I’ve had this for 50 years, and I have learned how to use it to my advantage. Long term memory is so sharp vs short term. I can recall events in detail 40+ years ago. Short term...I can lock myself in the house cause I can’t find my keys. 😝Focus on what you are interested in, IS way above normal people, so is the recall, and that is a huge advantage for research, etc.
We tend to be discrepant in the areas of working memory and recall. Long term memory is a gem as we store information by piggybacking it onto other information. People tend to think we lack dopamine but actually it’s that when our dopamine crosses the synaptic bridge it’s actually disabled. It’s like being throttled by your internet service provider. I always have to tell people “INTEREST BASED NERVOUS SYSTEM, not a behavioral choice, guys.” Lol. I annoy me too.
Great ep. But I’d just like to say - ADHD is seen as a disorder, not because there is something wrong with us but because our brain differs from what is considered normal or typical. We shouldn’t dispute that we are far more likely to have addictions, be out of work, have eating disorders, etc. When ADHD is managed and/or treated, yes we can excel. But just flat out saying it’s a superpower can be harmful. It definitely wasn’t my super power when I was struggling to hold down a job, when I had PNA and when I didn’t want to be on Earth anymore. It’s still not my super power because I have up and down days. I can be so productive one day, then it’s like my body needs to rest for a week.
Are we far more likely to have those things because we “have ADHD”, or because we have internalised the belief that we’re “not normal” and therefore not right? Food for thought. I’ve personally had a lot of peace in accepting myself for exactly who I am, and that’s powerful.
You said what I was going to say. People who say it’s a superpower blow my mind. My adhd is a disability that all the accomodations, apps, coaches, doctors, meds or otherwise haven’t been able to help.
I think ADHD is more likely to be a superpower if a child is born to a family that can help him or her with it. Me with a late diagnosis, it’s pretty hard to come back from that, but I do wish everyone the best of luck.
@@dmistry8304 most adults who are diagnosed with ADHD late especially is severe chances are don't come back. Like me it had ruined my whole damn life.
@@MTi-xm4ek it's not too late to change and do what you can with what you have now. Sorry to hear that you went through such a terrible time. The fact that you are still here and watching stuff like this says something about your character. You have strengths that can help you live the rest of your life with joy. Give yourself a break. You've been through enough
@@dmistry8304I’m sorry but in modern society you can’t slow down you have to take medicine because if you don’t you WILL NOT CATCH UP TO REGULAR PEOPLE
I found it refreshing to flip the script & start emphasizing the positives. I loved the Ferrari analogy. Choosing to see the glass half full rather than half empty has changed everything in my life. For instance, I recognized that my desk job had become monotonous and repetitive, so, harnessing my ADHD creativity, I reorganized and restructured files and forms to streamline certain tasks for a better flow. I knew it was working when I ended up with more time and everyone else adopted the same format. And, yes, I’ve been divorced, but I stopped looking at it as failures and started thinking that I’ve been blessed to have had 3 people who thought enough of me to want to spend their lives with me. (I’m in my sixties, so those marriages were fairly long & had ran their course.) Yes, I have challenges in life, but I don’t beat myself up about it anymore. Self-acceptance is good medicine. I’ve rambled on here a bit, but I hope someone will find something worthwhile for their own life. Thanks for the video.
The think is no matter how creative your job is it gets monotonous, I am a Copywriter myself but I get bored with the daily work which doesn't interests me, i do get moments to shine and show my creativity skills but they are rare in comparison to bread & butter tasks, so the challenge remains there. No amount of superpower can compensate the lack of consistency!
Medication has made all the difference in my life and my son born with ADHD, it gives us focus with our superpower. Stop villainizing medications when they’re the difference between able to accomplish goals and rudderless inattentivity. The only people who should have any say on ADHD medications are people who have been thoroughly diagnosed, otherwise your dim, uneducated purely speculative views are as invalid as a person telling a fish how they should live in the ocean.
It’s how I raised my very ADHD & ADD kids. We chose to homeschool rather than medicate. It was fantastic for my ADHD brain as well and has created productive, involved, and enthusiastic citizens of the world.
I didn’t think this was possible for me with the severity of my adhd, my little is audhd. I would love to ask you some questions, if you have a spare moment and it’s not a bother!
My brother in-law and his wife chose to homeschool their son.By the time he started highschool, He was undeveloped socially, never learned social skills properly and couldn't understand social ques. It really damaged him. We would sometimes babysit their son and he was unbearable. He go hyper, jump around and accidentally tear posters off walls and when he would play with my son and his friends , they found him extremely odd. I pulled my brother-in-law aside grilled him about needing to be around other children. My brotherinlaw took my advice and finally put him in a public school which greatly improved his social skills but by this time it was almost too late. Be careful.
@@RachelLara that's why you need some sort of relationship with your children's educators. Then you can monitor.My son had some terrible teachers that weren't addressing his issues and just putting him into corner with a colouring book and he wasn't learning anything so we shifted schools. But kids actually need a little struggle, they need challenge ,discipline and authority and most importantly they need to be around other children, they need to experience positive and negative interactions with a variety of other kids. This is apart of learning to cope in the real world. Personally I think my brotherInlaw and his wife kindve ruined their son by robbing him of this with homeschooling...
While following your hyperfocus might seem like good advice for maximizing your potential with ADHD, my experience has shown that it can also push away loved ones like your spouse, kids, parents, or close friends. I’ve pursued my passions intensely, only to realize later that I lost important relationships in the process. This often led to deep disappointment, and I found myself sabotaging my own passionate creations, whether they were business ventures, projects, or art. It’s crucial to find a balance between chasing your goals and maintaining connections with those who matter most
YES! THIS! ❤ ADHD is NOT a deficit of attention. It is a deficit of Executive Function of the brain due to a lack of dopamine regulation. This video oversimplifies the condition and does not address the actual problem. He only addresses the symptoms. Regarding the symptoms, ADHD is a condition that is INTEREST-BASED. So the lack of attention or the behavior of hyperfocus is directly related to their interest in the discussion or topic, or activity. For the speaker to imply that ADHD is not a disorder is just plain WRONG!
There are some good points here to focus on the positives attributes of ADHD, especially seeing as as children we are exposed to 10,000 more negative criticisms exposed to/ received from others as young children under the age of 10, than neurotypical children. So hearing some praise is very welcome. However it’s harmful to the adhd person to say it is not a disorder because it will exacerbate the majority of people not seeking treatment. It is said to be the most easily treatable mental health condition that exists. The consequences of untreated adhd include 14 year shorter lifespan due to accidents, 50% addiction rate, much higher obesity rate, much higher health problems due to lower execute function to do things like turn up to a doctor appointment, remember to take medication, difficulty cooking healthy meals etc etc. Some other sad and dangerous stats: 2.5 times more depression 70% or more have another major psychiatric diagnosis 80% comorbid 2nd disorder
WOW !! this is so on point ! I just told someone in a job interview that my ADHD was my superpower 😁💪 I couldn’t agree more ! Create everyday! Thank you Rob !
I’ve been listening/watching you for a little bit now. Truly you are an inspiration! Hope to be doing the same big things you are doing! Until then I’ll keep being a sponge and enjoy every step of the process. You help me enjoy my process on becoming the person I desire to be! Thank you! This Episode hit spot on for me as well, I just discovered a new superpower!
I can’t wait to share this with my 13 year old son. He’s as good as gold. Literally one of the kindest, smartest, and most loving people I’ve ever met, but he struggles with his ADHD in certain situations. It definitely affects his confidence and I haven’t been the best at helping him deal with it. Something tells me the “Ferrari Brain” is going to strike a chord with him and help him to view himself differently. Thanks so much for sharing your take on it!
I just started meds for the first time ever for adhd in 32 years, it’s a none stimulant, and has so far been amazing. I don’t have a never ending highway of random going through my brain. It’s not really a super power when I’m supposed to be working and messing things up, cause my brain wants me to put songs together or figure out why there is an orange peel on the ground something. 🤣 I’ve learned to manage a lot without meds but my anxiety was through the roof, depressed, tired when I need the energy, and have the energy when I don’t need it. Never felt like sleep got me anywhere, and would cause me to be unmotivated do to being so burnt out. If you can manage with out meds that’s amazing, but sometimes you need a little bit of help.
