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In honor of my late mother who loved southern food. Today is the anniversary of her passing. We have mixed some of her ashes with the fried chicken batter for a memorial dinner tonight.
Katie, these are spot on. If I may make a suggestion, what would be really helpful is going further in depth to show how ADHD symptoms tie together for a full picture perspective and the detrimental impact it has on getting tasks accomplished. As well as the effort that goes in to cope or overcome. For example, while stuck in Waiting Mode, the paralysis to get other things done during that time is fueled by time blindness (not knowing how long something will take to complete) combined with the excruciating effort to pull ourselves away from a task once we've finally got our brains locked in to do it and get it done. It's a vicious cycle that feels impossible to break, at least for me. The vast majority of ADHD videos simply list the symptoms, not how they actually tie together and overlap, which is what makes everything perpetually hard and exhausting.
Watching this at 1:15AM with a headache from being up all day and then binge watching youtube before bed makes the one about procrastinating sleep hit home real hard.
At one job in my 20's a coworker complained that they couldn't trust me because I was often late for work. (This person was living in some kind of halfway house and only allowed to leave for work, strict curfews etc. Drug problems I think, but sure, they think I am the untrustworthy one. ). Anyway I got another coworker to agree to give me a wake up call every morning. And knowing I would get the call motivated me to try to wake up before the call so I wouldn't sound groggy and half asleep
I laughed out loud at #5 saying no because I'm really such a generous person who wants to help, but until I take a minute to truly process what a task might entail, almost everything feels like SO MUCH effort.
I thought I was a selfish person. But once I thought about it I'd do the right and kind thing. So good to understand the reasons. Gives me a little more self compassion. 😊
For me I like helping other people. And I'll usually drop everything to help them. Plus, helping someone else lets me avoid the unpleasant stuff that I am supposed to be doing At least it's a change of scenery
The “oversalting food” caught me off guard 💀💀… my partner always says I like my food rly “flavourful” but also I remember my grandma always oversalting everything so Def know where it comes from now 😂
I hope this comment helps others. I was not diagnosed until I was past 50 years old but found ways to sort of cope with some of my ADHD quirks. On the topic of listening, I practiced repeating every word the other person was saying, in my head. This kept me focused on the conversation, otherwise my thoughts are all over the place, like trying to herd cats! This only worked for me in one-on- one conversations or listening to a teacher or speaker. When studying I would use a similar technique. I would read aloud in my head and stop and summarize the information, writing it down into one sentence if possible. This turned it into a challenge which added a bit of fun! I think because of those techniques I always got ‘ A’s ‘. In a group situation, like at a party or wedding reception where lots of folks are talking I am completely overwhelmed and too distracted! I find myself spacing out a lot. Good luck to all fellow ADHDers in mastering coping techniques! And don’t forget to appreciate the gifts that come along with the difficulties.
I cannot thank you enough for addressing this. I just turned 55 yrs. old and OMG my life has sucked!!! I feel better knowing why and I look forward to making the rest of my life better :) xo
Hi Linda, I get it...same vintage...that was a very good year... lol. I was diagnosed 2 years ago, certainly been interesting and life has been a challenging journey so far, to say the least. Good luck and be gentle on your self 🫂
"Sleep procrastination", "impulsivity & risk taking" and "asking people to repeat themselves" are things I can relate to. I always think of myself as neurodivergent because I show signs and traits as well as the fact I spent my school years in the special ed program.
The Catch-22 of ADHD is having to monitor executive function tasks with a glitchy executive function system. I appreciate content like this that gets that. That's why pre-committing to routines and reminders that offload EF duties can help, e.g. a get ready for bed alarm or TV shut off timer, a written schedule for the day in direct line of sight and an alarm for when to start preparing for an appointment later in the day, a switch tasks alarm *across the room* so I'm forced to break momentum by physically moving (otherwise I can snooze an alarm within reach for hours). I have a visual timer that also helps hugely by reducing my Time Blindness and gamifying otherwise uninspiring tasks. It has a little slot on top to put a reminder of WHAT I'm focusing on and WHY (the big picture goal a task is moving me towards and/or an immediate reward I get to have as soon as I'm done).
I recently found out I might have ADHD because I was excessively tired all the time. I was even tested for narcolepsy, and all of my labs came back as normal. We tried a therapeutic dose of ADHD medication and it worked wonders. I was at my wits end trying to figure this out. It was affecting my life in so many ways.
@@karmacat68 I was also tested for sleep apnea when I went in for the narcolepsy, and I didn’t have either. I would only stay in a very shallow sleep cycle. The doctor said I went into REM sleep for only a few minutes, then I would wake up and the cycle would repeat. I woke up something like 9 or more times. My brain just won’t shut off. :(
I struggle with extreme tiredness too, and I recently got diagnosed with adhd. But I struggle with hypersomnia as well. Sometimes sleeping 18 hours a day. It sucks. (My mom makes me feel like it’s my fault and I can control it if I wanted to. It has been so difficult I swear). Can I ask what medication helped you with your tiredness? I’m on dex right now and I can’t see that much difference, maybe I need a higher dose or something.
@@niharikasoni1976 My PC prescribed Modafinil. I’m still trying to find something that works for me to help me sleep that doesn’t have the side effect of making me groggy all day. We’re trying hydroxyzine which is pretty much Benadryl, but so far no luck. I got a lot of crap from my family about how much I sleep. I’m finding that not everyone gets the same quality of sleep as others. When I started tracking my sleep with my Apple Watch, I was able to show my husband how often I woke up at night and how little sleep I actually get. I may be in bed for 12 hours, but I may have only spent 5 hours of that getting the restful sleep I need. I am also finding out that some people with ADHD have different circadian rhythms. Some people are up with the sun and very active during the mornings. Some people with ADHD are more active toward the afternoons or evenings and sleep better in the mornings. The way things are set up in our society and is normalized is geared toward people that have a certain type of circadian rhythm and punishes those that don’t. You shouldn’t be made to feel ashamed by how your body just naturally functions. I bring up me waking someone up at 1 in the morning and asking them to be fully functional. That’s essentially what is expected of us.
SLEEP PROCRASTINATION! Literally have been fighting this one lately (or maybe for years, but finally recognizing it) and eventually I just tell myself ,”just go to bed dumdum. You can do this when you wake up and it will be even more productive.” Thanks Kati! ❤
The salt thing is soo odd, but I 100% randomly crave salty food, especially once my adderall wears off toward the evening. Sugar, candy, bread, fruit, ect, will not satisfy the craving. I’m not even hungry, I just need that taste and texture. So strange.
