Yo what’s good! Here’s a recap of the vid and also a few things I wanna throw out here. 0:00-3:05 what ADD/ADHD is 3:07-6:04 a bit of my experience 6:05-9:45 the evolutionary trait 9:50-15:33 how to utilize your gift My apologies if the audio is a bit weird. Got a new mic and am still figuring it out. First off if you haven’t checked out the documentary I took part in about pornography addiction and the age we live in, go take a peep! ruclips.net/video/fwdb9NsaA1Q/видео.html Here are some vids on ADHD that shed some light for me throughout the years. ruclips.net/video/fWCocjh5aK0/видео.html ruclips.net/video/I9LRSgxbQqM/видео.html Lastly, I’ve decided to re-create the socials for the RUclips page so here they are! I’ll be on those + here on RUclips more often. Instagram: instagram.com/therealaanghel/ Twitter: mobile.twitter.com/therealaanghel If you guys want me to go more in depth with this topic for example, - My experience and stories - Things I do in a day to use my gift - Friends that have done the same and their experience Let me know! Much love y’all
Being in high pressure situations causes a lot of negatives. increase cortisol, reduce T-levels, loss of sleep etc. When in high I always tell my self "my body is taking care of it's self" Meditation is hard as a person with ADD/ADHD however one of the best. Being on Dopamine Detox is also Fire, like your content.
Thank you for sharing your insight & personal experience with ADHD. I’m 31 & I just got diagnosed 2 weeks ago. It’s crazy how we go for so long with ADHD LIVING IN CHAOS. As soon as I was diagnosed I felt like a heavy weight have been lifted off my shoulders. I’m grateful beyond measure because, I feel like I got an answer to so many questions I’ve asked myself and prayed about consistently. Literally my faith is what’s given me this perspective, to learn to work with it. It’s a blessing in disguise for sure. Being a little girl with ADHD & not being diagnosed was tough, but I’ve never held the victim mentality neither fixed mindset ... even as a little girl i was always able to be extremely optimistic and very very forgiving. I was punished all the time for being toooo sensitive, if I spoke about smacking, tapping, clicking, any noise that would trigger my emotions to overreact, being unable to focus (daydreaming), interrupting, or asking to many questions... I’ve always had an issue with time management. & I’ve always felt like crap about it.. it just get to the point that you try & try & try & keep folding. It’s exhausting & especially because estoy can’t justify it, you can’t explain why, you don’t know why. When I was at the happiest in my life, was 2015-2017 because I was working as a mail handler for the USPS mail processing plant. Which was a very physically demanding, fast paced, always moving around learning new things (although I hated some parts of that because I couldn’t stand being put somewhere that Required me standing still in one place for 1-2 hours.) if it weren’t t for my music & headphones I would’ve probably walked off. Another thing o enjoyed was being able to find my own way of completing tasks that made it easier & faster. I wasn’t micromanaged although there were many deadline to meet, and were always met. Like you said we work well under pressure. It’s like this adrenaline rush, a mentality of warrior & having to get it done because you see the bigger picture. What motivated me on days I’d feel down would be the costumers, the people who need their medicine, people waiting on disability checks, just anything that made it worth it. I felt like my mind was focused, my body was moving, & I worked overnight (I don’t know y my body is wired to be more effective at night like from 5-6pm-3-4am. Anyways I got carried away, point is that with being diagnosed it opened up a door to endless possibilities. It’s given me the ability to educate myself and make the best out it, not only for myself but for the people I love, & generations to come. I’m able to bring awareness that yes ADHD is chaotic if we’re unaware of what we’re dealing with like you’ve stated. It just feels like adhd was always a gift a blessing coming into the world with it, but being negatively criticized as a child & even as an adult, that we’ve learnt to mask it & lock it away... due to the unconscious fear of not making people happy. over the years it’s trying to come out the room I’ve locked it in, it was never meant for harm but for growth. & now I’m able to realize seeking answers unlocked that door & I am now better able to understand myself & learn about adhd to make the best of life & to help others struggling. It’s crazy how strong we are, because being in the dark side of ADHD is like sleep paralysis but in full affect in our daily waking life. Now I feel like I’m able to Discover the light side of ADHD & with the growth mindset to work with it I’ll be able to peruse my passions & take action towards my hearts desires & dreams to come to life without caring of the opinions of others, and be true to myself & become the best destined version of myself! I chose to share some of my personal experience in hopes that it may shed some light & encourage you to know that there’s better & you’re more than able to overcome. All that we need has already been given to us within’, we just need to understand it and learn how to use it. I give all GLORY TO GOD. Thank you if you’ve read it this far. For anyone struggling, don’t give up. Keep Going, keep seeking, keep wondering what’s on the other side of all this? Stay strong mighty warriors, you got all it takes within you. Educate yourself & find what works for your own unique personality & being. You’re not alone. 💚✨💎 Things that have helped me along this journey that may benefit others; journaling Intermittent fasting from 12-8 Jogging almost daily at least 3-4x a week Educating yourself Choose to have a growth mindset apply yourself & pursue it. Have grace towards yourself; we all fall sometimes just done stay there. It’s okay to hurt to be upset upon finding out as an adult, but don’t build a victim mentality it will only keep you stuck Remember this: The people that matter don’t mind, and the people that mind don’t matter! LOVE YOUR TRUE AUTHENTIC SELF. WE ARE ALLLL UNIQUE IN OUR OWN WAY. YOU ARE WORTHY OF LOVE & WORTHY OF CHANGE FOR THE BEST. Speak life Prayer Self reflection Accountability Not holding onto ANY negativity Fill your mind with the stuff that brings you joy and life! & find ways to Integrate them into your life. Set goals even if it’s not aligned with what others or society thinks is fit & believe believe believe that you will succeed! Find beauty In all things & people. Music brings me better focus & im able to get important boring things done with ease & not dread. Again thank you 💕💕💕 Much love, balance, & harmony.🙌🏼💎
What if evolutionarily, ADD developed for us not to waste our energy on tasks that’s are not worth our time. I.e things we are not passionate about. Spiritually it could also be things that do not align with our higher objectives. I.e making a positive difference in the world, for example.
bro... this is why I never did good in school or college, until I eventually looked within and realized that it had nothing to do with anything I was passionate about, so I dropped out. I was diagnosed with ADD when I was a little kid and I always thought that was why I never tried hard in school.
I felt like saying this to the majority of people around you youd come across rude and selfish. Everyone feels this way to a degree but maybe most people dont to actually say it and think about it deeply
Just.because of vaccines guys. I had multiple sclerosis (auto-immunedisease) symptoms, which shows in braintumours. Went to hospital (had no idea how to cure, it isnt fixable and it gets worse (they said)). They forced me to do medication i stopped last seconds. THANK god. Went to homeopathic doc in germany (other country). After 2 treatments (natural remedies) checked my braintumours. And guess what! Brain tumours reduced.
Over time I realized that people feel bad cause I can't focus on the things they are saying. It has to be something super interesting to me to keep my attention, otherwise, I lose focus I start uncontrollably looking somewhere else. I can't look at people's eyes for too long. But when there is something above average interesting, I'm there 101%. For the usual stuff, I'm stuck in thinking about something I find interesting. Mix that with social anxiety and then you get total chaos. Also, I think about a million things at the same time. But to some people, I seem slow, cause I don't focus on my surroundings. I'm rarely calm like you. I don't talk slow. I try to say six things at the same time. I mean... It's not good. I have to try to change that.
@@aanghel Recently, I found out about the Silva mind control method. It includes meditation and visualization. So, that's the next thing I'm going to try out. I'll let you know how it works out
To anyone reading this, remember, you are enough. Don‘t let anybody tell you that aren’t enough. We all come from one source which is god and we all gonna return to him
You have no idea how much you just helped me, as I sit here at almost 4am. I recently found out I have this and I'm 43. Thank you so much for making this video for all of us.
So I was diagnosed with ADHD and went to live in Alaska, it completely disappeared. From having no focus to meditating in every moment and every minute of my life.
This whole thing about "mental illnesses" or disorders of many kinds bring a gift is something that sorta hits home. Aligning your life to use that gift that is personal to you... Sounds way more authentic than taking meds or trying to treat it by getting rid of it. You said something like "it's easier to treat something than to heal it", maybe aligning with yourself and what you have is a kind of healing. Me personally, I've been diagnosed with depression, though what's weird is that before I got diagnosed, I never saw it as depression, but after you are diagnosed then that becomes the word for it, kinda implies that it's something to move away from or to rid yourself of. How my history works is that in the past, when I was a kid, it was like there wasn't something there, but overtime something, I'll just call it my gift, and started to form, I guess. I wanna say I've been living with it for a few years, and I never saw it as something to treat, but something to... Evolve with. A issue to solve, figure something out, to grow anew, if that's a good way to put it. It's sort of like society and medication looks as it as something they don't understand, or maybe something that doesn't serve with them, when the gift serves you in a way. RN I don't have any answers but aligning yourself with your gift, sounds something to look into. Really hit home with this one.
