I will clean underneath the oven, that no one sees, and leave the piles untouched, that everyone sees. It just happens sometimes. I'm the one that went into the laundry room to grab a pillowcase and came out 1 1/2 hours later. That's why I make daily lists so that I accomplish something more meaningful than rearranging the 9 different types of detergent that were just fine where they were.
I could see Rick opening a detective agency that only serves ADHD clients. He could be the ADHD Sherlock Holmes. He's just described my entire day back to me! How did he know?!
I completely agree and when it isn’t the printer, it’s the garbage disposal, toilet, sink, ice maker, computer, monitor, garage door opener, video surveillance system, crab grass, side gates, compost bin, driveway cracking, veggie garden getting chewed on, birds soiling the driveway and cars, attic fan not coming on, more printer issues, phone issues, car problems, health insurance bills, banking and alll else that goes from working one day to corrupt and consuming the next day. For God’s sake my computer was playing RUclips all day yesterday and today it says I have no sound output device. I am so glad to hear you describe my horror with such accuracy. Add in the time to research each issue and get more than one type of resolution and weeks go by without me knowing. Why do I feel so compelled to see these as opportunities to learn and fix, instead of what they truly are, time suckers that are not my strength, focus or goal for the day.
And you, kind sir, just elaborated my experience and approach!! It is funny, at the moment.. glad I have rural property, cuz sometimes, I get something like 'situational' tourrettes 😂
Yes. That is how a day disappears. I see something. Start working on it. See something else. Start working on that. Repeat. Then the day is over. I started many things. Got caught up in something. Was too impatient to wait for help because I just wanted to get this thing done and over with, so it took forever. Finished nothing. Or maybe one thing. Lost track of my coffee. Now I'm uncaffeinated. STARVING. AND exhausted. And feel totally unaccomplished.
Dear Mr.Green, a year ago i saw one of your videos " Unoffical ADHD Test for Adults" , just because it seemed to be a funny one. After watching it, i was shocked because you were describing me! I always thought ADHD people as "Kids who cant sit still and climb walls". Last week i got the Diagnose and perscription. İ am 42 years old and it breaks my heart to look back at my life living with this and blaming myself hundred times a day.. I hope medication and educating myself helps. Thank you!
I was already planing to defreeze the fridge for weeks, so when I randomly felt like it while grabbing the milk I couldn't stop it. Because I knew I wouldn't do it when I actually plan to. So I spend 2 hours defreezing the fridge instead of doing what I was planing to do. Never ending cycle
The scary part, is that if I didn’t know any better, this monologue was generated from my day … the 10pm “What the heck did I do today? No idea but I’m exhausted!” … ah screw it, time for a root beer! :)
It always puzzles me because these are all REAL things that really happen(ed) but why does it feel like they happen so disproportionately to certain people? (Me!) I appreciated how Rick even explained how he was thoughtful about where he put the scanner because it's not always just carelessness on our part, it feels like I'm a magnet for all of life's mismatched pieces & processes 😪
Oh my Jesus, this is my life! Every damn day! lol From early childhood, I just thought this was normal and everyone just did all of this faster than me. In fact that is what my family pounded into my head, that I was slow... Gotta love how shitty family can treat children and be oblivious to the actual problem or cause. lol (not bitter)
Are your old videos gone come back any time in the future? I especially miss the "how you know that you have adad" video, so funny , always cheered me up
I'm so confused why the name changes and then those videos vanished. Everyone else just continues like nothing mostly happened, but I feel like I'm missing some huge thing that others have already talk about and I'm only one who don't know what's going on. What happened?
I'm in hysterics and there are 10 minutes left to go... and YES, I'm watching this when I should be working, on a day that has mostly (not completely though) slipped away from me. THANK YOU for making a video about my life 🥰
It's like you're talking my life story. I don't even try to explain to my friends. My daughter understands because her daughter has ADHD and she before her. I've literally just completed a visual board so I can see at a glance the things I need to fit into my day....the board looks very impressive, however, I'm not convinced I'll have much success but I don't give up trying. I never succeed but I don't give up. 🙄😥
Aim for progress rather than success and notice n high five yourself. Like my taxes, still too hard but wow so much improvement since first yr I did them, now have some systems in place & hmrc codes etc saved in set places. Comparing me to me not me to the lesser spotted normal people helps :) Tbf as per my main comment I still get aaaargh n infuriated but less shake more hope! Visual board of your day plan/ tasks sounds interesting...do you do it on a pin board? How does it work? I'd be interested to know more if you are able to describe.
