I remember few years back after my wife died, I was left alone with 3 kids. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with ADHD. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment changed my life for better. I can proudly say i'm totally clean for 6 years and still counting. Always look to nature for solution to tough problems, Shrooms are phenomenal.
I love hearing great life changing stories like this. I want to become a mycologist because honestly mushrooms are the best form of medicine (most especially the psychedelic ones) There are so many people today used magic mushrooms to ween off of SSRI medication- its amazing! Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death buddy, lets be honest here.
Hey mates! Can you help with the source? I suffer severe anxiety, panic and depression and I usually take prescription medicine, but they don't always help. Where can I find those psilocybin mushrooms? I'm really interested in treating my mental health without Rxs. I live in Australia don't know much about these. I'm so glad they helped you. I can't wait to get them too. Really need a reliable source 🙏
YES sure of mycologist Pedroshrooms. I have the same experience with anxiety, addiction. Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
I'm so very happy for you mate, Psilocybin is absolutely amazing, the way it shows you things, the way it teaches you things. I can not believe our world and our people shows less interest about it's helpfulness to humanity. It's love. The mushrooms heals people by showing the truth, it would be so beneficial for so many people, especially politicians and the rich who have lost their way and every other persons out there.
I think that ADHD can be an advantage if you met some conditions: 1) find your passion and talent VERY VERY early in life; 2) be at least smarter than 80% of other people (no, ADHD doesn't make you smarter, maybe only more creative), 3) be ambitious and resilient for you dreams. If you just want an average life and act average, you're life will be a mess...
Creativity and ADHD reward high risk high reward activities. You are not motivated by the boredom of repetitive tasks but highly engaged by something that change and where you have to jump into action full on (hyperfocus)
Unless you add autism into the mix like me. I always wondered why everyone around me just "suddenly found their talent or the thing they really clicked with" And why I never could or figure it out, no matter how hard I tried, it just seemed like it came sooo *naturally* for them, or at least thats how I always seemed to perceive it as that way for them.
@@littleowl22778 I agree with you. I have diagnosed ADHD and other comorbidies, but not autism. ADHD makes your life at a "hard" difficulty, but autism I think you play at a "legend" difficulty. I feel that autism is much much more difficult to deal than ADHD alone. Is this true in your opinion?
I’ve never met a stupid person who has both ADHD & anxiety it seems you have to have some level of self awareness to know you have anxiety & also ADHD which ADHD can be the root cause of other developing mental health issues
In my family, we’ve learned that ASD and ADHD have considerable overlap. I’m hoping to be tested, and find some non-stimulant drug for it. I wish I had back all the time in my life that I’ve spent looking for things. Edit because I didn’t even address your comment.😳 If you are neurodivergent, especially with ADHD, you’ve probably heard a lot of criticism, and are keenly aware you do but meet expectations. It’s a lifetime of anxiety, just from trying to fit in, in a world in which I do not belong. I feel I’m just a visitor here, maybe like an anthropologist, especially in the South & TX. Not belonging has led to my recurring dreams of going to gatherings, only to find I don’t belong there. I strongly suspect that with not only ADHD, but ASD, you almost never get to hear that you did alright. That’s a lot of the source of my anxiety. Being othered by my family hasn’t helped.
1. Easily distracted or head on a swivel 2. Above average intelligence. 3.lives in the present, disregarding the consequences. 4.Stimulated and comfortable by risky and dangerous behavior and envirements.5. knows what to do and how to do it. However, executive brain function makes it difficult to take action independently without someone directing and pressuring you to take action.6. Hyperactive or energy restlessness. 7.often comfortable in disorderly cluttered,chaotic envirements of disarray. Hense, the perfect soldier.
@Shiver It dawned on me.I was in the Marine Corps. And was real good in the field. But not all spit and polish. I wasn't perfect but I'd take a bunch of ADHD types in to combat over a bunch of pretty spit and polish accountants all day long.
@@laserus3333 one of the guys I worked with was a marine and I considered him a mentor. We were the only guys that got a long really well. I have ADHD he doesn't.
@@IsaManzanares13yep I’m in school to get my Nurse Practitioner degree in mental health. I want to specialize in treating ADHD. Bc I have it and I know the struggle.
I don't see my ADHD as a gift at all. I'm not Einstein, Ford , Bell, etc. I self diagnosed in my 50s. My marriage failed, probably because i married a narcissist with ADHD. I have a son, while doing very well now, was an alcoholic at 18. I was fired from the career I loved, Registered Nurse, because I couldn't get to work on time. I see nothing to love about it
You sound rather depressed. Some of us go through long periods of depression but when we bounce, its often phenomenal. I pray that this is case with you. Lots of love❤
Thank you. Its just a personality type, not a disorder. I manage dynamic, real-time projects that would make most people crap their pants and make a good living. I like being a little different, and im smart. My mind just takes me places, if im not engaged.
