I got diagnosed with ADD 18 years ago as a teenage. Spent my whole life fighting ADD. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 9 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.
I love hearing great life changing stories like this. I want to become a mycologist because honestly mushrooms are the best form of medicine (most especially the psychedelic ones) There are so many people today used magic mushrooms to ween off of SSRI medication- its amazing! Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death buddy, lets be honest here.
YES sure of mycologist Pedroshrooms. Mushrooms literally got me off my feet and turned my whole life around. I am currently a housing manager for a recovery program. I wouldn't have been able to do that shit without psilocybin.
I'm so very happy for you mate, Psilocybin is absolutely amazing, the way it shows you things, the way it teaches you things. I can not believe our world and our people shows less interest about it's helpfulness to humanity. It's love. The mushrooms heals people by showing the truth, it would be so beneficial for so many people, especially politicians and the rich who have lost their way and every other persons out there.
I'm happy I found this video. As a teenager with ADD it's been really hard for me. My friends usually think i'm weird. It's so hard to focus in classes and I get distracted to easily. And when I didn't know what my friends just said I ask what they were talking about and they just go "oh nothing." Many people think i'm annoying because I ask something and then I just ask it again. I just can't help it. I can never sit without doing something else. I usually just do random stuff with my fingers. Sometimes my friends are talking about something and I just always wanna join in and know what they're talking about. I don't mean to be annoying like I have to know everything but that's just me. People might explain me a thing many times and I don't understand it, but when someone else tells me it I understand. In class I don't always hear what my teacher says. It's like watching 10 tvs at the same time. I have so much to think about and when I get distracted, I can hear nothing. It's also really hard to study. I read something and right after i'm like "What did I just read?.." and then i'll just read it again. I've always wanted to be normal and that people would accept me the way I am. I've realised that I get really well along with people who also have ADD, ADHD, autism etc. I'm still so happy to see people in the comments who also have ADD. It makes me feel better and I don't feel left out. I just wish more people would understand what it is like to have ADD.
I have ADD too and I also get along well with people who also have ADD, ADHD, autism or any other way in which brains can be wired differently! Sometimes it can feel like they are more interesting to me than neurotypical people.
I thought I was the dumbest kid in every class I had ever been in. Apart from science and art. Now people tell me I'm really smart and now at 30yrs of age I'm only just beginning to believe people and friends weren't joking. When I left school at 18 I was able to learn what ever I enjoyed, I did this through the internet and books, RUclips helped aswell. I discovered by accident that if you have ADD you have a surprising ability to hyperfocus on any topic you find interesting. For example a friend of my parents Teaches in university to people who wish to become personal trainers in any area the choose. After a two hour conversation She asked me if I had studied in university. She was surprised which lead lead her curiosity based on my knowledge of everything to do with the human anatomy, nutrition and how to train. I even told her things she had not known. So don't be discouraged if you have ADD, you can learn anything that you really enjoy, your brain will absorb it all and faster than normal.
Yeah I'm on this path and I can hyperfocus on work and stuff I like too but recently, it's been bad. ADD hit hard like a truck, mind is being weird and I cannot control it, it's so frustrating.
@@youngkey3051 I'm 38 and just got my diagnosis after friends helping me fight to get an evaluation. What was earlier diagnosed and treated as dysthymia, turned out to be severe ADD. So I definitely relate. I hope you've received the help you need to funcion from now on. 💛
As a 64 year old ADD man, I can agree with this totally. I get almost OCD on subjects that fascinate me. But being stuck in repetitive boring employment was like torture for me, my brain just wanted me to not be there, it was torture. yet 12 hours creating Electronic music on my PC would just fly in. Best wishes to you friend !
Rick Green literally saved my life, and he has no idea who I am. I got diagnosed because of a video he did. Diagnosis changed my life and saved my career and my relationship as well as directly the life of someone else who I helped to get diagnosed and get the help they needed. If I ever meet this guy in person I'll probably quite inappropriately give him a hug and start crying. Partly because I have ADHD, and partly because I'm so damned grateful.
I am 49.5 years old, and just found out I have ADHD. I read testimonies and watch videos and just cry because I still remember all the times people treated me badly for what I said and not understanding why because I was trying to be nice, engaging or understanding and they thought I was rude. Not understanding why I can't tell my husband, boss, etc how I feel without crying. And now it's like heavens have been opened and I see the light. RICK I'm from Minnesota and have watched Red Green for 30 years, and just THANK YOU for helping others understand ADHD and making us all laugh with your gift.
Know exactly how you feel. 51 and just finding out all about why my life has been how it has and sad that people treated me the way they have over the years
I was diagnosed with ADD 15 years ago as a teenager. But I never saw it as a disadvantage. For example when I enter a room I've seen everything, even the colour of the ceiling, missing the main subject cause there are a shitload of new impulses and everything is more interesting than the thing you have to do. You know 'normal' people don't have this, use it in your advantage, and focus exists if the subject is interesting enough.
Thank you for validating me. I’ve always been “gifted” but have always “not met my potential.” It’s so fulfilling to know not only is it not my fault, but other people experience the same thing!
story of my life and I am 64 now. I used to hate myself for this until I was diagnosed with ADD age 60, after watching a Gabor Matte youtube video, he was the same.
He brought me to tears, i am 30 year old, finally understood i am not alone and can fight this horrible disorder. I lost hope i can ever live normal, i am in the beginning of the journey to heal my soul from ADHD. Good luck to everyone 🍀
And good luck to you, Sonia. It comforts me that you and I may not know each other’s lives, but we recognize each other’s struggles as our own, feel empathy and want better each other. We are kin. Isn’t Rick an incredible family blessing for all of us?
I'm 40 years old and I feel like crying. I just finally understand what's happening with me. In my childhood I was considered very smart, but yet weird and lazy child. My parents still cannot believe that my life is not successful.! 😥 All these years my doctor says I suffer from depression and anxiety and keep prescribing antidepressant, but it has never gone away. Now I see what ADHD has done to my life and I never understood what it was.
A nearly ten year journey (so far) in trying to figure out why I operated the way I do. Why my jobs were hell. Why I couldn't organise my flat, washing, food. Why I was always in debt. ADHD was a lightbulb moment. It was the realisation of it that made me cry for the first time in years because I finally understood myself. Now I'm trying to get a diagnosis and having to fight mental health people who are anti-diagnosis and belittle my attempts. I will succeed in this if it's the only thing I will feel I've succeeded in...
