Why you should LOVE your ADHD (5 Powerful, Positive Benefits)
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2024
- Accepting and loving your ADHD is important, as this will not only improve your self-worth but also your life. With lots of negativity constantly spread by todays media about the condition, it is easily forgotten that ADHD actually has lots of upsides and positive qualities / advantages which can work in our favor, if harnessed correctly, all of which do come natural to us and do not require medication!
These include:
1. Creativity
2. Enthusiasm
3. Risk Taking/Adaptability
4. Hyperfocus (superpower)
5. Resilience
Why? Check out my explanations within the video to find this out.
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What other ADHD benefits can you think of? One that I definitelly should have included is multitasking..I can do 5 things at a time without getting even a bit stressed!
when you clean eat into it do it little by little you dont even realize
That's not true. You end up doing nothing.
SUPERHERO DOCTOR OVER HERE. So forget what they said about it affecting study. On call I'm always the most energetic even at the crack of dawn. Always cracking jokes the night team maintains great morale even during COVID.
I can focus on 3 tasks maximum. However the fact that teachers did not recognize this talent, and tried to push me under in order to make me behave like other kids - there is something that they did not realize. Novelty seeking is inate to ADHD. I was not annoying my teachers just for the sake of it, I was simply trying to get new emotional experiences. But I was expelled from classes, and I did know why, it's a miracle that I got a higher education, and became an officer in the army. I guess strong willpower overbalances our emotional disbalance. For all of you out there with ADHD: remember that you have strong willpower, it is simply misdirected, because the modern education system is geared towards agrarian peoples, and not hunter-gatherers. In paleolithic age, ADHD was an advantage, as it made hunter-gatherers with this trait more likely to catch a prey, and feed the whole tribe. If you can direct your ADHD it in a right direction, you will be way ahead of your neurotypical peers. It is hard, but possible. Even without drugs like Ritalin, or Methamphetamine.
exactly
And finally is starts at 2.39
Thank you! I'm an atheist, but God bless you in this life and the next one. I was starting to feel impatient after 1 minute.
2:39
Thank you thank you!
2:34
Thank you!!!
My whole family has ADHD and we grew up on a farm so to us everyone else was just a slow "city-slicker". It's fun when you and your sibling can converse faster than 95% of humanity.
I RELATE TO THIS BHAHAHAHAHAHAHH
Usually farm life is more relaxed and slower than city life..
Please do one about introverts with ADHD. I’m the life of the party until my energy runs out and then I have to disappear or go on a corner
Same!
You sure you aren't experiencing sub-mania, aka hypomanic? I mean do you do things you wouldn't do, if you were quiet and away from the immediate situation?
One ADHD thing that I love is that we almost have a secret language. Sure, ADHD people speak the same actual language as the people they grew up around, but because we jump around different topics, and our timelines are never straightforward it can be difficult for neurotypical people to follow what an ADHD person is saying. Especially when we get excited and talk too fast. However, when two ADHD people are talking to each other the conversation twists and turns and goes off on crazy tangents that nobody else can understand but the two people talking. It's brilliant!
This!!!! While travelling I ended up hiking with 3 randomers… we all had ADHD and it was the best! 😂
I watched it on 1.5 speed so that I could pay attention but I made it to the end, yay and hurray for self-love!
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same here , watching at 3.1
1. Creative
2. Enthusiastic
3. Adaptable and Risky
3. Hyperfocousing
4. Resilient
I think people with adhd are more intuitive than the person thar dosen't,we're also very good at reading non verbal language. We may not know how we know where we're getting our information but it's usually dead strait on! I love having adhd is hard but because we have to work harder than most too. We don't take our successes for granted once we gain success. I love being happy go lucky and fun to be with.
I love my adhd 💜 does it make my life harder? Yes. Does it make me super creative and energetic and happy go lucky? Hell yeah! So many benefits. Dwelling on the hard parts is counter productive
I couldnt agree more Hailey!
