Why ADHD is Linked with Addiction
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2024
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0:00 ADHD and Substance Abuse
06:10 ADHD Neuroscience
14:30 Mechanisms of ADHD
19:50 What Do We DO About It?
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Shoutout to all of us with ADHD that paid attention to the entire 35 minute discussion
I paid attention to the entire video, but I kept hopping out and going to other apps for a short second
Me watching the video
Him: *discussing ADHD*
My brain: “Yup missed that going to rewind 15 seconds until I remember where I trailed off and relisten.”
i had to keep rewinding because i was constantly daydreaming and it took me like an hour to sit through the whole thing. probably because the information was kind of hard to understand and wasn’t really stimulating, but I knew this would be important for me to know and understand.
i looked up a million different things during this, google is terrible for me
@@combobreaker449 THIS IS ME ATM
i have rewound like 15 times. cant help myself from doing other stuff whilst listening.
"Youre so smart why dont you apply yourself."
I heard that every week for my entire childhood
Story of my fucking life
@@anthonyhutchins2300 fucking same bro
Dr Berg healthy keto helped my ADHD 10X better than any medication, & depression too. It’s diet related!
Because school isn’t a natural structure… we use a Germanic system and it statistically isn’t going to be for everyone. Not everybody likes the taste of apple pie, but there’s no where else to go. And a warning: Psychiatrist = physician = drug dealer.
id have mental breakdowns because i knew i wasnt stupid but evryone told me to try and i didnt know what they were saying
my adhd is telling me to skip the video and find something to watch. but we must stay focused my brothers
Lmao. No cap. I’m like Get to the point already
Literally 😭
Goodness I’m trying 🤦🏾♂️
Im trying hard
haha thanks for the reinforcement. not skipping.
My take away from this is I’m just better at being intoxicated than others.
name checks out.
I have adhd and the shame you feel is soooo real! When I was younger I constantly beat my self up for not doing well in school. My teachers would always give me the “you’re so smart but you don’t apply yourself” line at least once a week. Later in life I started falling behind my peers and fell into a really bad depression and I contemplated suicide daily. Thankful I started hear about what adhd was and begged my mom to bring me to get check. When I got my diagnosis I cried for about 20 minutes. So much pain had been lifted off of my shoulder. Some time after that I start doing CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) and that really help me. Now I’m in college studying to be a psychologist.
yeah that's funny that's all i would hear from teachers too. I would get 100% on every test and quiz but just couldnt do the homework lol
Oh my god…
From the parents “it’d be different if you were stupid, but I know you are smart and aren’t trying”
@@Kambra putting that much weight on homework and allowing smart kids to fail because teachers are lazy and “need grades” is CRIMINAL
In what way did CBT help? I’m really curious for personal reasons.
Wish you all the success 🥳🥳.... also (i know this should be in your checklist) do spread awareness to schools and stuff, so more kids like you would get help :D
As a person with adhd my addictions is tied to not feeling bored. To others boring tasks are tolerable but for me I can’t STAND not being mentally stimulated. I can easy watch hours of UA-cam videos and not get bored. But u ask me to sit quietly on a bus and your asking me to pull my teeth out with pliers. I’m currently working on learning to tolerate this because in a working environment I have to tolerate boring.
The dull pain of existence. That's what I call it personally.
yes, this. 90% of the time when i smoke weed i don't even feel high or euphoric or anything, it just dulls the itch for a while. that's how i describe being sober, like my brain it itchy and feels wrong
@@ryno4ever433 nice job 👍 I’m 10-15 dabs or Bowls a day lol
meditate, it helps with everything
This is normal. Many people prefer pain over boredom. This might be worse in ADHD people but it is also a possible way to improve ADHD. If you can handle your boredom you are done with adhd.
Psilocybin saved my life. I was addicted to heroin for 15 years and after Psilocybin treatment I will be 3 years clean in September. I have zero cravings. This is something that truly needs to be more broadly used in addiction treatment.
A lot of people have testified about this and I really want to give it a shot. I put so much on my plate and it definitely affects my stress and anxiety levels
@Micheal Harris Does dr.sporess ship?
Dr.spores is the best, he's been my supplier for anything psychedelics.
Weird how so many of you have the exact same identically worded story here
how?
I was treated for ADHD later in life. In my late 30's. I was a chronic pot user. After i started the stimulants for adhd i eventually became tired of smoking pot all the time. Im now 2 years sober. My life has never been better. Im able to do things such as study and focus like ive never been able to do before. Get help guys. Its worth it. Youre worth it.
same here! i'm 38 and just on the process of being diagnosed. i really believe i have it as eveything fits so well to how my life is... i'm really hoping stimulant medication helps, because i cannot see how i can get rid of pot.
is the medication necessary for you you think?
*this = adhd
Can I ask what treatment did you got , I been trying har to stop smoking and drinking on daily basis I manage to control alcohol for 2 weeks then something happens and I get back to drinking , smoking I can’t stop
I smoke weed everyday and I never get tried and I’m 41 lol
Welp, that’s it. Booked a psychiatrist appointment. I can’t just throw away my gaming and weed I’ve been using daily without professional help. Thanks for a nudge
I was sober from weed for a year and loved it. My friend reintroduced it into my life a year ago and I’ve just given it up again. You will enjoy your life without it, but it is uncomfortable for the first little while. You can do it!
Hell ya bro, stoked for you. I booked my psyc appointment earlier this month as well. Therapist kept saying there is a high chance i have adhd. Sadly its a 6 month waitlist. Progress is progress
@@nicethaddy5955 thanks 🙏 ill def check it out, not sure as i am based in canada. I get it free if i dont mind the wait.
weed and gaming gang wya
@@flipnshifty playing games
Funny thing is as someone with clinically diagnosed ADHD I could not concentrate on the part of the video where Dr. K explained why my brain couldn't concentrate.
i have to watch this in parts
I had to play diablo with this in the background lmao
@@mr.skeleton3190 Intelligence is not genetic 😹
@@mr.skeleton3190 I have an IQ of 115 and am currently in graduate school pursuing a masters in health related fields. I would suggest you learn how to take a joke and take your pseudoscience keyboard psychology elsewhere.
@@hiddengato Ignore this skeleton fool lmao. Find what interests you and pursue it with dedication. You're smart you just need to find what you're best at.
Dr. K. I literally started crying around 17:45, you understand what ive had my whole life...and noone ever diagnosed me with ADHD because i was well...brute forcing my way through...and now that im 29 i finally hit that wall where i cant even remotely keep up like i used to.
Thank you for what you do.
I'm 44 and am only now starting to understand what's wrong with my brain. Bruteforcing my way through my very successful carreer let to a massive burnout that changed everything. Now I can't use the brute force mechanisms anymore, I need to learn to not push myself using existential fear and fear of shame.
ADHD seems to be worse than ever before, but I'm gonna tackle that basta...d now that I recognised it.
Was going to make basically this comment at the same timestamp. It me. Not sure I've ever heard it described so relatably, and I was diagnosed over 10 years ago.
Jeeesh.
I'm 42
@@Cetegus79man I understand that.
Same, exactly. I'm not even officially diagnosed. But everything I'm hearing about ADHD really hits home
It sucks when you've known for ages your addiction is making your ADHD worse but still can't give it up
Can it really make your adhd worse ?
