As someone with this type of ADHD, I would like to mention that difficulty sustaining focus usually only applies to tasks that I don’t have interest in. I regularly watch 60+ minute video essays in my free time, but I have a really hard time focusing when I’m reading stuff for school, for example.
personally i can pretty easily lose focus from my hobbies and stuff that i like too 😔 like videoessays or documentaries on topics i'm interested in or getting distracted from a drawing or an arts-and-crafts mini-project. i wanna do them and they dont have any obligations attached but, nonetheless, focus go poof😔
I have difficulty keeping sustained attention even to things I like, like my mind will still wander and decrease my performance often. But if it’s something I have little or no interest in, it becomes basically impossible to maintain my focus.
Yeah, school and homework were nightmares on a level no one understood. Concentrating on schoolwork was as painful as trying to shove my body through a tiny crack in drywall. Naked.
Oh my god, yes. Like, I'm extremely interested in it's content, but I keep having to go back and re-watch parts cause I'd zone out for a solid minute. :(
I've been diagnosed with inattentive ADHD, but if you want an example, I put this video on and then grabbed a glass of water. I noticed the water was low, so I refilled it. I then started checking my phone for new messages. The water overflowed so I turned the tap off. When I returned to my seat, I realized I had put the video on and while I heard the words, I didn't register I should listen to the video until I sat down. Wow, no video required, I got it lol.
yeah my husband is worried about getting his diagnosis again and i always tell him he has absolutely nothing to worry about, it doesn't take much to recognize ADHD lol this comment is exactly what my husband does all the time
I have ADHD, don't know what type, and I wasn't diagnosed until I was 20 so I made a bunch of ways to cope without outside help (I have an insane memory and will remember the most insane shit, but I won't remember an appointment for someone else unless it involves me, so telling me to remind you of something is useless). My roommate (also ex boyfriend) was diagnosed with ADHD as a small child and never learned how to cope and get along without people supporting him. I put important dates on the whiteboard calendar that we have and he doesn't look at it. He asks me to remind him of when to do things, I don't remember until after the remembering was needed. I've learned to "split" my attention without being a dick or throwing a fit, he never did. My mind prioritizes things differently than his. If I start talking to him and his friend starts talking, he will ignore me to talk to his friend. When that happens to me I say "Your call will be answered in the order of which it was received" (I work with little kids, they find this hilarious) and end up pinballing around to get stuff done. I can't leave the kitchen if I'm making something because if I can't set I timer for something at that moment I'll forget it. I also focus really well in I have music in the background, or if I'm listening to a podcast and doing something I'm focused on both, and when listening to video essays I play Subway Surf to focus on the content.
I'm always a little annoyed by the "appears not to listen" criterion. I mean, I mastered the art of appearing TO listen, with smile, nod, uh-huh! While I was struggling to remember what they just said because they're so boring LOL. I guess that's masking.
Same! The social exchange of asking what a person literally just said is so annoying and embarassing, I quickly learned to accept I didnt hear everything. People rarely understood that things I technically heard didnt get processed.
“Look at me sitting here nodding along like a good human…I have noooo idea what the fuck it is we’re talking about. Well then, now would be a good time to panic”
This criterion annoys me too. Nowhere mentions that you are actually busily hearing/envisioning an interesting thought, that you are fully attentive to, and just can't take in unrelated audio at the same time. It's not a deficit of attention at all, it's difficulty multitasking attention.
I completely isolate myself from everyone. Too many people take offense that I cannot remember things about them. Which I DO understand on one hand, but it isn't intentional, man. I'm not intentionally forgetting birthdays or interests or stories I've been told. I care and I want to remember everything about people, but I just can't. I can't maintain focus on my interests, no matter how much I enjoy them. I'm always disorganized, though I have improved immensely at literally forcing myself to clean regularly after myself. Delayed gratification is something I am trying to condition my brain to prioritize. ADHD has benefits, it truly does. But I think the bad greatly outweighs the good. It is exhausting. And incredibly lonely.
Are you a diagnosed ADHD? Because a lot of the things you said relate way to much to me, I want to remember people I want to be social and be liked and not feel isolated and confused.
@@internetgirl4617 I'm diagnosed and i agree with everything this person's saying, but if you aren't diagnosed i wouldn't self diagnose. Its important to know what you have because there are many overlaps in symptoms with other disorders; anxiety, chronic depression, autism, bipolar, ocd and some others
I’ve been diagnosed as having inattentive adhd, and for me I definitely feel like I need another person in order for me to be a fully functional person. I feel like I have so much potential, but so little direction. When I have somebody that can help me maintain my focus in a certain direction, then I can get a lot done. But if I don’t have that external motivator, I just ruminate on what I have/want to do and then sometimes my brain will be like okay fine we will do your thing for a little bit. But it’s so frustrating to have all of these goals and desires, but then not being able to convince myself to fulfill them. And when you build your scaffolding to include other people within it, your entire being can come crashing down based on poor social interactions or something. I personally feel like I just have no stability in life. At least not right now.
I am exactly the same, I've been in a completely stagnant hole whenever I've been single, and then become codependent on my partner for some kind of structure and progression
That's called body doubling. A technique that ADHD inattentive works for as a mediator between you and your tasks. An aside I consider inattentive ADHD as Attention Deficit Hypoactivity Disorder. Too overwhelmed or underwhelmed with what I need to do.
I haven't been diagnosed, but I'm finally going to ask my doctor about this (I'm 36). I care so much about accomplishing all I struggle to accomplish, and I feel chronically disorganized even though logically, I see the steps that need to be taken. Something sort of breaks in me, where I struggle to get to that finish line on so many things! Professionally and personally. I do better at work than at home, but internally I struggle with both.
I have this form of ADHD (formerly ADD) and I honestly thing having this is worse. I will literally just sit there and stare instead of completing certain tasks. It's a daily struggle
Great Video! ❤ I have inattentive type ADHD so I thought I'd share my experiences here. I have (unfortunately) become an expert at masking. The amount of effort it takes for me to go through my daily routine is insane and im constantly stressed out because I struggle with executive dysfunction a lot. Nobody ever notices because I act like everything is fine. I'm constantly terrified that I will lose things, forget appointments and so on and I find it difficult to "life in the moment" when I'm out with friends because I'm constantly thinking about the things I still "have to do" (those things being simple tasks). Every time there's a change in my routine = extra effort. I usually try to avoid things that could mess up my routine even if those things might be fun. (like going out with friends) so I can stay organised. I also get a little impulse when I get exited about something and I over share sometimes witch is very embarrassing for me because I usually notice when it happens. I'm scared that I will come off as rude or annoying so I'm very careful with the way I speak and I find it hard to be myself around others. I've tried several stimulants but none of them worked so I'm now trying non-stimulants. To be precise, the stimulants did work REALLY well (I never felt that good my whole life) but only for 2 - 3 days, after that the effect was completely gone and I started to get severe side affects. Does anyone know why that might have happend? My doctor said he had never seen something like that before. (Stimulants only working for a view days) Please exuse any spelling mistakes, English is my second language. (also I can't spell in general 🫡)
thats so sad, its almost my case but not an expert in that, i always try to be like a girl in my classrom (friendly, nice,beautiful) but even i try they look me weird, i have 16 and only have 2 friends (one asperger and other adhd) the rest of friends i have it on internet, usually im afraid to express my self also english is my second language, the first is spanish, whats your first language?
I feel similarly to you. But because I was overall normal looking, just unique people didn't think too much of me. People thought I was simply weird so I went undiagnosed and unmasked for years. I got diagnosed last year when I was almost 21. But I've always struggled to stay organized despite my autism hates messy things. I avoid things that require too much brain power. I avoid taks that are too complicated. Ie the pile of unfinished projects that's currently sitting in my wardrobe which include some sewing project I had a hard time with. Some knitting stuff I couldn't finish because I found a mistake or something just wasn't right ect. It took me over a year to finish my first knitted sweater because the instructions I was following were either unclear (I'm not a beginner by the way) or the collar was too small. I had to re-do the collar like 4 times because it was too small after following the instructions. I also have a love hate relationship with many tasks. I hate cleaning but I like the result of a clean home. I hate cooking but I feel good only when eating good food and feel guilty when eating too much junk food. I hate doing anything boring basically. Even taking a shower is hard sometimes. Because I want to be clean and I like the feeling of hot water on me. But I hate that I have to stop doing what I'm doing like watching videos which is fun and entertaining to do something boring. I never go cycling despite loving doing that. Because I think of the aftermath. Like having to take a shower and feeling tired afterwards. That is enough of a turnoff for me. And I forget anything 0.1 seconds after it's told to me. I always had to call my mom to fix my mistakes. "Oh your daughter forgot to get this thing signed for the school trip!" "Moooommy I forgot can you help me?" let's not forget that I can't even drink. I drink only when I'm thirsty because I forget to drink all the time. And sometimes if ideas get stuck in my head I will leave the house immediately. I saw a cute makeup item online? I have to go buy it now! Or sometimes I spend one hour going back and forth all possibilities before going out. Something like "I'm out! No it's too late! I'm in! No but I can eat a little later! No later it's too late!" also I'm unmedicated because my parents don't like the idea. They argued about me taking meds for chorinc gastritis let alone me taking adhd medications. I'll probably have to figure that out myself when I'm done with university. Also I live a bit southern than you. I'm Italian! Another thing. If I leave the house too quickly I always feel as if I forgot something. Probably because I lost my phone once on the bus.
I've been suspecting I have inattentive adhd for a long time but sometimes when I'm given a yes-or-no question about symptoms I struggle to answer because I've kinda developed a way out of these situations. I was shocked that all these little things I do to present like an attentive non-lazy person can be masking. I never did it on purpose but I felt so stupid in social situations that I think it started happening on its own. Especially what striked me is mimicking and relying on others, I can't do anything right if I don't have a living example in front of me. I've never given it a proper thought to be honest. I feel so exposed right now... I'm still not sure and I won't be able to get diagnosed anytime soon so I'm just researching it for the time being. Sorry for my english if there are a lot of mistakes and thank you very much for the video!
Definitely get tested by a professional. I told a similar thing to my therapist. I tell myself sometimes that there's no point in me delaying things because I'm not going to do them. And to stop lying to myself because I'm a moron who knows I'll never get anything done. After a while you do find strategies to work with it that make you look human. I went almost 21 years with this brain before having a diagnosis. So I know what works and what doesn't. It's called masking.