Facts
Same
The best things in life always have a price! ❤ I know that’s opposite of the common saying, but when you know you know
I once said to my friend who also has ADHD that our brains just are faster because of it. Now that I think of it, when I do something that I love, like painting and creating, I am super-efficient if I am able to do it in peace and without distractions. If I am comfortable in an environment that I work in, I can achieve so much. Knowing the goods and bads of ADHD and what they mean to you is one of the keys to start living fully and accepting yourself. Thanks for the video.
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I got Mis diagnosed as a kid for adhd. They told me I never had it.
So I’ve spent years of my life wondering what’s wrong with me
I’m actual on the highest spectrum and have multiple of the 7 adhd types
I love some of the aspects of it and continue to learn more
But if only I knew sooner I would have been able to use it to my advantage more
lmao
@@brainsaga You are a grade A prick. Reconsider your life.
Resilience, yes, I'm a survivor, and have had to withstand lots of criticism, and even anger from supers. But, when you also have an Anxiety Disorder, it just makes it more of a challenge.
I'm 38 and there wasn't even ADHD when I was a kid... The Dr diagnosed me as hyperactive and my parents cut off my supply of e numbers (Sweets and Juice).
Since turning adult, I've had a son who's now nearly 20. We were talking about medication and I told him that I don't like the idea of it and that I'd rather enjoy the good aspects of ADHD, I've trained myself to live with and love it.
My Son on the other hand says that he loves his medication and that it helps him concentrate and that it's made his life better and easier.
"With great power comes great responsibility"
Different strokes for different folks I guess.
ADD/ADHD definitely existed and was diagnosed back then. Maybe not around your parts but it definitely got diagnosed plenty, coming from a 35 yr old.
But they weren't as good at spotting it, and the breadth of symptoms and the depth of their effects on our lives were not understood like they are now that's for sure.
Anyway great to hear you've found something that works for your ADHD. I only really definitely found out around 1.5-2 years ago. Meds don't help me much too many side-FX, so searching for non-narcotic actuvities or tips has been my thing for the past while.
I have ADHD, But the fact that if i don't have ADHD, I would have been totally a different person, i would be too scared to take risk or too scared of people, i would be lazy and wasted my life like others, is what i am grateful for having it.
Weird, I have ADHD, and I AM scared to take risks, and scared of people. I am lazy and I have wasted my life. I'd be a better person if I didn't have ADHD. ADHD means no dopamine. no motivation.
@@BigIndianBindi-jy1cz ADHD is a spectrum disorder.
I am still in the process of healing from the scars ADHD inflicted up me. I got diagnosed late into my life (i turned 30 this year so.....yeah). Got into a destructive, addictive cycle of self pity and excuses that stemmed from issues from ADHD and trauma. It wasn't until my wife came into my life and pushed me to get diagnosed (which took years due the self pity).
Thing is though, my ADHD got me passed over on promotions, on track and field, cross country, school.....hell my dad once said I was never meant to learn how to drive and was just a dumbass for not being able to focus (i proved that fool wrong obviously. (All it took was my wife to be supportive and encourage me). Got treated very differently from the other kids, teachers, and people to the point my self esteem barreled straight into the fucking abyss for years.
Its a part of me and im slowly learning to love it. Just right now, my perspective and feelings on the matter complicated. This video will certainly help that, thank you.
30, late in your life? Oh life starts at 30 - and gets better (especially if you stay in relatively good shape).
Hey. Be encouraged. I'm just finding out at 55 years old after a lifetime of depression and trauma. But I've got another 30+ years of life left and I'm determined to make the most of this new knowledge and self-acceptance at last. It's such a relief. Good luck. So happy you have a loving and supportive mate-for-life. So many don't.
