@@NHJ03 most the disorders are common things everyone does or have experienced at least once, the thing is: How often does it happen? To what degree do you feel/does it? Forgetting is common, but it's bad when it happens more than it should.
Forgetting to drink water ✅️ Forgetting what I was about to do✅️ Forgetting to reply to texts ✅️ Finding myself walking around restless ✅️ Reading the same paragraph over and over because it just won't register ✅️ Forgetting to eat until I get a headache ✅️ I don't think I have ADHD though...😏
And also, Forgetting I had to go to the washroom ✅ Forgetting I had bought something right after buying that thing ✅ Logging into an account and suddenly forgetting the same password I've been using for over five years ✅ Being compelled to set things parallel to each other and to my surroundings ✅
This is amazing and 100% accurate. People with ADHD often get treated as if our symptoms are serious character flaws that can be corrected, but the reality is there is no cure. Our default mode network circuitry is broken. I saw someone a while back describe living with adhd is kinda like being really bad at Mario Kart and all the normal people are like “why are you so bad a Mario kart?!” Then you find out your version of the game produces 40x the amount of banana peels as everyone else.
Yup. I like to describe it as if my brain is a young child and my conscious self is the adult. If I don't consciously push my brain in a direction, it'll never do what I need it to do. And I have to constantly check in on it to make sure it's on track...
I have ADHD. Everything he described in this video fits completely. I also got an EEG and yes it was very hard to sit still for 30 minutes until they put on the TV and my 7 year old ish self got to watch Scooby-Doo
My mother's always yelling at me about not eating or drinking water for the day especially since I suffer with recurring stomach ulcers. But I genuinely would completely forget about/not notice my hunger cues once I get distracted by something or start hyperfocusing on whatever I'm doing that seems more interesting in the moment. Sometimes it'll just be that finding something to eat and then preparing it seems like such a huge task that I find difficult to start. I'm hoping that soon I'll finally get checked for ADHD since my older sister is like my Achara who has witnessed all of my signs from since I was a baby so she's always telling me I have ADHD🤣
Me and my sister are the opposite, she denies that I have adhd every single time. Doesn't even consider the possibility of me having it just because when she's in college she had to go to a "special school" (cus she major in psychology or something) and saw how a kid with severe adhd act. That's why she keep on denying it, but maybe mine isn't as severe as those kids. Maybe I need to try and get it diagnose but she'll just told me not to. Edit: I finally convinced my sister to take me to an expert to diagnose me.
MEEE TOO!! except for the stomach ulcer thing... Im fairly certain Ive never had that ... And the yelling coming from your mom XP its usually my bf and my friends freaking out about my appetite or ...lack there of? But the rest of this is accurate to meee!
I agree with Jaby, unless you have a very serious problem with you then you’re really don’t need to get checked. Look at it like this we are all completely different individuals we carry ourselves in a different way and that’s pretty much to it.
As someone with ADHD, walking around in circles and talking to yourself feels downright therapeutic. I don't talk out loud when I'm doing it though. I usually do it more when I'm alone, not because I think it will creep other people out, and more because when other people see me just silently pacing I guess they think I'm bored or anxious or something and it's an invitation to come talk to me, when actually it's like they're waking me up from a nice nap
I've not been diagnosed for ADHD or Dyslexia, but I'm pretty sure I have both too. I can't even listen to audio books without getting distracted. Combining that with my personality type of INFP, unless I'm extremely interested in something, I feel like I physically can't do it. I'm kind of a free flowing hippie, I don't like structure. It makes me generally unproductive, but when I'm into a project, I put everything into it and get things done quickly. I'll never be uber successful because of that inconsistency, but it's ok with me.
Even without a diagnosis, looking up coping mechanisms for ADHD etc, could be very helpful! A lot of these traits again are possible signs of ADHD, but it's only all together they start to build a picture. And in terms of medication, I only got diagnosed a bit over a year ago, it's been amazingly helpful in so many ways (organising myself, focusing, managing anxiety). The best thing about ADHD medication is that that are very few side effects, you don't need to take it every day, and it doesn't build up in your system like SSRIs, so you can just stop taking it if you don't like them. But again, not for everyone.
I feel you Jaby! I have all these issues just like you. For instance, checking doors 2-3 times to checking whether I have hit a vehicle while driving. More power to you! 💛🙌🏾
Since I locked my self out of my appartment once, I can only close my appartment door with a good feeling when I'm leaving as long as I physically see my keys in my hand while I close the door. I litterally stare at them and actively think "THERE ARE MY KEYS! I GOT THEM!"
Walking in a circle is a good way to past the time for me, as well as tell myself stories, and making my own while telling myself how it would work, especially if it involves me getting superpowers or a large amount of money!
9:19 the thing about neuro-diversity and labels, is that you likely already have labels. Depending on your symptoms you may be labelled as forgetful, obsessive, unfocused, distracted, etc. the difference with a diagnosis that gives you a label that can help you understand yourself and sometimes your past. It’s not a label you have to share if you don’t want to, but as I state above you already have labels, why not have a label that could help you.
5:54 - for me it's not just a paragraph, it's literal pages. Get to a part that got good and have to page back cos I couldnt remember the series of events that led up to it.
Hey man, I spent a long time trying to not get diagnosed. I knew that my brain was backwards, but it was fine, and I didn't want a label. I definitely didn't want meds. Turns out, if you work with a good doctor, and get a medicine regiment that is designed for you, then you can just keep being you, but easier. Like I'm unchanged, just less anxious. It's worth it. You might not even need meds. Just a psychologist who knows what's up with you and can give you tricks and strats can be worth it.
I can't relate to forgetting to drink water part as I feel like, if anything, while I've always been a very picky/selective eater I also seem to be more sensory seeking with the food/drinks I do enjoy, and I also seem to be usually pretty sensitive to my sense of hunger/thirst as a result. But otherwise, yeah, this checks most of the boxes for me including re-reading the same paragraph multiple times, and re-checking myself multiple times a bit obsessively when completing tasks like checking off the grocery list, locking the door, re-checking I have everything before I leave the house, etc. I could be wrong, but for a while now I've strongly suspected I probably have inattentive ADHD and/or autism.
I was once part of the first in school dyslexia learning classes and at the time I was only tested for dyslexia but I noticed I had alot of similar traits to my ADHD friend but figured it was just an us thing yrs later I started to experience new things that are 100% an ADHD thing and finally went and got tested and was told I had both and was asked to be tested for autism as well and WOW so happy I re-took my dyslexia test and the two others cause I'd lived my whole life assuming I had reading issues but nope I've got a % of all three which just explains so much and made me feel a bit better about what was happening
After hearing the symptoms I feel like I should get myself checked too lmao. I do have some of these symptoms he talks about. When I read a sentence, I read it but I don't understand anything at all, words just disappear from my brain, even a small sentence I usually have to read 5-6 times while REALLLY focusing to understand it. But on of the other side I have a much simpler time understanding patterns in things, which really hlps me be a great programmer. And I prefer audio books and video lectures instead of having to read something for this reason. I do pace back and forth in my room for no reason just having random thoughts in my head or just spacing out while doing so and do forget a lot of things, for example I have a extremely difficult time remembering routes. If certain landmarks disappeared I probably wouldn't even be able to reach my home, but remembering hundreds of algorithms which I will probably never use is no big deal..