ADHD: MY EXPERIENCE As someone who has family members with this disorder it isn’t the most fun or cool things ever. It can be quite difficult when we live in a society built for normal folks who like their cookie cutter life’s. My poor parent never got the luxury of therapy or diagnosis until much later in life. They are one of the smartest people I know and they never got the chance to complete a secondary education. Too distracted I guess. I myself have come to realize I may have it too! And it’s not so scary if you live by a strict code of “the golden rule” But this applies to how you treat yourself and others too. Would you tell your friends their dumb and abnormal for making a mistake? I HOPE NOT. We are all just silly little guys doing our best. And if your best isn’t good enough, then take constructive criticism like a Saint and do your best to improve with what you have! I have seen recent studies that claim ADHD brains were hunters or those who remembered which berries didn’t kill everyone in the tribe. So learn to fish and become an herbalist. If that’s all you can do to satisfy the random need for random projects then you deserve to have skills that can help you!
I agree. ADHD can be an advantage if you met some conditions: 1) find your passion and talent VERY VERY early in life; 2) be at least smarter than 80% of other people (no, ADHD doesn't make you smarter, maybe only more creative), 3) be ambitious and resilient for you dreams. If you just want an average life and act average, you're life will be a mess
@just Abhi How? ADHD is a spectrum. Suffers suffer from different symptoms (impulsiveness, inattentiveness, lack of organisation, time management ) at different intensities, grow out of certain symptoms etc. Just an example: you meant to write “though” but wrote “tough.”
@@ranieromaximino668 I feel as though it does make you more intelligent. I’m noticeably more intelligent than neatly everyone I’ve met and I’ve done very little myself to accomplish this. It’s just there. Can’t think of any variables that would play into my favor outside of Yah.
Extraordinary people are unique. They are not forced to copy the lifestyle or interests of other people, who sometimes do not even have any interests or opinions. If a genius isn't interested in something, he doesn't listen to it, he leaves, he devotes himself exclusively to the things he considers important and priority in his life. The common man does not focus only on his interests. They have to adapt perfectly to the team, fit into it in all aspects, totally submit, often even pretend to have the same opinion on the matter, even though they don't agree with it.!!!
I have been diagnosed with ADHD and to be honest with you, I can't see it as a gift. Yes, you are creative and can succeed in life, but that is not a gift. What you're talking about are the positive aspects of ADHD. I do understand your point clearly, but I don't categorise it as a gift. Furthermore, we live in a neurotypical society, which means the neurodiverse people like me, have to adapt to this world and not the other way around.
All the people you mentioned succeeded despite ADHD not because of their ADHD. Think what they would have achieved without ADHD. When I here people say that ADHD is a gift are people who do not have ADHD or delusional. The people you mentioned had talents and gifts (ADHD not one of them) that helped them succeed. If there was a switch I could flip to remove my ADHD I would flip in less than a second. Anyone who truly has ADHD would do the same.
100% PREACH it! You dont measure successes with a disorder, you measure the failures. How many failed because of their disorder compared to those that succeeded. I dont want to be told im special because of my spicy brain.. I want good access to health care to treat my disorder. Just like anyone else with a disorder does. Im not special I have a damn Disorder and a Psychiatrist should know better. If I could turn off my ADHD and loose ALL of the neat things that come with it I would not even take a second to hesitate. Life is EXHAUSTING with ADHD. "Protect them from the idea that they have a problem that needs special attention" HA! guess what? it is a problem and It doesn need special attention. Hyperfocus is neat, Learning a new skill in a tenth of the time as other.. thats pretty cool. Whats not cool is going into debt, making bad impulsive choices, Struggling in school to the point where most of my childhood was in my room crying that I cant do what the others do. This self affirming BS needs to stop. Its a DISORDER! You wouldnt say this crap to anyone with any other disorder... Gaaacckkk this stuff makes me so mad.
@@joshuaknuth3433 You can think of it as a disorder, but its more than that. I think of it as a difference with pros and cons. And everybody's pros and cons are subjective and different depending on what they value and what their life is like. ADHD was the gift that enabled these people to take the risks they needed to take to achieve their success.