Yeah mean aligning your life to your specific gift is healing because it allows you to live the way you were meant to. All the labels were only created because they didn’t understand what these things were and saw that many people were exhibiting the same symptoms. Symptoms that don’t align with societal norms.
Love your videos bro! I have had ADHD my whole life , but recently started to see it as a huge gift. It’s hard to focus on school/college like you said, but once I found my passion I get hyper focused and really creative. 🙏🏽
100% on the money, my man! You know exactly what's up. This is exactly what I do in my own life and create content about. It's all about understanding and then adapting your life to suit your ADHD (which is just a comparative label to 'normal brains'). It isn't lesser, it's just a different type of cognition. We excel under pressure and favour changing environments. But the world doesn't reward this behaviour. It rewards repetition, regurgitation and obedience. We are naturally resistant to all of these things. Once you cut out all of the trash that's demanding your attention day in and day out and create a focus on something that you naturally want to do - there is no effort or forcing yourself to do things. There's just flow down one path. Not multiple paths of video games, social media, work, side hustles, porn, sleeping around etc. None of these were designed to progress your life, only to turn your attention into a commodity. I'll end it there but awesome content man, I thoroughly enjoyed listening to like minded people. We are a rare breed.
Bless you my guy this resonated with me on such a level!! words can't express how grateful i am for this video and your comment!! Thanks again! much love
I'm still figuring out how to turn it into a gift. 9-5 jobs are no bueno for me. I am so glad now the internet has made it more flexible to find a job that is not too structured or scheduled.
I agree with you man; when I was in school, I couldn’t help but feel like the system just didn’t work in my favor. It wasn’t made for someone like me (like us). Truth be told, that’s the case for a lot of the systems in place in our society today. I want to see more systems (education and otherwise) for people like us, and for other differently abled people. Glad you found fighting to help your journey
One thing i have noticed is that there are these people who are very extreme in everytinhg they do. I've always been stable and calm person myself so it's always been kinda strange to understand how people can get addicted to drugs, gambling, porn etc or get out of shape or spend all their money in something dumb or something else. I noticed that people with ADHD or ADD can get into problems easily BUT there is a flipside. These same people can focus suuuuuper hard into something positive. Many of my friends who have ADD can put all their time into martial arts or music or learning something they find interesting and it's really wonderous to see. For me even though i like martial arts and learning i cannot do them 24/7 i need a brake or do something else. But these people with ADD or ADHD go all in into something and they progress so much faster then avarage person. All to you who have ADD or ADHD know that you have a super power you have ability to hyper focus. Use it on something awesome not on something damaging. ✌
I'm afghan, yeah...Afghan afghan, born in America but if you know you know. Learning about the history of my people helped me understand myself immensely, it's just impossible to not connect with your own people. The history of your people will most likely contain direct reasons for certain traits previously a mystery. Deadass had tears well in my eyes when I saw the mountain valleys of my land. I appreciate the knowledge brother, had to share what little I know.
The current pandemic gave me time to think about everything and reflect on life. I’ve been taking concerta since I was 12 and was told I had ADD having done various tests. I’m convinced I’m finally walking the path I’m supposed to and I could not be more happier. I want to thank you so much because this video really gave me extra confirmation that I’m going the right way. I was nodding my head the whole time you were talking like it seemed you know me better than I know myself. Thanks again, I’m subscribed for life.
Makes me so glad to know I’m not alone in this. Time to make mad changes fr. Big eye opener brother thank you so much for existing. Peace and love to all the beautiful creatures of the world ❤️🙏🏽
Dude, pure gold. Earlier I seen a lecture with Robert Greene, he gave a talk at Oxford. If you ever have time, take a look at the video. I’m blown away with a connection I made, I had to pause your video many times, rewatched it and pondered a bit… “Leonardo da Vinci, our higher calling, the voice within, a true master”…. RUclips algorithm is a mofo, sometimes feel divine
Thankyou so much aanghel. I've been dealing with this for such a long time, i've went to therapy trying to understand it and try just about everything you did..., you put it in terms that just click with me. seriously thank you so much!!! i can further understand myself now through my inner journey. much love
as someone that lacks focus in real life i can relate to this video so much, it makes so much sense. love your theory bro, good content as usual, keep it up !
Man your videos are on point. I'm 34 and like you also had an abusive past. Struggled with focusing and so many thing. Meditation and martial arts does help alot. But I never knew what I was struggling with was ADHD. So glad I know that now so I can get my shit together. God bless 🙏
I am thankful for my ADD, it allows me to zone out in making music for several hours on end, it feels like my whole being gets sucked into the creation and the world around me disappears completely. In this state there is barely any conscious thought. Its a blessing for sure. Of course when I stop making music my back and neck can hurt quite a bit, but the next day I'm all good again. Thanks for the reminder!
I’ve had ADHD with Hyperfocus and I’ve always known it was a gift and a curse. When I was a kid I’d come home from school and try to sit myself down for homework and sit there for hours without doing a single problem and I’d hate myself for it, it made me feel inadequate, I was a B/C student, and always felt dumber than the other kids. Once I started taking medication for a while (it took me a very long time to find one that I don’t have bad side affects) and I only use it for school, but once I realized that I could focus I was way smarter than most kids and performed a lot better. This cause me to see it much as an illness and a problem for a very long time, but I’ve realized a couple years ago that in high pressure situations when I’m my normal sober self, I can throw mental baggage to the side and 1000% lock in on the situation at hand and problem solve it much better than most other people. Medication definitely can be a tool to help you but it shouldn’t be a crutch and you shouldn’t take something that doesn’t agree with your body just to focus a bit better in the day to day. Thank you for this video because it’s something that a lot of people who struggle with our type of mind need to hear
I completely relate to this comment, very similar to my life. Also the reason I'm realistic and am not approaching university, I don't know what I'm interested in, and therefore if I went to uni I'd be unable to do the work, and I would do all the work hours before the deadline or past it, and would be upset when I don't get my high potential grades, due to lack of time,
Just saw it. Great video on the topic as well brother. You went into more details so I liked that it connected the dots for a lot of other things I was thinking about
@@aanghel Thanks for the feedback man. You're more than welcome to check out my other videos when you get a chance. My channel is all about the topic of your video..namely working with, rather than against your ADHD and using it to your Advantage. Much love brother!
This video was more like a reminder of something I forgot about my ADD. I won't stress myself out but yes, this perspective was important for me to handle it. And yes, Meditation does not "cure" it but somehow kind of in a healthy way helps me with getting hyperfocus up or at least good practice for regular focus so I don't spend too much hyperfocus for something I don't actually truly need it for.
I hope this video blows up, so candid and beautiful and inspiring. Being a person always in a Sympathetic state with thoughts racing and high anxiety, I always knew I had to listen to calming music instead of pop/rap so on. But I was feeling like I shouldn't have to. But your enjoinment for us to change our lifestyles made me serious again about listening to relaxing music. When I do so, my anxiety goes way down and I'm so much of a better person, so I will do it, even though it sucks that I have to switch out the music I listen to on a regular basis. But gotta do what I gotta do. It is what it is, like you said.
I was recently diagnosed with ADHD at 32 years old, and I fully believe it is a gift. It explains so much and I wish I knew earlier. I agree that the focus from adderall is not the same as hyper-focus. Hyper-focus is NEXT LEVEL, and has allowed me to learn so much, and champion under threat and pressure. Thank you for sharing this.
I'm convinced i have some adhd. I've never been tested or told that i have it, but i can relate to everything that's said by people with adhd. I've done dopamine detox's and stuff and it's still the same. I love training/working out, and i get "hyper focussed" in a workout and i've passed 3 hours before just punching the heavy bag and stuff for what felt like 10 minutes. I also have all the attention deficiencies and stuff, but i think of it as a blessing. I wanna be a fighter, and it'll help me hyper focus in a fight. School isnt the best though hahah
Shit if you want to be a fighter and you’re serious about it, we might just compete against each other, granted we’re at the same weight class and same division (ufc/One championship/Bellator)
I’ve had ADHD since birth, diagnosed at a very early age. Could never sleep, or at least very much struggled to sleep unless I had medication all through my early years of life /early teens/mid teens. I also had a different medication to help me focus in school, which ruined my appetite completely, I would literally never eat on this medication. But the main side effect was, I would be a complete zombie, friends would notice as soon as I walked through the door at registration, they’d know if I’m on this pill they gave me. Without the pills, I’d create havoc honestly.. I was a complete dickhead to put it lightly lmao. BUT, I would be me, I would eat, I’d want to be the centre of attention, I’d have an abundance of energy to burn, I would never shy away from anything, talk to anyone, no shame. My main point I’m getting at is, don’t be defined and moulded into something you are not with this medication doctors throw at you. ADHD is still to this day very much unknown, all they put it down to is a chemical imbalance but even then that’s not the full picture. ADHD will allow you to be free, as long as you can control it when needed you’ll always have an advantage over people. That relentless energy you burn off is infectious, don’t let that burn out.