“Waiting mode”!?!? That’s what it’s called! That is so me, which really sux because I’m an “end of lifer” with all kinds of doc appointments! Some weeks I’m held hostage by doctors appointments four out of the seven days 🙄 I will literally be waiting for my own funeral to start 😂
I'm autistic and a lot of these apply to me but I've been wondering if I have both or if its autism causing these issues for me maybe that's another video for the future autism ADHD or both
ADHD is a spectrum disorder, along with all the comorbidities invariably following. I have severe ADHD and at least 5 or so comorbidities. It's understandable that everyone is different so as not to pretend that a direct solution is possible. Medicine and coping mechanisms can help. Speaking of medicine, to exacerbate an already unpleasant situation apparently someone (Gov.) has deemed it necessary to reduce my prescription of over 20 years by 1/3. Just another reason to put our faith in Jesus Christ and not government. ( Isaiah 55:6) (Matt. 6:33)
Thanks Katy, i found you today, wow you are so spot on. I got diagnosed two years ago at the age of 53 This is the first time, I've ever heard of the sleep procrastination thing. Wow, that is just so true and makesvso much sense. I really struggled to go to bed early and then I struggle to get up and then I have anxiety if I have to get up really early for appointments and often. The timeline missing is so spot on as well. But it was also the first time that i'd heard about the salt thing. But I do know someone that cannot get enough salt. I've also read that salt cravings have been linked to adrenal overload.
I had an appointment a couple weeks ago, and believe I had executive dysfunction. I was working on a painting before my appointment and didn't realize I missed my cab. They came back, and the appointment went okay. I just felt really bad, as well as anxious. There are times where I feel overly stimulated from things around me, like lights appearing too bright, car alarms going off, and being on hold. I also have sleep procrastination, which is paired with insomnia. I tend to ask people to repeat themselves, and I also oversalt my food.
When I was little, I used to put salt on the palm of my hand and lick it off. Later in life I used to salt my food reeeealy heavily. Even now I put a little extra salt on food most of the time. Other symptoms sound accurate as well. Thank you for the food for thought!
I realized early on that I found this video because I'm in waiting mode after one of my clients cancelled their appointment, leaving me with an empty 1.5 hour block. I have tasks that I can do, but knowing the next client is still scheduled has me in a holding pattern.
The "symptom" I found in a meme that made me start looking up what ADHD really is, and realizing that there's definitions and terms for my time blindness and the like, was a post about ADHD things like needing to use the restroom, even REALLY URGENTLY, and still not doing it or even forgetting to get up and go to the restroom. Reading that, I realized I had been doing exactly that at the time. It was a thing I did often. That I still do. Definitely got my attention.
I was confused about my adhd diagnosis at 32 years of age bc I don't remember having any issues in childhood. THEN I REMEMBERED. Super embarrassing, but I would have "accidents" at waaay too old an age. Especially for an overall healthy, developmentally normal kid. Was probably one of the most embarrassing things growing up and I did NOT have an explanation for it. Like why tf did I pee on myself while in line for something at A MALL where there are bathrooms everywhere?? Why didn't I realize I had to go or why did I wait??? Other childhood "issues" are starting to make sense. I was disruptive in class but didn't really get in trouble for it because I would blurt out correct answers or try to help the teacher with their lesson 😅 it was brought up to my mom in a sugar coated way and she had to tell me that the teacher would get fired if I didn't stop trying to teach the class. Lmao how embarrassing 😂
In the book "Driven to Distraction" by Halowell and Ratey they have a chapter with a few pages of ADHD/ADD trends. Some of them are incredibly specific and amazingly accurate reflections of my own inner monologue. It's the strangest feeling that someone is literally in your head and reading your exact thoughts.
I can’t pay attention to somebody that’s talking to me long enough to hear what they are saying to have a response. I often interrupt and I just think that’s rude. I’ve rude and I just wanted to get out what I’m saying but thanks to watching your videos this past week, and and with my therapist help, I can now I’m trying to put into affect just staying in that moment and it forces me to listen to their words and think about what I want to say instead of while they’re talking trying to figure out what kind of response I’m gonna have. Also I can’t complete tasks I do start Different hobbies without thinking it through that also comes with sometimes I will say things or reactive things without thinking things through. I started crafting when my daddy died and then it became gathering and now I find that I have started hoarding in well that’s what I call it hoarding because I’ve gathered to the point to wear some rooms in my house I can’t walk through. I’m always looking for something I’m always trying to find something but I know I have everything that I need somewhere. I’ve also have this new impulse to go by I feel compelled to go to let’s say dollar tree every day.
At some age I resigned to my odd behaviors of misusing time, daydreaming in meetings, interrupting, looking for the smartest way to put something, starting and quitting hobbies followed by months of depression, “what’s the use” thoughts, and one to add to the list is trying to control how other people drive.
I didn't need to do research to be deeply familiar with almost all of these. That salt one took me for a spin, though! I have low blood pressure and yet I can have a high craving for salt.
I was very surprised by the salt connection! I have craved salt since I was a child. I understand now why every time I tried to reduce my sodium intake, I felt like my ADHD medication dosage needed to be raised. Thank you so much for sharing!
The salt thing explains SO MUCH about why my spouse has difficulty refraining from eating cheese. And why she's more depressed while on a whole foods diet (mostly uncooked cause convenience). Very big eureka there.
watching at 3am as a chronic sleep procrastinator… The irony of having to rewind the video to hear #7 again because my mind wandered off and I missed what was said! 😂🫣
I just recently (within the last year or so) discovered that I was ADHD and it has answered so many questions about me. Thanks for this video as I am still learning so much about myself and ADHD. The point about appointments is spot on, I never understood why I could not get much done when I had an appointment in the afternoon and now it makes sense. Thanks again!
I'm 62 and was recently diagnosed 😮 This video is my entire life, but spoken by you. 😅 Thanks! 💜 I'm also going to be evaluated for ASD soon. Thanks so much for all that you do, Kati!
Ok I’m gonna say that a lot of these rang with me. My mama has adhd that isn’t being treated anymore because of the stigma that comes to the doctors practicing in West Virginia. The psychiatrist she was seeing stopped her treatment. Without giving her mechanism to deal with it. She’s struggled her whole life. My brother who is 56 probably went undiagnosed as a boy and young man. He and my mama and my half sister and two of my cousins have schizophrenia and or bipolar disorder. I do reasoning with how I’m not affected or my how my cousin who is a general in the Air Force weren’t affected like this….i know when I hear “voices “ prompting me to do something i know they aren’t real. I was on Prozac for about three years. I went off of it and two years ago. No five years ago I asked to be put on it again and took it for a while until one day I was sitting at a stoplight and someone was walking across the street in front of me and I heard a voice say “I wonder what it would feel like to run that person over with my car“ that day, I knew the Prozac was not working for me anymore, and I needed to stop taking it.