Im willing to bet financial stability was a huge factor in the success of many of these. In addition to that this "Dr" is diagnosing individuals with this who were not diagnosed in their lifetime. This is a huge issue. we dont know if half these people actually have adhd. did they exhibit some symptoms? yes perhaps but for a dr to diagnose and make claims about people without actually meeting them is extremely problematic and irresponsible. It is a disorder and there is no doubt on that. How one looks at the disorder perhaps can have a play. In much the same was as someone with a terminal illness may value life more than others without. But that doesnt make it any less a disorder or illness. What I am and many of us who suffer from this disorder are saying is stating it as an over arching positive is problematic. The world is not set up for brains like ours, and the struggles we face are enormous at times. And many of us never are able to break free. Again you dont measure based on successes, you measure based on failures just because some make it through doesnt mean the majority will or can. Every corpse on Mount Everest was once an extremely motivated individual. In addition many of us dont want to be a "Success" we simply desire to survive and live a semi normal life. As I said what I need is access to health care not a motivational speech about how "gifted" I am.
It doesn't work that way. Being highly creative or being highly action oriented or both are other sides of ADHD. Einstein and Disney succeeded because their strong sides were creativity and open mindedness which usually come with downside of being messy. There are people whose brains specialise in organization, neatness, etc. nobody calls them disordered because they aren't creative or don't thrive in environments that require constant action. People are specialists, not generalists. You can't have everything.
Its great to list things that are beneficial from adhd but let's not forget it's also a disability with serious problems that we've been fighting to have recognized. These videos that hype up adhd sometimes under play these issues.
I like you. 😊 i was diagnosed with adhd in my 40s, but i had it clearly in the 70s, one of the things I've noticed is, i like everyone, but I'm really drawn to some people just to find out later they also have adhd. It has been as simple as a picture in a UA-camrs thumbnail. Is that common. Thank you for a positive spin on adhd. Ps elon musk could be a possible narcissist 🤭😃 i just watched a short fact check video on him. But he's also getting involved in everything, so who knows. Thank Dr. Hagan 😊❤❤❤.
This Dr has no clue on the diagnosis of these individuals. Only a few are open about it. A Dr should not nor are they encouraged to discuss or diagnose those who are not their patients. What he said may make some feel good, but its foolish and irresponsible of him. American Psychiatric Association outright does not support this behavior and has been very vocal on. It violates the Goldwater rule in section & of the APA "that psychiatrists have a responsibility to participate in activities contributing to the improvement of the community and the betterment of public health, but they should not give a professional opinion about public figures whom they have not examined in person, and from whom they have not obtained consent to discuss their mental health in public statements"
OK, I am listening, but I see several problems here. Please don't take offence, I just want to talk. One problem is one have to be diagnosed by a doc otherwise one cannot say you have ADHD, symptoms yes, but not the disorder. Another problem is that you have to be impaired in life and ditto symptoms yes, but not the disorder. There are a lot of people who really struggles, a list like this make me only feel even more impaired. Any thoughts about that?
It is a gift provided you can fit in to the society model of school, college, University. So many cannot do that but need to earn money just to get a start in any field they me be focussed or have an interest in. Who will provide their care and keep? Many struggle with unnecessary pain mental and physical in life as they cannot organise or fend for themselves and NT workforce HR recruiters will insist on what qualifications you have. We live in such a backwards world these days. In my youth at 16 you just went to the local business needing someone. You gave it a try and then if it did not work out you were sacked but this was not an issue. You eventually found something with someone who gave a damn.
My first draft was a lot nicer until I heard your final sentence. I want to be clear, having adhd does not mean you are lesser. There are many wonderful people who have adhd. There are assholes, like me, too. It is something that does require special treatment. To say otherwise is damaging to actually serious issue we face. Parts of our brain are smaller, 3-7% or so. That including the emotional regulation center. We regulate less well, so we feel emotions more strongly. There is a well studied and understood proof. Our level of mental maturity is about 30% behind that of a typical person. Not that we are dumber, but if you take an 18 year they're around a 13 year old in terms of maturity. If we are lucky we reach the mental maturity of a 22 year old. We have trouble with the perception of the passing of time. If not getting the help we require, there is a 70% chance that people with it will self medicate. Typically alcohol or weed. Sometimes harder stuff too. The impulsiveness leads to a much higher representation in prison. The life expectancy is much lower. People who have it are really good at focusing on topic they enjoy, but if it's something that they don't enjoy they have to push through it. Pretending that you are smarter is unhelpful when you ignore the people who failed to push through. Or are you suggesting that everyone is eager to be around the immature, chronically late, druggy, college drop out, who was in prison for demestic violence? To say we are perfect as we are closes the door to the serious issue we face and the help we require. It's a serious issue that cannot be resolved trivially. I have spent about 25 years pretending that there was no problem. That I just was not doing enough. It is actually harmful to only focus on the positive. Because it is a developmental disorder that requires treatment not praise. If I lost everything that I know about software and computer engineering just so I could have a normal brain I would take it in a hear beat.