I LOVE sticky notes! I can write down all the things I want to remember and then they need regular rearranging to keep my work area tidy. Eventually they get grubby and curl up, very satisfying tossing them out!
ADHD made its way into this video by name! Looking forward to seeing your ADHD-centric content start fresh. It was really sad seeing all of them disappear...
@@rickgreen4131 Oh, hey Rick! I hope you’re well. I’m much better after starting ADHD treatment which was brought on, in part, by your Unofficial Quiz/Questionnaire video. I’m a year into treatment and I’m healthier than I’ve been in a long time and I’m doing twice a well professionally. Thanks, Rick. I hope in the future that you choose to make more content like you used to. I know it helped 100s or 1000s of people.
I am so happy I found your channel. Thank you for doing these videos. I'm 62 and recently diagnosed with Adult ADHD. Your videos make me feel you are talking to me. I understand my life so much more. This video is like my day, every day! Thank you for your humour and sharing your knowledge.
Rick, you've perfectly described my day. One step forward, two steps back....with a smattering of "squirrel!" distractions. Next day, rinse and repeat!
Rick, i hear you loud and clear. I decided to set up a proper space for writing, as working on my bed is doing my upper back in. I live in a bachelor apartment so it's a snug fit. The idea is to make a spot for writing and online seminars, and to leave the bed as a daytime couch night time slumber area. An attempt to move my active mind stuff off my slumber area... point being. I had the table and chair set to go around noon. The minute I attempted to sit down and be productive or at least take a stab at it, about 17 things materialized and demanded attention. i wrote the first full paragraph at 9:30 pm last night. it's currently 2:29 am and of course,now that it's quiet. I'm physically tired, but my head's just chock full of things to think and write about. If I head to bed for 3, it's a round number, and if I sleep until 9:30, that's over six hours. I'll be great for my writer's class at 10 am this morning. The miracle of Zoom. 2;49 am. I have to be asleep in 11 minutes... I think there may be a flaw in my plan... it may have something to do with being ADD....
Wait wait wait, so, you’re telling me you have days with little energy and if you push through it instead of resting the next day is worse?! Is this also an ADHD thing??? So does this mean I haven’t had “mild” CFS since my early 20s, I’ve just been exhibiting another symptom ADHD???!!! * bursts into tears thinking how my life could have been if I’d been diagnosed before my 50s*.
Omg. You just described me trying to get insurance forms and bills filled and formatted at work during my worst episodes. Love your work. Keep going Rick! 🎉
EVERY day lately gets away from me... 4 hrs. have lapsed & I think it was only 30 minutes! Both of my sons have ADD but the rest of my family just sails through basic tasks & don't get why I act so 'overwhelmed'... even ON the adhd meds! I'm turning 55 yrs old next month, so maybe I'm getting senile early lol😁
I love this- we have apparently nothing in common, but oh my... how often have I sighed "tomorrow is another day" at the end of one long day where I got nothing done, just like the title of your video...
Well, Rick. I am trying to fix my microwave, discovered I had ordered the wrong parts (didn't look closely at the Model #, then after taking it apart (RUclips video guidance) found out it wasn't broken. Now can't align screw. I then decided to watch this video and decided to relax and watch it. Now I'm hungry!!. So very true and kind of what I just went through! Thanks for the reality check
This is so hilarious! I feel like I'm not alone after watching this, I forget I'm not a faliura and I just have undiagnosed ADHD that I have to diagnose finally
Thank you for describing this so perfectly! My biggest question is What do "normal" people do differently??? You said your wife is good at this stuff. I'd love to watch another video like this one describing her going down the same path of opening an email and signing a contract.
Oh my goodness! Rick, I adore you! It’s exhausting to listen to your experience, and now I’m thinking- no wonder I’m so often utterly mentally exhausted!
Ohhh, it me. This is one of the vids responsible for my (mental) list diversion. Another 20 minutes of my day gone. I was JUST on target and about to take my sanity walk when my landline rang, which i rarely answer incase it's bils, but i did and it was Katy the lovely nurse calling 9 days earlier than i remembered the appointment to be, to assess my needs for an ADD diagnosis. After nearly 30 mins of over sharing and convoluted stories then forgetting her original question, I was feeling ungrounded and thirsty so i had to make a drink to fuel the walk meditate and reward myself with a quick youtube vid, which wasn't this one, but i watched this one instead so i'll watch the one i was going to watch later after my work, as a reward for starting work but indeed i'll probably be very hungry by then so i'll just watch that vid whilst i digest my lunch then get started on my work then. PS. Tomorrow is never guaranteed...but if that's the case (and it is) why worry about today?!