Adhd makes my art and especially photography so much better, because I see things most people don't even realize exist. Like, the small stuff. People are blind to so many things. I just feel when the atmosphere shifts somewhere immediately and people are like "what how did you know" and it's so obvious to me because i always have my ears and eyes on everything around me 😄 since figuring out what helps me (mostly music when i go outside, making more peace with myself), i can work with it and know that I add thoughts and ideas others don't have. Thank you for this video. Missed you, heh. 🙏
Yeah we catch on to the things that others don’t. I knew I was different from way back when I was young and I would hear certain noises that no one could hear until I pointed it out.
Tbh, depending on how I use my phone, it makes it HELLA WORSE. I remember when I quit all of that shit and the only entertainment being my computer and TV, it dramatically improved.
@@aanghel yeah, I kinda found out that I've had it but never realized it until I looked up the signs and symptoms and was like "oh shit" and then come to find I've had signs since a kid in school when the teachers suggested to have me on meds. My parents weren't having that. So, it all makes sense why when I started exercising and meditating how it made a big ass difference. Now that I know, I am trying to figure out ways on how to keep it at bay.
your a real G, I relate with you a lot. For me it was also martial arts I also love parkour, making music and doing photography. Martial arts helps discipline me and push my body beyond and beyond.
18 years old, suspecting that I have ADHD, waiting to get a diagnosis. If I do, it’ll explain the following: -fidgeting all the time. Pen, car keys, tapping my feet, walking fast as fuck, writing so fast that I can’t even read my own writing. -talking so fast to the point I mumble -make careless mistakes in general life and exams (I accidentally miss out questions in exams and tests) -forgetfulness. I forget A LOT. Car keys, wallet, going to lectures, names and just small general stuff. I also forget appointments (dentist, optician) and pay missed appointment fees -zoning out in long convos and thinking to myself; when the fuck will this person stop talking -takes a while for me to understand things and usually the last person in a group setting to understand a joke. After everyone finishes laughing; I’m like ohh now I get it. -watching this video rn and my mind is wandering I put the playback speed to 1.75x and that helped. -relationships, I get bored of people really quickly and have a hard time keeping friends. I can make friends but have never been able to keep them in my life. -school and university. I’m never able to do as I’m told, I do what I want to do. Especially at work, I don’t do things as I’m taught - I do things as I want to (dunno if this is ADHD) -driving... when I listen to music whilst driving I get so hyperactive and start driving like a maniac. Love going around bends at 30mph and I always slide my car around roundabouts when it’s raining lol. I like the thrill. I think driving recklessly is the high pressure situation I unconsciously put myself in. Crazy stuff. I never thought I’d have this till a couple months ago.
I had all the symptoms of this but my parents never even thought about getting me to a doctor. I slipped past the radar. I grew up, and got mature, of course your videos played a big part in that my bro. And today people ask me for life advice.😁
I was diagnosed with ADHD last year at the age of 55 (Along with asperger's syndrome) -- it's really helped me to understand myself, but I'm having a hard time resolving what you say here, with some of the difficulties I have -- i.e. struggles with self-care, tidying up, organising my desk, maintaining relationships, work and so on. I wish it was all positives, but for me it certainly doesn't feel like a gift.
I’ve noticed if I find something I really like or am I really passionate about I can hyper focus on it and really dive deeper than most. However, things that I’m on the fence about taking up take way more effort and often I need to find alternative ways to completing those things such as more of a hands on approach.
Edit: Dopamine detox was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, and I’ve been on and off for the past month. However I believe it’s turned into a “muscle memory” and I know how it works now. I was so amazed how I wasn’t fully present. The first week of the detox time started to seem slower, and I felt like I was in a different world.
Haha yeah man. People like us who have add/adhd, dopamine detoxing is something that helps tremendously. Another thing I would add is go out in nature more. We really thrive their more than anyone else. All the involuntary changes that occur keep us in a state that’s just a step away from hyper focused.
Thank you aanghel for this very enlightening talk. You've really spoke to me! I'm 68 years old and only last year have I been properly diagnosed, with high functioning Autism, ADD and C-PTSD. I've always been of the "zombie" type. I had studied Tang Soo Do from age 12 to 18, attaining a Black Belt. I was one of the first classes to graduate from the UMC Medical Schools' EMT program in 1974. I then joined the Army as a medic and went through jump school and jungle training in Panama. I know what hyperfocus really is! I also have experienced the total crash of energy after that sustained period of hyperfocus. My parents unrealistically (narcissistically and histrionically) demanded Perfection from me when I was too unfocussed s a younger child. They never evolved as people. I've experienced an MI and CVA 10 years ago after working at the VA hospital in my hometown for 24 years in Psychiatric Nursing. I'm now on disability. I do have a magnificent therapist who has lead me in the exploration of ACT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. I've been able to in my own time, with "meditations of my heart" relearn to focus on developing my personality, ultimately to learn to love myself as I should have as a child. Thank you again aangel, and I'll be looking forward to your next presentation.
This makes lots of sense. In addition to the darwinian process of evolution, I read something on epigenetics which sort of explains how traits can be passed on through genes. Also i feel like this mentality can be applied to anxiety as well. I used to have anxiety attacks but after practising mindfull meditation, i feel like its possible to harness the hyperawareness and focus to get things done. It sounds ridiculous but sometimes you're pushed to find a sustainable solution (and sometimes you do)
Literally telling the story of my life, got put on a bunch of different meds in highschool starting out my freshman year with vyvance, figured out how to succeed in school my junior year without meds
Omg the school part. I graduate from undergrad April 29 this year. I’m failing 3 three classes and I’m just now putting the pieces together. I’ve been in emotional shambles all semester. Hyperfocusing is the only way I’m able to get through this period of my life. Everything you’re saying, I resonate 😭
Blessed to see you again. This knowledge is shared around me now because of you so thank you. I feel this is true. No tension the whole time listening to yuh so thank you brotha 🙏 sending your love N peace ☮️
Very true, everything has a bright side, and also especially alignment part is so legit. Though most people know, not many perform. Very happy to see you back, cheers!
Hey Man thanks for this upload it makes me feel like I’m not alone out here struggling with ADD. I’ve been battling with this for years and was on Ritalin through high school and college. Currently back in school trying to finish my degree and trying my best but still get distracted from time to time.
Appreciate you breaking it down on a level bro ✊🏾 Anybody else run into these invisible walls that get in the way of finishing or wrapping up projects? Seems I’m always on the grind but never getting anything done. $hit is crazy, could be the simplest thing but if it ain’t perfect I’m off to the next big idea💡Appreciate the vibes as I never feel comfortable laying out my thoughts but gotta keep it 💯 Bless up and respect ✊🏾
Hey Aanghel. I've been following you for a few years now. I've really bad anxiety and depression that I started using SSRI (Escitalopram) but as you said "Alpha is being not a slave to your own mind" so I decided to taper off it and I will face my fears by myself. -Zayed.
Loved the video bro! I would also like to add something very important to it: FLOW state!! Like you said, the reason why so many ADHDrs suffer is that they are forced to do activities which they don't enjoy, so they can't focus on them unless they have no other choice than to do it. But a benefit of having ADHD is that it can push you to finding activities where you have hyper focus and that you DO ENJOY and can actually MASTER with endless potential. These activities are described as FLOW activities! I will explain what FLOW activities are here: From what I've learned, you don't even need to be in a high pressure situation where your fight or flight instincts are triggered in order to reach hyper focus. Rather, you can bring yourself to that state by getting into the "Flow" state. It's a psychology theory created by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi . Wiki definition: "a flow state...is the mental state in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity. In essence, flow is characterized by the complete absorption in what one does, and a resulting transformation in one's sense of time" If you read up on it a bit , you can learn how you can get yourself into the state not necessarily through high pressure situations that trigger fight or flight that you describe, but by finding activities which have these characteristics: 1. The experience is intrinsically rewarding 2. Clarity of goals 3. Immediate feedback 4. Challenges and skills are matched (not too easy that it's boring, not too difficult that it induces anxiety) 5. Sense of personal control over the task 6. Enormous room to keep raising challenge levels and consequently skill level. So that can be any activity with these characteristics like sports i.e surfing i.e rock climbing , tennis etc , and also musical instruments and arts, writing, learning-.. as long as they have those traits! HECK- I've been in flow ever since I started writing this comment an hour and a half ago hahahha! So here's how this whole flow theory connects to ADHD.... As you said, the only way you could focus on the schoolwork and complete it was if you were under pressure and had no choice but to be completely be focused to get the task done. That may seem like a bad thing because then it will be very difficult to complete activities which you don't enjoy, but the BENFIT is that like you said A) it teaches you about your ability to hyper focus, and ALSO B) it can push you to spend your time doing and mastering activities which you DO enjoy, because since it's so difficult to just passively do activities which you don't enjoy, your best bet in life is to find activities which you actually like so that you can actually focus on activities and get good at them, and not be in a perpetual state of procrastination and stress. So with knowledge of FLOW, you can go out and find tasks which you actually ENJOY doing which also induce you into hyper focus- and you're more motivated to find those tasks because you have such a hard time at doing tasks which you don't like. And then rather than spending life settling with activities/ jobs which you don't like, you end up finding ones which you LOVE and getting AMAZING at them because of the hyper focus of the activities. Thats the nature of flow activities- you're constantly in a challenged zone - and in order to keep being in that challenged zone, you keep levelling up the challenge level as your skills increase each time you do the activity.