I have watched way too many relatable adhd tiktoks on RUclips and my aunt watches TikTok and her fyp is mixed in with ADHD ones and she yells how it makes so much sense! It's a joke and I laugh at it so often...also, ye I forget to eat a lot because I'm distracted by something...I don't even eat breakfast...I also talk a lot...
When I was like 8 I started seeing a psychiatrist because I was exhibiting symptoms of anxiety (aka having panic attacks randomly for no reason) and while talking to me I guess he noticed a lot of behavioral ticks I have that during my conversation about my anxiety he said “you seem to also be displaying symptoms of mild ADHD” and ever since then I’ve seen and heard a lot of stuff about it and it just confirms that yeah I more than likely do have it. Like that locking a door then immediately forgetting, walking in circles talking to yourself, being “immune” to caffeine, all of those hit VERY close to home. Tho to be fair I do have certain habits that are contradicting: like while I do procrastinate I also have this insane urge to do things right away just so I don’t have to worry about them anymore, I do always have a handful of tabs open but I try to keep it to a minimum because having too many tabs open stresses me out, I have this incessant need to keep things neat and organized to the point where like whenever I play Minecraft with my friends while they’re off doing random shit I’m in my house labeling chests and storing stuff in their respective chests in a specific order, and so on.
Regarding your contradictions. I feel that that's the thing too, just because you have adhd-which is mostly behavioral, doesn't mean it completely affects our thinking y'know? Am I making sense? Like, I'd want to do things but paralyzation won't let me-that's not me procrastinating, because I want and I'm ready to do the thing. Pocrastination would mean I'm actively trying to avoid it, but I'm not. So that's not contradicting, it's correlated, I feel.. People also correlate ADHD with messiness, but that's mostly because of our forgetfulness (at least in my case, ). I _like_ order and cleanliness-I just can't achieve it.
2 things you said that are basically wrong about getting checked. 1, You don't have to take medication. If it's not serious you can manage the negative effects through diet, exercise, and techniques that work for you. But that can only happen if you understand WHY you are the way you are. Which leads to #2. 2, You don't have to tell people about your new "label". What this does is gives you something to research in order to understand your own brain better. Most people can't do this... They have to learn the hard way what works and what doesn't. What if I told you you can get 80% of the way to understanding yourself just by researching your diagnosis?... IF that's what happens. This can only help.
I drive a manual transmission car and I always put it in 1st gear when parking and set the parking brake, so if I forget to set the parking brake, there's still less of a chance the car will roll compared to leaving it in neutral. However, I do doublecheck to make sure I put it in 1st gear, so... I guess I may have ADHD, too.
There is NOTHING wrong with talking to own self because that's what makes you learning own self just make sure you're safe and slowly learning life is difficult but OK at the same time.
I Barely know this channel... But Jaby, as a random internet stranger, Id say: if you have concerns: Get tested. I have both what was ADD and I have autism and to be fair... first diagnosis for ADD I held off. I didnt want there to be something wrong with me etc etc. But once I had the confirmation and proper help to understand why I do things differently, it was quite the relief. Helped me to find ways to function and work around my ADD obstacles in the perspective of things like school and work. Meds for ADD/ADHD are overrated, ESPECIALLY in USA (if that is where you live). Yes meds CAN help but here in The Netherlands you only get them if there is any actual benefit and finding the right type and/or dosage is quite a trip. At least it was for me since most meds gave me side effects that outweighed the benefits and some had no benefit at all. My ADD/autism journey was eventually made without any long term use of meds. Its better to know and potentially get some help rather than to not know and struggle with X not knowing why.
i have had times when i would not notice that i am thirsty or i have to go to emoty my bladder but i would like just stay not knowing and as soon as someone calls me for something then my whole mind snaps and i get reminded ohh, you are thirsty or ohh my bladder is about to explode i didn't feel the pressure..
Lol speaking as someone who most likely has ADHD (getting evaluated in April, but both of my siblings are diagnosed). I do everything that was mentioned in this video. I've been researching the topic for almost a year. Jaby, you miiiiight have ADHD lol
Every open browser window or tab is one window/tab too much! I like to have it clean. I'm more OCD that way. I can't relate to most of these (and I feel walking in circles talking to yourself for hours is beyond ADHD, that's kooky town territory, I'm sorry to judge!). I definitely can relate to the deadline thing, though. I hate doing stuff that I don't really want to do to the very core of my being. I procrastinate until there is no chance to postpone anymore. Always have, alway will.
Eh, it's within ADHD, and is rightfully weird-and ultimately harmless. But really, don't expect people to not be offended when you purposely write it like that lol.
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Whether you get tested or not won't impact how much trouble you have with these things. It's... very reassuring knowing that it's not your fault. I definitely think it would be good to get tested. Medication is not necessary, the understanding is very helpful.
lol I don't feel like I have ADHD, but pretty much everything except the walking in circles is something I do. I just thought people are unique and have to do what works for them. For me, it's literally having hundreds of tabs open at the same time so I can work efficiently. I can't think of how to do something the same way twice so I have to keep things immediately available because if I store/file it I won't remember where I put it (yes even if I make a process because next time a different process makes more sense and I can't remember what I did before).
I have suspicions that I have ADHD and my parents suspect I do too, though I haven’t been tested yet…..I probably should, but with all the other 30 things I need to do, that I still haven’t done, I’m never going to get round to it
Hate to break it to you, but forgetting to eat because of working nonstop, is another symptom of ADHD... hyperfocusing. (Also, seeing a lot of text and feeling like "Ugh, I really don't fee like reading this", is another symptom (Unless your brain finds it captivating). 😅 It can happen to anyone one day or another, but people with ADHD deal with the symptoms every day. Also, not every person with ADHD needs medication or treatment. Some are fortunate enough to be able to live a life and function without the problems most of us do have to live with, which is what made us go find professional help in the first place, and finding out that having untreated ADHD was the problem. (The not so fortunate of us with untreated ADHD deal with memory loss, mind fog, distractions, finantial problems like not remembering to pay the bills on time, marital problems because of "not paying enough attention to the significant other " which makes it seem like we don't care enough, and not being able to get up and do important things we know we need to do and actually WANT to get up and DO, but we're not actually able to get up and do it (Which is why some of us get labeled as lazy or procrasitators, but our brain just doesn't release the necesesary dopamine to motivate us to do those things, unless its something we actually enjoy doing. And that's why we hyperfocus on certain things (crafts, certain jobs or activities we like to do, videogames, etc.) because with those things, our brain realeases that dopamine we so desperately crave.