Wow! I feel like I manifested this sort of. I’ve been looking to see if you had anything on ADHD- since I’ve become very interested in the topic, mostly because I think I have it. And boom today you pop up on my feed with it! Love it! Thank you!
I feel you mate, I have spent so much time just trying to fix my condition without medication, my dream is to be a police officer but it effects my chances of joining the force as I need to try to manage my symptoms without the use of meds.
@williamjohnson1521 there's over the counter supplements that can help, nootropics, etc, depending on how bad you suffer. Combining this with cognitive behavioural therapy can help. Obviously everyone is different, but there are always options.
Just to clear up some confusion, ADD (attention deficit disorder) and ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) are the same thing. ADD is just an outdated term. They added the H (hyperactivity) becuase they noticed that some individuals are more hyperactive than others, and by including it in the diagnoses of the disorder they were more accurate at finding and diagnosing the disorder. ADHD is not a one size fits all, essentialy it is a disregualtion of executive function. Scientists have also made a discovery that brains with ADHD have a significantly less basal level of dopamine, (the motivation hormone) when compared to neurotypicals. However some people get affected by it differenly, some people are more hyperactive, some are better at hiding it. I do not have any degrees in this field but I am someone who has struggled with ADHD, and have spent the past 3 years deep diving into my condition, listening to neuroscience and psychology lectures and reading scientific research in hopes of finding ways to make it work in this world. I have actually learned a lot about it in a relatively short period of time due to my intense hyperfocus and wanting to learn about it.
@@memeskiduniya5930 Fist I reccomend you find a job that works with your ADHD and not against it. Just google jobs for people with ADHD. On a psychological level, I've found that breaking 1 project into smaller subtasks makes it esier for me to complete, rather than getting overwhelmed I can see it's really just made up of a few smaller tasks I know I can do. Also for whatever you do that is hard to get started, think about the work and come up with some sort of reward for yourself for doing it. For example, what is the least rewarding thing that I could do if I accomplish this task that would make it worth doing. Giving yourself a reward, even if something small like a guilt free pass to play video games for an hour, or eating your favorite food after... gives your brain enough motivation to get going. And then from theres it's usually not too hard to keep going. You get a small hit of dopamine after commpleteing the task and that is usually enough to keep going for a while. Alot of people say that taking medications like adderall can help alot, but be carefull becuase if you take adderall and then scroll through reddit, you will scroll through reddit better than you ever have before. Make sure you are ready to do somehting before you take it. And of course, talk to a docter about medication if you go that route so they can prescribe the right one for you. As a life long ADHD'r and someone that studies physchology and neuroscience there is a lot to explain, this is just the tip of the iceberg. I reccommend you do some of your own research online as well. For starters I reccomend you check out the channel "How to ADHD" on youtube. Good luck!
I struggle to hold attention for more than 5 minutes while reading or attending lectures. As a medical student, how I've been able to come this far is the grace of God. I realize that I'm good at courses that don't require much of memorizing like physiology, internal medicine. But courses that require memorization, i struggle so hard at them. I always have to go back to my room whenever i leave because i always feel i forgot something and most times i do
Was going to watch, then saw the nonsense that ADHD isn't a disorder in the description and instantly leaving. Look I'm an ADHDer and I can definitely see plenty of benefits to how my brain works, but I'm not going to lie to myself and pretend that I don't have a disorder and some disabilities.
I was diagnosed in my mid 40s Asperger's with ADHD. Of course my next move was to hyper focus on exactly what that meant 😂. But all through the education my take on it was I was only different because I didn't fit it with what everyone had agreed was the normal way of doing things. So my focus became how to get around them and use all my extra talents to the best of my ability. I have to say it was always kinda half assed until I retired and found myself alone for the first time in my life. I gave myself permission to do anything I wanted in any order it presents itself without questions or condemnation. I simplified all outer world tasks with auto pay and Alexa and have been living my best life truly happy and grateful for every moment. I appreciate this video even though I felt it was a bit simplified to an extreme. But that said I agree 💯 are we truly handicapped in any way other than not fitting in? I certainly do not find that now that I have had the opportunity to ignore their rules and run. 😂❤
It’s not just hard to focus on things that don’t interest us, I think that’s what makes the older generation view it as it’s just being lazy. It’s also hard to focus on things that I do have interest in certain times.
YES!!!! I couldn't agree more!!! Human traits are a continuum of diversities, that's the beauty of human kind... My kid is diagnosed with ADHD and I am so proud for all that he is.
Hi I am diagnosed in 2023 with ADHD type C In the Netherlands we do not use the term of ADD anymore All is ADHD But three types A is with a lot of physical hyperactivity B the physical is less obvious, but often nail, penbiting, more daydreaming, moving foot and fill in C is a mixture from A and B Not all the time very very physical hyperactive, but a lot in the racing thoughts and fantasy as well Yes ferrari running brains, not a lot of accidents, just small, car touches the rock behind etc but I am a lot lost on the way and in the long run that is exhausting To fix all after ( coming too late, talk myself out because ashamed etc)
When we learn to adapt our creativity into our hyperfocus for a productive reason, that becomes a very great trade-off. Never view ADHD as a bad thing. Never let anyone put you down. Thank you for such a great video.
Exactly, I discovered what you're saying on my own a couple of years ago and it feels reassuring to hear someone articulating the concept. Thanks for the wisdom
Spot on, brother! I agree with you 100%👏 ADHD is one of the best gifts that you can have, and yes, it absolutely comes with its challenges. But when you understand how your brain works and you harness the power it holds, it will benefit you in ways you have never thought possible! We are all unique in our own way, and the world needs that uniqueness. Love the video!🔥
Very true! I would argue, people who don't have ADHD never focus properly on any one thing, because their brain is always multi tasking. Whereas, hyperfocus allows one to be 100pc present and pay attention to details normal people miss. Even meditation, one might think it is harder for people with ADHD but actually when you do it with the rewards and benefits in mind to five the right motivation, (forget alpha), can reach theta level in no time because of the ability to hyperfocus. I could not have developed my psychic medium skills without ADD.
Lol.. then you clearly have a more mild presentation. Because with severe adhd, nothing is more agonizing than knowing how the brain works and not being able to create enough fixes for it to function. I promise you, I have tried literally everything and I’m very knowledgeable on the subject both medically and psychologically.
Great video, a lot of truth here, about 90% is fantastic. What’s missing though is the discussion of the serious deficits and the fact we exist in a neurotypical world and the critically important information: treatment is often life changing for people, this usually means medication. The stigma against medication damages ADHD’ers lives due to reluctance to even try medication, like stimulants, all the while seriously brain changing medications like SSRI’s are given out to people like candy. The life ruining negatives of ADHD are real, and few people will thrive without serious treatment which will in many cases be medication.
Well, as an adult with severe ADHD (the 'H' shows up a little differently) - I simply can't use these 'super powers' and stay focused long enough to produce something meaningful. A visionary with absolutely zero ability to execute on any of it.
@@rolexus7061 sorry, shifting thoughts as you state doesn’t work for me. It creates even more stress and anxiety as they always come back. Theanine has helped a bit, but…
@@ckathemansame, I'm freaking rebellious and automatically lash out if someone say this to me as if it's that easy. The problem is we need a catalyst for change. It's hard to find one. I got one when I got heartbroken years ago but it's hard to sustain that drive, I just went back to my state a few months later and made my life more miserable because of the suppression I did.
Don’t be afraid to try medication. Before I got on meds, I was so scattered I could barely function. I’m 62, been on meds 20 years. My biggest problem now is that I can get really frustrated really fast when I don’t understand something.
Great video my man 🙏❤️ i get what your saying. The Ferrari brain bit really resonated with me. Fast brains shouldn't be demonized or misunderstood. Hunting and gathering humans survived because of That very gift. Love that you took the time to make this video and share it 🙏❤️
yes, I can go with the ADHD flow of my life or work against it, but I can do nothing about my keys being lost because I got distracted for a second and misplaced them or that I'm late for the meeting so we lost the client, because "normals"... My success has been as an open source developer, it's an alternative lifestyle to the "normal tyranny" world. Though I wouldn't want to be Linus, but I'm fine with being one of the devs doing the tape drive driver. Life doesn't really have room for alternative stuff...