Very true brother. Hyper focus is a state of flow but i’d go as far as to say that being in that high pressure/high risk situation is a level above that. It’s unreal to be honest.
@@aanghel Interesting I can definitely see that... Maybe it's like activating a part of our bodies and brains that enjoys being exercised that isnt necessarily needed in most of today's societies. I can imagine that participating in martial arts also comes along with a sense of confidence and personal power- and other activities where it feels like your survival depends on it do as well. Maybe extreme sports could ellicit the high pressure state you're talking about too then... :) Also I'm a girl but you're welcome to call me brother haha!
Thank you for this video. I’ve always struggled with ADD and school was very difficult despite being an intelligent kid. Was on the meds for year but I got off them because they made me feel awful and are so unnatural. I’m just trying to embrace it more and use it as a gift like you said 👍
Sharing this a lot. I think I may have add but for me when I'm held responsible I can handle so much stuff even if it's chaotic. I agree with your theory
Even am so much depressed about this shit adhd .... coz i cant focus in any profession i get bored so fast ... like the first time i start i love it and am so enthusiastic and after some days the things i love they jus get boring i dunno why but thats it am trying to get over it but your video always helps ... much love brother aanghel
Great vid aanghel, i always wanted you to make a video talking about ADD/ADHD. However there are things that i need to correct you, soo first medications are the way to be focus and you mention that you take different piils and that was a huge mistake. Or you didnt had a phsicologist or your phsicologist is bad at his job to recommend you to take different pills. Second the meds really change my focus to the best and it changed my personality to the way that i wanted to be which made me more confident than ever and made me talk to more people with zero anxiety. Now hyperfocus on ADD/ADHD is 100% true because i had times that happen and it was amazing but it is very occasional and hard to be hyperfocus, and yes meditation is the way to get hyperfocus. Lastly for those who are thinking to take the meds for ADD/ADHD think first before you take bc if you take those and then after some months you stop taking the pills there is a high probability that you might be depressed, thats the worst side effects for the meds. Soo i advise to waste your money for a phsicologist to make sure you taking the rights pills
I took certain pills throughout certain time frames bro. Not all at one. I’m glad the medication works for you though. Hyper focus is only occasional if what you’re doing is new or you have an interest in it. Combine those 2 with a high pressure/high risk situation and you’re able to hyper focus pretty much on a more constant basis. At least that’s what I’ve come to find in my experience with mma.
@@aanghel I believe what you are saying. I guess it differs from person to person because im in college learing software engineering and you need to be 100% focus but since your passion is mma I guess its a different experience for taking the pills. But again I recommend people who has ADD/ADHD take the pills and being cared by a phsicologist who has jobs that needs 100% focus and precision.
Hey man, I watched your videos here and there but this came to me at the perfect time. Growing up with ADHD was lit but most teachers and people try to put you down for this. This past year I got into law school and I honestly think adhd helped me get there, but my first semester there I felt down, like why couldn't I focus as much as my classmates. It really made me start to flip back and forth between whether my adhd was a curse or a blessing, I started going into alot more of my less productive more destructive old habits. But Allah does everything for a reason, I saw this video and the video where you reverted, and subhanallah my brother, seeing an older figure who went through a lot of similar things as me and for them to have sheer will power to do whats right and have the positive outlook you have, it helped me fix mine. Thanks for such great content and keep it up. Much love and Inshallah may we meet in Jannah my brother. P.S. Also i wanna recommend to you the seerah by Sheikh Yasir Qadhi, it's on RUclips and it's probably the most in depth coverage of the lore and history of the life of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and I felt like you'd enjoy it regardless of where you are in your Islamic journey.
Alhumdulillah brother. Now that you know this, it’s all about finding the way to make it all work for yourself especially if you’re going to pursue a career in law. Jazakallah for the recommendation 🙏🏽
Yo, it took me 45 minutes to actually watch the video through, but anyway, thank you man for sharing your experience and making me see the problem from a different angle. Good to see you back btw
Yo what’s good! Here’s a recap of the vid and also a few things I wanna throw out here.
0:00-3:05 what ADD/ADHD is
3:07-6:04 a bit of my experience
6:05-9:45 the evolutionary trait
9:50-15:33 how to utilize your gift
My apologies if the audio is a bit weird. Got a new mic and am still figuring it out.
First off if you haven’t checked out the documentary I took part in about pornography addiction and the age we live in, go take a peep!
ruclips.net/video/fwdb9NsaA1Q/видео.html
Here are some vids on ADHD that shed some light for me throughout the years.
ruclips.net/video/fWCocjh5aK0/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/I9LRSgxbQqM/видео.html
Lastly, I’ve decided to re-create the socials for the RUclips page so here they are! I’ll be on those + here on RUclips more often.
Instagram: instagram.com/therealaanghel/
Twitter: mobile.twitter.com/therealaanghel
If you guys want me to go more in depth with this topic for example,
- My experience and stories
- Things I do in a day to use my gift
- Friends that have done the same and their experience
Let me know!
Much love y’all
Oh and peep the new outro track 🔥 el ritmo de mi isla 🇵🇷
Being in high pressure situations causes a lot of negatives. increase cortisol, reduce T-levels, loss of sleep etc. When in high I always tell my self "my body is taking care of it's self" Meditation is hard as a person with ADD/ADHD however one of the best. Being on Dopamine Detox is also Fire, like your content.
aanghel what is this on? Spotify?
Thank you for sharing your insight & personal experience with ADHD.
I’m 31 & I just got diagnosed 2 weeks ago. It’s crazy how we go for so long with ADHD LIVING IN CHAOS. As soon as I was diagnosed I felt like a heavy weight have been lifted off my shoulders. I’m grateful beyond measure because, I feel like I got an answer to so many questions I’ve asked myself and prayed about consistently.
Literally my faith is what’s given me this perspective, to learn to work with it. It’s a blessing in disguise for sure. Being a little girl with ADHD & not being diagnosed was tough, but I’ve never held the victim mentality neither fixed mindset ... even as a little girl i was always able to be extremely optimistic and very very forgiving.
I was punished all the time for being toooo sensitive, if I spoke about smacking, tapping, clicking, any noise that would trigger my emotions to overreact, being unable to focus (daydreaming), interrupting, or asking to many questions... I’ve always had an issue with time management. & I’ve always felt like crap about it.. it just get to the point that you try & try & try & keep folding. It’s exhausting & especially because estoy can’t justify it, you can’t explain why, you don’t know why.
When I was at the happiest in my life, was 2015-2017 because I was working as a mail handler for the USPS mail processing plant. Which was a very physically demanding, fast paced, always moving around learning new things (although I hated some parts of that because I couldn’t stand being put somewhere that Required me standing still in one place for 1-2 hours.) if it weren’t t for my music & headphones I would’ve probably walked off. Another thing o enjoyed was being able to find my own way of completing tasks that made it easier & faster. I wasn’t micromanaged although there were many deadline to meet, and were always met. Like you said we work well under pressure.
It’s like this adrenaline rush, a mentality of warrior & having to get it done because you see the bigger picture. What motivated me on days I’d feel down would be the costumers, the people who need their medicine, people waiting on disability checks, just anything that made it worth it.
I felt like my mind was focused, my body was moving, & I worked overnight (I don’t know y my body is wired to be more effective at night like from 5-6pm-3-4am.
Anyways I got carried away, point is that with being diagnosed it opened up a door to endless possibilities. It’s given me the ability to educate myself and make the best out it, not only for myself but for the people I love, & generations to come.
I’m able to bring awareness that yes ADHD is chaotic if we’re unaware of what we’re dealing with like you’ve stated.
It just feels like adhd was always a gift a blessing coming into the world with it, but being negatively criticized as a child & even as an adult, that we’ve learnt to mask it & lock it away... due to the unconscious fear of not making people happy. over the years it’s trying to come out the room I’ve locked it in, it was never meant for harm but for growth. & now I’m able to realize seeking answers unlocked that door & I am now better able to understand myself & learn about adhd to make the best of life & to help others struggling.
It’s crazy how strong we are, because being in the dark side of ADHD is like sleep paralysis but in full affect in our daily waking life.
Now I feel like I’m able to
Discover the light side of ADHD & with the growth mindset to work with it I’ll be able to peruse my passions & take action towards my hearts desires & dreams to come to life without caring of the opinions of others, and be true to myself & become the best destined version of myself!
I chose to share some of my personal experience in hopes that it may shed some light & encourage you to know that there’s better & you’re more than able to overcome. All that we need has already been given to us within’, we just need to understand it and learn how to use it.
I give all GLORY TO GOD.
