How To Know If You Have ADHD

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  • @samiraabdelhady92
    @samiraabdelhady92 3 роки тому +12181

    When the teacher says “pay attention this is important” and you’re so focused on focusing that you don’t know wtf she just said.

    • @drebeck2542
      @drebeck2542 3 роки тому +342

      I thought I was the only one

    • @danthegamer3819
      @danthegamer3819 3 роки тому +42

      @@drebeck2542 me too...

    • @stefheidi859
      @stefheidi859 3 роки тому +8

      I heve thet to

    • @MyFreakism1
      @MyFreakism1 3 роки тому +68

      thisssss but while i’m driving :///// i’ll be so focused on not zoning out and then 5 mins later i’m like fuck i havent been paying attention again

    • @elysp940
      @elysp940 3 роки тому +62

      focus so hard but when the teacher says "any questions?" you just forgot bout the whole lecture

  • @gubbyrelle
    @gubbyrelle 3 роки тому +7202

    Me: **silently checks off everything**
    also me: nah im probably over-exaggerating..

    • @tommysm0ondust
      @tommysm0ondust 3 роки тому +183

      s a m e-

    • @maynight1626
      @maynight1626 3 роки тому +159

      *me but I’m still gonna make a checklist for some reason*

    • @pra1me6420
      @pra1me6420 3 роки тому +20

      yes!

    • @oldmanisweird12yago22
      @oldmanisweird12yago22 3 роки тому +20

      lmao same😭

    • @mcrazyweirdom5690
      @mcrazyweirdom5690 3 роки тому +38

      Mt dad just said it was bad parenting and he's probably right. And if he is then how dare he raise me that way 😤. Not kidding it affects my life a lot.

  • @jacobvandoren7111
    @jacobvandoren7111 2 роки тому +450

    I watched this video and was like 'that sounds like me', told my mom and she told me I was diagnosed with ADD. She just never told me. Thanks Ryan.

    • @chickenchopchickenchop
      @chickenchopchickenchop Рік тому +7

      what is "ADD" ?

    • @annadamm4358
      @annadamm4358 Рік тому +11

      @@chickenchopchickenchop It's basically ADHD, but without the H which stands for 'Hyperactive'. So if you have it, you're less hyperactive but you still have most of the other symptoms.

    • @venomstrikez
      @venomstrikez Рік тому +13

      @@chickenchopchickenchop the correct term nowadays is adhd inattentive type. Is adhd but ur not hyper on the outside. (Brain still goes Brrrrrrrr tho)

    • @lennygosheesh
      @lennygosheesh Рік тому +3

      Personally I find replacing ADHD with ADD just because you're not hyperactive on the outside extremely wrong, your brain is hyper fast all the same

    • @webkarma9654
      @webkarma9654 Рік тому

      @@lennygosheesh Yeah I have no idea why they replaced it with a longer version when ADD just makes more sense to me

  • @kylebazzar7994
    @kylebazzar7994 2 роки тому +128

    Totally normal for people to relate to some of these from time to time. An ADHD person experiences most of these on a daily basis without fail. This video is upbeat but living with ADHD isn't a walk in the park but with a few quirky differences. when your brain bombards you with 100 thoughts at once, all day, all night... and it's like that every single day, it becomes extremely stressful and leads to pretty bad anxiety as well. My brain doesn't shut off, ever. It plays a role in everything, I'm 30 years old and my whole life I tried to pretend I didn't need help... and that I could do this all on my own, well here I am finally seeking help. This video was awesome btw I don't know how im barely seeing this now. I use to watch Ryan every day.

    • @BunnyEZ
      @BunnyEZ Рік тому +3

      I'm in the process of seeking help as well, but the only time I can feel like my brain doesn't have 1000 other thoughts is when I'm exhausted and want to sleep, it kind of feels like they're not as distracting so I just pass out. If I was trying to fall asleep while not really tired, it would be a difrent story. I'm still figuring things out, so I'm not sure if this is relatable, but that's how it is for me.

    • @ayusharyan683
      @ayusharyan683 Рік тому +3

      @@BunnyEZ Yes, especially at the time of sleep when I'm not tired I can not sleep easily. There are a lot of thoughts that could easily keep me awake for another 1-2 hours and when I become tired of continuous mind chatter I fell asleep.

  • @merrickstarch7514
    @merrickstarch7514 3 роки тому +7486

    me, someone who has been diagnosed with ADHD: oh wow maybe i have ADHD

  • @nuts1755
    @nuts1755 4 роки тому +3093

    we're not forgetful,
    we're just distractful.

    • @rainmanfilms2k118
      @rainmanfilms2k118 3 роки тому +80

      nonstop distracted. its a damn challenge to concentrate on one thing, like a memory, only for u to be drawn away to nothing. its like a cloud. a cloud of nothing always getting in the way

    • @reverencee
      @reverencee 3 роки тому +1

      i know right.

    • @reverencee
      @reverencee 3 роки тому +1

      @@rainmanfilms2k118 facts

    • @Ryuusubliminals222
      @Ryuusubliminals222 3 роки тому +14

      I'm actually...... both

    • @einalyriz5606
      @einalyriz5606 3 роки тому +3

      oh wait...i think i do have adhd because my mom always blames me for being forgetful yet she tells people that i am conpletly distractful and i have my own world

  • @sitotalarocque4460
    @sitotalarocque4460 Рік тому +79

    I'm not diagnosed or ever thought of the possibility of have ADHD but after watch that video I realize how much I can relate

  • @BrownGeorge-pw2xo
    @BrownGeorge-pw2xo 4 місяці тому +83

    I could remember several years ago, I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Was actually diagnosed with ADHD. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

    • @Bastianbishops
      @Bastianbishops 4 місяці тому

      Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Germany. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them.

    • @DonnHowes
      @DonnHowes 4 місяці тому +1

      YES very sure of Dr.benfungi. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.

    • @SusanaGomez-mp8sk
      @SusanaGomez-mp8sk 4 місяці тому

      Mushrooms are very medicinal. This is why anybody familiar with psilocybin and any other kind of fungi will tell you, "They are alive." They have a very ancient wisdom. To my experience, all mushrooms have always said, "Pay attention to your life. How you think, how you feel, and what will you do with the information that you always knew, but now are seeing in this point of view." This is why mushrooms are so respected in tribal cultures. This mental health treatment works for me too. Half micro doses do the trick for me. At least a few days at a time with lengthy time in between. Thank you for sharing this point!

    • @AndrewLiam-lp5cj
      @AndrewLiam-lp5cj 4 місяці тому

      How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta

    • @LucasRobert-ns3nj
      @LucasRobert-ns3nj 4 місяці тому

      Yes he's Dr.benfungi Shrooms to me is a natrual healer. I know a guy who has used mushrooms in the same way and they have really helped him. mah dudes have safe trips all.

  • @rvrbs259
    @rvrbs259 4 роки тому +26824

    i can’t be the only one who sits down and talks to themself like “okay i’m going to get all of my homework done for once” and the second they read the first sentence it reminds of them of something on youtube and before you realize it your watching indians build temples at 3am

    • @shayloreEXE
      @shayloreEXE 4 роки тому +541

      Omg I can relate so much!!

    • @bea-tp5jt
      @bea-tp5jt 4 роки тому +128

      oof ur not me too

    • @teddyragins6488
      @teddyragins6488 4 роки тому +76

      Yah. from what I see it’s if u do these things al the time or very often

    • @ashlynnpark2730
      @ashlynnpark2730 4 роки тому +145

      YOU JUST PERFECTLY DESCRIBED ME 😱😂

    • @bluelightning3290
      @bluelightning3290 4 роки тому +21

      So relatable

  • @iagoantonelli1151
    @iagoantonelli1151 4 роки тому +2079

    Lesson learned: ADHD can mess up a life as much as it can make life interesting.