Yes to all of these. My dad... textbook example. I can think of 10 examples for each symptom. I didnt know the reason behind the salt thing thats interesting... he takes a tortilla chip, dips it in his salsa then salts it again. Dude. You have hypertension. STAP!!! Lol - pass the soy sauce!
I don't have ADHD but #4 and #7 hit home for me. I feel so dysregulated when I'm interrupted in the middle of a task & I often miss what people say if I'm not totally focused on what they are saying. I heard them fine but my brain isn't focused on the detail of what they are saying. This puts into perspective how overwhelming ADHD must be for people. #8 is so interesting! That makes sense.
I have ADHD and I have done extensive research for several years learning about ADHD and additionally done in person courses about: ADHD, neurodevelopmental disorders in general, neuroscience etc. The sodium -dopamine connection is something I long suspected (because EVERYONE I know who has ADHD is seriously dependent on salty snacks to be able to worl or sit down and study) but never found any info or explanation for. So that was really cool to geet it confirmed: my adhd IS the cause of my constant salt-cravings. 😮
I wonder if a common thing is migraines with ADHD people. And the salt thing. Came across a short video the other day and the speaker was talking to any time he comes across someone with migraines he offers them salt and water. Since people are more likely dehydrated.
Though never diagnosed with ADHD officially I know I have it. Was diagnosed A.S in 2002 but after reading the book Asperger's children I prefer the term neurodiverse... Bipolar is the dark side to ADHD which I've also battled with along with chronic PTSD which I recovered from the worst of but took nearly 20 years... hyper vigilance of PTSD can mimic ADHD... pacing would be common. I still do this but generally slower with less anxiety nowadays... sound healing helped A LOT but it's still challenging. Impulsively spending, risk taking and sleep procrastination can also affect me... getting blue light glasses helps ease over stimulation from strip lights and blue light especially at night. Thankfully I have normal lighting in my room. A liking for salt I can also relate to but wasn't aware of it's link with dopamine. I take Abilify which although is a dopamine blocker, I heard the brain makes more dopamine receptors to make up for that.
Thanks so much, I have that condition and continue to try and find better ways to manage and cope with it. Any chance you can do a video on steps to taking negative thoughts captive and releasing them? I've struggled with understanding how to do that. Thanks and God bless 😊
What most people don't realize about ADHD is that it invariably comes with comorbidities. Anywhere from 2 to 9 or 10 and even then to varying degrees. This doesn't come all at once I'm over 60.
I'm literally sleep procrastinating right now 😄😴 I'm enjoying crocheting and listening to RUclips too much! When 'over salting food' came up, I literally gaped at the screen! I've always craved salt, even as a kid. That really blew my mind 🤯
The salt craving was crazy to me. I remember even as a kid loving the flavoring and salt on chips, and would lick the flavor off of the chip then eat it.
Actually, until my 50s, my default was to say yes. In part due to poor impulse control, FOMO, the desire for novelty, and sadly people pleasing due to RSD.
Yes, and for me poor time management and *liking* helping people. : - ) Since I was always overwhelmed anyway and could never estimate time or prioritize, why not add one more thing?
Another symptom, short term or working memory. Using a 7 day medicine pill box, not to remind us to take our pills, but the empty day box to remind us that we already took the pills. If I just took medicine from the bottles they come in, 5 minutes later I would be like did I take my pills today. The salt thing I never new about. I wonder what else raises dopamine levels.
I just watched a video with 63 autism traits and I had 42 of them. I have only been diagnosed with ADHD but don't ever relate to anyone with autism and many people with autism make me so angry and frustrated. Idk what that means.
@@stephy369Your frustration is quite understandable, ADHD can be VERY COMPLEX. When I say "very" and "complex" I mean everything about ADHD is on a spectrum, along with the multiple comorbidities that invariably follow. so it stands to reason that you are not simply dealing with ADHD but also it's comorbidities and severity thus mimicking a variety of maladies. That being said medicine and coping mechanisms can help. Not to be morbid but realistic. We all die to await either Heaven or Hell. ( Isaiah 55:6) ( Matt. 6:33) BTW I'm over 60 with severe ADHD and comorbidities. Without Jesus Christ we have NOTHING!
@@michaelthompson4949I agree about Jesus! He helps us find the silver lining in every dark cloud. Dark clouds abound, that's life, and knowledge is good and helpful, but, if we approach life and people with humility, honesty (with wisdom and kindness ), a desire to serve (without being a doormat to evil), and a genuine desire to be forgiving, gracious and ,merciful to the undeserving, as immortal Jesus is to us mortal humans, even not knowing about things like CPTSD ADHD Autism Spectrum Synethetism Head Injury, etc, means we can still navigate our way through life and be glad of being alive. No matter how many times and ways 'unkind' people intrude into our lives. I'm 68 and married 33 years, only recently learned about neurodivergence, etc and I can see how my life could have been easier had I learned sooner... but... if so, I wouldnt be me, would I? I've known Jesus over 40 years and, if He didn't bring this knowledge to me sooner, then I believe I was meant to go through most of life and a marriage as "me" ... if only to learn to surf the waves rather than drown in them. Now I have bern given a surfboard (of knowledge) and it does indeed make surfing easier... but I also know that with Jesus I can surf on water without a surfboard! How many people can say that? Not many, sadly, not many. Thanks again... besides your wise knowledge it's always a joy to see the name of Jesus uplifted ❤
I've been struggling so much with sleep procrastination lately. I found myself still up at 5am the other day when I had to be up for work by 9. I had wanted to play a new game for a while before going to bed since I didn't get done with work till like 8pm that day.
The salt thing hit me hard lol. I love salt and I salt almost everything!! Something is fighting with my ADD that makes things extremely difficult to get started but only non routine things. My autistic granddaughter 4 loves salt. She dumped some out and licked it and she was loving the sensation. I put some sugar out for her and she was actually disgusted by it and was spitting it out and wiping her tongue🤣😂 I don't add extra to her food she enjoys her fritos and sea salted ruffles!!😁 Thanks for the information!!👍😎👻🌶️
It help me a lot because my daughter have adhd and anxiety so I am always open for more information about it because I got a lot of letters from school sometimes and sometimes I have to rash to the doctor because she had a panic attack and I have spent a lot of nights up with her because of the anxiety and panic attack Sometimes I feel powerless because I don't no what to do then I stress a lot and I am a single mom so sometimes it is hard....
I have ALL of these. Except maybe oversalting... I wonder if I can assume I have ADHD just from these symptoms. My daughter has been diagnosed with ADHD, and I long have suspected I might have it too, but never went to check myself with a real specialist
My therapist just recently mentioned to me that I display many symptoms of adhd and I initially thought she was wayy off base. But the more research I do, the more I think she might be on to something. I related to every single one of the things you touched on in this video, even down to the salt intake! I think I'm going to pursue trying to get an actual diagnosis soon.
