That’s part of the diagnostic criteria, actually. That it affects school, work, OR social/home life/relationships. It doesn’t say “only if this causes you issues at school.” In fact, often women aren’t diagnosed until later because they’re more likely to have the type where they can manage “well enough” with the structure of school (but are still very stressed by it) and so the big big problems only show up when they’re out of school and trying to work and have a home life without the structure imposed by parents making you go to school and school telling you what to work on when. So it’ll often be that they are struggling with things like cleaning/laundry/food but holding it together at work just barely.
@@cordiformbuttons “More likely” doesn’t mean no one has school issues, it just means you can’t look ONLY at school issues and say “well, grades are fine, no issues.” Also what tends to happen in these cases is grades are fine up to a point - like you might have someone who excels at school through halfway through high school, then suddenly they start doing really poorly because the poor coping mechanisms that worked fine in grade school and when things were simpler fail miserably when there is more stress - more responsibility, harder assignments, less structure, health issues, etc. The good school performance in the first place was kind of a house of cards - easy to completely knock down. Does that make sense? This is why a lot of people with combined or inattentive type get diagnosed later - they aren’t typically that disruptive to others so ppl don’t notice what’s really going on with them, and when we’re younger there’s more structure imposed on us by others (teachers expect to have to give more guidance, parents enforce bedtime and playtime limits, etc.) that further help conceal the adhd. I know someone who wasn’t diagnosed until medical school - she did fine right through college but medical school was just that bit more challenging and chaotic that she only at that point realized something wasn’t right and hadn’t BEEN right.
@@cordiformbuttons In any event, my approach has generally been to talk to my teacher/professor about making a plan to get caught up. Also if possible get into whatever program your school has, if there is one, for getting formally assessed and diagnosed if you haven’t been. If you already have a formal diagnosis then in many places (but not all, unfortunately) the school is required to work out some kind of help for you. Not that you will be excused from the work, but extended deadlines or at my college there was an office that provided tutoring and for some adhd ppl they had regular meetings to set up a plan for getting the work done, and then they’d agree on deadlines with the office to help with accountability. But they were deadlines for the project in smaller pieces like research, outline, rough draft, etc. so each individual one wasn’t as overwhelming to tackle? If you have no such office, you could try doing the same thing with a friend who typically does well? Ask to sit down (maybe offer to buy lunch or something) and if they can help you break down the project into steps then check in with you on agreed days to see if you’Re on track? They don’t do the work, they just help you be accountable?
I’m 20 and it’s only been brought to my attention now that I might have ADHD, and getting tested is so hard since most places aren’t covered by my insurance So I know exactly how you feel :’)
@@playdoh658 mine tell me to focs more... like "if everyone can do it you can do it to, you're not dumber than the others..." so I totally get what you mean, good luck !
I got off my meds because I didn't want to have to rely on a pill my whole life. I was diagnosed when I was 10 but once I got into high school I took smaller doses. It was incredibly hard but with help I tried to teach myself coping mechanisms and by my senior year I was off my meds. The biggest relief has been knowing that my parents didn't have to pay for it anymore. It came down to about a dollar a pill which added up very quickly. I understand that not everyone can get off their meds and I still struggle daily, it's just something that I felt like I needed to do
@@averageaccount8114 I wouldnt put this person down for it ADHD is hard no matter how strong. My meds made me hallucinate so i stopped taking them and its incredibly difficult I feel like even the weakest of ADHD is still just as bad tbh. Everyones got it rough uno
I don't think there is anything wrong with needing meds. I know the idea of relying on a pill sounds bad, or feels bad, but it's just medicine to help your brain adjust. It's cool that you put in that work. Personally meds don't solve everything for me, but they make it easier.
I've been reading a book, got through a couple of pages and realised my eyes were reading the words but my brain wasn't, if you know what I mean. It meant I had to go over paragraphs multiple times and even then the words just weren't getting through.
@Sahal E. M. Patel I have ADHD and ironically I'm having a like "hyper episode" right now and my head is going CRAZY lol, so I can answer the question: It affects everything; how you think, how you see the world, how you see yourself, how you get work done, how you relax, all that stuff. Coz it's the literal configuration of the brain, it does impact your whole life. We forget stuff a lot, we're accident-prone and often disorganized and we zone out easily, but we're also more creative and the energy we have can be useful sometimes. For example, whilst we struggle with a lack of focus a lot, plenty of us also have a symptom called "Hyperfocus", where if we find a task interesting/engaging we can focus ENTIRELY on that task for hours on end, and block out the rest of the world as we focus. This is only if we enjoy the task though - if it's repetitive or boring then I'll feel exhausted after like 5 minutes, haha.
Life with ADHD: -Constant fidgeting -Hard to relax -Racing thoughts -Unable to silence my mind -Short attention span -Very forgettful -IMPULSIVE AS F*** -Emotionally unstable -Leaving a trail of incomplete tasks -That painful hollow feeling of normal functioning people thinking your weird and crazy simply because they cant comprehend or dont believe in ADHD so they judge you and tell you your making excuses. Can anyone else relate...
I have adhd, but my parents won't let me take the medication for it and told me to just try and concentrate, meditate or take some natural ancient remedy for it but I just for once want to know what it's like to have clarity. My mind and my thoughts is just a tornado and I can't concentrate for long on one thing.
try to exercise it sort of helps but some people need medication regardless to function also try finding a support system whether it be a teacher, a counselor.. just someone looking out for your best interest
Trust me medication is not a good idea I know because when I got meds I became an entirely different person with mor problems than I can count just drink coffee because that works try it
What my adhd feels like: I usually have music playing in head, but not like an organized radio that plays albums, it's usually pieces of a song that I remember or liked the most. It's like having a commercial jingle in your head 24/7 An example (using Katy Perry's Firework): Do you ever feel like a plastic bag drifting through the wind want to start again do you ever feel like a plastic bag drifting through the wind do you ever feel like a plastic bag do you ever feel like a plastic bag do you ever feel do you ever feel like a plastic bag drifting through the do you ever feel-
Week ago on new year party I tried ecstasy pill (1/4 of it, not even half) and my adhd came back 4times more than it was before 😪 I was taking adderall for 2 month and ADHD seemed to disappear and now I think I have to start all over again
same except there are a bunch at once like i currently have: Deck the halls, The perry the platypus jingle that plays when he puts on his hat (i haven't watched phineas and ferb since i was like 8), the little einsteins theme song (i have never seen that show), mambo number 5, and the ladadeee ladada song from tik tok. its just little pieces of those songs on loop ALL day
im trying to not self-diagnose with ADHD but when i tried to talk to my parents about it they said they dont think i could have it because im “not hyperactive”. what they dont understand is that im very hyperactive and if im not constantly doing something i start to shake, but i try not to get all loud and hyper cause i know that if i do people aren’t going to want to hang out with me which makes it rlly difficult for me to do stuff cause im either constantly shaking and struggling because im not moving or im annoying people by interrupting them, moving around, etc. my parents think im not hyperactive because im trying not to be cause i dont wanna get yelled at, but that makes them refuse to help me find out if i do have it or not
As someone who has been offically diagnosed with ADHD you cant not be hyper it blurts out. You cant control it ive tried you might have ADD which is similar but different. For a person with adhd they cant control when they are hyper most of the time it especially comes out when someone else is being hyper as well. Please dont self diagnose. ADD is different from ADHD and your symptoms are alot more like add to me but get checked dont assume and do not lie to your doctor or claim to have adhd otherwise thats kinda messed. ❤
@@cordiformbuttons yeah im definitely not self-diagnosing and i get what u mean but what i was saying didnt mean that i control it, it meant that like i try rlly hard to cause i dont wanna get yelled at but that causes me to be more hyper which i cant control. sorry, once again im not tryna self diagnose but this is whats happening and maybe i shoulda been more specific oops-
@@moonlight_dulcet no worries ! If you suffer from being unable to comprehend things going on around you and not being able to understand simple things fast and being obnoxious most of the time fidgety things and also getting frustrated easily then you def have it. Im not trying to diagnose you its just if you have those you should really check because you probably do have it and you need NEED to push back on your parents bc its a bigger deal than most people think. Getting a diagnosis means your school giving you more time to help and you wont be forced things all at once. Its pretty critical and the anger comes from not understanding or being able to understand whats happening around you uno? Like a human computer that is slow. If your experiencing stuff like that i recommend talking to somebody or your school because if you have it you need the extra leeway in school and other activities bc its just the truth we dont work as fast and as efficiently. So yea ✨ sorry thats long but I realy would love to help ya out ☺❤ it'll be ok
@@poster2247 True , my case is very severe. I cant function properly my ADHD is like *brbrbrbbr* LOL but yea ur right. I just listed off symptoms instead.
"My ADHD is basically me reading the same test question over and over again and each time in a different way so that I can actually understand the question because the words are so mundane and black and white that it takes me forever to get what a question is asking let alone pick the right answer" Julia Chernov
i just wish people were more understanding of how much I try, and how much I care. My ADHD brain makes it really hard to actually carry out my desires, and i'm constantly letting myself down too.
My adhd makes me feel like I’m constantly trying to keep up and it’s exhausting...I’ve finally started to accept that I’m not meant to be at the same pace as everyone else and that’s ok...we may not be consistent but we’re always persistent ;)
Symptoms of ADHD that are not talked about enough: -Emotional dysregulation -Rejection sensitive dysphoria -Lack of fully developed object permanence -Tics/stims -Sensory processing issues -Auditory processing issues -Executive dysfunction If anyone has any questions on any of these, like you don't understand what they are or how they relate to ADHD, let me know and I can explain!
@Sydney Brodie That can be part of it! It can also be an aversion to things like loud noises, bright or flashing lights, the texture of certain fabrics or features of clothing (for instance I personally cannot handle ruffles on my shirts, it drives me insane), or even certain strong smells, like when someone is wearing a particularly strong perfume. Someone that has a sensory processing disorder may become very easily overwhelmed or upset by anything in the above list. For a personal example, bright lights physically hurt, sustained loud noises make me go into a panic, and certain textures make my skin crawl.
Hi I am 90% sure I have ADHD, but a, not getting I diagnosis anytime soon. With this tic/stim thing, I have been noticing that I’ve been twitching my nose A LOT recently, but only when I’m on my own or bored. It’s getting really annoying and I was wondering if this was a tic/stim from ADHD?
I’m not sure 100% I have ADHD but thank you for mentioning rejection sensitive dysphoria. Never heard of it before but I looked it up there and totally relate. Rly happy to know I’m not alone :)
@@cheddy2536 it could be! Usually a tic or stim is something you can't control, it's an impulse. For me I get a tingly, electric feeling in whatever muscle that I have to move until I actually move it. For example one of my most frequent stims is flexing my arm out (kinda like a punching motion) and until I actually move my arm it feels like there's an electric pulse being shot through my arm
I mentioned in another comment, but this is not uncommon at ALL for inattentive or some combined types. You’re not up and running around the room and school has a LOT of imposed structure, and kids in school rarely have many external responsibilities, so it’s possible to kind of put all your ‘managing adhd’ energy into school and do well. When you get to less structure (like college or out of school entirely) or more stuff comes up in your life (serious relationships, health issues, family issues, work, etc.) then suddenly you don’t have enough ability to manage to go around and your coping mechanisms aren’t very good, so it seems like the problem has come on ‘suddenly’. It hasn’t, your life was just arranged such that it wasn’t emphasizing the issues the adhd causes for you. Like I don’t think in grade school I ever once got an assignment done any earlier than right before it was due. But they weren’t that hard so I wasn’t penalized much for it so I got good grades. It wasn’t until college that I regularly had assignments that didn’t work well enough on.