LOL Typical day for me. I'll start to work on 1 thing, but then I have to do something else (unrelated) first to get to what I am working on and etc etc etc...It's like an avalanch of stuff always getting in the way.
Next time someone asks me what I do all day, I can show them this video. That is so helpful, thank you so much! And I can tell them I'm so busy all day doing all this stuff that I watched this at about 1.15 in the morning and found it so enlightening I think I need to watch some before going to sleep. I wish you were my brother!
Love your video, I have the same problem. I’m an infj. We are great at lists, but sometimes not at as good checking it off. Probably cause our list is miles long and we really think we can get it all done. You are’ doing good….❤️❤️❤️.
Ohhh that was great! And that's why I avoid printers. I don't know how, but you took such frustrating distressing memories and produced laughter till my face was full of tears and my belly hurt and I gasped for air! God bless you!
I really miss your video with the unofficial test, but your new series is great as well. :) When you said, "Grow up!" I heard decades of this in my mind...I still giggled. Your unofficial test actually confirmed to me that I have ADHD shortly before my official diagnosis at 44.
It is 9:30 am and today might be just like this... anyways.. thanks Rick for posting another great video! I am going to go lay down and rest as a listen to the rest of this video....
Rick, THANKS SO MUCH!!!! I laughed so much I had tears!! I haven't laughed like that for a while! You are very good at real humour! I relate to a lot here! Thanks again for letting me know I am not alone!👽 no more! ☺
Honestly needed this today. Laptop keyboard broken, someone (!) spilled tea on it. Friend has offered to look & try to fix but I need to back up first sooo...no 8 or delete key. Joy! Plugged in extra keyboard which promptly went weird. Gave up before some IT got injured & found soothing comedy yo watch. Oh and it just occurred to me, I coulda just written it on my phone!? But - writing a ta-DONE list at end of the day can be really surprising when you realize all the random bits you did. Felt like I'd done nothing, but actually did a lot, tbf I do incl write list, shower but also check in with sister etc along w admin tasks. Tidied study clearing desk ✅ Email drafted ✅ found plug in keyboard check ✅ I do try now if something like after those damn evil devil forms happen...once I've sorted it how ever that long saga time - I'll try to put some system or thing in place eg download scan app or store my signature & initials in a folder labelled with that title. Let the aaaargh propel me to make next time a little easier!
This is me every single weekend. It takes me whole day to get the very basic essential stuff done all because i go from one distraction to another to another….
Omg I'm looking up ADHD for my son,watch this video and thinking this man has my brain when I have to do anything and I rant,people look at me like,wow she gone crazy
Literally laughing out loud at him describing my day, OH MY !! (Maybe because we are the same age and recently diagnosed people?) Thank you for helping us laugh at ourselves, because some days it can feel so tragic... Your humor is more than helpful to our perspective! I thoroughly enjoyed ADD & Loving It?! as well. Thanks for all you are doing!
That sounds like one of my typical days, but not in that order. I just got my diagnosis today, all the happy :) I wouldn't mind a video of you talking about your model railway and trains with maybe a splash of things that distract you
OMG This sounds horrifying! Listening to you go thr trying to sign and initial. If I write down each step it helps me to concentrate on one detail at a time instead of being so overwhelmed that I give up. If I thought about ALL the steps involved, I would never even start. I'm almost exhausted listening. OMG, how did you remember all of this? Makes me wonder how we ever get thr a day! No wonder I like to stick with what I already know. LOLOLOL I have a video recorder and a scanner, about 8 years old, that I have never opened! The first time I ever used a physical scanner I sent the blank back page. LOL There weren't even directions for me to ignore reading. LOL.
Yet, everything you did seems absolutely logical to me and I don't understand how other people don't run into these problems, they just float right by them
WHY IS EVERYTHING BLACK? No kidding. Electronic gear of all sorts seems to be built to obscure visual clarity. Also, I have the ability to to look directly at an object and not see it. This is a vital part of my ability to spend an hour looking for things. Black items do nothing to help. I will follow Rick's advice to put brightly-colored tape on the TV remote. Real soon now.
Rick, you are me! That was almost exactly every day of my life when I'm at home or at work. Totally legit that I'd feel exhausted. Too bad I can't carry a spare day or even a coupla hours.... OR COULD I???