What’sthe opposite of sleep procrastination? My parents always laughed because they said I was the only baby they’d ever known who put himself to bed when he was tired, which has carried on through life. I love your channel, Kati!
Ok, not even 50 secs into the vid, and this is already 50 shades of spot on! That being all anxious and nervous before that one Big Thing of the day (could be anything from emptying the post box, a dentist appointment, to ones' own wedding ceremony, just as long as time is important it may qualify as "Big Thing"). Hadn't realized that to be ADHD, but, as you explain it, it absolutely makes sense. Never a dull day with ADHD, haha.
If I have to switch tasks, I know, from many years of experience, that both tasks will absolutely fail. I'm lucky enough to be able to spend large amounts of time hyper-focusing on a given work item (I'm a developer), but if I have meetingS on the schedule during that day, everything falls apart and nothing gets done -- I can neither get deeply into my project nor can I successfully be present in the meeting (which is something I can never really do well anyway!).
I have to ask people to repeat themselves all the time, but it's because my Windows 95 brain takes forever to process what the other person said to me. So, in reality, I actually did hear them, but my brain had no idea what they said until twenty seconds later. It's exhausting, but that's how I operate. 😅
Bonus points if your brain processes the thing someone said while they’re repeating it at your specific request! „Pass me the salt please?” „Sorry, I didn’t catch that?” „Pass me…” „SALT, SURE BBY HERE YOU GO”
Thank you Kati I have ADHD I don't think it is mental disorder becuase it has little to no effect on the pycholoical aspects like mood, thoughts,awarness it should be something like epilepsy or tourette syndrom.
Dr please answer I don’t have access to mental health care in a third world country. does dpdr make you feel like family are strangers? I would feel convinced then ignore it or genuinely confused as to if it’s true or not. Could that be a part of dpdr?
I checked all the boxes! That means I'm doing a good job, right? #8! I put salt on everything! Sometimes I even salt beverages. I'm understanding my ADHD-related actions/behaviors better, and that gives me so much peace.
I was surprised to hear the connection to salt, but it makes sense when you consider how rewarding sugar is. Both would be rare finds to make the most of. Not so rare today, of course 🤤
Yes, i would say everything check apart from the salt one... But if you think about it when i was a kid a was so obsessed with salt, There was a decorative vase full of coarse salt in my Aunt's house (idk why) and i would constantly pick one from there and lick it for a few minutes. Also not me getting salt-based culinary seasoning from the fridge every now and then, these were SALTY even my mom would get super worried when she caught me eating it, because of how salty it was. Also i remember just picking up normal salt some times in the day. Now that i am older i know salty things can make us very sick so i despise things with too much salt in it. Not that i don't think it's tasty but i don't wanna have kidney stones or worse.
This might sound weird to you Kati, but you remind me of Kate Hudson the actress. Btw: I love all your content and have been watching for years. Sorry for your losses.
oh shoot... I'm always surprised that my ADHD kinda programs so much of how I see myself. Everything from 1-7 I knew, but the salting food... my co-workers always made fun of me because I put soy sauce in everything... and I feel so empty if the house ran out of soysauce... I mean... I put soy sauce in my oatmeal...
I feel called out by number 3. I’m fighting the urge to pass out as I’m writing this. Edit: And by number 8… I’m glad I now have an idea about why I randomly just have the need to lick salt.
ADHD prevented me from making friends and not having a relationship, not able to drive, spending 13 hours on the computer playing video games, and another 3 hours on the phone. And scared of the dark
Hey Kati, thanks for your insightful video! I have one question regarding the dopamin release in the kidneys. Would you share your source with us? If I remember correctly, dopamin is not able to cross the blood-brain-barrier. Only its prodrug L-Dopa (wich is used in treating Parkinson‘s) is able to do so. L-Dopa would also be produced in the kidneys, but so-called decarboxylases will immediately turn it into dopamin. (Parkinson‘s patients must be give an inhibitor of decarboxylases, in order for the L-Dopa to reach the brain) Maybe I missed something here, but it seems to me, that the dopamin produced in the kidneys cannot reach our brain. Now, all geekiness aside, i really enjoyed your video, thank you!☺️
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In honor of my late mother who loved southern food. Today is the anniversary of her passing. We have mixed some of her ashes with the fried chicken batter for a memorial dinner tonight.
Katie, these are spot on. If I may make a suggestion, what would be really helpful is going further in depth to show how ADHD symptoms tie together for a full picture perspective and the detrimental impact it has on getting tasks accomplished. As well as the effort that goes in to cope or overcome. For example, while stuck in Waiting Mode, the paralysis to get other things done during that time is fueled by time blindness (not knowing how long something will take to complete) combined with the excruciating effort to pull ourselves away from a task once we've finally got our brains locked in to do it and get it done. It's a vicious cycle that feels impossible to break, at least for me.
The vast majority of ADHD videos simply list the symptoms, not how they actually tie together and overlap, which is what makes everything perpetually hard and exhausting.
Watching this at 1:15AM with a headache from being up all day and then binge watching youtube before bed makes the one about procrastinating sleep hit home real hard.
I can totally relate to this! I've done that before.
Not that Late but still 00:23AM
I've been going to bed relatively early, but not actually sleeping before around 3:30/4am. And I need a lot of sleep, so... that ✨sucks✨ 😅
@@katherineh.9379 That's how it is lots of times when I try go to bed early. It does suck.
5 am for me 😂
Every time I see a video on ADHD, I'm like at least 90% check marks. Sleep procrastination is the story of my life and so frustrating
100% here, really frustrating. I feel that I am my diagnosis exclusively.
At one job in my 20's a coworker complained that they couldn't trust me because I was often late for work. (This person was living in some kind of halfway house and only allowed to leave for work, strict curfews etc. Drug problems I think, but sure, they think I am the untrustworthy one. ).
Anyway I got another coworker to agree to give me a wake up call every morning. And knowing I would get the call motivated me to try to wake up before the call so I wouldn't sound groggy and half asleep
I laughed out loud at #5 saying no because I'm really such a generous person who wants to help, but until I take a minute to truly process what a task might entail, almost everything feels like SO MUCH effort.
I thought I was a selfish person. But once I thought about it I'd do the right and kind thing. So good to understand the reasons. Gives me a little more self compassion. 😊
I don't have ADHD and am just watching this for fun but I can relate. I hate making pb and js cause they feel like they take so much effort
OMG....you hit the nail on the head....I get it, I do it too
For me I like helping other people. And I'll usually drop everything to help them.