Why do we always refer to it as ADHD? For most of these people it’s ADD… you don’t see them bouncing off the walls with hyperactivity or not being able to sit still. The people you’re talking about suffered from ADD, not ADHD!
@@faithgonzalez1701 easy, ADHD symptoms prevent someone from reaching the extraordinary focus that Einstein had. It's simply unrealistic to blatantly label Einstein as someone who struggles with ADHD because he never really "struggled" with it nor was it historically known that he ever struggled with symptoms related to it. Surely ADHD is a spectrum and everyone struggles with it at different intensities, for those who are diagnosed however have reported constant full time struggle with handling daily tasks for which his achievements and historical revelation would prove otherwise to this assumed diagnosis. Sure he may be "unorganized" or "forgetful" but that doesn't explicitly prove anything I'm not saying that people with ADHD *can't* revolutionize the world what I'm saying is that for those who seek the right treatment and professional help it would be significantly easier to do it
My wife is ADHD and people with ADHD are 60% more likely to commit adultery because of their impulsiveness as my wife did so how is that a gift? It has wrecked my entire life and my marriage I may never trust again because of it ☹️
@@IsaManzanares13She is the most heartless and evil person I have ever met and if I could go back in time to that moment we met I would change some things for sure
Good to see you ignoring the Goldwater rule in section & of the APA "that psychiatrists have a responsibility to participate in activities contributing to the improvement of the community and the betterment of public health, but they should not give a professional opinion about public figures whom they have not examined in person, and from whom they have not obtained consent to discuss their mental health in public statements" You have not seen these patients and you are openly speculating on their diagnosis to prove a point in a very unscientific manor. This is extremely unethical behavior and as stated by many below it is downplaying the effects ADHD has on many of our daily lives. By pointing our "Success" stories you also are insulting those who are trying a failing. You never measure a success rate without looking at the failure rate as well. For every one of those that succeeds hundreds are left behind. Every corpse on Mount Everest was once an extremely motivated individual. Does it make you feel good possibly but is it accurate? no. In addition this narrative negatively effects those who are struggling with the disorder and according to the CDC and DSM is it a disorder. When many of us are struggling with this are told by others who are not suffering from the disorder that we can be successful if we just try harder it has a negative effect. What you should be doing is advocating for better health care rather than patting us on our backs and giving us a pep talk and telling us how special and gifted we are. Does any of this mean I am not trying my hardest and giving up? hell no, im a fighter and will continue to try my best. But im also realistic in knowing me trying my best is not likely to measure the same as someone without the disorder trying their best.
How the hell does that guy know that Einstein had ADHD. I myself have been diagnosed with ADHD. It's not really a gift. The society where I live still thinks of ADHD people as stupid and lazy, but insists that we must be just as capable, productive and fit ourselves into the same mold as others. ADHD presents itself as many symptoms and is a very subjective experience. Managing symptoms and coping in life is individual, depending on the intensity of symptoms and external circumstances. Impulsivity is one of the biggest problems and can make talent useless. This is a personal experience/observation. There are a million things to consider in ADHD, and videos like this one do not improve people's knowledge of the true nature of ADHD. Rarely, the creators of such videos themselves have ADHD. It is true that people should understand ADHD better and not think of them as stupid and lazy, but they are also not people with superpowers.
I remember few years back after my wife died, I was left alone with 3 kids. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with ADHD. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment changed my life for better. I can proudly say i'm totally clean for 6 years and still counting. Always look to nature for solution to tough problems, Shrooms are phenomenal.
I love hearing great life changing stories like this. I want to become a mycologist because honestly mushrooms are the best form of medicine (most especially the psychedelic ones) There are so many people today used magic mushrooms to ween off of SSRI medication- its amazing! Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death buddy, lets be honest here.
Hey mates! Can you help with the source? I suffer severe anxiety, panic and depression and I usually take prescription medicine, but they don't always help. Where can I find those psilocybin mushrooms? I'm really interested in treating my mental health without Rxs. I live in Australia don't know much about these. I'm so glad they helped you. I can't wait to get them too. Really need a reliable source 🙏
YES sure of mycologist Pedroshrooms. I have the same experience with anxiety, addiction. Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
I'm so very happy for you mate, Psilocybin is absolutely amazing, the way it shows you things, the way it teaches you things. I can not believe our world and our people shows less interest about it's helpfulness to humanity. It's love. The mushrooms heals people by showing the truth, it would be so beneficial for so many people, especially politicians and the rich who have lost their way and every other persons out there.