Ive been able to handle my adhd (not diagnosed yet) for awhile but it’s getting harder with me going into highschool and having more things to be stressed about. I’ve been getting depressed and even paranoid again bc of the increasing stress and I really don’t want to wait until I hit rock bottom to get help. So that’s why I wanna get diagnosed so I can finally be sure and be able to get the help and even meds to make me feel better or atleast more in control. I’m so close into failing my honors classes bc I just can’t concentrate in the classes and get so distracted so easily. Usually I would reteach myself the things we learnt when I came back home so I could keep up with everyone else. there’s just to many responsibilities I have to do and adding the reteaching just makes feel like I’m crazy which leads me into crashing and just giving up and not doing anything at all. it’s a continuous cycle
I have ADD and get distracted easily, forget things, little tasks feel difficult, always get shocked at how others get work done so easily; yet I am super creative and I am proud of that. However, I have PTSD, anxiety, and depression which are on the opposite spectrum so my life is a daily struggle and I wish more people were careful with what they said or how they word things...
I keep thinking everyday 'do i have ADHD?'. Sometimes i'm like 'no i definitely don't have it', and sometimes i'm really convinced that i have it. It's just so annoying walking around, and thinking about it literally every single day. But my parents are convinced i don't have it, so i really don't know😩
Pi Lilja it’s so complicated too cuz sometimes I’ll have a good day where I’m pumped up but sometimes I mess up my sleep schedule and feel down and unmotivated to do things except daydream
I've been diagnosed since I was 8 and I feel this. Sometimes I have good days where I'm productive and I can get things done and I'm on top of it all, and then I have other days where I'm barely able to get anything productive done. Every day is different. I highly recommend you see/talk to somebody, such as a school counselor. They mostly likely can help you find resources to get a diagnosis!
Same, got diagnosed with the help of my mom, then I move in with my dad a year later and he says I've been overdiagnosed. I keep flip flopping and considering everything in my childhood
MEEEE. I got through the first minute, then watched Netflix, then fell asleep, then watched a virtual mass (I have to because my parents), then slept, then ate, then found this video again, got through the next 5 seconds, then read the comments.
when the blonde girl was talking about feeling really overwhelmed by small tasks due to the inability to visualize the process, i _felt_ that. like ive tried to explain it to my mom but she just thinks im making excuses because i dont wanna do things, and i wish she would just listen to me
My adhd has become worse as I’ve gotten older. I was diagnosed at I think 8 and I’m 24 now. I think one of the biggest things I wish people would realize it’s not just about being hyper. There’s so so much more to it. With your speaking, to how you think to even having memory loss because of it. And a lot of other things can stem from ADHD like depression, anxiety, learning disabilities.
I remember it would take me hours to get my work done at home, I was perfectly capable of understanding the questions but every time I read them I wasn’t actually paying attention to what they even meant.
I see all these simulations that make it seem all chaotic, but for me at least when I try to focus it’s like I’m walking down a path and I start thinking about other things and I get way off the path and when I come back to reality and find myself way off the path I’m like “Wait, how did I get here? I’m literally so lost.” Idk if that makes sense.
Adhd brains only focus on the here and the now, it struggles with long term goals as it is unbalanced and channels all of it's energy on the present, thus making the endgoal unimportant and forgotten. I can focus walking to a room but completely forget why I went there because I focusing on where I was going, not why I was going there
I have ADD and I get distracted to the point where if I'm studying I get distracted thinking that I'm distracted and then my mind is fighting telling itself to stop thinking that I'm distracted because I'm distracting myself by thinking that. It's the best way I can put it.
I am 15 getting tested for ADHD in a few days, wish me luck :) Edit: I was diagnosed with ADHD, and honestly I'm happy. I can finally get treatment for it :)
ADHD is super misunderstood so its nice to see people talk about it and explain what it’s like. Even though it’s... Kind of hard to get concepts in our heads out into words.
Kiwi Smith Is that the only symptom you have? If so, then no, you don’t. If you do have more symptoms then yeah probably, go see if you can get a diagnosis.
NylonGenesis no that’s not all I have more symptoms. When I was in elementary school I would often zone out and if it was really bad I couldn’t hear anything and forget a whole minute passed by and I always just thought it was cuz I wasn’t paying attention and when my family says my name occasionally I’ll be stuck in a deep daydream and won’t hear them call me until I eventually snap out of it.
NylonGenesis I also would fidget a lot cuz of stress from teachers and went into a panic attack once cuz of a teacher fight between me it really scared me and shocked me in to shutting down and having breathing fits but I don’t know if this is just normal people stuff cuz I always thought it was normal 🤷🏽♀️
People think having ADHD is fake? I think NOT having it is fake Like, I legit can't wrap my head around what the heck it could be like without it. How do you NOT get distracted easily?! How do you NOT fidget!? How do you NOT get curious as to what the heck just moved in the corner of your eye!?
Dear kids in the comments, just because you cannot focus in school does not mean you have ADHD. Im not saying its impossible, but you cant just say "whoa, I just watched a video and now I have decided I have ADHD". If you are truly interested in getting diagnosed to help your life become easier, you totally should. Getting help for a problem that prohibits you from learning is different than just "deciding" you have a disorder. Good luck guys, summer is almost here.
Mystical Chipmunk You got it. Especially this late in the school year, sleep deprivation exhibits symptoms of ADHD, but that definitely isn't what it is.
Maddie Picciuto Yea I'm pretty sure if have ADHD your not screaming about it and blaming stuff about it. Yea I hate when kids do that it's a real problem.
It always makes me mad when people ask questions or say things such as: "What's it like to have ADHD?" "Control yourself." "Calm Down." "Sit still." "Pay attention." "Focus please." "Oh, I know my cousin's neighbor's brother has ADHD, that connects us in a way." Just in general when people say they know this random person with ADHD. "We all have ADHD." I always want to yell at my teachers something along the lines of,"Well why don't you try having ADHD for about a month and then see how it feels." Just because they always say I have behavioral issues, when it's not 100% my fault. They act like ADHD isn't a thing and I'm just choosing to be distracted by small things and stuff.
I smoke weed and have adhd, that's why i disagree because it's an inaccurate way of explaining and makes zoning out/disassociating sound worse than it actually is. Imagine trying to use that way to explain adhd to a hardcore Christian mom?
This is legit how I have been all my life. I’m not diagnosed with ADHD because I have never been tested but I bet that if I do get test it’s gonna come back positive because I know for sure that I have ADHD all of these videos described how I feel and how my brain works
if your very sensitive to sugar and eat a lot of it it can show all symptoms of adhd, so i’d say try and change your diet if it’s not good and your finding you have a lot of problems. (also i would really recommend getting diagnosed as doctors can give you a lot of help with it)
I think of my thoughts as pieces of paper in a tornado. I'm trying to grab as many as I can, but as I do, the papers that I have are sucked away. It's just very chaotic, and exhausting. My depression also interacts with my ADHD in a weird way where when I am depressed it's like the tornado spat me out and I crashed through the ice of a frozen lake. It's cold and lonely but the water is crystal clear and I can finally think clearly. It caused me to have an unhealthy relationship with depression because of how much I enjoyed the break from my brain tornado.
Yes! I describe it the same way. Like a river and Im trying to grab little leaves, and I think I have one but then it slides between my finders. I have used my anxiety to cope by making everything an emergency, everything urgent and due right now, but recently it has started to backfire and make it worse.
Got diagnosed at 16. There are times where my adhd is something positive, for example in social events. However, for the most part, I hate it. I can't study without medication and even if I do take my pills I still tend to procrastinate. My impulsivity is bad, today I lost my temper and drove when I shouldn't (no harm done btw but it was bad). When I have done something impulsive or said something I regret I punish myself and get very self-destructive. I make another impulsive decision, I self harm because the anxiety gets so intense. I wrote this because I felt the need to express my feelings to people who might understand. Also, is there anyone else who hate ticking clocks? Can't stand them
One thing I hate with having ADHD is when you say something that is offensive to someone and you don’t realize it but then You home and realize what you said and you panic about it the rest of the day
tess el abidi oh that’s and adhd thing? I’m really starting to worry at this point because literally what everyone else is saying applies to me and I’m like shist
Greek_Fire well you can just have symptoms of It or what you want to call it or maybe you have adhd but if you have it it’s not that big of a difference
I have ADHD, and a lot of people have told me they think I’m smart, but school is an ABSOLUTE nightmare because every assignment takes me some five hours to do because I get side-tracked super easily. It baffles me how my friends can get all their homework done during recess, while I can’t even do it in the comfort of my own home with coffee and a million sticky notes scattered all over the place reminding me to do my homework...
Oh god. I am not diagnosed but I think I do have something wrong with my attention. Because I struggled trying to do a single damned page of homework by sitting, looking at it while stressing out for 8 hours.
I hate how many people I loved said I am a lazy person who don't try anything. If it's true I'm lazy, then why am I depressed and suicidal for not being able to complete a simple task?
I'm really smart, was way smarter than some of my classmates, but if there was a test I often could answer like only some of the questions but really good and I didn't have time for others. But others who gave mediocre answers to all the questions got better grades. Like their answers weren't good or anything( not creative, they just had the focus to answer to all rly quick.) was so sad. :(
i want to ask you a question and i’m sorry if it offends you in any way but what’s it like when you drive? do you tend to zone out or do you have someone else drive you places in order to keep yourself safe?
Mary Snook I like to explain it to people as whenever I want to think about one thing say how the stock market is doing. My brain just knocks over every filing cabinet with anything vaguely related to that and dumps it all in a pile XD
Literally me. Some days I’ll be really tired and then I’ll be like I need coffee and my friends are like no Yu don’t. And I’ll be like I have no energy and then like 5 minutes later ill be running across the room. Like I have energy and then I don’t.
Something that happens to me cause of my ADHD is when i'm doing a test and i'm on question 5 and everyone is on like question 35. Basically this is how that happens: I get the test and I get to the one question i'm having trouble on, I look up in the sky to think about the answer, but I slowly daze off and just sit there at my desk like there's no test, then I snap back to it, and the process repeats.
I just skip all the ones I can’t do. Then do them all in a random order. Then forget that I haven’t done questions 7, 14 or 2 and go back and realise I only have 15 minutes. Then spend 5 minutes thinking about which one I should do first. Then trying to do all of them in 5 minutes so I can check to see if I’ve missed any others... agahgaggghghh
I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was four/five(around there) and I wish people would stop taking my ADHD as an excuse or a lie when it truly effects the way I live and function as a human.