Plus, helping someone else lets me avoid the unpleasant stuff that I am supposed to be doing
At least it's a change of scenery
The “oversalting food” caught me off guard 💀💀… my partner always says I like my food rly “flavourful”
but also I remember my grandma always oversalting everything so
Def know where it comes from now 😂
I didn't realize I was gonna be attacked today 😂😂 me to a T
I hope this comment helps others.
I was not diagnosed until I was past 50 years old but found ways to sort of cope with some of my ADHD quirks.
On the topic of listening, I practiced repeating every word the other person was saying, in my head. This kept me focused on the conversation, otherwise my thoughts are all over the place, like trying to herd cats! This only worked for me in one-on- one conversations or listening to a teacher or speaker.
When studying I would use a similar technique. I would read aloud in my head and stop and summarize the information, writing it down into one sentence if possible. This turned it into a challenge which added a bit of fun!
I think because of those techniques I always got ‘ A’s ‘.
In a group situation, like at a party or wedding reception where lots of folks are talking I am completely overwhelmed and too distracted! I find myself spacing out a lot.
Good luck to all fellow ADHDers in mastering coping techniques! And don’t forget to appreciate the gifts that come along with the difficulties.
IT HELPS. THANK YOU.
I cannot thank you enough for addressing this. I just turned 55 yrs. old and OMG my life has sucked!!! I feel better knowing why and I look forward to making the rest of my life better :) xo
Hi Linda,
I get it...same vintage...that was a very good year... lol. I was diagnosed 2 years ago, certainly been interesting and life has been a challenging journey so far, to say the least. Good luck and be gentle on your self 🫂
"Sleep procrastination", "impulsivity & risk taking" and "asking people to repeat themselves" are things I can relate to. I always think of myself as neurodivergent because I show signs and traits as well as the fact I spent my school years in the special ed program.
The Catch-22 of ADHD is having to monitor executive function tasks with a glitchy executive function system. I appreciate content like this that gets that. That's why pre-committing to routines and reminders that offload EF duties can help, e.g. a get ready for bed alarm or TV shut off timer, a written schedule for the day in direct line of sight and an alarm for when to start preparing for an appointment later in the day, a switch tasks alarm *across the room* so I'm forced to break momentum by physically moving (otherwise I can snooze an alarm within reach for hours).
I have a visual timer that also helps hugely by reducing my Time Blindness and gamifying otherwise uninspiring tasks. It has a little slot on top to put a reminder of WHAT I'm focusing on and WHY (the big picture goal a task is moving me towards and/or an immediate reward I get to have as soon as I'm done).
I recently found out I might have ADHD because I was excessively tired all the time. I was even tested for narcolepsy, and all of my labs came back as normal. We tried a therapeutic dose of ADHD medication and it worked wonders. I was at my wits end trying to figure this out. It was affecting my life in so many ways.
That's really interesting, also another thing you could look into is Sleep Apnea. It really can affect your fatigue levels.
@@karmacat68 I was also tested for sleep apnea when I went in for the narcolepsy, and I didn’t have either. I would only stay in a very shallow sleep cycle. The doctor said I went into REM sleep for only a few minutes, then I would wake up and the cycle would repeat. I woke up something like 9 or more times. My brain just won’t shut off. :(
I struggle with extreme tiredness too, and I recently got diagnosed with adhd. But I struggle with hypersomnia as well. Sometimes sleeping 18 hours a day. It sucks. (My mom makes me feel like it’s my fault and I can control it if I wanted to. It has been so difficult I swear). Can I ask what medication helped you with your tiredness? I’m on dex right now and I can’t see that much difference, maybe I need a higher dose or something.
@@niharikasoni1976 My PC prescribed Modafinil. I’m still trying to find something that works for me to help me sleep that doesn’t have the side effect of making me groggy all day. We’re trying hydroxyzine which is pretty much Benadryl, but so far no luck.
I got a lot of crap from my family about how much I sleep. I’m finding that not everyone gets the same quality of sleep as others. When I started tracking my sleep with my Apple Watch, I was able to show my husband how often I woke up at night and how little sleep I actually get. I may be in bed for 12 hours, but I may have only spent 5 hours of that getting the restful sleep I need.
I am also finding out that some people with ADHD have different circadian rhythms. Some people are up with the sun and very active during the mornings. Some people with ADHD are more active toward the afternoons or evenings and sleep better in the mornings. The way things are set up in our society and is normalized is geared toward people that have a certain type of circadian rhythm and punishes those that don’t. You shouldn’t be made to feel ashamed by how your body just naturally functions. I bring up me waking someone up at 1 in the morning and asking them to be fully functional. That’s essentially what is expected of us.
SLEEP PROCRASTINATION! Literally have been fighting this one lately (or maybe for years, but finally recognizing it) and eventually I just tell myself ,”just go to bed dumdum. You can do this when you wake up and it will be even more productive.” Thanks Kati! ❤
The oversalting food hit weird. I hate adding salt to my food but I binge eat and I love to binge sweet and follow with salty. So interesting!
The salt thing is soo odd, but I 100% randomly crave salty food, especially once my adderall wears off toward the evening. Sugar, candy, bread, fruit, ect, will not satisfy the craving. I’m not even hungry, I just need that taste and texture. So strange.
“Waiting mode”!?!? That’s what it’s called! That is so me, which really sux because I’m an “end of lifer” with all kinds of doc appointments! Some weeks I’m held hostage by doctors appointments four out of the seven days 🙄 I will literally be waiting for my own funeral to start 😂
Maybe try to book morning appointments so that you then have the rest of the day free from waiting mode? 👍🏻
Tangential to eating salt: extra spicy food, sometimes to the point of stomach disagreement
Late diagnosed here.
Yes. Yes. Yes.
😂 Spot on Kati, spot on. I loved hearing about the scientific reasons behind all my ADHD quirks. This made me giggle. ❤
Trying to concentrate on what Kati is saying but distracted by her shirt. Nice colour…I wonder what what it feels like…what was the video about again?
I'm autistic and a lot of these apply to me but I've been wondering if I have both or if its autism causing these issues for me maybe that's another video for the future autism ADHD or both
ADHD is a spectrum disorder, along with all the comorbidities invariably following.
I have severe ADHD and at least 5 or so comorbidities. It's understandable that everyone is different so as not to pretend that a direct solution is possible. Medicine and coping mechanisms can help. Speaking of medicine, to exacerbate an already unpleasant situation apparently someone (Gov.) has deemed it necessary to reduce my prescription of over 20 years by 1/3.
Just another reason to put our faith in Jesus Christ and not government. ( Isaiah 55:6)
(Matt. 6:33)
Many of these were quite surprising, and explained why I do things that I wasn’t aware of.
Thank you for making this video!
Thanks Katy, i found you today, wow you are so spot on.