Same for me but tend to rely a lot on routine. I could do well enough in school to fly under the radar. I have a lot of what i now know as coping mechanisims and masking tecniques.
In the Netherlands this diagnosis is called ADD. It’s ADHD without the hyperactivity. My daughter and me both have ADD, my son has ADHD. My wife isn’t diagnosed, but I suspect she has ADHD as well. Polar opposites in the house, with two dreamers and two energy bombs makes life weird, I can tell you that 😅
This is/was my original diagnosis too. I'm Finnish and I was diagnosed as a kid in the early 2000s. Now they have decided it's "an outdated term" which makes me mad. It's what I identify with. Having that "H" feels so wrong and it just confuses people. And then they talk about stereotypes...
I’ve heard it explained that ADD is called the inattentive type/variant for ADHD because we are still hyperactive, just internally. Rather than trying to stimulate our brains through physical hyperactivity, we’ll do things like excessively day dream. It’s still the same brain problem of insufficient dopamine levels, just with a propensity for trying to compensate internally. However, with all the studies about people with ADHD having excessive Theta waves, which are associated with relaxation, daydreaming and creativity, my educated guess is this might be a more prominent issue for those with ADD/inattentive ADHD, not just for creative daydreaming as the go-to self-stimulating source of dopamine, but also the excessive tiredness that can be experienced when their brains are insufficiently stimulated. It’s definitely something I hope they do more studies on so we can truly understand the differences behind ADD and ADHD, as despite being so similar in cause, the way the symptoms present can truly be in complete contrast to one another! So there has to be SOMETHING identifiable going on in the brain to explain that difference.
I was diagnosed with Inattentive ADHD twice in my life - once as a kid in the 80s (when that diagnosis was INCREDIBLY rare) and again as an adult in 2023.
Originally inattentive type was just called "ADD". Sans the H, for obvious reasons. I was diagnosed with ADD when i was 5, and that's what i knew it as for years. It was only a couple years ago that i learned that my condition, the very category i used to explain my failings and help people better understand and adapt to them, was erased and rebranded under ADHD as an umbrella term. I'll never forget how alone and ignored i felt when some smarmy-ass know-it-all influencer said directly ro me, "oh, you dont have ADD. You must be talking about inattentive type. You need to study up on it more before you say you have something" as if i had self-diagnosed. I wanted to freaking scream at that person. What a hurtful thing to say. How presumptuous of them. I know what _I_ was diagnosed with. I don't need some sanctimonious YA to tell me what i have and don't have. This "type" of "ADHD" is so overlooked because of its place under the ADHD umbrella. People understand it far less and expect people who say they have it to be talkative and hyperactive and fidgety. When we don't display these traits, they often assume we were misdiagnosed and have autism, or have both autism and ADHD (which can happen but is not to be automatically associated with the quieter inattentive traits). And while it's so commonly stated that "ADD" is an offensive term, I can assure you myself, I was never offended by it in the slightest. No, what offends me is that I should have to adopt that goddamn H into what I recognize as "me", even though that's not "me" at all! I'm perpetually fatigued, not the opposite! I dunno, it just makes me angry beyond comprehension. I want to cry when i think about it. Anyway, rant over. I hope everyone is doing well.
Well they combined them because they realized both inattentive and hyperactivity are manifestations of the same underlying disorder. These diagnostic labels are for psychiatrists and psychologists so that they can help you with your problems. They’re not meant to be so heavily identified with to where a change in categorization causes you strife. Your brain has the same disorder as somebody with hyperactivity, y’all just cope with it differently, and therefore manifest different symptoms.
@@liamcarter7597 Well, the scientific community must not have ADD then. Because that sort of mischarcterization wouldn't fly in an critical thinking/ over-imagginative world. Why do people always have to screw up naming things? If you just name things after what the compounding words mean for example: profitable = able to profit, profit = pro + fit. If you can't make the word using wordparts, then you make a new word. NOT USE A WORD THAT ALREADY EXISTS IN THE WRONG WAY.
I feel this. I remember telling people "I have ADD" only to be met with "oh, you me AD-H-D?" And I would just be like "... No." I really wish the term "ADD" had both been kept and spread for awareness.
@@lexyshannon9428 why??? You have adhd! Add isn’t a thing that exists. Why base your identity so hard around an outdated term?? Some experts believe that it isn’t even a disorder of attention, but rather a disorder of intention; meaning that it’s not a problem of knowing what to do, but a problem of doing what you know. The front part of your brain that executes, and the back part of your brain that stores knowledge are split. This can manifest as inattentive presenting OR hyperactive presenting (or both)! But the disorder isn’t the symptoms, the disorder is the way in which your thinking is disordered as compared to a neurotypical person. Stop crying over letters, mental disorders are not supposed to be identities, they’re diagnostic tools to help understand and treat people with mental disorders. You always had adhd, the same exact disorder in your thinking as somebody that’s hyperactive, you just manifest symptoms differently. Just because you get a bad cough and I get a sore throat doesn’t mean we don’t both have a cold. Still requires cold medication for either of us to feel better. We both have the cold virus inside of our bodies. Different symptomology does not equate to a different illness/disorder. Lose the chip on your shoulder and you’ll be much happier. Adhd is not you, you are generated by a brain that just so happens to have adhd, you are not adhd.
@@liamcarter7597 please calm down. This is my personal perspective. There is no reason for you to be this heated over the way I feel. (And if I am misreading the tone of your comment in some way, I apologize. I am not always the best at interpreting tone through text). I am not simply "crying" over letters. I am frustrated with the way those letters label my experience with the disorder. It is a part of me that has been a significant part of my life for as long as I can remember. So, excuse me for wanting people to understand the specifics of what I deal with. I also don't appreciate the implications that I am being "overly sensitive" over nothing. Some individuals with ADD and ADHD may experience rejection sensitivity, which is something I also deal with. Because of that, I am deeply affected by the way others see me. I don't like being misjudged. That is why I care so much. You don't need to agree with me. But please at least understand that my personal feelings on the matter do come from somewhere, and that I am not making things up just to have a reason to be upset.
I was diagnosed with adhd years ago, but I wasn't paying attention when the doctor explained what it was. It took longer than I care to admit to look it up later, but MAN a lot of stuff started making sense.
I was the exact same way, it took me until 20 to fully understand ADHD and how my brain worked compared to neurotypicals. Which ended up making me felt like I was robbed out of my entire life
Thank you for sharing this video with us. My brother has been recently diagnosed with ADHD and my mother shows a lot of symptoms regarding hyperactive ADHD. I have all the reasons to think I have inattentive ADHD as I easily get distracted, lose track of conversations and lose focus when doing activities that require me to sustain concentration for long periods of time. The problem with that, as a college student, is that it is heavily hampering me in my studies as I tend to burn myself out by trying to keep up with classes, which in turn doesn't make me want to study. I would like to see a professional to ask for help and get rid of the guilt but I am not confident to go and do that yet.
I felt that, you should try and seek help as soon as you can! So that you can get further accommodations. I made the mistake and trying to get help on my last semester of undergrad /:
Collages are the perfect place to get help really. They usually offer all sorts of help with mental health as well as any disability accommodations you might need. Check out the things they offer! It's always hard to ask for help but the sooner you take that leap the sooner you'll feel better 💖. I'm autistic with inattentive ADHD but wasn't diagnosed until I was 32. I wish I knew earlier.
This is me after 53 years of struggles and mental stress. I did my own research and this is defiantly me. I still need a official diagnosis. I need closure.
I feel like people really need to also mention that are attention spans and attention of detail are very good. When it's something that we're interested in. I'm so tired of the stereotype that we just can't do those things. But interest is so very important.
This. I can only ever focus on stuff I like or am interested in, but as soon as I’m in for example biology class, it’s literally more productive for me to get some sleep rather than try focusing lol😂
I just got diagnosed at 27 because I always masked so well especially due to myself over compensating due also to my comorbid anxiety disorder. The adhd issues truely started to become a problem when I got on good medication for my anxiety after college. Suddenly, there was no constant fear of failure or panic that me messing up and failing might ruin my life, so suddenly it just became hard to do things that before I could easily do. I also have been more impulsive instead of being paralyzed by my anxiety, and get exhausted a lot faster trying to keep up my life as I was before.
Amazing work! Thank you for helping spread awareness of this type of ADHD. 👊🏻❤️ I have the combination type but I suspect my wife has inattentive. Sadly, it seems like she's completely ruled out the posssibilty she might have ADHD. I think it's because people don't know there's different types of this condition. I want to talk to her about it but she's not "into" ADHD so it's very hard to get her to listen... 😏 Also, thank you for a great channeI. I have ADHD and I find your videos educational and very easy to follow along with. Great animations, the lenght of the videos are just right and you have a very pleasant voice to listen to. 😊
I have diagnosed inattentive ADHD! I have straight A’s and have learned to organize my life with calendar and lists. Diagnosis don’t mean that you can’t achieve your dreams!
I agree that a condition isn’t an excuse to not address it, but careful with blanket statements like this - adhd functions in a spectrum and environment also heavily influenced people’s ability to cope
@@Mapache095thos,. I've been trying to fix my shit for a period of 3 years, I never got around to do it, I'll be on medication this week, I hope it gets better
I have always thought that my little brother has some kind of ADHD and my parents never questioned it. It is evident, my brother is the one who requires the most attention and some things cost him, mainly school ones. He avoids trying certain things that make him uncomfortable because they are not easy for him. He prefers to focus as much as possible on what he likes,besides that he is considered a "destroyer" because in addition to disarming everything and making mechanisms, he also neglects his things,he doesn't do other things and it's messy. They always tell him, "just pay more attention, you don't want to but you can, there's no excuse" and I have had to see him frustrated because he does not follow the same level as he would like. I want to help my brother.