Love your videos Rick. I couldn’t hold down a job cause I invisibly piss people off without realising so I started a business so I couldn’t get fired and now have over 20 staff and the stress exacerbates ADHD symptoms so I can’t really… wait… was I saying ineffective at work, hang on … what was the last thing I was saying about holding down …oh look a cute puppy.
When I get stuck in the what I call the "Spin Cycle" and a loved one is watching me & i can see their face screaming at me in silence "WTF are you Doing?" I just stop, look them square in their "I swear your crazy gurl" eyes.. and I calmy state "I know...its hard to love me..but theres a method to my madness and I hate me enough for both of us.. so just close your eyes & love me as if you know nothing of what you have been witnessing, becuz thats easier than trying to understand all this."(As i stand there Vanna Whiting all my fabulousness") The road of levity is my fav. Route outta everything.. well others refer to it as "coping mechanism" Levity.. insert mad scientist Muuaaahhh..muahh
Oh, my! I've been laughing outloud with RELIEF through this awesom 17 min. video. I've forgotten about my ADHD part of my brain and dangerously went into "I'm dumb" mode. It's just my unique ADHD brain, and it's ok! Thank you, thank you for reminding me with humour, I'm not alone!. I think you took a peek into my brain and nailed. it. The world is ok after all. :)
hey rick i just watched add and loving it and want to watch add and mastering it but i cant find it anywhere... can you please tell me where to find it?
This looks an awful lot like my days... but on the positive side: having to go up and down the stairs all the frikking time means I get a lot of exercise!
I hear you. Creating videos like this, without a deadline, was tricky, but now I have to produce at least one a week and that's made all the difference. You might start looking for positions or situations where there is structure. Even if it's just volunteering at your church, a local hospital, or a charitable organization.
Somehow I ended up organizing the vacuum attachments today instead of doing my planned tasks. It felt important at the time.
LOL Laughing because I understand.
I will clean underneath the oven, that no one sees, and leave the piles untouched, that everyone sees. It just happens sometimes. I'm the one that went into the laundry room to grab a pillowcase and came out 1 1/2 hours later. That's why I make daily lists so that I accomplish something more meaningful than rearranging the 9 different types of detergent that were just fine where they were.
Love yer name! I have found lately that I detest fiddling with something, it should just work, or be together!
I could see Rick opening a detective agency that only serves ADHD clients. He could be the ADHD Sherlock Holmes. He's just described my entire day back to me! How did he know?!
RIGHT?! I feel called out.
I think he was peeping on me damnit!! 😂
I need a nap after watching this
“I have no idea what you’re talking about, Mr Green.”
- me on day 5 of getting nothing done
It's when it's Week 5 that I start getting frustrated.
I completely agree and when it isn’t the printer, it’s the garbage disposal, toilet, sink, ice maker, computer, monitor, garage door opener, video surveillance system, crab grass, side gates, compost bin, driveway cracking, veggie garden getting chewed on, birds soiling the driveway and cars, attic fan not coming on, more printer issues, phone issues, car problems, health insurance bills, banking and alll else that goes from working one day to corrupt and consuming the next day. For God’s sake my computer was playing RUclips all day yesterday and today it says I have no sound output device. I am so glad to hear you describe my horror with such accuracy. Add in the time to research each issue and get more than one type of resolution and weeks go by without me knowing. Why do I feel so compelled to see these as opportunities to learn and fix, instead of what they truly are, time suckers that are not my strength, focus or goal for the day.
YES!
And you, kind sir, just elaborated my experience and approach!! It is funny, at the moment.. glad I have rural property, cuz sometimes, I get something like 'situational' tourrettes 😂
I have had so many days like this and I have never explained it to people because it just seems so unbelievable! 💜
RIGHT!?
@@DavidJVMusic like story of my life for real and I get overwhelmed having to explain the 100000 things that went wrong haha
Me too
Yes. That is how a day disappears. I see something. Start working on it. See something else. Start working on that. Repeat. Then the day is over. I started many things. Got caught up in something. Was too impatient to wait for help because I just wanted to get this thing done and over with, so it took forever. Finished nothing. Or maybe one thing. Lost track of my coffee. Now I'm uncaffeinated. STARVING. AND exhausted. And feel totally unaccomplished.