I quit playing video games or games which are very long because I literally get addicted to it and play for hours and days discarding all other important stuff like work, studies etc. It was very hard to throw off, I start like I will play for half hour but couldn’t get off it. For me, anything addictive is like either I stop it completely or I am completely gone into it. I have heard Jaby saying he can’t keep snacks like chips at home because he will end up eating the whole thing. Same happens to me as well. So I don’t buy snacks for the same reason
11:20 Part of ADHD is even the reverse so no matter if someone is medicated or not if you struggle with remembering to eat or eat too much you'll struggle to find a proper balance to your diet. In my case, to prevent me from eating too much my meds tell my brain to trigger my gag reflex, which is of course a terrible feeling, but only on hearty and/or big meals; I can eat 2 large fries from McDonalds with no problem but I'll struggle to eat a bagel with cream cheese. Tldr: ADHD is one of those scams that give you a bad diet and make you work out
Here is my Tab policy: As soon as the Taps get smaller (which happens in Chrome as soon as you have 7 Tabs open), I close some of them... Absulute maximum amount (If I need them all right now) maybe I go up to 8... but usually I only have 3 to 4 open at any given time.
I know we aren't supposed to ship real people and I completely understand that. But man. Sometimes It's hard to tell if you are just really good friends, brother and sister, or together. You two have so much chemistry but you also give each other a hard time. Regardless you both are great and you make this channel worth watching
Well I'm from New Zealand and worked in an American summer camp once. When it came time for the kids to get their meds literally half the children were on ADHD meds. I came to the conclusion that either something seriously messed up was going on in that country or (more likely) that parents were trying to medicate away normal (but inconvenient) childhood behavior by calling it ADHD and using drugs to eradicate it.
I think part of the over-medication of children is that the American public school system is super hostile even for children without focus or behavioral issues, so kids who do have issues can barely function at all. meds helped me a lot as a kid, I ended up stopping them and nearly dropped out of school as a result. thankfully I had already moved to a small private school that was able to help me in other ways and I was able to graduate. i still regret stopping the meds though, it takes a huge toll on one's mental health to want to be productive and just... not be able to at all. plus you get labels like 'disruptive', 'lazy', 'uncooperative', etc. and all the shame it brings, when you are already trying so hard. the comorbidity of ADHD and depression/anxiety is super high because of that sort of thing.
I think both possibilities you mentioned are true though. there's definitely people who try to medicate inconvenient behaviors away, but in general the way education and childcare is handled in the US is messed up. which contributes to how children are treated medically, as well.
4:15 Wait... I have a ,,For later" chrome group on my chrome bar, and it has like 30 tabs🤣. I just realized! I am a calm little boi, but when I think about myself, I might have ADHD and I don't even know it!
Just from experience, it seems almost everyone has a bit of Attention Deficiency and/or Hyperactivity in them. I believe it's when you have both in excess that it starts to create a messy situation in your daily routine
No. Like, if you have ADHD, your brain is literally different, particularly in the prefrontal cortex. There are multiple scientific studies supporting this.
i just know i have this without diagnosing it with a doctor. i most of the time have my mind easily distracted so when i think of something. i need to do it immediately or else, i would just remember it later on the day. even when I'm just reading, my mind will fly off to somewhere else so i tend to read a line multiple times just to understand it.
The only time i forget to eat is if im enjoying myself or im distracted by my thoughts so i dont really know how you can forget considering to me its an enjoyment
@@Prof.SeverusSnape I hate this take. No, not everyone has ADHD even though CERTAIN symptoms are relatable to a lot of people. It only becomes a diagnosable problem, if said symptoms interfere with your daily life.
I have 136 tabs open right now, because I keep saying ohh this is interesting i will watch it later....i never do. (and damn i can relate so much i pretty much do everything in this Video, i can even remember that in first grade the teacher had to lock the door, because i couldnt sit still and always needed and watched to move or get out. When i sit i constantly need to move my legs or when I would do homework i have 10 math problem which would normaly take 30 min but me i needed hours if i even finnished it because i mind would constantly wonder off, i would find things play around use a ruler and pencil as a spaceship etc and many other things, wow)
I relate to literally everything he said. Even the caffeine thing. I thought I was just made that way, didn't know it was related to ADHD. Now I am scared (of ADHD and also the test if I ever get one).
I relate with a lot of the things: The reading one The forgetting what I intended to do Putting things off till the last moment Easily distracted by things
The reading one is that I get lost in thoughts and then I have to go back and read that part again a bunch of times. Happens when I'm watching stuff too.
I do map out a route and start walking it for hours. No im not going to check myself for adhd tho. And I can't focus for more than 20 minuts if i ain't tierd af.
I definitely kinda get how ice cream feels. ive had issues with ADHD for as long as i could remember; i knew i had something up with me when i was younger but that info was withheld from me by my parents til later in life lol. anyway, its frustrating to deal with and some people tell me to 'just do this n that and it'll help', unfortunately those methods never worked and i get weird stares or an 'huh, interesting' or 'i dont believe you' comment. its not like they're the ones dealing with this problem but man, it can be rough
I think a lot of people have ADHD, but were just never diagnosed because it wasn't extreme or their parents just thought you're weird or lazy. I'm pretty sure I have it after this video and recently looking up the symptoms earlier. I'm definitely going to get tested the first chance I get cause I want to know for sure and maybe with medication I might have better focus and not procrastinate so much. Think I would've been much more successful in life if I knew what I was working with sooner. Really loved this video and reaction cause it was so funny and helpful. 👍👍✌ out.
nah while texting sometimes brain is working so fast that i think i wrote some word and then come later to see i didn't wrote the word... but that's like sometimes and not frequent..
You might or may not have adhd. Your description of the reading issues matches what I experience in almost every aspect of my life, so... I'm planning on getting assessed. As for dyslexia... I have a set of mistakes I often make and have to correct myself. It's like... My brain changes how I want to write a thing while I already write it down. And I know for a fact I'm not dyslexic per se.
I am mixed handed, i do half of the things from my left hand and half from my right hand that's the main cause of my ADHD as my brain gets confused all the time ......