Yes. If you think about it, ADHD is the ease of getting distracted and lack of self control, while addictions already make a person struggle with self regulation/control. 2 things that already are really rough on their own only get so much worse when together.@@schhonn87
@@schhonn87 yes bc now not only are you unable to function at a normal capacity but now you’re addicted to a substance that you can’t go without or else it’ll just make ur current symptoms worse
@@schhonn87 Yes, it can. All my symptoms like impulsivity, inhibition to do shit, motivation etc. are much worse when I smoke weed.
As someone who has ADHD I was addicted to literally anything I could imagine. playing video games, eating, not eating, jogging, watching TV, shopping, working, caffeine , toxic relationships and my latest addiction vaping I am addicted to nothing at the moment. I literally isolated myself and I don’t feel enjoyment by anything I was addicted to :)
Instead I love getting my dopamine from healthy connections/ love, empathy, spending time in nature, resting, taking care of my appearance, soul and health, shaping my body and making memories with the people I love. Took me 3 years to get to this point
Can you elaborate on how you got to where you're at today? How did you switch to healthy habits?
Same
@@hollyallyson4111 Well I'm trying to do same if you have addictive personality get addicted to healthy things like working out, cooking food, try to sleep on time and wake up on same time. The challenging part is 6 months when you start. I did started with going to gym for 10 minutes and then took me a month of forcing myself to go to the gym no matter what and seeing others there got me motivated to do more than 10 min. Then started to count my water intake took me some time to remember that by getting notification to drink water lol. So Now I want to cook at home and eat regulary 3 times a day which sometimes I fail but I kinda force myself what helped me was meal prepping. I cook 2 kg of chicken breast and put it in fridge and everyday I just add salad or eggs and add some chicken breast in it or I cook rice and add my chicken breast in it. My sleep was better but one night of having fun with family it went back to the old habit and now I'm recovering from that. The only 2 habits that I will work on which is still the same is my smoking Cigarettes and decluttering and of course my so many unfinished projects from years like painting the kitchen which is half done since 2021 haha. It's a constant fight with my brain. The other habits are excessive use of social media and binge watching YT which I'm gonna just replace it with becoming workholic for sometime. SO the take away is that start small and push yourself until you make it, and don't feel bad if you failed keep doing until you succeed. I started going to gym from 2019 whole year went 3 months and 2020 went 5 months covid hit and then started at 2022 which I went 6 months and this year 2 months. Same with smoking i failed 5 times in the past 3 years lowest was 2 months without smoking and highest was 5 months and then I went with a friend she vaped and I tried and bam went back to smoking 3 months ago. Now I'm trying again hopefully to not see people who vape or smoke weed so I don't do it again because It's Just like I will try this one time and then next day let's try since I can stop whenever i want then back to my old self and when I want to stop is very difficult and I just go cold turkey because gradually is not something I can do when I have it I will smoke and when I'm with family I don't it's more like when I'm bored. Good luck BTW
Nice new addiction bro
... So what you're saying is that I should probably ease off on getting into the rave scene.
"Dispite having a high IQ, you suddenly suck at life." This is how my daughter knew she had ADHD by high school. Her diagnoses led me to realize my own and prompted me to get tested, too. Turns out the above statement calls us both out perfectly. I am so thankful for my amazingly intelligent children. The perception of one literally changed my life.
That's just incredible
Despite
@@user-deeznutzs thank you. Silly mistakes and ADHD... joy.
@@mudandglitter1609 I hate to be the grammar police but it was the first word I couldn’t help it
I can give advice that will change peoples lives for the better, yet I can't follow my own advice.
Knowing what to do is completely divorced from actually doing it.
I’ve had ADD all my life. What’s been tough is watching my twin sister achieve any goal she ever wanted and have high level education and status while I’m just an ordinary person because of my disorder. After hearing this, I actually feel much better because I could have turned out way worse. I’ve never not had a job in 30 years and I’ve amassed a decent amount of wealth just being nobody that special. Not that money is everything, but I guess I’ve been pretty successful in spite of the deck I was dealt. It’s been really difficult all these years to stay focused and productive. I know the struggle very well.
You're special.
No one with add/ADHD is a 'ordinary' person. At least I like to think of it like that.
@@U.s-epa What I mean by ordinary is I didn’t achieve some high level education and now I’m a professor at a university, successful lawyer, or a doctor, ect. I’m just an average Joe doing a redundant trade, nothing much to brag about. I could have been something far greater, but my inability to delay gratification led me to where I am. Some with my condition end up with drug and alcohol problems and can’t even hold a job, so I guess I’m lucky in that sense.
@@Golfing422 you're looking at it all wrong. The world wouldn't move without you man! There's no such thing as a generic trade and that's SO much more powerful than being in education etc. I have been where you are mentally thinking I'm no one etc. You are very special! What trade are you in if you don't mind asking? I have been working on motorcycles for over a decade and when the pandemic set in I said screw it and started my own shop. As a tradesman that really sets you ahead in your knowledge and skill, it's been absolutely eye opening not having rules and bosses. I make all of my own decisions (good and bad 🤔🤣) and it's far more rewarding than making an owner of a company money.
@@Golfing422as a stranger all the way from Croatia, who also has adhd I am proud of you although I do not even know you. Be easy on yourself and do not compare yourself to anyone, better or worse. Compare yourself only to what you were yesterday, rest is waisting your time. Don’t think that someone’s job title makes them any happier then someone who’s titles are not as loud as DR. LAWYER,NUCLEAR scientist ETC.
Be grateful and satisfied what makes YOU HAPPY.
I’m a GP in the UK and this video is so helpful and explains so much. I’m often sceptical of information on the internet but this make sense medically- and seems genuinely helpful. I agree that life is so hard for young people with ADHD as our world is so hectic now. Years ago when more people were working physically hard outside in nature, the ADHD symptoms would have been hardly noticed because our lifestyle was therapy in itself. Thanks for this video
When I worked as a nurse in acute-care behavioral health, we had endless young men on Adderall come through the unit, some of them having taken to snorting the drug and sometimes slipping into psychosis. One old physician would try to sell these men on working out and physical activity, claiming that it was the best antidote to poor executive function, not even a mask for it, really.
@@loafy7396this may sound dumb but you could write down what you want to talk about and just hand them the note.
"I think i have X
I have no idea how to talk about it
Can i be tested?"
I love that you’re basically providing high quality education for free.
Right this might as well be a lecture
Right? His video about motivation blew my fricking mind and it explained why I dont feel motivated so often. That video helped me more than 20 other self improvement video before.
@@realglutenfree yeah for me it’s something about truly understanding how the process works helps me out the most
The explanation of using IQ to compensate for ADHD resonates so much with me. I feel like every piece of information I need to process goes through this really long path where my brain turns it over and examines it in great detail until I *really understand it* before I can use it. Like I end up with an excellent understanding and can do a lot with it but it takes so much effort and I'm always that little bit slower at everything.
Edit: To those who this really resonated with I've since been reliably informed that this is a very ASD thing (which I also have), so, ya know.
I always wished there was a sort of special education growing up for people who learn like me and you ❤
Oh my god someone finally put it into words
I think my experience in higher education has either been to rule things as useless and not attempt to fully understand them or explain to my professors and coworkers that I like to understand the importance of something before I start it.