    • @adrina4772
      @adrina4772 4 роки тому +70

      THIS
      literally i dont think i would be as fun without my ADHD but ik i would do so much better in school if i didnt have it

    • @adrina4772
      @adrina4772 4 роки тому +38

      such a blessing and a curse

    • @tri1033
      @tri1033 4 роки тому +21

      How it makes life interesting ?
      It freakin sucks

    • @HeyoitsJay
      @HeyoitsJay 4 роки тому +33

      It’s kinda fucked up my gpa

    • @postpukepeace5412
      @postpukepeace5412 4 роки тому +12

      it's the reason I live in people's head rent free as a ~inch resting conversationalist~

  • @luk4aaaa
    @luk4aaaa Рік тому +71

    This video really was so far ahead of its time compared to the awareness of adhd that we have now. I love this, thank you for being a part of my childhood I can revisit.

  • @LittleNii
    @LittleNii 2 роки тому +14

    I feel so called out (i love this, i relate to all of it) I literally thought i was the only one who had the face problem, i'm not alone!

  • @garygaray4792
    @garygaray4792 3 роки тому +2602

    Me: Trying to convince myself I don’t have ADHD.
    Also me: being freaked out at how many things he said that were so specific but true.

    • @kyntak5244
      @kyntak5244 3 роки тому +135

      me: trying to convince myself that I’m not trying to convince myself I have adhd

    • @ixalaz4536
      @ixalaz4536 3 роки тому +40

      ​@@kyntak5244 me: trying to convince myself that I am not trying to convince myself that I’m not trying to convince myself I have adhd

    • @shrimpsnpudding
      @shrimpsnpudding 3 роки тому +15

      @@ixalaz4536 (this isnt really me but i just wanna join in so-) me: trying to convince myself that I am not trying to convince myself that I’m not trying to convince myself that I'm not trying to convince myself I have adhd

    • @joeycotter547
      @joeycotter547 3 роки тому +3

      I def have it lol

    • @nickym44
      @nickym44 3 роки тому

      Same

  • @lig6087
    @lig6087 4 роки тому +4540

    We're in the comments because we aren't paying attention

    • @mochitalez5189
      @mochitalez5189 4 роки тому +77

      How did you know?!

    • @ilse6388
      @ilse6388 4 роки тому +89

      It's kinda scary that you can read my mind

    • @deathgamer8086
      @deathgamer8086 4 роки тому +26

      am i the only one who goes to wash his hands and then start thinking abt a game where ppl place blocks then realise that I'm brushing my teeth while naked in the shower? or walking to the shops and back 3 times while on a long call? or go out of your house and start thinking abt crazy things and suddenly realise ur back home again not knowing where u have been for the past hour? and I've never been diagnosed with ADHD?
      also I'm meant to b doing my CS homework y am i watching some random asian dude talking abt adhd

    • @modestferala1488
      @modestferala1488 4 роки тому +13

      Attension?
      👮

    • @cjthelegend680
      @cjthelegend680 4 роки тому +3

      How did you know??

  • @jennykangas1868
    @jennykangas1868 2 роки тому +7

    I love the fast speaking. Keeps me focused on what he's telling and I have the same style. Friends often complain about it. Got finally diagnosed with adhd Dec 2nd ✌🏼and for me it's not the butterflies (at least not that often) but dogs and different vehicles (for my sons) outside 😅

  • @Musty_Moth
    @Musty_Moth Рік тому +3

    I got A's and B's through school until I hit college, ADHD is fucking hysterical in the way that it makes you fail when it matters most. I'm also a recovering alcoholic, and I have destroyed three relationships because of how focused I am on random topics that just so happen to interest me.

  • @rambushh96
    @rambushh96 3 роки тому +3181

    When you realize you do every single thing he said:

  • @613.
    @613. 4 роки тому +3921

    I remember watching this video and thinking, "oh aren't all people like this?" only to get diagnosed years later lol

    • @comet8956
      @comet8956 4 роки тому +20

      me though

    • @swaroopajit
      @swaroopajit 4 роки тому +284

      I'm at 'oh aren't all people like this?' right now.
      I'm not sure if I should laugh or get serious about this.

    • @abdulrahmanaboluhom8474
      @abdulrahmanaboluhom8474 4 роки тому +1

      Woah. Why ?

    • @dmp2015
      @dmp2015 4 роки тому +4

      @@swaroopajit SAME

    • @jacenryanparker4165
      @jacenryanparker4165 4 роки тому +17

      Oh dude,
      i was diagnosed with adhd about a week ago... :D

  • @low-key-gamer6117
    @low-key-gamer6117 2 роки тому +4

    Not diagnosed with any mental issues, but this was highly relatable. Especially the restless legs, smiling, procrastination, over concentration on certain things and forgetting to do what I'm told to do.

  • @YourCapyBruv_do_u_rmbr_3Dpipes

    There are some traits of ADHD that can be very positive but it just depends to what degree they impair the other aspects of your life. Like procrastination can be a really bad one if it isn't kept under control. Or lack of focus can make it difficult to get all your basic tasks done within a reasonable period of time or maintain a job.
    But definitely under the right conditions creativity, fast-thinking and spontaneity can be awesome traits that lead to some great outcomes.

    • @hasamahikaru
      @hasamahikaru 10 місяців тому +2

      it's indeed a blessing and a curse at the same time LOL
      right now I'm thriving in fitness and powerlifting and I feel like my adhd gave me a huge advantage to that.
      I also make conversations interesting due to my sense of humor..

  • @Eludinium
    @Eludinium 3 роки тому +1218

    "you are either rapidly shaking your leg bla bla.."
    Me: *stops bouncing my leg*

    • @himyaaaanismyinstagramyour5990
      @himyaaaanismyinstagramyour5990 3 роки тому +8

      I just stay wibin in classroom and listen to music and forgeting everything

    • @ZuwyFPS
      @ZuwyFPS 3 роки тому +7

      @Katie Forest-May same hahaha. Also it annoys my mum and some others in my family that i keep rapidly shaking my leg lol

    • @sonikashetty5565
      @sonikashetty5565 3 роки тому

      lmao i have that habit too hahahh

    • @itsnuddles8811
      @itsnuddles8811 3 роки тому +1

      I can genuinely say that I just had to stop myself from shaking my leg when I read this LOL

    • @denisahristici7143
      @denisahristici7143 3 роки тому

      Haha same

  • @azlox5564
    @azlox5564 3 роки тому +1268

    “You work better when your under pressure”
    Me: *does homework 10 minutes before class* I have no idea what your talking about

    • @sofiegjeldtruo6790
      @sofiegjeldtruo6790 3 роки тому +26

      This literally reminded me that i have an assignment due today(it's 9.28 pm) and that i haven't done a single thing about it yet even though a had about 3 weeks to do it... welp-

    • @azlox5564
      @azlox5564 3 роки тому +11

      I listen to very fast music it helps me do things faster

    • @yeetplayzroblox211
      @yeetplayzroblox211 3 роки тому +9

      Yeaa one time I had an essay that we had like 4-5 weeks to work on and I did it 2 hours before it was due :’)

    • @Laner7
      @Laner7 3 роки тому +2

      I’ve definitely done assignments hours before they were due, especially when I had weeks to prepare

    • @domincgavito4955
      @domincgavito4955 3 роки тому

      Same, it may just be my inability to want to do it though, I do it quite quickly though once I do

  • @JB-cx2vk
    @JB-cx2vk 2 роки тому +1

    Instant subscribe. The talking speed was smooth as butter, very pleasant to listen to and that's a big deal for me. So much relatability here! I would love tips on managing untreated adhd. I'm currently fighting it and all of its chaotic consequences

  • @sourisgogo
    @sourisgogo 2 роки тому +3

    I relate to all of these examples and I can still concentrate well when I want to. These things happen to me everyday when something isn't really important so it's not a big deal if I don't do it right away or if I miss it. I consider myself more of a dreamer rather than having attention trouble.