Wait this !!!!! This !!!! wtf i didn't think I've met anyone with the same exact hand thing like me. for some tasks i can't even imagine using left hand for others the same with right.and i know its different from being ambidextrous
I have ADHD, and I don't think this video gives an accurate picture of it (yeah, a lot of what it says is correct, but a lot of it is not, and is missing some details). ADHD actually has 2 TREMENDOUS upsides. The way it's presented in this video, it's all bad. But it really isn't. One thing that often goes along with ADHD is something which has been dubbed 'Hyperfocus', and if you are a technical person like me, it can be a TREMENDOUS boon. I worked as a computer programmer and systems analyst for most of my life, and one thing that my ADHD allowed me to do is to focus on a computer program to the point that almost nothing could distract me. Programmers call this 'being in the zone'. I could be sitting at my desk staring at my screen, and a large group of people would come into my cubicle and start having a conversation with me. I would not even know they were there until I heard my name. I mean this literally, and it happened time and again. The thing is that ADHD is kind of a misnomer, since the disorder is more related to a dysfunction of short term memory. So, for example, countless times I've found melted ice cream on top of my refrigerator. I've found my sneakers in the freezer. I once drove off with my Kindle on the roof of my car (I never got that back). Yes, I have had to re-read the same paragraph multiple times, as you described. But I also (when I was younger) could read 3 books in a day without any speed-reading techniques. The other positive trait that many people with ADHD have is a seemingly mystical and wonderful encyclopedic memory of certain classes of odd facts -- being a life-long nerd, I'm 62 and I can still recite and remember stuff from certain college science and math classes as if they just happened. (Of course, it's generally the classes that really held my interest). I have a really good memory for old movies and science fiction books and board games that I played in my youth and so on. But it was hard growing up. I was REALLY good at subjects that were more skill-based and less memory/knowledge based. I loved math. But I could not memorize anything to save my life. When I was very young, they nicknamed my best friend 'Professor'. I was "The Absent-minded Professor" because I'd get on the wrong schoolbus to go home, I'd wear my shirt inside out, I'd wear two different colored socks, and so on. When I was in High School, my friends nicknamed me "Mr. Non-Sequitor", because I'd be in this carpool with them, and I'd respond to things I heard in the conversation 3 minutes earlier, not realizing that the conversation had moved on. When I was working, I'd frequently zone out in meetings -- that fine when you are a low-level programmer. But when you are the project leader, and the senior systems analyst and the resident technical guru (yes, actually that was in my job description), it's embarassing to have to respond to questions when you've completely missed the last few minutes of what was said, and you are the guy who's supposed to know everything. On the other hand, I did have a reputation as a miracle maker. A junior programmer would come to me and start describing an issue they were having and before they even finished their first sentence, I could often tell them EXACTLY what was wrong with their program, and where to find the problem in the code (which I had not even looked at). So ADHD does have its perks. Unfortunately, because ADHD is not my ONLY diagnosis, my Psychiatrist told me that he would not prescribe anything for it because it would conflict with other psych meds that I'm on. So I just have to live with it. And practicing mindfulness does help. Unfortunately, growing older, and also having a sleep disorder does not. And btw, for me, coffee is medicine. But I never have more than 4 cups a day, and rarely even that much.
I don’t know if you ever read any of the Percy Jackson books but I thought it was so cool that all of the Demi-God children in Camp Half-Blood had ADHD because that was a super power that enabled them to be heroes. I thought that was such a nice take on it - especially for children who might feel bad for being different. I am constantly in awe of how people’s brains work differently and if we could all understand and work to each other’s strengths, I think we could get really far 😊
Adhd solved the mystery of why energy drinks put me to sleep and pain medication makes me hyper. During postgrad burnout hit me HARD, and the Executive dysfunction (among other things) got unmanageable. I call hyperfocus my superpower too, but it's also my downfall lol. I'll go days w/o sleep or food and crash. Plus, if I don't complete the task before crashing, I basically have to start over (if I ever bring myself to resume). I'm adhd and asd (with some chronic pain issues I am starting to wonder might partially be linked to going undiagnosed foe nearly 3 decades). I love your attitude about it, I'm still in the getting over the resentment for falling through the cracks ans mourning the life I could have had (with accommodations and taught coping strategies) phase lol.
I also think this video is a very slippery slope (all videos like this are). Self diagnosing is a very risky thing to do and many people (even in this comment section) now think they have adhd. They might, but until they get tested they shouldn't be claiming that they have it.
I found out I had ADHD by reading Percy Jackson. Coz all the half-blood characters did have ADHD and Riordan described the struggles in beautiful detail.
I absolutely feel you, but If you have it, not geting diagnosed won't change a thing about the fact and at least you can get help with some of the symtoms as soon as you are diagnosed... so It really only is a win win situation for you. Either the Diagnose is negative:"Yaay, you don't have it!" or it is positive "great, now you can do something about it"
I’ve got all those symptoms and I’ve seen those relatable adhd videos, did some research and I actually think I’ve got it but I still haven’t been tested 😂
I am on the spectrum/am autistic AND I have ADHD, I don't think anyone should be sad if they got ONE thing that hinders them. I have done school normally for all my life (with a LOT of help) and I am almost through the entirety of school. p.s. (I don't have a problem with being called autistic, BUT I DO have a problem with calling people that are not on the spectrum autistic because they don't know what it's like to be on the spectrum)
Jaby definitely in denial 😂😂😂
Tbf most of Adhd symptoms are just common things people do.
@@NHJ03 wait ADHD is a syndrome?
I thought it was more of a disorder.
Or are they the same thing?
I'm stupid
@@Itabz oh shoot. I meant symptoms. My bad. Im dumb
@@NHJ03 most the disorders are common things everyone does or have experienced at least once, the thing is: How often does it happen? To what degree do you feel/does it? Forgetting is common, but it's bad when it happens more than it should.
@@NHJ03 thats because it is, but thats not the point, the point is in the frequency they show these symptoms.
Forgetting to drink water ✅️
Forgetting what I was about to do✅️
Forgetting to reply to texts ✅️
Finding myself walking around restless ✅️
Reading the same paragraph over and over because it just won't register ✅️
Forgetting to eat until I get a headache ✅️
I don't think I have ADHD though...😏
You probably just have a very bad memory
And also,
Forgetting I had to go to the washroom ✅
Forgetting I had bought something right after buying that thing ✅
Logging into an account and suddenly forgetting the same password I've been using for over five years ✅
Being compelled to set things parallel to each other and to my surroundings ✅
Same
Same...
Either people with ADHD need to stop being relatable or I need to go to the doctor
This is amazing and 100% accurate. People with ADHD often get treated as if our symptoms are serious character flaws that can be corrected, but the reality is there is no cure. Our default mode network circuitry is broken. I saw someone a while back describe living with adhd is kinda like being really bad at Mario Kart and all the normal people are like “why are you so bad a Mario kart?!” Then you find out your version of the game produces 40x the amount of banana peels as everyone else.
Yup. I like to describe it as if my brain is a young child and my conscious self is the adult. If I don't consciously push my brain in a direction, it'll never do what I need it to do. And I have to constantly check in on it to make sure it's on track...
Yup it’s tuff living this way. Especially when with family or at work.
I have ADHD. Everything he described in this video fits completely. I also got an EEG and yes it was very hard to sit still for 30 minutes until they put on the TV and my 7 year old ish self got to watch Scooby-Doo
Okay,
1. I was diagnosed very young (5) before they did EEG.
But 2. I have to know, which Scooby Doo did they put on?
@@TsumiAlchemist Cyber Chase
Yeah same
I was like damn
I never knew that was a sign!!