This way I can parse out what actually deserves my attention. Going to office hours and reading textbooks fully helps me understand things fully and not just the useful bits. It’s quite annoying but I feel like I end up understanding the practicality of concepts better than my classmates. Blessing and a curse
Holy crap you summed it up perfectly, there are always small parts of things that I need to understand perfectly before I can actually properly get something.
@@theleviathan7546 my thought exactly! holy shit
That made my entire life make more sense. I was diagnosed with ADHD in the 90s but was told I would grow out of it. I've always struggled with being able to stay on task with basic things but use to play video games for hours and hours with no break in attention. So, that lead to getting whooped and punished.
I've only recently realized that how everything was handled back then, effected me far more than I ever knew. Being in the VA system and trying to get help for ADHD feels just as difficult as back then (minus the physical abuse).
Thank you for highlighting the root causes and helping me understand I shouldn't be ashamed. I've been learning to adjust my systems over the last year and my life has gotten so much better. I truly appreciate everyone out there helping to navigate this stuff. We've come a long way from getting beat for being distractible.
I ended up crying my eyes out while watching this, "You feel like you suck in life" is how i describe my entire grown up life, drugs helped a lot but is hard to see how much of an negative impact they have now and you feel like is your fault, thanks for this video, i now feel that there IS a path to follow.
This advice is so hard to take dude. Everything I do is dopamine seeking behaviour
Same
We just have to do better for ourself
I like this video because it reassured thats its not all my fault. But i dont think it's gonna change much either for me. I wanna share this with my parents but the chat is cringe.
let this video explain but not justify drug seeking behavior, this is coming from a pothead who has been diagnosed with ADHD.
That's called being human homie, Doctor K seems to have an odd understanding of what dopamine actually is. This becomes apparent when he brings up things like "dopamine fasting"
Edit because my comments are all getting deleted, (Seemingly manually)
There are plenty of highly reputable sources that have articles talking about how dopamine fasting is an ineffective fade, including Harvard which I will be quouting here:
"You can’t “fast” from a naturally occurring brain chemical
Dopamine is one of the body’s neurotransmitters, and is involved in our body’s system for reward, motivation, learning, and pleasure. While dopamine does rise in response to rewards or pleasurable activities, it doesn’t actually decrease when you avoid overstimulating activities, so a dopamine “fast” doesn’t actually lower your dopamine levels.
Unfortunately, legions of people have misinterpreted the science, as well as the entire concept of a dopamine fast. People are viewing dopamine as if it was heroin or cocaine, and are fasting in the sense of giving themselves a “tolerance break” so that the pleasures of whatever they are depriving themselves of - food, sex, human contact - will be more intense or vivid when consumed again, believing that depleted dopamine stores will have replenished themselves. Sadly, it doesn’t work that way at all."
I highly recommend reading the entire article, I'd link it but youtube might take it down as spam. It should be the first thing you find when you Google "does dopamine fasting work"
@b b Please Re-read my comment you're responding to. If you could also reply so I know I'm not shadow banned or something, that would be appreciated.
General tip, as people with adhd likely know, bordem isn't just an uncomfortable feeling to many of us as seems to be the case with the general population. It's like an extremely negative emotion that heavily promotes commiting to self destructive behavior.
I highly advise when you next get bored just try to meditate. Your ability to respond to things (I call it your stimulus response threshold) is too high and more pleasurable activities will only worsen it. You need to actively try to decrease this threshold so that you can once again respond to stimulus.
Pyroon is 100% right! Personally Bordem has a snowballing effect, not to get on morbid but in my working life, it just sucks all the motivation, I instantly become tired, my brain gets foggy, I understand we arent suppose to be thrilled and content all day. Just fills like im walking about with a led suit on everything is a struggle, just a means to an end try to get it done. Meanwhile you're looking for that next herbal medicine in my case, Kratom and Cannabis, you workout if you can, sleep is the sweet escape.
Dexedrine or Adderall has not been cure to my ADHD, however I'm experimented in downers(benzos, alcohol, psychedelic(lsd, shrooms), opioids RX fills, herbal medicines in U-opioid and GABAa binding antagonist (addicted to Kratom, too Kava and Phenibut.
So yeah. I'm chemicals.
God bless!!!!!!!
Thanks for the advice
@@Christopher-pt1bm I took the same route and am dependent on opiates. They're evil stuff. My tolerance is rediculous. I had to use kratom as I couldnt get my normal drug and I needed around 100gs to not withdrawl. It was awful
Yep, I just stopped playing games as much and try to restrict overall screentime.
In school I started actually writing in class and summarizing what the teachers say which puts me in the zone and makes the lesson much less boring. When the teacher is saying irrelevant things that dont interest me I turn to a book I bring to school. ADHD is only annoying and negative if you don’t know how to negate it (or worse don’t even know you have it).
Thank you so much for this! I have struggled with adhd my whole life. I was first diagnosed at 8 years old, the medication helped a lot but it was not worth the terrible side effects. I self medicated a lot with weed in my early 20s, pretty much everyday for about 4 years. Just recently I decided to take my adhd seriously and began seeing a psychiatrist. She insists I have a comorbid anxiety disorder, which is why I self medicated with cannabis. I’m also a habitual coffee drinker since I was a teenager. (We love stimulants) The thing you said about how we have too many unfiltered thoughts….I could not relate more. This is why she INSISTS I have anxiety! But I’ve noticed when my adhd is being treated, I don’t feel the need so much to be so impulsive, do drugs or even smoke weed. I would guess a lot of my anxiety is caused by my lack of self efficacy, or self esteem since I struggle with relying on myself to do simple tasks unless it’s super last minute. I think my adhd symptoms were much better when I meditated everyday and I need to work on that along with finding a medication that works for me.
I like the fact that you were repeating and reiterating much of the same information and advice multiple times.
For many of the people who actually suffer from the issues that you are speaking about, repeating information over and over again is very important. I lost my train of thought many times while watching this video. I was unable to focus and pay attention to many parts of this video.
That's why it's super helpful for you to repeat and reiterate.
But you knew that already!!!!! Thank you sir.
As someone who has ADHD, this was legitimately one of the best breakdowns of ADHD I’ve seen on UA-cam.
Gabor Maté's books on ADHD, trauma, and addiction are really insightful
@@confederatetearsaredelicious Thank you!
Watch Russell Barkleys talks on executive function as well. They help a lot
There are many out there that are waaay better, more concise and better delivered. This Dr could organized his videos better, but instead, he writes small writing that nobody can read and speaks off the top of his mind. I’m always having to skip over so much just to get to the point
@@JustDisc
I don't know if you've noticed, but this doctor is explaining it all on a live stream.
So it's hard to talk about "organization of video" here, since he translates it in real time
I've smoked weed daily for about 14 years and only recently found that it isn't "helping" anymore. My appetite is non existent, I only sleep for an hour at a time and only for 3-5 hours a night [doesn't help that I work graveyard shift] and my mood is generally below average as well as my average anxiety is heightened. The dopamine blocking is 100% real and I only really noticed it recently.
I'm 3 weeks sober and while I don't feel better, I know it's a good choice. I have to fight the urge to light up daily and I know even if I slip, I can still make progress. It doesn't make me a failure but that doesn't excuse it.