  • @notmuchhonestwork1593
    @notmuchhonestwork1593 3 роки тому +3244

    me: *Has all these symptoms*
    also me: “Nah, I’m just overeacting”

  • @chocolaty2421
    @chocolaty2421 7 років тому +6146

    You have ADHD when u scroll through the comments while watching the video and u forget what he said then u have to rewatch but then u get to focused on the recommended videos down below and end up clicking those instead of rewatching the vid...

    • @meepsbean1075
      @meepsbean1075 7 років тому +295

      .......and of course I saw this comment doing exactly that.

    • @oatesnmilk
      @oatesnmilk 7 років тому +12

      Chocolaty 2 same

    • @IO9802
      @IO9802 7 років тому +101

      Holy shit you just summed up UA-cam for me.

    • @sucidallol8424
      @sucidallol8424 7 років тому +8

      Thats me😂

    • @candyrain1566
      @candyrain1566 7 років тому +8

      Chocolaty 2 thats 100% me

  • @wrevelmusic
    @wrevelmusic Рік тому +9

    as you said "ppl with adhd never sit still, they are usually shaking they're leg, playing with something in their hands, nodding their head to music that isnt there.." etc, i was doing almost all of those. and yes i have been diagnosed iwth adhd

    • @armaansingh6047
      @armaansingh6047 Рік тому

      I relate to the music part

    • @trimonmusic
      @trimonmusic Рік тому

      I was jigging my leg to the current song that's stuck in my head, while playing with my Rubik's cube. I'm 23 and also on the waiting list for a diagnosis. 😂
      Despite watching Ryan a lot when I was younger, somehow I missed this one. Would have provided a lot of clarity in my schooling years.

  • @TheNobodyReader
    @TheNobodyReader Рік тому +1

    I got this video recommend to me on UA-cam again and it hurts to see that this video is 8 years old now :( Ryan literally raised me from his videos and it’s so sad that I won’t ever be able to watch a video like this ever again

  • @leah8894
    @leah8894 3 роки тому +2467

    Do y’all ever start working on something and 90% of the “working” time you’re giving yourself a tour throughout the house, getting snacks, and going on your phone?

    • @tommysm0ondust
      @tommysm0ondust 3 роки тому +13

      yep- always-

    • @marielouisetulaytay3079
      @marielouisetulaytay3079 3 роки тому +5

      Yeah everytime

    • @esnylola
      @esnylola 3 роки тому +3

      yup!

    • @joana8615
      @joana8615 3 роки тому +17

      I have this huge project that we do in senior year of highschool, we have an entire year to do it. I set out to do a book of illustrations. I had twelve months to do it, but really started working a month before the deadline. I'll print it next week and am barely halfway through🙃

    • @mrym_.
      @mrym_. 3 роки тому +2

      this is related to adhd?

  • @kamehamehaDdragon
    @kamehamehaDdragon 3 роки тому +775

    When you finish doing something in your room, and then realize that's not why you came into your room.

    • @RiseNDThrive
      @RiseNDThrive 3 роки тому +8

      thats so true

    • @fatinhahsidiq8949
      @fatinhahsidiq8949 3 роки тому +3

      True

    • @VxDxLx
      @VxDxLx 3 роки тому

      😂 fuck

    • @Kirara01234
      @Kirara01234 3 роки тому +8

      You mean something like when I decided that I finally clean up mess in my wardrobe but in the middle of it I found my old forgotten toys so I'm checking what it is and o my god, I totally forgot about this, I need to text my sister about it and then when I looked for my phone I realized that right now my room is a total mess?

    • @mx1ka_t1
      @mx1ka_t1 3 роки тому

      @@Kirara01234 yes.

  • @Zaynab-Haniff
    @Zaynab-Haniff Рік тому +5

    I remember watching this and relating to everything. I always felt like I understood exactly what you meant whenever you talked about your ADHD. I just got diagnosed and I start my medication soon, so I wonder how different my thought process will be.

  • @spacecadet4069
    @spacecadet4069 2 роки тому

    as a person with adhd, I really appreciate how fast you talk -- this is one of the few videos I don't have to watch on 1.25 or higher speed in order to be able to pay attention.

  • @meg-cc9dz
    @meg-cc9dz 5 років тому +7358

    You just made a bunch of people who don’t have ADHD, think they have ADHD

    • @polarispulsar
      @polarispulsar 5 років тому +355

      Oh whatever its not hurting anyone at least I have more people to relate to
      This is a joke dont blow up please
      But I have been diagnosed with adhd

    • @Deletarious
      @Deletarious 5 років тому +333

      @@polarispulsar "Dude, I think I have adhd."
      "How can you tell?"
      "Ryan higa told me so I'm mentally disabled and I'm oppressed now because of it and my life is so hard MURHURDABURHA"

    • @lifeonfire2390
      @lifeonfire2390 5 років тому +257

      I frequently show adhd symptoms but I don't have ADHD

    • @rawcoustic1718
      @rawcoustic1718 5 років тому +220

      I hate this video because he is romanticizing adhd. I have adhd and it's not funny or quirky. I lie on bed all day, focusing gives me physical symptoms, I experience extreme boredom no matter what I do so I get the urge to do drugs or else I can't think straight, I get more physical symptoms and can't function.

    • @abxsmal
      @abxsmal 5 років тому +378

      @@rawcoustic1718 he has ADHD too ya know.... I have ADHD and this is a nice and funny video, all you have to do is learn how to not get offended by jokes about something you have.

  • @holly3211
    @holly3211 3 роки тому +3023

    Me relating to everything but still not sure if I have ADHD: 👁👄👁
    Edit: Turns out i do have adhd, just got diagnosed with it 😶

    • @holly3211
      @holly3211 3 роки тому +120

      fullestgrunt0 No, my parents won’t let me go to therapy 😔

    • @leedlelel2373
      @leedlelel2373 3 роки тому +76

      @@holly3211 same, i really wanna go and see if i have adhd but they dont believe me and they dont admit it

    • @ip815
      @ip815 3 роки тому +76

      Fun to realize that when I watched this 6 years ago at 11yo I related to everything and didn’t think any of it; now I am being diagnosed with adhd lol

    • @anythingcanhappen3645
      @anythingcanhappen3645 3 роки тому +9

      Same bruh same well atleast i know what ADHD is now maybe idk

    • @na2awesome2yearsago7
      @na2awesome2yearsago7 3 роки тому +5

      Relatable

  • @paul-davidalmond716
    @paul-davidalmond716 Рік тому +2

    This had me cracking up with recognition! I have never been officially diagnosed with ADHD, but the thought process I have. match what you described!

  • @JustAnotherNameYo
    @JustAnotherNameYo Рік тому

    Best list and depictions of ADHD I’ve seen. Especially the train of thought. My daughter loves when I describe how I got to the other end of our conversations. That’s what it looks like.

  • @raiiii5816
    @raiiii5816 3 роки тому +939

    NOT EVEN LYING I WAS WATCHING THE VID AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I STARTED MAKING UP FAKE SCENARIOS IN MY HEAD AND MISSED A MINUTE OF THE VIDEO

  • @Moonlight-rx5mu
    @Moonlight-rx5mu 3 роки тому +5375

    When you can relate to everything but you’re too afraid to tell someone because it will be really awkward when it turns out you don’t have adhd ._____.

    • @Justin-kd2zp
      @Justin-kd2zp 3 роки тому +571

      This is the most relatable thing I’ve ever read

    • @lixssub-mart222
      @lixssub-mart222 3 роки тому +62

      Yeah 😩

    • @maceofspades5766
      @maceofspades5766 3 роки тому +421

      literally me.. and the fact that my parents dont believe in mental disorders so i cant get checked for it anyways so there's no point in trying

    • @irsuyuu
      @irsuyuu 3 роки тому +153

      @@maceofspades5766 same.. if I’d ask they’d be like, “it a waste of money like why would we see a doctor?”