This struggle has been noted when I was too focused in getting into a new necessary routine and forgetting the other ones I've been doing in the past that are also equally necessary. For example: trying to remember to follow instructions on daily oral and tray care while using Invisalign trays prescribed to me, and I completely forgot to take my meds in the morning, which involves my ADHD meds :/
I just got diagnosed privately a week ago for combined ADHD. I'm currently taking 3 days off work because i dont know how to deal with it and its really really confusing understanding how intensely I've been masking my whole life, and how influential adhd is in my day to day life. I only began to think something was wrong somehow and i flirted with the idea it could be adhd based on the whole 'hyperactive' stereotype, but I genuinely have severe adhd and every symptom is present. I really don't know how to cope with this information now i have it, i thought it would be a relief what almost made me break down (i struggle to cry so it makes how i feel about myself worse, having the inability to express it through that emotion), is that when my mother did the witness testimony for my symptoms in childhood, she answered exactly the same except for one point, being that I didn't lose things as much as a child. I believe she has adhd but doesn't understand it and i cannot believe she answered the questions the same as i did because when i was a child i strictly remember her believing adhd wasn't real. My life could have been so different
*Starts watching a video about inattentive ADHD* *Gets distracted, walks away* *Returns, realises video is almost over, restarts it again* *Walks away*
I enjoyed this video but I wish that you would have discussed some of the benefits of Inattentive ADHD. For as much as I sometimes have to fight my own brain to complete executive functioning tasks, I love my brain because it enables my creativity and allows me to connect pieces of information quickly. I recognize that it is a disorder that benefits from treatment, but at the same time I recognize that there are benefits to being neurodiverse if you know where to look.
Thank you for this video. I have been on the fence about seeking a diagnosis at the age of 42. I got a promotion at work about 12 months ago and have been struggling when it comes to time management and work priorites etc. In the past i have been rostered hours and assigned set tasks which let me hide those issues. There are a varity of other things that make me think i might have adhd (i) its just too long to list. My brother was diagnosed with adhd back in the 90s when he was about 11/12. When i first really suspecting something was going on about 12/18 months ago i asked my mum if there were any signs in me growing up. Her reply: we though you might have add but we were having such a struggle with getting your brother diagnosed and you were doing fine at school we didn't follow through. FYI I was doing ok academically but my mental health was trash and suffered with undiagnosed depression and anxiety. Go 90s mental health awareness 👍👍
My company lost the contract I work on and the new contract requires much more work. I'm uns8re I'll be able to handle the new job and honestly dint want to.
Hello! I was like… oh I wait, I do all of these! I even showed it to my wife and she agreed it is how I am. I’m waiting for my official diagnosis, but I’m confident that these examples (even the female types) are definitely me. Thanks for sharing. It was very informative and helpful 🙂
I really liked this... it explains so much now. I have been diagnosed with ADHD but I'm not super hyperactive. I just have a real problem with focusing on any particular activity.
Thank you for this video. Through highschool I struggled doing homework, and staying focus in class. Always being told I am not listening to instruction because my attention span is short and I struggle to do one task before the other without switching.
Oh hey, that's me. My mind zones out no matter who is talking or what I am watching. I sometimes have to re-read entire chapters of books because I zone out while reading. It's my superpower. 😂 I'm trying to get my 33 year old son to watch these videos. He lives with me and our apartment is a mess. Mostly him. Together we are the worst.
This was helpful. As a child and as an adult I feel like I’m more of the inattentive ADHD type (along with being on the autism spectrum) and I’m hoping to get tested and get the right diagnosis since the DSM-5 criteria changed in 2013. I was diagnosed with multiplex developmental disorder as a kid which was on the autism spectrum but the term is no longer used and I do have some ADHD symptoms-paying attention is so hard for me, I doze off and avoid hard tasks. I do perform really well at my job, but I think it’s because I actually enjoy my job and it gives me a dopamine rush. I do stay organized but I do loose things, forget things and get distracted-so yeah-I might have both.
Its really hard to unmask just because how bad I'll stand out in the society and since I was an overachiever back in the days, I doubt anyone will believe me if I even relate to any of these.... So far I'm diagnosed with depression but I do wonder if it has anything to do with adhd because of my executive dysfunction 😅
17 years old it's too late. Ive screw my life with severe ADHD since I was 8. At 16 I quited school and almost killed myself twice. 17 it's too late. Every kid should had a mental diagnose at 12 with or without symptoms. I'm 31 stuck on a poor life with hardened bad habits and every motivation I find don't last enough to change and learn how to live with this.
What's so strange is my love for organisation and schedule, yet, my room is untidy rn and I'm procrastinating hard on practising for my learners, along with staying up late when I'm trying to stick to a schedule but I keep losing track of time and literally sticking to basic hygine is an effort- I forget to shower constantly. Brushing my teeth is a once a week thing- heck, I forget to eat or drink. I'm actually so grateful for the existence of alarms and my fear of being late.
I had something else I wanted to look up, but in the 5 seconds it took me to sit down and take out my phone I’d completely forgotten what it was. 20 seconds later I’m watching this. I hate this.
This is me through school. Wasn't diagn with ADHD but Dyspraxia, but could have had the innatentive type (my school reports definitely show evide of it!). Have got a lot better as I've got older in some aspects of it but I'm still the same in many ways.
I was diagnosed with Inattentive ADHD (it was still called ADD at the time) in 3rd grade. Now, I'm a senior in high school and I'm taking the highest dosage of Concerta daily, and it's awesome that I can consistently focus for 7+ hours. I actually wrote my personal essay about having ADD and, for the longest time, it was so hard for me to relate to anyone on the learning disability spectrum because I didn't know anyone else who also had ADD. I knew 3 people who definitely had ADHD, but it's not like I could relate to them because their symptoms weren't in any way like mine. But now, seeing these other comments of people's personal experiences with Inattentive ADHD just brings me so much joy and hope that one day, I'll meet and become friends with someone who has my exact diagnosis and my exact symptoms and I'll no longer feel alone.
Accommodating environments, or having someone who's willing to give you extra help and instructions can make a world of difference when it comes to me feeling confident and successful in one way or another. I remember that in a previous semester of school, both of my professors had very high expectations for their students. At times, I was just mentally burned out because keeping track of two classes at a time provided me with very little balance in my life. I need accommodations that go beyond the bare minimum, and yes, I did try my best to ask questions when needed. I just don't do well when I have to deal with too many strict deadlines.... That, plus I was in a stage of my life where I just didn't feel like myself and my focus was being pulled in too many different directions (ie. maintaining a serious, romantic relationship, trying to keep up with my job and also trying to maintain a close friendship). I'm glad that my current semester's classwork isn't as difficult to deal with, even if it still takes up a bit of my mental energy and focus.
You've just made me remember that i was an absolute wreck before i got my first job at 16. I was a social cretin, near unable to interact with people i didn't already know. It definitely helped me alot, but now that I'm a working person I've realised even down to my accent i mimick people and i don't even do it on purpose
This disorder has ruined my life. I am a young adult Barley pass school. Lost my job. At a job I hate that I feel trapped in. Can’t focus on anything hardly Giving up easily. Maladaptive daydreaming to the point that I get excited about fake realities in my head. One part of me wishes there was a impatient care center just to keep me in for a year and retrain me to cope and live and be able to create an action plan to feel satisfied with my life
It would be nice for people to stop calling it ADHD because we’re not hyperactive. Even if you call a person hyperactive who isn’t, we still get treated by others like were hyperactive, or treated as liars ourselves. It’s frustrating.
I think the reason people call it inattentive ADHD and not ADD nowadays is because the inattentive and hyperactive types of ADHD aren't actually that different from each other on the inside, they just present differently on the outside. Some folks with inattentive ADHD/ADD can have a hyperactive mind instead of a hyperactive body. But I also get your frustration. Being treated as if you are hyperactive or not being taken seriously in your ADD/ADHD because you aren't can be really frustrating. Psychiatric terms evolve however, and not everyone can/is willing to keep up. If you feel like ADD describes you better, you can absolutely use it. Just know that it's not a actual psychiatric/psychological term anymore edit: I wanna make it clear that I don't think you're not willing to keep up with the new terminology. I can't know exactly how you feel. Sorry if this comment comes across as condescending, I don't mean it that way. I'm autistic and I suspect I may have inattentive ADHD. I also have a bit of an interest in psychology so I like searching these kinds of terms
I'm autistic and inattentive type ADHD! Omg I mask s o hard on a daily basis cuz without the mask I just can't function yet. Still learning how cuz I'm nonverbal without the mask. Alone at home I'll talk your ear off or if I'm comfy but in public I'm super quiet unless I like you a l o t. I struggle s o hard to keep my attention on anything and without my meds I have constant meltdowns and feel like I'm going in slow motion to the point it hurts and it's like watching UA-cam at 0.5 speed. Try watching a UA-cam video on the slowest speed and you'll know my pain XD
I am not diagnosed, but my whole life makes sense now. For YEARS I have been labeled as dumb, and have had to go to tutors for reading comprehension because I couldn’t supposedly “ comprehend “ the reading passages I had to do at school. But really, I just have inattentive adhd, and for YEARS my parents couldn’t figure out what was wrong with me. I am actually a good student, and get good grades, only because I work SO hard to maintain this, like, extra hard to be good. I have all the symptoms in this video and everything makes sense. My sister has a diagnosed adhd, but hers is the hyper kind, so that is why she was more obvious to adhd than me. I will tell my parents and hopefully be diagnosed soon.
Reading, typing, math, complex problem solving, organization, remembering, making stupid careless mistakes. I am all of the above. I start my meds tomorrow. I sure hope things improve.
I had this in my Watch Later list for a month and now that I’ve finally gotten around to watching it, I’m procrastinating in the comments. Also, I should have gone to bed an hour ago.
The way I had to pause the video bc I was zoned in on a random comment and couldn’t concentrate with the voice speaking in the background only to realize it had already ran near the end and I was blocking out the sound anyways, and completely missing all the chance to comprehend the information I heard so far so now I have to go back and rewind from almost the beginning…..
No bc I have DX'ed adhd-I and when she said she discussed treatment options I literally "wait when did- oh my god [wheeze]" the realization that I literally adhd'd out while listening to a video about adhd has me rolling 😂😂
Even the way stimulants effect us is a bit different. Tho they do soothe and emotionally calm all adhd people. But: inattentive people taking stimulants get physical energy and may have an easier time communicating. while hyperactive people taking stimulants slow down their physical energy and may become quieter (in a good way, that also facilitates better communication). It may come down to the individual coping with the adhd low dopamine differently. Some personality types might shut down and go internally more to regain or conserve dopamine. And some might get active and interactive and impulsive, but both are dopamine seeking activities. Whichever works best for that person. With combined types of course finding a mix helps them and will do both at different times. So when unmediated we are at one extreme or the other, and when we take the meds that replete our dopamine to a normal level we move towards the middle and start having balanced behaviors and feelings !