I want so much to understand why my life has turned out so badly, compared to what I wanted. I'm a smart man. I did well in school all the way to Grade 13. I was at the top of my class in accounting in college. But I struggled to get through university, and graduated with just enough of an average to get an Honours BA degree. My memory sucks. The quality of my work sucked before the Covid shutdown. And from my earliest memories, I have felt like I am just a spectator in my own life.
I have ADD and if I don't take the medicine I have like super powers... I can hear better and see better. At primary school I had the best teacher in the world because she understanded that life whit ADD is hard. If I started to draw in class I could not stop. If someone is doing even the smallest noise EVER I will hear it and it will drive me crazy. (Sorry for bad english)
Hey I have add too and yep life is an ongoing battle for the inner self especially when others look at us as if we are aliens, but it's not all bad, what we are good at we are incredibly at ;)
I always think I'm stupid because I have so many problems at my job due to my lack of focus. I can't control this, seriously don't know what to do anymore. I've exhausted everything from meditation, excersise, yoga, eating clean. I'm praying. Thank you for this video. I'm not alone
Thank you so much for sharing...my own diagnosis of ADHD was life altering, and yet it was as you say a relief at the same time. I appreciate that there a video's explaining how to handle this. I've been at the end of my rope so many times.
Wow I just watched was in tears I'm 62. 3 marriage two bankruptcy only got to see specialist 4 Jan put me on 30mg elvance adult don't seem to be doing a lot but I've been diagnosed now I can understand why my life is such a mess and thankyou for all your help
john brace, I hope you will also research the natural ways to manage ADHD, because there are several, and drugs, while good for some, do come with side effects. I'm just realizing I probably have ADHD, and my life took a downward turn that led to a series of "regrets of a lifetime" that I can't undo now several months after I'd stopped exercising, and had no solid creative hobby (I used to play music which kept me going along stably and managing life with undiagnosed ADHD for years - I didn't know I had it,, but having a creative outlet helped me focus enough to manage life) and I turned to internet consumption and computer games. That's when things started going in circles and spiraling. Lack of exercise/not exercising with cardio and weights; (increases anxiety/doesn't alleviate it), not knowing about meditation, yoga, learning about and practicing mindfulness, and breathing exercises that all help with emotional regulation and impulsivity - teaching you to stop, think, and breathe before you act impulsive, plus the exercise keeps you calm, and that consumption over creation (consuming internet which is all too easy today, TV, or video games vs creating; playing music, doing photography, art, carpentry, engineering, basically anything that's creation, when done more than consumption, really helps you feel stable, positive, focused, and and on a steady track) shifts your focus and life into a good and calm and steady place. So I hope you will try some of these things if you aren't seeing results with meds. Doctors often tend to throw meds at people rather than try the natural approach first (in all cases, but many also don't understand much about ADHD). And I think the natural approach works, because I did it for years and managed life alright for years and this is with not even knowing I had ADHD, but knew that I was different and couldn't get a lot done that I wanted to. When I was exercising at a gym for just an hour a day or even walking an hour a day, eating healthfully (I forgot to add that one in) taking the proper vitamins (I'm mostly vegetarian so I need to supplement with B Vitamins and didn't for years which didn't help my feeling tired and unmotivated), and having an engaging, creative hobby where you create something, not consume something. Makes a huge difference in your life and mental state and ability to manage things and feel positive, so I hope you will try these natural ADHD managing methods! :)
@@X3000Chan Dude - AWESOME TIPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You should post this in regular comments, not just a sub-comment, people miss this great stuff. I copy pasted your response and SAVED IT. GREAT COMMENT - I WISH I COULD THUMBS UP 1000 TIMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Also, look into infrared photobiomodulation. It has helped me a lot. They are even proving it, doing studies on cognitive injuries, Autism, traumatic brain injury, stroke dementia and Alzheimers with really positive results. I use MIP by Vie Light out of Toronto. 40 hz at 810 nm for improved focus ( coming along slowly) and 810 nm at 10 hz gor calm, and it has been stupendous for reducing anxiety. I haven't tried other devices yet, but I will be looking into transcranial devices.
Oh man!!! "You don't have ADHD, you just need to focus more!!"... That's the crux of the whole thing, he nailed it!! When I was young I couldn't imagine other kids seriously making more effort to foucus harder I could see some were simply brighter, no problem. But my mom and dad would say "you need to make more of an effort"... And I wanted to by it's hard when there si not one train-of-thoughts but countless ones an you keep jumping from one to another. I really felt the emotion at the end, by the way. Luckily my life went a bit smoother. My wife learnt to live with it, but she does prompt me to have a focus when it's needed. I have medication which I don't take every day but it does help.
Gobsmacked! Prisoners of Gravity was my most favourite show! I would not have guessed that Rick was suffering from ADHD no more than realizing that I have it too. I was diagnosed a week ago Monday. Similar to Rick, I found a job that I loved and had greater success than I had ever dreamed, but my life outside of work was a shambles. Now that I know, it is a relief. I am in the process of getting help. Rick is my hero!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for all of your video's! Beyond appreciated! Someone told me ADHD wasn't real, it was just my personality. Your video's help me educate myself and educate the ignorant!
For me personally I have gone through a big change with an undiagnosed celiac disease. My head finally changed, probably to late, but finally I have stopped accusing my self for who I was. My thoughts, my behaviours, my thinking completely changed.
I started telling people about it. I am understanding myself better and accepting the fact I can’t do some things but I can do other things extremely well.
Man I’m just figuring out that I most likely have it. I’m excited but also pretty down about it. I can’t wait to try the meds but also worried other people will look at me differently. I’m excited that at work I’ll finally be able to remember my task or the measurements for the cad file that I need to change. I hate finishing peoples sentences or interrupting others. I hate going to my room to look for something and by the time I get there I forgot what I was getting. I love to tinker with electronics and 3d printing. I 3d printed an awesome bmw car shell and build the chassis and everything but it’s been two years almost and I still have a few finishing touches that I can’t get myself to finish. When I finally feel like I’m close to finishing a project I lose all interest and motivation :( . And man Amazon loves my impulsive spending
I've had the privilege of corresponding with Mr. Green and learning a little about my higher-function Asperger's Syndrome. He told me this is similar. I just wish I could stay in touch with him.