    • @maceofspades5766
      @maceofspades5766 3 роки тому +30

      @@irsuyuu yeah exactly also pog username

  • @angelinebrown1432
    @angelinebrown1432 2 роки тому +3

    Oh my god....I was only diagnosed about a year ago and I'm nearly 50 and this has been me my whole life. He so perfectly describes exactly what has been going on in my head for ever. And, I love how fast he talks, I am always told to slow down, don't speak so fast. I heard someone respond when told to slow down, why don't you keep up? That's how I've always felt. Unfortunately, I got diagnosed because I have been having SO much trouble with my career, which is possibly failing the PhD I started before I realised I was ridiculously bad at project managing a 'giant' idea into a really tiny focused piece and not realising about the every thought leading to another would be a bad thing - worked great all the way up to no at Uni and in life, but anyhoo...It is just really frustrating bc it feels like I'm failing and I so know all about the subject and its brilliant but I just can't figure out all the little boring bits that I needed to do, but nobody told me and there was no way that I'd figure it out, and there is nobody who can really help me at the university, so I am doing a paper equal to about 6 months work in a few weeks - which is great, because I need the pressure but I just feel rather isolated because Im sure from their perspective it would be completely frustrating working with me just as its completely frustrating getting given pretty straight forward instructions, and at the time when they give them to me I think, yeah thats simple I can do that but then when I begin the work myself, I get completely confused and over-complicate it and am always behind because of being too embarassed to ask for help for what feels like ALL THE TIME!!!! Phew, didn't mean to write that much, thanks for the confessional

    • @ursimp7774
      @ursimp7774 Рік тому +1

      Hi, thanks for sharing! Though I'm only on highschool, this is very, very, VERY relatable! I'm afraid I may be exaggerating if I were to tell anyone my doubts about having ADHD, but all the things told in your comment were basically describing me, haha

  • @brbcryingrn
    @brbcryingrn 2 роки тому +4

    I always thought that there's something wrong with me cos I used to score great in exams, people knew me at school for my grades and all of it was amazing till it wasn't anymore. Age 12 is when things started to change and my grades started to suffer, people thought I'm becoming lazy and lost interest in studies. Teachers started to hurt me with their comments, telling me that I should study properly. I even took my own life cos I felt like I'm a failure in life. I can't do anything and everyone else is better than me. I remember, scoring bad grades and still trying to study while constantly getting distracted by things around me. I don't know, m still trying and I hope people treat everyone with kindness cos everyone has their own theory❤

  • @understandable5779
    @understandable5779 3 роки тому +1252

    I don't have ADHD but i thought these were normal to others and myself

    • @emeraldowth3209
      @emeraldowth3209 3 роки тому +102

      Ikr like I can’t remember anything I swear to god. I work best under pressure, and I can’t ever smile or remember if I already washed my hair in the shower or not. I always fidget and stuff and all the stuff in this list lol

    • @gwynzynoodles2553
      @gwynzynoodles2553 3 роки тому +7

      same

    • @ihopeicanchangethisnamelat7108
      @ihopeicanchangethisnamelat7108 3 роки тому +17

      Same. I guess ADHD is just this video times 1000?

    • @julznw4736
      @julznw4736 3 роки тому +26

      That’s because they are, this is a skit video just because you have some of these happen to you doesn’t actually mean you have adhd

    • @emeraldowth3209
      @emeraldowth3209 3 роки тому +9

      @@julznw4736 I have all Lel no tryna self diagnose or something just found it interesting

  • @freexwifi
    @freexwifi 3 роки тому +1762

    nobody:
    Me: diagnosed with ADHD
    my family: No, you are just dumb

    • @Jade-hk1dp
      @Jade-hk1dp 3 роки тому +13

      SAME

    • @mysterymansion_7704
      @mysterymansion_7704 3 роки тому +31

      Im diegnosed with adhd and my family still does that lol but i also have dyslexia so like it has an explanation

    • @idkmypurposeman.3606
      @idkmypurposeman.3606 3 роки тому +5

      @@mysterymansion_7704 I mean dyslexia happens to the best of us I suppose

    • @realpigeonvibez
      @realpigeonvibez 3 роки тому +3

      Lol the same with me and my twin xD

    • @realpigeonvibez
      @realpigeonvibez 3 роки тому +5

      I also have autism spd anxiety ocd and dislexia tho so I mean I would be dumb without adhd xD

  • @hellhound_haunt
    @hellhound_haunt Рік тому

    How is all of this me? I was diagnosed in first grade, and everything in this video happens to me on a daily basis. I laughed out loud throughout that whole "free-style" rant, too. I'm constantly thinking about everything and everything 24/7. I really appreciate when people create these videos because it gives people who don't have ADHD a perspective on how we live.

  • @themangaculture
    @themangaculture Місяць тому +1

    I have never seen a video this relatable. Never.

  • @jessequick5369
    @jessequick5369 3 роки тому +645

    "i still got my A's and B's, and i also cheated a lot"
    omfg 100% relatable

  • @333ch0
    @333ch0 3 роки тому +551

    i remember the post that said something like "either people with adhd need to stop being so relatable or i need to go to the doctor" and honestly that's just my life right there lol

    • @Nils_61
      @Nils_61 3 роки тому +8

      I saw that comment too,and honestly same

    • @bolodecenoura2082
      @bolodecenoura2082 3 роки тому +2

      I also saw that comment , and same ;w;

    • @diyan4374
      @diyan4374 3 роки тому +3

      ikr like, what should I do know?

    • @naila4856
      @naila4856 3 роки тому

      this is me rn

  • @pixywings
    @pixywings Рік тому +2

    This is so hilarious and 100% accurate! I don't really remember being diagnosed with ADHD because I was really young. The things you describe in this video are pretty much my every day life.

  • @AdamDuffArt
    @AdamDuffArt Рік тому

    If what you said rings true to people with ADHD, then I kind of checked off everything on that list.
    And it’s amazing how specific you’re being - such as fluidly reading several pages of a book, sounding out the words, maybe even reading out loud - then 2 pages later realizing you’ve been daydreaming about a phrase you read in the first paragraph of page 1 - completely not knowing what you just read.
    Or the fact that I am ALWAYS playing an imaginary piano to a song that I’m listening to - even at 2am when I’m up late and can’t sleep.
    Or the fact that I can’t sit down and have a phone call unless I’m doodling something (I am an art UA-camr in my defence)
    Or the fact that throughout school and my career, I always felt like that guy who couldn’t keep up - didn’t quite “have what it takes” regardless of my very persistent efforts
    Or the fact that my UA-cam videos, which are long-form talks about art career related things - are 100% of the time, completely freestyle. I just come up with a topic that I feel is important and go on about it until that thought exhausts itself.
    I literally check off everything on that list - and I haven’t mentioned yet, I’m a fairly successful 46 year old (at least, successful now - but it was a rough road to get here)
    And lastly, two of my 3 kids have ADHD (one diagnosed so far) - and I’m dating someone with ADHD - and I love people with ADHD, their humour, their sharp whit - like Girlfriend Reviews or Jim Carrey or well..
    You, quite frankly.
    Hmmm.

  • @palegrimms
    @palegrimms 7 років тому +120

    So that's how he makes theories.

  • @pinkfedoras
    @pinkfedoras 3 роки тому +2390

    Fun Fact: He's very accurate in most of his wording. (Totally not from someone with ADHD)

    • @ylvaleschner7588
      @ylvaleschner7588 3 роки тому +20

      Um.. sory I do not mean to be rude just curious, you do know that how someone's ADHD looks is very individual?