Dear Mr.Green, a year ago i saw one of your videos " Unoffical ADHD Test for Adults" , just because it seemed to be a funny one. After watching it, i was shocked because you were describing me! I always thought ADHD people as "Kids who cant sit still and climb walls". Last week i got the Diagnose and perscription. İ am 42 years old and it breaks my heart to look back at my life living with this and blaming myself hundred times a day.. I hope medication and educating myself helps. Thank you!
I was already planing to defreeze the fridge for weeks, so when I randomly felt like it while grabbing the milk I couldn't stop it. Because I knew I wouldn't do it when I actually plan to. So I spend 2 hours defreezing the fridge instead of doing what I was planing to do. Never ending cycle
This is me!! I cant tell myself when i need to get things done, but just somehow i get a feeling of 'i need to do this NOW' and i get it 100% done
@@jomancool55 at the expense of what actually needs doing NOW
yep, been there a few times
@@jomancool55That is me 100% ALL THE TIME!
@@michellegoewey2939 OMG thank you all for this thread
Soo dam true!!!! Omgosh that WHERE DID MY TIME GO is so me!! And the I EVEN HAD LIST made me laugh no stop!!it is too true!! Bless you Sir!!! Huugs!!!
The scary part, is that if I didn’t know any better, this monologue was generated from my day … the 10pm “What the heck did I do today? No idea but I’m exhausted!” … ah screw it, time for a root beer! :)
Root Beer will cure what ails you. The sugar may be hard to digest so I recommend having pizza to buffer it.
@@rickgreen4131 indeed good sir!! Pizza sounds terrific right about now! #ConvinceMyBoss
It always puzzles me because these are all REAL things that really happen(ed) but why does it feel like they happen so disproportionately to certain people? (Me!) I appreciated how Rick even explained how he was thoughtful about where he put the scanner because it's not always just carelessness on our part, it feels like I'm a magnet for all of life's mismatched pieces & processes 😪
Good question @QuirkyViper I think it's just the way our brains work.
And they keep changing technology at such a fast pace, so we have to grapple with changing things such a lot.
Oh my Jesus, this is my life! Every damn day! lol From early childhood, I just thought this was normal and everyone just did all of this faster than me. In fact that is what my family pounded into my head, that I was slow... Gotta love how shitty family can treat children and be oblivious to the actual problem or cause. lol (not bitter)
Are your old videos gone come back any time in the future? I especially miss the "how you know that you have adad" video, so funny , always cheered me up
this! :-)
I'm so confused why the name changes and then those videos vanished. Everyone else just continues like nothing mostly happened, but I feel like I'm missing some huge thing that others have already talk about and I'm only one who don't know what's going on. What happened?
It’s good to see one of you’re old videos again. This one I related to, the printer is my bane…
Thanks Rick, I always enjoy your videos
Aha, it looks familiar for a reason, and now the “Rick Wants to Know” sign that’s been digitally imposed on it makes sense!
I knew I wasn't crazy! Thanks for the confirmation.
@@bakerfritz4681 Ohh, that's why the sign looks like that!
I'm in hysterics and there are 10 minutes left to go... and YES, I'm watching this when I should be working, on a day that has mostly (not completely though) slipped away from me.
THANK YOU for making a video about my life 🥰
so good
It's like you're talking my life story. I don't even try to explain to my friends. My daughter understands because her daughter has ADHD and she before her.
I've literally just completed a visual board so I can see at a glance the things I need to fit into my day....the board looks very impressive, however, I'm not convinced I'll have much success but I don't give up trying. I never succeed but I don't give up. 🙄😥
Aim for progress rather than success and notice n high five yourself. Like my taxes, still too hard but wow so much improvement since first yr I did them, now have some systems in place & hmrc codes etc saved in set places. Comparing me to me not me to the lesser spotted normal people helps :) Tbf as per my main comment I still get aaaargh n infuriated but less shake more hope! Visual board of your day plan/ tasks sounds interesting...do you do it on a pin board? How does it work? I'd be interested to know more if you are able to describe.
Where did all the videos go?
I LOVE sticky notes! I can write down all the things I want to remember and then they need regular rearranging to keep my work area tidy. Eventually they get grubby and curl up, very satisfying tossing them out!
🤣🤣🤣👌🏽… so meee
Yes!!!
It's so good to have you back 🙂 This is the video that made me realize I had ADHD. Thank you so much for changing my life for the better.
ADHD made its way into this video by name! Looking forward to seeing your ADHD-centric content start fresh. It was really sad seeing all of them disappear...
Yes. Me too!