I hate that people are so casual with assuming they have ADD/ADHD just for forgetting one simple thing and being active. It's so much harder and can affect someone's ENTIRE life.
Definitely agree with the last statement about wishing people knows it’s real, I told my friend it feels like being in a room with 50 TVs on at the same time with max volume and he goes “so you have a headache”
I have ADHD and it’s such a struggle sometimes. Totally empathise with the video, people often think I’m not trying hard enough or being lazy, but it couldn’t be further from the truth. Thanks buzzfeed for bringing awareness to ADHD!
Didn't know jen had Adhd. Good to see more awareness being shown. I'm still learning more and I was diagnosed at about 10. Omg her explanation of carosel...ive always felt mines like a hamster wheal
Now I don't want to assume that I have ADHD but idk sometimes. I relate to things really often like zoning out without realizing (kinda how you fall asleep without realizing) and then snapping out of it and realizing I missed the last 5 minutes of the lecture. I also am 99% of the time the last to finish a test due to it being difficult to focus, and I often have to read stuff multiple times. But then there's also a lot of other symptoms I don't have so idk.
I haven't been diagnosed with adhd but i do experience quite a few of the symptoms most annoyingly My brain always seems to either be hyperfocused to the point where i have no idea whats going on around me or im robotically going through task as my brain attempts to take in everything at once which has put me into sensory overload quite a few times.
None of this describes what its like to have adhd. Having adhd is like not being in control of your brain, even as im typing this im finding it hard to choose the corrext words because so many other things are popping up in my head (other words im thinkinh of typing, a song, a thought, a light thats distracting me) its like having a cloudy head full of things you never asked ro be in there.
everyone experiences adhd in a different way. you experience is as like having a cloudy head, and i experience it as mostly memory problems and emotional dysregulation
Yes you can, if you take your meds. If you'd find the motivation to do better for yourself and to relieve those around you, you would do everything possible to control it. Most of you just want to use it as an excuse to fail.
@@marcelo1458, it's not always possible to take meds for some people (because of multiple reasons). They also don't provide a "perfect solution", the person still has ADHD and can experience the symptoms. If you knew a bit more about the correlation between ADHD and motivation you could understand why the last part of your comment is incorrect.
Just ignore him. Trolls are gonna troll. Its obvious that there is no winning him over. You know better, I know better. We both know what he's saying is bs, he's just trying to get at us.
@@marcelo1458 your a burden to society your stupidity is what stops us from progressing your not a doctor your not a scientist but entitled headaches like you think your soooo smart
I am 35 and was just diagnosed a few weeks ago!! LOL. It’s so awesome to finally understand so much more about myself. This is a good video, thank you!
Chantel Willems i was diagnosed when I was 17. I understood more about why i had such a hard time in lower school and yet the teachers basicly told my parents i was not smart enough and woudn’t go futher than a low school. Sucks for them that i study law now
Sahal E. M. Patel in so many ways, ways I didn’t even realize until I was diagnosed and treated, when I saw the difference after treatment I was blown away because I had no idea that it was ADHD. #1 being depression and anxiety, especially anxiety, it improved so much! I was very forgetful, unorganized, emotional, always felt guilty for not getting things done ect. But knowing what it is is such a comfort.
That was me, 20 years ago. Now I'm 37 and my son has been diagnosed. It's hereditary, and guess who has it? Finding out late in life makes it much more difficult, at least for me. If you suspect, do an online quiz and then talk to your parents. It's not an easy journey, and most people won't understand. But don't let the stigma stop you from a healthy life. I wish it hadn't stopped me.
I'm 19 and haven't been diagnosed but I'm sure I have it. it's hard feeling slightly off from everyone else who seems to know how to function in society normally and I struggle to remember things, interrupt people while knowing it's rude, can't focus on anything, get under & overstimulated (some at the same time) and just find it hard to navigate through the world while my brain runs at 100mph constantly
Try to get diagnosed and get help as soon as possible. I was exactly like you and now I'm 51 yrs old and was just diagnosed a few years ago. I so wish I would have gotten help a long time ago but I had no idea about ADHD/ADD back then. It will REALLY affect everything in your life so find out all you can about coping strategies. TotallyADD (ran by Rick Green) is a wonderful resource with tons of information... please check it out. I learned from him that it is genetic. It was such a relief getting diagnosed, I cannot tell you! Good luck to you my friend.
I was a "model student" so no one thought anything of my symptoms because they weren't "problematic enough". It wasn't until just recently that I was diagnosed and it's because I was in the hospital on watch. They noticed all of the symptoms right away and they were confused as to why I hadn't been diagnosed before then because it was so clear. I'm 18 and I just got the diagnosis about 6 months ago.
IKR like i have adhd and people literally ask me all the time "are you high" and im like no... and then when i actually am high i feel the exact same as always just a little more calm
Our brains move faster than our mouths do a lot of the time-so we have full completed thoughts that were trying to say while at the same time our brains are completing more thoughts so its really hard sometimes to even get our a full sentence without forgetting it
Sometimes I feel like my ADHD can be a blessing. I'm the person who spots a deer in a hike. Every tiny movement I notice but when I'm hiking I feel more connected to nature and a part of it. And because of my ADHD I becoming an author because of my ADHD day dreams. Heck, all of my ideas come from my daydreams. I don't know if this is what most people feel, but I do feel more connected to nature.
+Molly Rogan did you know that people with ADHD or ADD are either very creative or very intelligent and are some time both (that's just something I think is interesting). by the way I feel the same. I have ADD an I have always been able to notice small details or other things that other people normally don't notice
As someone with adhd and ocd I have random mode swings and have a crush on almost everybody I also will have lots of obsessive thoughts I can’t Gogol school without tuning out lol
sometimes you talk too loud.Or forget that you had to go to the restroom. You zone out so hard you cant even hear your surroundings. you have to fidget with something whlie youre doing something else. You can very immature and over hype sometimes. You suddenly have a lot of energy and once something gets you going, you cant stop. Always bouncing youre leg or have a sudden urge to scream or make a loud noise during testing when everyone is super quite. And worst of all.......zoning out in mid conversation.
I once almost got hit by a car because of my ADHD, I for some reason just kept looking at the birds flying across me and thinking about and playing 3 random songs in my head.
I was diagnosed with ADHD this year and now taking meds to deal with it. I first noticed it back in school, I never really could focus on the subject, but instead had countless ideas, enormous and great fantasy, lots of strengths in creative fields. When I went to high school, it got worse because I was behaving really clownish and impulsive. I never really could get myself down to study or sit calm for a longer period of time, because I had so much things going on in my head, feeling restless and just out of place. Teachers always said that it didn't click with me yet, but now I can better understand why it never did. When I start a new project, like a new song or a new game, it's really hard for me to stick to it, in general I have big commitment issues. This also makes it hard for me to pursue a career, because what I want in life and what I feel like doing is really spontaneous and whenever I choose something, I worry about missing out on other things. I'm now using medikinet and it's really helping me because it's easier for me to stick with things, even though I still have problems finding a job that fits me and my impulsive personality.
I have ADD and that is almost the same thing but I’m not hyper I just can’t focus. To everyone that thinks it’s not real. Trust me it is. And if you don’t have it you can’t tell me anything I’ve had this since I was 10 years old, I think I know more about it than you. It’s not that I choose not to focus, I physically can’t and it’s been really difficult these past few years but I am on medication to help, because I’m able to pay attention during school. People tend to think that this is just kids be bratty and choosing not to pay attention, and that don’t know what it’s like because they don’t have it.
Yeah I agree I have add and dyslexia (actually diagnosed not self diagnosed) people always say “YOU NEED TO FOCUS” then I tell them I have add and they always say “YoU mAdE tHaT tHiNg Up ThErEs OnLy AdHd” ouch...
I remember watching this 5 yrs ago being like "this is all me" but not having the money or resources to get diagnosed. So I just thought I was faking, haha got diagnosed at 19 in literally the first session with my psychiatrist.
Hello! I am going to be sharing my ADHD story even though no one asked and probably don't care ❤! I wanted to share this because I have a hard time speaking publicly and when I do I'm VERY loud so I normally don't speak to much in public so I rant on the internet to try and get my emotions out better.😊 . I am twelve and have pretty severe ADHD and at times it's very difficult to pay attention in class and even have a conversation sometimes. I really, really try and pay attention in class and when people are talking to me but I get distracted by a separate conversation and I don't realise and barge into that conversation. Luckily, everyone I'm surrounded by knows I suffer from ADHD and are very patient with me and very, very supportive. At times I get very anxious and get overcome with anxiety and often have panic attacks in public or at night making my ADHD worse because I'm trying to distract myself from the situation and when people try to calm me down on their own I feel terrible because there just working on helping me but I'm just making it worse! Love that~😅 I also space out a lot making me very forgetful and I don't do very well in school for that reason... It sucks at times and I'm often told to stop moving because it distracting and I try to stop but my leg just starts randomly shaking or I can't stop clicking my pen. I get avoided sometimes because of this and I'm often chaotic. Labeled as the "crackhead" of the group can really put my self esteem pretty low. Uhm...I had no reason to make this comment and thank you so much if you read this far and its appreciated!💓
Oh my thats how I am im 13 but my anxiety makes it so i can't show my symptoms in front of people besides the fidgeting so I will not talk and never be in the convo with my friends and I cant have panic attacks infront of them so ill just be randomly moving alotttt and suffering in my head and its also 3 am so my grammar is suffering
I believe i have adhd, i dont want to self diagnose but my mom wont let me get tested. She WONT believe me even though she has adhd and my dad has adhd AND my brother has adhd! I sucks because anytime i talk about it people are like “ DoNt SelF dIagNOse” but i cant get diagnosed. I was trying to talk to someone but they had to repeat it like 9 times because it felt like a buzzer was going of in my head that made sure i couldn’t process what they were saying
TotallyADD's Rick Green has some videos talking about how it is genetic... Maybe you could find a video and show it to them? He also has videos about how to get diagnosed and just a TON of helpful information!
It’s like everything is in your brain at once and you can’t grasp ahold of memories or things you have to do or remember, and some days it’s cloudy like i can’t remember anything and i can’t focus
It's Saturday and I'm usually too lazy to take my ADHD meds in the weekends and I literally paused this video 3 times because 17 other things popped into my head. Like is my laundry done? Where's my cat? I'm hungry.
They all talked so fluently and had no problems communicating what they think. Knowing that I'm recorded and later broadcasted to millions of people would make me functionless.
The people in this video should feel very lucky they had parents perceptive enough to get them diagnosed so young. I just got diagnosed at 21 and adderall has been absolutely life changing for me.
I actually realised before my parents. They thought about it when I was younger, but dismissed it because I can hyper focus. They didn't know that's a trait of adhd! I looked it up and was really freaked out that it literally described my entire existence. I got a diagnosis for severe adhd after I showed my parents some videos and stuff.