I was 53 years old when diagnosed, but did not show symptoms until I was in my early 30s. While I was always the type of student to complete my work ahead of time, as an adult this disorder has wreaked havoc on my career.
Pulling up Google to see how I fix myself 2 minutes in. Stopping that, to comment on the video. Realizing that I stopped listening to the video to leave the comment. Go back to the video to listen. Staring at the word 'Pulling' "Damn that word has been sitting there for long time! Yeeeeaaah, I waaasss gonna right a comment." 40 minutes later.. "Stop it barking puppy..." 5 minutes later... "That's how that happened ." *clicks post
this video literally just described me but my parents refuse to get me diagnosed or even tested because they insist im "completely normal and just lazy"
I haven’t been diagnosed, but I’m currently on adderall for the first time. I feel crazy calm and feel like my mind isn’t constantly racing. Been suspecting it for years now but I’ve been putting it off. I tick pretty much all of the boxes for inattentive adhd. gonna get an official diagnosis soon.
This video is a eye opener for someone with this diagnosis. I am attempting new ways of handling tasks now that i’ve watched this! Thank you ❤ wish me luck 😆🤞🏾
funny, I clicked on this video and it was not too long before I remembered I was watching this video and realized it had been playing for a whole 1.5 minutes.
I realize some have more severe symptoms than me, so what I’m about to say may not apply to everyone. But I’m not incapable of learning. So I don’t feel like it’s necessarily a “disorder.” But I learn much better in a hands on environment, which is not the typical way our schools operate. In college, I majored in forestry, which was 90% hands on learning. And I loved it! I find myself thinking I’m more of the laborer type. I work better with my hands. I’m not an office worker. And I don’t see anything wrong with that.
I was diagnosed with ADD when i was in elementary school, i was on meds but because it was more inside my head, just my bad behaviour was criticized (unable to focus, problems keeping spaces tidy ect.) but not my problems addressed. Also most people didn´t pay attention to me, because i was otherwise not noticeable which made me belief my problems were my character and not my sickness. Now that i am an adult, i developed hyperactive traits too and am now a combination type. I study psychology and stumbled over an article that says, ADHD grows with the people, it develops and it seems most women that didn´t have an impulsive type, are developing one.
My mom very often screams not understanding that my brain just work different. She is not even educating herself. I got diagnosed with Asperger but she didn't educate with that also
Well considering I had to watch this video twice it looks like this fits me quite well but it fits my 9 year old daughter to a T. This has been going on for years and only seems to be getting worse but her doctor doesn't want to diagnose her with any ADHD even though she also shows signs of hyperactivity as well and she is SO hypersensitive. Maybe because I am reluctant to put her any medications she doesn't want to give her the diagnosis yet.
Got diagnosed with Inattentive ADHD and went to my psychiatrist with so much hope to finally get a change in life. Just for her to look at the evaluation papers and go "I've never heard of that, I am not going to prescribe you any meds for this, this doesn't sound real." My PSYCHIATRIST. Now I'm off struggling on my own again since the only other option is paying for another psych, since she is the only one in my area covered by insurance - and boy do I NOT have the money for that :')
hey I know this was two months ago, but try talking to yourself it really helps. talk to yourself through the tasks, make a list of what to do and talk about what you are doing while doing it
When I said I might have this type of adhd to someone that works with children with adhd and autism, she said I don't because it doesn't affect me that much, but it does. She was used to people with extreme cases of both, and didn't acknowledge this type, or being minimal on the sprectrum. For me I have most of these symptoms except not being organized. I like organizing cause it calms my brain. As an extra though I have sensory overloads often, so I don't like to go to crowded places, or go out in the sun, and often will turn down the music in my car to "see" better xD I don't know how to start on getting a diagnosis though.
Ouch, the masking section called me out. I have learned not to work myself to mental breakdown though (yay), but in school (especially after elementary school) I just had to be, well, not best, there was no chance that would happen, but upper half, if not I felt I was a failure. In the subjects I mastered, the kinder students would sometimes tell me they envied me my ability to "just get it", and I'd be thinking "....! I have been studying this for hours on end, every day, all semester! What are you talking about "just getting it"? I probably spent five times longer than you studying it to get the same grade." and then of course there were things I could never "get" no matter how hard I tried Back then ADHD was just "the angry kid", which is part of why I try so hard to hide my traits, even though I think have lost the Hyper bit as an adult. Stigma hurts
I'm unsure if I have inattentive adhd, but many of these traits are relatable and they point towards the possibility of me having adhd. As a child a teacher told my parents that I was always looking out the window and not paying attention/it seemed like I was daydreaming. I also had a speech delay apparently when I was very young. I have always been disorganised, misplacing my belongings, barely handing things in the deadlines because of procrastination, avoiding school work because it was uncomfable to do, being hyper sensitive child not sure if this relates to having adhd) I think I supressed my sensitivity the more I got older so it's not as prevelant. The reason why I didn't suspect I had adhd throughout my life was because I have a cousin who has adhd who has the hyperactive type and I was a very quiet kid, so adults would assume that I was well behaved. But there were a few times when I was young when I was disruptive/had no filter and I got yelled at a lot and then everything changed, I was never loud again after that and became hyperaware of my actions. I really didn't know till pretty recently that it could manifest differently. Now when my friend is talking I can only comprehend half of what she is saying, I don't know if it is the way she phrases it but it makes me feel like a fool.
I was diagnosed with ADHD in what I think is the best and most hilarious way possible. I was meeting with my psychologist when I was still seeing her and after several meetings she looks through my paper work and asks. "Why didn't you include ADHD on your medical history?" and I straight faced said "because I don't have it" and she looks me dead in the eyes and goes "You most definitely do, it's very underdiagnosed in girls." My college roommate found it funny that during online school I struggled to pay attention to classes I wasn't really interested in but I could play Fallout or Guitar Hero for hours on end and not notice what's going on around me.
Does anyone else with inattentive adhd have regular periods of feeling like they can't cope with their life? I am a mum of 3 and I have never been diagnosed but have all of these symptoms. Mum life makes it harder, but just wondered whether this is common.
Yes!! I’ve been so burned out these past few years. My husband is great help with the kids. But sometimes there’s just so much crap to deal with that I can’t keep up with it. I’m constantly unaware of school events because they’re posted on Facebook, which I always forget to check. I often imaging myself banging my head on the table like a cartoon character.
You see my problem is that I'm an American lower/ lower middle class citizen meaning that I cannot afford health insurance and therefore cannot afford to get officially diagnosed. I got really close after my school counselor suggested I seek out a professional. My family had been pretty much sure for years but never got me officially diagnosed. Anyway I lost the papers I needed and my health insurance ran out before we could find them or go back and get more. The difficult thing about ADHD is that it can a really big affect on your life and people just assume your inattentiveness is because you just don't care which isn't true in the slightest. The only reason I was even talking to my school counselor in the first place was because I had a very large nervous breakdown/ anxiety attack(maybe) I didn't get the homework done in a class I was already doing bad in and ended up not wanting to go in because anxiety and I was tired of feeling like a failure and I ended breaking down because of this and was sent to the school counselor. This was even worse because I usually don't like showing how much things actually bother me which doesn't help for those who say that I don't care. Also it really sucked hearing after struggling so hard on things that I just needed to try harder when I felt like I was trying amd even when I didn't feel like I was giving 100% I still managed to feel exhausted. I never asked for help in school either because I always understood the subject. Anyway I still ended up failing that class and now the school has pressured me into taking a different AP class next year but telling everybody that if they just want to go to work straight after school then they can take the normal class but if they want to go to college at all (which I do) they should take the AP class. So wish me luck I guess because I very much need it
see if u/ur family qualify for medicaid. also look around for orgs that can help ppl in need, neurodivergent support type institutions. also, ap classes dont matter as much for college as counselors like to make them out to be. its gonna be ok!
As someone with this type of ADHD, I would like to mention that difficulty sustaining focus usually only applies to tasks that I don’t have interest in. I regularly watch 60+ minute video essays in my free time, but I have a really hard time focusing when I’m reading stuff for school, for example.
Ah, the well written UA-cam essay, the dopamine I need
personally i can pretty easily lose focus from my hobbies and stuff that i like too 😔 like videoessays or documentaries on topics i'm interested in or getting distracted from a drawing or an arts-and-crafts mini-project. i wanna do them and they dont have any obligations attached but, nonetheless, focus go poof😔
I have difficulty keeping sustained attention even to things I like, like my mind will still wander and decrease my performance often. But if it’s something I have little or no interest in, it becomes basically impossible to maintain my focus.
Yeah, school and homework were nightmares on a level no one understood. Concentrating on schoolwork was as painful as trying to shove my body through a tiny crack in drywall. Naked.
The hyperfocus
Oh the irony of watching this and struggling to keep my focus on what's being said in the video.
😅😅😅
Or any other whole video lol
Yes!!!!!! 😭 same 😭 ☠️
I keep rewinding 😂
Oh my god, yes. Like, I'm extremely interested in it's content, but I keep having to go back and re-watch parts cause I'd zone out for a solid minute. :(
I've been diagnosed with inattentive ADHD, but if you want an example, I put this video on and then grabbed a glass of water. I noticed the water was low, so I refilled it. I then started checking my phone for new messages. The water overflowed so I turned the tap off. When I returned to my seat, I realized I had put the video on and while I heard the words, I didn't register I should listen to the video until I sat down. Wow, no video required, I got it lol.
and I'm reading your comment instead of listening.
@@Kaalokalawaia I'm reading your reply instead of listening why you gotta call me out like that
yeah my husband is worried about getting his diagnosis again and i always tell him he has absolutely nothing to worry about, it doesn't take much to recognize ADHD lol this comment is exactly what my husband does all the time
@@LuluTheCorgi same
I have ADHD, don't know what type, and I wasn't diagnosed until I was 20 so I made a bunch of ways to cope without outside help (I have an insane memory and will remember the most insane shit, but I won't remember an appointment for someone else unless it involves me, so telling me to remind you of something is useless). My roommate (also ex boyfriend) was diagnosed with ADHD as a small child and never learned how to cope and get along without people supporting him. I put important dates on the whiteboard calendar that we have and he doesn't look at it. He asks me to remind him of when to do things, I don't remember until after the remembering was needed. I've learned to "split" my attention without being a dick or throwing a fit, he never did. My mind prioritizes things differently than his. If I start talking to him and his friend starts talking, he will ignore me to talk to his friend. When that happens to me I say "Your call will be answered in the order of which it was received" (I work with little kids, they find this hilarious) and end up pinballing around to get stuff done.