I'm not sharing this for "atta boy's" or sympathy, I just hope that someone out there feels less alone or inspired to seek the changes they need. You got this, we got this.
Thank you for sharing! I admire your ability to fight the urge. Best of luck in the future.
The same thing regarding fighting "the urge", but I'm (only) a few years into my damaging alcohol use.
Thank you for reinforcing my understanding; I'm not the only one dealing with this
I know you're not sharing this for atta boys it is still what you deserve.
Attaboy!
@G G I don't and I'm not, but due to circumstances it's hard for me to find work so I'm making what changes I can at this moment.
I have been smoking weed every 2 hours for the last 40 years. So far so good..
Wise words, young man. As someone who has been through the full cycle of what you just discussed (minus the meditation), I can attest to the accuracy of what you're saying. You delivered the information in a matter of fact, honest, and non-judgmental way. Great work.
This video has truly changed my outlook on life, and self. Thank you so much.
One of the best ways I have found to minimize ADHD is to memorize something everyday by heart. It could be anything - a small passage ,poem,prose or a dialogue from a book. When you do this it activates those regions in brain that will keep you away from distraction caused by addiction which further fuels ADHD. Try it and see!
I remember teachers in primary school requesting us to do this , more to keep us interested in learning . This was in a 3rd world country that had a very good education system .
"(a +b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab + b^2"
Yup long form dopamine reward
ill keep it up for a week before i wake up and forget i even did the challenge
@@carrythecoyo3141ha!
I was just diagnosed at 32 and I’m shocked at how many aspects of my personality I thought were unique are explained by ADHD. My entire life I’ve said “I have an addictive personality.” I eat way too much sugar and get addicted to video games easily so I have stayed away from alcohol, gambling, and recreational drugs. I’ve never drank alcohol or smoked because I know i have the potential to be an addict and have a history in my family of addicts. I don’t consider myself fortunate. But my instinct to stay away from addictive substances feels so justified right now and I’m grateful I listened to that part of myself telling me to be careful.
Before this video I was sure that I was not impulsive. That was the one symptom of ADHD that I did not relate to. Because I’m not a risk taker. Turns out I just didn’t understand what impulsivity was. It looks like Im very impulsive.
@Scott T I did. I had just started seeing a therapist like a week before I saw this video. I strongly encourage you to seek help for yourself. It’s been the best thing that had ever happened to me because for the first time I don’t feel like a failure. I’m sure you’ve been called unmotivated or undisciplined or even lazy. To realize that my brain just works differently and that there are ways to help me. Well it’s really life changing. I was honestly at the end of my rope before getting help. I have an appointment in a month with a psychiatrist and I’m open to trying medication. As I mentioned I’ve been afraid of any kind of drug for fear of addiction but I’m going to try because I really need help.
And I started taking melatonin because I’ve always struggled to get to bed on time and it’s actually been working for me. I still go to bed later (12) and still slip up some days but at least I’m not going to bed at 4am like I was before.
You’re so lucky dude. Never ever try those things for the first time especially knowing what you know about yourself. It’s one of the biggest mistakes you can make because then your sober baseline consciousness will never be enough for your brain no matter how long you stay away from the stuff. Kudos
Your story is almost word for word my story, finally went to a psychologist last week and got diagnosed at 32. I was worried about not being believed but she said there was no doubt, I fit the profile of an adult with ADD/ADHD. I stayed away from smoking and drugs and I don’t even buy certain junk food because i will literally eat it all in one sitting and make myself sick.
Oh that's why I keep telling my friends unknowingly like "Don't ever ask me to smoke or drink if they are having.
Because I'm already addicted to Twitter since 4yrs ....my life has been ruined 😪
@@dr.weeniehutjr i mean weed and psychs could technically help or just be ok, since they are known to be not addictive and even help with things like addiction and thus have potential to help with ADHD.
Thanks so much for this. 31 years old, this content is really helping me figure things out that I didn't even know how to vocalize. Truly grateful
Having struggled with both adhd and substance use disorder my entire life, having just reached 2 years sober this presentation is seriously eye opening.
I really appreciate the content lately around ADHD
Same, It's been slowly pushing me to get it officially diagnosed since I never had the motivation to do it as a adult and didn't know i had it as a kid
@@zyraixrealm5746 yea, I've even applied for therapy because from watching the videos recently about it, has really shown me how many of these negative traits/things I do
@@zyraixrealm5746 Kinda the same, it’s really made me realize it’s something I’ve been living with my whole life. I always thought I could never have it because I was never really “hyperactive” in the traditional way we think about it. But I relate in to many ways to not at least seek treatment and proper diagnosis
@@tgutz7019 exactly and my parents didn't know better and thought it was normal. Also high likely my mom has it too and didn't know which made her sure it was normal
@@urFATlifeSUCKS That's really good, it means you can get better on whatever you are struggling with. Good luck!
I grew up in foster care, always picked on, homeless, married a women who couldn’t accept my condition and completely took everything from me, I developed a substance abuse problem which seemed to get worse every time I spoke to her. I just kicked a 20 year marijuana abuse disorder. Now I’m a double major premed applying for nursing program this semester and beginning a degree in biochemistry next semester. The accomplishment I’m most proud of is that I was able to place our of college algebra into Calculus 2 (two math classes) I plan on applying for medical school and continuing my education to become an orthopedic surgeon 👨🏻⚕️
Congrats, hope you’re thriving!
How's your one-year progress?
hell yeah dude
You should definitely be proud. This video and a lot of these comments (yours included) have convinced me to quit smoking weed entirely.
I was a ward of the state, too. I guess I really do need to get sober. Your experience reminds me of aspects of my own. Wishing you the best on your journey.
Just wanted to say thank you. I've reached these answers recently myself but hearing someone prove my thoughts correct is helping me finally take those final steps in the right direction. Even though it is hard, I AM ready!
15:41 holy moly that explains my entire history with schooling, my career and work life. everything. insane ive only just learnt this now
"Control you environment to avoid distraction."
Me: *removes bubble wand from desk*
lol
My best friend with a high level of ADHD died of a heroin overdose last year. I got diagnosed a few months ago and have been clean since. It is sad how there is so much still misunderstood about mental health / addicfion
I am so sorry. A lot of people I knew of ended up on heroin here (it's considered an 'epidemic' but are there resources like housing + utilities help? noooo.) Your friend was prob a good person. May their memory be a blessing.
I'm glad you got dxed. it's a long road, but I believe in you. i see how hard it is to find reasons to recover, actual pathways to recovery. i don't give up hope. One slide back can be inevitable but start over. You've got this.
@@dlm4708 Thanks yo i really appreciate the positivity. 265 days sober!
Diagnosed right before my 30th birthday, been reading up on ADHD ever since, but sometimes people like this pops up and summarises everything I've learned about myself so far in a half hour UA-cam video. You're a saint for making all this information so available and easily digestible. ❤ Legend 😊
He just summed up my entire life in the first 17 minutes
This is honestly how schools and education in general should be taught.
Passionate people using what knowledge they have and sharing it with people who are interested in learning the subject.
I honestly feel like I'm back in school, but it's not as boring or disinteresting as school.
I'm learning about dopamine receptors and it's effect on addiction and ADHD. like what.
When this kind of education you described, meets a competent certification system that is flexible enough to support it...