Where do I reach this dude? If possible can I find him on Google
I think that ADHD can be an advantage if you met some conditions: 1) find your passion and talent VERY VERY early in life; 2) be at least smarter than 80% of other people (no, ADHD doesn't make you smarter, maybe only more creative), 3) be ambitious and resilient for you dreams.
If you just want an average life and act average, you're life will be a mess...
Creativity and ADHD reward high risk high reward activities.
You are not motivated by the boredom of repetitive tasks but highly engaged by something that change and where you have to jump into action full on (hyperfocus)
Unless you add autism into the mix like me.
I always wondered why everyone around me just "suddenly found their talent or the thing they really clicked with"
And why I never could or figure it out, no matter how hard I tried, it just seemed like it came sooo *naturally* for them, or at least thats how I always seemed to perceive it as that way for them.
@@littleowl22778 I agree with you. I have diagnosed ADHD and other comorbidies, but not autism.
ADHD makes your life at a "hard" difficulty, but autism I think you play at a "legend" difficulty.
I feel that autism is much much more difficult to deal than ADHD alone. Is this true in your opinion?
I HAVE triedddd this and man😂 my life went to a mess so quickly 🎉 it’s a party
@@IsaManzanares13 it still a mess but at least you have some satisfactions.
I’ve never met a stupid person who has both ADHD & anxiety it seems you have to have some level of self awareness to know you have anxiety & also ADHD which ADHD can be the root cause of other developing mental health issues
Damn. This is so true it hurt my brain to read.
In my family, we’ve learned that ASD and ADHD have considerable overlap. I’m hoping to be tested, and find some non-stimulant drug for it. I wish I had back all the time in my life that I’ve spent looking for things.
Edit because I didn’t even address your comment.😳 If you are neurodivergent, especially with ADHD, you’ve probably heard a lot of criticism, and are keenly aware you do but meet expectations. It’s a lifetime of anxiety, just from trying to fit in, in a world in which I do not belong. I feel I’m just a visitor here, maybe like an anthropologist, especially in the South & TX. Not belonging has led to my recurring dreams of going to gatherings, only to find I don’t belong there. I strongly suspect that with not only ADHD, but ASD, you almost never get to hear that you did alright. That’s a lot of the source of my anxiety. Being othered by my family hasn’t helped.
1. Easily distracted or head on a swivel 2. Above average intelligence. 3.lives in the present, disregarding the consequences. 4.Stimulated and comfortable by risky and dangerous behavior and envirements.5. knows what to do and how to do it. However, executive brain function makes it difficult to take action independently without someone directing and pressuring you to take action.6. Hyperactive or energy restlessness.
7.often comfortable in disorderly cluttered,chaotic envirements of disarray.
Hense, the perfect soldier.
The perfect soldier huh? That kinda makes sense.
@Shiver It dawned on me.I was in the Marine Corps. And was real good in the field. But not all spit and polish. I wasn't perfect but I'd take a bunch of ADHD types in to combat over a bunch of pretty spit and polish accountants all day long.
@@laserus3333 one of the guys I worked with was a marine and I considered him a mentor. We were the only guys that got a long really well. I have ADHD he doesn't.
So! Learn to breathe,
Do yoga.
Become a medical practitioner and prove anyone and everyone that you can do anything! For the better of humanity.
@@IsaManzanares13yep I’m in school to get my Nurse Practitioner degree in mental health. I want to specialize in treating ADHD. Bc I have it and I know the struggle.
I don't see my ADHD as a gift at all. I'm not Einstein, Ford , Bell, etc. I self diagnosed in my 50s. My marriage failed, probably because i married a narcissist with ADHD. I have a son, while doing very well now, was an alcoholic at 18. I was fired from the career I loved, Registered Nurse, because I couldn't get to work on time. I see nothing to love about it
You sound rather depressed. Some of us go through long periods of depression but when we bounce, its often phenomenal. I pray that this is case with you. Lots of love❤
So where do I return it?
😂😂😂
Idk I’m having a conversation with god when I die if he’s real. Gonna talk about how I think it’s funny but not but still kinda funny sometimes 😅
Thank you. Its just a personality type, not a disorder. I manage dynamic, real-time projects that would make most people crap their pants and make a good living. I like being a little different, and im smart. My mind just takes me places, if im not engaged.
ADHD:
MY EXPERIENCE
As someone who has family members with this disorder it isn’t the most fun or cool things ever. It can be quite difficult when we live in a society built for normal folks who like their cookie cutter life’s.
My poor parent never got the luxury of therapy or diagnosis until much later in life.
They are one of the smartest people I know and they never got the chance to complete a secondary education. Too distracted I guess.