I can't leave the kitchen if I'm making something because if I can't set I timer for something at that moment I'll forget it.
I also focus really well in I have music in the background, or if I'm listening to a podcast and doing something I'm focused on both, and when listening to video essays I play Subway Surf to focus on the content.
Shout out to all my fellow inattentive ADHD folks that have had to pause this video or restart, because you got distracted by something else!
i'm not diagnosed or ANYTHING (just the shadow of the THOUGHT that i MIGHT have smfn) but i feel frickin' seen...
i dont even remember how many times
Or who paused it to comment, because there's something they've just _got_ to say *right now!*
I pause the video to read the comments sometimes.
Why do you have to call me out like that haha
I'm always a little annoyed by the "appears not to listen" criterion. I mean, I mastered the art of appearing TO listen, with smile, nod, uh-huh! While I was struggling to remember what they just said because they're so boring LOL. I guess that's masking.
Same! The social exchange of asking what a person literally just said is so annoying and embarassing, I quickly learned to accept I didnt hear everything. People rarely understood that things I technically heard didnt get processed.
Yep same. Or the person s words jumble in my brain so I don’t know what they’re saying but I don’t want to consistently ask them to repeat themselves.
“Look at me sitting here nodding along like a good human…I have noooo idea what the fuck it is we’re talking about. Well then, now would be a good time to panic”
It me
This criterion annoys me too. Nowhere mentions that you are actually busily hearing/envisioning an interesting thought, that you are fully attentive to, and just can't take in unrelated audio at the same time. It's not a deficit of attention at all, it's difficulty multitasking attention.
I completely isolate myself from everyone. Too many people take offense that I cannot remember things about them. Which I DO understand on one hand, but it isn't intentional, man. I'm not intentionally forgetting birthdays or interests or stories I've been told. I care and I want to remember everything about people, but I just can't. I can't maintain focus on my interests, no matter how much I enjoy them. I'm always disorganized, though I have improved immensely at literally forcing myself to clean regularly after myself. Delayed gratification is something I am trying to condition my brain to prioritize. ADHD has benefits, it truly does. But I think the bad greatly outweighs the good. It is exhausting. And incredibly lonely.
I have never resonated so much with a comment on the internet. Thank you for sharing. I don’t feel so alone.
Are you a diagnosed ADHD? Because a lot of the things you said relate way to much to me, I want to remember people I want to be social and be liked and not feel isolated and confused.
I agree...people tend to be really dismissive.
@@internetgirl4617 I'm diagnosed and i agree with everything this person's saying, but if you aren't diagnosed i wouldn't self diagnose. Its important to know what you have because there are many overlaps in symptoms with other disorders; anxiety, chronic depression, autism, bipolar, ocd and some others
You have no idea how relatable each and every bit of this is! thanks for sharing. I really hope you find a system that works for you.
I’ve been diagnosed as having inattentive adhd, and for me I definitely feel like I need another person in order for me to be a fully functional person. I feel like I have so much potential, but so little direction. When I have somebody that can help me maintain my focus in a certain direction, then I can get a lot done. But if I don’t have that external motivator, I just ruminate on what I have/want to do and then sometimes my brain will be like okay fine we will do your thing for a little bit. But it’s so frustrating to have all of these goals and desires, but then not being able to convince myself to fulfill them. And when you build your scaffolding to include other people within it, your entire being can come crashing down based on poor social interactions or something. I personally feel like I just have no stability in life. At least not right now.
I think you've just help me realise why I've not been 'single' since I was 6 years old. i feel nauseous
100% the same. What do we dooooo
I am exactly the same, I've been in a completely stagnant hole whenever I've been single, and then become codependent on my partner for some kind of structure and progression
That's called body doubling. A technique that ADHD inattentive works for as a mediator between you and your tasks.
An aside I consider inattentive ADHD as Attention Deficit Hypoactivity Disorder. Too overwhelmed or underwhelmed with what I need to do.
I haven't been diagnosed, but I'm finally going to ask my doctor about this (I'm 36). I care so much about accomplishing all I struggle to accomplish, and I feel chronically disorganized even though logically, I see the steps that need to be taken. Something sort of breaks in me, where I struggle to get to that finish line on so many things! Professionally and personally. I do better at work than at home, but internally I struggle with both.
I have this form of ADHD (formerly ADD) and I honestly thing having this is worse. I will literally just sit there and stare instead of completing certain tasks. It's a daily struggle
Great Video! ❤
I have inattentive type ADHD so I thought I'd share my experiences here.
I have (unfortunately) become an expert at masking. The amount of effort it takes for me to go through my daily routine is insane and im constantly stressed out because I struggle with executive dysfunction a lot. Nobody ever notices because I act like everything is fine.
I'm constantly terrified that I will lose things, forget appointments and so on and I find it difficult to "life in the moment" when I'm out with friends because I'm constantly thinking about the things I still "have to do" (those things being simple tasks).
Every time there's a change in my routine = extra effort.
I usually try to avoid things that could mess up my routine even if those things might be fun. (like going out with friends) so I can stay organised.
I also get a little impulse when I get exited about something and I over share sometimes witch is very embarrassing for me because I usually notice when it happens.
I'm scared that I will come off as rude or annoying so I'm very careful with the way I speak and I find it hard to be myself around others.
I've tried several stimulants but none of them worked so I'm now trying non-stimulants. To be precise, the stimulants did work REALLY well (I never felt that good my whole life) but only for 2 - 3 days, after that the effect was completely gone and I started to get severe side affects.
Does anyone know why that might have happend? My doctor said he had never seen something like that before. (Stimulants only working for a view days)
Please exuse any spelling mistakes, English is my second language. (also I can't spell in general 🫡)
thats so sad, its almost my case but not an expert in that, i always try to be like a girl in my classrom (friendly, nice,beautiful) but even i try they look me weird, i have 16 and only have 2 friends (one asperger and other adhd) the rest of friends i have it on internet, usually im afraid to express my self
also english is my second language, the first is spanish, whats your first language?
I can't even mask anymore - I just break down sooner or later while desperately trying to maintain control over myself...
@@sondash My first Language is German! Finding friends that like me the way I am is very hard for me too.
@@shadowmystery5613 I feel the same, Masking is slowly becoming harder and harder if not impossible.
I feel similarly to you. But because I was overall normal looking, just unique people didn't think too much of me. People thought I was simply weird so I went undiagnosed and unmasked for years. I got diagnosed last year when I was almost 21. But I've always struggled to stay organized despite my autism hates messy things. I avoid things that require too much brain power. I avoid taks that are too complicated. Ie the pile of unfinished projects that's currently sitting in my wardrobe which include some sewing project I had a hard time with. Some knitting stuff I couldn't finish because I found a mistake or something just wasn't right ect. It took me over a year to finish my first knitted sweater because the instructions I was following were either unclear (I'm not a beginner by the way) or the collar was too small. I had to re-do the collar like 4 times because it was too small after following the instructions. I also have a love hate relationship with many tasks. I hate cleaning but I like the result of a clean home. I hate cooking but I feel good only when eating good food and feel guilty when eating too much junk food. I hate doing anything boring basically. Even taking a shower is hard sometimes. Because I want to be clean and I like the feeling of hot water on me. But I hate that I have to stop doing what I'm doing like watching videos which is fun and entertaining to do something boring. I never go cycling despite loving doing that. Because I think of the aftermath. Like having to take a shower and feeling tired afterwards. That is enough of a turnoff for me. And I forget anything 0.1 seconds after it's told to me. I always had to call my mom to fix my mistakes. "Oh your daughter forgot to get this thing signed for the school trip!" "Moooommy I forgot can you help me?" let's not forget that I can't even drink. I drink only when I'm thirsty because I forget to drink all the time. And sometimes if ideas get stuck in my head I will leave the house immediately. I saw a cute makeup item online? I have to go buy it now! Or sometimes I spend one hour going back and forth all possibilities before going out. Something like "I'm out! No it's too late! I'm in! No but I can eat a little later! No later it's too late!" also I'm unmedicated because my parents don't like the idea. They argued about me taking meds for chorinc gastritis let alone me taking adhd medications. I'll probably have to figure that out myself when I'm done with university. Also I live a bit southern than you. I'm Italian!
Another thing. If I leave the house too quickly I always feel as if I forgot something. Probably because I lost my phone once on the bus.
I've been suspecting I have inattentive adhd for a long time but sometimes when I'm given a yes-or-no question about symptoms I struggle to answer because I've kinda developed a way out of these situations. I was shocked that all these little things I do to present like an attentive non-lazy person can be masking. I never did it on purpose but I felt so stupid in social situations that I think it started happening on its own. Especially what striked me is mimicking and relying on others, I can't do anything right if I don't have a living example in front of me. I've never given it a proper thought to be honest. I feel so exposed right now... I'm still not sure and I won't be able to get diagnosed anytime soon so I'm just researching it for the time being. Sorry for my english if there are a lot of mistakes and thank you very much for the video!
Definitely get tested by a professional. I told a similar thing to my therapist. I tell myself sometimes that there's no point in me delaying things because I'm not going to do them. And to stop lying to myself because I'm a moron who knows I'll never get anything done. After a while you do find strategies to work with it that make you look human. I went almost 21 years with this brain before having a diagnosis. So I know what works and what doesn't. It's called masking.
Same for me but tend to rely a lot on routine. I could do well enough in school to fly under the radar. I have a lot of what i now know as coping mechanisims and masking tecniques.
In the Netherlands this diagnosis is called ADD. It’s ADHD without the hyperactivity. My daughter and me both have ADD, my son has ADHD. My wife isn’t diagnosed, but I suspect she has ADHD as well. Polar opposites in the house, with two dreamers and two energy bombs makes life weird, I can tell you that 😅
this makes a great romcom
This is/was my original diagnosis too. I'm Finnish and I was diagnosed as a kid in the early 2000s. Now they have decided it's "an outdated term" which makes me mad. It's what I identify with. Having that "H" feels so wrong and it just confuses people. And then they talk about stereotypes...
@@vivvy_0 😂 Yeah, now that I read it back, it most definitely does 😅
I’ve heard it explained that ADD is called the inattentive type/variant for ADHD because we are still hyperactive, just internally. Rather than trying to stimulate our brains through physical hyperactivity, we’ll do things like excessively day dream. It’s still the same brain problem of insufficient dopamine levels, just with a propensity for trying to compensate internally.
