I had heard Daniel Kwan had mentioned ADHD, but I had no idea he self-diagnosed while in the process of making EEAAO. I self-diagnosed over a year ago during a trip, I was alone at my hotel room when it hit me. That feeling of seeing your whole life flashing in your head, realizing why you did things the way you did while, in my case, also wondering what could have been different if you had known back then. A very bittersweet and overwhelming moment for me, and it happened right when I was on my own. I came back home feeling like something had changed inside of me. I was still the same person, but somehow I felt different. IDK how to explain. Now I get why this movie makes me feel the way it does.
“For those moments when you can’t get your brain to work, but other people understand its value.” Wow, this hit me really hard, and really made me think. Thank you.
I self-diagnosed myself with ADHD after my son was diagnosed and I noticed that I have the same parallels and learning problems. But, it took a UA-camr by the name of Emily D. Baker who is a lawyer that has ADHD, who also had similar thoughts and actions to my own. I needed to see it. Yes, I had an IEP in school but, I am a female. I hated math but, I was just labeled as having a learning disability. Since my self -diagnose. It has changed everything. I was beating myself for so many years. Why, did it take hours on hours to understand chemistry? Why was I struggling in math? But I was driven to prove myself, and now I'm being kinder to myself. Oh man, life's journey.
I had heard Daniel Kwan had mentioned ADHD, but I had no idea he self-diagnosed while in the process of making EEAAO.
I self-diagnosed over a year ago during a trip, I was alone at my hotel room when it hit me. That feeling of seeing your whole life flashing in your head, realizing why you did things the way you did while, in my case, also wondering what could have been different if you had known back then. A very bittersweet and overwhelming moment for me, and it happened right when I was on my own. I came back home feeling like something had changed inside of me. I was still the same person, but somehow I felt different. IDK how to explain.
Now I get why this movie makes me feel the way it does.
Love this. ADHD is full of contradictions like feeling the same but different.
That movie so far, is the only movie or story that I can completely relate to. Evelyn is me.
She is the best!
“For those moments when you can’t get your brain to work, but other people understand its value.” Wow, this hit me really hard, and really made me think. Thank you.
It’s all about the people you surrounded yourself with
I self-diagnosed myself with ADHD after my son was diagnosed and I noticed that I have the same parallels and learning problems. But, it took a UA-camr by the name of Emily D. Baker who is a lawyer that has ADHD, who also had similar thoughts and actions to my own. I needed to see it. Yes, I had an IEP in school but, I am a female. I hated math but, I was just labeled as having a learning disability. Since my self -diagnose. It has changed everything. I was beating myself for so many years. Why, did it take hours on hours to understand chemistry? Why was I struggling in math? But I was driven to prove myself, and now I'm being kinder to myself. Oh man, life's journey.
When we are good we are very very good…
Exactly. It's all about being able to summon that flow state on command.
Ah yes, creatives with ADHD. Aka 'raw creativity' 👌🏻 at least that's what I tell myself to keep going. Hello fellow weirdos.
proud weirdo here
great video!
There is no one that supports people like that. It is a competitive world, where people are looking to show you are behind so they can get ahead 10:27