Imagine kids being able to choose their path based on what they wanna specialize in, in life, & as a consequence BE FULLY ENGAGED in what they're learning.
People, we have plenty of Dharma to engage with.
@@elektrotehnik94 except most young people don’t know what they want to do or become… this is evidenced by how many college students change their major..
@@michaelgonzalez3523 Exactly.
1.) The more they are engaged, the faster they will figure out what works & what doesn't.
2.) The more the system is flexible, the more students can go towards where their time is well spent, fast & seamless.
Dr Berg healthy keto helped my ADHD 10X better than any medication, & depression too. It’s diet related!
@@pinonnut Im not diagnosed, but most likely ADHD. Pretty sure my childhood would have been a lot different if i wasn't fed a diet 80%+ of carbs... I don't blame my parents though, alot less access to information in those days.
As an adult with pretty apparent ADHD (I was diagnosed as a child, I’m not self-diagnosing), I got myself hooked on physical activity. It was sports at first, and then weight lifting. I now believe strongly that my physical focus on training has helped me avoid developing substance and food addictions. If I had taken on a more sedentary lifestyle, I believe at my core that I’d be in a really bad place now.
As an adult who isn’t diagnosed but maybe could be, you got lucky dude. I did it backwards. I got fat from food addiction and then lost the weight from spending all of my money on weed for two years straight. Then I fell in love with the gym and now it really helps keep the other stuff in check. I very well could have ended up fat and high for the rest of my life and shortened it drastically as a result
@@dr.weeniehutjr it's been many, many years since I realized how bloody lucky I am. Not everyone gets the breaks I did. Now I try to help other people maintain healthy lifestyles.
@Gilgamesh4238 I started down the preworkout road and very quickly realized I was developing a reliance on them, so I quit. Still drink coffee, but 200 caffeine over the first few hours of each day isn't enough to have much physiological change.
100 percent with you. Weight training has fixed my previously broken life
@@Madchris8828 I'm glad to hear that!
51 years old, i can't identify enough with this video. Im finally beginning to understand myself and understand my life choices more ive always had what ive always justified to myself as managable addictions all my life from cigarettes at 11 to weed tramadol codiene speed cocaine pills sex my phone etc i got diagnosed with adhd last year. Thought i had everything figured out, but i hadn't. Had a breakdown last night as i realised i haven't had a day sober of one thing or another in the past 10 years. My adhd is spiralling out of control. I know i have to stop, so this is the start of my journey. Im going to follow the 5 steps so wish me luck. What an amazing and insightful video. Thank you
Killin me softly here brother. Telling my whole life with your words.
I love that you've started by explaining that ADHD is an executive function disorder. This is backed up by so many professionals and also matches the experience of everyone in my life who has ADHD, myself included
Yes. This is key and it's so rarely recognized, despite explaining so much.
ADHD has been a huge problem in my life. The boredom is very real. I’m a compulsive gambler, video game player, and smoker. I do not like to be alone in my thoughts. I struggle everyday. My substance abuse problem is the gambling and video games.
I'm super curious how the gambling and gaming intersect. Do they overlap?
Do you play games with loot crates? Does that count as gambling in your brain?
If so, what happens when you try to play a game without loot crates?
@@steggopotamus you,ve misunderstood the comment, would you like me to explain to you?
PokerStars VR got me hooked lol. It’s the perfect amount of dopamine
Dude I'm exactly the same way I'm 42 and I collect comics it's like getting high to me and once I love something I get overboard with it I have my life fe under control but it's very hard
Same here my friend
Wow. Your explanation behind those of us with ADHD self-medicating with stimulants (mine has in the forms of coffee/soda/energy drinks), of turning to video games as a maladaptive coping mechanism, plus the subsequent addiction to playing video games and ingesting stimulants are spot on to what I've experienced as an adult with diagnosed but untreated ADHD.
I've just received my confirmation that it's time to book a therapist &/or ADHD coach so I can learn to manage my ADHD in healthier ways. Thank you.
I’ve been ironically bingeing Dr. K videos for an hour because I don’t want to be unstimulated.
That's the paradox every dr k fan has to deal with.
That’s unironic
an hour? been here for two years
The word irony is just thrown around nowadays with no true meaning behind it 😂
That’s not how irony works
I honestly think ADHD is one of the worst conditions you can have. Because it alters your whole experience of life into that of an addict in withdrawal.
Funny, lately I've been comparing my brain to that of an addict, the more I learn about ADHD. It's sadly an accurate way to put it.
Also people thinking we use the condition "as an excuse to get drugs (namely adderall)" adds to the shame.
Happened to me and its depressing. i wish I would've known before and prevent that. I don't know how to get out of my addiction, i even went to rehab already. I gotta focus on my addiction now before taking care of my ADHD where the symptoms are getting worse the older I get. I am also in my twenties now and i'm gonna loose them to my mental health
@@RaveRaven227 I think people who have been addicted in the past who show a major commitment to change and have been sober for years deserve a chance at taking stimulant medication responsibly. The best way to do it is to find the smallest effective dose and only take it 3-4 days a week (either Mon-Wed-Fri or Mon-Tue-Thur-Fri, or depending on when you work/have school).
@@RaveRaven227 also, never stop raving 💙
Im not an addict i have low dopamine levels. J need mg ritalin to function properly.i tried exercice, meditation, but i csnt focus and a random doc removed it saying i never had adhd after 15 years if being labeked bh 3 doctirs adhd. I feel like a zombie now. All caddra tssts positive. I am sad.i
I love you so much you described my situation so perfect, I feel so seen watching you. Educating people on this is the solution! Education creates empathy and thats what we need in this world
Before watching the video, I would like to talk about being an addict for 23 years now, I was clean for 5 and a half years and I was also diagnosed with OCD and PTSD... I relapsed when I started taking meds for the OCD and ADD kicked into high gears... Meth makes me even, and Heroin kills my anxiety and pain. It's a constant strugle. Now I am clean for about a month and in therapy/rehab again, learning new copping skills and relieving all kind of shit once again with no numbing agent... I can vouch to anyone out there struggling with addicition, that its not a disease, it's a symptom.Therapy is the key to overcome it, nevermind the fall, focus on getting back to your feet any way possible and break the needle that wounds your body and soul. It can be done, it's hard, but not impossible...
Well done on getting clean, I hope you manage to keep it that way. I'm clean 6 years in June from crack and heroin. Luckily, I'd only been on them three and a half years and the fear if having my newborn child taken into care was enough to kick me into touch. I know for some people, after decades of drug use, it's not so simple. Even I struggled with adapting to real life again(something I couldn't cope well with to begin with!), plus crack addition absolutely mashed my dopamine receptors. No drug use, but my symptoms are definitely worse now.
is it wrong that I feel even more discouraged on hearing this? like yeah great tips and amazing explanation as usual, I’m sure it’ll work, but it still doesn’t change the fact that it still feels like we gotta work 10x harder than non-ADHD people to live a “normal” life in a society that heavily discriminates against ADHD people. yeah I know that’s how the cookie crumbles but. goddamn I wish it wasn’t so.
I don't think it's wrong to feel that way. Dr.K mentioned it would be hard but the thing about a long term solution is you gotta start somewhere. Sooner is better than later. Weeks or months or years later, you might find yourself watching this video or a similar video again, looking for the solution. You already know what will help but you never executed it. Fight the urge, man.