Thanks for this, I’ve been obsessed with cars for years. I work on cars, build cars, photograph cars, I have an abundance of car knowledge etc. Yet here I am working in something I don’t love….not sure if I could transition or how to….but I’ve always felt I should do something with cars. 😅 anyways thanks for this video!
Two of my ex’s were the same with the car special interest. They were also autistic though. Always seems like it’s cars trains dinosaurs or cats haha. Things with a wealth of information that are mechanical. Are you Audhd or only adhd? I always maintain that cats are like the autistics of the animal world lol. Hm. I am disinterested, oh that feels nice LOVE ME PRRRRR WAIT STOP TOO MUCH AGH *bite* ^.^
Well... they say with ADHD it's better to work with your hands, e.g. art or design. But generally, I've got a mild tremor in my hands, which tricks my brain into thinking I'm more anxious or nervous than I usually am. Depending on the situation, my tremor becomes uncontrollable. People always point it out and ask why I can't just hold my hands still. My grip strength also fluctuates dramatically.
I appreciate the fact that theres a push to remove stigmas from mental health issues. However, realistically, I think the idea that the word "disorder" should be swapped out can be more harmful to some people. The expectation someone adds to themselves to embody this "superpower" can cause some to go into a downward spiral if they cant reach those "superpower" states. Realistically my adhd brain IS "disordered" in our highly structured, time-conscious world. And yes, I can be hyperfocused and creative, but that can ALSO be a disadvantage from a practical point of view when tried and true systems are in place or when i have other things to do which the hyperfocus blocks out. Not everyone has the luxury or opportunity to follow their passions or be as creative and assertive in their work environment. We cant all adapt our environments to suit our brain function. Yes, I have a disordered brain, but that doesn't define me, it's simply something that has to be managed. It doesn't add or remove any intrinsic value I have as a person. It doesn't have to be a super power for me to be valid, and having a disorder doesn't invalidate me either.
This is a great overview for helping people without ADHD understand the strengths of people with. Would like to hear you speak deeper into the topic about overcoming some of the traits that inhibit us with ADHD.
listening to this at my desk job, where I do the same thing over and over again.... inattentive as can be. I'm so into art, but working in engineering to make a living... trying to make my job more fun, tryna tap into my creativity :)
This does nothing to help any person in school including masters and doctorate levels. When you must take certain courses to graduate. Hyperactive is more energy?? Also called psychomotor agitation. People move bc it’s uncomfortable to sit still. Not that there’s an abundance of fantastic energy. You minimize ppl’s pain in being unable to sit still I appreciate your attempt here, but as someone who doesn’t have it you walk I fine line of patronizing or minimizing something you have zero idea what it feels like. Didorder is bc many ppl feel they don’t have the capacity to create order in their minds and lives. An example is adhd ppl can start 10 projects but finish 1 or 2. They get bored easily. They often lose items a LOT. They can interrupt or blurt out Inappropriate things. They can read a page and have no clue what they read. Common is when attempting to focus scans show the prefrontal cortex turns off. The part of the brain needed to focus and learn turns off, ppl feel tired and sleepy when supposed to be focusing. It’s more than a trait.
Hey there guys! Just wanted to say thanks for the comments. I got diagnosed at 32 and I felt like my life stopped. Tried so many meds and none of them worked well. I have strong levels of focus when I do hair but other areas of my business , marriage, life with kids isn’t as on point. About to try Ritalin and see how it may help me. I want to thrive !!! Praying these meds help me some. (My last experience with adderal & buprofen wasn’t the most favorable.
No. We have dopamine. The issue is that it becomes disabled on the reuptake. So when it crosses the synaptic bridge to meet with the other neurotransmitters it’s disabled -.- sigh. I equate it to being throttled by your isp. ADHD is an interest based nervous system with poor executive functioning
Something that helps me is watching my videos at 1.5 speed. A young girl told me she does this and I was like brilliant 🎉 and yes of course still need to use the play back, but not as much 😂 progress 😅 A wonderful book to listen to is “The dyslexia advantage”
This was hard to sit through. Many people with ADHD (and like disorders) have difficulty in working memory, for example. This affects how we understand others language wise. Its a physical that's not a character trait or super power. It sucks. When I found this out on my 4 hour nueropsych test, when I found this out, calling it a trait undermines the severity of it. Of course we can change our perspective on how we internalize our symptoms but this video feels more like its undermining peoples symptoms. Telling a clinically depressed person crying is a super power because every other person cries is inappropriate. Same difference.
Idk. I feel like although im capable of thinking everything fast, not everyone has these kind of mind and so I cant cooperate or work together with others bcs of this issue. Also, i dont actually enjoy having super fast brain all the time, it comes with anxious brain and difficulty to regulate emotion.
thank you for the video, I've had it all my life, now I feel better, I always felt so different from normal people, I have always been curious, seeking adventures, always full of energy, even if I sleep for 3 hours I can still function throughout the whole day, my brain is like a Ferrari and I happen to lobe Ferrari just need to learn to control and harness the power from the Ferrari 😊
I will be real interested in the talking points that will help not ME to see it as a superpower, but to CONVINCE OTHERS when they are DETERMINED to see it as a deficit (and these people include authority figures like pastors, doctors, and bosses)
We can't convince them - we can only produce evidence through engaging your energy into Hyperfocus Mode. Then you can build your own rocket Mars and say "look what i did with my adhd brain". @52 I've learned that very can be achieved through debate or "convincing" -only action....
Why is it a problem to have student with ADHD and lots of energy in the classroom? Because they are running around the classroom, and bumping into other students, grabbing their supplies, and mostly creating an agitated tone to the classroom- I know- I've worked with typically developing students and neuro-divergent students. Trust me, it's a favor to the child to take their meds, and foucs and work in one accord with the entire class. It's extremely disruptive and takes away teaching and learning time for both the other students and the teachers when an ADHD student doesn't have a doctor working with them to lessen symptoms so they can work in a harmonious way. Mother of two children with ADD and Paraeducator for 30 years.
I’ve literally said over the years.. It’s like I’ve been given a Ferrari to drive,though I don’t know how to drive it..!❣️🙌🏻😂 With love..! ❤️ Though for years until I starting taking a Holistic approach that I noticed a difference..! (& I will still 💯 notice if I don’t move,breathe etc..! ❣️✨
I understand what you're saying but by definition A disorder -could be defined as a set of problems, which result in causing significant difficulty, distress, impairment and/or suffering in a person’s daily life. My life is in fu**ing shambles because of this. Kinda impossible to use this superpower when you cant even get the proper medicine or keep a job. Yea when I can hyperfocus on something I'm one of the best at it. But there's such a stigma on this, alot of times we cant even get a chance to do what we enjoy. I've been doing this without meds all my life till 2 years ago, Almost 45 now and we can't even explain our DISORDER to an employer without them firing us. Dont tell me I don't have a disorder when I'm this close to being on disability for it. Obviously you just found your niche, congrats. You're a streamer. Try working a normal job and telling me it's not a disorder
I Disagree! Not completely though, why? Because hyperactivity may look like it's a good thing but it isn't. Hyperactivity happens because of poor emotional balance in people with ADHD and it shows it self also by ADHDs being highly sensitive to criticism, can easily be manipulated, unable to filter jokes from people, seeing them as attacks. The disadvantages are more than the advantage. To me that's a disadvantage What do you think?
I was actually one of those people that refused to believe that ADHD is a real thing, despite hearing jokes about me having it my whole life… until I was late-diagnosed during a 6-week therapy at a clinic at age 47. For the first time, I began to understand my life & why I was the way I was, and that there’s a such thing as comorbidity related to untreated ADHD 🤷🏻♀️ I was also given the Ferrari example by the doctor, but with the example of having bicycle brakes: and taking meds is like replacing the bicycle brakes with better brakes 🤔 It would be awesome to be able to control my hyper focus though! 😂 because deciding I have to clear out my daughter’s bedroom Christmas Eve & paint all 4 walls, reposition all the furniture & redecorate during the main holiday days… could potentially be straining on a relationship! 🫣
On the one hand, I LOVE having so much energy at almost 50 because I can keep up with my teenage daughter & her friends and I feel very youthful in my endeavors, it’s almost like I’m not aging as quickly… But on the flip side, it makes dating at my age extremely difficult because most men around my age are starting to slow down & have a hard time keeping up with my tempo. Chasing after that next dopamine hit riding roller coasters (I live 15 minutes from an amusement park), or spending 6 straight hours dancing at a club (which totals 21,000 steps, BTW). I’ve been left for this reason more than once 😢 because it’s just too much energy. But when I get hit on by younger men that could be my sons, that just feels all sorts of wrong!