Wow that vid was really good
I was laughing the whole time
My mother's always yelling at me about not eating or drinking water for the day especially since I suffer with recurring stomach ulcers. But I genuinely would completely forget about/not notice my hunger cues once I get distracted by something or start hyperfocusing on whatever I'm doing that seems more interesting in the moment. Sometimes it'll just be that finding something to eat and then preparing it seems like such a huge task that I find difficult to start.
I'm hoping that soon I'll finally get checked for ADHD since my older sister is like my Achara who has witnessed all of my signs from since I was a baby so she's always telling me I have ADHD🤣
Me and my sister are the opposite, she denies that I have adhd every single time. Doesn't even consider the possibility of me having it just because when she's in college she had to go to a "special school" (cus she major in psychology or something) and saw how a kid with severe adhd act. That's why she keep on denying it, but maybe mine isn't as severe as those kids. Maybe I need to try and get it diagnose but she'll just told me not to.
Edit: I finally convinced my sister to take me to an expert to diagnose me.
MEEE TOO!!
except for the stomach ulcer thing... Im fairly certain Ive never had that ...
And the yelling coming from your mom XP its usually my bf and my friends freaking out about my appetite or ...lack there of?
But the rest of this is accurate to meee!
I agree with Jaby, unless you have a very serious problem with you then you’re really don’t need to get checked. Look at it like this we are all completely different individuals we carry ourselves in a different way and that’s pretty much to it.
As someone with ADHD, walking around in circles and talking to yourself feels downright therapeutic. I don't talk out loud when I'm doing it though. I usually do it more when I'm alone, not because I think it will creep other people out, and more because when other people see me just silently pacing I guess they think I'm bored or anxious or something and it's an invitation to come talk to me, when actually it's like they're waking me up from a nice nap
I have ADHD And never tried to walking in circles found like fun
You two are so fuggin adorable together.
I've not been diagnosed for ADHD or Dyslexia, but I'm pretty sure I have both too. I can't even listen to audio books without getting distracted. Combining that with my personality type of INFP, unless I'm extremely interested in something, I feel like I physically can't do it. I'm kind of a free flowing hippie, I don't like structure. It makes me generally unproductive, but when I'm into a project, I put everything into it and get things done quickly. I'll never be uber successful because of that inconsistency, but it's ok with me.
This is me word for word, and with the MBTI type.
Even without a diagnosis, looking up coping mechanisms for ADHD etc, could be very helpful! A lot of these traits again are possible signs of ADHD, but it's only all together they start to build a picture.
And in terms of medication, I only got diagnosed a bit over a year ago, it's been amazingly helpful in so many ways (organising myself, focusing, managing anxiety). The best thing about ADHD medication is that that are very few side effects, you don't need to take it every day, and it doesn't build up in your system like SSRIs, so you can just stop taking it if you don't like them. But again, not for everyone.
The end of this video lol that was cute asf
I feel you Jaby! I have all these issues just like you. For instance, checking doors 2-3 times to checking whether I have hit a vehicle while driving. More power to you! 💛🙌🏾
Since I locked my self out of my appartment once, I can only close my appartment door with a good feeling when I'm leaving as long as I physically see my keys in my hand while I close the door. I litterally stare at them and actively think "THERE ARE MY KEYS! I GOT THEM!"
Awesome vid you two! Thank you now I have something else to worry about!
Stay safe and have a great weekend!
Excelsior!
Heff
Walking in a circle is a good way to past the time for me, as well as tell myself stories, and making my own while telling myself how it would work, especially if it involves me getting superpowers or a large amount of money!
9:19 the thing about neuro-diversity and labels, is that you likely already have labels. Depending on your symptoms you may be labelled as forgetful, obsessive, unfocused, distracted, etc.
the difference with a diagnosis that gives you a label that can help you understand yourself and sometimes your past. It’s not a label you have to share if you don’t want to, but as I state above you already have labels, why not have a label that could help you.
That's a _really_ nice way of thinking
5:54 - for me it's not just a paragraph, it's literal pages. Get to a part that got good and have to page back cos I couldnt remember the series of events that led up to it.
Hey man, I spent a long time trying to not get diagnosed. I knew that my brain was backwards, but it was fine, and I didn't want a label. I definitely didn't want meds. Turns out, if you work with a good doctor, and get a medicine regiment that is designed for you, then you can just keep being you, but easier. Like I'm unchanged, just less anxious. It's worth it. You might not even need meds. Just a psychologist who knows what's up with you and can give you tricks and strats can be worth it.
I can't relate to forgetting to drink water part as I feel like, if anything, while I've always been a very picky/selective eater I also seem to be more sensory seeking with the food/drinks I do enjoy, and I also seem to be usually pretty sensitive to my sense of hunger/thirst as a result. But otherwise, yeah, this checks most of the boxes for me including re-reading the same paragraph multiple times, and re-checking myself multiple times a bit obsessively when completing tasks like checking off the grocery list, locking the door, re-checking I have everything before I leave the house, etc. I could be wrong, but for a while now I've strongly suspected I probably have inattentive ADHD and/or autism.
I was once part of the first in school dyslexia learning classes and at the time I was only tested for dyslexia but I noticed I had alot of similar traits to my ADHD friend but figured it was just an us thing yrs later I started to experience new things that are 100% an ADHD thing and finally went and got tested and was told I had both and was asked to be tested for autism as well and WOW so happy I re-took my dyslexia test and the two others cause I'd lived my whole life assuming I had reading issues but nope I've got a % of all three which just explains so much and made me feel a bit better about what was happening
Achara is a KEEPER!!! 😎 nuff said
Love her!🤗❤️
When Jaby flinched, so did I. I thought somehow, Achara was going to smack me, too. :)
Jaby: ADHD yes, on spectrum no
9:40 Jaby : I am different (Homelander vibes)
After hearing the symptoms I feel like I should get myself checked too lmao. I do have some of these symptoms he talks about. When I read a sentence, I read it but I don't understand anything at all, words just disappear from my brain, even a small sentence I usually have to read 5-6 times while REALLLY focusing to understand it. But on of the other side I have a much simpler time understanding patterns in things, which really hlps me be a great programmer. And I prefer audio books and video lectures instead of having to read something for this reason. I do pace back and forth in my room for no reason just having random thoughts in my head or just spacing out while doing so and do forget a lot of things, for example I have a extremely difficult time remembering routes. If certain landmarks disappeared I probably wouldn't even be able to reach my home, but remembering hundreds of algorithms which I will probably never use is no big deal..
Bruv this is literally me!
I have watched way too many relatable adhd tiktoks on RUclips and my aunt watches TikTok and her fyp is mixed in with ADHD ones and she yells how it makes so much sense! It's a joke and I laugh at it so often...also, ye I forget to eat a lot because I'm distracted by something...I don't even eat breakfast...I also talk a lot...
Jaby, you're perfectly imperfect and that's 👍
ICS: "All of this started with good old denial."
Jaby the whole video - denial, denial, denial.