I think my ADHD makes me obsessed with good balance and variety, the more balanced I am the easier it is to triggered my hyper focus when I need it, the more variety I have about everything, the less I get bored. Everytime I find a good trick to help me doing things easier, I got bored of it very fast, so I do a rotation of my tricks. I am also an hypersensitive everything that is not good for me will be feel very strongly so I accept it as a protective mechanism.
Yes! I totally relate to this. I'm a college student and I definitely have to find different ways of studying evrytime just so I don't get bored studying lol.
Thanks this resonates so much with me! Thanks for sharing
@@rosendovarela8314 Yay :DD My heart is pounding!
Hii! What tricks do you use? Could you please tell me about it
@@ur_mum04 it's been a while since i've wrote that comment, I found something that work well for me. I'm a lot about Ritual, I sit on my dest and look around, do I have everything I need to start working? (A Glass of water, do I need to pee, are my cats fed, glasses, notebook) to not get more distracted by those thing. Now I go on youtube and put some isochronique beat, and I kind of do the easy things first that will keep me attracted by my desk and the fact of not moving around, check my mails, read/listen to something That fits with the job I'm gonna do. Since I am an artist, I like to watch digital drawing process, going around Pinterest to get inspired. When I feel ready I take a deep breath and I start working. So it's all about creating all the little habbits that will make me do the main goal, cuz the main goal seems impossible if I do not go by all these little things, so identify the little steps to creat the right path to achieve the main goal. I also no longer go on facebook for more than a year and it helped a lot, because I am someone who cares a lot for my friends but they are not right there here with me, so I'm not suppose to care right now (i still have messenger but no notification is shoing on my screen)
1st time *ever* heard adaptability. It's true. My dad gave me rare compliment, "You roll with the punches."
Tysm!! People so often focus on the negatives of ADHD that it can be demoralizing as someone with it. It helps to remember that ADHD doesn't make you any less capable, just capable in different ways with different methods. Appreciate the positivity, awesome work!!
I always hear how it's a deficit of attention, but I disagree....I think we have overactive attention, which is what makes focus hard. Because we notice everything others don't.
Thank you. I agree.
I love my ADHD brain when it's working for me. But everyone has those periods of time when it becomes a challenge to just get a few simple things done. Some external distractions are unavoidable such as caring for aging parents, etc... You have to find a work around.
Very true friend!
Yeah it can be very paralyzing
It is not easy until you accept it. Once you do, you might even like it. Just focus on the bright side..
I AM SO HAPPY I FOUND YOUR VIDEOS!!!!!!!! Found your morning routine Tik tok and oh my goodness 😭😭😭 thank you so so so so so so much. I was about to give up. So sincerely grateful ❤️
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I am thankful to you that you put Man of steel poster in the thumbnail. Perfect.
i actually never disliked my adhd.. but the disabilities are so heavy, i dont wanna be myself anymore
The production of this video is fire. The music, the movie snapshots, the audio quality (though there is some feedback in the mic), and the quality of the information is spectacular. I found you watching shorts, but now I know this IS my education portal!!
Totally did help.!. ❤ You're awesome.!. I most sincerely admire your resilience.!. Congratulations for having fought the fight, and getting where you are today😊 lots of love ❤❤❤
Love the bass line and how you worked with the graphics. Nice job, and I DO feel better about myself after watching this! Especially the resilience part because I never thought about that part before.
i told my BF "ADHD is like your kryptonite or a rock just blocking ur path everyday. You should accept its in you but outsmart them and then you will be happy and successful in life"
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Haven’t had a diagnosis yet. Greetings from Plymouth, in the glorious county of Devon, England. Will be seeing a psychiatrist with my amazing daughter who pointed out that I could have adhd. My life suddenly made sense when she suggested it, and no I am not successful. Have just lost my minimum wage factory job. Really struggling at the moment but my daughter is convinced that I have adhd. According to a therapist I’ve been seeing I could also have ‘elements’ of bi polar. So yes a fresh start is great, but at 52 years of age I am wondering where the hell I go from here.