Alice Thompson Exactly. I have the hyperfocus too but the problem I had my whole life was I was only able to do it on certain things that changed every week. I know exactly what you mean though actually researching adhd was a massive “AH HA!” moment haha.
I can agree with all of this. Can't (or having)a hard time focusing. Forgetting what I just said or what they just said. Spacing out waaaaayyyyy to much😄 And an overwhelming amount of emotion out of nowhere. Its a crazy, but sometimes fun life. It sucks sometimes, and other times it can be fun. Sorry if this doesn't make sense, it's past my bedtime, and I am tired. 😂
how i describe my thoughts with adhd: im on a busy street and im trying to find this one person, but each person on the street is someone I know and i start talking to each person i run into and I slowly forget who I was trying to find
100% real. This actually happens to me frequently when my wife and I are out shopping. I end up seeing a few people I know and start talking to them and forget that I was there to shop. Meanwhile, my wife already went and finished shopping, paid and is waiting for me at the exit. And then I get a text from her saying she's standing there waiting for me.
I agree with the last person, my parents don't really believe in it although my dad has it. And they don't get why i want a diagnosis they say it won't change how my brain works and they will not buy my meds bc it will cause cancer (it doesn't i looked it up) and this is just the way God made you. They don't understand the amount of clarity or the breath of fresh air it will cause when i don't have to say 'supposed adhd' or 'undiagnosed adhd' to my teachers. My counselor agreed that i should get tested if i want to. Parents: Let you kids get tested if they want to. If you aren't living with it in school, you don't understand. It is our life let us get phycological help if we want/need it. thank you for listening to my TED talk
i know, it's kinda the same for me, i am pretty sure i have ADHD and almost all the symptoms are affecting most aspects if my life, i usually don't turn school work in until almost midnight and end up getting to sleep between 1-3:30 am every night, i get upset over the smallest criticism which is definitely affecting my mental health, and it feels like it is impossible to do the smallest tasks, and my mom is just like "how about yoga and essential oils!? :) :)" i mentioned the possibility of ADHD a couple years ago and they didn't believe me so now i'm afraid to bring it up again even though the symptoms have gotten much worse, cus i'm scared that they won't believe me again, but i do believe it will get better for both of us, just keep trying :)
@@aluminescentmushroom5910 I completely understand you! Especially the sleep part and getting upset easy. I'll keep you in mind, I hope it gets better! :)
How To ADHD here on UA-cam has a lot of helpful videos including on how to talk to friends and family about it. It may help if u watched them with your parents. The important thing to remember is that mental heath is just like physical health. If you were diabetic you wouldn’t be discouraged to take insulin, right? It may help to frame it that way :) I know it’s easier said than done. I got tested secretly a few days ago and I’m planing on not saying anything to my parents until I (hopefully) get my official diagnosis. Can’t keep it a secret forever since I’m on their insurance lol 😂
I could never find friends in high school because I kept finishing sentences for them, I had sudden mood swings, I was talking maybe things I didn't want, I could never get organized and the basket of things that adhd carries. they thought I was annoying and then when I tell them I have adhd I am no longer human I am just adhd dont let your ADHD and insecurities to define who you are
I think caffeine is supposed to have the opposite effect on us like make us tired but it really does nothing to me, it doesn’t make me energetic or tired it’s like I’m just drinking a normal drink.
@@Sewer.dwelling.rat. For me it doesn’t make me tired but because caffeine is a stimulant it helps me be able to focus and sit still(er) than usual. I gotta watch my caffeine intake now that i’m on a stimulant medication
For me, I’m always scared I’m forgetting something or leaving it behind. I check my pockets 2-3 times for keys, wallet and phone and as I’m walking away from the desk I was at I look back at the chair 2-3 more times to be double sure I didn’t forget anything lol. I also lock my car 3-4 times when I leave it
You know…. I think I’m going to check my pockets and purse more often. This will probably help me out. Thanks for the suggestion! (Even though I don’t think you meant for it to be one haha)
I do the same! And that’s why everything has a “home” keys are always hung by the door, sunglasses by the door, purse, by the door etc. if an item doesn’t have a “home” then I get rid of the item
I have had very severe ADHD my whole life and when I forget to take my medicine (which the worst thing you can do to a person with ADHD is give them something to take that they have to remember so most people with ADHD probably forget to take their medicine) I lose my mind, I forget to eat breakfast, I’m constantly moving, I’m very impulsive, I lose focus easily, I have crazy mood swings, I get mad very easily, my ADHD triggers my anger issues, and the list goes on and on. I really feel for everyone with ADHD because it’s one of those things that everyone knows about but they don’t acknowledge or talk about, there isn’t enough awareness for ADHD especially in schools or for teachers, because what a lot of people don’t realize is that ADHD is a learning disability and there are so many people in my grade that have ADHD but the teachers do not care and that makes it really hard for people with ADHD because no one really understands unless they have it. Sorry I was rambling I tend to do that as it’s a side effect of ADHD.
Rhiannon Hess I understand you. My cousin has adhd and she does the same things as you, not getting treated right in the classroom forgetting assignments, it was really hard for her. She does forget her medicine to because you forget stuff, it’s a side effect. Even when she gets mad at me, I still love her. I understand what you’re going through and I hope you understand how loved you are 💕
People act like adhd only affects you in school nooo it affects everywhere
Unicorn Magic bro yes 😤😤
That’s part of the diagnostic criteria, actually. That it affects school, work, OR social/home life/relationships. It doesn’t say “only if this causes you issues at school.” In fact, often women aren’t diagnosed until later because they’re more likely to have the type where they can manage “well enough” with the structure of school (but are still very stressed by it) and so the big big problems only show up when they’re out of school and trying to work and have a home life without the structure imposed by parents making you go to school and school telling you what to work on when. So it’ll often be that they are struggling with things like cleaning/laundry/food but holding it together at work just barely.
@@TrappedinSLC I have a D+ and a F because of 6 missing assignments 👀
@@cordiformbuttons “More likely” doesn’t mean no one has school issues, it just means you can’t look ONLY at school issues and say “well, grades are fine, no issues.” Also what tends to happen in these cases is grades are fine up to a point - like you might have someone who excels at school through halfway through high school, then suddenly they start doing really poorly because the poor coping mechanisms that worked fine in grade school and when things were simpler fail miserably when there is more stress - more responsibility, harder assignments, less structure, health issues, etc. The good school performance in the first place was kind of a house of cards - easy to completely knock down. Does that make sense?
This is why a lot of people with combined or inattentive type get diagnosed later - they aren’t typically that disruptive to others so ppl don’t notice what’s really going on with them, and when we’re younger there’s more structure imposed on us by others (teachers expect to have to give more guidance, parents enforce bedtime and playtime limits, etc.) that further help conceal the adhd. I know someone who wasn’t diagnosed until medical school - she did fine right through college but medical school was just that bit more challenging and chaotic that she only at that point realized something wasn’t right and hadn’t BEEN right.
@@cordiformbuttons In any event, my approach has generally been to talk to my teacher/professor about making a plan to get caught up. Also if possible get into whatever program your school has, if there is one, for getting formally assessed and diagnosed if you haven’t been. If you already have a formal diagnosis then in many places (but not all, unfortunately) the school is required to work out some kind of help for you. Not that you will be excused from the work, but extended deadlines or at my college there was an office that provided tutoring and for some adhd ppl they had regular meetings to set up a plan for getting the work done, and then they’d agree on deadlines with the office to help with accountability. But they were deadlines for the project in smaller pieces like research, outline, rough draft, etc. so each individual one wasn’t as overwhelming to tackle?
If you have no such office, you could try doing the same thing with a friend who typically does well? Ask to sit down (maybe offer to buy lunch or something) and if they can help you break down the project into steps then check in with you on agreed days to see if you’Re on track? They don’t do the work, they just help you be accountable?
Has anyone concentrated so hard on concentrating that they didn't hear what they were supposed be concentrating on?
Suzannah Connel Yep XD
Y upp
Yep :")
Btdt, no t-shirt
All the time
Who else reads things over and over to understand it
man why you gotta expose me like that ✋🏻😔
🤚🏼
Haha me, and it sucks because I love to read :(
@@emotapw yno when you like keep reading it and dont understand it still bc ur just not paying attention PFFFFF
@@cordiformbuttons same
Seeing how they’re all diagnosed at such a young age..I envy that. I’m still undiagnosed and I don’t think I’ll ever be soon unfortunately.
esp. when parents are not open in discussing mental health issues
I’m 20 and it’s only been brought to my attention now that I might have ADHD, and getting tested is so hard since most places aren’t covered by my insurance
So I know exactly how you feel :’)
@@eunice4838 yeah mine are also religious so they tell me to pray it away :,)
@@witchymama5385 Ah I hope everything turns out okay. For now we’re in this together
@@playdoh658 mine tell me to focs more... like "if everyone can do it you can do it to, you're not dumber than the others..." so I totally get what you mean, good luck !
I got off my meds because I didn't want to have to rely on a pill my whole life. I was diagnosed when I was 10 but once I got into high school I took smaller doses. It was incredibly hard but with help I tried to teach myself coping mechanisms and by my senior year I was off my meds. The biggest relief has been knowing that my parents didn't have to pay for it anymore. It came down to about a dollar a pill which added up very quickly. I understand that not everyone can get off their meds and I still struggle daily, it's just something that I felt like I needed to do
LavenousForever a dollar a pill must not have been that strong... you must not have had it bad at all
@@averageaccount8114 I wouldnt put this person down for it ADHD is hard no matter how strong. My meds made me hallucinate so i stopped taking them and its incredibly difficult I feel like even the weakest of ADHD is still just as bad tbh. Everyones got it rough uno
I don't think there is anything wrong with needing meds. I know the idea of relying on a pill sounds bad, or feels bad, but it's just medicine to help your brain adjust.
It's cool that you put in that work. Personally meds don't solve everything for me, but they make it easier.
I've been reading a book, got through a couple of pages and realised my eyes were reading the words but my brain wasn't, if you know what I mean. It meant I had to go over paragraphs multiple times and even then the words just weren't getting through.
Lol happens to me as well
Doesn't that happen to everyone?
Oh my god, I thought I was the only one suffering from this
@@Em-gj2sg It can but it’s a very frequent issue for some with ADHD. It’s like when you’re looking at something but your eyes won’t focus on it.
@@biggiechungus1294 I like to stare at people without realizing ✋
As someone with ADHD I would really like to see a video of what it’s like to not have ADHD.
Same
same
Yes...
@Sahal E. M. Patel I have ADHD and ironically I'm having a like "hyper episode" right now and my head is going CRAZY lol, so I can answer the question:
It affects everything; how you think, how you see the world, how you see yourself, how you get work done, how you relax, all that stuff. Coz it's the literal configuration of the brain, it does impact your whole life. We forget stuff a lot, we're accident-prone and often disorganized and we zone out easily, but we're also more creative and the energy we have can be useful sometimes.