@@rickgreen4131 Oh, hey Rick! I hope you’re well. I’m much better after starting ADHD treatment which was brought on, in part, by your Unofficial Quiz/Questionnaire video. I’m a year into treatment and I’m healthier than I’ve been in a long time and I’m doing twice a well professionally.
Thanks, Rick. I hope in the future that you choose to make more content like you used to. I know it helped 100s or 1000s of people.
This is amazing. Also, you should recreate/add your ADHD Quiz! It's always been one of my favorite videos.
I am so happy I found your channel. Thank you for doing these videos. I'm 62 and recently diagnosed with Adult ADHD. Your videos make me feel you are talking to me. I understand my life so much more. This video is like my day, every day! Thank you for your humour and sharing your knowledge.
Rick, you've perfectly described my day. One step forward, two steps back....with a smattering of "squirrel!" distractions. Next day, rinse and repeat!
Rick, i hear you loud and clear. I decided to set up a proper space for writing, as working on my bed is doing my upper back in. I live in a bachelor apartment so it's a snug fit. The idea is to make a spot for writing and online seminars, and to leave the bed as a daytime couch night time slumber area. An attempt to move my active mind stuff off my slumber area... point being. I had the table and chair set to go around noon. The minute I attempted to sit down and be productive or at least take a stab at it, about 17 things materialized and demanded attention. i wrote the first full paragraph at 9:30 pm last night. it's currently 2:29 am and of course,now that it's quiet. I'm physically tired, but my head's just chock full of things to think and write about. If I head to bed for 3, it's a round number, and if I sleep until 9:30, that's over six hours. I'll be great for my writer's class at 10 am this morning. The miracle of Zoom.
2;49 am. I have to be asleep in 11 minutes... I think there may be a flaw in my plan... it may have something to do with being ADD....
This is my life. Glad I found this channel.
Wait wait wait, so, you’re telling me you have days with little energy and if you push through it instead of resting the next day is worse?! Is this also an ADHD thing??? So does this mean I haven’t had “mild” CFS since my early 20s, I’ve just been exhibiting another symptom ADHD???!!! * bursts into tears thinking how my life could have been if I’d been diagnosed before my 50s*.
Omg. You just described me trying to get insurance forms and bills filled and formatted at work during my worst episodes. Love your work. Keep going Rick! 🎉
Honestly. If I didn’t know better this is my daily life.
You're incredibly funny and so on point !! 😂😂👌👌
EVERY day lately gets away from me... 4 hrs. have lapsed & I think it was only 30 minutes! Both of my sons have ADD but the rest of my family just sails through basic tasks & don't get why I act so 'overwhelmed'... even ON the adhd meds! I'm turning 55 yrs old next month, so maybe I'm getting senile early lol😁
I love this- we have apparently nothing in common, but oh my... how often have I sighed "tomorrow is another day" at the end of one long day where I got nothing done, just like the title of your video...
Well, Rick. I am trying to fix my microwave, discovered I had ordered the wrong parts (didn't look closely at the Model #, then after taking it apart (RUclips video guidance) found out it wasn't broken. Now can't align screw. I then decided to watch this video and decided to relax and watch it. Now I'm hungry!!. So very true and kind of what I just went through! Thanks for the reality check
This is so hilarious! I feel like I'm not alone after watching this, I forget I'm not a faliura and I just have undiagnosed ADHD that I have to diagnose finally
Oe I dont even have 2 diagnose now I rhink hah
Answer's there at 2:40 . Don't take speed with your root-beer.
Add to this the self-admonishment "Cmon! You're a tech guy. This should be easy for you!" and you have basically nailed my day.
Thank you for describing this so perfectly!
My biggest question is What do "normal" people do differently???
You said your wife is good at this stuff. I'd love to watch another video like this one describing her going down the same path of opening an email and signing a contract.
Oh my goodness! Rick, I adore you! It’s exhausting to listen to your experience, and now I’m thinking- no wonder I’m so often utterly mentally exhausted!
Ohhh, it me. This is one of the vids responsible for my (mental) list diversion. Another 20 minutes of my day gone. I was JUST on target and about to take my sanity walk when my landline rang, which i rarely answer incase it's bils, but i did and it was Katy the lovely nurse calling 9 days earlier than i remembered the appointment to be, to assess my needs for an ADD diagnosis. After nearly 30 mins of over sharing and convoluted stories then forgetting her original question, I was feeling ungrounded and thirsty so i had to make a drink to fuel the walk meditate and reward myself with a quick youtube vid, which wasn't this one, but i watched this one instead so i'll watch the one i was going to watch later after my work, as a reward for starting work but indeed i'll probably be very hungry by then so i'll just watch that vid whilst i digest my lunch then get started on my work then. PS. Tomorrow is never guaranteed...but if that's the case (and it is) why worry about today?!