    • @pinkfedoras
      @pinkfedoras 3 роки тому +22

      @@ylvaleschner7588 Yeah, but I honestly think that the purpose of this video is to try and find out for as many people as possible to see if they have ADHD using key details someone with ADHD could have, y'know. Just pointing out that what he's saying is definitely true just for reassurance lol

    • @CrazyLuch1
      @CrazyLuch1 3 роки тому +2

      Did @ryanhiga everrr reply 2 this??🐇👊👀😎

    • @ChrisDuckless
      @ChrisDuckless 3 роки тому +3

      Agree

    • @extra2357
      @extra2357 3 роки тому +2

      @@ylvaleschner7588 I remember how many times I washed my hair.

  • @YourCapyBruv_do_u_rmbr_3Dpipes

    Oh my gosh this video just popped up in my feed probably because I've been watching a lot of ADHD videos lately. Bro you look soo young here LOL
    This video takes me way back to my early UA-cam days. Miss those days. Simpler times!

  • @JimHabash
    @JimHabash Рік тому

    Your rapid fire presentation is awesome. I really liked the talking to someone and figuring out which eye to pick! ALSO I can NEVER remember if I washed my hair in the shower or not. Seriously. It happens at least every 10 days. One thing as an ADHD person, I never take long to figure out what to order. In fact, I take up everything and everyone in my environment, the elast thing I spend time on is what to order. It's so easy. With ADHD, you see the entire menu in a snap, and instantly know what you're getting. I even let everyone else order then make my decision after a few seconds glance at the menu. Of course I'll make it difficult with a special request like a lime, or extra sauce etc.

  • @sejinlee5240
    @sejinlee5240 4 роки тому +900

    I actually thought the video title was, “How to know if you have AIDS”.

    • @aishwariya7943
      @aishwariya7943 4 роки тому +61

      And that's why you clicked it?

    • @killoffman
      @killoffman 4 роки тому +15

      @@aishwariya7943 lmao

    • @sejinlee5240
      @sejinlee5240 4 роки тому +16

      @@aishwariya7943 Uh, well. . . No. I meant it looked like it. . .
      Come on! The 'h' looks like an 'i' from a distance.

    • @aishwariya7943
      @aishwariya7943 4 роки тому +4

      @@sejinlee5240 hehe I was just kidding

    • @GrimHav0kStudios
      @GrimHav0kStudios 3 роки тому +1

      @@sejinlee5240 but if the h looked like an I it would say adid but adid is spelled wrong it should say added like you added something but what are you adding to it? Milk? Like a recipe for cookies or something? Oooh I could go for a cookie now but I don't have any milk so I can't have milk and cookies but I do have cookies and cream ice cream which is kinda the same ... I think I have adhd

  • @sem2807
    @sem2807 4 роки тому +1094

    My brother and I watched this 6 years ago and joked about how I do all of these things.... I got diagnosed with ADHD nine months ago. I wish I didn't wait until I was in my 20s to get the help I needed. I should've listened to Ryan sooner lol

    • @migsestrella5188
      @migsestrella5188 3 роки тому +16

      I'm currently in my 20's with my ADHD in full swing, because I've never taken any sort of meds. It's solely an advantage now, as I've learned how to get over it's said drawbacks or use them to my benefit. I can multitask with little effort, I'm more aware of my surroundings, I have a very high level of endurance, etc.

    • @firstlast3510
      @firstlast3510 3 роки тому +5

      HAHAHA same when I was around 14 I watched this video and related to a bunch of stuff but thought there was no way I had adhd. Less than a couple years later I got diagnosed 😃 I’m 19 now

    • @ixalaz4536
      @ixalaz4536 3 роки тому +6

      ​@@firstlast3510 I am 15 and I also relate to almost all of these, but think I can't have ADHD. Crap.
      edit: The only one I don't relate to is the one with reading a book, if I am reading an interesting book then I can read 100 pages in one go without even realizing it.

    • @firstlast3510
      @firstlast3510 3 роки тому +13

      Some people don’t rlly notice symptoms until they get a bit older and life gets harder to manage. That’s what happened with me. When you start to feel like your life is being extremely negatively impacted by somethings youve tried to fix but it just won’t happen that’s when you probably should see a doctor. I would wait it out for now. And I would also try to not get addicted to your phone. Overstimulation can give a person adhd-like symptoms.

    • @mohammedayankhan4497
      @mohammedayankhan4497 3 роки тому +3

      @@firstlast3510 I am depressed now. I have all of those symptoms and I still think I don't have adhd. There is one exception tho, if I find something very interesting, I am extremely focused on it. That's how I discovered a new field in mathematics, I am 17 now.

  • @jeongcheols_fineagedwine5238
    @jeongcheols_fineagedwine5238 Рік тому +4

    Watched this as a kid not knowing what ADHD was and here I am now - diagnosed with ADHD myself
    Feel like a chosen disciple ngl lol

  • @8unnylover
    @8unnylover 2 роки тому +4

    Finally got diagnosed this year. Saw this video back when it came out and thought it was all too familiar haha

  • @kyleo8175
    @kyleo8175 5 років тому +1111

    People with adhd watching and realizing that they do all this stuff subconsciously and now they can’t stop concentrating on it 😂

  • @passer-by1510
    @passer-by1510 4 роки тому +615

    "You work best when you're under pressure" sounds like me😂😂

    • @akiko2559
      @akiko2559 4 роки тому +4

      He saId that??.

    • @eddiethereadybreakalsogay1668
      @eddiethereadybreakalsogay1668 4 роки тому +4

      I dont and i have been diagnosed

    • @meganvega6992
      @meganvega6992 4 роки тому +1

      Lmao yess

    • @electro.dash.666x7
      @electro.dash.666x7 3 роки тому +6

      It’s not that people with ADHD (or just people who are chronic procrastinators) work best under pressure, it’s that they ONLY work under pressure. (Technically yes, that is the ‘best’ but technically since they only work under pressure it could also be their ‘worst’)

    • @kioaen150
      @kioaen150 3 роки тому

      Summer reading a nutshell.

  • @cancermoon826
    @cancermoon826 2 роки тому

    Omg watching this video and trying to keep up with u made me anxious. I have ADHD and i can relate with some of the stuff you're saying . Its really hard to control our brain and think about one thing only . Cheers bro

  • @thaliawhite6675
    @thaliawhite6675 Рік тому

    This was one of the videos that made me ask for an ADHD analysis a few years back. Just got diagnosed a week ago, thanks rayan

  • @Nils_61
    @Nils_61 3 роки тому +360

    Me:relating to every single symptom in most of these videos
    Also me:nah I don't wanna self diagnose and can't go to a professional

    • @heyitsella117
      @heyitsella117 3 роки тому +9

      MOOD

    • @amanifestasticlife842
      @amanifestasticlife842 3 роки тому +4

      Same 😂

    • @r__nyday
      @r__nyday 3 роки тому +4

      true

    • @vitaliy1858
      @vitaliy1858 3 роки тому +4

      lmaooo me, i mean i'm going to go see a professional soon, but it's so hard to get an appointment when you don't already have a psychiatrist ;; they usually don't accept new patients, so I always say "I have trouble concentrating" or "Sorry I have a bad memory" so people don't think i self diagnose but they can still understand why i do these things and get that it's out of my control

    • @jeng6786
      @jeng6786 2 роки тому +3

      @@vitaliy1858 I was recommended a therapist a few months ago because I thought I was having heart attack symptoms but really it was just stress and anxiety. I decided not to because I didn't have time. I got so upset with feeling like my brain didn't work that I started looking up what it could mean and landed on ADHD which people thought I had as a child but I never got diagnosed for it and I finally learned what it meant to have it.... I called the therapists and will be taking a very basic test for it in a week sense technically she's only a case worker/therapist but not a neurologist therapist. I also have an appointment with my doctor a month from now and I guess we'll see what happens.
      Edit: took the test. Yep ADHD. Now I have an appointment with my doctor to talk about medication and my next steps.