However, with all the studies about people with ADHD having excessive Theta waves, which are associated with relaxation, daydreaming and creativity, my educated guess is this might be a more prominent issue for those with ADD/inattentive ADHD, not just for creative daydreaming as the go-to self-stimulating source of dopamine, but also the excessive tiredness that can be experienced when their brains are insufficiently stimulated.
It’s definitely something I hope they do more studies on so we can truly understand the differences behind ADD and ADHD, as despite being so similar in cause, the way the symptoms present can truly be in complete contrast to one another! So there has to be SOMETHING identifiable going on in the brain to explain that difference.
ADD used to be a term in the united states, but they swept it to go under ADHD, which frustrates me
I was diagnosed with Inattentive ADHD twice in my life - once as a kid in the 80s (when that diagnosis was INCREDIBLY rare) and again as an adult in 2023.
and I cant even get one🫠
Originally inattentive type was just called "ADD". Sans the H, for obvious reasons. I was diagnosed with ADD when i was 5, and that's what i knew it as for years. It was only a couple years ago that i learned that my condition, the very category i used to explain my failings and help people better understand and adapt to them, was erased and rebranded under ADHD as an umbrella term.
I'll never forget how alone and ignored i felt when some smarmy-ass know-it-all influencer said directly ro me, "oh, you dont have ADD. You must be talking about inattentive type. You need to study up on it more before you say you have something" as if i had self-diagnosed.
I wanted to freaking scream at that person. What a hurtful thing to say. How presumptuous of them. I know what _I_ was diagnosed with. I don't need some sanctimonious YA to tell me what i have and don't have.
This "type" of "ADHD" is so overlooked because of its place under the ADHD umbrella. People understand it far less and expect people who say they have it to be talkative and hyperactive and fidgety. When we don't display these traits, they often assume we were misdiagnosed and have autism, or have both autism and ADHD (which can happen but is not to be automatically associated with the quieter inattentive traits). And while it's so commonly stated that "ADD" is an offensive term, I can assure you myself, I was never offended by it in the slightest. No, what offends me is that I should have to adopt that goddamn H into what I recognize as "me", even though that's not "me" at all! I'm perpetually fatigued, not the opposite!
I dunno, it just makes me angry beyond comprehension. I want to cry when i think about it. Anyway, rant over. I hope everyone is doing well.
Well they combined them because they realized both inattentive and hyperactivity are manifestations of the same underlying disorder. These diagnostic labels are for psychiatrists and psychologists so that they can help you with your problems. They’re not meant to be so heavily identified with to where a change in categorization causes you strife. Your brain has the same disorder as somebody with hyperactivity, y’all just cope with it differently, and therefore manifest different symptoms.
@@liamcarter7597 Well, the scientific community must not have ADD then.
Because that sort of mischarcterization wouldn't fly in an critical thinking/ over-imagginative world.
Why do people always have to screw up naming things? If you just name things after what the compounding words mean for example: profitable = able to profit, profit = pro + fit.
If you can't make the word using wordparts, then you make a new word. NOT USE A WORD THAT ALREADY EXISTS IN THE WRONG WAY.
I feel this. I remember telling people "I have ADD" only to be met with "oh, you me AD-H-D?" And I would just be like "... No." I really wish the term "ADD" had both been kept and spread for awareness.
@@lexyshannon9428 why??? You have adhd! Add isn’t a thing that exists. Why base your identity so hard around an outdated term?? Some experts believe that it isn’t even a disorder of attention, but rather a disorder of intention; meaning that it’s not a problem of knowing what to do, but a problem of doing what you know. The front part of your brain that executes, and the back part of your brain that stores knowledge are split. This can manifest as inattentive presenting OR hyperactive presenting (or both)! But the disorder isn’t the symptoms, the disorder is the way in which your thinking is disordered as compared to a neurotypical person. Stop crying over letters, mental disorders are not supposed to be identities, they’re diagnostic tools to help understand and treat people with mental disorders. You always had adhd, the same exact disorder in your thinking as somebody that’s hyperactive, you just manifest symptoms differently.
Just because you get a bad cough and I get a sore throat doesn’t mean we don’t both have a cold. Still requires cold medication for either of us to feel better. We both have the cold virus inside of our bodies. Different symptomology does not equate to a different illness/disorder. Lose the chip on your shoulder and you’ll be much happier. Adhd is not you, you are generated by a brain that just so happens to have adhd, you are not adhd.
@@liamcarter7597 please calm down. This is my personal perspective. There is no reason for you to be this heated over the way I feel. (And if I am misreading the tone of your comment in some way, I apologize. I am not always the best at interpreting tone through text).
I am not simply "crying" over letters. I am frustrated with the way those letters label my experience with the disorder. It is a part of me that has been a significant part of my life for as long as I can remember. So, excuse me for wanting people to understand the specifics of what I deal with.
I also don't appreciate the implications that I am being "overly sensitive" over nothing. Some individuals with ADD and ADHD may experience rejection sensitivity, which is something I also deal with. Because of that, I am deeply affected by the way others see me. I don't like being misjudged. That is why I care so much.
You don't need to agree with me. But please at least understand that my personal feelings on the matter do come from somewhere, and that I am not making things up just to have a reason to be upset.
I was diagnosed with adhd years ago, but I wasn't paying attention when the doctor explained what it was. It took longer than I care to admit to look it up later, but MAN a lot of stuff started making sense.
I find it ironic that you weren’t paying attention to the doctor
I was the exact same way, it took me until 20 to fully understand ADHD and how my brain worked compared to neurotypicals. Which ended up making me felt like I was robbed out of my entire life
Thank you for sharing this video with us. My brother has been recently diagnosed with ADHD and my mother shows a lot of symptoms regarding hyperactive ADHD. I have all the reasons to think I have inattentive ADHD as I easily get distracted, lose track of conversations and lose focus when doing activities that require me to sustain concentration for long periods of time. The problem with that, as a college student, is that it is heavily hampering me in my studies as I tend to burn myself out by trying to keep up with classes, which in turn doesn't make me want to study.
I would like to see a professional to ask for help and get rid of the guilt but I am not confident to go and do that yet.
I felt that, you should try and seek help as soon as you can! So that you can get further accommodations. I made the mistake and trying to get help on my last semester of undergrad /:
Collages are the perfect place to get help really. They usually offer all sorts of help with mental health as well as any disability accommodations you might need. Check out the things they offer! It's always hard to ask for help but the sooner you take that leap the sooner you'll feel better 💖.
I'm autistic with inattentive ADHD but wasn't diagnosed until I was 32. I wish I knew earlier.
This is me after 53 years of struggles and mental stress. I did my own research and this is defiantly me. I still need a official diagnosis. I need closure.
Oof I just realised the irony of watching this at 1.75x speed because otherwise I start daydreaming. Inattentive ADHD to the bone >.>
Oh that’s so funny, my UA-cam speed is defaulted at 1.5x otherwise I can’t pay attention without skipping half the video 5 seconds at a time
I just gave up like 30 seconds in and moved to reading the comment section
I wait for the day I have money to get my diagnose and treatment. My life would make SO more sense 😭 For now videos like this comforts me 💖✨
I feel like people really need to also mention that are attention spans and attention of detail are very good. When it's something that we're interested in. I'm so tired of the stereotype that we just can't do those things. But interest is so very important.
This. I can only ever focus on stuff I like or am interested in, but as soon as I’m in for example biology class, it’s literally more productive for me to get some sleep rather than try focusing lol😂
I just got diagnosed at 27 because I always masked so well especially due to myself over compensating due also to my comorbid anxiety disorder. The adhd issues truely started to become a problem when I got on good medication for my anxiety after college. Suddenly, there was no constant fear of failure or panic that me messing up and failing might ruin my life, so suddenly it just became hard to do things that before I could easily do. I also have been more impulsive instead of being paralyzed by my anxiety, and get exhausted a lot faster trying to keep up my life as I was before.
Man i relate to this
I can do relate also , masking through life and now 62,
Amazing work! Thank you for helping spread awareness of this type of ADHD. 👊🏻❤️ I have the combination type but I suspect my wife has inattentive. Sadly, it seems like she's completely ruled out the posssibilty she might have ADHD. I think it's because people don't know there's different types of this condition. I want to talk to her about it but she's not "into" ADHD so it's very hard to get her to listen... 😏
Also, thank you for a great channeI. I have ADHD and I find your videos educational and very easy to follow along with. Great animations, the lenght of the videos are just right and you have a very pleasant voice to listen to. 😊
I have diagnosed inattentive ADHD! I have straight A’s and have learned to organize my life with calendar and lists. Diagnosis don’t mean that you can’t achieve your dreams!
damn I wish I was like that I struggled much of my beginning of highschool until I got medicated
How old were you when diagnosed?
I agree that a condition isn’t an excuse to not address it, but careful with blanket statements like this - adhd functions in a spectrum and environment also heavily influenced people’s ability to cope
@@Mapache095thos,. I've been trying to fix my shit for a period of 3 years, I never got around to do it, I'll be on medication this week, I hope it gets better
i love lists and calendars and organizing sm. SPREADSHEETS!! My life literally falls apart without them.
I have always thought that my little brother has some kind of ADHD and my parents never questioned it. It is evident, my brother is the one who requires the most attention and some things cost him, mainly school ones. He avoids trying certain things that make him uncomfortable because they are not easy for him. He prefers to focus as much as possible on what he likes,besides that he is considered a "destroyer" because in addition to disarming everything and making mechanisms, he also neglects his things,he doesn't do other things and it's messy.
They always tell him, "just pay more attention, you don't want to but you can, there's no excuse"
and I have had to see him frustrated because he does not follow the same level as he would like.
I want to help my brother.
Thank you for spreading this information around the world to help others!
struggling to follow instructions is so real. i have to read instructions several times to make sure im not accidentally completely ignoring them.
Anyone else can't watch the video without also scrolling through the comments at the same time?
Thank you for spreading this information around the world !