I got diagnosed two years ago at the age of 53 This is the first time, I've ever heard of the sleep procrastination thing. Wow, that is just so true and makesvso much sense. I really struggled to go to bed early and then I struggle to get up and then I have anxiety if I have to get up really early for appointments and often. The timeline missing is so spot on as well. But it was also the first time that i'd heard about the salt thing. But I do know someone that cannot get enough salt. I've also read that salt cravings have been linked to adrenal overload.
You are amazing! Thank you so much!
I had an appointment a couple weeks ago, and believe I had executive dysfunction. I was working on a painting before my appointment and didn't realize I missed my cab.
They came back, and the appointment went okay. I just felt really bad, as well as anxious.
There are times where I feel overly stimulated from things around me, like lights appearing too bright, car alarms going off, and being on hold.
I also have sleep procrastination, which is paired with insomnia.
I tend to ask people to repeat themselves, and I also oversalt my food.
When I was little, I used to put salt on the palm of my hand and lick it off. Later in life I used to salt my food reeeealy heavily. Even now I put a little extra salt on food most of the time. Other symptoms sound accurate as well. Thank you for the food for thought!
I realized early on that I found this video because I'm in waiting mode after one of my clients cancelled their appointment, leaving me with an empty 1.5 hour block. I have tasks that I can do, but knowing the next client is still scheduled has me in a holding pattern.
The "symptom" I found in a meme that made me start looking up what ADHD really is, and realizing that there's definitions and terms for my time blindness and the like, was a post about ADHD things like needing to use the restroom, even REALLY URGENTLY, and still not doing it or even forgetting to get up and go to the restroom. Reading that, I realized I had been doing exactly that at the time. It was a thing I did often. That I still do. Definitely got my attention.
I was confused about my adhd diagnosis at 32 years of age bc I don't remember having any issues in childhood. THEN I REMEMBERED. Super embarrassing, but I would have "accidents" at waaay too old an age. Especially for an overall healthy, developmentally normal kid. Was probably one of the most embarrassing things growing up and I did NOT have an explanation for it. Like why tf did I pee on myself while in line for something at A MALL where there are bathrooms everywhere?? Why didn't I realize I had to go or why did I wait???
Other childhood "issues" are starting to make sense. I was disruptive in class but didn't really get in trouble for it because I would blurt out correct answers or try to help the teacher with their lesson 😅 it was brought up to my mom in a sugar coated way and she had to tell me that the teacher would get fired if I didn't stop trying to teach the class. Lmao how embarrassing 😂
Hmm, congratulations Katy! Another great vid. Thank u.
I just watched this 4x times , because of my adhd 😂
In the book "Driven to Distraction" by Halowell and Ratey they have a chapter with a few pages of ADHD/ADD trends. Some of them are incredibly specific and amazingly accurate reflections of my own inner monologue. It's the strangest feeling that someone is literally in your head and reading your exact thoughts.
Thank you so much for this video! Some of my loved ones suffer from ADHD and this helped me understand them better.
I can’t pay attention to somebody that’s talking to me long enough to hear what they are saying to have a response. I often interrupt and I just think that’s rude. I’ve rude and I just wanted to get out what I’m saying but thanks to watching your videos this past week, and and with my therapist help, I can now I’m trying to put into affect just staying in that moment and it forces me to listen to their words and think about what I want to say instead of while they’re talking trying to figure out what kind of response I’m gonna have. Also I can’t complete tasks I do start Different hobbies without thinking it through that also comes with sometimes I will say things or reactive things without thinking things through. I started crafting when my daddy died and then it became gathering and now I find that I have started hoarding in well that’s what I call it hoarding because I’ve gathered to the point to wear some rooms in my house I can’t walk through. I’m always looking for something I’m always trying to find something but I know I have everything that I need somewhere. I’ve also have this new impulse to go by I feel compelled to go to let’s say dollar tree every day.
Love your shirt! Also! Thank you for this as I have had a partner with ADHD
At some age I resigned to my odd behaviors of misusing time, daydreaming in meetings, interrupting, looking for the smartest way to put something, starting and quitting hobbies followed by months of depression, “what’s the use” thoughts, and one to add to the list is trying to control how other people drive.
I thought this was common. Isn't that where the expression "backseat driver" comes from.
I didn't need to do research to be deeply familiar with almost all of these. That salt one took me for a spin, though! I have low blood pressure and yet I can have a high craving for salt.
My doctor told me to increase my salt intake to combat low blood pressure -it goes against the common "salt is bad" narrative!
I was very surprised by the salt connection! I have craved salt since I was a child. I understand now why every time I tried to reduce my sodium intake, I felt like my ADHD medication dosage needed to be raised. Thank you so much for sharing!
I have autism, and I can relate to many of the things.
I crave salt sometimes. Like popcorn. I love salty liquorice candy!
Yum salty licorice
2 that were totally new to me: asking people to repeat themselves and overeating. I had never connected the two to my ADHD brain!
The salt thing explains SO MUCH about why my spouse has difficulty refraining from eating cheese. And why she's more depressed while on a whole foods diet (mostly uncooked cause convenience).
Very big eureka there.
watching at 3am as a chronic sleep procrastinator…
The irony of having to rewind the video to hear #7 again because my mind wandered off and I missed what was said! 😂🫣
I just recently (within the last year or so) discovered that I was ADHD and it has answered so many questions about me. Thanks for this video as I am still learning so much about myself and ADHD. The point about appointments is spot on, I never understood why I could not get much done when I had an appointment in the afternoon and now it makes sense. Thanks again!
I'm 62 and was recently diagnosed 😮
This video is my entire life, but spoken by you. 😅 Thanks! 💜
I'm also going to be evaluated for ASD soon.
Thanks so much for all that you do, Kati!
Ok I’m gonna say that a lot of these rang with me. My mama has adhd that isn’t being treated anymore because of the stigma that comes to the doctors practicing in West Virginia. The psychiatrist she was seeing stopped her treatment. Without giving her mechanism to deal with it. She’s struggled her whole life. My brother who is 56 probably went undiagnosed as a boy and young man. He and my mama and my half sister and two of my cousins have schizophrenia and or bipolar disorder. I do reasoning with how I’m not affected or my how my cousin who is a general in the Air Force weren’t affected like this….i know when I hear “voices “ prompting me to do something i know they aren’t real. I was on Prozac for about three years. I went off of it and two years ago. No five years ago I asked to be put on it again and took it for a while until one day I was sitting at a stoplight and someone was walking across the street in front of me and I heard a voice say “I wonder what it would feel like to run that person over with my car“ that day, I knew the Prozac was not working for me anymore, and I needed to stop taking it.
So Sleep Procrastination.
This has happened today, and it is in fact 3 in the morning.