  • @Nils_61
    @Nils_61 3 роки тому +623

    Anyone else goes to do homework ,for example, and ends up having a whole conversation with themselves and forgets to do homework till they procrastinate to do something else and end up remembering about it?

    • @k31_444
      @k31_444 3 роки тому +37

      yup, one time i was doing my hw for math and then halfway through I started wondering if im gay or not and then i proceeded to wonder about the meaning of life...i ended up missing the deadline

    • @sophiawilliams8216
      @sophiawilliams8216 3 роки тому +4

      Yes

    • @dianavasile6152
      @dianavasile6152 3 роки тому +9

      Man if only i remembered relating to this during my therapy sessions so i can tell my psychologist this-

    • @SK-ul7gf
      @SK-ul7gf 3 роки тому +11

      I went to go draw one time and I had a blue pencil and for who knows how long I was there staring into the distance trying to make sense of pencil rankings and why 2B pencils are yellow for students but theres a blue one for artist

    • @soulsaver3459
      @soulsaver3459 3 роки тому +5

      Yeah I’m supposed to be doing hw but I think about planning what I need to do out, so I went on my phone to notes, but after unlocking my screen I saw Snapchat notifications, and read them then checked my stories to see what was there. This reminded me to check if I got Instagram notifications and I went there to check and went on reels, which reminded me to check for new videos from the you-tubers I subscribed to, then watching a million videos and procrastinating, and then seeing this comment and remembering I have to do hw.

  • @tsanimation7758
    @tsanimation7758 Рік тому +5

    We all miss Raynhiga’s old skit funny videos. We wish he would make them again. 😊^-^

  • @Elmo2639
    @Elmo2639 2 роки тому

    i`m actually glad this is short `cause a lot of people always make things like this long

  • @gomono6076
    @gomono6076 3 роки тому +875

    Is it just me or have y’all ever just zoned in and out of class on a daily and you are trying your harder to stay focus but you keep zoning out

    • @nourseenfriends4189
      @nourseenfriends4189 3 роки тому +14

      Wait, is that ADHD?!!

    • @blockofcheese9293
      @blockofcheese9293 3 роки тому +30

      I keep reminding myself while I zone out "okay. I'm gonna focus and not zone out. " But then like 2 secs later I zone out

    • @melllll.
      @melllll. 3 роки тому +4

      @@blockofcheese9293 fr

    • @somsom8323
      @somsom8323 3 роки тому +8

      Before I know it I suddenly am staring at my teachers hair or moving hand thinking about random things

    • @silke2690
      @silke2690 3 роки тому +7

      @@nourseenfriends4189 ADHD is not only zoning out, but it is one of the more common signs that you have ADHD. It is not that when you zone out, that you immediatly have ADHD. ADHD symtons are different for everone who has it. If you think you might have ADD/ADHD, I would say: talk to your parents about it and see what they think. (I speak as someone who has ADHD :-) ) Hope this helped

  • @lukamatos4563
    @lukamatos4563 4 роки тому +1331

    I relate to everything here but I fon't know if I have ADHD or not.
    Edit:nvm I was at a therapist and got diagnosed with autism.

    • @levv7258
      @levv7258 4 роки тому +119

      I relate to everything except the food at the restaurant one, i always know what I wanna eat, mainly because I usually eat the same thing

    • @koansinor3867
      @koansinor3867 4 роки тому +23

      Lev v damn you have no idea then... the panic when you don’t know what to order when the waiter comes and you can’t decide between two different dishes, or the embarrassment of not wanting to eat because you panicked again and couldn’t decide

    • @DBlotts1520
      @DBlotts1520 4 роки тому +2

      Lev v I do the same thing but I think I started doing it just to avoid making a decision every time I go out to eat

    • @magmaturtlegaming9908
      @magmaturtlegaming9908 4 роки тому +6

      I relate to exactly everything on this list but i haven't been diagnosed with adhd, at least not yet

    • @IkramHalimon
      @IkramHalimon 4 роки тому

      @@levv7258 but then what if you went to unfamiliar restaurant and they don't serve the meal that you usually eat? 😂

  • @DejaunWright
    @DejaunWright Рік тому +1

    Lmfaooo I don't appreciate being called out like this 😂... In all seriousness, he just retold my life. I just got diagnosed with ADHD at 22, and I've been feeling uneasy about said diagnosis... But, as I am watching ADHD UA-cam, i am seeing so many similarities between my experience and this... Btw, the "ruminations" that Nigahiga did, did actually distract me leading to this comment being started way before the video was finished 😂

  • @kapybara_park
    @kapybara_park 2 роки тому

    I watched this when I was 14 and the video first came out. Didn't know what ADHD was at the time and thought "hahaha another funny AND relatable Ryan Higa video". Now I'm 23 and down in the pits, losing my goddamn mind trying to figure out what the hell is wrong with me and found this video again, and has really summed up my existence for me.

  • @AsgardsValkyrie
    @AsgardsValkyrie 5 років тому +477

    It’s amazing how I can forget something so fast but remember that one small thing that happened a thousand years ago

  • @TyranitarTube
    @TyranitarTube 10 років тому +11845

    I forgot what I was gonna comment.

    • @benbolt504
      @benbolt504 10 років тому +146

      yup, I got ADHD AND PROUD OF IT!

    • @ArneshSengupta
      @ArneshSengupta 10 років тому +103

      I am a demigod beyatches.

    • @RubenTricky
      @RubenTricky 10 років тому +72

      I don't have ADHD but HEY a squirrel!!!

    • @Valkneer
      @Valkneer 10 років тому +34

      You're everywhere now lol

    • @sherene12345
      @sherene12345 10 років тому +13

      Arnesh Sengupta Me too LOL CHB :D

  • @nicolenelsen3858
    @nicolenelsen3858 Рік тому +3

    As a person who was diagnosed with ADHD, this is so damn true.

  • @sanoberpirzada6258
    @sanoberpirzada6258 2 роки тому +3

    I just recently found out that I have ADHD, I went to get help for my depression/anxiety and it open the door to ADHD. It all makes sense now why I am the way I am, and after watching this video, I pretty much can relate to all and moreeeeee.
    I thought I was the only one that forgets what I was saying middle of the sentence😂

  • @ericwan1360
    @ericwan1360 4 роки тому +518

    That moment when you’ve lost focus in class and then you remember a funny joke and randomly burst out laughing happens a lot when you have ADHD or ADD

    • @Jobe-13
      @Jobe-13 4 роки тому +1

      Racist Richard Yes

    • @OfficialVelka
      @OfficialVelka 4 роки тому +2

      Yes! That was embarrassing

    • @Electrifying316HBK
      @Electrifying316HBK 4 роки тому +1

      That happens to literally everyone.

    • @noorhazaini1240
      @noorhazaini1240 4 роки тому +3

      wait acuatly? :(

    • @isakulee
      @isakulee 4 роки тому +2

      I do that but i'm not diagnosed. Maybe because I scroll through a lot of memes

  • @beado8164
    @beado8164 3 роки тому +489

    being in group discussions over zoom is so mentally draining because most of the time the people in my group think that im not participating, but the problem is that what they are contributing is distracting me from what i wanted to say. by the time we have to go back to the main group, i havent said anything because i couldnt find a spot to fit in my idea or i forgot my idea due to the other people sharing.
    edit: pls do not self-diagnose if you can relate to my comment !! this can happen to people without adhd also!! this is not a specifically adhd trait! i just wanted to share my experience!

    • @raymakbutwithmoustache6413
      @raymakbutwithmoustache6413 3 роки тому +6

      Zoom meeting not for foods

    • @omgimanowl7888
      @omgimanowl7888 3 роки тому +4

      Im in this comment and I dont like it

    • @sevde9832
      @sevde9832 3 роки тому +1

      same, i'm not diagnosed with adhd but i cut off people's sentences unintentionally because if i don't get it out immediately i will never be able to cuz i'll just forget.

