHD.

45 year old guy here on 18mg for the last week. Unbelievable. No side effects for me at all, no rush, no crash, eating more and sleeping better. Honestly, I can't even feel it at all, it's like taking a Tylenol. Except I'm now caught up on everything ive put off for months, having better conversations with family, clean and organized, you said it so accurately. I had no idea it was possible things could feel this easy. Especially on the lowest dose. Makes me emotional to think of all the years I struggled with normal life, to find something that carries that weight for me now.

When I got on Adderall, I learned that I have constant very mean inner dialogue at all times, when not on Adderall. In the past, whenever people said in books and online to get rid of negative self-talk, I thought, "I already got that done! I love myself!" But apparently there are more than just the 2 voices in my head, one being impulsive and one being the opposite, and while those 2 loved me, there's some not-me voices that whisper so quietly I didn't hear them consciously, telling me mean things every half second of the day! With Adderall, it goes away!!!

Nobody has a right to take away Concerta XL from you. If you've got your dose and it works for you, then you are meant to have them. Loved your vid as I relate.

great vid your words said what i wanted to so I'm subbed now

Thank you!!❤❤❤

Hi , how time does it take to be diagnosed to you, particularly

Ironically I’ve probably restarted this video 5 times, but since I’m on Adderall, I can’t actually multitask and keep not hearing what you’re saying because I’m actually able to fully focus on my work. The irony haha!

I've been telling myself that I need to go get an appointment so I can get a referral. But in the back of my head I keep thinking that they're just going to assume I'm lying about symptoms, or jumping on a trend. I feel as though I would not get ADHD diagnosis and I would somehow be sad about it. Not to mention the mental load of being on the fence about a decision

PLEASE NHS PLEASE GET ME ON THE PILLS

I think I do have adhd coz I can relate with waking up every morning with the dread of doing tasks. Feeling mentally exhausted after doing something so simple and the mind always yapping about what needs to be done.

I have a hard time stopping and not being guilty if I am not busy. I think a lot of it comes from feeling guilty for not being able to complete tasks or staying on task when I grew up.

I’ve been thinking a lot about seeing a therapist after my little brother was diagnosed with adhd and started taking medication for it. Seeing how well he is doing, makes me want to stop trying to do it on my own. I’m fairly certain that I also have adhd. It would explain a lot of what I’ve noticed in myself that you described so well in the video about your experience without medication. I now feel encouraged to take that leap. I have many other issues such as poor coping skills, so I’m hoping therapy can teach me better ways of dealing with my problems as well. Thank you for sharing!

Rachel you are an inspiration and I am so glad I came across your video today. Everything you said resonated with me and was Incredibly validating. It’s such a pleasure to listen to you as you are lovely and funny as well. I have struggled for 51 years and only just found out I have ADHD. I feel hopeful about the future for the first time. ❤

“Don’t want to be doing anything” is such an apt description for how I’ve felt!

New subscriber here! This was such an affirming video for me. I’m 28 and was diagnosed 3 months ago, 2 weeks after my birthday. I’ve been doing constant research since my diagnosis but I’m yet to come across a video like this. This was such a vulnerable thing to do and it’s made me feel so assured, hearing someone else read journal entries I relate to just so much. I’m going to be binge watching you today. I’d really love to see more videos like this if you felt comfortable sharing more!

Love this channel. Please don't stop!

Becareful, be careful the medication is likely to cause dependence and breakdowns when you don't have the medication. Plus it starts to get a tolerance, I hate this fact. I take 36mg, and I hate that it's not working as well anymore. I do not recommend anyone to go into Concerta straight away but don't avoid it completely It works but it isn't magic.