Thank you if you’ve read it this far.
For anyone struggling, don’t give up. Keep
Going, keep seeking, keep wondering what’s on the other side of all this?
Stay strong mighty warriors, you got all it takes within you. Educate yourself & find what works for your own unique personality & being. You’re not alone. 💚✨💎
Things that have helped me along this journey that may benefit others;
journaling
Intermittent fasting from 12-8
Jogging almost daily at least 3-4x a week
Educating yourself
Choose to have a growth mindset apply yourself & pursue it.
Have grace towards yourself; we all fall sometimes just done stay there.
It’s okay to hurt to be upset upon finding out as an adult, but don’t build a victim mentality it will only keep you stuck
Remember this: The people that matter don’t mind, and the people that mind don’t matter!
LOVE YOUR TRUE AUTHENTIC SELF. WE ARE ALLLL UNIQUE IN OUR OWN WAY. YOU ARE WORTHY OF LOVE & WORTHY OF CHANGE FOR THE BEST.
Speak life
Prayer
Self reflection
Accountability
Not holding onto ANY negativity
Fill your mind with the stuff that brings you joy and life! & find ways to Integrate them into your life.
Set goals even if it’s not aligned with what others or society thinks is fit & believe believe believe that you will succeed!
Find beauty In all things & people.
Music brings me better focus & im able to get important boring things done with ease & not dread.
Again thank you 💕💕💕
Much love, balance, & harmony.🙌🏼💎
I did quit every social media thing - stopped the over stimulation - and I feel amazing ever since 💚
Wepaa. Happy for you elif ♥️
@@aanghel I have missed you since our last conversation! I have learned a lot from you! And I am immensely happy for you too in your progress!
♥️
@loldude I do!
What if evolutionarily, ADD developed for us not to waste our energy on tasks that’s are not worth our time. I.e things we are not passionate about. Spiritually it could also be things that do not align with our higher objectives. I.e making a positive difference in the world, for example.
Dude. It definitely could have
Yes totally!!!
I agree 100%
bro... this is why I never did good in school or college, until I eventually looked within and realized that it had nothing to do with anything I was passionate about, so I dropped out. I was diagnosed with ADD when I was a little kid and I always thought that was why I never tried hard in school.
I felt like saying this to the majority of people around you youd come across rude and selfish.
Everyone feels this way to a degree but maybe most people dont to actually say it and think about it deeply
“Cost a lot more to treat someone than to heal someone”.... Thank you
Of course brother
Wait hold up...what were we talking about again
Pretty much lol
best comment!
😂 good one bro
If you know, you know 😂🤯
@@Dvetkn im sorry im so stupid, i dont get it
My testosterone got boosted by 200% just by looking at this man. Jesus christ.
Lmao hell yeah
Y r u geh
@@continuousself-improvement1879 yu ah geh
Who else with ADD had to replay some parts of the video because they weren’t paying attention?
Guilty as charged
Your stupid comment made me miss something and go back in the video after having had to rewind 4 times now
@@uptowngrafx my add brother👍
Me.
I missed many parts but I'm too lazy to rewind, and anyway I got the message
I have severe ADHD and I can confirm that hyper focusing is crazy
Have you been is those extremely high pressure/high risk situations yet?
Just.because of vaccines guys.
I had multiple sclerosis (auto-immunedisease) symptoms, which shows in braintumours.
Went to hospital (had no idea how to cure, it isnt fixable and it gets worse (they said)). They forced me to do medication i stopped last seconds. THANK god.
Went to homeopathic doc in germany (other country). After 2 treatments (natural remedies) checked my braintumours. And guess what! Brain tumours reduced.
aanghel that is a very useful ability for sports🥵🥵, I wish
Zilyx VG homeopathic is the breath work you use to relax right? I’ve heard of people using it during mushroom trips LOL
@@harrison5740 you clearly are ignorant, it is much more. Visit some homeopaths and see it for yourself
Over time I realized that people feel bad cause I can't focus on the things they are saying. It has to be something super interesting to me to keep my attention, otherwise, I lose focus I start uncontrollably looking somewhere else. I can't look at people's eyes for too long. But when there is something above average interesting, I'm there 101%. For the usual stuff, I'm stuck in thinking about something I find interesting. Mix that with social anxiety and then you get total chaos. Also, I think about a million things at the same time. But to some people, I seem slow, cause I don't focus on my surroundings. I'm rarely calm like you. I don't talk slow. I try to say six things at the same time. I mean... It's not good. I have to try to change that.
Try some meditation out in your daily routine. Will help to an extent.
@@aanghel Recently, I found out about the Silva mind control method. It includes meditation and visualization. So, that's the next thing I'm going to try out. I'll let you know how it works out
@@aanghel this comment right here 😭😭. Never in my life have I 100% related to something so badly
To anyone reading this, remember, you are enough. Don‘t let anybody tell you that aren’t enough. We all come from one source which is god and we all gonna return to him
Facts
Thank you for that
God bless You
So glad to see u back man!
Glad to be back bro
@@aanghel yes sir, and thank you...
I'm so glad my mother decided against medicating me for ADD.
same, i feel like there’s better ways to treat kids rather than throw pills at them. if you can learn to harness it it can be your greatest weapon
@@cro3678it’s just temporarily. Same as how a cup of coffe works
Ay man, you don’t understand how much I appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective, helps me contextualise my own life
I’m glad it can help brother
You have no idea how much you just helped me, as I sit here at almost 4am. I recently found out I have this and I'm 43. Thank you so much for making this video for all of us.
Happy to help brother
Damn dude your Masculinity is next level and is getting better and better
Haha I appreciate it bro
Are u on no fap bro??
@@pratikpokhrel5579 I'm sure he's even on monk mode, I can feel he's on that high dimension I'm trying to achieve 🕊️
So I was diagnosed with ADHD and went to live in Alaska, it completely disappeared. From having no focus to meditating in every moment and every minute of my life.
How often are you out in nature? How much stimulation for electronics and such do you have day to day?
@@aanghel The most 2-3 hours I'm outdoors in a day and for electronics like TV at night 1-2 hours.
This whole thing about "mental illnesses" or disorders of many kinds bring a gift is something that sorta hits home. Aligning your life to use that gift that is personal to you... Sounds way more authentic than taking meds or trying to treat it by getting rid of it. You said something like "it's easier to treat something than to heal it", maybe aligning with yourself and what you have is a kind of healing.
Me personally, I've been diagnosed with depression, though what's weird is that before I got diagnosed, I never saw it as depression, but after you are diagnosed then that becomes the word for it, kinda implies that it's something to move away from or to rid yourself of. How my history works is that in the past, when I was a kid, it was like there wasn't something there, but overtime something, I'll just call it my gift, and started to form, I guess. I wanna say I've been living with it for a few years, and I never saw it as something to treat, but something to... Evolve with. A issue to solve, figure something out, to grow anew, if that's a good way to put it. It's sort of like society and medication looks as it as something they don't understand, or maybe something that doesn't serve with them, when the gift serves you in a way. RN I don't have any answers but aligning yourself with your gift, sounds something to look into. Really hit home with this one.
Yeah mean aligning your life to your specific gift is healing because it allows you to live the way you were meant to. All the labels were only created because they didn’t understand what these things were and saw that many people were exhibiting the same symptoms. Symptoms that don’t align with societal norms.
You’re one of my favorite channels and I have severe adhd and I have never clicked on a video so fast!!!
Aye! Much love brother I hope it helps
aanghel it really is a super power when we can motivate ourselves and focus
Love your videos bro! I have had ADHD my whole life , but recently started to see it as a huge gift. It’s hard to focus on school/college like you said, but once I found my passion I get hyper focused and really creative. 🙏🏽
Aye!🙏🏽 what’s your passion bro?
aanghel I’m pursuing acting for film/television professionally!
100% on the money, my man! You know exactly what's up. This is exactly what I do in my own life and create content about. It's all about understanding and then adapting your life to suit your ADHD (which is just a comparative label to 'normal brains'). It isn't lesser, it's just a different type of cognition. We excel under pressure and favour changing environments. But the world doesn't reward this behaviour. It rewards repetition, regurgitation and obedience. We are naturally resistant to all of these things. Once you cut out all of the trash that's demanding your attention day in and day out and create a focus on something that you naturally want to do - there is no effort or forcing yourself to do things. There's just flow down one path. Not multiple paths of video games, social media, work, side hustles, porn, sleeping around etc. None of these were designed to progress your life, only to turn your attention into a commodity. I'll end it there but awesome content man, I thoroughly enjoyed listening to like minded people. We are a rare breed.
Exactly bro we were made to be at the edge of life and here we are living a life no where near it. It makes sense as to why we feel what we do
This. Thank you so much for this comment I really needed to see it.
@@jordanpeedell I'm really glad that you did :) We all need that much needed reminder every now and now.
Bless you my guy this resonated with me on such a level!! words can't express how grateful i am for this video and your comment!! Thanks again! much love
I'm still figuring out how to turn it into a gift. 9-5 jobs are no bueno for me. I am so glad now the internet has made it more flexible to find a job that is not too structured or scheduled.