This struggle has been noted when I was too focused in getting into a new necessary routine and forgetting the other ones I've been doing in the past that are also equally necessary. For example: trying to remember to follow instructions on daily oral and tray care while using Invisalign trays prescribed to me, and I completely forgot to take my meds in the morning, which involves my ADHD meds :/
I just got diagnosed privately a week ago for combined ADHD. I'm currently taking 3 days off work because i dont know how to deal with it and its really really confusing understanding how intensely I've been masking my whole life, and how influential adhd is in my day to day life. I only began to think something was wrong somehow and i flirted with the idea it could be adhd based on the whole 'hyperactive' stereotype, but I genuinely have severe adhd and every symptom is present. I really don't know how to cope with this information now i have it, i thought it would be a relief
what almost made me break down (i struggle to cry so it makes how i feel about myself worse, having the inability to express it through that emotion), is that when my mother did the witness testimony for my symptoms in childhood, she answered exactly the same except for one point, being that I didn't lose things as much as a child. I believe she has adhd but doesn't understand it and i cannot believe she answered the questions the same as i did because when i was a child i strictly remember her believing adhd wasn't real. My life could have been so different
*Starts watching a video about inattentive ADHD*
*Gets distracted, walks away*
*Returns, realises video is almost over, restarts it again*
*Walks away*
I enjoyed this video but I wish that you would have discussed some of the benefits of Inattentive ADHD. For as much as I sometimes have to fight my own brain to complete executive functioning tasks, I love my brain because it enables my creativity and allows me to connect pieces of information quickly. I recognize that it is a disorder that benefits from treatment, but at the same time I recognize that there are benefits to being neurodiverse if you know where to look.
Imagine putting on a video and being unable to just watch it, so you go check the comments while its running instead?
Thank you for this video. I have been on the fence about seeking a diagnosis at the age of 42. I got a promotion at work about 12 months ago and have been struggling when it comes to time management and work priorites etc. In the past i have been rostered hours and assigned set tasks which let me hide those issues. There are a varity of other things that make me think i might have adhd (i) its just too long to list. My brother was diagnosed with adhd back in the 90s when he was about 11/12. When i first really suspecting something was going on about 12/18 months ago i asked my mum if there were any signs in me growing up. Her reply: we though you might have add but we were having such a struggle with getting your brother diagnosed and you were doing fine at school we didn't follow through. FYI I was doing ok academically but my mental health was trash and suffered with undiagnosed depression and anxiety. Go 90s mental
health awareness 👍👍
My company lost the contract I work on and the new contract requires much more work. I'm uns8re I'll be able to handle the new job and honestly dint want to.
Hello! I was like… oh I wait, I do all of these! I even showed it to my wife and she agreed it is how I am. I’m waiting for my official diagnosis, but I’m confident that these examples (even the female types) are definitely me. Thanks for sharing. It was very informative and helpful 🙂
having to watch this video in 2x to be able to get through it is enough diagnosis for me
I really liked this... it explains so much now. I have been diagnosed with ADHD but I'm not super hyperactive. I just have a real problem with focusing on any particular activity.
I personally always felt i had this and then had a breakthrough on my trauma and realized i was actually just hypervigilent my whole life.
My school diagnosed me with learning disability, but years later, I took a mental health test, and it turns out I have been having inattentive ADHD.
Loving to draw, but never having the focus to improve is heartbreaking.
I started watching this video but then i zoned out and started reading the comments instead.
Thank you for this video. Through highschool I struggled doing homework, and staying focus in class. Always being told I am not listening to instruction because my attention span is short and I struggle to do one task before the other without switching.
Oh hey, that's me. My mind zones out no matter who is talking or what I am watching. I sometimes have to re-read entire chapters of books because I zone out while reading. It's my superpower. 😂 I'm trying to get my 33 year old son to watch these videos. He lives with me and our apartment is a mess. Mostly him. Together we are the worst.
This was helpful. As a child and as an adult I feel like I’m more of the inattentive ADHD type (along with being on the autism spectrum) and I’m hoping to get tested and get the right diagnosis since the DSM-5 criteria changed in 2013. I was diagnosed with multiplex developmental disorder as a kid which was on the autism spectrum but the term is no longer used and I do have some ADHD symptoms-paying attention is so hard for me, I doze off and avoid hard tasks. I do perform really well at my job, but I think it’s because I actually enjoy my job and it gives me a dopamine rush. I do stay organized but I do loose things, forget things and get distracted-so yeah-I might have both.
Its really hard to unmask just because how bad I'll stand out in the society and since I was an overachiever back in the days, I doubt anyone will believe me if I even relate to any of these....
So far I'm diagnosed with depression but I do wonder if it has anything to do with adhd because of my executive dysfunction 😅
17 years old it's too late.
Ive screw my life with severe ADHD since I was 8.
At 16 I quited school and almost killed myself twice.
17 it's too late. Every kid should had a mental diagnose at 12 with or without symptoms.
I'm 31 stuck on a poor life with hardened bad habits and every motivation I find don't last enough to change and learn how to live with this.
What's so strange is my love for organisation and schedule, yet, my room is untidy rn and I'm procrastinating hard on practising for my learners, along with staying up late when I'm trying to stick to a schedule but I keep losing track of time and literally sticking to basic hygine is an effort-
I forget to shower constantly. Brushing my teeth is a once a week thing- heck, I forget to eat or drink.
I'm actually so grateful for the existence of alarms and my fear of being late.
I had something else I wanted to look up, but in the 5 seconds it took me to sit down and take out my phone I’d completely forgotten what it was. 20 seconds later I’m watching this.
I hate this.
This is me through school. Wasn't diagn with ADHD but Dyspraxia, but could have had the innatentive type (my school reports definitely show evide of it!). Have got a lot better as I've got older in some aspects of it but I'm still the same in many ways.
I was diagnosed with Inattentive ADHD (it was still called ADD at the time) in 3rd grade. Now, I'm a senior in high school and I'm taking the highest dosage of Concerta daily, and it's awesome that I can consistently focus for 7+ hours. I actually wrote my personal essay about having ADD and, for the longest time, it was so hard for me to relate to anyone on the learning disability spectrum because I didn't know anyone else who also had ADD. I knew 3 people who definitely had ADHD, but it's not like I could relate to them because their symptoms weren't in any way like mine. But now, seeing these other comments of people's personal experiences with Inattentive ADHD just brings me so much joy and hope that one day, I'll meet and become friends with someone who has my exact diagnosis and my exact symptoms and I'll no longer feel alone.
Accommodating environments, or having someone who's willing to give you extra help and instructions can make a world of difference when it comes to me feeling confident and successful in one way or another. I remember that in a previous semester of school, both of my professors had very high expectations for their students. At times, I was just mentally burned out because keeping track of two classes at a time provided me with very little balance in my life. I need accommodations that go beyond the bare minimum, and yes, I did try my best to ask questions when needed. I just don't do well when I have to deal with too many strict deadlines.... That, plus I was in a stage of my life where I just didn't feel like myself and my focus was being pulled in too many different directions (ie. maintaining a serious, romantic relationship, trying to keep up with my job and also trying to maintain a close friendship). I'm glad that my current semester's classwork isn't as difficult to deal with, even if it still takes up a bit of my mental energy and focus.
You've just made me remember that i was an absolute wreck before i got my first job at 16. I was a social cretin, near unable to interact with people i didn't already know. It definitely helped me alot, but now that I'm a working person I've realised even down to my accent i mimick people and i don't even do it on purpose
This disorder has ruined my life. I am a young adult Barley pass school. Lost my job. At a job I hate that I feel trapped in. Can’t focus on anything hardly Giving up easily. Maladaptive daydreaming to the point that I get excited about fake realities in my head. One part of me wishes there was a impatient care center just to keep me in for a year and retrain me to cope and live and be able to create an action plan to feel satisfied with my life
That is very accurate, and I feel hella validated
It would be nice for people to stop calling it ADHD because we’re not hyperactive. Even if you call a person hyperactive who isn’t, we still get treated by others like were hyperactive, or treated as liars ourselves. It’s frustrating.
I think the reason people call it inattentive ADHD and not ADD nowadays is because the inattentive and hyperactive types of ADHD aren't actually that different from each other on the inside, they just present differently on the outside. Some folks with inattentive ADHD/ADD can have a hyperactive mind instead of a hyperactive body.
But I also get your frustration. Being treated as if you are hyperactive or not being taken seriously in your ADD/ADHD because you aren't can be really frustrating. Psychiatric terms evolve however, and not everyone can/is willing to keep up. If you feel like ADD describes you better, you can absolutely use it. Just know that it's not a actual psychiatric/psychological term anymore
edit: I wanna make it clear that I don't think you're not willing to keep up with the new terminology. I can't know exactly how you feel. Sorry if this comment comes across as condescending, I don't mean it that way. I'm autistic and I suspect I may have inattentive ADHD. I also have a bit of an interest in psychology so I like searching these kinds of terms
I'm autistic and inattentive type ADHD! Omg I mask s o hard on a daily basis cuz without the mask I just can't function yet. Still learning how cuz I'm nonverbal without the mask. Alone at home I'll talk your ear off or if I'm comfy but in public I'm super quiet unless I like you a l o t. I struggle s o hard to keep my attention on anything and without my meds I have constant meltdowns and feel like I'm going in slow motion to the point it hurts and it's like watching UA-cam at 0.5 speed. Try watching a UA-cam video on the slowest speed and you'll know my pain XD
I am not diagnosed, but my whole life makes sense now. For YEARS I have been labeled as dumb, and have had to go to tutors for reading comprehension because I couldn’t supposedly “ comprehend “ the reading passages I had to do at school. But really, I just have inattentive adhd, and for YEARS my parents couldn’t figure out what was wrong with me. I am actually a good student, and get good grades, only because I work SO hard to maintain this, like, extra hard to be good. I have all the symptoms in this video and everything makes sense. My sister has a diagnosed adhd, but hers is the hyper kind, so that is why she was more obvious to adhd than me. I will tell my parents and hopefully be diagnosed soon.
Guilty as charged. Turned this on and then brushed my hair, typing this, and realizing that I need to feed the cats.
Reading, typing, math, complex problem solving, organization, remembering, making stupid careless mistakes. I am all of the above. I start my meds tomorrow. I sure hope things improve.
Yay! You posted!
Thnk you for making this U are very kind! 💚🖤
ADHD seems to be describing most of my immediate family
I had this in my Watch Later list for a month and now that I’ve finally gotten around to watching it, I’m procrastinating in the comments. Also, I should have gone to bed an hour ago.
The way I had to pause the video bc I was zoned in on a random comment and couldn’t concentrate with the voice speaking in the background only to realize it had already ran near the end and I was blocking out the sound anyways, and completely missing all the chance to comprehend the information I heard so far so now I have to go back and rewind from almost the beginning…..