What people in the fitness arena have understood since the dawn of time is that unfortunately, for some people, some things simply are. There are people who have an easier time doing things like dieting and training, and people who, no matter what information you give them, no matter what inspiration or motivation you give them, will struggle with things like weight loss. It’s the same with neurological disorders. Some people are just wired to struggle with certain behaviors. I’m one of them.
The best thing we can do is understand that reality, and then undertake the best, healthiest practices that we can sustain.
Interesting! In what ways does society discriminate against ADHD people?
@@kristoferkrus 8-hour office jobs and traditional schooling are good examples.
there is hope in this. you will find ways to use the sort of thinking associated with adhd that can be really beneficial. sort of how a mix of pessimism and optimism is the best way to deal with emotional problems, thinking with both an attentive and in-attentive mind can is the best way to solve practical problems. so being more aware of how your mind benefits you can make you think better about yourself and in turn reduce feelings of depression.
I just found out I've been diagnosed with ADHD since I was 8. Father refused to medicate me because he thought it would make me dumb. I did poorly throughout middle school, coasted by in highschool. Did fine in my first college semester but dropped out after the third from the stress of procrastination. I've had a job for a while and have saved up to buy stuff for my hobbies, but I never end up doing anything. I bought a piano and software to make music, I have a drawing tablet for digital art, and yet I cant seem to get started on any of my hobbies because every day I spend my life on youtube. It's been like this for the last 4 years.
I wonder how well I would be right now If I had the proper help.
Well. Since childhood i have been on all the medication (starting in 2000 for preschool) and none of them worked after i got used to it so i still had issues in school. On top of that i was an emotional wreak the smallest thing would make me cry. Now as an adult who dropped out of school i feel like all the medication has dumbed my emotions down as a human. I am now watching my son go through my childhood as all these drs just want to medicate.
@@ducktape4502 I advise you to look into neurofeedback and other possible therapy methods that don't include medication
Well, you have now realized about the problem, it's half solved.
You a loser if you cant control your youtube impulses 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Thank you for this somewhat brutal awakening of what’s been ailing me for so long.
I thank you so much for this. Brother, you are a gift. Absolutely one off the most top notch amazing professionals I’ve ever come across. I look forward to going through all your content because this video literally was like lightning in so many ways.
Again thank you
“We don't rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training.”
― Archilochus
I was pothead for 4 years. Around my sophomore year of college, I decided to quit, and I succeeded. I also became a vegan and used my new lifestyle as means to control my impulses. I was still struggling like hell but my focus and clarity improved immensely. I slowly developed healthier coping skills. I was diagnosed with ADHD after I graduated college. I still smoke weed occasionally as a reward, but not to self-medicate. There is no easy way to treat ADHD but you gotta start somewhere and hold yourself accountable. Remember- "Progress over perfection."
@@mr.skeleton3190 😂😂😂😂😂
@Robert Arnold Considering the journey they’ve been on, they’ll likely be fine
Developing healthy coping mechanisms takes a lot of brain rewiring and usually the thing that makes us fall into addiction is a lack of healthy coping mechanisms, but she has them now.
Hey I just wanted to say that I did the EXACT same thing as you. Started at 16 stopped at 19 and was doing great with life and focused on my purpose. However 4 months later I am trapped again in this lack of will to live. It never goes away, just keep it in check, that was my mistake
@Robert Arnold which drug do you think she should use instead?
Prob no drug, prob something like shopping would be best relapse.
For years I used binge watching TV unknowingly as a coping mechanism to my adhd.
1. It’s a way to streamline my attention to one thing (feels great to only focus on one thing and not worry about getting lost in brain fog)
2. dopamin hits (i always found it impressive how other people could just stop watching after a while, while I found it sooooo hard (like physically)to stopz
3. On TV emotions are very clear, while outside of it it felt like a neutral numb blob.
(I find it hard to indentify my own emotions and therefore deal with them)
4. TV was also my copying mechanism to deal with the shame of not being able to cope with life.
I was aware of all those things to some extend. I just wasn’t really able to tie them together and wrap the adhd bow around it.
Only after I got “sober” from my addiction (aka stopped watching tv), started meditation and mindfulness etc. because I craved a change, I realized: that yes, my symptoms got better in some ways but in others they just prevailed no matter how hard I tried or how “textbook” I went. And that there must be another explanation other than; U suck. It was so frustrating and exhausting to have so many structures and habits in place in order to just function “barely normal”. The car analagy hit me!
I have now an official adhd diagnosis and starting medication.
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Are you me? I live on the TV.
This is 100% me. Honestly, I've never heard of anyone else like this so I appreciate your post. It's such a huge problem. It's like another drug. I start making excuses like "I'm just a film geek", which is true, but that doesn't mean It's normal to avoid all of my responsibilities in front of the TV. Once I start I cant stop.
Great comment. In light of the fact that you appear to be using a real identity, I deeply respect the honesty. I am not against medication. But if you wish to get to the root cause of ADHD, I highly recommend a book called "Scattered Minds" by Gabor Maté. I wish you nothing but the best on your journey. You can do it!
I can't stay focused on TV. Anymore.
been diagnosed since well very young. never got medication bcus it makes it worse. now i have no clue wtf to do bcus medication wont work. using my computer bcus of school but i love gaming so i easily get distracted. now iam ashamed i am so left behind with homework. now exams are coming up and am scared shitless.
It’s so refreshing to see this take on health within the medical industry, thank you for sharing - very informational
This video was everything I needed to hear in my entire life all summarized. I’m blown away right now.
Sitting here bawling cause I never realized this. Ive always heard the dopamine. But the shame. The feeling of being stuck, while everyone else is moving forward. Thank you.
learn discipline. dont take drugs
Yessir
This was a tough watch, but I appreciate the hard truth.
Over 6 years I’ve watched pot go from a Saturday indulgence, to a sleep aid, to a nightly recreation. It went from a fun indulgence to the only way I feel like I get a moment of respite from my brain. This is after many times in my life falling prey to destructive video game use, and a complete inability to use my phone in a way that doesn’t feel like it’s controlling me.
It feels like an impossible hill to climb, but I can’t imagine letting myself fall deeper into this rut.
Stimulants help
Somewhat
Just wanted to say this comment right here really resonated with me, I just turned 20 and I’ve been living on my own for the past 2 years and I feel like I really needed this hard truth, I’m current in the same situation as you where I smoke nightly and game at the same time, it feels like such a good release for my stress but I know now what I need to do to really de-stress normally
I'm working on a gift for my Mother and honestly I just listened to it like a podcast, things always feel easier when I get my hands moving!
I really appreciate your understanding and how you’ve obviously worked so hard to understand things that are so off the radar for most. For me, i hit all your checkboxes to an extreme, turn for turn. Diagnosed but untreated for twenty years is what my doc now helps me understand. I can’t keep an appointment w her to save my life at the cost of re prescription
I cried because of how true this is, finally someone understands me.
gayy
but do you understand yourself?
me too 😢
Dealing with PTSD from my time in the Marines on top of being ADHD and abusing weed and video games, dug a hole indeed for myself. well I been watching these videos and now I got a plan of attack. Already been seeking help through the VA as well. These videos have been giving me insight to myself and I have now recognized the true issues. Really like a light bulb 💡 going off. Thanks! Tough fight incoming. Overhauling my life will be a life journey probably.