But not everyone can find or do something they love no? you gotta do things you dont like or that is hard in order to achieve something no? As an example you have to do a certain job to pay your bills and lets say the thing you like cannot pay your bills. so finding and doing what you love is a very high level and ideal case scenario right? what I need to know is despite having ADD how to make yourself do hard things, things that maybe we dont wanna do
Anything you do as long as you do it constantly and well can be monitised. I dont believe that you have to do things you dont like all the time find a way to shift
Start of this video is very dismissive. Not everyone can get diagnosed. And if it’s a trait then why do we need diagnosis. I’ve read enough about ADHD to know I have it. It fits in pretty much every aspect of my life and I’ve learnt how to work with it.
Same. Thankfully my parents didn't have me diagnosed growing up, I shudder to think how negatively I would have been impacted in the long run had I been on meds for decades. I learned naturally how to manage it and use to my advantage and also know how to step back if too many distractions at once get me cross wired.
Being evaluated and assessed for adhd is really a massive, at LEAST 2 to 3 appointment process for hours and hours. Financially isn’t reasonable either for someone to get retested who knows they have it. I just had to do this because my psychiatrist was trying to misdiagnose me as bipolar.. It was nightmarish. I reported her. The doctor on the eval wrote “Ms. _____ is absolutely and unequivocally NOT bipolar.” Lol
Changing the frame of reference from disorder to super power is the way to go. Build on and celebrate your strengths and use them to create a better life
As someone with ADHD watching this, the buildup is too long. I usually jump to what can be the conclusion when ppl start speaking and rapidly lose interest once I feel what they are saying is redundant. Just saying
I do believe you have been looking into Dr. Ned Hallowell, correct? His books are fabulous. Driven to Distraction is a great book. Dr. Ned refers to the ADHD brain in this book as a Ferrari.
Since I started using marijuana my ADHD have been controllable. I feel more relaxed confident and focused. Left my IT job and turned to farming and I have never regretted that decision, I do farming like an artist 😊
So everyone else has to cook, clean, launder clothes, file paperwork, meet deadlines so that ADHD people can go unmedicated doing the things they want until it doesn't hold their interest anymore?
I think the problems we have in school have to do with the way they teach. It's very concrete-bound, rote memorization without any integration. We are integrators. We are highly conceptual, and so the concrete-bound lessons are just plain dull. We're off making all kinds of connections between things, lost in thought. Maybe it's just me, but when I hear someone say something, hear a statement from a politician, or see some scene in a movie, I'm finding the fundamental premises in that statement. I'm making logical connections. I'm integrating.
“It’s just a sign you’re currently doing something you don’t enjoy” Yeah, great, but if you’re an adult and not loaded enough to pay others… there’s lots of things you just should do! And when you suck at them, at the end of the day it kind of means you suck at being alive…
I have ADHD inattentive, and the problem I have is i dont really have control over the hyperfocus. Everything will lose its spark and become just like any other "boring" activity. I hate the word boring when used in this context because it's invalidating. I can desire to do something very deeply, and my brain just avoids it. And I've never really experienced actual boredom because I can hyperfocus on literally anything. I just have zero control over when the hyperfocus will come. Also, there are hundreds of unavoidable tasks that are a part of life outside of what you do for work that are affected as well, and it negatively affects you when they dont get done. Secondly, you didn't cover the list of secondary symptoms that come along with the disorder. Its ironic that you say most people have the wrong idea about it at the beginning of the video because youre one of them. I rejected treating my ADHD almost my whole life because I hated this stigma about it. Which actually made the whole thing way worse because I got through life by pretending I was normal and totally destroyed my development. Im now left looking back at all the wasted potential of what my life could have been like. I wanted so much more for myself and let myself down endlessly.
I like how positive you are and looking at more organic ways to use your ADHD. But…. What happens when you have manic episodes of head punching, ? Serotonin levels are low, only true way to fix that is with medication. I fear that your content in this video is not looking at the fact that serotonin levels are not balanced and unfortunately to date this is not fixable without medication. Are you on medication?
i love too but it's exhausting in the long run. Especially if you experience very bad things in your life you it's fking hard to stop thinking about your life and focus on your job. This situation triggers the depression and everything become worse. it's very hard to break that cycle. I'm still on war.
so basically i'm screwed, i'm stuck in this job with absolutely no other options. my life is miserable because i'm stuck on repeat with no ability to innovate and explore like i really want to. i'm literally doomed the rest of my life to be miserable. thats a shitty realization.
Haha... U say 6ft2 is not good or bad. It literally is generally, much better to be 5ft10 to 6ft4 for a guy. Shorter and u get all kinds of problems dating or fun made of or in sports etc. taller is inconvenient and also people stare at u if 7ft for example (the only 1 benefit would be to play basketball). So i think your statement on that part is just incorrect
stop going after immature 18 y.o. girls and your 'short guy dating issues' will be solved, my dude. as a grown woman I cringe every time men whine about having these issues because I know that no grown woman will see it as an issue
@@ChocolateMuffin308 @ChocolateMuffin308 I'm not short (5ft11) or have any dating issues, neither am going after 18yr olds , u made up some very strange conclusion. Simply making the point, knowing mates or colleagues who are short, it just is like that for short dudes unfortunately.
Very nicely done! You have managed to take something with a negative title (in my opinion) and changed it into something beautiful and positive!
I’m thrilled to hear that you found it uplifting. Your feedback means a lot!
@@mindsetmentorpodcast who was the doctor that you were talking about?
@@mindsetmentorpodcast This is by far one of the best ADHD video i ever saw, you understood what many don't understand and never will
I’ve had this for 50 years, and I have learned how to use it to my advantage. Long term memory is so sharp vs short term. I can recall events in detail 40+ years ago. Short term...I can lock myself in the house cause I can’t find my keys. 😝Focus on what you are interested in, IS way above normal people, so is the recall, and that is a huge advantage for research, etc.
We tend to be discrepant in the areas of working memory and recall. Long term memory is a gem as we store information by piggybacking it onto other information.
People tend to think we lack dopamine but actually it’s that when our dopamine crosses the synaptic bridge it’s actually disabled. It’s like being throttled by your internet service provider.
I always have to tell people “INTEREST BASED NERVOUS SYSTEM, not a behavioral choice, guys.” Lol. I annoy me too.
Great ep. But I’d just like to say - ADHD is seen as a disorder, not because there is something wrong with us but because our brain differs from what is considered normal or typical. We shouldn’t dispute that we are far more likely to have addictions, be out of work, have eating disorders, etc. When ADHD is managed and/or treated, yes we can excel. But just flat out saying it’s a superpower can be harmful. It definitely wasn’t my super power when I was struggling to hold down a job, when I had PNA and when I didn’t want to be on Earth anymore. It’s still not my super power because I have up and down days. I can be so productive one day, then it’s like my body needs to rest for a week.
Yes thank you. I’m happy someone else feels that way. I definitely do not feel empowered
Are we far more likely to have those things because we “have ADHD”, or because we have internalised the belief that we’re “not normal” and therefore not right? Food for thought. I’ve personally had a lot of peace in accepting myself for exactly who I am, and that’s powerful.
@@rocguiducciinteresting counter point.. hmm. do you think so?
It’s anything but a super power is a genetic neurological brain wiring difference that isn’t valued in todays society
You said what I was going to say. People who say it’s a superpower blow my mind. My adhd is a disability that all the accomodations, apps, coaches, doctors, meds or otherwise haven’t been able to help.
I think ADHD is more likely to be a superpower if a child is born to a family that can help him or her with it. Me with a late diagnosis, it’s pretty hard to come back from that, but I do wish everyone the best of luck.