This is why I was so good at soccer as a child. My hyper focused trait was ON ITTTT
I agree with you man; when I was in school, I couldn’t help but feel like the system just didn’t work in my favor. It wasn’t made for someone like me (like us). Truth be told, that’s the case for a lot of the systems in place in our society today. I want to see more systems (education and otherwise) for people like us, and for other differently abled people. Glad you found fighting to help your journey
It’s slowly happening brother
One thing i have noticed is that there are these people who are very extreme in everytinhg they do. I've always been stable and calm person myself so it's always been kinda strange to understand how people can get addicted to drugs, gambling, porn etc or get out of shape or spend all their money in something dumb or something else. I noticed that people with ADHD or ADD can get into problems easily BUT there is a flipside. These same people can focus suuuuuper hard into something positive. Many of my friends who have ADD can put all their time into martial arts or music or learning something they find interesting and it's really wonderous to see. For me even though i like martial arts and learning i cannot do them 24/7 i need a brake or do something else. But these people with ADD or ADHD go all in into something and they progress so much faster then avarage person. All to you who have ADD or ADHD know that you have a super power you have ability to hyper focus. Use it on something awesome not on something damaging. ✌
Big facts brother
This guy is basically non-toxic Hamza, and I’m all here for it.
I am an engineer and have ADHD. I love and even yearn for high pressure work. It makes my mind gallop.
I'm afghan, yeah...Afghan afghan, born in America but if you know you know. Learning about the history of my people helped me understand myself immensely, it's just impossible to not connect with your own people. The history of your people will most likely contain direct reasons for certain traits previously a mystery. Deadass had tears well in my eyes when I saw the mountain valleys of my land. I appreciate the knowledge brother, had to share what little I know.
What connected for you when you learned about your history?
Brother I appreciate the calmness in your presence and the way you explain things. Thank you
Please do more videos like this!! I’m 24 and I only found out a few years ago about my ADHD. Everything you talked about really spoke to me!!
Glad it helped man! I’ll see what I can do
I have ADHD and because of quarantine I haven’t had to take my meds which is dope
I don’t take mine I try to focus on my own I feel way better that way
The current pandemic gave me time to think about everything and reflect on life. I’ve been taking concerta since I was 12 and was told I had ADD having done various tests. I’m convinced I’m finally walking the path I’m supposed to and I could not be more happier.
I want to thank you so much because this video really gave me extra confirmation that I’m going the right way. I was nodding my head the whole time you were talking like it seemed you know me better than I know myself.
Thanks again, I’m subscribed for life.
Aye! Glad to hear you’re finding your way
Makes me so glad to know I’m not alone in this. Time to make mad changes fr. Big eye opener brother thank you so much for existing. Peace and love to all the beautiful creatures of the world ❤️🙏🏽
Yes bro it’s great to know we’re not alone with this. I felt and still feel the same way, since realizing that.
I’m glad the vid has helped
Wishing you all the best in your life bro , glad to see you back, much love
I appreciate the love brother
Dude, pure gold. Earlier I seen a lecture with Robert Greene, he gave a talk at Oxford. If you ever have time, take a look at the video. I’m blown away with a connection I made, I had to pause your video many times, rewatched it and pondered a bit… “Leonardo da Vinci, our higher calling, the voice within, a true master”…. RUclips algorithm is a mofo, sometimes feel divine
Thankyou so much aanghel. I've been dealing with this for such a long time, i've went to therapy trying to understand it and try just about everything you did..., you put it in terms that just click with me. seriously thank you so much!!! i can further understand myself now through my inner journey. much love
as someone that lacks focus in real life i can relate to this video so much, it makes so much sense.
love your theory bro, good content as usual, keep it up !
Glad you vibe with it brother
Man your videos are on point. I'm 34 and like you also had an abusive past. Struggled with focusing and so many thing. Meditation and martial arts does help alot. But I never knew what I was struggling with was ADHD. So glad I know that now so I can get my shit together. God bless 🙏
Yeah man once you get that on point everything else will start to fall in place
I am thankful for my ADD, it allows me to zone out in making music for several hours on end, it feels like my whole being gets sucked into the creation and the world around me disappears completely. In this state there is barely any conscious thought. Its a blessing for sure. Of course when I stop making music my back and neck can hurt quite a bit, but the next day I'm all good again. Thanks for the reminder!
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I’ve had ADHD with Hyperfocus and I’ve always known it was a gift and a curse. When I was a kid I’d come home from school and try to sit myself down for homework and sit there for hours without doing a single problem and I’d hate myself for it, it made me feel inadequate, I was a B/C student, and always felt dumber than the other kids. Once I started taking medication for a while (it took me a very long time to find one that I don’t have bad side affects) and I only use it for school, but once I realized that I could focus I was way smarter than most kids and performed a lot better. This cause me to see it much as an illness and a problem for a very long time, but I’ve realized a couple years ago that in high pressure situations when I’m my normal sober self, I can throw mental baggage to the side and 1000% lock in on the situation at hand and problem solve it much better than most other people. Medication definitely can be a tool to help you but it shouldn’t be a crutch and you shouldn’t take something that doesn’t agree with your body just to focus a bit better in the day to day. Thank you for this video because it’s something that a lot of people who struggle with our type of mind need to hear
Yes bro my experience exactly.
We were made to be at the edge
I completely relate to this comment, very similar to my life. Also the reason I'm realistic and am not approaching university, I don't know what I'm interested in, and therefore if I went to uni I'd be unable to do the work, and I would do all the work hours before the deadline or past it, and would be upset when I don't get my high potential grades, due to lack of time,
Glad to see others are starting to acknowledge this truth 🙌. Made a video on this a year ago aswell..
Just saw it. Great video on the topic as well brother. You went into more details so I liked that it connected the dots for a lot of other things I was thinking about
@@aanghel Thanks for the feedback man. You're more than welcome to check out my other videos when you get a chance. My channel is all about the topic of your video..namely working with, rather than against your ADHD and using it to your Advantage. Much love brother!
This video was more like a reminder of something I forgot about my ADD. I won't stress myself out but yes, this perspective was important for me to handle it. And yes, Meditation does not "cure" it but somehow kind of in a healthy way helps me with getting hyperfocus up or at least good practice for regular focus so I don't spend too much hyperfocus for something I don't actually truly need it for.
Glad it helped brother
I hope this video blows up, so candid and beautiful and inspiring. Being a person always in a Sympathetic state with thoughts racing and high anxiety, I always knew I had to listen to calming music instead of pop/rap so on. But I was feeling like I shouldn't have to. But your enjoinment for us to change our lifestyles made me serious again about listening to relaxing music. When I do so, my anxiety goes way down and I'm so much of a better person, so I will do it, even though it sucks that I have to switch out the music I listen to on a regular basis. But gotta do what I gotta do. It is what it is, like you said.
Yeah man all about the subtle shifts that align your life with your gift
Reminds me of David Goggins.
Stay strong men and women!
Peace
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I was recently diagnosed with ADHD at 32 years old, and I fully believe it is a gift. It explains so much and I wish I knew earlier. I agree that the focus from adderall is not the same as hyper-focus. Hyper-focus is NEXT LEVEL, and has allowed me to learn so much, and champion under threat and pressure. Thank you for sharing this.
Glad it helps Sarah
I'm convinced i have some adhd. I've never been tested or told that i have it, but i can relate to everything that's said by people with adhd. I've done dopamine detox's and stuff and it's still the same. I love training/working out, and i get "hyper focussed" in a workout and i've passed 3 hours before just punching the heavy bag and stuff for what felt like 10 minutes. I also have all the attention deficiencies and stuff, but i think of it as a blessing. I wanna be a fighter, and it'll help me hyper focus in a fight. School isnt the best though hahah
Shit if you want to be a fighter and you’re serious about it, we might just compete against each other, granted we’re at the same weight class and same division (ufc/One championship/Bellator)
aanghel Hahah, Good luck with your career and everything!
I’ve had ADHD since birth, diagnosed at a very early age. Could never sleep, or at least very much struggled to sleep unless I had medication all through my early years of life /early teens/mid teens. I also had a different medication to help me focus in school, which ruined my appetite completely, I would literally never eat on this medication.
But the main side effect was, I would be a complete zombie, friends would notice as soon as I walked through the door at registration, they’d know if I’m on this pill they gave me.
Without the pills, I’d create havoc honestly..
I was a complete dickhead to put it lightly lmao.
BUT, I would be me, I would eat, I’d want to be the centre of attention, I’d have an abundance of energy to burn, I would never shy away from anything, talk to anyone, no shame.
My main point I’m getting at is, don’t be defined and moulded into something you are not with this medication doctors throw at you. ADHD is still to this day very much unknown, all they put it down to is a chemical imbalance but even then that’s not the full picture.
ADHD will allow you to be free, as long as you can control it when needed you’ll always have an advantage over people. That relentless energy you burn off is infectious, don’t let that burn out.