For example, whilst we struggle with a lack of focus a lot, plenty of us also have a symptom called "Hyperfocus", where if we find a task interesting/engaging we can focus ENTIRELY on that task for hours on end, and block out the rest of the world as we focus. This is only if we enjoy the task though - if it's repetitive or boring then I'll feel exhausted after like 5 minutes, haha.
I KNOW! I keep seeing videos of people doing a POV of what’s its like with adhd. The only thing I can say is “fax” instead of “huh interesting”
Life with ADHD:
-Constant fidgeting
-Hard to relax
-Racing thoughts
-Unable to silence my mind
-Short attention span
-Very forgettful
-IMPULSIVE AS F***
-Emotionally unstable
-Leaving a trail of incomplete tasks
-That painful hollow feeling of normal functioning people thinking your weird and crazy simply because they cant comprehend or dont believe in ADHD so they judge you and tell you your making excuses.
Can anyone else relate...
Story of my life
Yea. I’m a pretty shy person but adhd just breaks it all away ;-; my dad had adhd and stuff and he expects me to not act like this lol
I can relate to this.
A Lovely MisFit can not being able to sleep because u think so much a symptom? I tend to do it a lot with other symptoms
Kiwi Smith I think so
I wish people understood that ADHD does not only affect the person while they are at school or doing homework, it can affect everything they do.
Legit watched this when it came out and thought "huh, I for some reason relate to this." I'm now diagnosed with ADHD and completely understand it now
I have adhd, but my parents won't let me take the medication for it and told me to just try and concentrate, meditate or take some natural ancient remedy for it but I just for once want to know what it's like to have clarity. My mind and my thoughts is just a tornado and I can't concentrate for long on one thing.
It's a made up disease, a placebo effect. Why do you want to depend on medication? leave that to people with actual illness.
+Trustworthy Sayid noice
try to exercise it sort of helps but some people need medication regardless to function also try finding a support system whether it be a teacher, a counselor.. just someone looking out for your best interest
+Luiza Reis How brave
Trust me medication is not a good idea I know because when I got meds I became an entirely different person with mor problems than I can count just drink coffee because that works try it
What my adhd feels like:
I usually have music playing in head, but not like an organized radio that plays albums, it's usually pieces of a song that I remember or liked the most. It's like having a commercial jingle in your head 24/7
An example (using Katy Perry's Firework):
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag drifting through the wind want to start again do you ever feel like a plastic bag drifting through the wind do you ever feel like a plastic bag do you ever feel like a plastic bag do you ever feel do you ever feel like a plastic bag drifting through the do you ever feel-
Same. I get that all the time 😭 it's actually so annoying
Yep I do this as well and it doesn't stop till another songs does the same thing
ffs you just reminded me of how i had feliz navidad stuck in my head this morning. Well. ITS BACK
Week ago on new year party I tried ecstasy pill (1/4 of it, not even half) and my adhd came back 4times more than it was before 😪
I was taking adderall for 2 month and ADHD seemed to disappear and now I think I have to start all over again
same except there are a bunch at once like i currently have: Deck the halls, The perry the platypus jingle that plays when he puts on his hat (i haven't watched phineas and ferb since i was like 8), the little einsteins theme song (i have never seen that show), mambo number 5, and the ladadeee ladada song from tik tok. its just little pieces of those songs on loop ALL day
I had to re-watch this video because of my ADHD.
me to know i know not alone
same!!
same haha
I did, too
Yep
im trying to not self-diagnose with ADHD but when i tried to talk to my parents about it they said they dont think i could have it because im “not hyperactive”. what they dont understand is that im very hyperactive and if im not constantly doing something i start to shake, but i try not to get all loud and hyper cause i know that if i do people aren’t going to want to hang out with me which makes it rlly difficult for me to do stuff cause im either constantly shaking and struggling because im not moving or im annoying people by interrupting them, moving around, etc. my parents think im not hyperactive because im trying not to be cause i dont wanna get yelled at, but that makes them refuse to help me find out if i do have it or not
As someone who has been offically diagnosed with ADHD you cant not be hyper it blurts out. You cant control it ive tried you might have ADD which is similar but different. For a person with adhd they cant control when they are hyper most of the time it especially comes out when someone else is being hyper as well. Please dont self diagnose. ADD is different from ADHD and your symptoms are alot more like add to me but get checked dont assume and do not lie to your doctor or claim to have adhd otherwise thats kinda messed. ❤
@@cordiformbuttons
yeah im definitely not self-diagnosing and i get what u mean but what i was saying didnt mean that i control it, it meant that like i try rlly hard to cause i dont wanna get yelled at but that causes me to be more hyper which i cant control. sorry, once again im not tryna self diagnose but this is whats happening and maybe i shoulda been more specific oops-
@@moonlight_dulcet no worries ! If you suffer from being unable to comprehend things going on around you and not being able to understand simple things fast and being obnoxious most of the time fidgety things and also getting frustrated easily then you def have it. Im not trying to diagnose you its just if you have those you should really check because you probably do have it and you need NEED to push back on your parents bc its a bigger deal than most people think. Getting a diagnosis means your school giving you more time to help and you wont be forced things all at once. Its pretty critical and the anger comes from not understanding or being able to understand whats happening around you uno? Like a human computer that is slow. If your experiencing stuff like that i recommend talking to somebody or your school because if you have it you need the extra leeway in school and other activities bc its just the truth we dont work as fast and as efficiently. So yea ✨ sorry thats long but I realy would love to help ya out ☺❤ it'll be ok
@@poster2247 True , my case is very severe. I cant function properly my ADHD is like *brbrbrbbr* LOL but yea ur right. I just listed off symptoms instead.
@@poster2247 sorry you go through it its v tough
"My ADHD is basically me reading the same test question over and over again and each time in a different way so that I can actually understand the question because the words are so mundane and black and white that it takes me forever to get what a question is asking let alone pick the right answer" Julia Chernov
IKR
I have never seen one with almost thr same name as me! Ofulue.😄
I have that exact same thing but I was just told it was dyslexia and thats why I couldn't understand the words not ADHD.
me to it skip 50 questions because I can't read em
That describes me in school and my childhood, I took Ritalin but I stopped after a while, it made me feel like a total zombie , and that's just not me
i just wish people were more understanding of how much I try, and how much I care. My ADHD brain makes it really hard to actually carry out my desires, and i'm constantly letting myself down too.
Ita so much more than just hyperactivity and people dont know this.
My adhd makes me feel like I’m constantly trying to keep up and it’s exhausting...I’ve finally started to accept that I’m not meant to be at the same pace as everyone else and that’s ok...we may not be consistent but we’re always persistent ;)
Symptoms of ADHD that are not talked about enough:
-Emotional dysregulation
-Rejection sensitive dysphoria
-Lack of fully developed object permanence
-Tics/stims
-Sensory processing issues
-Auditory processing issues
-Executive dysfunction
If anyone has any questions on any of these, like you don't understand what they are or how they relate to ADHD, let me know and I can explain!
@Sydney Brodie That can be part of it! It can also be an aversion to things like loud noises, bright or flashing lights, the texture of certain fabrics or features of clothing (for instance I personally cannot handle ruffles on my shirts, it drives me insane), or even certain strong smells, like when someone is wearing a particularly strong perfume. Someone that has a sensory processing disorder may become very easily overwhelmed or upset by anything in the above list.
For a personal example, bright lights physically hurt, sustained loud noises make me go into a panic, and certain textures make my skin crawl.
Hi I am 90% sure I have ADHD, but a, not getting I diagnosis anytime soon. With this tic/stim thing, I have been noticing that I’ve been twitching my nose A LOT recently, but only when I’m on my own or bored. It’s getting really annoying and I was wondering if this was a tic/stim from ADHD?
I have it and the whole loud noises and louder classrooms really trips me up a lot
I’m not sure 100% I have ADHD but thank you for mentioning rejection sensitive dysphoria. Never heard of it before but I looked it up there and totally relate. Rly happy to know I’m not alone :)
@@cheddy2536 it could be! Usually a tic or stim is something you can't control, it's an impulse. For me I get a tingly, electric feeling in whatever muscle that I have to move until I actually move it. For example one of my most frequent stims is flexing my arm out (kinda like a punching motion) and until I actually move my arm it feels like there's an electric pulse being shot through my arm
my adhd went unnoticed for a long time because i was somehow still able to do well in school
same
Same
I mentioned in another comment, but this is not uncommon at ALL for inattentive or some combined types. You’re not up and running around the room and school has a LOT of imposed structure, and kids in school rarely have many external responsibilities, so it’s possible to kind of put all your ‘managing adhd’ energy into school and do well. When you get to less structure (like college or out of school entirely) or more stuff comes up in your life (serious relationships, health issues, family issues, work, etc.) then suddenly you don’t have enough ability to manage to go around and your coping mechanisms aren’t very good, so it seems like the problem has come on ‘suddenly’. It hasn’t, your life was just arranged such that it wasn’t emphasizing the issues the adhd causes for you.
Like I don’t think in grade school I ever once got an assignment done any earlier than right before it was due. But they weren’t that hard so I wasn’t penalized much for it so I got good grades. It wasn’t until college that I regularly had assignments that didn’t work well enough on.
Same
Ive been able to handle my adhd (not diagnosed yet) for awhile but it’s getting harder with me going into highschool and having more things to be stressed about. I’ve been getting depressed and even paranoid again bc of the increasing stress and I really don’t want to wait until I hit rock bottom to get help. So that’s why I wanna get diagnosed so I can finally be sure and be able to get the help and even meds to make me feel better or atleast more in control. I’m so close into failing my honors classes bc I just can’t concentrate in the classes and get so distracted so easily. Usually I would reteach myself the things we learnt when I came back home so I could keep up with everyone else. there’s just to many responsibilities I have to do and adding the reteaching just makes feel like I’m crazy which leads me into crashing and just giving up and not doing anything at all. it’s a continuous cycle
"I just wish people believed it was real"... damn. That hurt to hear. I feel that so deeply.
I came straight to the comments as soon as I clicked on the video. I tend to skip videos that don't have a comment section.
I have ADD and get distracted easily, forget things, little tasks feel difficult, always get shocked at how others get work done so easily; yet I am super creative and I am proud of that. However, I have PTSD, anxiety, and depression which are on the opposite spectrum so my life is a daily struggle and I wish more people were careful with what they said or how they word things...
Little Jade Dragon I also have ADD, anxiety and, depression twins
BunnyGamer twinsies!!!
Exactly like me. I have the lot that you do. I feel you!
I keep thinking everyday 'do i have ADHD?'. Sometimes i'm like 'no i definitely don't have it', and sometimes i'm really convinced that i have it.
It's just so annoying walking around, and thinking about it literally every single day. But my parents are convinced i don't have it, so i really
don't know😩
Pi Lilja it’s so complicated too cuz sometimes I’ll have a good day where I’m pumped up but sometimes I mess up my sleep schedule and feel down and unmotivated to do things except daydream
I've been diagnosed since I was 8 and I feel this. Sometimes I have good days where I'm productive and I can get things done and I'm on top of it all, and then I have other days where I'm barely able to get anything productive done. Every day is different. I highly recommend you see/talk to somebody, such as a school counselor. They mostly likely can help you find resources to get a diagnosis!