What if you could turn it around? It's never too late to do something amazing.
@@dmistry8304 most adults who are diagnosed with ADHD late especially is severe chances are don't come back. Like me it had ruined my whole damn life.
@@MTi-xm4ek it's not too late to change and do what you can with what you have now. Sorry to hear that you went through such a terrible time. The fact that you are still here and watching stuff like this says something about your character. You have strengths that can help you live the rest of your life with joy. Give yourself a break. You've been through enough
@@dmistry8304probably just too worn out now.
@@dmistry8304I’m sorry but in modern society you can’t slow down you have to take medicine because if you don’t you WILL NOT CATCH UP TO REGULAR PEOPLE
I found it refreshing to flip the script & start emphasizing the positives. I loved the Ferrari analogy. Choosing to see the glass half full rather than half empty has changed everything in my life. For instance, I recognized that my desk job had become monotonous and repetitive, so, harnessing my ADHD creativity, I reorganized and restructured files and forms to streamline certain tasks for a better flow. I knew it was working when I ended up with more time and everyone else adopted the same format. And, yes, I’ve been divorced, but I stopped looking at it as failures and started thinking that I’ve been blessed to have had 3 people who thought enough of me to want to spend their lives with me. (I’m in my sixties, so those marriages were fairly long & had ran their course.) Yes, I have challenges in life, but I don’t beat myself up about it anymore. Self-acceptance is good medicine. I’ve rambled on here a bit, but I hope someone will find something worthwhile for their own life. Thanks for the video.
The think is no matter how creative your job is it gets monotonous, I am a Copywriter myself but I get bored with the daily work which doesn't interests me, i do get moments to shine and show my creativity skills but they are rare in comparison to bread & butter tasks, so the challenge remains there. No amount of superpower can compensate the lack of consistency!
Medication has made all the difference in my life and my son born with ADHD, it gives us focus with our superpower. Stop villainizing medications when they’re the difference between able to accomplish goals and rudderless inattentivity. The only people who should have any say on ADHD medications are people who have been thoroughly diagnosed, otherwise your dim, uneducated purely speculative views are as invalid as a person telling a fish how they should live in the ocean.
It’s how I raised my very ADHD & ADD kids. We chose to homeschool rather than medicate. It was fantastic for my ADHD brain as well and has created productive, involved, and enthusiastic citizens of the world.
Brava 👏🏽
I didn’t think this was possible for me with the severity of my adhd, my little is audhd. I would love to ask you some questions, if you have a spare moment and it’s not a bother!
My brother in-law and his wife chose to homeschool their son.By the time he started highschool, He was undeveloped socially, never learned social skills properly and couldn't understand social ques. It really damaged him. We would sometimes babysit their son and he was unbearable. He go hyper, jump around and accidentally tear posters off walls and when he would play with my son and his friends , they found him extremely odd. I pulled my brother-in-law aside grilled him about needing to be around other children. My brotherinlaw took my advice and finally put him in a public school which greatly improved his social skills but by this time it was almost too late. Be careful.
@@EdmundSampson-pd7vi actually, my fears are more regarding the teachers than children. Very reasonable advice though. I appreciate it.
@@RachelLara that's why you need some sort of relationship with your children's educators. Then you can monitor.My son had some terrible teachers that weren't addressing his issues and just putting him into corner with a colouring book and he wasn't learning anything so we shifted schools. But kids actually need a little struggle, they need challenge ,discipline and authority and most importantly they need to be around other children, they need to experience positive and negative interactions with a variety of other kids. This is apart of learning to cope in the real world. Personally I think my brotherInlaw and his wife kindve ruined their son by robbing him of this with homeschooling...
While following your hyperfocus might seem like good advice for maximizing your potential with ADHD, my experience has shown that it can also push away loved ones like your spouse, kids, parents, or close friends. I’ve pursued my passions intensely, only to realize later that I lost important relationships in the process. This often led to deep disappointment, and I found myself sabotaging my own passionate creations, whether they were business ventures, projects, or art. It’s crucial to find a balance between chasing your goals and maintaining connections with those who matter most
OMG THAT’s what i am facing as well
YES! THIS! ❤ ADHD is NOT a deficit of attention. It is a deficit of Executive Function of the brain due to a lack of dopamine regulation. This video oversimplifies the condition and does not address the actual problem. He only addresses the symptoms.
Regarding the symptoms, ADHD is a condition that is INTEREST-BASED. So the lack of attention or the behavior of hyperfocus is directly related to their interest in the discussion or topic, or activity.
For the speaker to imply that ADHD is not a disorder is just plain WRONG!
There are some good points here to focus on the positives attributes of ADHD, especially seeing as as children we are exposed to 10,000 more negative criticisms exposed to/ received from others as young children under the age of 10, than neurotypical children. So hearing some praise is very welcome.
However it’s harmful to the adhd person to say it is not a disorder because it will exacerbate the majority of people not seeking treatment. It is said to be the most easily treatable mental health condition that exists. The consequences of untreated adhd include 14 year shorter lifespan due to accidents, 50% addiction rate, much higher obesity rate, much higher health problems due to lower execute function to do things like turn up to a doctor appointment, remember to take medication, difficulty cooking healthy meals etc etc.
Some other sad and dangerous stats:
2.5 times more depression
70% or more have another major psychiatric diagnosis
80% comorbid 2nd disorder
This is good.
WOW !! this is so on point ! I just told someone in a job interview that my ADHD was my superpower 😁💪 I couldn’t agree more ! Create everyday! Thank you Rob !
I’ve been listening/watching you for a little bit now. Truly you are an inspiration! Hope to be doing the same big things you are doing! Until then I’ll keep being a sponge and enjoy every step of the process. You help me enjoy my process on becoming the person I desire to be! Thank you! This Episode hit spot on for me as well, I just discovered a new superpower!
We are empathetic thoughtful, and curious what's not to love?
Emotional dysregulation and a desperate hunt for dopamine (...adhd) are not to love.
I can’t wait to share this with my 13 year old son. He’s as good as gold. Literally one of the kindest, smartest, and most loving people I’ve ever met, but he struggles with his ADHD in certain situations. It definitely affects his confidence and I haven’t been the best at helping him deal with it. Something tells me the “Ferrari Brain” is going to strike a chord with him and help him to view himself differently. Thanks so much for sharing your take on it!
I just started meds for the first time ever for adhd in 32 years, it’s a none stimulant, and has so far been amazing. I don’t have a never ending highway of random going through my brain.
It’s not really a super power when I’m supposed to be working and messing things up, cause my brain wants me to put songs together or figure out why there is an orange peel on the ground something. 🤣
I’ve learned to manage a lot without meds but my anxiety was through the roof, depressed, tired when I need the energy, and have the energy when I don’t need it. Never felt like sleep got me anywhere, and would cause me to be unmotivated do to being so burnt out.
If you can manage with out meds that’s amazing, but sometimes you need a little bit of help.
Wow! I feel like I manifested this sort of. I’ve been looking to see if you had anything on ADHD- since I’ve become very interested in the topic, mostly because I think I have it. And boom today you pop up on my feed with it! Love it! Thank you!
Algorithms are fun ^.^
It is a bad thing because it has more negative than positive, take it from people who ACTUALLY have ADHD.
I feel you mate, I have spent so much time just trying to fix my condition without medication, my dream is to be a police officer but it effects my chances of joining the force as I need to try to manage my symptoms without the use of meds.
@williamjohnson1521 there's over the counter supplements that can help, nootropics, etc, depending on how bad you suffer. Combining this with cognitive behavioural therapy can help. Obviously everyone is different, but there are always options.
How many people increase the playback speed on UA-cam videos?
Me!
Always because I have ADHD. Audibles are at 1.80 - 2x
I do, when the podcasters talk slow...I don't want to say names.
Sometimes increase, sometimes lower… 😂
Haha so true!