Yep, you seem fine Jabs.😂
When I was like 8 I started seeing a psychiatrist because I was exhibiting symptoms of anxiety (aka having panic attacks randomly for no reason) and while talking to me I guess he noticed a lot of behavioral ticks I have that during my conversation about my anxiety he said “you seem to also be displaying symptoms of mild ADHD” and ever since then I’ve seen and heard a lot of stuff about it and it just confirms that yeah I more than likely do have it. Like that locking a door then immediately forgetting, walking in circles talking to yourself, being “immune” to caffeine, all of those hit VERY close to home. Tho to be fair I do have certain habits that are contradicting: like while I do procrastinate I also have this insane urge to do things right away just so I don’t have to worry about them anymore, I do always have a handful of tabs open but I try to keep it to a minimum because having too many tabs open stresses me out, I have this incessant need to keep things neat and organized to the point where like whenever I play Minecraft with my friends while they’re off doing random shit I’m in my house labeling chests and storing stuff in their respective chests in a specific order, and so on.
Regarding your contradictions. I feel that that's the thing too, just because you have adhd-which is mostly behavioral, doesn't mean it completely affects our thinking y'know? Am I making sense? Like, I'd want to do things but paralyzation won't let me-that's not me procrastinating, because I want and I'm ready to do the thing. Pocrastination would mean I'm actively trying to avoid it, but I'm not. So that's not contradicting, it's correlated, I feel..
People also correlate ADHD with messiness, but that's mostly because of our forgetfulness (at least in my case, ). I _like_ order and cleanliness-I just can't achieve it.
Lol so adorable and silly the ending of the video….the Jabg laugh still gets me lol
2 things you said that are basically wrong about getting checked.
1, You don't have to take medication. If it's not serious you can manage the negative effects through diet, exercise, and techniques that work for you. But that can only happen if you understand WHY you are the way you are. Which leads to #2.
2, You don't have to tell people about your new "label". What this does is gives you something to research in order to understand your own brain better. Most people can't do this... They have to learn the hard way what works and what doesn't. What if I told you you can get 80% of the way to understanding yourself just by researching your diagnosis?... IF that's what happens.
This can only help.
I have almost all those symptoms. Might have to read up on it more at some point. Love your reactions to this channel.
Omg haircuts for me is the worst. Having to hold my head still. I always thought it was claustrophobia. Mabye it is
1:54 Loving the sense of humor from this individual! 😂💪
0:01 jokes on you, I’m both!
ok this guy just earned my sub, his style is up my ally, maybe i have ADHD too. i see a lot of my self in this
I drive a manual transmission car and I always put it in 1st gear when parking and set the parking brake, so if I forget to set the parking brake, there's still less of a chance the car will roll compared to leaving it in neutral. However, I do doublecheck to make sure I put it in 1st gear, so... I guess I may have ADHD, too.
There is NOTHING wrong with talking to own self because that's what makes you learning own self just make sure you're safe and slowly learning life is difficult but OK at the same time.
I Barely know this channel... But Jaby, as a random internet stranger, Id say: if you have concerns: Get tested.
I have both what was ADD and I have autism and to be fair... first diagnosis for ADD I held off. I didnt want there to be something wrong with me etc etc. But once I had the confirmation and proper help to understand why I do things differently, it was quite the relief. Helped me to find ways to function and work around my ADD obstacles in the perspective of things like school and work. Meds for ADD/ADHD are overrated, ESPECIALLY in USA (if that is where you live). Yes meds CAN help but here in The Netherlands you only get them if there is any actual benefit and finding the right type and/or dosage is quite a trip. At least it was for me since most meds gave me side effects that outweighed the benefits and some had no benefit at all. My ADD/autism journey was eventually made without any long term use of meds.
Its better to know and potentially get some help rather than to not know and struggle with X not knowing why.
It's good that Jaby has good friends
i have had times when i would not notice that i am thirsty or i have to go to emoty my bladder but i would like just stay not knowing and as soon as someone calls me for something then my whole mind snaps and i get reminded ohh, you are thirsty or ohh my bladder is about to explode i didn't feel the pressure..
I'm pretty sure I have adhd, probably other mental issues but I'm also in denial and kind if scared to get tested
Glad to see I'm not alone. I remember as a kid always being treated like dumb or people avoiding me because of my ADHD.
Lol speaking as someone who most likely has ADHD (getting evaluated in April, but both of my siblings are diagnosed). I do everything that was mentioned in this video. I've been researching the topic for almost a year. Jaby, you miiiiight have ADHD lol
Every open browser window or tab is one window/tab too much! I like to have it clean. I'm more OCD that way. I can't relate to most of these (and I feel walking in circles talking to yourself for hours is beyond ADHD, that's kooky town territory, I'm sorry to judge!).
I definitely can relate to the deadline thing, though. I hate doing stuff that I don't really want to do to the very core of my being. I procrastinate until there is no chance to postpone anymore. Always have, alway will.
You're not sorry to judge at all you nasty pos. Life will teach you though
@@Jehphg Lighten up. I talk to myself all the time when I'm alone. It was meant more tongue in cheek than you took it. I'm truly sorry for that.
Eh, it's within ADHD, and is rightfully weird-and ultimately harmless. But really, don't expect people to not be offended when you purposely write it like that lol.
I have adhd and I swear I stare into space and stop what I’m doing to stop what I’m doing to do something else or to just look around
Kudos for jaby driving a stick
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That's why I use incognito mode. 😥
Whether you get tested or not won't impact how much trouble you have with these things.
It's... very reassuring knowing that it's not your fault.
I definitely think it would be good to get tested. Medication is not necessary, the understanding is very helpful.
i have extreme adhd. and completely relatable. thankyou
lol I don't feel like I have ADHD, but pretty much everything except the walking in circles is something I do. I just thought people are unique and have to do what works for them. For me, it's literally having hundreds of tabs open at the same time so I can work efficiently. I can't think of how to do something the same way twice so I have to keep things immediately available because if I store/file it I won't remember where I put it (yes even if I make a process because next time a different process makes more sense and I can't remember what I did before).
I have suspicions that I have ADHD and my parents suspect I do too, though I haven’t been tested yet…..I probably should, but with all the other 30 things I need to do, that I still haven’t done, I’m never going to get round to it
Hate to break it to you, but forgetting to eat because of working nonstop, is another symptom of ADHD... hyperfocusing. (Also, seeing a lot of text and feeling like "Ugh, I really don't fee like reading this", is another symptom (Unless your brain finds it captivating). 😅
It can happen to anyone one day or another, but people with ADHD deal with the symptoms every day. Also, not every person with ADHD needs medication or treatment. Some are fortunate enough to be able to live a life and function without the problems most of us do have to live with, which is what made us go find professional help in the first place, and finding out that having untreated ADHD was the problem. (The not so fortunate of us with untreated ADHD deal with memory loss, mind fog, distractions, finantial problems like not remembering to pay the bills on time, marital problems because of "not paying enough attention to the significant other " which makes it seem like we don't care enough, and not being able to get up and do important things we know we need to do and actually WANT to get up and DO, but we're not actually able to get up and do it (Which is why some of us get labeled as lazy or procrasitators, but our brain just doesn't release the necesesary dopamine to motivate us to do those things, unless its something we actually enjoy doing. And that's why we hyperfocus on certain things (crafts, certain jobs or activities we like to do, videogames, etc.) because with those things, our brain realeases that dopamine we so desperately crave.