The oversalting one blew my mind!!! I’ve been doing that for yeaaaaars!!!! I check all the boxes and am confident I have undiagnosed ADHD🙈
The over salting surprised me but it is true I tend to over salt my food all the time
Yes to all of these. My dad... textbook example. I can think of 10 examples for each symptom. I didnt know the reason behind the salt thing thats interesting... he takes a tortilla chip, dips it in his salsa then salts it again. Dude. You have hypertension. STAP!!!
Lol - pass the soy sauce!
I don't have ADHD but #4 and #7 hit home for me. I feel so dysregulated when I'm interrupted in the middle of a task & I often miss what people say if I'm not totally focused on what they are saying. I heard them fine but my brain isn't focused on the detail of what they are saying.
This puts into perspective how overwhelming ADHD must be for people.
#8 is so interesting! That makes sense.
I have ADHD and I have done extensive research for several years learning about ADHD and additionally done in person courses about: ADHD, neurodevelopmental disorders in general, neuroscience etc. The sodium -dopamine connection is something I long suspected (because EVERYONE I know who has ADHD is seriously dependent on salty snacks to be able to worl or sit down and study) but never found any info or explanation for. So that was really cool to geet it confirmed: my adhd IS the cause of my constant salt-cravings. 😮
I wonder if a common thing is migraines with ADHD people. And the salt thing.
Came across a short video the other day and the speaker was talking to any time he comes across someone with migraines he offers them salt and water. Since people are more likely dehydrated.
Though never diagnosed with ADHD officially I know I have it. Was diagnosed A.S in 2002 but after reading the book Asperger's children I prefer the term neurodiverse... Bipolar is the dark side to ADHD which I've also battled with along with chronic PTSD which I recovered from the worst of but took nearly 20 years... hyper vigilance of PTSD can mimic ADHD... pacing would be common. I still do this but generally slower with less anxiety nowadays... sound healing helped A LOT but it's still challenging. Impulsively spending, risk taking and sleep procrastination can also affect me... getting blue light glasses helps ease over stimulation from strip lights and blue light especially at night.
Thankfully I have normal lighting in my room. A liking for salt I can also relate to but wasn't aware of it's link with dopamine. I take Abilify which although is a dopamine blocker, I heard the brain makes more dopamine receptors to make up for that.
Thanks so much, I have that condition and continue to try and find better ways to manage and cope with it. Any chance you can do a video on steps to taking negative thoughts captive and releasing them? I've struggled with understanding how to do that. Thanks and God bless 😊
What most people don't realize about ADHD is that it invariably comes with comorbidities. Anywhere from 2 to 9 or 10 and even then to varying degrees. This doesn't come all at once I'm over 60.
I'm literally sleep procrastinating right now 😄😴 I'm enjoying crocheting and listening to RUclips too much!
When 'over salting food' came up, I literally gaped at the screen! I've always craved salt, even as a kid. That really blew my mind 🤯
The salt craving was crazy to me. I remember even as a kid loving the flavoring and salt on chips, and would lick the flavor off of the chip then eat it.
I am a psychologist with ADHD! You are great! Grretings form Brasil!!
Actually, until my 50s, my default was to say yes. In part due to poor impulse control, FOMO, the desire for novelty, and sadly people pleasing due to RSD.
Yes, and for me poor time management and *liking* helping people. : - ) Since I was always overwhelmed anyway and could never estimate time or prioritize, why not add one more thing?
That salt craving is so interesting. When I was a little kid I would eat salt packets. And I would pour salt in my hand and lick it constantly.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and now I'm going to do introspection and I will try to return and comment on the results 🙏💯💪
I was surprised by the salt one but it actually makes a lot of sense!
Another symptom, short term or working memory. Using a 7 day medicine pill box, not to remind us to take our pills, but the empty day box to remind us that we already took the pills. If I just took medicine from the bottles they come in, 5 minutes later I would be like did I take my pills today. The salt thing I never new about. I wonder what else raises dopamine levels.
What I find most interesting, is that these are all signs/symptoms of Autism as well.
I just watched a video with 63 autism traits and I had 42 of them. I have only been diagnosed with ADHD but don't ever relate to anyone with autism and many people with autism make me so angry and frustrated. Idk what that means.
@@stephy369Your frustration is quite understandable, ADHD can be VERY COMPLEX. When I say "very" and "complex" I mean everything about ADHD is on a spectrum, along with the multiple comorbidities that invariably follow. so it stands to reason that you are not simply dealing with ADHD but also it's comorbidities and severity thus mimicking a variety of maladies.
That being said medicine and coping mechanisms can help.
Not to be morbid but realistic. We all die to await either Heaven or Hell. ( Isaiah 55:6)
( Matt. 6:33)
BTW I'm over 60 with severe ADHD and comorbidities.
Without Jesus Christ we have NOTHING!
@@michaelthompson4949I agree about Jesus!
He helps us find the silver lining in every dark cloud. Dark clouds abound, that's life, and knowledge is good and helpful, but, if we approach life and people with humility, honesty (with wisdom and kindness ), a desire to serve (without being a doormat to evil), and a genuine desire to be forgiving, gracious and ,merciful to the undeserving, as immortal Jesus is to us mortal humans, even not knowing about things like CPTSD ADHD Autism Spectrum Synethetism Head Injury, etc, means we can still navigate our way through life and be glad of being alive. No matter how many times and ways 'unkind' people intrude into our lives.
I'm 68 and married 33 years, only recently learned about neurodivergence, etc and I can see how my life could have been easier had I learned sooner... but... if so, I wouldnt be me, would I? I've known Jesus over 40 years and, if He didn't bring this knowledge to me sooner, then I believe I was meant to go through most of life and a marriage as "me" ... if only to learn to surf the waves rather than drown in them.
Now I have bern given a surfboard (of knowledge) and it does indeed make surfing easier... but I also know that with Jesus I can surf on water without a surfboard! How many people can say that? Not many, sadly, not many.
Thanks again... besides your wise knowledge it's always a joy to see the name of Jesus uplifted ❤
I've been struggling so much with sleep procrastination lately. I found myself still up at 5am the other day when I had to be up for work by 9. I had wanted to play a new game for a while before going to bed since I didn't get done with work till like 8pm that day.
It’s so hard to get a diagnosis as an adult here in the UK
Caugh myself swiping the timeline under the video to see if any headlines was applying to me
The salt thing hit me hard lol. I love salt and I salt almost everything!! Something is fighting with my ADD that makes things extremely difficult to get started but only non routine things. My autistic granddaughter 4 loves salt. She dumped some out and licked it and she was loving the sensation. I put some sugar out for her and she was actually disgusted by it and was spitting it out and wiping her tongue🤣😂 I don't add extra to her food she enjoys her fritos and sea salted ruffles!!😁 Thanks for the information!!👍😎👻🌶️
That was great! Thanks!