Just to clear up some confusion, ADD (attention deficit disorder) and ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) are the same thing. ADD is just an outdated term. They added the H (hyperactivity) becuase they noticed that some individuals are more hyperactive than others, and by including it in the diagnoses of the disorder they were more accurate at finding and diagnosing the disorder. ADHD is not a one size fits all, essentialy it is a disregualtion of executive function. Scientists have also made a discovery that brains with ADHD have a significantly less basal level of dopamine, (the motivation hormone) when compared to neurotypicals. However some people get affected by it differenly, some people are more hyperactive, some are better at hiding it. I do not have any degrees in this field but I am someone who has struggled with ADHD, and have spent the past 3 years deep diving into my condition, listening to neuroscience and psychology lectures and reading scientific research in hopes of finding ways to make it work in this world. I have actually learned a lot about it in a relatively short period of time due to my intense hyperfocus and wanting to learn about it.
Sir, you have any tip's how to deal with ADHD and how to work
@@memeskiduniya5930 Fist I reccomend you find a job that works with your ADHD and not against it. Just google jobs for people with ADHD. On a psychological level, I've found that breaking 1 project into smaller subtasks makes it esier for me to complete, rather than getting overwhelmed I can see it's really just made up of a few smaller tasks I know I can do. Also for whatever you do that is hard to get started, think about the work and come up with some sort of reward for yourself for doing it. For example, what is the least rewarding thing that I could do if I accomplish this task that would make it worth doing. Giving yourself a reward, even if something small like a guilt free pass to play video games for an hour, or eating your favorite food after... gives your brain enough motivation to get going. And then from theres it's usually not too hard to keep going. You get a small hit of dopamine after commpleteing the task and that is usually enough to keep going for a while. Alot of people say that taking medications like adderall can help alot, but be carefull becuase if you take adderall and then scroll through reddit, you will scroll through reddit better than you ever have before. Make sure you are ready to do somehting before you take it. And of course, talk to a docter about medication if you go that route so they can prescribe the right one for you. As a life long ADHD'r and someone that studies physchology and neuroscience there is a lot to explain, this is just the tip of the iceberg. I reccommend you do some of your own research online as well. For starters I reccomend you check out the channel "How to ADHD" on youtube. Good luck!
I struggle to hold attention for more than 5 minutes while reading or attending lectures. As a medical student, how I've been able to come this far is the grace of God. I realize that I'm good at courses that don't require much of memorizing like physiology, internal medicine. But courses that require memorization, i struggle so hard at them. I always have to go back to my room whenever i leave because i always feel i forgot something and most times i do
Was going to watch, then saw the nonsense that ADHD isn't a disorder in the description and instantly leaving.
Look I'm an ADHDer and I can definitely see plenty of benefits to how my brain works, but I'm not going to lie to myself and pretend that I don't have a disorder and some disabilities.
I was diagnosed in my mid 40s Asperger's with ADHD. Of course my next move was to hyper focus on exactly what that meant 😂. But all through the education my take on it was I was only different because I didn't fit it with what everyone had agreed was the normal way of doing things. So my focus became how to get around them and use all my extra talents to the best of my ability. I have to say it was always kinda half assed until I retired and found myself alone for the first time in my life. I gave myself permission to do anything I wanted in any order it presents itself without questions or condemnation. I simplified all outer world tasks with auto pay and Alexa and have been living my best life truly happy and grateful for every moment. I appreciate this video even though I felt it was a bit simplified to an extreme. But that said I agree 💯 are we truly handicapped in any way other than not fitting in? I certainly do not find that now that I have had the opportunity to ignore their rules and run. 😂❤
It’s not just hard to focus on things that don’t interest us,
I think that’s what makes the older generation view it as it’s just being lazy. It’s also hard to focus on things that I do have interest in certain times.
THIS
Thank you !!! I needed this...
YES!!!! I couldn't agree more!!! Human traits are a continuum of diversities, that's the beauty of human kind... My kid is diagnosed with ADHD and I am so proud for all that he is.
Hi I am diagnosed in 2023 with ADHD type C
In the Netherlands we do not use the term of ADD anymore
All is ADHD
But three types
A is with a lot of physical hyperactivity
B the physical is less obvious, but often nail, penbiting, more daydreaming, moving foot and fill in
C is a mixture from A and B
Not all the time very very physical hyperactive, but a lot in the racing thoughts and fantasy as well
Yes ferrari running brains, not a lot of accidents, just small, car touches the rock behind etc but I am a lot lost on the way and in the long run that is exhausting
To fix all after ( coming too late, talk myself out because ashamed etc)
Yes how do you make up for it! I think take things moment by moment and start to also be more intentional with your time blocks and schedule.
When we learn to adapt our creativity into our hyperfocus for a productive reason, that becomes a very great trade-off. Never view ADHD as a bad thing. Never let anyone put you down. Thank you for such a great video.
Exactly, I discovered what you're saying on my own a couple of years ago and it feels reassuring to hear someone articulating the concept. Thanks for the wisdom
Spot on, brother! I agree with you 100%👏 ADHD is one of the best gifts that you can have, and yes, it absolutely comes with its challenges. But when you understand how your brain works and you harness the power it holds, it will benefit you in ways you have never thought possible! We are all unique in our own way, and the world needs that uniqueness. Love the video!🔥
Very true! I would argue, people who don't have ADHD never focus properly on any one thing, because their brain is always multi tasking. Whereas, hyperfocus allows one to be 100pc present and pay attention to details normal people miss.
Even meditation, one might think it is harder for people with ADHD but actually when you do it with the rewards and benefits in mind to five the right motivation, (forget alpha), can reach theta level in no time because of the ability to hyperfocus.
I could not have developed my psychic medium skills without ADD.
Lol.. then you clearly have a more mild presentation. Because with severe adhd, nothing is more agonizing than knowing how the brain works and not being able to create enough fixes for it to function. I promise you, I have tried literally everything and I’m very knowledgeable on the subject both medically and psychologically.
Great video, a lot of truth here, about 90% is fantastic. What’s missing though is the discussion of the serious deficits and the fact we exist in a neurotypical world and the critically important information: treatment is often life changing for people, this usually means medication. The stigma against medication damages ADHD’ers lives due to reluctance to even try medication, like stimulants, all the while seriously brain changing medications like SSRI’s are given out to people like candy.
The life ruining negatives of ADHD are real, and few people will thrive without serious treatment which will in many cases be medication.
Well, as an adult with severe ADHD (the 'H' shows up a little differently) - I simply can't use these 'super powers' and stay focused long enough to produce something meaningful. A visionary with absolutely zero ability to execute on any of it.
No bro ur just lazy and unmotivated that has nothing to do w ur brain, get yo life together
If you say you can't use them, you will never be able to use them. Shift your thoughts.
@@rolexus7061 sorry, shifting thoughts as you state doesn’t work for me. It creates even more stress and anxiety as they always come back. Theanine has helped a bit, but…
@@ckathemansame, I'm freaking rebellious and automatically lash out if someone say this to me as if it's that easy. The problem is we need a catalyst for change. It's hard to find one. I got one when I got heartbroken years ago but it's hard to sustain that drive, I just went back to my state a few months later and made my life more miserable because of the suppression I did.
Don’t be afraid to try medication. Before I got on meds, I was so scattered I could barely function. I’m 62, been on meds 20 years. My biggest problem now is that I can get really frustrated really fast when I don’t understand something.
It is a blessing for me. I am reliant on my unleashed creativity and the unusual way I look at the world.
Great video my man 🙏❤️ i get what your saying. The Ferrari brain bit really resonated with me. Fast brains shouldn't be demonized or misunderstood. Hunting and gathering humans survived because of That very gift. Love that you took the time to make this video and share it 🙏❤️
yes, I can go with the ADHD flow of my life or work against it, but I can do nothing about my keys being lost because I got distracted for a second and misplaced them or that I'm late for the meeting so we lost the client, because "normals"...
My success has been as an open source developer, it's an alternative lifestyle to the "normal tyranny" world. Though I wouldn't want to be Linus, but I'm fine with being one of the devs doing the tape drive driver. Life doesn't really have room for alternative stuff...
Thanks for this, I’ve been obsessed with cars for years. I work on cars, build cars, photograph cars, I have an abundance of car knowledge etc. Yet here I am working in something I don’t love….not sure if I could transition or how to….but I’ve always felt I should do something with cars. 😅 anyways thanks for this video!