LOL Typical day for me. I'll start to work on 1 thing, but then I have to do something else (unrelated) first to get to what I am working on and etc etc etc...It's like an avalanch of stuff always getting in the way.
Next time someone asks me what I do all day, I can show them this video. That is so helpful, thank you so much! And I can tell them I'm so busy all day doing all this stuff that I watched this at about 1.15 in the morning and found it so enlightening I think I need to watch some before going to sleep. I wish you were my brother!
I really meant to watch the whole thing but @4:25 I got distracted thinking about contracts....thanks for the reminder.
Love your video, I have the same problem. I’m an infj. We are great at lists, but sometimes not at as good checking it off. Probably cause our list is miles long and we really think we can get it all done. You are’ doing good….❤️❤️❤️.
Ohhh that was great! And that's why I avoid printers. I don't know how, but you took such frustrating distressing memories and produced laughter till my face was full of tears and my belly hurt and I gasped for air! God bless you!
This is hysterical!!!
I really miss your video with the unofficial test, but your new series is great as well. :) When you said, "Grow up!" I heard decades of this in my mind...I still giggled.
Your unofficial test actually confirmed to me that I have ADHD shortly before my official diagnosis at 44.
It is 9:30 am and today might be just like this... anyways.. thanks Rick for posting another great video! I am going to go lay down and rest as a listen to the rest of this video....
I remember this story! It's a great one and very relatable.
Rick, THANKS SO MUCH!!!! I laughed so much I had tears!! I haven't laughed like that for a while! You are very good at real humour! I relate to a lot here! Thanks again for letting me know I am not alone!👽 no more! ☺
Honestly needed this today. Laptop keyboard broken, someone (!) spilled tea on it. Friend has offered to look & try to fix but I need to back up first sooo...no 8 or delete key. Joy! Plugged in extra keyboard which promptly went weird. Gave up before some IT got injured & found soothing comedy yo watch. Oh and it just occurred to me, I coulda just written it on my phone!? But - writing a ta-DONE list at end of the day can be really surprising when you realize all the random bits you did. Felt like I'd done nothing, but actually did a lot, tbf I do incl write list, shower but also check in with sister etc along w admin tasks. Tidied study clearing desk ✅ Email drafted ✅ found plug in keyboard check ✅
I do try now if something like after those damn evil devil forms happen...once I've sorted it how ever that long saga time - I'll try to put some system or thing in place eg download scan app or store my signature & initials in a folder labelled with that title. Let the aaaargh propel me to make next time a little easier!
Thanks for sharing, Rick!
This is me every single weekend. It takes me whole day to get the very basic essential stuff done all because i go from one distraction to another to another….
I needed this today! I've felt this way the entire week. 😓
Omg I'm looking up ADHD for my son,watch this video and thinking this man has my brain when I have to do anything and I rant,people look at me like,wow she gone crazy
Literally laughing out loud at him describing my day, OH MY !! (Maybe because we are the same age and recently diagnosed people?)
Thank you for helping us laugh at ourselves, because some days it can feel so tragic... Your humor is more than helpful to our perspective!
I thoroughly enjoyed ADD & Loving It?! as well. Thanks for all you are doing!
Such helpful understanding. Also helps that you have made it through despite all of these indescribable challenges. Thank you!
I thought about the original title for Gone with the Wind before he said that connection. Of course.
Amen, brother.
That sounds like one of my typical days, but not in that order. I just got my diagnosis today, all the happy :)
I wouldn't mind a video of you talking about your model railway and trains with maybe a splash of things that distract you
2:18 - as I lay here in bed, eating at 3 am, knowing I have to wake up at 9.
OMG This sounds horrifying! Listening to you go thr trying to sign and initial. If I write down each step it helps me to concentrate on one detail at a time instead of being so overwhelmed that I give up. If I thought about ALL the steps involved, I would never even start. I'm almost exhausted listening. OMG, how did you remember all of this? Makes me wonder how we ever get thr a day! No wonder I like to stick with what I already know. LOLOLOL I have a video recorder and a scanner, about 8 years old, that I have never opened! The first time I ever used a physical scanner I sent the blank back page. LOL There weren't even directions for me to ignore reading. LOL.
Sooo sooo funny because I related to that completely!!! Thank you for making me laugh about it!
