for me, i stopped trying to get up earlier. i buy healthy ready meals for work and take the weeks worth in on monday morning. my work clothes don't require ironing, i have my bag packed and things ready the night before. sometimes i have a thermos of coffee by bedside the night before so i can get caffeine without having to get out of bed and do stuff. it takes me 10 minutes to get out of bed and out the door. then i listen to meditation on the bus. if i wake up earlier, i have embraced the 'hurkle-durkle' - i do wordle/quordle, have my thermos coffee. i have 2 clocks in my bedroom, one in my bathroom that i can see from shower, 2 visible from kitchen, 1 in living room, and i'm planning on getting a big one for my deck (i live in a 1 bed plus study apartmentment). i'm also trying to stop trying to go to bed earlier, because i just end up on my phone, not going to sleep until really late. its better to just accept i'm getting up 'late' (by normal people standards) and go to bed at the appropriate time for that 'late' wake up.
I know right. It is like she was taking more time that it is necessary. I feel like if we all have ADHD we know what is happening. I was searching for this comment for how frustrated I was even at half video.
Isn't it wonderful that we're all individuals? Some of "us" aren't as far as you probably are in your mental health education or need more context or clarification cause there could be an "u" within the A(u)DHD
I really enjoy your content! Not just the information about ADHD, but also the effort you put in your videos. All those dynamic changes and short animations simply amaze me :D
I just watched a “Short” video that really resonated with me… When the alarm goes off your brain is full of dopamine. Make yourself get up & stumble to the bathroom… Brush your teeth for 2 mins even if you’re half asleep. By then you’ll be waking up. Then make your bed… Then asap get out and get some sunlight… Then come back and decide which of your to do’s is next or just dive into one that’s easiest. All these activities help wake up your brain and you’ll accomplish something positive & productive at the same time, propelling your brain into action for the rest of your day. Hope this helps other AD(H)D’ers who struggle with getting started in the morning❣️
I don't have the dominoes. I do a good thing, that means I don't have to do anything else for the rest of the day. They don't build on each other in many people's ADHD, we often don't experience the chain reaction like NTs do. If I have a good morning routine I do literally nothing else all day because it's taken so much effort. I've never, in my life, experienced my brain feeling "ready for the day".
Your best weapon is ‘prevention’. Don’t get into the situation where you need to say ‘No’ to goblin and stop them, cause that takes a tons of executive function and energy! - use have to use record player Step 1:- figure out what your brain needs to feel ready for the day. Step 2:- take thinking out of it - Make little instruction manual, use an app, checklist or whiteboard Step 3:- take the timing out of it - Use your timer or manual time speaking something.
Add one of Antonia’s coachees, I got to beta test this strategy and it’s actually changed my days a lot! There’s still days where I struggle, and not every morning is as motivating or productive, but I’m much more consistent and focused than I used to be 😄
Let's not dismiss meditation so casually. "What I want" IS morning meditation. On the scale of a day, sure, meditation is not necessary to create structure. But having structuring does help me meditate, and on the scale of a year, meditation helps me structure, by building up executive function etc.
There is no way I'm a needle record player .... I'm a freaking AI music creator that tries to learn without directions but hey it's AI ! So it tries anyway ! 😂🙌🏼
Thanks for the advice! Do any of your clients also have ME/CFS and/or Long Covid? I have both and I have also just been diagnosed with ADHD at 53. Considering that there are so many people with ME/CFS (~1% of the US population) and Long Covid (>100 million world wide) I would guess that there are quite a few of us. Both ME/CFS and Long Covid are brutal illnesses to deal with, and are invisible like ADHD, and we are often dismissed or gaslit by doctors. In hindsight my ADHD has made living with them even harder. Anyway, if you were to make a video about ADHD and chronic illness, I would love to watch it. PS - I also just read that Covid targets dopamine producing neurons in the brain, making them stop growing and producing dopamine. Researchers seem to be focused on if there's some kind of Covid - Parkinson's dopamine connection/risk, but I have been wondering if Covid could exacerbate ADHD. Or if some of the long covid symptoms could have something to do with dopamine ? Probably too simple, Long Covid and ME are super complex, but it might be an aspect of it.
The easiest thing I've found it what ever was dinner is todays breakfast. If breakfast takes longer than 3 minutes to heat up or wake I wont eat. Also my dog is the reason I get out of bed. So if Im forgetting the next step he takes me there.