I quit playing video games or games which are very long because I literally get addicted to it and play for hours and days discarding all other important stuff like work, studies etc. It was very hard to throw off, I start like I will play for half hour but couldn’t get off it. For me, anything addictive is like either I stop it completely or I am completely gone into it.
I have heard Jaby saying he can’t keep snacks like chips at home because he will end up eating the whole thing. Same happens to me as well. So I don’t buy snacks for the same reason
Also, ADHD in women usually looks slightly different! That does sound more ADHD, Jaby and less dyslexic!
11:20 Part of ADHD is even the reverse so no matter if someone is medicated or not if you struggle with remembering to eat or eat too much you'll struggle to find a proper balance to your diet. In my case, to prevent me from eating too much my meds tell my brain to trigger my gag reflex, which is of course a terrible feeling, but only on hearty and/or big meals; I can eat 2 large fries from McDonalds with no problem but I'll struggle to eat a bagel with cream cheese.
Tldr: ADHD is one of those scams that give you a bad diet and make you work out
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I know we aren't supposed to ship real people and I completely understand that. But man. Sometimes It's hard to tell if you are just really good friends, brother and sister, or together. You two have so much chemistry but you also give each other a hard time. Regardless you both are great and you make this channel worth watching
Well I'm from New Zealand and worked in an American summer camp once. When it came time for the kids to get their meds literally half the children were on ADHD meds. I came to the conclusion that either something seriously messed up was going on in that country or (more likely) that parents were trying to medicate away normal (but inconvenient) childhood behavior by calling it ADHD and using drugs to eradicate it.
I think part of the over-medication of children is that the American public school system is super hostile even for children without focus or behavioral issues, so kids who do have issues can barely function at all. meds helped me a lot as a kid, I ended up stopping them and nearly dropped out of school as a result. thankfully I had already moved to a small private school that was able to help me in other ways and I was able to graduate. i still regret stopping the meds though, it takes a huge toll on one's mental health to want to be productive and just... not be able to at all. plus you get labels like 'disruptive', 'lazy', 'uncooperative', etc. and all the shame it brings, when you are already trying so hard. the comorbidity of ADHD and depression/anxiety is super high because of that sort of thing.
I think both possibilities you mentioned are true though. there's definitely people who try to medicate inconvenient behaviors away, but in general the way education and childcare is handled in the US is messed up. which contributes to how children are treated medically, as well.
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I hear ya Jaby- I have ADHD and can say this video is💯 correct lol! Love y'all!
As someone who has been diagnosed with ADHD since i was years old, beinf asked not to move for 8 minutes is absolute torture
4:15 Wait... I have a ,,For later" chrome group on my chrome bar, and it has like 30 tabs🤣. I just realized! I am a calm little boi, but when I think about myself, I might have ADHD and I don't even know it!
Only way to tell for sure is to see a doctor.
Oh the ending ❤️❤️
Just from experience, it seems almost everyone has a bit of Attention Deficiency and/or Hyperactivity in them. I believe it's when you have both in excess that it starts to create a messy situation in your daily routine
No. Like, if you have ADHD, your brain is literally different, particularly in the prefrontal cortex. There are multiple scientific studies supporting this.
Everyone feels sad, that doesn't mean everyone has a bit of depression in them.
i just know i have this without diagnosing it with a doctor. i most of the time have my mind easily distracted so when i think of something. i need to do it immediately or else, i would just remember it later on the day. even when I'm just reading, my mind will fly off to somewhere else so i tend to read a line multiple times just to understand it.
The only time i forget to eat is if im enjoying myself or im distracted by my thoughts so i dont really know how you can forget considering to me its an enjoyment
Now I feel like I have ADHD 😅
Don't we all?🤣
@@Prof.SeverusSnape I hate this take. No, not everyone has ADHD even though CERTAIN symptoms are relatable to a lot of people. It only becomes a diagnosable problem, if said symptoms interfere with your daily life.
I have 136 tabs open right now, because I keep saying ohh this is interesting i will watch it later....i never do. (and damn i can relate so much i pretty much do everything in this Video, i can even remember that in first grade the teacher had to lock the door, because i couldnt sit still and always needed and watched to move or get out. When i sit i constantly need to move my legs or when I would do homework i have 10 math problem which would normaly take 30 min but me i needed hours if i even finnished it because i mind would constantly wonder off, i would find things play around use a ruler and pencil as a spaceship etc and many other things, wow)
I relate to literally everything he said. Even the caffeine thing. I thought I was just made that way, didn't know it was related to ADHD. Now I am scared (of ADHD and also the test if I ever get one).
I've only been watching this channel for a month and it's pretty obvious
I relate with a lot of the things:
The reading one
The forgetting what I intended to do
Putting things off till the last moment
Easily distracted by things
The reading one is that I get lost in thoughts and then I have to go back and read that part again a bunch of times. Happens when I'm watching stuff too.
I do map out a route and start walking it for hours. No im not going to check myself for adhd tho. And I can't focus for more than 20 minuts if i ain't tierd af.
The reading thing is a real problem with me
keep losing track of what I was reading and keep going back again and again
Definitely have ADHD, officially. Neat.
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I definitely kinda get how ice cream feels. ive had issues with ADHD for as long as i could remember; i knew i had something up with me when i was younger but that info was withheld from me by my parents til later in life lol. anyway, its frustrating to deal with and some people tell me to 'just do this n that and it'll help', unfortunately those methods never worked and i get weird stares or an 'huh, interesting' or 'i dont believe you' comment. its not like they're the ones dealing with this problem but man, it can be rough
I think a lot of people have ADHD, but were just never diagnosed because it wasn't extreme or their parents just thought you're weird or lazy. I'm pretty sure I have it after this video and recently looking up the symptoms earlier. I'm definitely going to get tested the first chance I get cause I want to know for sure and maybe with medication I might have better focus and not procrastinate so much. Think I would've been much more successful in life if I knew what I was working with sooner.
Really loved this video and reaction cause it was so funny and helpful. 👍👍✌ out.
I relate to all of what jabi said
I actually have ADHD and as ice cream sandwich said I always get half of what the people usually gets in school
LOVED THE END VIDEO PART 🤣
after watching this video I'm questioning myself 'do I have ADHD?' cuz i relate to mostly everything explained in this vid
nah while texting sometimes brain is working so fast that i think i wrote some word and then come later to see i didn't wrote the word... but that's like sometimes and not frequent..
I HAVE ALL HIS SYMPTOMS.
Same
Then go to a doctor.