I'm right there with you on all fronts but have yet to find a plan of attack. good luck!
same here brother (not a marine, just the issues) If I can do it, and I will, you definitely can, you were raised eating crayons I cant imagine how much more discipline you have than me
you sound like you are in a place I am in. Marines, PTSD, etc. we are def brothers
Keep striving for yourself. We love to see it 🥰
U were marine, u can do anything. Gl hoo ra
FYI, this explains why when I was in treatment, I told them one of my number one reasons for going back to drinking is, “boredom.” With the other reason being stress, problems in life. It also explains why they had so much trouble, “fixing” me, while everyone else progressed so nicely.
Probably the single best video I’ve ever heard on how to beat this thing. Thank you.
I can’t even begin to think what my life would have been like with a diagnosis at a young age. It’s a real grief. Crying again. Christ. Self medicated for years. Codependent relationships.
A shit show on ice.
Trying to get a diagnosis is a nightmare for me as an adult, exhausting and debilitating. Here’s hoping for a better life for us all. ❤️
I got it and then I didn’t like how the pills made me feel and started weed at 13 became a bad kid and my parents forgot about my mental illness and pretty much gave up and let me be a bad kid … even I almost forgot about it and now I’m 31 and trying to figure out why I can’t stop smoking weed and staring at my phone alll day and this video has shown me…. So being diagnosed sometimes doesn’t matter
As a teen diagnosed with ADHD and Depression recently (a rare diagnosis given that I am from a 3rd world country who doesn't even give a dime about mental health), I am in a verge of tears as I go through Dr. K's explanation.
I had both, don't be discouraged. I just focused on learning all that i could and using that knowledge to better myself and my surroundings. Meditation can be anything too, i play a whole load of instruments and workout for my focus.
what country?
just curious?
I have Exactly the same feeling rn. ❤ I'm with you G
When i got sober i realized how rampant my adhd was after a couple weeks. Im like, it's okay that i forget things, but this is too much silliness reoccurring. I assumed it had to do with substance abuse, this video cemented the facts and also opened doors in my brain in order to understand myself. Most importantly to accept myself and give myself time to heal.
I’ve said it forever, many of us fall into addiction because we so badly crave to feel “normal” and “function” I’ve known handfuls of people who have fallen into something to actually find out they had adhd and things made sense. It’s difficult to get stimulants after addiction for some people I’ve heard tho but don’t give up. My ex’s brother is a ❄️ addict. And I swear he has adhd. He’s went to rehab like 6 times. Been clean for periods of time. And he’s so adhd, but doesn’t see it because of his addiction. He says he needs it to be “normal”. Nothing worked. I wish he could get clean long enough to figure this out.
Now that I’m properly medicated and actively do things daily to manage my symptoms because I’m self aware of these things now I can function so much better. I don’t drink, smoke or do any type of drug, unlike in my college days.
It’s a gift and a curse.
My girlfriend has ADHD and her substance useage has put a huge strain on our relationship this video has helped me understand it a lot better
Same with my boyfriend. It’s really hard but trying to understand helps
The weird thing about giving stimulants to kids with ADHD was that a couple of times in college I tried methamphetamine like an idiot and everybody else was incredibly hyper and all I wanted to do was melt into the couch and not do anything
I find cocaine, which has been the go to life ruiner for me ( as well as alcohol cigarettes and weed ) was the #1 choice . Andnsame effects. I can formulate my thoughts it kinda quiets my brain . Accept my emotions. But the side effects suck and make it worse . Methamphetamine was a line i always said I wouldn't cross and when I did Holy crap . Lazer focus . Honestly scared me into looking deeper into this adult adhd stuff. And it's making my.whole life make so much more sense.
Children with ADHD and stimulants are a whole different scenario. I was a Ritalin kid. I get real calm on Adderall
Prescribing stimulants to children should be punishable by hard labor. Big pharma created an entire generation of addicts for no other reason than to line their pockets. Cognitive behavioral therapy is shown to be just as effective as Adderall and doesn't cause irreversible brain damage.
@@darkdestroyer2837
What did Ritalin do to you vs Adderall?
@@bperez8656 When I was younger, I remember Ritalin highs making me feel swings of moods and emotion. I had two divorced parents and one wanted me on it and the other did not. So I was put on and taken off the medication several times. Which I remember being taken off having a a very difficult time and going through feelings of sadness and possibly depression as young as 8 years old. Can recount multiple times just randomly crying in class and the other kids all confused why. As I got into my later teen years and early adulthood I became heavily dependent on smoking weed to relax and control my temperaments. I was started on Adderall at some point by a psychiatrist with a mood stabilizer and the pot smoking became almost nonexistent for a long time naturally on its own. I believe the Adderall was replacing the dopamine my body doesn't know how to release cause it was so funked by taking Ritalin as a kid. Not cause I was ADHD. I take XR and since I started I've never been more emotionally stable and productive than ever. From my personal experience, I think it is possible taking these stimulant type drugs at a young age can actually increase the likelihood you will need similar drugs as an adult just to be able to function lol. I'm anti Ritalin at this point, at least in young kids. But as an adult no complaints about Adderall. Never felt the desire to abuse it and have a heart attack and helps me stay focused on my tasks and even puts me consistently in a postitive mood throughout the day.
Man, I wish I could auto like everything I see you in. Your candor and presentation are soothing and satisfying as hell.
As an adult, I realize how incompetent my teachers were. They knew I had ADHD. They knew I was suffering at home in high school. When I went to school with self inflicted cuts, none of the teachers ever even asked me about them. High school was an absolute waste of four years of my life.
Your message is so relatable to me. I look back and realize I was screaming out for help in high school and never received the attention I needed, which set me back in life as I became an adult. People knew me as a decent smart guy, but my grades were shit. You would think teachers would pull me to the side and ask if I needed help... Nope... Poor young me always so hard on myself, and still to this day call myself a fucking dumb idiot, but after time of realization, it's not true.
As I became an adult, I no longer struggled with hyperactivity. However, my inattentiveness is still through the roof and I’m always struggling to hold back cravings so when I learned the two are related I was like oh shit
Same. It's pointless to talk about inattentiveness, nobody can force me to put brainpower into something I'm not interested in and some cravings are manageable with a bit of time while others just eat me from the inside until I manage to forget about them
As best I understand it, the hyperactivity is mental, more so than physical
^
I've been raw dogging ADHD without drugs, alcohol, or dopamine crutches. I've lost my enjoyment of video games, my enjoyment of technology and all I do these days is sleep. I've only been drunk 3 times in the almost 30 years I've been alive. For me, you hit the shame aspect really hard. Imagine being saved by modern surgical technology at the age of 1 month, only to be such a failure. I honestly believe I shouldn't have been saved, maybe my parents would've tried having another child, one that they can actually be proud of.
Hell ya brother. Go to the bar and grab drink. Find somebody sitting alone and catch a chat
You are worthy of love and all of the things you hoped for before your brain convinced you it was not possible.