Honestly, the only thing that works for me to actually make mornings a neutral or positive experience is taking my meds an hour and a half before I’m supposed to wake. Maybe it’s because I don’t get enough sleep to wake up feeling ready to get up , but if I got ‘enough’ sleep, I’d have to go to bed not long after dinner every work night and have no life beyond work and my basic needs for most of the week.
It’s worth trying to get enough sleep though… Sleep deprivation has some of the biggest effects on how you function altogether. There’s the book “Why we sleep” for example that goes into a lot of detail about this. Hopefully you can find a way ❤️
Thank God for ADHD content that makes me feel somewhat normal. At 4:00, you described my day to day for the last 2 months. As a matter of fact, I’m laying in bed watching this video at 8:45am right now lol
Hey I hope ur alr?? ADHD is so so brutal just know many others are in the same boat and if you feel alone with the people around you who are neurotypical, just know there’s nothing wrong with you, we’re just not built for societal expectations xx I recommend writing down everything that stresses you out/you are putting off doing and then go back on them putting a solution to each one- that’s what I do when I’m overwhelmed and technically it’s time consuming, but it’s better than just paralysis xx
Add one of Antonia’s coachees, I got to beta test this strategy and it’s actually changed my days a lot! There’s still days where I struggle, and not every morning is as motivating or productive, but I’m much more consistent and focused than I used to be 😄
Transform your mornings TODAY!! 🔥: geni.us/adhd-mornings
for me, i stopped trying to get up earlier. i buy healthy ready meals for work and take the weeks worth in on monday morning. my work clothes don't require ironing, i have my bag packed and things ready the night before. sometimes i have a thermos of coffee by bedside the night before so i can get caffeine without having to get out of bed and do stuff. it takes me 10 minutes to get out of bed and out the door. then i listen to meditation on the bus.
if i wake up earlier, i have embraced the 'hurkle-durkle' - i do wordle/quordle, have my thermos coffee.
i have 2 clocks in my bedroom, one in my bathroom that i can see from shower, 2 visible from kitchen, 1 in living room, and i'm planning on getting a big one for my deck (i live in a 1 bed plus study apartmentment).
i'm also trying to stop trying to go to bed earlier, because i just end up on my phone, not going to sleep until really late. its better to just accept i'm getting up 'late' (by normal people standards) and go to bed at the appropriate time for that 'late' wake up.
Hi!! omg such great tips!!!!! it always takes two billion hours to get out the door and I'm always late, so I will definitely try your method!!!
For someone with adhd this video took a veryyyyy long time to give the solution
I know right. It is like she was taking more time that it is necessary. I feel like if we all have ADHD we know what is happening. I was searching for this comment for how frustrated I was even at half video.
Definitely a you problem init train your tik tok brain to enjoy longer form content. It’s only 8 minutes
I found this too xx
Isn't it wonderful that we're all individuals?
Some of "us" aren't as far as you probably are in your mental health education or need more context or clarification cause there could be an "u" within the A(u)DHD
I really enjoy your content! Not just the information about ADHD, but also the effort you put in your videos. All those dynamic changes and short animations simply amaze me :D
I just watched a “Short” video that really resonated with me…
When the alarm goes off your brain is full of dopamine.
Make yourself get up & stumble to the bathroom…
Brush your teeth for 2 mins even if you’re half asleep.
By then you’ll be waking up.
Then make your bed…
Then asap get out and get some sunlight…
Then come back and decide which of your to do’s is next or just dive into one that’s easiest.
All these activities help wake up your brain and you’ll accomplish something positive & productive at the same time, propelling your brain into action for the rest of your day.
Hope this helps other AD(H)D’ers who struggle with getting started in the morning❣️
Video staRTS AT 5:41
My POTS just adds to my ADHD struggle. Not feeling well physically and struggling to mentally do things just doubles the energy to do things.
5:39 Step 1
thank you 😭😭
I don't have the dominoes. I do a good thing, that means I don't have to do anything else for the rest of the day. They don't build on each other in many people's ADHD, we often don't experience the chain reaction like NTs do. If I have a good morning routine I do literally nothing else all day because it's taken so much effort. I've never, in my life, experienced my brain feeling "ready for the day".
thats exactly my problem and i cant find a solution anywhere!
Your best weapon is ‘prevention’.
Don’t get into the situation where you need to say ‘No’ to goblin and stop them, cause that takes a tons of executive function and energy!