You should look into getting A QEEG test and neurofeedback treatment through neuro field database of providers around the world.
I'm really really really enjoying your videos! They are such a breath of fresh air, I knew my adhd was more than just a 'disorder'. Genuine super powers if channelled correctly. Thank you very much for the videos, all the best x
I definitely want to learn how to do that! Just had a thought about the possibility of being more engaged in environmental activism now that I’ve lost my job.
I have ADHD and I Usually complete my work at the last second
awesome, thank you. this has made me feel much more positive about my diagnosis :)
2:39 where it starts
Everyone: ADHD people are geniuses!
My ADHD: "HA-HA ponies wearing tutus!"
Thank you mister!
Lots of folks have co-morbid situations, like Anxiety, Depression, Dyslexia, Autism... It can complicate everything. Especially when we don't have know. Also, everything has negative, and positive elements. Even love...and chocolate. Still, some stuff in the Shorts has made a difference in my life. Glad it's here
Fantastic video! Thank you!
Thank you so much. Learmt a ton
Thank you so much🙏🏼
You are more than welcome!🙏
Download to watch later.
Great content! Keep it up buddy, love it ❤
Thank you :)
I was explaining to someone that when I have a conversation my thoughts constantly branch off the main topic. He said "It's a good thing because your brain is more engaged but you also lack focus". Yes, in a nutshell. He doesn't know I have ADHD and yet he's observant enough to define it.
great information, well presented
That Music is Fire. My ADHD Loves This!! AHHHHHH!!!!! :)
I'm 16, I followed you on tiktok and really relate to most of your vids and love all your vids. When I found out that somehow I feel like I have adhd, I was full of anxiety, but then accepted myself because it's me HAHAHA. But it kinda hurts when my mother somehow don't believe and accept me.
Everyday I think to myself, how grateful I have this mental condition. Certainly not a disorder and I'm always happy and everything is interesting :)
You are on drugs.
You do know that people with ADHD are more likely to get depression, get on drugs, suicide, have anxiety, etc. It is not a blessing, it is also not a disability. Is just you have to Learn to live with and learn to overcome.
This perspective only really looked at ADHD from the hyperactive presentation type. As someone having the inattentive presentation type I couldn't relate to a lot of it. Life of the party? No way. Working in sales would be a disaster. Impulsivity presents differently as well. Also, most evidence shows people with ADHD are affected by criticism more than neurotypicals, not less. Likely due to the very common comorbidity of rejection sensitivity dysphoria.
TY! I was thinking the same thing. I'm an introvert who doesn't like big changes or risk-taking.
Also. When you become and adult Hyperactivity changes into Impulsivity.
@@LightningFox7 That may be true for some people but I was never hyperactive as a kid. I was only diagnosed a year ago at 48 years old but knowing now what inattentive adhd looks like it's clear that's how I presented as far back as I can remember.
I have ADHD and I agree with the adaptability part, but not overthinking life choices I completely disagree with, I feel like I overthink almost everything that I do
I’m pretty sure my meditation practice has been so helpful that I often forget I even have adhd
I don't know man, the way I see it considering it as a gift and working with your ADHD trails are not mutually exclusive. You can still consider it as an overall negative thing but still work with it.
The first thing that comes into my mind is how the reward system works differently and using that knowledge to your advantage, for example by giving yourself short term rewards, or using similar workaround adapted to how the ADHDer brain's differences.
Someone who does not know they have it might try tactics which work for "regular" folks but then some of them fail and they do not know why, some assume it to be a personal failing and that leads to other issues, I know it did for me. Knowing that you have it and then informing yourself about it is the foundation in order to work with it.