    • @Ashleekaa
      @Ashleekaa 3 роки тому

      I've never liked large groups, but I just thought I was socially awkward 🥺

    • @VlacqKayal
      @VlacqKayal 3 роки тому

      Wait, is this a thing? Uh... 😂

  • @truindigiqueenb8402
    @truindigiqueenb8402 2 роки тому

    I Appreciate the fast talk.... ALMOST lost me on the intro 😂 Good one.

  • @MahaChowdhury
    @MahaChowdhury Рік тому

    I remember watching this when I was younger, I couldn't relate to it and now as an adult this is the most relatable thing ever

  • @idaluicatcher1835
    @idaluicatcher1835 3 роки тому +943

    remember everybody: ADHD is a spectrum. everybody's experience with ADHD is different and no one is exactly the same. so if you can relate to some of these, but not all, it is still advisable to see a doctor, just to be sure. 😊

    • @dodoya2006
      @dodoya2006 3 роки тому

      What do you mean by spectrum

    • @SKRILLA777
      @SKRILLA777 3 роки тому +29

      @@dodoya2006 it means everyone’s experience with it is unique to them

    • @IzobelSquires
      @IzobelSquires 3 роки тому +6

      What do you do if you relate to quite a lot of these 😅😅😅

    • @SKRILLA777
      @SKRILLA777 3 роки тому +10

      @@IzobelSquires go to your doctor and explain and they will refer you to a psychiatrist to see if you have. ADHD you most likely do

    • @IzobelSquires
      @IzobelSquires 3 роки тому +4

      @@SKRILLA777 thank you. Will do!

  • @AshleyRamos-Cao
    @AshleyRamos-Cao 8 років тому +1675

    Now I'm questioning myself...

  • @DannyTheDancer
    @DannyTheDancer Рік тому +4

    wow.. years ago my brothers and I watched this because we watched alllllll your videos, and adored them. 10 years later I think it's because your humor and style was just so captivating and relatable to the way we all think... when you started freeztyling at the end there.. too real.
    I feel fortunate to have a similar brain configuration to yours!! ☺️
    a very specific, extraordinary way of processing the world, despite all the logistical struggles of living in this world

  • @choriamanah
    @choriamanah 2 роки тому

    I miss Ryan's vids so much I''ve been watching his vids these last couple days. It's now the 66th(ish) video.

  • @audrey2220
    @audrey2220 3 роки тому +2636

    ADHD things: (don’t self diagnose from these or convince yourself that you do them because self diagnosed looking for an excuse are so annoying but if yup genuinely do relate to these maybe get checked out)
    Finding a lump, bump or pimple and picking at it without realising and forgetting not to, making the pain or problem worse
    Replying to conversations and then asking what you just replied to (lack of focus)
    Constantly moving, even if it’s small movements like moving your teeth or fingers because you’ve had to mask it to fit in
    Getting random ass waves of anger, sadness or full on crackhead
    Getting really into things (like TV shows or bands) really intensely, but getting sick of it pretty quick
    Good at doing things fast (like typing, talking, running)
    Gets distracted very easily
    Has lots of tabs open on laptop
    Cannot stay focused on one subject during study
    Constantly has a million thoughts at once
    Zones out all the time
    Good reaction time
    Forgets what they are doing while they are doing it
    Can remember lots of people's names but randomly forgets the people close to them sometimes
    When you're taking notes and then a random thought pops up so now you've accidentally written that thought instead of what you're trying to copy
    Like if you can relate and comment any others so I can add them

    • @aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa90
      @aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa90 3 роки тому +64

      Nvm just counted it's 60+ in just one google chrome

    • @keziahh51
      @keziahh51 3 роки тому +56

      literally all of these pls wth

    • @lailas-in-space
      @lailas-in-space 3 роки тому +43

      *nods in twenty øne piløts obsessed*

    • @user-ty9ti4dz4w
      @user-ty9ti4dz4w 3 роки тому +24

      Literaly all of them

    • @greatestgianni
      @greatestgianni 3 роки тому +48

      I can't have too many tabs open or else I panic lol. I also have to close the window when I'm done using my laptop even though I really don't have to.

  • @jethuthcwith6368
    @jethuthcwith6368 4 роки тому +346

    When you have adhd and anxiety it's like one anxious thought leads to another anxious thought and before you realise it, you're now freaking out about walking past people laughing because you think they're laughing at you and then you freak out about looking funny, and then about being ugly, and about them talking about you , and and and etc..

    • @tourdel2
      @tourdel2 4 роки тому +3

      I feel u man

    • @jethuthcwith6368
      @jethuthcwith6368 4 роки тому +3

      @@tourdel2 woman*
      It truly is the worst

    • @rictoriaravioli3815
      @rictoriaravioli3815 4 роки тому +3

      So relatable lol

    • @kaymcdermott3542
      @kaymcdermott3542 4 роки тому +9

      This is so relatable tho... try having adhd, anxiety, add, and a really vivid imagination. I’m legitimately constantly worrying about mind readers reading my thoughts and thinking I’m weird every time I have an uncomfortable thought. Which causes me to try to think about something different which only leads to another uncomfortable thought even though I know that none of it is even slightly realistic. Then I just feel like I’m going crazy inside my own head. I also have ocd on top of that. My brain is a mess.

    • @tourdel2
      @tourdel2 4 роки тому

      @@kaymcdermott3542 mind readers?

  • @soppielinfott220
    @soppielinfott220 Рік тому +2

    My brain: Oh dang I relate to everything in this video
    Also my brain: I'm making everything up I don't have adhd

  • @randomperson360
    @randomperson360 2 роки тому +1

    3:36 It’s amazing hearing someone understand how wild my brain goes!! You’ve perfectly described me in this video

  • @RizaHariati
    @RizaHariati 2 роки тому +1394

    The one thing that people ALWAYS forget is : Hyper-focus. It's when all the distraction lining up into one straight line and you can't be distracted by anything else. When all the random thoughts are supporting each other. Usually when some thing is super interesting that an ADHD mind will focus in only that one thing and the thousand aspects surrounding that interesting thing

    • @bellaaa9957
      @bellaaa9957 2 роки тому +53

      is it like doing assignments and forgot to eat for 1 day almost two? because this happens a lot to me

    • @Flamingo_Vlogs
      @Flamingo_Vlogs 2 роки тому

      @@bellaaa9957 shut up

    • @bellaaa9957
      @bellaaa9957 2 роки тому +3

      @@Flamingo_Vlogs sure

    • @raapyna8544
      @raapyna8544 2 роки тому +20

      @@bellaaa9957 I think so. I forget to eat often if I don't set alarms. I don't have a diagnosis but this can't be normal.

    • @vanjoonza1756
      @vanjoonza1756 2 роки тому +9

      @@raapyna8544 i forget sometimes to take a bath because of this sh!t mental disorder but it help me to be fit my family my cousins They always saying hey u lose weight but they just don't know the hardship I'm going through I'm afraid to tell them about my disorder and its very hard to be depressed🙁

  • @aura4763
    @aura4763 4 роки тому +805

    other (lesser known) symptoms of ADHD that i have, and maybe you do too:
    - hyperfocus: basically the opposite of the cliche “ooh butterfly”, where for an amount of time, usually between matter of hours to a couple days, you’re super focused on one thing, almost to the point of not being able to stop, even to the point (in severe cases), not eating or sleeping for days at a time solely because you couldn’t tear your focus away from doing one thing for even a short period of time.
    - self medication: some people that don’t take prescribed medication for their adhd are able to self medicate with caffeine, like coffee or energy drinks (yellow redbull is my favorite). It gives roughly the same effect as taking meds, i.e., less fidgeting and better focus.
    - can’t learn things from videos: i’m not sure why this happens, but if a lecture is uploaded in a video form, it’s a billion times harder to learn and take notes, even with the ability to rewind.
    - adhd depression: where it feels like there’s nothing to do, nothing sounds fun or appealing. you don’t want to read, watch youtube or netflix, exercise, etc, so life just feels bleak and boring and you usually just end up sleeping a lot, because although it’s boring, at least its something to do.
    i hope you got some education, or further understanding of the enigma that is ADHD, and i hope you have an amazing day!