Two of my ex’s were the same with the car special interest. They were also autistic though. Always seems like it’s cars trains dinosaurs or cats haha. Things with a wealth of information that are mechanical. Are you Audhd or only adhd?
I always maintain that cats are like the autistics of the animal world lol. Hm. I am disinterested, oh that feels nice LOVE ME PRRRRR WAIT STOP TOO MUCH AGH *bite* ^.^
ADHD, and I didn’t know that! I’ve been learning a whole bunch about this it’s crazy to see new things pop up. Cars just make sense 😊
Well... they say with ADHD it's better to work with your hands, e.g. art or design.
But generally, I've got a mild tremor in my hands, which tricks my brain into thinking I'm more anxious or nervous than I usually am.
Depending on the situation, my tremor becomes uncontrollable.
People always point it out and ask why I can't just hold my hands still.
My grip strength also fluctuates dramatically.
They say a lot of things. Lol.
I want to give u that superpower ...please take my superpower 😂😂
So informative about my brain. I was diagnosed and prescribed medications but I only took them for 2 days. I felt more disabled when I took them.
I appreciate the fact that theres a push to remove stigmas from mental health issues. However, realistically, I think the idea that the word "disorder" should be swapped out can be more harmful to some people. The expectation someone adds to themselves to embody this "superpower" can cause some to go into a downward spiral if they cant reach those "superpower" states. Realistically my adhd brain IS "disordered" in our highly structured, time-conscious world. And yes, I can be hyperfocused and creative, but that can ALSO be a disadvantage from a practical point of view when tried and true systems are in place or when i have other things to do which the hyperfocus blocks out. Not everyone has the luxury or opportunity to follow their passions or be as creative and assertive in their work environment. We cant all adapt our environments to suit our brain function. Yes, I have a disordered brain, but that doesn't define me, it's simply something that has to be managed. It doesn't add or remove any intrinsic value I have as a person. It doesn't have to be a super power for me to be valid, and having a disorder doesn't invalidate me either.
This is a great overview for helping people without ADHD understand the strengths of people with. Would like to hear you speak deeper into the topic about overcoming some of the traits that inhibit us with ADHD.
listening to this at my desk job, where I do the same thing over and over again.... inattentive as can be. I'm so into art, but working in engineering to make a living... trying to make my job more fun, tryna tap into my creativity :)
"Your brain was built for creativity." And a great new point of view is that an adhd brain is a Lamborghini. Love it❤
Ferrari
This does nothing to help any person in school including masters and doctorate levels. When you must take certain courses to graduate.
Hyperactive is more energy?? Also called psychomotor agitation. People move bc it’s uncomfortable to sit still. Not that there’s an abundance of fantastic energy. You minimize ppl’s pain in being unable to sit still
I appreciate your attempt here, but as someone who doesn’t have it you walk I fine line of patronizing or minimizing something you have zero idea what it feels like.
Didorder is bc many ppl feel they don’t have the capacity to create order in their minds and lives.
An example is adhd ppl can start 10 projects but finish 1 or 2. They get bored easily.
They often lose items a LOT.
They can interrupt or blurt out Inappropriate things.
They can read a page and have no clue what they read.
Common is when attempting to focus scans show the prefrontal cortex turns off. The part of the brain needed to focus and learn turns off, ppl feel tired and sleepy when supposed to be focusing.
It’s more than a trait.
Very good episode 👍 I can relate so much! This pretty much sums up my school/academic career 😅
I’m in love with your voice and understanding of my trait !! 💯 subscribed ✅
Hey there guys! Just wanted to say thanks for the comments. I got diagnosed at 32 and I felt like my life stopped. Tried so many meds and none of them worked well. I have strong levels of focus when I do hair but other areas of my business , marriage, life with kids isn’t as on point. About to try Ritalin and see how it may help me. I want to thrive !!! Praying these meds help me some. (My last experience with adderal & buprofen wasn’t the most favorable.
But ADHD is related with the levels of dopamine on the brain isn't it? We are always looking for dopamine
No. We have dopamine. The issue is that it becomes disabled on the reuptake. So when it crosses the synaptic bridge to meet with the other neurotransmitters it’s disabled -.- sigh. I equate it to being throttled by your isp.
ADHD is an interest based nervous system with poor executive functioning
Yes
Something that helps me is watching my videos at 1.5 speed. A young girl told me she does this and I was like brilliant 🎉 and yes of course still need to use the play back, but not as much 😂 progress 😅 A wonderful book to listen to is “The dyslexia advantage”
Bro, This one hit home. Aloha y Mahalo Nui Loa.
Always hated doing group projects in school my creative ways of doing things were constantly poo poohed.
This was hard to sit through. Many people with ADHD (and like disorders) have difficulty in working memory, for example. This affects how we understand others language wise. Its a physical that's not a character trait or super power. It sucks. When I found this out on my 4 hour nueropsych test, when I found this out, calling it a trait undermines the severity of it.
Of course we can change our perspective on how we internalize our symptoms but this video feels more like its undermining peoples symptoms. Telling a clinically depressed person crying is a super power because every other person cries is inappropriate. Same difference.
Idk. I feel like although im capable of thinking everything fast, not everyone has these kind of mind and so I cant cooperate or work together with others bcs of this issue. Also, i dont actually enjoy having super fast brain all the time, it comes with anxious brain and difficulty to regulate emotion.
Great perspective! Thank you! 💪🏾
thank you for the video, I've had it all my life, now I feel better, I always felt so different from normal people, I have always been curious, seeking adventures, always full of energy, even if I sleep for 3 hours I can still function throughout the whole day, my brain is like a Ferrari and I happen to lobe Ferrari just need to learn to control and harness the power from the Ferrari 😊
I honestly believe this because this guy know his stuff there was a guy in my school and he had ADD and he was just like he was taking about . lol😊
I will be real interested in the talking points that will help not ME to see it as a superpower, but to CONVINCE OTHERS when they are DETERMINED to see it as a deficit (and these people include authority figures like pastors, doctors, and bosses)
We can't convince them - we can only produce evidence through engaging your energy into Hyperfocus Mode. Then you can build your own rocket Mars and say "look what i did with my adhd brain". @52 I've learned that very can be achieved through debate or "convincing" -only action....
Why is it a problem to have student with ADHD and lots of energy in the classroom? Because they are running around the classroom, and bumping into other students, grabbing their supplies, and mostly creating an agitated tone to the classroom- I know- I've worked with typically developing students and neuro-divergent students. Trust me, it's a favor to the child to take their meds, and foucs and work in one accord with the entire class. It's extremely disruptive and takes away teaching and learning time for both the other students and the teachers when an ADHD student doesn't have a doctor working with them to lessen symptoms so they can work in a harmonious way. Mother of two children with ADD and Paraeducator for 30 years.
Meds, definitely for me, changed my life for the better
I’ve literally said over the years..
It’s like I’ve been given a Ferrari to drive,though I don’t know how to drive it..!❣️🙌🏻😂
With love..! ❤️
Though for years until I starting taking a Holistic approach that I noticed a difference..!
(& I will still 💯 notice if I don’t move,breathe etc..! ❣️✨
I understand what you're saying but by definition A disorder -could be defined as a set of problems, which result in causing significant difficulty, distress, impairment and/or suffering in a person’s daily life. My life is in fu**ing shambles because of this. Kinda impossible to use this superpower when you cant even get the proper medicine or keep a job. Yea when I can hyperfocus on something I'm one of the best at it. But there's such a stigma on this, alot of times we cant even get a chance to do what we enjoy. I've been doing this without meds all my life till 2 years ago, Almost 45 now and we can't even explain our DISORDER to an employer without them firing us. Dont tell me I don't have a disorder when I'm this close to being on disability for it. Obviously you just found your niche, congrats. You're a streamer. Try working a normal job and telling me it's not a disorder
I Disagree!
Not completely though, why? Because hyperactivity may look like it's a good thing but it isn't. Hyperactivity happens because of poor emotional balance in people with ADHD and it shows it self also by ADHDs being highly sensitive to criticism, can easily be manipulated, unable to filter jokes from people, seeing them as attacks.
The disadvantages are more than the advantage.
To me that's a disadvantage
What do you think?
I was actually one of those people that refused to believe that ADHD is a real thing, despite hearing jokes about me having it my whole life… until I was late-diagnosed during a 6-week therapy at a clinic at age 47.