I hate my ADHD
Finding out super late in life, blows. Even after some successes, the rearview of what could have been, if you'd known earlier, can be gut-wrenching. Knowing, is still helpful, because it explains so much. So are resources, with coping tips, like this channel. I do appreciate my "superpowers". But sadly, they're often at their most useful for fixing mistakes, big and small, madeNo because of my impulsivity, risk taking... Wish I could have skipped it, but grateful for some gifts I only have, because of it.
3 minutes into this video THEN ONLY you explain.
I forgot why I'm watching this video 3 time and even forgot it was on...
Thanks
Awesome!!
Nice video....yes I love my brain!
Lol because I dont have the hyperactive portion that second one burned a little. I definitely cannot fake enthusiasm. I'm so laid back a lot of people don't believe I could be ADHD. I tell them the circus is in my head except when i'm focused, and that it's called inattentional ADHD.
Yeah I couldn't imagine being hyperactive ON TOP of other ADHD symptoms..When i watch videos with a woman with hyperactive ADHD it's like omg i can feel your pent up energy vibrating out of your voice alone lol it's crazyyy. They also have a lot of accidents whether falling over or burning themselves (one woman told of reaching through boiling water she was pouring from cooking pasta to grab something, forgetting it was boiling.) So cooking, or tripping etc...
I believe him he made this video 💯
Saying if a celebrity can do it so can you is a pretty harmful message, success is determined by so much more than hard work, and this could lead to people feeling really bad about themselves for not being able to reach the same level of success or feeling likethey are even more of a failure because other people with ADHD are clearly thriving
can I offer the suggestion of investigating nutrition to people, paying particular attention (no pun intended), to the benefits of the carnivore diet? Unfortunately I only discovered this at 38 years old. I am now thriving in many ways as a 40 year old. I wish I knew about the benefits when I was younger. I am grateful for it in many ways, including giving me a healthier hyperfocus than that of dissecting the government's response to the last 2+years.
Hope this info blesses someone as much as it has for me
Tanks
you are great
i think i can do something that i really interesting for many hour if i stay at the right enviroment maybe people with ADHD is good at doing something when it really nessesary like about life and dead or just burn out if it's about study, homework, school project.
And exactly that one when you are beaten down by events just get up and dont uses any energy on thinking more of what disaster lays behind, just for analyzing, learning and correcting your emotions and acts so they give a better result. When Im beaten to my knees by people, authorities or society I just finding out the best way to change and adapt for better outcome in my visions of my and others life. A hunter or warrior who did not recover fast was a dead one and as dead they are useless for the contribution of the tribe.
i clearly dislike my disabilities and there's no way anyone can change my mind for that. i mix-up memories regularly which leads to disppointments and i have to deal with them weekly. i have the old man's memory pain since i turned 17. i have feelings towards way too young girls. i'm also upset about all my co-morbids and not only can't i stick my own sleep plans, i also fail to eat or drink regularly and i'm surely not able to finish my studyings especially not during this pandemic.
and i feel lonely. even though i might have had some fun hours ago. that just vanishes and feels like never really happened. that's a real issue with that disorder. i do mean the constant sensory overload that prevents efficient memory consolidation. that also happens on its own, without the weight of boredom, hopelessness and stuff that literally screams for stress relieve inside me.. every.. single.. second..
but the best thing anyone can technically say to us - and i mean that by heart - is wishing us a productive and happy life.
aw common not even i can write me out of this damn depressive thoughts. i go meditate now, havent eaten, havent slept.. that's wonderful like every day.. and the worse of it.. i'm not even important with my struggles! there are fucking suicidals working around bridges to "get used to it"! that's depressive man..
ADHD should stands for Adaptive Determine Hunter Drive
did someone realised that he used a different background music to keep us all focused for this long video
I love this video and want to show it in my ADHD counselling group. Unfortunately, the cursing and violent movie scenes will prevent me from showing it. (*Tear) - Just something to keep in mind. If you have any ultra clean versions I would love to share them in my class!