Wishing you well ❤
You can't help how your brain functions, and so it's not your fault and you should definitely been saved. You're entitled to love
Even failures have value. I’m glad your still here
I like the way you speak funny man
"Exerting a ton of effort to ultimately get something that's kind of normal despite a very heavy handicap". This sums up my life. I have always known I was smart because I would be able to ace tests (particularly in maths and science) without studying until the last night. When it came to logical systems I would understand them better than the other kids. I always thought I was just lazy and if I just applied myself then I could do amazing things and make a real impact in the world. I knew something was really off with me when I spent an entire semester in university at home binge watching tv shows all day. My IQ wasn't able to compensate for missing essentially an entire semester worth of work and I ended up failing 2 out of 4 of my subjects (I barely passed the other two). Thanks Dr K for this video, I really needed to hear this.
This was a great explanation of the brain with ADHD. I see a lot of parallels with my friend who has it and I've really been trying to help him understand his own behavior because it seems to be a mystery to himself as to why he does things that end up negatively affecting his life. Thanks. I've never watched this guy but he earned a subscription.
"...{the ADHD brain} can't turn down the volume on some thoughts." I've never heard it put _that_ way before, but it makes more sense than the description of always changing channels. That happens too, but I feel an overwhelming obsession with one or two things. Also, most of the day everything has equal priority, and I have to do everything or else nothing will get done. Of course, nothing ends up getting done.
I feel hugged. I'm discovering I have ADHD in adulthood and this video felt like tough love. Especially the parts where he says it's an uphill battle, and that modern society preys on ADHD brains.
Thank you for helping people like me interested in doing the natural treatment route. You’re amazing for doing this for people!
Thank you so much for this video. It has given me a different perspective on my addictive behavior.
Just wanna say, as someone with severe ADHD through childhood into adulthood, that you can still be a functioning member of society without doing all of the advised by the doctor. Please don’t let yourself create shame about the fact you may not be doing all the remedies offered by the doctor. But, if you want to improve your daily mental status and all that comes with this, hear the doctor out. He isn’t trying to be a buzzkill, he’s tell it to you straight.
Exactly I do agree with this... you don't have to train yourself to be the neurotypical person necessarily. You just have to find a way to use your brain to an advantage.
@@anthonyhutchins2300 def
Really needed to hear this ty! My brain went into immediate panic and shame that I'm already bot meditating and playing too many games 🙃
I drank a hell of a lot during my 20's... I'm kind of surprised I don't have permanent liver damage and didn't have to go through withdrawal to quit. After I found weed, I'd smoke it or have an edible at least once a day.
I had to QUIT alcohol and cannabis to get anywhere with treatment for ADHD. "Cutting down" just didn't work for me. It's been about a month and I've been having good results. I got lucky because I didn't have to deal with withdrawals or pervasive cravings, I understand it will likely be more difficult for people who aren't as fortunate in that regard.
I think one thing that doc doesn't touch on here is dealing with the ANGER you feel when you're quitting. I used to love trying different craft beers, learning about brewing, having emotional epiphanies while high, and sharing in the enjoyment of drugs with friends. It legitimately pissed me off to understand that I was straight-up born with a disorder that removes my ability to have those things and still function in life. The bitterness is real and that has to be dealt with too, else you can fall into depression and get some serious anger issues due to the constant irritability.
a month? I've been in the same situation for 5 years
good job btw. I think i cant do it. tried with rehab just weed..
@@flipnshifty I think you can do it
@@flipnshifty Took me a bunch of times to get to the point I am now. I've quit for months in the past only to relapse later.
I can't give any advice because I'm not a mental health professional, but the most important things are to keep trying and to try something different when you do try again
That's the right strategy, personally i know, that i can't be responsible with moderation, its either abstinence or abuse.
You are quite a gifted psychiatrist. I wish all of you were as interpersonal and informational oriented as you are. Will share always.Thank you.
its amazing i've found you and your videos. I´m crying for feeling so much "understood". The a-ha thing, like my life finally starts making sense. Thank you sooo much
I have ADHD, im realizing it’s incredibly easy for me to fall into vices. At times its been alcohol, drugs, people, or just destructive behavior. Thank you for this
I love how your comment section is an actual community where people can share their experiences :D great channel and great vid!
Most of these losers just talk about how their "adhd" makes them lazy when really they are the problem
Your voice is like a friend you just want to hang out with. You're awesome 😊
This video is blowing my mind, I knew some of this but honestly have a new understanding on how adhd (and addict with it ) works . 👏 👏 👏
I found this video three months after being diagnosed with ADHD at 23 years old. My whole life had been one obstacle course after another until this last year. The diagnosis was a fucking lighting bolt that illuminated the last twenty years of my life. Three months on treatment and I feel much better. The stimulants don’t make me feel “high” like many other people I had known. I just felt, clear. I had a propensity to substance abuse, alcohol, then nicotine, the insane amounts of kratom. I managed to drop them all before this, and it actually wasn’t too difficult to stop drugs, it just sucked to feel like myself given the attention issues and constant racing thoughts and the incredible amount of boredom I felt 99% of the day. I’m so much happier now. Thank you doc for spreading the word. I wish I had found this sooner
Same, diagnosed at 25. My entire life I've always had issues.
The adhd diagnosis is literally my life in textbook form. The meds have changed my life. I am able to think clearly, catch up with work and art. The best thing is it taught me to slow down and helped me see 'the other side'. Like normal people other side.
Now I am trying to find other ways to function on days I don't take it because I know I can't rely on it forever.
@@potatooolatke cbt therapy ? Have you tried it ?
what kind of therapy did you recieve and how much did it cost?
@@noneofyourbuizness Not yet but I will look into it. Thanks!
What does it feel like to have it
After struggling with school and ADHD my whole life and constantly having to hear about it, I had never heard a good and detailed explanation of what was happening in my brain like this one.
My days recently have been revolving around when I get to smoke weed. I always wondered why I couldn't maintain a healthy relationship with cannabis like so many of my friends have. This video gave me a lot of clarity, thank you!
Knowledge is power - this is gold - thanks, Doc!
Felt like I sucked at life. Low energy, no motivation, depressed. Thank God Concerta saved my life. As well as healthier self care habits. Still not all the way where I want to be, but definitely astoundingly better.
oh my god... the "Shame" concept of feeling like you're "busted" really hit home. I've felt like I've been smart for years but struggled so hard in High School and at the jobs I've had in my adult life. Since I've been diagnosed with ADHD and I've been treating it with medication my entire life has turned around. I can't believe I waited until I was 30 to actually go and talk to a doctor about it. Please don't be like me - if you have the ability to go to a doctor, do it
Just hearing someone say laziness or lack of motivation isn't the cause of videogame addiction has me rethinking so much! It's bizarre when these 'ah ha moments' can happen in life, but I'm so grateful for them! Thank you
Very good video
very well explained . Thank you !!
Even when there are zero distractions at school, I still can’t focus- somehow I decide it’s easier to sit and act like I’m doing work than to just do it.
Prone to substance abuse IF unmedicated and no therapy!
My neuropsych showed me a study showing that + that an ADHD person receiving treatment is less likely to engage in drug abuse!
~ I apologise if you mention that later in the video, I have ADHD
That’s the premise yes of course.
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@@fungdark8270 yeah, oops xD couldn't wait
They are less likely to use drugs because they get ones prescribed instead lol
@@ChiliwarePC mm sure but generally speaking following correct dosages as prescribed will serve you better than a cocaine or speed addiction xD
I wish meds helped me but my brain instantly goes the opposite direction and I lose all motivation