    • @Jankyson
      @Jankyson 4 роки тому +35

      Yeah these are all true, but I find the opposite for videos, I think their easier to learn from for me

    • @moonlightsystem7019
      @moonlightsystem7019 4 роки тому +7

      Hey most of these are true! Especially the one about self medication, i diddnt think my meds worked at first because i was addicted to energy drinks and they gave the same results

    • @rawidfam
      @rawidfam 4 роки тому +2

      Welcome to my life🤣🤣

    • @sydneywynings5261
      @sydneywynings5261 4 роки тому +8

      I have the same problem as the last one but I have insomnia too so I just end up staring at the wall for hours on end

    • @shoomboom
      @shoomboom 4 роки тому +3

      i relate to almost all of these

  • @dangerousdan6514
    @dangerousdan6514 Рік тому +1

    I literally started day dreaming when Ryan was talking at the beginning

  • @skunkstriped
    @skunkstriped Рік тому

    I was diagnosed as a kid and this is probably the most accurate video I’ve watched about it

  • @guipinhao602
    @guipinhao602 3 роки тому +498

    When you can't concentrate in what the teacher is trying to say for 5 minutes but you can stay 9 hours straight playing videogames and watching stuff youtube reccomends you.

    • @deany1421
      @deany1421 3 роки тому +1

      then that's not adhd..

    • @guipinhao602
      @guipinhao602 3 роки тому +93

      @@deany1421 actually, it is! A really big misconception that some people have is that people with adhd CAN'T pay attention. That's not true. People with ADHD just can't concentrate *on the right things.* Actually, people with ADHD can display EXTREME amounts of concentration if they are doing something they are really passionate about, per example, PLAYING VIDEOGAMES AND WATCHING STUFF ON UA-cam! Pretty cool, huh? I hope I helped you understand more about it :D

    • @Eli-ou8sq
      @Eli-ou8sq 3 роки тому +29

      @@deany1421 do more research lol

    • @pooheadthe6037
      @pooheadthe6037 3 роки тому +2

      @@guipinhao602 yes

    • @Nerobah
      @Nerobah 3 роки тому +29

      Literally describes me, I just don't know if I have ADHD and I don't wanna self diagnose either or I'll look like an attention seeker

  • @wizxioo4522
    @wizxioo4522 3 роки тому +263

    Anyone else while thinking of too many things at ones just randomly forget about what you were thinking and you are just like ‘wait wtf was I thinking about’ and tries to remember the first thought that started this whole train of thought but get distracted again by thoughts while doing that... and you are now just confused and frustrated??

  • @crafteariee
    @crafteariee 2 роки тому

    I just got diagnosed with ADHD and seeing this video again feels different, thanks Ryan! 😂 Take care, everyone!

  • @stanskz8709
    @stanskz8709 2 роки тому +3

    I had such bad grades to the point I have to re-do my year, I literally cannot look at my textbook without my attention going somewhere else. I can't imagine myself with ADHD, I told my teacher about my experience and he told me to maybe check it out. So I also told my mom about it (Moroccon household) and she said it's not possible for me to have such a disorder. That "it doesn't exist". She told if I really had it then I would always look sick, I told her it's no something other people can see it's something mentally and she told me it's bullshit. So now I will never know if I have ADHD or not.😊

  • @semiphantom6835
    @semiphantom6835 3 роки тому +96

    "You work better under pressure."
    Me: Sitting here watching this video instead of doing my homework knowing damn well I'm not doing it until the lasts second

  • @maynight1626
    @maynight1626 3 роки тому +391

    DEAR EVERYONE WHO ARE CONCERNED THAT THEY MAY HAVE ADHD BUT ARE BEING DISCOURAGED BY COMMENTS SAYIJG HOW THEY HATE SELF DIAGNOSERS, DONT LET THAT DISCOURAGE YOU FROM FINDING A REAL DOCTOR AND SEEING FOR YOURSELF!!!

    • @sapphiregolden5365
      @sapphiregolden5365 3 роки тому +22

      Yeah I want to go to a doctor or therapy but people keep telling me that I'm just making excuses

    • @maynight1626
      @maynight1626 3 роки тому +22

      @@sapphiregolden5365 yeeeeeeesssssss there’s too many comments in here that we’re making me feel....idk bad like I was faking/making excuses so that isn’t helping my doubt
      I feel like it would be better to get a professional diagnosis than to not know if you’re really concerned

    • @DRHUMMER1
      @DRHUMMER1 3 роки тому +12

      Like when people say to your face that you're lying, it really makes you think twice about telling people that you have it. Really, really sucks lol

    • @akichan5610
      @akichan5610 3 роки тому +17

      Im scared that what if i really dont have an ADHD and im just like this (lazy) what will happen with my life now? I really can’t move forward its affecting my daily life... i want to excel in my studies but i just cant im not dumb im actually a fast learner its just i cant.

    • @koji9646
      @koji9646 3 роки тому +17

      I hate people who hate people who self-diagnose. From where I'm from, seeing a doctor is a privilege. Self-diagnosing is the only way I can make sense of myself. I hope they realize that diagnosing our conditions is heavily influenced by our material conditions and being an ass about it is elitist af.

  • @justaintitchief4133
    @justaintitchief4133 Місяць тому +1

    Me entering this video: I probably dont but I might?
    After: I just found the most relatable video on youtube

  • @Caliemha
    @Caliemha 2 роки тому +2

    Man, I remember watching this video 7 years ago. I was like "wow I relate to many of these things, but I won't pretend I know what it's like to have ADHD, I'm sure it's far worse."
    And then I got diagnosed with ADHD last year...

  • @Semidead666
    @Semidead666 3 роки тому +340

    "To you, there's no such thing as sitting still. You don't realize it until someone tells you to stop,"
    only at that moment noticed then I was bouncing my knee and itching my head, caught me off guard bad lmao

    • @meganbowden8651
      @meganbowden8651 3 роки тому +3

      same

    • @gem4036
      @gem4036 3 роки тому +6

      I was swaying in my seat until I read this...

    • @oreiller4184
      @oreiller4184 3 роки тому +2

      I was fidgeting with beads until this came up

    • @felinoire7
      @felinoire7 3 роки тому +2

      @@gem4036 bruh same i instantly stopped when he said that and i was like wait- LMAO

    • @silverdandylmao
      @silverdandylmao 3 роки тому +1

      bruh i was just bouncing in my seat, i feel *called out*

  • @chacmeq1694
    @chacmeq1694 3 роки тому +271

    I can't be the only one who repeats conversations in there head

  • @AstraGSmile
    @AstraGSmile 6 місяців тому

    Rewatching it in 2024 and missing Ryan's videos so much!!! 🥲🥲🥲

  • @aftsfm
    @aftsfm Рік тому +1

    Neuroanatomic changes in ADHD affect mainly the connections between the frontal cortex and basal ganglia with predominant localization in the right hemisphere. The study of brain metabolism in ADHD using tomography showed a decrease in metabolic activity in the frontal regions of the brain. It is assumed that the identified neuroanatomic and hemodynamic disorders may cause a decrease in inhibitory control of motor activity, provided mainly by the frontal cortex and the braggadocious nucleus.
    TL:DR the limbs of the left side of the body twitch when you move them slowly (for example, squatting) This happens because ADHD breaks your brakes.