You might or may not have adhd. Your description of the reading issues matches what I experience in almost every aspect of my life, so... I'm planning on getting assessed.
As for dyslexia... I have a set of mistakes I often make and have to correct myself. It's like... My brain changes how I want to write a thing while I already write it down. And I know for a fact I'm not dyslexic per se.
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Walking around in circles talking to yourself…good lord I feel S E E N!
I am mixed handed, i do half of the things from my left hand and half from my right hand that's the main cause of my ADHD as my brain gets confused all the time ......
Wait this !!!!! This !!!! wtf i didn't think I've met anyone with the same exact hand thing like me. for some tasks i can't even imagine using left hand for others the same with right.and i know its different from being ambidextrous
@@muralikartik6813 you're in 1% of us buddy ....
I have both the hyperactivity and inattentiveness...so..yeah.
I have ADHD, and I don't think this video gives an accurate picture of it (yeah, a lot of what it says is correct, but a lot of it is not, and is missing some details). ADHD actually has 2 TREMENDOUS upsides. The way it's presented in this video, it's all bad. But it really isn't. One thing that often goes along with ADHD is something which has been dubbed 'Hyperfocus', and if you are a technical person like me, it can be a TREMENDOUS boon. I worked as a computer programmer and systems analyst for most of my life, and one thing that my ADHD allowed me to do is to focus on a computer program to the point that almost nothing could distract me. Programmers call this 'being in the zone'. I could be sitting at my desk staring at my screen, and a large group of people would come into my cubicle and start having a conversation with me. I would not even know they were there until I heard my name. I mean this literally, and it happened time and again.
The thing is that ADHD is kind of a misnomer, since the disorder is more related to a dysfunction of short term memory. So, for example, countless times I've found melted ice cream on top of my refrigerator. I've found my sneakers in the freezer. I once drove off with my Kindle on the roof of my car (I never got that back). Yes, I have had to re-read the same paragraph multiple times, as you described. But I also (when I was younger) could read 3 books in a day without any speed-reading techniques.
The other positive trait that many people with ADHD have is a seemingly mystical and wonderful encyclopedic memory of certain classes of odd facts -- being a life-long nerd, I'm 62 and I can still recite and remember stuff from certain college science and math classes as if they just happened. (Of course, it's generally the classes that really held my interest). I have a really good memory for old movies and science fiction books and board games that I played in my youth and so on.
But it was hard growing up. I was REALLY good at subjects that were more skill-based and less memory/knowledge based. I loved math. But I could not memorize anything to save my life. When I was very young, they nicknamed my best friend 'Professor'. I was "The Absent-minded Professor" because I'd get on the wrong schoolbus to go home, I'd wear my shirt inside out, I'd wear two different colored socks, and so on. When I was in High School, my friends nicknamed me "Mr. Non-Sequitor", because I'd be in this carpool with them, and I'd respond to things I heard in the conversation 3 minutes earlier, not realizing that the conversation had moved on. When I was working, I'd frequently zone out in meetings -- that fine when you are a low-level programmer. But when you are the project leader, and the senior systems analyst and the resident technical guru (yes, actually that was in my job description), it's embarassing to have to respond to questions when you've completely missed the last few minutes of what was said, and you are the guy who's supposed to know everything.
On the other hand, I did have a reputation as a miracle maker. A junior programmer would come to me and start describing an issue they were having and before they even finished their first sentence, I could often tell them EXACTLY what was wrong with their program, and where to find the problem in the code (which I had not even looked at). So ADHD does have its perks.
Unfortunately, because ADHD is not my ONLY diagnosis, my Psychiatrist told me that he would not prescribe anything for it because it would conflict with other psych meds that I'm on. So I just have to live with it. And practicing mindfulness does help. Unfortunately, growing older, and also having a sleep disorder does not. And btw, for me, coffee is medicine. But I never have more than 4 cups a day, and rarely even that much.
I don’t know if you ever read any of the Percy Jackson books but I thought it was so cool that all of the Demi-God children in Camp Half-Blood had ADHD because that was a super power that enabled them to be heroes. I thought that was such a nice take on it - especially for children who might feel bad for being different. I am constantly in awe of how people’s brains work differently and if we could all understand and work to each other’s strengths, I think we could get really far 😊
Adhd solved the mystery of why energy drinks put me to sleep and pain medication makes me hyper. During postgrad burnout hit me HARD, and the Executive dysfunction (among other things) got unmanageable. I call hyperfocus my superpower too, but it's also my downfall lol. I'll go days w/o sleep or food and crash. Plus, if I don't complete the task before crashing, I basically have to start over (if I ever bring myself to resume).
I'm adhd and asd (with some chronic pain issues I am starting to wonder might partially be linked to going undiagnosed foe nearly 3 decades). I love your attitude about it, I'm still in the getting over the resentment for falling through the cracks ans mourning the life I could have had (with accommodations and taught coping strategies) phase lol.
Thank you! There are positives to ADHD. I too can Hyperfocus and remember odd facts and lines from movies and TV shows. My superpower lol
I also think this video is a very slippery slope (all videos like this are). Self diagnosing is a very risky thing to do and many people (even in this comment section) now think they have adhd. They might, but until they get tested they shouldn't be claiming that they have it.
I found out I had ADHD by reading Percy Jackson. Coz all the half-blood characters did have ADHD and Riordan described the struggles in beautiful detail.
Yes! I loved that in the Percy Jackson books, reframing ADHD as being the thing that gives the Demi-Gods superpowers 😊
4:38 This is definitely me! 😂
I have all these symptoms but I still don't wanna get diagnosed that's why I can definitely feel what Jaby is trying to say
I absolutely feel you, but If you have it, not geting diagnosed won't change a thing about the fact and at least you can get help with some of the symtoms as soon as you are diagnosed... so It really only is a win win situation for you. Either the Diagnose is negative:"Yaay, you don't have it!" or it is positive "great, now you can do something about it"
@@malte1984 yea true
the nigahiga video on adhd is good too
I’ve got all those symptoms and I’ve seen those relatable adhd videos, did some research and I actually think I’ve got it but I still haven’t been tested 😂
Hatchet was good. Rip Gary Paulson. I'm still short on reading the last of the series.
Ok I have ADHD and read paragraphs several times, but I also accidentally do it as well. Uh yeah
Oh God!!! 😅 I wasn’t expecting to relate to this....
I am on the spectrum/am autistic AND I have ADHD, I don't think anyone should be sad if they got ONE thing that hinders them.
I have done school normally for all my life (with a LOT of help) and I am almost through the entirety of school.
p.s. (I don't have a problem with being called autistic, BUT I DO have a problem with calling people that are not on the spectrum autistic because they don't know what it's like to be on the spectrum)
I think I had an EEG test as a kid and I hated it 😅
I love ice cream sandwich
0:45 Yikes! 😂
I always forget to eat. I get so distracted I go all day without it and not going toilet too
9:18 achara saying what the neurodivergent community want people to understand.