Haha personally I can't relate at all to the part about how apparently often people with ADHD are enthusiastic and the life of the party. Only with some sort of substance was that ever remotely true in my experience. Then again I'm an introvert.
Same bro I had to get drunk to socialise so I forced myself to see people and party sober or high on weed and I swear now I don’t need anything, like exposure therapy but it worked.
Just got diagnosed turns out my brain is 2-3 times faster than a neruotypical brain which is coll
Join the Foreign Service y'all. Resilience and adaptability are core traits that help you thrive in the State Dept. You move from country to country, which gives you new experiences and the thrill of helping fellow Americans abroad doesn't get old.
I ❤this
i don't like changes unless it makes me feel comfy, when there are changes that make me uncomfortable i isolate myself. medication has changed this for me and i feel normal now.
@Terry Poffo adderal
I was actually extremely excited and happy when I found out I most likely have ADHD, because I've felt different then others for so many years, my sister used to tell me to shut up because I spoke so much. (she's actually my best friend now don't worry 😁)
I can't focus on any project for more then a week no matter how many sticky/posty notes I slap on my laptop.
Writing is a pain because I continuously change the subject about what im Writing about.
I can't focus on watching a video for more then 2 minutes without randomly tabbing out both mentally and on the laptop :p
Playing minecraft with ADHD is hilarious to watch though, like seriously have you ever recorded yourself playing a sandbox game and realized how much you switch what your doing?
Run
I'll take the meds!
Is it ADHD, if you listen to this at 2x? Although not sure I agree life of the party is ADHD.
premiere XD nice
You get the fastest car in the world with one catch. There is no off button.
God bless
i am so depressed man i got adhd and it turned my life a chaotic nightmare...
I wish I could have finished this video but I sat there for almost half of it waiting for us to get to the point. I mean that in no disrespectful or rude way just a little bit of input. I'm just saying... I'm sure a lot of your audience is ADHD and waiting for the conclusion for finale is tough LOL
cite the sources please? there’s also study on neuro-plasticity and that theses things are NOT forever. just looking for more data and depth that psychology today pop level.
I love my ADHD sometimes. We have so many great abilities and strenghts but our souronding wastes it and can not understand hat they do when wasting lives. We are hunters and also many warriors. And all those good things people take for granted had not existed. Maybe not them either if they not lived in a total peaceful world and were Vegans.
do you know why do we realize later in life
Enthusiasm FAILED.. only ADHD trait i do not have.
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Yeah, sometimes it can be but you have a lot of self diagnosing people out there who think they have ADHD and they’re just dumb. I have severe ADHD and sometimes it’s terrible. I don’t know why people want disorders nowadays like it’s something cool so if you think you have ADHD go to a professional or your doctor and don’t listen to these fools who tell you it’s expensive to do because most of the time you probably just don’t have it you’re just dumb
Can't multi-task for $hit!😅.
I love my adhd because I can be so creative in Minecraft like I have so many ideas some
daily struggle - brought me nothing but pain, loss and misery...
I tell my critics, thanks for your feedback, your view is your perspective outside my box. 😂 Also tell them, I am sorry you feel that way, I can't control how you feel about it then as usual by the next day I completely forgot about it
Noti
so thats why my dad has a shop…
no one will communicate with me about the things that I like, that's why I'm online
TL; DW: ohh look a cute dog 😅
Oh look a wildly inaccurate depiction of ADHD.
2:39
holy crap that stock video at 3:08 is next level cheesy
Good info but unwatchable with all annoying movieclips...
I love ADHD bc hyperactivity do be sonic lol
ADHD makes most patients' lives miserable. No need to glorify it to make yourself feel better. Accept the reality. Accept that suffering is what we'll have.
No need to be so pessimistic either. Is just something you have to Learn to live with and learn to overcome it. Yes life is hard. But no need to make it harder than it is by being pessimistic and all gloomy about what you were dealt in life. Suffering is a choice.
its like they want nothing but negativity or autism