- use have to use record player
Step 1:- figure out what your brain needs to feel ready for the day.
Step 2:- take thinking out of it
- Make little instruction manual, use an app, checklist or whiteboard
Step 3:- take the timing out of it
- Use your timer or manual time speaking something.
I could tattoo that to-do list on my arm and I'd still forget 🤣🤣
It took me two years to stay awake on the train and so sleepy at work till lunch time WOW.
Add one of Antonia’s coachees, I got to beta test this strategy and it’s actually changed my days a lot! There’s still days where I struggle, and not every morning is as motivating or productive, but I’m much more consistent and focused than I used to be 😄
Let's not dismiss meditation so casually. "What I want" IS morning meditation. On the scale of a day, sure, meditation is not necessary to create structure. But having structuring does help me meditate, and on the scale of a year, meditation helps me structure, by building up executive function etc.
There is no way I'm a needle record player .... I'm a freaking AI music creator that tries to learn without directions but hey it's AI ! So it tries anyway ! 😂🙌🏼
Thanks for the advice! Do any of your clients also have ME/CFS and/or Long Covid? I have both and I have also just been diagnosed with ADHD at 53. Considering that there are so many people with ME/CFS (~1% of the US population) and Long Covid (>100 million world wide) I would guess that there are quite a few of us. Both ME/CFS and Long Covid are brutal illnesses to deal with, and are invisible like ADHD, and we are often dismissed or gaslit by doctors. In hindsight my ADHD has made living with them even harder. Anyway, if you were to make a video about ADHD and chronic illness, I would love to watch it.
PS - I also just read that Covid targets dopamine producing neurons in the brain, making them stop growing and producing dopamine. Researchers seem to be focused on if there's some kind of Covid - Parkinson's dopamine connection/risk, but I have been wondering if Covid could exacerbate ADHD. Or if some of the long covid symptoms could have something to do with dopamine ? Probably too simple, Long Covid and ME are super complex, but it might be an aspect of it.
The easiest thing I've found it what ever was dinner is todays breakfast. If breakfast takes longer than 3 minutes to heat up or wake I wont eat. Also my dog is the reason I get out of bed. So if Im forgetting the next step he takes me there.
Honestly, the only thing that works for me to actually make mornings a neutral or positive experience is taking my meds an hour and a half before I’m supposed to wake.
Maybe it’s because I don’t get enough sleep to wake up feeling ready to get up , but if I got ‘enough’ sleep, I’d have to go to bed not long after dinner every work night and have no life beyond work and my basic needs for most of the week.
It’s worth trying to get enough sleep though… Sleep deprivation has some of the biggest effects on how you function altogether. There’s the book “Why we sleep” for example that goes into a lot of detail about this. Hopefully you can find a way ❤️
Thank God for ADHD content that makes me feel somewhat normal. At 4:00, you described my day to day for the last 2 months. As a matter of fact, I’m laying in bed watching this video at 8:45am right now lol
I honestly feel like me being a dog owner helps me soooo much with adhd 😂
And also my smartwatch with timer is a lifesaver 😂
I saw an interesting link between mouth breathing and ADHD so mouth tape may also aid this.
Your Content is Great 🔥🙌🏻
Thank you so much ❤
I don't have meds and I'm slowly spiralling into the dark
Hey I hope ur alr?? ADHD is so so brutal just know many others are in the same boat and if you feel alone with the people around you who are neurotypical, just know there’s nothing wrong with you, we’re just not built for societal expectations xx I recommend writing down everything that stresses you out/you are putting off doing and then go back on them putting a solution to each one- that’s what I do when I’m overwhelmed and technically it’s time consuming, but it’s better than just paralysis xx
@@Sophie-en8ce are you on meds
@@_yxngwxlf_ I am now xxx I wasn’t when I wrote that comment x
Created a manual. Gave up after two days.
Taking a shower first thing in the morning helps
Lovely
As a former DJ, I really appreciated the record vs. iPod Ted Talk! 😁 I love your work. I want to be like you when I am a grown-up UA-camr!
Also: Your cat goblin is LIFE!
Add one of Antonia’s coachees, I got to beta test this strategy and it’s actually changed my days a lot! There’s still days where I struggle, and not every morning is as motivating or productive, but I’m much more consistent and focused than I used to be 😄
OMG how cute! 🥹 Thank you so much, Aaron! I’m so proud of what we’ve accomplished so far and I really hope it helps many others soon too 😊😊😊