Same, got diagnosed with the help of my mom, then I move in with my dad a year later and he says I've been overdiagnosed. I keep flip flopping and considering everything in my childhood
I have ADHD and during a test I’m like
“Okay I need to focus now” 5 seconds later in my head “how tf does gravity even work????”
i’m cracked SAME
MEEEE. I got through the first minute, then watched Netflix, then fell asleep, then watched a virtual mass (I have to because my parents), then slept, then ate, then found this video again, got through the next 5 seconds, then read the comments.
when the blonde girl was talking about feeling really overwhelmed by small tasks due to the inability to visualize the process, i _felt_ that. like ive tried to explain it to my mom but she just thinks im making excuses because i dont wanna do things, and i wish she would just listen to me
Omg haven’t even watched the video yet, but yes that is it!!
The story of my life
The “I got in trouble a lot but not on purpose” is the truest thing ever
My adhd has become worse as I’ve gotten older. I was diagnosed at I think 8 and I’m 24 now. I think one of the biggest things I wish people would realize it’s not just about being hyper. There’s so so much more to it. With your speaking, to how you think to even having memory loss because of it. And a lot of other things can stem from ADHD like depression, anxiety, learning disabilities.
tic disorders
ADHD also dont allow you to control emotions very well. It ain't just not being able to sit still.
Exactly I have random bursts of frustration
Its a whole package deal when it comes to ADHD lol
I remember it would take me hours to get my work done at home, I was perfectly capable of understanding the questions but every time I read them I wasn’t actually paying attention to what they even meant.
I see all these simulations that make it seem all chaotic, but for me at least when I try to focus it’s like I’m walking down a path and I start thinking about other things and I get way off the path and when I come back to reality and find myself way off the path I’m like “Wait, how did I get here? I’m literally so lost.” Idk if that makes sense.
Adhd brains only focus on the here and the now, it struggles with long term goals as it is unbalanced and channels all of it's energy on the present, thus making the endgoal unimportant and forgotten.
I can focus walking to a room but completely forget why I went there because I focusing on where I was going, not why I was going there
Sometimes I wish real life had like... a video game checklist or something
I have ADD and I get distracted to the point where if I'm studying I get distracted thinking that I'm distracted and then my mind is fighting telling itself to stop thinking that I'm distracted because I'm distracting myself by thinking that. It's the best way I can put it.
Accurate 😂
I am 15 getting tested for ADHD in a few days, wish me luck :)
Edit: I was diagnosed with ADHD, and honestly I'm happy. I can finally get treatment for it :)
Good luck!
Gl luck for what lol
@@cataclysmal5315 they said wish them luck
So I did
Unless you were talking to them
Idk
Oof
@@LevsLev yes I was talking to them lol
@@cataclysmal5315 Oof
Ignore anything I said
;-;
ADHD is super misunderstood so its nice to see people talk about it and explain what it’s like. Even though it’s... Kind of hard to get concepts in our heads out into words.
NylonGenesis I’m really convinced I have it cuz I do tend to not know how to put my thoughts into words
Kiwi Smith Is that the only symptom you have? If so, then no, you don’t. If you do have more symptoms then yeah probably, go see if you can get a diagnosis.
NylonGenesis no that’s not all I have more symptoms. When I was in elementary school I would often zone out and if it was really bad I couldn’t hear anything and forget a whole minute passed by and I always just thought it was cuz I wasn’t paying attention and when my family says my name occasionally I’ll be stuck in a deep daydream and won’t hear them call me until I eventually snap out of it.
Kiwi Smith You should probably go get it checked out by a psychiatrist then.
NylonGenesis I also would fidget a lot cuz of stress from teachers and went into a panic attack once cuz of a teacher fight between me it really scared me and shocked me in to shutting down and having breathing fits but I don’t know if this is just normal people stuff cuz I always thought it was normal 🤷🏽♀️
Thanks Garnt
😂just came from that video
Lol me too
I just came from that video too XD
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People think having ADHD is fake? I think NOT having it is fake
Like, I legit can't wrap my head around what the heck it could be like without it.
How do you NOT get distracted easily?!
How do you NOT fidget!?
How do you NOT get curious as to what the heck just moved in the corner of your eye!?
Lol same here
I think both are real, but the people acting liek you can control your actions annoy me a lot
Dear kids in the comments, just because you cannot focus in school does not mean you have ADHD. Im not saying its impossible, but you cant just say "whoa, I just watched a video and now I have decided I have ADHD". If you are truly interested in getting diagnosed to help your life become easier, you totally should. Getting help for a problem that prohibits you from learning is different than just "deciding" you have a disorder.
Good luck guys, summer is almost here.
Mystical Chipmunk thank you my biggest pet peeve is kids saying that they have adhd to be “hip” and “cute”
Omg and when they do that thing where they stop mid sentence and go SQUIRREL! Or something like that and go “lolz, it’s my ADHD”
Maddie Picciuto yes exactly
Mystical Chipmunk You got it. Especially this late in the school year, sleep deprivation exhibits symptoms of ADHD, but that definitely isn't what it is.
Maddie Picciuto Yea I'm pretty sure if have ADHD your not screaming about it and blaming stuff about it. Yea I hate when kids do that it's a real problem.
You know the craziest combination... I am clinically diagnosed with ADHD and I’m also an EXTROVERT it’s ABSOLUTELY INSANE
ME TOO
Andre bruh yessssss
It always makes me mad when people ask questions or say things such as:
"What's it like to have ADHD?"
"Control yourself."
"Calm Down."
"Sit still."
"Pay attention."
"Focus please."
"Oh, I know my cousin's neighbor's brother has ADHD, that connects us in a way." Just in general when people say they know this random person with ADHD.
"We all have ADHD."
I always want to yell at my teachers something along the lines of,"Well why don't you try having ADHD for about a month and then see how it feels." Just because they always say I have behavioral issues, when it's not 100% my fault. They act like ADHD isn't a thing and I'm just choosing to be distracted by small things and stuff.
Nathan Schmidt bot to mention the classic "Stop fidgeting"
When you zone out IT DOES NOT FEEL LIKE YOU'RE HIGH. Like wtf kind of comparison is that?????
I think they mean when you are high you are spaced? Idk i have never been high
I mean for her it might feel like that, like when I zone out by accident I kinda get into a dream like world. I’ve never been high tho so,
I smoke weed and have adhd, that's why i disagree because it's an inaccurate way of explaining and makes zoning out/disassociating sound worse than it actually is. Imagine trying to use that way to explain adhd to a hardcore Christian mom?
I smoke and have adhd and being high is EXACTLY like adhd haha like it’s adhd on steroids
This is legit how I have been all my life. I’m not diagnosed with ADHD because I have never been tested but I bet that if I do get test it’s gonna come back positive because I know for sure that I have ADHD all of these videos described how I feel and how my brain works
Same but my mom knows I have it but she doesn't want to put me on pills that turn you into a robot
@@Timmering yeah but there's methaphetamines in those drugs and she doesn't want me to have to take all the time.
@Zach Fraser-Brain true
if your very sensitive to sugar and eat a lot of it it can show all symptoms of adhd, so i’d say try and change your diet if it’s not good and your finding you have a lot of problems. (also i would really recommend getting diagnosed as doctors can give you a lot of help with it)
I think of my thoughts as pieces of paper in a tornado. I'm trying to grab as many as I can, but as I do, the papers that I have are sucked away. It's just very chaotic, and exhausting.
My depression also interacts with my ADHD in a weird way where when I am depressed it's like the tornado spat me out and I crashed through the ice of a frozen lake. It's cold and lonely but the water is crystal clear and I can finally think clearly. It caused me to have an unhealthy relationship with depression because of how much I enjoyed the break from my brain tornado.
Yes! I describe it the same way. Like a river and Im trying to grab little leaves, and I think I have one but then it slides between my finders.
I have used my anxiety to cope by making everything an emergency, everything urgent and due right now, but recently it has started to backfire and make it worse.
Got diagnosed at 16. There are times where my adhd is something positive, for example in social events. However, for the most part, I hate it. I can't study without medication and even if I do take my pills I still tend to procrastinate. My impulsivity is bad, today I lost my temper and drove when I shouldn't (no harm done btw but it was bad). When I have done something impulsive or said something I regret I punish myself and get very self-destructive. I make another impulsive decision, I self harm because the anxiety gets so intense.
I wrote this because I felt the need to express my feelings to people who might understand. Also, is there anyone else who hate ticking clocks? Can't stand them
OMG ticking clocks just push me over the edge !!!
They drive me insane !
Yes, seems like the sound gets louder at times.
One thing I hate with having ADHD is when you say something that is offensive to someone and you don’t realize it but then You home and realize what you said and you panic about it the rest of the day
tess el abidi yes me too
That always happens to me.
tess el abidi oh that’s and adhd thing? I’m really starting to worry at this point because literally what everyone else is saying applies to me and I’m like shist
Greek_Fire well you can just have symptoms of It or what you want to call it or maybe you have adhd but if you have it it’s not that big of a difference
tess el abidi okay cool. 😂😂
I have ADHD, and a lot of people have told me they think I’m smart, but school is an ABSOLUTE nightmare because every assignment takes me some five hours to do because I get side-tracked super easily. It baffles me how my friends can get all their homework done during recess, while I can’t even do it in the comfort of my own home with coffee and a million sticky notes scattered all over the place reminding me to do my homework...
Oh god. I am not diagnosed but I think I do have something wrong with my attention. Because I struggled trying to do a single damned page of homework by sitting, looking at it while stressing out for 8 hours.
I hate how many people I loved said I am a lazy person who don't try anything. If it's true I'm lazy, then why am I depressed and suicidal for not being able to complete a simple task?
I'm really smart, was way smarter than some of my classmates, but if there was a test I often could answer like only some of the questions but really good and I didn't have time for others. But others who gave mediocre answers to all the questions got better grades. Like their answers weren't good or anything( not creative, they just had the focus to answer to all rly quick.) was so sad. :(
@@itsnotme8182 I know it's so unfair:( try to get help.
@@LiSa-fc5sp grades are not everything. Do what you believe is the best for you.
im about 99% sure i have adhd but my parents refuse to listen to me and just keep saying im wrong.
+Billie Same, they say I'm too lazy too study; but I'm 99.999% sure that I have ADHD.
talk to someone else who will take you seriously that's what I did stay strong
Same here
same but i haven't brought it up to anyone yet because i know they'll most likely say "no you don't" and won't do anything about it
+Sunny :D if u mention it to you teacher and have them send your parents and email that might help
I have adhd. There are times that I forget things, get really impulsive, can’t focus. It feels like there are a million thoughts all at once.
i want to ask you a question and i’m sorry if it offends you in any way but what’s it like when you drive? do you tend to zone out or do you have someone else drive you places in order to keep yourself safe?
Mary Snook I like to explain it to people as whenever I want to think about one thing say how the stock market is doing. My brain just knocks over every filing cabinet with anything vaguely related to that and dumps it all in a pile XD
Nat ꕤ zone out. I have a hard time focusing .