@@Dancestar1981 Australians have said it's related, they've found some connections. They are way ahead of the game compared to the USA. We are behind the curve in the states. Canada and Australia rock in these studies. To this day many doctors here won't believe you or even bother with tests. I had to practically BEG our doctor to even give me basic testing. He said "if you had it I'd know it" and I told him "humor me, I'll pay if insurance won't" You could hear him mumble words I won't type here as he looked over my test paper.
I was shocked to see OCD lumped in with ADHD. I have screaming tics from intrusive thoughts and they seem to happen so randomly and then the OCD makes them run in a circle. I’m at my wits end and so is my family. I got a message from my cousin and it was an article about a kid with OCD who had very similar symptoms except for screaming, and the article didn’t go into any detail how but said “he stopped it himself”. Bullshit. Excuse my lingo. Now it seemed she was passing judgment on me and when I actually responded back with how life had been going, she didn’t seem engaged but only wanted to hint that I could fix it. I’ve had friends who tried to tell me how to fix my life who had no idea what they were talking about. One was a therapist who got three other ppl and assembled like the friggin Avengers on my front porch demanding answers and literally saying the words. “Because you don’t WANT to challenge yourself.” I had been going nonstop, people-pleasing, doing everything I could. I worked in retail, (disgusting btw) worked with kids at church, was dealing with family bullying and no answer I could give them was good enough to elicit anything but head shaking. Plus...my best friend and therapist who had assembled everyone knew I had been raped. I was DONE with humanity. When I didn’t do what they thought best, they cut me off. When I stopped telling my struggles to my best friend, bc she told everyone my business, she had a petition filed with the court to have me handcuffed and brought in for assessment. I realized I attract narcissistic personalities and now I’m VERY selective about who I let in my life. Disclaimer: I WAS suicidal but my friend only cared about her supply. My ocd was so bad that I once stayed in the shower for eleven hours. Therefore, I hated going out bc I had to come back and defunk. While in the shower, my mom came into the bathroom, cussed me out, told me I was ruining the house, called me names. I had the water turned off when I had soap in my eyes...meanwhile, the thoughts were driving me crazy and I was told that if she knew I would grow up to struggle like this, she never would have had me. At work ADHD and OCD made me appear incompetent. As a visual, think of going into a Gap and seeing lots of stacks of clothes, out of place and halfway folded SUPER NEATLY. And that’s bc I saw something that needed straightening, went to straighten it, had to help a customer or coworker and came back and saw a different stack that needed folding, completely forgetting about the others. I couldn’t take verbal instruction in even three steps. I asked a manager to write it down and he said, “just come find me”. Maybe it’s insecurity but sometimes I think that even the kids I taught thought I was incompetent. I truly felt completely WORTHLESS. Now, I have cut people out of my life that have no right to be here and have started a support page on Instagram for victims of narcissistic abuse. I’m disabled but hoping to come off of SSI in the future somehow. Not sure how...
Wow, so sorry you've been going through all that! I'm dyslexic/nvld with my adhd, but have just enough OCD-type tendencies to get an idea of what it's like, so my heart goes out to you, I hope things are turning better now that you have a little distance from all that negativity. The feelings of insecurity and incompetence are familiar to me, part of the "'Imposter Syndrome", that "chronic self-doubt and sense of intellectual fraudulence that override any feelings of success or external proof of one's competence." (i'd cite the wiki I got that from but lost it for now, doh..) But once you know what it is, there are ways you can counter it. There are tons of videos about it out there, like the one below... Take care! ruclips.net/video/whyUPLJZljE/видео.html
When i was small, i got to know I had ADD, my doctor gave me pills for ADHD, I literally fell a sleep every tine I took them. Took a month before I realised they did not help. Went to my doctor, he gave enchanced pills. Made it a lot worse, stopped ever doing pills again.
72 years old. Just figured out I have had ADHD since I was a kid. I got in so much trouble for forgetfulness, being untidy, spacing out. I realized recently that I actually organized my whole working life around it, choosing jobs where I could make my own hours because of not sleeping until 2 or 3 am ( sleep onset insomnia) always being late ( time blindness) , not taking on too much responsibility because of distractibility, being disorganized and forgetfulness. It seemed like maybe I was just lazy, or had no willpower, or would not plan ahead (COULD not plan). I found out about this from casually watching How to AdHd. At first it was just mildly interesting, then after the 3rd vidéo on time Blindness I went wait à minute, that's me. You mean that's a thing? Another RUclipsr talked about oversharing and talking too much as being an ADHD thing. Like this post, eh? Another youtuber talked about having lists and lists for everything ( my desk is piled with lists even now) and buying notebook upon notebook to try to stay organized. Except it never works, because I can't find where the notes are in which notebook. Holy cow. I felt like that painting by Munch The Scream when I connected the dots. So a big thanks to Rick Green and the others explaining this, it's given me my dignity back. Stopped making myself wrong. Also, FYI for anyone interested, infrared light at 810 nm 40 hz delivered intra -nasally has helped me to focus more and at 10 hz calms my anxiety very well. Device is called MIP by a company out of Toronto, named Vie Light. They have transcranial devices you wear on your head that are having good results for cognitive disorders like TBI, dementia, long covid ( dizziness, brain fog as well as fatigue) and autism. Not sure if it's Vie Light or another company, but someone is doing a study on infrared photobiomodulation and ADHD.
Yes! I always used the analogy of telling someone in a wheelchair they just need to walk. Try harder. Get disciplined. They're just sitting there feeling sorry for themselves and making excuses.
Rick and Patrick = heroes, lifesavers. I don't know why they don't have top medals from their government - some medal of freedom or whatever. It took real effort, real caring about others no matter what anyone thought of them to do what they did - come forward to the world about this. That program literally changed my life. KNOWING is power, knowledge is power. You can't fix it, but knowing the why or how of something gives you at least some power over it. Asking for help takes guts. Rick gave me great power. Fixed? No. And in my case, even some of the highest doses of things only do so much (diagnosed with severe ADHD by a neuro-psychologist (or however it's spelled). Severe. All involved said "I have NO doubt you have........" Couple it with what I've come to call the "Sheldon Cooper syndrome" where you have zero patience for those who can't keep up or who can't see what I see or know what I know (due to high IQ according to school psychologist) and you have a double-whammy. Even without ADHD, I'd have no social skills and would be impatient with those who can't figure something out. Add severe ADHD and you are at the end of your rope - then you see their program on PBS and suddenly............ now I know and have tools and can ask for help with things.