Facts bro
Happy to see you breaking free from the label
This might apply to the impulsive/hyperactive type, which you seem to be. What about inattentive and distractible type?
As inspirational as that may sound, ADHD is actually a chemical imbalance. It's a lack of dopamine or dopamine receptors in the brain
Adhd makes my art and especially photography so much better, because I see things most people don't even realize exist. Like, the small stuff. People are blind to so many things. I just feel when the atmosphere shifts somewhere immediately and people are like "what how did you know" and it's so obvious to me because i always have my ears and eyes on everything around me 😄 since figuring out what helps me (mostly music when i go outside, making more peace with myself), i can work with it and know that I add thoughts and ideas others don't have.
Thank you for this video. Missed you, heh. 🙏
Yeah we catch on to the things that others don’t. I knew I was different from way back when I was young and I would hear certain noises that no one could hear until I pointed it out.
Much love to ya ♥️
Tbh, depending on how I use my phone, it makes it HELLA WORSE. I remember when I quit all of that shit and the only entertainment being my computer and TV, it dramatically improved.
Yup. Humans aren’t made for all this stimulation, especially people with adhd.
@@aanghel yeah, I kinda found out that I've had it but never realized it until I looked up the signs and symptoms and was like "oh shit" and then come to find I've had signs since a kid in school when the teachers suggested to have me on meds. My parents weren't having that. So, it all makes sense why when I started exercising and meditating how it made a big ass difference. Now that I know, I am trying to figure out ways on how to keep it at bay.
Bro off topic but your jacket is fire 🔥
Haha thanks man
I’ve just looked at it as extra ENERGY
Theirs that too lol
My guy dropping more wisdom. It's great to see another video from you bro
Aye!🙏🏽 much love bro
your a real G, I relate with you a lot. For me it was also martial arts I also love parkour, making music and doing photography. Martial arts helps discipline me and push my body beyond and beyond.
Good shit brother
Good to have you back bro
Good to be back bro!
18 years old, suspecting that I have ADHD, waiting to get a diagnosis. If I do, it’ll explain the following:
-fidgeting all the time. Pen, car keys, tapping my feet, walking fast as fuck, writing so fast that I can’t even read my own writing.
-talking so fast to the point I mumble
-make careless mistakes in general life and exams (I accidentally miss out questions in exams and tests)
-forgetfulness. I forget A LOT. Car keys, wallet, going to lectures, names and just small general stuff.
I also forget appointments (dentist, optician) and pay missed appointment fees
-zoning out in long convos and thinking to myself; when the fuck will this person stop talking
-takes a while for me to understand things and usually the last person in a group setting to understand a joke. After everyone finishes laughing; I’m like ohh now I get it.
-watching this video rn and my mind is wandering I put the playback speed to 1.75x and that helped.
-relationships, I get bored of people really quickly and have a hard time keeping friends. I can make friends but have never been able to keep them in my life.
-school and university. I’m never able to do as I’m told, I do what I want to do. Especially at work, I don’t do things as I’m taught - I do things as I want to (dunno if this is ADHD)
-driving... when I listen to music whilst driving I get so hyperactive and start driving like a maniac. Love going around bends at 30mph and I always slide my car around roundabouts when it’s raining lol. I like the thrill.
I think driving recklessly is the high pressure situation I unconsciously put myself in.
Crazy stuff. I never thought I’d have this till a couple months ago.
Yeah you got adhd. Hands down for sure
@@aanghel Ahhh not surprised
Abubakar Aziz go see a professional for a diagnosis bro, also ADHD is bullcrap imo, it’s a name for a collection of symptoms
@@MartinGarden in the process of doing so. It may be, some of my symptoms can be explained by my upbringing.
Well i think we were split at birth or something,most probably i also got it
I had all the symptoms of this but my parents never even thought about getting me to a doctor. I slipped past the radar. I grew up, and got mature, of course your videos played a big part in that my bro. And today people ask me for life advice.😁
That’s how it goes man. Glad I’ve been able to help
@@aanghel :) Love you bro. You are our real life aanghel : ) angel*
I was diagnosed with ADHD last year at the age of 55 (Along with asperger's syndrome) -- it's really helped me to understand myself, but I'm having a hard time resolving what you say here, with some of the difficulties I have -- i.e. struggles with self-care, tidying up, organising my desk, maintaining relationships, work and so on.
I wish it was all positives, but for me it certainly doesn't feel like a gift.
Great seeing you man. Glad to hear your procedure went well
Thank you brother
I’ve noticed if I find something I really like or am I really passionate about I can hyper focus on it and really dive deeper than most. However, things that I’m on the fence about taking up take way more effort and often I need to find alternative ways to completing those things such as more of a hands on approach.
Edit: Dopamine detox was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, and I’ve been on and off for the past month. However I believe it’s turned into a “muscle memory” and I know how it works now. I was so amazed how I wasn’t fully present. The first week of the detox time started to seem slower, and I felt like I was in a different world.
Haha yeah man. People like us who have add/adhd, dopamine detoxing is something that helps tremendously. Another thing I would add is go out in nature more. We really thrive their more than anyone else. All the involuntary changes that occur keep us in a state that’s just a step away from hyper focused.
Thank you aanghel for this very enlightening talk. You've really spoke to me! I'm 68 years old and only last year have I been properly diagnosed, with high functioning Autism, ADD and C-PTSD. I've always been of the "zombie" type. I had studied Tang Soo Do from age 12 to 18, attaining a Black Belt. I was one of the first classes to graduate from the UMC Medical Schools' EMT program in 1974. I then joined the Army as a medic and went through jump school and jungle training in Panama. I know what hyperfocus really is! I also have experienced the total crash of energy after that sustained period of hyperfocus. My parents unrealistically (narcissistically and histrionically) demanded Perfection from me when I was too unfocussed s a younger child. They never evolved as people. I've experienced an MI and CVA 10 years ago after working at the VA hospital in my hometown for 24 years in Psychiatric Nursing. I'm now on disability. I do have a magnificent therapist who has lead me in the exploration of ACT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. I've been able to in my own time, with "meditations of my heart" relearn to focus on developing my personality, ultimately to learn to love myself as I should have as a child. Thank you again aangel, and I'll be looking forward to your next presentation.
This makes lots of sense. In addition to the darwinian process of evolution, I read something on epigenetics which sort of explains how traits can be passed on through genes.
Also i feel like this mentality can be applied to anxiety as well. I used to have anxiety attacks but after practising mindfull meditation, i feel like its possible to harness the hyperawareness and focus to get things done. It sounds ridiculous but sometimes you're pushed to find a sustainable solution (and sometimes you do)
Yup. Often times our flaws end up being our strengths.
@@aanghel epigenetics works within the framework of evolution and heritability.
Yes it really is good to have you back brother!
Aye ♥️🙏🏽
Literally telling the story of my life, got put on a bunch of different meds in highschool starting out my freshman year with vyvance, figured out how to succeed in school my junior year without meds
What do you do now?
Omg the school part. I graduate from undergrad April 29 this year. I’m failing 3 three classes and I’m just now putting the pieces together. I’ve been in emotional shambles all semester. Hyperfocusing is the only way I’m able to get through this period of my life. Everything you’re saying, I resonate 😭
Blessed to see you again. This knowledge is shared around me now because of you so thank you. I feel this is true. No tension the whole time listening to yuh so thank you brotha 🙏 sending your love N peace ☮️
Aye much love my brother
"One becomes a zombie, one becomes a squirrel. It is what it is." -Anghel Marty 1:41
I have it, but believe me it's a gift. 🙏🏽
yessir
Amazing video, im glad i was subscribed. Very unique and valuable content.
Glad it helps!
I Have ADD and ADHD It's Very Difficult At Times But Those Traits Help Me With My Passion. Thank You So Much For Your Guidance!
Yeah I know what you mean bro
Can be hard at times but still it’s a gift nonetheless
@@aanghel You Helped Me More Than You Could Know, Thank You! God Bless!
Very true, everything has a bright side, and also especially alignment part is so legit. Though most people know, not many perform. Very happy to see you back, cheers!
Yeah that’s the thing man. People have to take action on it if not nothing will change
Good to see you back bro..Stay blessed.
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he just explained my life in 15 mins
There’s always these 10-15 seconds where I get in my mind and cannot concentrate on something
Embrace it lol
Hey Man thanks for this upload it makes me feel like I’m not alone out here struggling with ADD. I’ve been battling with this for years and was on Ritalin through high school and college. Currently back in school trying to finish my degree and trying my best but still get distracted from time to time.
You doing school without the Ritalin now?
@@aanghel yes sir, Ive been off for a while since i had enlisted in the military but im out now and back in school doing online classes.
Appreciate you breaking it down on a level bro ✊🏾 Anybody else run into these invisible walls that get in the way of finishing or wrapping up projects? Seems I’m always on the grind but never getting anything done. $hit is crazy, could be the simplest thing but if it ain’t perfect I’m off to the next big idea💡Appreciate the vibes as I never feel comfortable laying out my thoughts but gotta keep it 💯 Bless up and respect ✊🏾
Yeah it’s the grinding aspect that we suck at too if we’re not seeing much results.