For the first time, I began to understand my life & why I was the way I was, and that there’s a such thing as comorbidity related to untreated ADHD 🤷🏻♀️
I was also given the Ferrari example by the doctor, but with the example of having bicycle brakes: and taking meds is like replacing the bicycle brakes with better brakes 🤔
It would be awesome to be able to control my hyper focus though! 😂 because deciding I have to clear out my daughter’s bedroom Christmas Eve & paint all 4 walls, reposition all the furniture & redecorate during the main holiday days… could potentially be straining on a relationship! 🫣
On the one hand, I LOVE having so much energy at almost 50 because I can keep up with my teenage daughter & her friends and I feel very youthful in my endeavors, it’s almost like I’m not aging as quickly…
But on the flip side, it makes dating at my age extremely difficult because most men around my age are starting to slow down & have a hard time keeping up with my tempo. Chasing after that next dopamine hit riding roller coasters (I live 15 minutes from an amusement park), or spending 6 straight hours dancing at a club (which totals 21,000 steps, BTW).
I’ve been left for this reason more than once 😢 because it’s just too much energy. But when I get hit on by younger men that could be my sons, that just feels all sorts of wrong!
But not everyone can find or do something they love no? you gotta do things you dont like or that is hard in order to achieve something no? As an example you have to do a certain job to pay your bills and lets say the thing you like cannot pay your bills. so finding and doing what you love is a very high level and ideal case scenario right? what I need to know is despite having ADD how to make yourself do hard things, things that maybe we dont wanna do
Anything you do as long as you do it constantly and well can be monitised. I dont believe that you have to do things you dont like all the time find a way to shift
Start of this video is very dismissive. Not everyone can get diagnosed. And if it’s a trait then why do we need diagnosis. I’ve read enough about ADHD to know I have it. It fits in pretty much every aspect of my life and I’ve learnt how to work with it.
Same. Thankfully my parents didn't have me diagnosed growing up, I shudder to think how negatively I would have been impacted in the long run had I been on meds for decades. I learned naturally how to manage it and use to my advantage and also know how to step back if too many distractions at once get me cross wired.
Being evaluated and assessed for adhd is really a massive, at LEAST 2 to 3 appointment process for hours and hours. Financially isn’t reasonable either for someone to get retested who knows they have it. I just had to do this because my psychiatrist was trying to misdiagnose me as bipolar.. It was nightmarish. I reported her. The doctor on the eval wrote “Ms. _____ is absolutely and unequivocally NOT bipolar.”
Lol
Changing the frame of reference from disorder to super power is the way to go.
Build on and celebrate your strengths and use them to create a better life
Very awesome. Now I am feeling proud of myself. Thank you.
As someone with ADHD watching this, the buildup is too long. I usually jump to what can be the conclusion when ppl start speaking and rapidly lose interest once I feel what they are saying is redundant. Just saying
I am reading the comments because of getting bored by the build up! I hadn't actually realised until i read YOUR comment!
If I could do something about my procrastination and ALWAYS running late I think I could manage, more comfortably.
I do believe you have been looking into Dr. Ned Hallowell, correct? His books are fabulous. Driven to Distraction is a great book. Dr. Ned refers to the ADHD brain in this book as a Ferrari.
Love this explanation 🎉
Since I started using marijuana my ADHD have been controllable. I feel more relaxed confident and focused. Left my IT job and turned to farming and I have never regretted that decision, I do farming like an artist 😊
I guess I found my lost twin
So everyone else has to cook, clean, launder clothes, file paperwork, meet deadlines so that ADHD people can go unmedicated doing the things they want until it doesn't hold their interest anymore?
Brilliant! Completely agree! 👍
Who is that doctor that you’re referring to in the video ?
Might be Edward Hallowell.
I think the problems we have in school have to do with the way they teach. It's very concrete-bound, rote memorization without any integration. We are integrators. We are highly conceptual, and so the concrete-bound lessons are just plain dull. We're off making all kinds of connections between things, lost in thought. Maybe it's just me, but when I hear someone say something, hear a statement from a politician, or see some scene in a movie, I'm finding the fundamental premises in that statement. I'm making logical connections. I'm integrating.
thanks brother great work . be blessed
Dear Dr, you has given new idea on ADHD. Its maybe righteous for behavior to solve the problems. Thanks.
“It’s just a sign you’re currently doing something you don’t enjoy” Yeah, great, but if you’re an adult and not loaded enough to pay others… there’s lots of things you just should do! And when you suck at them, at the end of the day it kind of means you suck at being alive…
Not everyone with adhd has energy i have the opposite and im diagnosed with adhd
I have ADHD inattentive, and the problem I have is i dont really have control over the hyperfocus. Everything will lose its spark and become just like any other "boring" activity. I hate the word boring when used in this context because it's invalidating. I can desire to do something very deeply, and my brain just avoids it. And I've never really experienced actual boredom because I can hyperfocus on literally anything. I just have zero control over when the hyperfocus will come. Also, there are hundreds of unavoidable tasks that are a part of life outside of what you do for work that are affected as well, and it negatively affects you when they dont get done.
Secondly, you didn't cover the list of secondary symptoms that come along with the disorder.
Its ironic that you say most people have the wrong idea about it at the beginning of the video because youre one of them. I rejected treating my ADHD almost my whole life because I hated this stigma about it. Which actually made the whole thing way worse because I got through life by pretending I was normal and totally destroyed my development. Im now left looking back at all the wasted potential of what my life could have been like. I wanted so much more for myself and let myself down endlessly.
This is insanely useful information!
I like how positive you are and looking at more organic ways to use your ADHD. But…. What happens when you have manic episodes of head punching, ? Serotonin levels are low, only true way to fix that is with medication. I fear that your content in this video is not looking at the fact that serotonin levels are not balanced and unfortunately to date this is not fixable without medication. Are you on medication?
Great motivation, keep going
This is amazing! Keep it up
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
Wow Subhanallah. Thank u so much. I've been looking to hear this since forever ❤lots of love
I really like the Ferrari Brain!
i love too but it's exhausting in the long run. Especially if you experience very bad things in your life you it's fking hard to stop thinking about your life and focus on your job. This situation triggers the depression and everything become worse. it's very hard to break that cycle. I'm still on war.
Thank you that was really good explained 💪
Thank you man you are my hero ❤️🔥
Its true about the energy. I feel more energetic than my colleagues in their 20s when Im over 40 😂
so basically i'm screwed, i'm stuck in this job with absolutely no other options. my life is miserable because i'm stuck on repeat with no ability to innovate and explore like i really want to. i'm literally doomed the rest of my life to be miserable. thats a shitty realization.
So hyperfocus is the key to my photorealistic drawings lol 😢😢 thought it was talent
It effects me physically
I believe the one draw back is bad anxiety
Exactly!!!
I don’t know anyone that drives a Ferrari. Why do you think everyone knows people who drives Ferraris… 🧐
Now you say it.. I’m missing an arm and going to use it as my superpower now. 🙄 it’s called ‘the invisible arm’ 🎉
😑
Thanks you
❤loved it
Haha... U say 6ft2 is not good or bad. It literally is generally, much better to be 5ft10 to 6ft4 for a guy. Shorter and u get all kinds of problems dating or fun made of or in sports etc. taller is inconvenient and also people stare at u if 7ft for example (the only 1 benefit would be to play basketball). So i think your statement on that part is just incorrect
that's just an example not the entire point of the video
stop going after immature 18 y.o. girls and your 'short guy dating issues' will be solved, my dude. as a grown woman I cringe every time men whine about having these issues because I know that no grown woman will see it as an issue
I wish I could get back the time I wasted reading this comment. Quite possibly one of the most inaccurate statements I’ve ever read
@@ChocolateMuffin308 @ChocolateMuffin308 I'm not short (5ft11) or have any dating issues, neither am going after 18yr olds , u made up some very strange conclusion. Simply making the point, knowing mates or colleagues who are short, it just is like that for short dudes unfortunately.
Lacking dopamine is as difficult as lacking insuline
Waking up everyday without dophamine is not a super force beeieve me
Of course it is a disorder, you completely wrong!