I myself have come to realize I may have it too! And it’s not so scary if you live by a strict code of “the golden rule”
But this applies to how you treat yourself and others too.
Would you tell your friends their dumb and abnormal for making a mistake?
I HOPE NOT.
We are all just silly little guys doing our best. And if your best isn’t good enough, then take constructive criticism like a Saint and do your best to improve with what you have!
I have seen recent studies that claim ADHD brains were hunters or those who remembered which berries didn’t kill everyone in the tribe.
So learn to fish and become an herbalist. If that’s all you can do to satisfy the random need for random projects then you deserve to have skills that can help you!
The golden rule, harry's code lol. I live by the golden rule and it is what i center myself on or i get lost.
It’s a real impairment for the majority of us.
@just Abhi I beg to differ.
I agree. ADHD can be an advantage if you met some conditions: 1) find your passion and talent VERY VERY early in life; 2) be at least smarter than 80% of other people (no, ADHD doesn't make you smarter, maybe only more creative), 3) be ambitious and resilient for you dreams.
If you just want an average life and act average, you're life will be a mess
@just Abhi How? ADHD is a spectrum. Suffers suffer from different symptoms (impulsiveness, inattentiveness, lack of organisation, time management ) at different intensities, grow out of certain symptoms etc.
Just an example: you meant to write “though” but wrote “tough.”
@@ranieromaximino668 I feel as though it does make you more intelligent. I’m noticeably more intelligent than neatly everyone I’ve met and I’ve done very little myself to accomplish this. It’s just there. Can’t think of any variables that would play into my favor outside of Yah.
@@ranieromaximino668 you wrote this in the main comments and you didn't know what you were talking about there either.
Extraordinary people are unique. They are not forced to copy the lifestyle or interests of other people, who sometimes do not even have any interests or opinions.
If a genius isn't interested in something, he doesn't listen to it, he leaves, he devotes himself exclusively to the things he considers important and priority in his life. The common man does not focus only on his interests. They have to adapt perfectly to the team, fit into it in all aspects, totally submit, often even pretend to have the same opinion on the matter, even though they don't agree with it.!!!
Very good point and facts
I have been diagnosed with ADHD and to be honest with you, I can't see it as a gift.
Yes, you are creative and can succeed in life, but that is not a gift.
What you're talking about are the positive aspects of ADHD.
I do understand your point clearly, but I don't categorise it as a gift.
Furthermore, we live in a neurotypical society, which means the neurodiverse people like me, have to adapt to this world and not the other way around.
All the people you mentioned succeeded despite ADHD not because of their ADHD. Think what they would have achieved without ADHD. When I here people say that ADHD is a gift are people who do not have ADHD or delusional. The people you mentioned had talents and gifts (ADHD not one of them) that helped them succeed.
If there was a switch I could flip to remove my ADHD I would flip in less than a second. Anyone who truly has ADHD would do the same.
100% PREACH it!
You dont measure successes with a disorder, you measure the failures. How many failed because of their disorder compared to those that succeeded.
I dont want to be told im special because of my spicy brain.. I want good access to health care to treat my disorder. Just like anyone else with a disorder does.
Im not special I have a damn Disorder and a Psychiatrist should know better. If I could turn off my ADHD and loose ALL of the neat things that come with it I would not even take a second to hesitate. Life is EXHAUSTING with ADHD. "Protect them from the idea that they have a problem that needs special attention" HA! guess what? it is a problem and It doesn need special attention. Hyperfocus is neat, Learning a new skill in a tenth of the time as other.. thats pretty cool. Whats not cool is going into debt, making bad impulsive choices, Struggling in school to the point where most of my childhood was in my room crying that I cant do what the others do.
This self affirming BS needs to stop. Its a DISORDER! You wouldnt say this crap to anyone with any other disorder... Gaaacckkk this stuff makes me so mad.
For real. Sometimes this existence is torturous.
@@joshuaknuth3433 You can think of it as a disorder, but its more than that. I think of it as a difference with pros and cons. And everybody's pros and cons are subjective and different depending on what they value and what their life is like. ADHD was the gift that enabled these people to take the risks they needed to take to achieve their success.
Im willing to bet financial stability was a huge factor in the success of many of these. In addition to that this "Dr" is diagnosing individuals with this who were not diagnosed in their lifetime. This is a huge issue. we dont know if half these people actually have adhd. did they exhibit some symptoms? yes perhaps but for a dr to diagnose and make claims about people without actually meeting them is extremely problematic and irresponsible.
It is a disorder and there is no doubt on that. How one looks at the disorder perhaps can have a play. In much the same was as someone with a terminal illness may value life more than others without. But that doesnt make it any less a disorder or illness.