Hey Aanghel.
I've been following you for a few years now.
I've really bad anxiety and depression that I started using SSRI (Escitalopram) but as you said "Alpha is being not a slave to your own mind" so I decided to taper off it and I will face my fears by myself.
-Zayed.
There you go brother
Its good to see u back man.much love.👍👍👍
Aye much love brother
Ah, my monthly dose of Aanghel. Needed it. Thank you brother. 🙏🏽
Lmfao fuck man I know I’ve been bad with uploads. I got a lot coming though to make up for it
You are truly enlighten, please continue doing what you are doing
Yessir!🙏🏽
ADD/ADHD guy here (doctors still doubting, say i'm in between the types lol)
Thank you for making this video! This really helps us.
Glad it helps brother
Been following you since the nofap days brother. Incredible to see how far we both have come in our own respective ways.
Look! I'm a squirrel!! ...and this man is on point, on pretty much everything!!!
Love your videos brother, you inspired me to create my own channel 🙏🏼
Loved the video bro! I would also like to add something very important to it: FLOW state!!
Like you said, the reason why so many ADHDrs suffer is that they are forced to do activities which they don't enjoy, so they can't focus on them unless they have no other choice than to do it. But a benefit of having ADHD is that it can push you to finding activities where you have hyper focus and that you DO ENJOY and can actually MASTER with endless potential. These activities are described as FLOW activities! I will explain what FLOW activities are here:
From what I've learned, you don't even need to be in a high pressure situation where your fight or flight instincts are triggered in order to reach hyper focus. Rather, you can bring yourself to that state by getting into the "Flow" state. It's a psychology theory created by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi .
Wiki definition: "a flow state...is the mental state in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity. In essence, flow is characterized by the complete absorption in what one does, and a resulting transformation in one's sense of time"
If you read up on it a bit , you can learn how you can get yourself into the state not necessarily through high pressure situations that trigger fight or flight that you describe, but by finding activities which have these characteristics:
1. The experience is intrinsically rewarding
2. Clarity of goals
3. Immediate feedback
4. Challenges and skills are matched (not too easy that it's boring, not too difficult that it induces anxiety)
5. Sense of personal control over the task
6. Enormous room to keep raising challenge levels and consequently skill level.
So that can be any activity with these characteristics like sports i.e surfing i.e rock climbing , tennis etc , and also musical instruments and arts, writing, learning-.. as long as they have those traits! HECK- I've been in flow ever since I started writing this comment an hour and a half ago hahahha!
So here's how this whole flow theory connects to ADHD....
As you said, the only way you could focus on the schoolwork and complete it was if you were under pressure and had no choice but to be completely be focused to get the task done. That may seem like a bad thing because then it will be very difficult to complete activities which you don't enjoy, but the BENFIT is that like you said A) it teaches you about your ability to hyper focus, and ALSO B) it can push you to spend your time doing and mastering activities which you DO enjoy, because since it's so difficult to just passively do activities which you don't enjoy, your best bet in life is to find activities which you actually like so that you can actually focus on activities and get good at them, and not be in a perpetual state of procrastination and stress.
So with knowledge of FLOW, you can go out and find tasks which you actually ENJOY doing which also induce you into hyper focus- and you're more motivated to find those tasks because you have such a hard time at doing tasks which you don't like. And then rather than spending life settling with activities/ jobs which you don't like, you end up finding ones which you LOVE and getting AMAZING at them because of the hyper focus of the activities. Thats the nature of flow activities- you're constantly in a challenged zone - and in order to keep being in that challenged zone, you keep levelling up the challenge level as your skills increase each time you do the activity.
Very true brother. Hyper focus is a state of flow but i’d go as far as to say that being in that high pressure/high risk situation is a level above that. It’s unreal to be honest.
Really thought out post too. I like that
@@aanghel Interesting I can definitely see that... Maybe it's like activating a part of our bodies and brains that enjoys being exercised that isnt necessarily needed in most of today's societies. I can imagine that participating in martial arts also comes along with a sense of confidence and personal power- and other activities where it feels like your survival depends on it do as well. Maybe extreme sports could ellicit the high pressure state you're talking about too then... :) Also I'm a girl but you're welcome to call me brother haha!
Good to see you again Aanghel 💪🏻 hope you're doing good
Thanks brother🙏🏽
Thank you for this video. I’ve always struggled with ADD and school was very difficult despite being an intelligent kid. Was on the meds for year but I got off them because they made me feel awful and are so unnatural. I’m just trying to embrace it more and use it as a gift like you said 👍
Yessir. All with due time. Embracing it really is key along with shifting your life to align with it
aanghel thanks man! Big fan!
Aye ♥️
Dam so much fire being spit on YT over the last few days.
Peace G 💜
Aye! Much love brother
Procrastination - yeah, about that 😅
Yeaaah you know
aanghel can’t stop to procrastinate if i don’t pop the pills :(
Might start boxing hopefully it can help me
Love to see you back brother and i always wanted this content love you so much
Aye much love my brother 🙏🏽♥️
Thank you for posting this I was just saying I was adhd yesterday and you just upload this video thankksssss man 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I got you bro
You're videos have inspired me to make the change I need in life.
Aye glad to hear that brother
Please start uploading regularly i love your vids they are aways motivational
I’m about to bro
Welcome back bro! Missed you!
Thanks brother
Whenever I come to see your video I end up with awesome ideas ! Thanks man 👍
Aye!🙏🏽
Sharing this a lot. I think I may have add but for me when I'm held responsible I can handle so much stuff even if it's chaotic. I agree with your theory
Yeah man exactly
Needed this bro fr
Glad it helps bro
Even am so much depressed about this shit adhd .... coz i cant focus in any profession i get bored so fast ... like the first time i start i love it and am so enthusiastic and after some days the things i love they jus get boring i dunno why but thats it am trying to get over it but your video always helps ... much love brother aanghel
Keep looking bro, in due time you’ll find something that keeps you locked in
Great vid aanghel, i always wanted you to make a video talking about ADD/ADHD. However there are things that i need to correct you, soo first medications are the way to be focus and you mention that you take different piils and that was a huge mistake. Or you didnt had a phsicologist or your phsicologist is bad at his job to recommend you to take different pills. Second the meds really change my focus to the best and it changed my personality to the way that i wanted to be which made me more confident than ever and made me talk to more people with zero anxiety.
Now hyperfocus on ADD/ADHD is 100% true because i had times that happen and it was amazing but it is very occasional and hard to be hyperfocus, and yes meditation is the way to get hyperfocus.
Lastly for those who are thinking to take the meds for ADD/ADHD think first before you take bc if you take those and then after some months you stop taking the pills there is a high probability that you might be depressed, thats the worst side effects for the meds. Soo i advise to waste your money for a phsicologist to make sure you taking the rights pills
I took certain pills throughout certain time frames bro. Not all at one. I’m glad the medication works for you though. Hyper focus is only occasional if what you’re doing is new or you have an interest in it. Combine those 2 with a high pressure/high risk situation and you’re able to hyper focus pretty much on a more constant basis. At least that’s what I’ve come to find in my experience with mma.
@@aanghel I believe what you are saying. I guess it differs from person to person because im in college learing software engineering and you need to be 100% focus but since your passion is mma I guess its a different experience for taking the pills. But again I recommend people who has ADD/ADHD take the pills and being cared by a phsicologist who has jobs that needs 100% focus and precision.
Hey man, I watched your videos here and there but this came to me at the perfect time. Growing up with ADHD was lit but most teachers and people try to put you down for this. This past year I got into law school and I honestly think adhd helped me get there, but my first semester there I felt down, like why couldn't I focus as much as my classmates. It really made me start to flip back and forth between whether my adhd was a curse or a blessing, I started going into alot more of my less productive more destructive old habits. But Allah does everything for a reason, I saw this video and the video where you reverted, and subhanallah my brother, seeing an older figure who went through a lot of similar things as me and for them to have sheer will power to do whats right and have the positive outlook you have, it helped me fix mine. Thanks for such great content and keep it up. Much love and Inshallah may we meet in Jannah my brother. P.S. Also i wanna recommend to you the seerah by Sheikh Yasir Qadhi, it's on RUclips and it's probably the most in depth coverage of the lore and history of the life of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and I felt like you'd enjoy it regardless of where you are in your Islamic journey.
Alhumdulillah brother. Now that you know this, it’s all about finding the way to make it all work for yourself especially if you’re going to pursue a career in law. Jazakallah for the recommendation 🙏🏽
I was diagnosed with add and I came to the same realization as yours, good video
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Yo, it took me 45 minutes to actually watch the video through, but anyway, thank you man for sharing your experience and making me see the problem from a different angle. Good to see you back btw
Lmao damn! I fee you though. Sorry shit was long. I did my best to shorten it.
@@aanghel no, the length is alright, I mean I had trouble focusing lol. I get distracted so easily that I have to rewind over and over 😆