ILuvLitten Animations my brain has so many things going on at once.
Automatically liked the video because Jen is in the thumbnail, and kinda surprised when Jen said that she was diagnosed with ADHD~
JEN ILY
Jen 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
yea we got another facts about jen
It's like living a thousand years in a moment, and when the moment is gone, the world you knew before is long gone.
The most accurate things they said to me were “it’s almost like being high” and “I can’t see my adhd but I can feel it”
Literally me. Some days I’ll be really tired and then I’ll be like I need coffee and my friends are like no Yu don’t. And I’ll be like I have no energy and then like 5 minutes later ill be running across the room. Like I have energy and then I don’t.
Something that happens to me cause of my ADHD is when i'm doing a test and i'm on question 5 and everyone is on like question 35. Basically this is how that happens: I get the test and I get to the one question i'm having trouble on, I look up in the sky to think about the answer, but I slowly daze off and just sit there at my desk like there's no test, then I snap back to it, and the process repeats.
Mr. Blister literally me
I just skip all the ones I can’t do. Then do them all in a random order. Then forget that I haven’t done questions 7, 14 or 2 and go back and realise I only have 15 minutes. Then spend 5 minutes thinking about which one I should do first. Then trying to do all of them in 5 minutes so I can check to see if I’ve missed any others... agahgaggghghh
@@erimcferrysings4110 I literally had to read your comment about 4 times over because of my ADHD 😂
I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was four/five(around there) and I wish people would stop taking my ADHD as an excuse or a lie when it truly effects the way I live and function as a human.
As a person with ADHD I can really relate to this so thanks for making this video and making me and others feeling less alone
I hate that people are so casual with assuming they have ADD/ADHD just for forgetting one simple thing and being active. It's so much harder and can affect someone's ENTIRE life.
Ruby Love yeah I has ADHD I have been diagnosed since I was 6 (I'm now 13) it's really hard for me
Definitely agree with the last statement about wishing people knows it’s real, I told my friend it feels like being in a room with 50 TVs on at the same time with max volume and he goes “so you have a headache”
It’s honestly just exhausting.
YES! absof***kinglutely.
I agree. Sometimes I really wanna focus but my brain just can’t do what I want it to
I have ADHD and it’s such a struggle sometimes. Totally empathise with the video, people often think I’m not trying hard enough or being lazy, but it couldn’t be further from the truth. Thanks buzzfeed for bringing awareness to ADHD!
Lila same here and all my friends think that I. Weird cause of and I’m scared to tell them what should I do 🧐
me tooo I have no friedns cause I'm werid and super werid today cause I didn't have my medince
Didn't know jen had Adhd. Good to see more awareness being shown. I'm still learning more and I was diagnosed at about 10.
Omg her explanation of carosel...ive always felt mines like a hamster wheal
lmao i have all the symptoms and i told my mom and shes like "no its bc ur always on ur phone"what
ADHD is a really bad label I hate my label which is "autism".
parents are weird
lol relatable
I hate when parents say that, it's like then why did you buy me a phone??
One of my friends said "i had trouble focusing today i must have it!" and all i could think was "sis no"
I'm cringing so hard at that
Exactly
I wish emotional dysregulation in ADHD was more talked about honestly.
That’s all of my friends. They just had to meet me.
Now I don't want to assume that I have ADHD but idk sometimes. I relate to things really often like zoning out without realizing (kinda how you fall asleep without realizing) and then snapping out of it and realizing I missed the last 5 minutes of the lecture. I also am 99% of the time the last to finish a test due to it being difficult to focus, and I often have to read stuff multiple times. But then there's also a lot of other symptoms I don't have so idk.
Юлия Каравашкина Maybe I'll try that once coronavirus ends then, thanks
I haven't been diagnosed with adhd but i do experience quite a few of the symptoms most annoyingly
My brain always seems to either be hyperfocused to the point where i have no idea whats going on around me or im robotically going through task as my brain attempts to take in everything at once which has put me into sensory overload quite a few times.
Jake Scar same bro
None of this describes what its like to have adhd. Having adhd is like not being in control of your brain, even as im typing this im finding it hard to choose the corrext words because so many other things are popping up in my head (other words im thinkinh of typing, a song, a thought, a light thats distracting me) its like having a cloudy head full of things you never asked ro be in there.
@Solveig St-Juste then i guess you cant describe it. All they did was make it sound quirky
everyone experiences adhd in a different way. you experience is as like having a cloudy head, and i experience it as mostly memory problems and emotional dysregulation
@@uwatriplet mhm i have that too. I was just upset they were playing it off as a joke.
Don't judge other people's experiences.
Dude, *they* were describing *their* experiencces, it's going to be different for everyone, chill
Saddest part is when people dont understand that it is not something you can control
Yes you can, if you take your meds.
If you'd find the motivation to do better for yourself and to relieve those around you, you would do everything possible to control it. Most of you just want to use it as an excuse to fail.
@@marcelo1458, it's not always possible to take meds for some people (because of multiple reasons). They also don't provide a "perfect solution", the person still has ADHD and can experience the symptoms.
If you knew a bit more about the correlation between ADHD and motivation you could understand why the last part of your comment is incorrect.
@@avaiblehandle I don't care, sink or swim.
Quit being a burden to society.
Just ignore him. Trolls are gonna troll. Its obvious that there is no winning him over. You know better, I know better. We both know what he's saying is bs, he's just trying to get at us.
@@marcelo1458 your a burden to society your stupidity is what stops us from progressing your not a doctor your not a scientist but entitled headaches like you think your soooo smart
I am 35 and was just diagnosed a few weeks ago!! LOL. It’s so awesome to finally understand so much more about myself. This is a good video, thank you!
Chantel Willems i was diagnosed when I was 17. I understood more about why i had such a hard time in lower school and yet the teachers basicly told my parents i was not smart enough and woudn’t go futher than a low school. Sucks for them that i study law now
Sahal E. M. Patel in so many ways, ways I didn’t even realize until I was diagnosed and treated, when I saw the difference after treatment I was blown away because I had no idea that it was ADHD. #1 being depression and anxiety, especially anxiety, it improved so much! I was very forgetful, unorganized, emotional, always felt guilty for not getting things done ect. But knowing what it is is such a comfort.
Anyone else have all the symptoms of ADHD and you don't want to self diagnose but you're to awkward to ask your parents to go to the doctor?!?!
✋🏻 me.
Same exact story here :(
me. my parents always say to me ‘do you have adhd or something?’ and i’m really sick of it.
meeee ugh
That was me, 20 years ago. Now I'm 37 and my son has been diagnosed. It's hereditary, and guess who has it? Finding out late in life makes it much more difficult, at least for me. If you suspect, do an online quiz and then talk to your parents. It's not an easy journey, and most people won't understand. But don't let the stigma stop you from a healthy life. I wish it hadn't stopped me.
I'm 19 and haven't been diagnosed but I'm sure I have it. it's hard feeling slightly off from everyone else who seems to know how to function in society normally and I struggle to remember things, interrupt people while knowing it's rude, can't focus on anything, get under & overstimulated (some at the same time) and just find it hard to navigate through the world while my brain runs at 100mph constantly
Try to get diagnosed and get help as soon as possible. I was exactly like you and now I'm 51 yrs old and was just diagnosed a few years ago. I so wish I would have gotten help a long time ago but I had no idea about ADHD/ADD back then. It will REALLY affect everything in your life so find out all you can about coping strategies. TotallyADD (ran by Rick Green) is a wonderful resource with tons of information... please check it out. I learned from him that it is genetic. It was such a relief getting diagnosed, I cannot tell you! Good luck to you my friend.
I was a "model student" so no one thought anything of my symptoms because they weren't "problematic enough". It wasn't until just recently that I was diagnosed and it's because I was in the hospital on watch. They noticed all of the symptoms right away and they were confused as to why I hadn't been diagnosed before then because it was so clear. I'm 18 and I just got the diagnosis about 6 months ago.
The most accurate description of what ADHD feels like is being high 24/7 but not knowing it until you've been medicated and seen other people high
IKR like i have adhd and people literally ask me all the time "are you high" and im like no... and then when i actually am high i feel the exact same as always just a little more calm
People have been asking me if I’m high for years now. That’s how you know it’s the perfect description💀
@@isabelbogdan4202 it doesnt make them feel like adhd, i think this person is just being a bit facetious.
Our brains move faster than our mouths do a lot of the time-so we have full completed thoughts that were trying to say while at the same time our brains are completing more thoughts so its really hard sometimes to even get our a full sentence without forgetting it
Dear internet, STOP PRETENDING YOU HAVE ADHD!!!!!! ITS SUPER ANNOYING!!!!!!
Sincerely, everyone who has ADHD
Sometimes I feel like my ADHD can be a blessing. I'm the person who spots a deer in a hike. Every tiny movement I notice but when I'm hiking I feel more connected to nature and a part of it. And because of my ADHD I becoming an author because of my ADHD day dreams. Heck, all of my ideas come from my daydreams. I don't know if this is what most people feel, but I do feel more connected to nature.
agreed and thank you (I hate it when people say they have adhd just because they zone out of class)
+Molly Rogan did you know that people with ADHD or ADD are either very creative or very intelligent and are some time both (that's just something I think is interesting). by the way I feel the same. I have ADD an I have always been able to notice small details or other things that other people normally don't notice
Ikr
+Molly Rogan I fell the same way with my add i wander off and talk to myself all the time
As someone with adhd and ocd I have random mode swings and have a crush on almost everybody I also will have lots of obsessive thoughts I can’t Gogol school without tuning out lol
Yeah crushes are the worst sometimes
sometimes you talk too loud.Or forget that you had to go to the restroom. You zone out so hard you cant even hear your surroundings. you have to fidget with something whlie youre doing something else. You can very immature and over hype sometimes. You suddenly have a lot of energy and once something gets you going, you cant stop. Always bouncing youre leg or have a sudden urge to scream or make a loud noise during testing when everyone is super quite. And worst of all.......zoning out in mid conversation.
I hate it when I try to talk to my friends about adhd, and they just say: "Oh yeah I think I might have it, I get distracted *sometimes*.
As someone with ADHD I can say that this is very accurate. That part about the carousal is my whole life.
I once almost got hit by a car because of my ADHD, I for some reason just kept looking at the birds flying across me and thinking about and playing 3 random songs in my head.
I was diagnosed with ADHD this year and now taking meds to deal with it. I first noticed it back in school, I never really could focus on the subject, but instead had countless ideas, enormous and great fantasy, lots of strengths in creative fields. When I went to high school, it got worse because I was behaving really clownish and impulsive. I never really could get myself down to study or sit calm for a longer period of time, because I had so much things going on in my head, feeling restless and just out of place. Teachers always said that it didn't click with me yet, but now I can better understand why it never did.
When I start a new project, like a new song or a new game, it's really hard for me to stick to it, in general I have big commitment issues.