What I am and many of us who suffer from this disorder are saying is stating it as an over arching positive is problematic. The world is not set up for brains like ours, and the struggles we face are enormous at times. And many of us never are able to break free.
Again you dont measure based on successes, you measure based on failures just because some make it through doesnt mean the majority will or can.
Every corpse on Mount Everest was once an extremely motivated individual.
In addition many of us dont want to be a "Success" we simply desire to survive and live a semi normal life.
As I said what I need is access to health care not a motivational speech about how "gifted" I am.
It doesn't work that way. Being highly creative or being highly action oriented or both are other sides of ADHD. Einstein and Disney succeeded because their strong sides were creativity and open mindedness which usually come with downside of being messy.
There are people whose brains specialise in organization, neatness, etc. nobody calls them disordered because they aren't creative or don't thrive in environments that require constant action.
People are specialists, not generalists. You can't have everything.
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Its great to list things that are beneficial from adhd but let's not forget it's also a disability with serious problems that we've been fighting to have recognized. These videos that hype up adhd sometimes under play these issues.
Thank you sir! Appreciate it. Gave me much needed confidence :)
I like you. 😊 i was diagnosed with adhd in my 40s, but i had it clearly in the 70s, one of the things I've noticed is, i like everyone, but I'm really drawn to some people just to find out later they also have adhd. It has been as simple as a picture in a UA-camrs thumbnail. Is that common. Thank you for a positive spin on adhd. Ps elon musk could be a possible narcissist 🤭😃 i just watched a short fact check video on him. But he's also getting involved in everything, so who knows. Thank Dr. Hagan 😊❤❤❤.
Musk is an absolute narc
I think some of these may be more likely Autism
There is a very high chance that if somebody has ADHD or Autism, that they will have the other. So you may be very right!
This Dr has no clue on the diagnosis of these individuals. Only a few are open about it.
A Dr should not nor are they encouraged to discuss or diagnose those who are not their patients. What he said may make some feel good, but its foolish and irresponsible of him.
American Psychiatric Association outright does not support this behavior and has been very vocal on.
It violates the Goldwater rule in section & of the APA
"that psychiatrists have a responsibility to participate in activities contributing to the improvement of the community and the betterment of public health, but they should not give a professional opinion about public figures whom they have not examined in person, and from whom they have not obtained consent to discuss their mental health in public statements"
It’s a spectrum like people! Everyone and every brain is unique to the person! There are many types!
OK, I am listening, but I see several problems here. Please don't take offence, I just want to talk. One problem is one have to be diagnosed by a doc otherwise one cannot say you have ADHD, symptoms yes, but not the disorder. Another problem is that you have to be impaired in life and ditto symptoms yes, but not the disorder. There are a lot of people who really struggles, a list like this make me only feel even more impaired. Any thoughts about that?
It is a gift provided you can fit in to the society model of school, college, University. So many cannot do that but need to earn money just to get a start in any field they me be focussed or have an interest in. Who will provide their care and keep? Many struggle with unnecessary pain mental and physical in life as they cannot organise or fend for themselves and NT workforce HR recruiters will insist on what qualifications you have. We live in such a backwards world these days. In my youth at 16 you just went to the local business needing someone. You gave it a try and then if it did not work out you were sacked but this was not an issue. You eventually found something with someone who gave a damn.
ADHD has its horrible side, but it IS also a gift. ADHD hyperfocus got me through university for 2 degrees, and continues to be useful
My first draft was a lot nicer until I heard your final sentence.
I want to be clear, having adhd does not mean you are lesser. There are many wonderful people who have adhd. There are assholes, like me, too.
It is something that does require special treatment. To say otherwise is damaging to actually serious issue we face.
Parts of our brain are smaller, 3-7% or so. That including the emotional regulation center. We regulate less well, so we feel emotions more strongly. There is a well studied and understood proof.
Our level of mental maturity is about 30% behind that of a typical person. Not that we are dumber, but if you take an 18 year they're around a 13 year old in terms of maturity. If we are lucky we reach the mental maturity of a 22 year old.
We have trouble with the perception of the passing of time.
If not getting the help we require, there is a 70% chance that people with it will self medicate. Typically alcohol or weed. Sometimes harder stuff too.
The impulsiveness leads to a much higher representation in prison.
The life expectancy is much lower.
People who have it are really good at focusing on topic they enjoy, but if it's something that they don't enjoy they have to push through it.
Pretending that you are smarter is unhelpful when you ignore the people who failed to push through.