I got ADD,MDD,Bipolar depressive disorder. And a heart condition WPW life with mental problems is hard, but it makes us very unique. I can't have adderall or a stimulant to help with my ADD. My wpw won't allow it, so I try to stay motivated and happy and take my meds. Just remember it does get better.
I am 50 at the end or this month and it's finally sunk in this is why the way I am...I am now who I own. I'm seeing the doctor tomorrow to get a referral to see a professional about it.
I am 64 and got Diagnosed with ADD age 60, but have had it all my life. My Dr. suggested Adderall, but I am familiar with the side effects of Amphetamines, and this would be worse than the actual ADD itself, so I declined. I think my ADD is getting worse as I get older.
That's really shitty and invalidating, sorry to hear that. Sometimes, unfortunately, it is the people who are closest to us that say the most hurtful things.
@@Vyocae I think sometimes friends want to reassure us that we're "normal" and they don't think of us as weird. Not always though, some friends are less sensitive than others and don't know what they're talking about. but at least you don't have to try living with their brain...
I was told the same thing. You don’t have ADD it’s OCD and Anxiety! Because that’s what I was diagnosed with as a child. I struggled for 30 years and I’m gonna get therapy if it’s the last thing I do….
F*ckin hell.. What a hero! I think he is still struggling with it a bit, but everyone does constantly. What a way to cope with so much prejudices and opinions. Lots of respect for this guy!! ✌🏼💪🏻👌
It's interesting how the medications used to treat ADHD are stimulants, cos you might wonder how is a stimulant going to help someone with ADHD but they do because they work paradoxically, or conversely in fact it's almost diagnostic of the condition. If a person becomes calmer on Amphetamine like drugs, they could well have ADHD. (I know this video was about ADD not ADHD tho)
First, I've never heard him speak before...lol. Second, thanks, Rick for telling it like it is. Not just for you, but for me, too. Sadly, I too once thought 'ADHD? Is that a real thing?' Yeah. Yeah, it is.
And the skeptisizm never ends. Wheather its family members or people at work. You just have to get to the point where you have to give up with these people - even family members. You have to put yourself before them!
You can find tests online, and go to Rick’s website to learn more. Watch more of these videos, and if they ring true, do what you can to shift your environment until you can get to a place in life where you can get an official diagnosis. Medication helps so much, but so do the strategies given by these resources: How to ADHD and Rick’s site.
I'm tired of reading about ADHD. Like seriously, ADD and ADHD have different symptoms but people confuse the 2 all the time. As somone who suffers from ADD symptoms I cannot find a video that talks about ADD and its treatment without mentioning ADHD and acting like they're the same thing!
Seriously?? Really?? ADHD is ADD with the hyperactivity. 6 of one, half a dozen of the other. If you have ADHD, you have ADD but you can have ADD without being so hyper. Might do a little research on it before critiquing........... Some schools of thought also say there are further sub-types of ADD.
I got diagnosed with ADD 18 years ago as a teenage. Spent my whole life fighting ADD. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 9 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.
I love hearing great life changing stories like this. I want to become a mycologist because honestly mushrooms are the best form of medicine (most especially the psychedelic ones) There are so many people today used magic mushrooms to ween off of SSRI medication- its amazing! Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death buddy, lets be honest here.
YES sure of mycologist Pedroshrooms. Mushrooms literally got me off my feet and turned my whole life around. I am currently a housing manager for a recovery program. I wouldn't have been able to do that shit without psilocybin.
I'm so very happy for you mate, Psilocybin is absolutely amazing, the way it shows you things, the way it teaches you things. I can not believe our world and our people shows less interest about it's helpfulness to humanity. It's love. The mushrooms heals people by showing the truth, it would be so beneficial for so many people, especially politicians and the rich who have lost their way and every other persons out there.
Where do I reach this dude? If possible can I find him on Google
Yes he's Pedroshrooms. I know few friends who no longer suffer ptsd and anxiety with the help of shrooms. Never had to take shrooms after then.
This guy rocks. Seriously. This guy and "How to ADHD" Jessica are the best in the world at explaining this stuff. Thank God for both of them.
Amen! So good!
yes :D
Yes thanks to both of them I got diagnosed
Now I have to follow up with a psychiatrist for medication
add and adhd are VERRRY different
I'm happy I found this video. As a teenager with ADD it's been really hard for me. My friends usually think i'm weird. It's so hard to focus in classes and I get distracted to easily. And when I didn't know what my friends just said I ask what they were talking about and they just go "oh nothing." Many people think i'm annoying because I ask something and then I just ask it again. I just can't help it. I can never sit without doing something else. I usually just do random stuff with my fingers. Sometimes my friends are talking about something and I just always wanna join in and know what they're talking about. I don't mean to be annoying like I have to know everything but that's just me. People might explain me a thing many times and I don't understand it, but when someone else tells me it I understand. In class I don't always hear what my teacher says. It's like watching 10 tvs at the same time. I have so much to think about and when I get distracted, I can hear nothing. It's also really hard to study. I read something and right after i'm like "What did I just read?.." and then i'll just read it again. I've always wanted to be normal and that people would accept me the way I am. I've realised that I get really well along with people who also have ADD, ADHD, autism etc. I'm still so happy to see people in the comments who also have ADD. It makes me feel better and I don't feel left out. I just wish more people would understand what it is like to have ADD.
I'm 43 and went through the same thing as a teenager. You are not alone. I empathise with you.
I have ADD too and I also get along well with people who also have ADD, ADHD, autism or any other way in which brains can be wired differently! Sometimes it can feel like they are more interesting to me than neurotypical people.
This man is a hero. The struggle of adhd is very real.