9/10. I don't like a lot of salt in food... If any... Because it makes my body swell up and I just feel super uncomfortable.
I have yet to watch the video but your shirt is so cool! You look like a mermaid 💙🐋
I HAD ADHD AS A CHILD AND I STILL IT.
Not multitasking or switching tasks is incorrect. Adhd give you the ability to do that gracefully
It help me a lot because my daughter have adhd and anxiety so I am always open for more information about it because I got a lot of letters from school sometimes and sometimes I have to rash to the doctor because she had a panic attack and I have spent a lot of nights up with her because of the anxiety and panic attack
Sometimes I feel powerless because I don't no what to do then I stress a lot and I am a single mom so sometimes it is hard....
I have ALL of these. Except maybe oversalting... I wonder if I can assume I have ADHD just from these symptoms. My daughter has been diagnosed with ADHD, and I long have suspected I might have it too, but never went to check myself with a real specialist
I almost don't use salt, but binge eating happens, but my most affected son... oh boy, he is salting seriously.
My therapist just recently mentioned to me that I display many symptoms of adhd and I initially thought she was wayy off base. But the more research I do, the more I think she might be on to something. I related to every single one of the things you touched on in this video, even down to the salt intake! I think I'm going to pursue trying to get an actual diagnosis soon.
What’sthe opposite of sleep procrastination? My parents always laughed because they said I was the only baby they’d ever known who put himself to bed when he was tired, which has carried on through life.
I love your channel, Kati!
Same!!!
My mom said I always went to sleep when she put me to bed. Then starting as early as kindergarten I put myself to bed regularly.
Ok, not even 50 secs into the vid, and this is already 50 shades of spot on! That being all anxious and nervous before that one Big Thing of the day (could be anything from emptying the post box, a dentist appointment, to ones' own wedding ceremony, just as long as time is important it may qualify as "Big Thing").
Hadn't realized that to be ADHD, but, as you explain it, it absolutely makes sense. Never a dull day with ADHD, haha.
Omg! I eat so much salt sometimes. I actually decreased my salt intake a year ago with home cooked food. Bp is down. Feel like crap though 😅
hello Kati!
I am wondering, is it possible to have ADHD as an adult, but not as a child?
thank you for the video.
If I have to switch tasks, I know, from many years of experience, that both tasks will absolutely fail. I'm lucky enough to be able to spend large amounts of time hyper-focusing on a given work item (I'm a developer), but if I have meetingS on the schedule during that day, everything falls apart and nothing gets done -- I can neither get deeply into my project nor can I successfully be present in the meeting (which is something I can never really do well anyway!).
I have to ask people to repeat themselves all the time, but it's because my Windows 95 brain takes forever to process what the other person said to me. So, in reality, I actually did hear them, but my brain had no idea what they said until twenty seconds later. It's exhausting, but that's how I operate. 😅
Same here, I listen to people but sometimes have to process the sound for 20 seconds as to the words they say.
All are so true.
Bonus points if your brain processes the thing someone said while they’re repeating it at your specific request!
„Pass me the salt please?”
„Sorry, I didn’t catch that?”
„Pass me…”
„SALT, SURE BBY HERE YOU GO”
Thank you Kati
I have ADHD I don't think it is mental disorder becuase it has little to no effect on the pycholoical aspects like mood, thoughts,awarness it should be something like epilepsy or tourette syndrom.
Because it is not. It is diffrent brain development.
Dr please answer I don’t have access to mental health care in a third world country. does dpdr make you feel like family are strangers? I would feel convinced then ignore it or genuinely confused as to if it’s true or not. Could that be a part of dpdr?
The salt one explains why I would just suck on rock salt as a child. I didn't want candy, I wanted salt.
The oversalting of food surprised me.
#1 ✅ #2 ✅ #3 ✅ #4 ✅ #5 ✅ #6 ✅ #7 ☑ #8 ✅ (binge eating)
I checked all the boxes! That means I'm doing a good job, right? #8! I put salt on everything! Sometimes I even salt beverages. I'm understanding my ADHD-related actions/behaviors better, and that gives me so much peace.
Omg....oversalting Our food ....so trur
Oversakting our food? I thought it was just a me thing. Cool!
I was surprised to hear the connection to salt, but it makes sense when you consider how rewarding sugar is. Both would be rare finds to make the most of. Not so rare today, of course 🤤
well all of these things ring true and I still don't have a diagnosis yet...
Yes, i would say everything check apart from the salt one... But if you think about it when i was a kid a was so obsessed with salt, There was a decorative vase full of coarse salt in my Aunt's house (idk why) and i would constantly pick one from there and lick it for a few minutes.
Also not me getting salt-based culinary seasoning from the fridge every now and then, these were SALTY even my mom would get super worried when she caught me eating it, because of how salty it was.
Also i remember just picking up normal salt some times in the day.
Now that i am older i know salty things can make us very sick so i despise things with too much salt in it. Not that i don't think it's tasty but i don't wanna have kidney stones or worse.
This might sound weird to you Kati, but you remind me of Kate Hudson the actress.
Btw: I love all your content and have been watching for years. Sorry for your losses.
Wow! I never knew the salt link. I have craved salt on and off my whole life!!!
oh shoot... I'm always surprised that my ADHD kinda programs so much of how I see myself. Everything from 1-7 I knew, but the salting food... my co-workers always made fun of me because I put soy sauce in everything... and I feel so empty if the house ran out of soysauce... I mean... I put soy sauce in my oatmeal...
I feel called out by number 3. I’m fighting the urge to pass out as I’m writing this.
Edit: And by number 8… I’m glad I now have an idea about why I randomly just have the need to lick salt.
ADHD prevented me from making friends and not having a relationship, not able to drive, spending 13 hours on the computer playing video games, and another 3 hours on the phone. And scared of the dark
Bro! This is me all day! Crazy
That's one way to alleviate any form of responsibility I guess
I have all those signs.
Hey Kati, thanks for your insightful video! I have one question regarding the dopamin release in the kidneys. Would you share your source with us? If I remember correctly, dopamin is not able to cross the blood-brain-barrier. Only its prodrug L-Dopa (wich is used in treating Parkinson‘s) is able to do so. L-Dopa would also be produced in the kidneys, but so-called decarboxylases will immediately turn it into dopamin. (Parkinson‘s patients must be give an inhibitor of decarboxylases, in order for the L-Dopa to reach the brain)
Maybe I missed something here, but it seems to me, that the dopamin produced in the kidneys cannot reach our brain.
Now, all geekiness aside, i really enjoyed your video, thank you!☺️
Wow...had no clue about salt. I've always been a salt fiend!!! Now I know!
Thank you