Or are you suggesting that everyone is eager to be around the immature, chronically late, druggy, college drop out, who was in prison for demestic violence?
To say we are perfect as we are closes the door to the serious issue we face and the help we require. It's a serious issue that cannot be resolved trivially. I have spent about 25 years pretending that there was no problem. That I just was not doing enough. It is actually harmful to only focus on the positive. Because it is a developmental disorder that requires treatment not praise.
If I lost everything that I know about software and computer engineering just so I could have a normal brain I would take it in a hear beat.
This guy gets it
So well put, thank you!
Any study on all of that?
@@asta3457 There's several studies on all of it o:
@@IamusTheFox send them pls because i dont experience most of the stuff you just listed.
thanks i have adhd too
Might be a gift if your a genius but if you're poor working class you're looking at addiction , unemployed & prison
Why do we always refer to it as ADHD? For most of these people it’s ADD… you don’t see them bouncing off the walls with hyperactivity or not being able to sit still. The people you’re talking about suffered from ADD, not ADHD!
Einstein did all his work in Europe. School, College, Doctorate. Just FYI.
Damn he is my inspiration
Once I saw Woopie I then felt defeated lol
Elon has said that he is aspergers
Absolutely
ALL WHITE MEN
Einstein had ADHD? ABSOLUTELY NOT. Please consider this comment hate speech, if you must.
Exactly.
Reasoning?
@@faithgonzalez1701 easy, ADHD symptoms prevent someone from reaching the extraordinary focus that Einstein had. It's simply unrealistic to blatantly label Einstein as someone who struggles with ADHD because he never really "struggled" with it nor was it historically known that he ever struggled with symptoms related to it.
Surely ADHD is a spectrum and everyone struggles with it at different intensities, for those who are diagnosed however have reported constant full time struggle with handling daily tasks for which his achievements and historical revelation would prove otherwise to this assumed diagnosis. Sure he may be "unorganized" or "forgetful" but that doesn't explicitly prove anything
I'm not saying that people with ADHD *can't* revolutionize the world what I'm saying is that for those who seek the right treatment and professional help it would be significantly easier to do it
What about Jesus?
I don't agree.
My wife is ADHD and people with ADHD are 60% more likely to commit adultery because of their impulsiveness as my wife did so how is that a gift? It has wrecked my entire life and my marriage I may never trust again because of it ☹️
Damn that’s sad❤ I’m sorry your wife was cracked and an ADHDr 😢
@@IsaManzanares13She is the most heartless and evil person I have ever met and if I could go back in time to that moment we met I would change some things for sure
@@6548ww of course and she didn’t ever deserve your time anyways!
Good to see you ignoring the Goldwater rule in section & of the APA
"that psychiatrists have a responsibility to participate in activities contributing to the improvement of the community and the betterment of public health, but they should not give a professional opinion about public figures whom they have not examined in person, and from whom they have not obtained consent to discuss their mental health in public statements"
You have not seen these patients and you are openly speculating on their diagnosis to prove a point in a very unscientific manor. This is extremely unethical behavior and as stated by many below it is downplaying the effects ADHD has on many of our daily lives. By pointing our "Success" stories you also are insulting those who are trying a failing. You never measure a success rate without looking at the failure rate as well. For every one of those that succeeds hundreds are left behind. Every corpse on Mount Everest was once an extremely motivated individual.
Does it make you feel good possibly but is it accurate? no.
In addition this narrative negatively effects those who are struggling with the disorder and according to the CDC and DSM is it a disorder. When many of us are struggling with this are told by others who are not suffering from the disorder that we can be successful if we just try harder it has a negative effect. What you should be doing is advocating for better health care rather than patting us on our backs and giving us a pep talk and telling us how special and gifted we are.
Does any of this mean I am not trying my hardest and giving up? hell no, im a fighter and will continue to try my best. But im also realistic in knowing me trying my best is not likely to measure the same as someone without the disorder trying their best.
Great list. You left out Donald Trump!
How the hell does that guy know that Einstein had ADHD. I myself have been diagnosed with ADHD. It's not really a gift. The society where I live still thinks of ADHD people as stupid and lazy, but insists that we must be just as capable, productive and fit ourselves into the same mold as others. ADHD presents itself as many symptoms and is a very subjective experience. Managing symptoms and coping in life is individual, depending on the intensity of symptoms and external circumstances. Impulsivity is one of the biggest problems and can make talent useless. This is a personal experience/observation. There are a million things to consider in ADHD, and videos like this one do not improve people's knowledge of the true nature of ADHD. Rarely, the creators of such videos themselves have ADHD. It is true that people should understand ADHD better and not think of them as stupid and lazy, but they are also not people with superpowers.