No bc I have DX'ed adhd-I and when she said she discussed treatment options I literally "wait when did- oh my god [wheeze]" the realization that I literally adhd'd out while listening to a video about adhd has me rolling 😂😂
I get so distracted reading the comments that I miss half the video and have to restart it 😂
Even the way stimulants effect us is a bit different. Tho they do soothe and emotionally calm all adhd people. But:
inattentive people taking stimulants get physical energy and may have an easier time communicating. while hyperactive people taking stimulants slow down their physical energy and may become quieter (in a good way, that also facilitates better communication).
It may come down to the individual coping with the adhd low dopamine differently. Some personality types might shut down and go internally more to regain or conserve dopamine.
And some might get active and interactive and impulsive, but both are dopamine seeking activities. Whichever works best for that person. With combined types of course finding a mix helps them and will do both at different times.
So when unmediated we are at one extreme or the other, and when we take the meds that replete our dopamine to a normal level we move towards the middle and start having balanced behaviors and feelings !
Thank you for raising awarness about ADHD, absolutely i loved this ❤🎉
Reading the channel description makes me wish I found this channel earlier ❤
BRB, the "supporting someone w ADHD" part made my brain think of the Mesothelioma commercial and now I g2g watch that
I was 53 years old when diagnosed, but did not show symptoms until I was in my early 30s. While I was always the type of student to complete my work ahead of time, as an adult this disorder has wreaked havoc on my career.
This is the first video I'm seeing on this channel! Is like a sister channel to Psych2go? It gives off the same vibes~
And here I am, watching this twice cause I got distracted by my toughts lol
Pulling up Google to see how I fix myself 2 minutes in. Stopping that, to comment on the video. Realizing that I stopped listening to the video to leave the comment. Go back to the video to listen. Staring at the word 'Pulling' "Damn that word has been sitting there for long time! Yeeeeaaah, I waaasss gonna right a comment." 40 minutes later.. "Stop it barking puppy..." 5 minutes later... "That's how that happened ."
*clicks post
I'm so inattentive ADHD that i put this in my watch later for two days
this video literally just described me but my parents refuse to get me diagnosed or even tested because they insist im "completely normal and just lazy"
I haven’t been diagnosed, but I’m currently on adderall for the first time. I feel crazy calm and feel like my mind isn’t constantly racing. Been suspecting it for years now but I’ve been putting it off. I tick pretty much all of the boxes for inattentive adhd. gonna get an official diagnosis soon.
i have repeated the first 50 seconds 4 times now. this is hilarious.
Weird how, in times when I feel less of a need to mask, when I put less energy into masking and can just be natural, it's easier to focus.
Nice job! You sumed up some important information. Thank you!
This video is a eye opener for someone with this diagnosis. I am attempting new ways of handling tasks now that i’ve watched this! Thank you ❤ wish me luck 😆🤞🏾
funny, I clicked on this video and it was not too long before I remembered I was watching this video and realized it had been playing for a whole 1.5 minutes.
I came here to see the numbers. I made it to 2:37! ......by the time I realized I'd not been paying attention and had to start it all over again 😩
I realize some have more severe symptoms than me, so what I’m about to say may not apply to everyone. But I’m not incapable of learning. So I don’t feel like it’s necessarily a “disorder.” But I learn much better in a hands on environment, which is not the typical way our schools operate. In college, I majored in forestry, which was 90% hands on learning. And I loved it! I find myself thinking I’m more of the laborer type. I work better with my hands. I’m not an office worker. And I don’t see anything wrong with that.
I was diagnosed half a year ago, I’m 28. I’ve been living with it undiagnosed my entire life.
I’m just now finding out at 49!
Not me exiting out of this video 22 seconds in because I remembered I needed to check an email 😂
I love your videos, are you going to make video about other two types of adhd too?
Yes it’s coming soon 👀💕 !!
I was diagnosed with ADD when i was in elementary school, i was on meds but because it was more inside my head, just my bad behaviour was criticized (unable to focus, problems keeping spaces tidy ect.) but not my problems addressed.
Also most people didn´t pay attention to me, because i was otherwise not noticeable which made me belief my problems were my character and not my sickness.
Now that i am an adult, i developed hyperactive traits too and am now a combination type. I study psychology and stumbled over an article that says, ADHD grows with the people, it develops and it seems most women that didn´t have an impulsive type, are developing one.
I haven’t gotten an official diagnoses yet, but this video makes me think I should
I feel like a broken person shit sucks 😕
Me procrastinating before I get to watch the video 😵💫😵💫
My mom very often screams not understanding that my brain just work different. She is not even educating herself. I got diagnosed with Asperger but she didn't educate with that also
I've been diagnosed with ADHD since I was little but now I realize it was inattentive
Well considering I had to watch this video twice it looks like this fits me quite well but it fits my 9 year old daughter to a T. This has been going on for years and only seems to be getting worse but her doctor doesn't want to diagnose her with any ADHD even though she also shows signs of hyperactivity as well and she is SO hypersensitive. Maybe because I am reluctant to put her any medications she doesn't want to give her the diagnosis yet.
Got diagnosed with Inattentive ADHD and went to my psychiatrist with so much hope to finally get a change in life.
Just for her to look at the evaluation papers and go "I've never heard of that, I am not going to prescribe you any meds for this, this doesn't sound real."
My PSYCHIATRIST.
Now I'm off struggling on my own again since the only other option is paying for another psych, since she is the only one in my area covered by insurance - and boy do I NOT have the money for that :')
hey I know this was two months ago, but try talking to yourself it really helps. talk to yourself through the tasks, make a list of what to do and talk about what you are doing while doing it
When I said I might have this type of adhd to someone that works with children with adhd and autism, she said I don't because it doesn't affect me that much, but it does. She was used to people with extreme cases of both, and didn't acknowledge this type, or being minimal on the sprectrum. For me I have most of these symptoms except not being organized. I like organizing cause it calms my brain. As an extra though I have sensory overloads often, so I don't like to go to crowded places, or go out in the sun, and often will turn down the music in my car to "see" better xD I don't know how to start on getting a diagnosis though.
IDK what came over me just now but I have to pick out a handbag and then I can listen
Ouch, the masking section called me out. I have learned not to work myself to mental breakdown though (yay), but in school (especially after elementary school) I just had to be, well, not best, there was no chance that would happen, but upper half, if not I felt I was a failure. In the subjects I mastered, the kinder students would sometimes tell me they envied me my ability to "just get it", and I'd be thinking "....! I have been studying this for hours on end, every day, all semester! What are you talking about "just getting it"? I probably spent five times longer than you studying it to get the same grade." and then of course there were things I could never "get" no matter how hard I tried
Back then ADHD was just "the angry kid", which is part of why I try so hard to hide my traits, even though I think have lost the Hyper bit as an adult. Stigma hurts
I'm unsure if I have inattentive adhd, but many of these traits are relatable and they point towards the possibility of me having adhd. As a child a teacher told my parents that I was always looking out the window and not paying attention/it seemed like I was daydreaming. I also had a speech delay apparently when I was very young. I have always been disorganised, misplacing my belongings, barely handing things in the deadlines because of procrastination, avoiding school work because it was uncomfable to do, being hyper sensitive child not sure if this relates to having adhd) I think I supressed my sensitivity the more I got older so it's not as prevelant. The reason why I didn't suspect I had adhd throughout my life was because I have a cousin who has adhd who has the hyperactive type and I was a very quiet kid, so adults would assume that I was well behaved. But there were a few times when I was young when I was disruptive/had no filter and I got yelled at a lot and then everything changed, I was never loud again after that and became hyperaware of my actions. I really didn't know till pretty recently that it could manifest differently. Now when my friend is talking I can only comprehend half of what she is saying, I don't know if it is the way she phrases it but it makes me feel like a fool.
Mixed type here but predominantly inattentive as time goes on. It's weird how many things ended up being from it.
I was diagnosed with ADHD in what I think is the best and most hilarious way possible. I was meeting with my psychologist when I was still seeing her and after several meetings she looks through my paper work and asks. "Why didn't you include ADHD on your medical history?" and I straight faced said "because I don't have it" and she looks me dead in the eyes and goes "You most definitely do, it's very underdiagnosed in girls."
My college roommate found it funny that during online school I struggled to pay attention to classes I wasn't really interested in but I could play Fallout or Guitar Hero for hours on end and not notice what's going on around me.
Does anyone else with inattentive adhd have regular periods of feeling like they can't cope with their life? I am a mum of 3 and
I have never been diagnosed but have all of these symptoms. Mum life makes it harder, but just wondered whether this is common.
Yes!! I’ve been so burned out these past few years. My husband is great help with the kids. But sometimes there’s just so much crap to deal with that I can’t keep up with it. I’m constantly unaware of school events because they’re posted on Facebook, which I always forget to check. I often imaging myself banging my head on the table like a cartoon character.
You see my problem is that I'm an American lower/ lower middle class citizen meaning that I cannot afford health insurance and therefore cannot afford to get officially diagnosed. I got really close after my school counselor suggested I seek out a professional. My family had been pretty much sure for years but never got me officially diagnosed. Anyway I lost the papers I needed and my health insurance ran out before we could find them or go back and get more. The difficult thing about ADHD is that it can a really big affect on your life and people just assume your inattentiveness is because you just don't care which isn't true in the slightest. The only reason I was even talking to my school counselor in the first place was because I had a very large nervous breakdown/ anxiety attack(maybe) I didn't get the homework done in a class I was already doing bad in and ended up not wanting to go in because anxiety and I was tired of feeling like a failure and I ended breaking down because of this and was sent to the school counselor. This was even worse because I usually don't like showing how much things actually bother me which doesn't help for those who say that I don't care. Also it really sucked hearing after struggling so hard on things that I just needed to try harder when I felt like I was trying amd even when I didn't feel like I was giving 100% I still managed to feel exhausted. I never asked for help in school either because I always understood the subject. Anyway I still ended up failing that class and now the school has pressured me into taking a different AP class next year but telling everybody that if they just want to go to work straight after school then they can take the normal class but if they want to go to college at all (which I do) they should take the AP class. So wish me luck I guess because I very much need it
see if u/ur family qualify for medicaid. also look around for orgs that can help ppl in need, neurodivergent support type institutions. also, ap classes dont matter as much for college as counselors like to make them out to be. its gonna be ok!