I thought I was the dumbest kid in every class I had ever been in. Apart from science and art. Now people tell me I'm really smart and now at 30yrs of age I'm only just beginning to believe people and friends weren't joking. When I left school at 18 I was able to learn what ever I enjoyed, I did this through the internet and books, RUclips helped aswell. I discovered by accident that if you have ADD you have a surprising ability to hyperfocus on any topic you find interesting. For example a friend of my parents Teaches in university to people who wish to become personal trainers in any area the choose. After a two hour conversation She asked me if I had studied in university. She was surprised which lead lead her curiosity based on my knowledge of everything to do with the human anatomy, nutrition and how to train. I even told her things she had not known. So don't be discouraged if you have ADD, you can learn anything that you really enjoy, your brain will absorb it all and faster than normal.
Yeah I'm on this path and I can hyperfocus on work and stuff I like too but recently, it's been bad. ADD hit hard like a truck, mind is being weird and I cannot control it, it's so frustrating.
oh and I'm 23 btw
I was told as a child by my psychologist that I had OCD, Anxiety, and an above average IQ. I struggled for the past 30 years because it’s really ADD.
@@youngkey3051 I'm 38 and just got my diagnosis after friends helping me fight to get an evaluation. What was earlier diagnosed and treated as dysthymia, turned out to be severe ADD. So I definitely relate. I hope you've received the help you need to funcion from now on. 💛
As a 64 year old ADD man, I can agree with this totally. I get almost OCD on subjects that fascinate me. But being stuck in repetitive boring employment was like torture for me, my brain just wanted me to not be there, it was torture. yet 12 hours creating Electronic music on my PC would just fly in. Best wishes to you friend !
Rick Green literally saved my life, and he has no idea who I am. I got diagnosed because of a video he did. Diagnosis changed my life and saved my career and my relationship as well as directly the life of someone else who I helped to get diagnosed and get the help they needed. If I ever meet this guy in person I'll probably quite inappropriately give him a hug and start crying. Partly because I have ADHD, and partly because I'm so damned grateful.
That's beautiful man
😊
I am 49.5 years old, and just found out I have ADHD. I read testimonies and watch videos and just cry because I still remember all the times people treated me badly for what I said and not understanding why because I was trying to be nice, engaging or understanding and they thought I was rude. Not understanding why I can't tell my husband, boss, etc how I feel without crying. And now it's like heavens have been opened and I see the light. RICK I'm from Minnesota and have watched Red Green for 30 years, and just THANK YOU for helping others understand ADHD and making us all laugh with your gift.
Know exactly how you feel. 51 and just finding out all about why my life has been how it has and sad that people treated me the way they have over the years
I wish I could hug him
Same
Me too
@@helenwilliams4289 he is wonderful isn’t he
Same here!
Same here!💕
I was diagnosed with ADD 15 years ago as a teenager. But I never saw it as a disadvantage. For example when I enter a room I've seen everything, even the colour of the ceiling, missing the main subject cause there are a shitload of new impulses and everything is more interesting than the thing you have to do. You know 'normal' people don't have this, use it in your advantage, and focus exists if the subject is interesting enough.
Thank you for validating me. I’ve always been “gifted” but have always “not met my potential.” It’s so fulfilling to know not only is it not my fault, but other people experience the same thing!
story of my life and I am 64 now. I used to hate myself for this until I was diagnosed with ADD age 60, after watching a Gabor Matte youtube video, he was the same.
He brought me to tears, i am 30 year old, finally understood i am not alone and can fight this horrible disorder. I lost hope i can ever live normal, i am in the beginning of the journey to heal my soul from ADHD. Good luck to everyone 🍀
And good luck to you, Sonia. It comforts me that you and I may not know each other’s lives, but we recognize each other’s struggles as our own, feel empathy and want better each other. We are kin. Isn’t Rick an incredible family blessing for all of us?
I'm 40 years old and I feel like crying.
I just finally understand what's happening with me. In my childhood I was considered very smart, but yet weird and lazy child. My parents still cannot believe that my life is not successful.! 😥
All these years my doctor says I suffer from depression and anxiety and keep prescribing antidepressant, but it has never gone away.
Now I see what ADHD has done to my life and I never understood what it was.
I have it as well and it’s not horrible but it does get annoying
Life doesn't have to be normal to be fulfilling
Man...that made me cry...it is very overwhelming feeling this way. I hope to get properly diagnosed in 3 weeks ...
A nearly ten year journey (so far) in trying to figure out why I operated the way I do. Why my jobs were hell. Why I couldn't organise my flat, washing, food. Why I was always in debt. ADHD was a lightbulb moment. It was the realisation of it that made me cry for the first time in years because I finally understood myself. Now I'm trying to get a diagnosis and having to fight mental health people who are anti-diagnosis and belittle my attempts. I will succeed in this if it's the only thing I will feel I've succeeded in...
Out of curiosity, how's it going?
What many seem to not know is you can focus but in many cases get way to focused but not on the things that really need the most focus in your life.
Exactly, I am so uninterested by the things that matter the most. Every ticket I get that was 20$ turns into 90$ cause I never pay in time
I want so much to understand why my life has turned out so badly, compared to what I wanted. I'm a smart man. I did well in school all the way to Grade 13. I was at the top of my class in accounting in college. But I struggled to get through university, and graduated with just enough of an average to get an Honours BA degree. My memory sucks. The quality of my work sucked before the Covid shutdown. And from my earliest memories, I have felt like I am just a spectator in my own life.
I have ADD and if I don't take the medicine I have like super powers... I can hear better and see better. At primary school I had the best teacher in the world because she understanded that life whit ADD is hard. If I started to draw in class I could not stop. If someone is doing even the smallest noise EVER I will hear it and it will drive me crazy.
(Sorry for bad english)
Hey I have add too and yep life is an ongoing battle for the inner self especially when others look at us as if we are aliens, but it's not all bad, what we are good at we are incredibly at ;)
"David would be a really good student if only he would apply himself." The soft way of describing "Hell on Earth."
I wish i could go back to school and yell at every teacher that told me this
Me too.
@@elieaoun8535 Written on every. single. one of my report cards. Can't believe no one saw it then. Took me until 23 to do something about it
@@leoscarselletta7022 that’s still earlier than I found out I’m 40
Exactly.
#2 when I saw his videos I literally won the intelectual lotto. I’m 41 and in the process to be diagnosed.