This also makes it hard for me to pursue a career, because what I want in life and what I feel like doing is really spontaneous and whenever I choose something, I worry about missing out on other things. I'm now using medikinet and it's really helping me because it's easier for me to stick with things, even though I still have problems finding a job that fits me and my impulsive personality.
Props on writing all thar
Anyone else think Jen is the adorable friend that everyone wants?
Adhd and high requirements for Focus is a disaster on a job. But on meds I feel like a human brain computer.
That’s why I relate so much with Jen. I’m 14 and can’t get evaluated until my mom gets stuff paid off.
ADHD
@Sahal E. M. Patel dude stop asking everyone annoying questions
Medication is one of the most useful things.
I was expelled out of 4 schools but I swear if I went back with my medication everything would be fine
I have ADD and that is almost the same thing but I’m not hyper I just can’t focus. To everyone that thinks it’s not real. Trust me it is. And if you don’t have it you can’t tell me anything I’ve had this since I was 10 years old, I think I know more about it than you. It’s not that I choose not to focus, I physically can’t and it’s been really difficult these past few years but I am on medication to help, because I’m able to pay attention during school. People tend to think that this is just kids be bratty and choosing not to pay attention, and that don’t know what it’s like because they don’t have it.
Yeah I agree I have add and dyslexia (actually diagnosed not self diagnosed) people always say “YOU NEED TO FOCUS” then I tell them I have add and they always say “YoU mAdE tHaT tHiNg Up ThErEs OnLy AdHd” ouch...
I remember watching this 5 yrs ago being like "this is all me" but not having the money or resources to get diagnosed. So I just thought I was faking, haha got diagnosed at 19 in literally the first session with my psychiatrist.
some of us are high performing at tests and other tasks another reason it can be misdiagnosed. I just got my diagnosis at 38.
I didn't know Jen had ADHD...but I love her even more
Sana Aijaz you commented that twice 😂
Lol it was probably for emphasis or accidental
Hello! I am going to be sharing my ADHD story even though no one asked and probably don't care ❤! I wanted to share this because I have a hard time speaking publicly and when I do I'm VERY loud so I normally don't speak to much in public so I rant on the internet to try and get my emotions out better.😊 .
I am twelve and have pretty severe ADHD and at times it's very difficult to pay attention in class and even have a conversation sometimes. I really, really try and pay attention in class and when people are talking to me but I get distracted by a separate conversation and I don't realise and barge into that conversation. Luckily, everyone I'm surrounded by knows I suffer from ADHD and are very patient with me and very, very supportive. At times I get very anxious and get overcome with anxiety and often have panic attacks in public or at night making my ADHD worse because I'm trying to distract myself from the situation and when people try to calm me down on their own I feel terrible because there just working on helping me but I'm just making it worse! Love that~😅 I also space out a lot making me very forgetful and I don't do very well in school for that reason... It sucks at times and I'm often told to stop moving because it distracting and I try to stop but my leg just starts randomly shaking or I can't stop clicking my pen. I get avoided sometimes because of this and I'm often chaotic. Labeled as the "crackhead" of the group can really put my self esteem pretty low.
Uhm...I had no reason to make this comment and thank you so much if you read this far and its appreciated!💓
Oh my thats how I am im 13 but my anxiety makes it so i can't show my symptoms in front of people besides the fidgeting so I will not talk and never be in the convo with my friends and I cant have panic attacks infront of them so ill just be randomly moving alotttt and suffering in my head and its also 3 am so my grammar is suffering
0:00-0:05 That’s it. That’s the video, bye folks!
I believe i have adhd, i dont want to self diagnose but my mom wont let me get tested. She WONT believe me even though she has adhd and my dad has adhd AND my brother has adhd! I sucks because anytime i talk about it people are like “ DoNt SelF dIagNOse” but i cant get diagnosed. I was trying to talk to someone but they had to repeat it like 9 times because it felt like a buzzer was going of in my head that made sure i couldn’t process what they were saying
I feel you my parents are the same way 😔
Yes my dad says “what would a diagnosis do?” And my mum calls me “lazy”. I don’t try to be lazy. It’s annoying
Bruh me too my sister and 2 of my brothers have adhd and my sister has add
Same, idk what to do
TotallyADD's Rick Green has some videos talking about how it is genetic... Maybe you could find a video and show it to them? He also has videos about how to get diagnosed and just a TON of helpful information!
It’s like everything is in your brain at once and you can’t grasp ahold of memories or things you have to do or remember, and some days it’s cloudy like i can’t remember anything and i can’t focus
It's Saturday and I'm usually too lazy to take my ADHD meds in the weekends and I literally paused this video 3 times because 17 other things popped into my head. Like is my laundry done? Where's my cat? I'm hungry.
Take a break on weekends
it feels like million tvs are open in your head
jari korhonen or millions of interweb tabs AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHICH ONE HAS AUDIO GOING
They all talked so fluently and had no problems communicating what they think. Knowing that I'm recorded and later broadcasted to millions of people would make me functionless.
this clearly wasn't straightforward Q&A. Likely they got time to flesh out their answers. and write them down.
The people in this video should feel very lucky they had parents perceptive enough to get them diagnosed so young. I just got diagnosed at 21 and adderall has been absolutely life changing for me.
I actually realised before my parents. They thought about it when I was younger, but dismissed it because I can hyper focus. They didn't know that's a trait of adhd! I looked it up and was really freaked out that it literally described my entire existence. I got a diagnosis for severe adhd after I showed my parents some videos and stuff.
Alice Thompson Exactly. I have the hyperfocus too but the problem I had my whole life was I was only able to do it on certain things that changed every week. I know exactly what you mean though actually researching adhd was a massive “AH HA!” moment haha.
I can agree with all of this. Can't (or having)a hard time focusing.
Forgetting what I just said or what they just said. Spacing out
waaaaayyyyy to much😄 And an overwhelming amount of emotion out of nowhere. Its a crazy, but sometimes fun life.
It sucks sometimes, and other times it can be fun.
Sorry if this doesn't make sense, it's past my bedtime, and I am
tired. 😂
how i describe my thoughts with adhd:
im on a busy street and im trying to find this one person, but each person on the street is someone I know and i start talking to each person i run into and I slowly forget who I was trying to find
100% real. This actually happens to me frequently when my wife and I are out shopping. I end up seeing a few people I know and start talking to them and forget that I was there to shop. Meanwhile, my wife already went and finished shopping, paid and is waiting for me at the exit. And then I get a text from her saying she's standing there waiting for me.
So relatable.
So true
I agree with the last person, my parents don't really believe in it although my dad has it.
And they don't get why i want a diagnosis they say it won't change how my brain works and they will not buy my meds bc it will cause cancer (it doesn't i looked it up) and this is just the way God made you. They don't understand the amount of clarity or the breath of fresh air it will cause when i don't have to say 'supposed adhd' or 'undiagnosed adhd' to my teachers. My counselor agreed that i should get tested if i want to. Parents: Let you kids get tested if they want to. If you aren't living with it in school, you don't understand. It is our life let us get phycological help if we want/need it. thank you for listening to my TED talk
i know, it's kinda the same for me, i am pretty sure i have ADHD and almost all the symptoms are affecting most aspects if my life, i usually don't turn school work in until almost midnight and end up getting to sleep between 1-3:30 am every night, i get upset over the smallest criticism which is definitely affecting my mental health, and it feels like it is impossible to do the smallest tasks, and my mom is just like "how about yoga and essential oils!? :) :)" i mentioned the possibility of ADHD a couple years ago and they didn't believe me so now i'm afraid to bring it up again even though the symptoms have gotten much worse, cus i'm scared that they won't believe me again, but i do believe it will get better for both of us, just keep trying :)
@@aluminescentmushroom5910 I completely understand you! Especially the sleep part and getting upset easy. I'll keep you in mind, I hope it gets better! :)
@@julia8119 thank you i hope it gets better for you too ❤️
@@aluminescentmushroom5910 Thanks! ♥
How To ADHD here on UA-cam has a lot of helpful videos including on how to talk to friends and family about it. It may help if u watched them with your parents. The important thing to remember is that mental heath is just like physical health. If you were diabetic you wouldn’t be discouraged to take insulin, right? It may help to frame it that way :) I know it’s easier said than done. I got tested secretly a few days ago and I’m planing on not saying anything to my parents until I (hopefully) get my official diagnosis. Can’t keep it a secret forever since I’m on their insurance lol 😂
I could never find friends in high school because I kept finishing sentences for them, I had sudden mood swings, I was talking maybe things I didn't want, I could never get organized and the basket of things that adhd carries. they thought I was annoying and then when I tell them I have adhd I am no longer human I am just adhd dont let your ADHD and insecurities to define who you are
adhd + coffee + stress equals a pure inability to do the simplest tasks that require brain work for me
I think caffeine is supposed to have the opposite effect on us like make us tired but it really does nothing to me, it doesn’t make me energetic or tired it’s like I’m just drinking a normal drink.
@@Sewer.dwelling.rat. same
@@Sewer.dwelling.rat. For me it doesn’t make me tired but because caffeine is a stimulant it helps me be able to focus and sit still(er) than usual. I gotta watch my caffeine intake now that i’m on a stimulant medication
For me, I’m always scared I’m forgetting something or leaving it behind. I check my pockets 2-3 times for keys, wallet and phone and as I’m walking away from the desk I was at I look back at the chair 2-3 more times to be double sure I didn’t forget anything lol. I also lock my car 3-4 times when I leave it
You know…. I think I’m going to check my pockets and purse more often. This will probably help me out. Thanks for the suggestion! (Even though I don’t think you meant for it to be one haha)
I do the same
Just to forget something else lmao
I do the same! And that’s why everything has a “home” keys are always hung by the door, sunglasses by the door, purse, by the door etc. if an item doesn’t have a “home” then I get rid of the item
I have had very severe ADHD my whole life and when I forget to take my medicine (which the worst thing you can do to a person with ADHD is give them something to take that they have to remember so most people with ADHD probably forget to take their medicine) I lose my mind, I forget to eat breakfast, I’m constantly moving, I’m very impulsive, I lose focus easily, I have crazy mood swings, I get mad very easily, my ADHD triggers my anger issues, and the list goes on and on. I really feel for everyone with ADHD because it’s one of those things that everyone knows about but they don’t acknowledge or talk about, there isn’t enough awareness for ADHD especially in schools or for teachers, because what a lot of people don’t realize is that ADHD is a learning disability and there are so many people in my grade that have ADHD but the teachers do not care and that makes it really hard for people with ADHD because no one really understands unless they have it. Sorry I was rambling I tend to do that as it’s a side effect of ADHD.
Rhiannon Hess I understand you. My cousin has adhd and she does the same things as you, not getting treated right in the classroom forgetting assignments, it was really hard for her. She does forget her medicine to because you forget stuff, it’s a side effect. Even when she gets mad at me, I still love her. I understand what you’re going through and I hope you understand how loved you are 💕
Woah... you did a whole S.A. Tired?
The first girl is so relatable, because whenever I talk, I always scratched my head and sometimes uses hand gestures for no reason.