Yet, everything you did seems absolutely logical to me and I don't understand how other people don't run into these problems, they just float right by them
You understand me. Thank you.
“I know better…and I did it anyway.”
This accurately describes most of my days!!!
WHY IS EVERYTHING BLACK? No kidding. Electronic gear of all sorts seems to be built to obscure visual clarity.
Also, I have the ability to to look directly at an object and not see it. This is a vital part of my ability to spend an hour looking for things. Black items do nothing to help. I will follow Rick's advice to put brightly-colored tape on the TV remote. Real soon now.
I literally have that same blue (teal-ish?) Plastic bucket under my desk, housing all my cords. 😆 shown at 7:25 in this video.
😂😂😂 This is so me and I just love how you explain things with fun BUT clarity. Well done, thank you for 💡💡💡
😂😂lol, oh my gosh this is PERFECT. You just made a skit of my daily life for the past month. Then I’ll have a good day then another bad month.
You are amazing! "Crisis that I create..." 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
This is Comedy gold and it hurts 😂
Pretty much every day of my life in a nutshell.
Thank you! You have made a difference in my life.
So so funny Rick, but so so spot on! This is me most days, so very relatable 😅😢
I have been time blind today! I have focused about 8 hours today. I have been fighting with my hydrological model.
Too real.
What happened to your ADD channel?? I'm so sad all the videos are gone...
4 min watched and I laughed about 5 times!!! 🙈🤣👍
But where did the unofficial adhd test go? I loved that video thats the video I would send people I thought that had adhd. But its gone. I loved it.
This is really killing me but also giving me LIFE because it means I'm not alone. Sheesh!
That thing related to taking photo of initials and scanner app. I can totally relate with it. It happens with me so much. 😭😭😭😭
Story of my life, the difference is if I need to scan something, I just give up :D There is too many scanning apps for me.
Rick, you are me! That was almost exactly every day of my life when I'm at home or at work. Totally legit that I'd feel exhausted. Too bad I can't carry a spare day or even a coupla hours.... OR COULD I???
Thanks, Rick. Also for your great cartoons.
You used to have a hilarious video called "The Unofficial ADHD Test for Adults" but I can't find it!
This video is gold.
Love your videos Rick. I couldn’t hold down a job cause I invisibly piss people off without realising so I started a business so I couldn’t get fired and now have over 20 staff and the stress exacerbates ADHD symptoms so I can’t really… wait… was I saying ineffective at work, hang on … what was the last thing I was saying about holding down …oh look a cute puppy.
I know what you were doing "tomorrow" beside things you told us: you rearrange all the stuff in your bookcase!
When I get stuck in the what I call the "Spin Cycle" and a loved one is watching me & i can see their face screaming at me in silence "WTF are you Doing?" I just stop, look them square in their "I swear your crazy gurl" eyes.. and I calmy state "I know...its hard to love me..but theres a method to my madness and I hate me enough for both of us.. so just close your eyes & love me as if you know nothing of what you have been witnessing, becuz thats easier than trying to understand all this."(As i stand there Vanna Whiting all my fabulousness")
The road of levity is my fav. Route outta everything.. well others refer to it as "coping mechanism" Levity.. insert mad scientist Muuaaahhh..muahh
Finally a show for my husband to watch
Oh, my! I've been laughing outloud with RELIEF through this awesom 17 min. video. I've forgotten about my ADHD part of my brain and dangerously went into "I'm dumb" mode. It's just my unique ADHD brain, and it's ok! Thank you, thank you for reminding me with humour, I'm not alone!. I think you took a peek into my brain and nailed. it. The world is ok after all. :)
TY.
hey rick i just watched add and loving it and want to watch add and mastering it but i cant find it anywhere... can you please tell me where to find it?
Love you!!
Thank you! Love you too!
This looks an awful lot like my days... but on the positive side: having to go up and down the stairs all the frikking time means I get a lot of exercise!
OMG it’s me 😅
This is too real. 😂
can you please put out the video that was about 100 signs that you may have ADD? i watched it every time i doubted myself
Unfortunately that video is no longer available.
You are like me.😊
I am alone at 56 and I used to be great on my own, but now I have no accountibility. I quit my job.
I am in trouble.
I hear you. Creating videos like this, without a deadline, was tricky, but now I have to produce at least one a week and that's made all the difference. You might start looking for positions or situations where there is structure. Even if it's just volunteering at your church, a local hospital, or a charitable organization.