I always think I'm stupid because I have so many problems at my job due to my lack of focus. I can't control this, seriously don't know what to do anymore. I've exhausted everything from meditation, excersise, yoga, eating clean. I'm praying. Thank you for this video. I'm not alone
Thank you so much for sharing...my own diagnosis of ADHD was life altering, and yet it was as you say a relief at the same time. I appreciate that there a video's explaining how to handle this. I've been at the end of my rope so many times.
You self diagnosed ?!
My family LOVED "ADD and Loving it," and I appreciate your heartfelt comments here.
Wow I just watched was in tears I'm 62. 3 marriage two bankruptcy only got to see specialist 4 Jan put me on 30mg elvance adult don't seem to be doing a lot but I've been diagnosed now I can understand why my life is such a mess and thankyou for all your help
john brace, I hope you will also research the natural ways to manage ADHD, because there are several, and drugs, while good for some, do come with side effects. I'm just realizing I probably have ADHD, and my life took a downward turn that led to a series of "regrets of a lifetime" that I can't undo now several months after I'd stopped exercising, and had no solid creative hobby (I used to play music which kept me going along stably and managing life with undiagnosed ADHD for years - I didn't know I had it,, but having a creative outlet helped me focus enough to manage life) and I turned to internet consumption and computer games. That's when things started going in circles and spiraling. Lack of exercise/not exercising with cardio and weights; (increases anxiety/doesn't alleviate it), not knowing about meditation, yoga, learning about and practicing mindfulness, and breathing exercises that all help with emotional regulation and impulsivity - teaching you to stop, think, and breathe before you act impulsive, plus the exercise keeps you calm, and that consumption over creation (consuming internet which is all too easy today, TV, or video games vs creating; playing music, doing photography, art, carpentry, engineering, basically anything that's creation, when done more than consumption, really helps you feel stable, positive, focused, and and on a steady track) shifts your focus and life into a good and calm and steady place. So I hope you will try some of these things if you aren't seeing results with meds. Doctors often tend to throw meds at people rather than try the natural approach first (in all cases, but many also don't understand much about ADHD). And I think the natural approach works, because I did it for years and managed life alright for years and this is with not even knowing I had ADHD, but knew that I was different and couldn't get a lot done that I wanted to. When I was exercising at a gym for just an hour a day or even walking an hour a day, eating healthfully (I forgot to add that one in) taking the proper vitamins (I'm mostly vegetarian so I need to supplement with B Vitamins and didn't for years which didn't help my feeling tired and unmotivated), and having an engaging, creative hobby where you create something, not consume something. Makes a huge difference in your life and mental state and ability to manage things and feel positive, so I hope you will try these natural ADHD managing methods! :)
@@X3000Chan Dude - AWESOME TIPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You should post this in regular comments, not just a sub-comment, people miss this great stuff. I copy pasted your response and SAVED IT. GREAT COMMENT - I WISH I COULD THUMBS UP 1000 TIMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Also, look into infrared photobiomodulation. It has helped me a lot. They are even proving it, doing studies on cognitive injuries, Autism, traumatic brain injury, stroke dementia and Alzheimers with really positive results. I use MIP by Vie Light out of Toronto. 40 hz at 810 nm for improved focus ( coming along slowly) and 810 nm at 10 hz gor calm, and it has been stupendous for reducing anxiety. I haven't tried other devices yet, but I will be looking into transcranial devices.
Oh man!!! "You don't have ADHD, you just need to focus more!!"... That's the crux of the whole thing, he nailed it!! When I was young I couldn't imagine other kids seriously making more effort to foucus harder I could see some were simply brighter, no problem. But my mom and dad would say "you need to make more of an effort"... And I wanted to by it's hard when there si not one train-of-thoughts but countless ones an you keep jumping from one to another.
I really felt the emotion at the end, by the way. Luckily my life went a bit smoother. My wife learnt to live with it, but she does prompt me to have a focus when it's needed. I have medication which I don't take every day but it does help.
That is the wild thing.....my ADHD diagnosis and treatment has been completely life altering in the best possible way.
Believe it or not 'you don't need a crutch' is more or less what I was told when my severe myopia was diagnosed at age 8.
Gobsmacked! Prisoners of Gravity was my most favourite show! I would not have guessed that Rick was suffering from ADHD no more than realizing that I have it too. I was diagnosed a week ago Monday. Similar to Rick, I found a job that I loved and had greater success than I had ever dreamed, but my life outside of work was a shambles. Now that I know, it is a relief. I am in the process of getting help. Rick is my hero!
Rick, you said it all!!!! Thank you for you videos, they help and matter!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for all of your video's! Beyond appreciated! Someone told me ADHD wasn't real, it was just my personality. Your video's help me educate myself and educate the ignorant!
We Love you Mr Rick and Mrs Ava ❤️😘
This is what I needed to hear. I've been spinning. Maybe I have something to dedicate my life to. Adhd awareness.
For me personally I have gone through a big change with an undiagnosed celiac disease. My head finally changed, probably to late, but finally I have stopped accusing my self for who I was. My thoughts, my behaviours, my thinking completely changed.
@o. t. How did I reach that ?
Such as a painful task. I worked on my traumas, horrible experience, childhood pain and so on.
I started telling people about it. I am understanding myself better and accepting the fact I can’t do some things but I can do other things extremely well.
Mr Rick you're an inspiration diagnosed at 30
What a deeply moving video.
I'll add my "Thank you" - great site and great movies.
Great segment -- and it's short! That's what's needed.
Man I’m just figuring out that I most likely have it. I’m excited but also pretty down about it. I can’t wait to try the meds but also worried other people will look at me differently. I’m excited that at work I’ll finally be able to remember my task or the measurements for the cad file that I need to change. I hate finishing peoples sentences or interrupting others. I hate going to my room to look for something and by the time I get there I forgot what I was getting. I love to tinker with electronics and 3d printing. I 3d printed an awesome bmw car shell and build the chassis and everything but it’s been two years almost and I still have a few finishing touches that I can’t get myself to finish. When I finally feel like I’m close to finishing a project I lose all interest and motivation :( . And man Amazon loves my impulsive spending
You described me spot on 😂 Good to know iam not alone…
I've had the privilege of corresponding with Mr. Green and learning a little about my higher-function Asperger's Syndrome. He told me this is similar. I just wish I could stay in touch with him.
I have both Aspergers and ADHD Inattentive
@@Dancestar1981 Australians have said it's related, they've found some connections. They are way ahead of the game compared to the USA. We are behind the curve in the states. Canada and Australia rock in these studies. To this day many doctors here won't believe you or even bother with tests. I had to practically BEG our doctor to even give me basic testing. He said "if you had it I'd know it" and I told him "humor me, I'll pay if insurance won't" You could hear him mumble words I won't type here as he looked over my test paper.
We need more videos like this
Rick you are amazing you make me feel i belong.
I was shocked to see OCD lumped in with ADHD. I have screaming tics from intrusive thoughts and they seem to happen so randomly and then the OCD makes them run in a circle. I’m at my wits end and so is my family. I got a message from my cousin and it was an article about a kid with OCD who had very similar symptoms except for screaming, and the article didn’t go into any detail how but said “he stopped it himself”. Bullshit. Excuse my lingo. Now it seemed she was passing judgment on me and when I actually responded back with how life had been going, she didn’t seem engaged but only wanted to hint that I could fix it. I’ve had friends who tried to tell me how to fix my life who had no idea what they were talking about. One was a therapist who got three other ppl and assembled like the friggin Avengers on my front porch demanding answers and literally saying the words. “Because you don’t WANT to challenge yourself.” I had been going nonstop, people-pleasing, doing everything I could. I worked in retail, (disgusting btw) worked with kids at church, was dealing with family bullying and no answer I could give them was good enough to elicit anything but head shaking. Plus...my best friend and therapist who had assembled everyone knew I had been raped. I was DONE with humanity. When I didn’t do what they thought best, they cut me off. When I stopped telling my struggles to my best friend, bc she told everyone my business, she had a petition filed with the court to have me handcuffed and brought in for assessment. I realized I attract narcissistic personalities and now I’m VERY selective about who I let in my life. Disclaimer: I WAS suicidal but my friend only cared about her supply. My ocd was so bad that I once stayed in the shower for eleven hours. Therefore, I hated going out bc I had to come back and defunk. While in the shower, my mom came into the bathroom, cussed me out, told me I was ruining the house, called me names. I had the water turned off when I had soap in my eyes...meanwhile, the thoughts were driving me crazy and I was told that if she knew I would grow up to struggle like this, she never would have had me. At work ADHD and OCD made me appear incompetent. As a visual, think of going into a Gap and seeing lots of stacks of clothes, out of place and halfway folded SUPER NEATLY. And that’s bc I saw something that needed straightening, went to straighten it, had to help a customer or coworker and came back and saw a different stack that needed folding, completely forgetting about the others. I couldn’t take verbal instruction in even three steps. I asked a manager to write it down and he said, “just come find me”.
Maybe it’s insecurity but sometimes I think that even the kids I taught thought I was incompetent. I truly felt completely WORTHLESS.
Now, I have cut people out of my life that have no right to be here and have started a support page on Instagram for victims of narcissistic abuse. I’m disabled but hoping to come off of SSI in the future somehow. Not sure how...
Wow, so sorry you've been going through all that! I'm dyslexic/nvld with my adhd, but have just enough OCD-type tendencies to get an idea of what it's like, so my heart goes out to you, I hope things are turning better now that you have a little distance from all that negativity. The feelings of insecurity and incompetence are familiar to me, part of the "'Imposter Syndrome", that "chronic self-doubt and sense of intellectual fraudulence that override any feelings of success or external proof of one's competence." (i'd cite the wiki I got that from but lost it for now, doh..) But once you know what it is, there are ways you can counter it. There are tons of videos about it out there, like the one below... Take care!
ruclips.net/video/whyUPLJZljE/видео.html
I can’t follow multiple verbal instructions either write in down for me or it goes in one ear and out the other as my working memory is shot
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When i was small, i got to know I had ADD, my doctor gave me pills for ADHD, I literally fell a sleep every tine I took them. Took a month before I realised they did not help. Went to my doctor, he gave enchanced pills. Made it a lot worse, stopped ever doing pills again.
72 years old. Just figured out I have had ADHD since I was a kid. I got in so much trouble for forgetfulness, being untidy, spacing out. I realized recently that I actually organized my whole working life around it, choosing jobs where I could make my own hours because of not sleeping until 2 or 3 am ( sleep onset insomnia) always being late ( time blindness) , not taking on too much responsibility because of distractibility, being disorganized and forgetfulness. It seemed like maybe I was just lazy, or had no willpower, or would not plan ahead (COULD not plan). I found out about this from casually watching How to AdHd. At first it was just mildly interesting, then after the 3rd vidéo on time Blindness I went wait à minute, that's me. You mean that's a thing? Another RUclipsr talked about oversharing and talking too much as being an ADHD thing. Like this post, eh? Another youtuber talked about having lists and lists for everything ( my desk is piled with lists even now) and buying notebook upon notebook to try to stay organized. Except it never works, because I can't find where the notes are in which notebook. Holy cow. I felt like that painting by Munch The Scream when I connected the dots. So a big thanks to Rick Green and the others explaining this, it's given me my dignity back. Stopped making myself wrong. Also, FYI for anyone interested, infrared light at 810 nm 40 hz delivered intra -nasally has helped me to focus more and at 10 hz calms my anxiety very well. Device is called MIP by a company out of Toronto, named Vie Light. They have transcranial devices you wear on your head that are having good results for cognitive disorders like TBI, dementia, long covid ( dizziness, brain fog as well as fatigue) and autism. Not sure if it's Vie Light or another company, but someone is doing a study on infrared photobiomodulation and ADHD.
This and another video from RUclips changed me too, thanks a lot bud
Yes! I always used the analogy of telling someone in a wheelchair they just need to walk. Try harder. Get disciplined. They're just sitting there feeling sorry for themselves and making excuses.
Rick and Patrick = heroes, lifesavers. I don't know why they don't have top medals from their government - some medal of freedom or whatever. It took real effort, real caring about others no matter what anyone thought of them to do what they did - come forward to the world about this. That program literally changed my life. KNOWING is power, knowledge is power. You can't fix it, but knowing the why or how of something gives you at least some power over it. Asking for help takes guts. Rick gave me great power. Fixed? No. And in my case, even some of the highest doses of things only do so much (diagnosed with severe ADHD by a neuro-psychologist (or however it's spelled). Severe. All involved said "I have NO doubt you have........" Couple it with what I've come to call the "Sheldon Cooper syndrome" where you have zero patience for those who can't keep up or who can't see what I see or know what I know (due to high IQ according to school psychologist) and you have a double-whammy. Even without ADHD, I'd have no social skills and would be impatient with those who can't figure something out. Add severe ADHD and you are at the end of your rope - then you see their program on PBS and suddenly............ now I know and have tools and can ask for help with things.
I got ADD,MDD,Bipolar depressive disorder. And a heart condition WPW life with mental problems is hard, but it makes us very unique. I can't have adderall or a stimulant to help with my ADD. My wpw won't allow it, so I try to stay motivated and happy and take my meds. Just remember it does get better.
I am 50 at the end or this month and it's finally sunk in this is why the way I am...I am now who I own. I'm seeing the doctor tomorrow to get a referral to see a professional about it.
I love this man.
Thank you for making these
I am 64 and got Diagnosed with ADD age 60, but have had it all my life. My Dr. suggested Adderall, but I am familiar with the side effects of Amphetamines, and this would be worse than the actual ADD itself, so I declined. I think my ADD is getting worse as I get older.
told a friend that i have adhd and what i do since i have it. He told me it sounds like human nature. Yea. Ok. Try living with my brain.
That's really shitty and invalidating, sorry to hear that. Sometimes, unfortunately, it is the people who are closest to us that say the most hurtful things.
@@Vyocae I think sometimes friends want to reassure us that we're "normal" and they don't think of us as weird. Not always though, some friends are less sensitive than others and don't know what they're talking about. but at least you don't have to try living with their brain...
Peope need to understand that our brains work diffrently and we need time to focus
I was told the same thing. You don’t have ADD it’s OCD and Anxiety! Because that’s what I was diagnosed with as a child. I struggled for 30 years and I’m gonna get therapy if it’s the last thing I do….
F*ckin hell.. What a hero! I think he is still struggling with it a bit, but everyone does constantly. What a way to cope with so much prejudices and opinions. Lots of respect for this guy!! ✌🏼💪🏻👌
Does Rick green have a book?
RICK GREEN, UNOFFICIAL ADHD QUIZ,
IS HYSTERICAL AND SO ACCURATE.
WHY WAS IT DELETED OFF RUclips. 😓☹️
Aw I really enjoyed it
It's interesting how the medications used to treat ADHD are stimulants, cos you might wonder how is a stimulant going to help someone with ADHD but they do because they work paradoxically, or conversely in fact it's almost diagnostic of the condition. If a person becomes calmer on Amphetamine like drugs, they could well have ADHD.
(I know this video was about ADD not ADHD tho)
Excuse me my English is not so strong . So is he pro medications ? Or he is encouraging to take medication if you have ADD
Im trying to figure out if I got ADD, and I'm thinking I do because have lost interest in this, great video though
Thankyou for this ❤️
it comes down to detachment, causes suffering…😇
First, I've never heard him speak before...lol. Second, thanks, Rick for telling it like it is. Not just for you, but for me, too. Sadly, I too once thought 'ADHD? Is that a real thing?' Yeah. Yeah, it is.
Does anyone with Adhd or ADD deal with any stigmas from other people I feel like it's only me
Here me too 🥺💔
And the skeptisizm never ends. Wheather its family members or people at work. You just have to get to the point where you have to give up with these people - even family members. You have to put yourself before them!
We should have a pardon for paying taxes late
Just deligate it to an accountant much better way to do things
Definitely and better to have an accountant do it for you then you’ll never have to worry again
Thank you.
38M, i'm finding out i've ADD. I was not shit, I just couldn't. I changes the perspective on everything.
I'm just here because of the Red Green Show.
"Learn to focus"?
Whadya think I've been trying to do since I was six?
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Does he has a website ?
His website is under the video in the description. He is pro medications, but I chose not to...
Thank you!
Urm if u think u have ADHD what can u do to confirm ur theory. I live in an African home to my parents wouldn’t take me seriously. So any advice?
You can find tests online, and go to Rick’s website to learn more. Watch more of these videos, and if they ring true, do what you can to shift your environment until you can get to a place in life where you can get an official diagnosis. Medication helps so much, but so do the strategies given by these resources: How to ADHD and Rick’s site.
I need to study add in order to pass the test
I WATCHED 4 VIDEOS BEFORE I FINISHED THIS ONE LOL
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that's definately worth than ADHD. My best wish of life just to reach the meds for it, can't get job I really want here in Ukraine
I'm tired of reading about ADHD. Like seriously, ADD and ADHD have different symptoms but people confuse the 2 all the time. As somone who suffers from ADD symptoms I cannot find a video that talks about ADD and its treatment without mentioning ADHD and acting like they're the same thing!
The title said ADD not ADHD..
Seriously?? Really?? ADHD is ADD with the hyperactivity. 6 of one, half a dozen of the other. If you have ADHD, you have ADD but you can have ADD without being so hyper. Might do a little research on it before critiquing........... Some schools of thought also say there are further sub-types of ADD.
I've ADD, and my name is Rick Groen, translated Rick Green
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Wow!!!! Wow. Wow. 💡💡💡
9 years ago just to find out ADD is autism lite 😂 we all got a little add/adhd pretty ridiculous its treated like a debilitating disease
Only guys… I’ve never heard that one.
Wow 💪❤
Wilson Richard Clark Jose Moore Jose
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for someone that has ADD, this doesn't help me at all.
Misleading titel . I thought this was about "My life with ADD " instead it was "My life with ADHD"
Why does the Video title say ADD when this guy has ADHD?
Seriously? It's still ADD with the hyperactivity added. ADHD = ADD with hyperactivity. It's like the flu - which type do you have? Which COVID?
@@billdickerson2228 THat's my entire point. The title had one type but this guy has the type with hyperactivity added.
Wa-wa-wa-wa-WOW.....
Seems like 99% of people have ADHD and on meds for it...
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Institute? You even do not now the difference between adhd versus add.
😊 I have ADD😂😂😂😂
I lost my attention.
ADD is not real ok. You lack focus.
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NAN.CY diagnosed him.