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I actually pretty recently told my mom I wanted to take an ADHD test because I kept relating a lot to stuff claimed as ADHD, like stuff stated in this video. Then she told me that I already took one years ago and was officially diagnosed with it and I had justâŠ..forgotten that.
LMAO THAT SOUNDS LIKE A MEME
I forgot about mine too! For about 20 years! đ
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I feel you lol. Thatâs how I got my autism diagnosis fixed.
lmao
My sister has ADHD. Media SUCKS at depicting ADHD. Itâs not just one thing. Itâs so stupid seeing ADHD treated like itâs a singular thing and that thereâs not so many different ways that people with it handle things. Iâll have to show this video to her. Awesome job, Andy!
the way neurodivergency depicted overall is so bad. for some reason the best depictions are those which it isnt confirmed in the show? but some writers say "oh yea it seems i did write a nd character" or "yea they are neurodivergent" (eg: luz from the owl house for first and the purple turtle from new tmnt cartoon)
yessssss im so tired of people saying âwell this person can do this with adhd why cant you do the same?â but they dont know everyone has different types and varying degrees of adhd and i HATE IT when people use other people as an excuse to call you lazy
I have ADHD and sometimes when Iâm with my friends they get annoyed because I accidentally get hyper and I apologize even though I barely have any control over it. Media thinks a lot of the time that ADHD is just a thing that people have and I gets me annoyed because of it. Iâve recently been trying to control it better and I completely agree that everybody handles it differently.
I watched the sick video, and when he said âI move around a lot, I havenât quite looked into whyâ I just said âOh no thatâs ADHDâ
YOOO HEY SHINY ! How r ya bud
Them: âStay still for 30 minutesâ
Me: âBut I can fidget right?â
Them: no
Me:*whispers âah shhhhhhhhhhhiitake mushrooms⊠heheâ
âCan I at least watch a CZcams video? My brain craves stimulation.â
Walking in circles talking to myself is literally a daily activity. I too have ADHD and if I'm alone I NEED to do it occasionally.
100% same. Often I do this in the bathroom in front of the mirror, so it's like I'm talking to myself in the mirror. I've done it ever since I was a kid and nobody thought to get me tested.
I was literally talking to myself as I read this, and just caught myself doing it lol.
I have a weird version of this where I do twitch streamer commentary whenever I do anything.
As a fellow inattentive ADHDer I felt so represented by the walking in circles talking to yourself thing.
i have left a skinless body atop my nearest cellular tower
Yeah i will just walk in circles in my room talking to myself for like half an hour xD it's really comforting but I've never known anyone else who does it
@@MetaTomato I swear, it's walking in circles and talking to myself that I peak
I have legit spent hours just walking around my house talking to myself, either pretending to be a youtuber or a celebrity in an interview.
@@ZstrawberryX THIS
As a person with ADHD, if I can get one thing done in a day, that is an accomplishment in of itself.
true đ
I give myself a gold star
it is so true lmaoo
I am procrastinating something I started hours ago as we speak
Big mood
I got diagnosed with ADHD 23 years ago as a teenage. Spent my whole life fighting ADHD. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.
Congrats on your recovery. Most persons never realizes psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives. Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here.
Can you help me with the reliable source đ. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Australia. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them
YES very sure of Dr.benfungi. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
100% agree I used to have Psychosis and paranoid thoughts like "people thinking about me talking about me etc. Very odd behavior after getting off Adderall from 7-16. Antidepressants at 18-29. 31 now. I took way to much, but took about 20g of Gold caps (Psilocybin containing mushroom) I analyzed my entire life. The emotions that came out helped me understand behavior etc more. Wont ever need to do it again because I'm happy and contempt forever, but I wish more people did this to alter their perception of reality. Would help with healing much trauma
How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta
I was diagnosed with ADHD last year and this was the first person talking about their ADHD that I could relate to. I wasn't finding myself relating to other people's experiences, and I was afraid that I was misdiagnosed, or that I was faking it without even knowing. this video gave me so much relief seeing someone else go through basically the exact same thing as me.
for anyone wondering, I tried Adderall and it worked while I was in school but I'm graduated now and it didn't help with anything, so now I'm just kinda here
I don't know if i should test myself because there are so many things that are 180° not ADHD, but I still relate to so many different things.
Reading paragraphs 10x or more? yes.
Placing my phone somewhere and then wonder where I put it? always.
Procrastination? I don't even know anymore if I have any motivation for shit because I postpone everything until last minute (thats where motivation kicks in and i go brrt)
But on the other hand:
Meditation and because of that doing nothing? nice.
hyperfocus? idfk, i atleast dont forget to drink and notice when people call me
10 thoughts at the same time? I dont think so
As someone with ADHD, the walking around in circles and talking to myself is the most relatable thing I have heard about ADHD
I dont really talk to myself but i also do that XD especially if im waiting
Lol true. I pretty much do this daily.
I donât think I have adhd but I do that a lot
Wait that's an ADHD thing? oh,,,,oh no,,,
Wait what?đđ i didnt know that was adhd.. I've been doing that my whole life..walking in circles in my room and Over thinking.. My mother thinks im crazyđ€Ł
I didn't get diagnosed until my mid 50's because ADHD wasn't a thing you could get diagnosed with when I was a kid. Every report card I got throughout elementary school commented about my absent mindedness and my daydreaming in class. Once I got into middle school it was all about my forgetfulness, tardiness, and how I wasn't living up to my potential. I grew up hearing how lazy and undisciplined I was and had no idea that my issues weren't character flaws. I'm so glad young people at least don't have to go through that particular brand of bullshit anymore.
It still happens, but much less frequently. For example, myself. Diagnosed at 17, but until then it was basically the same. Report cards mentioning I wasn't applying myself, people telling me "Oh, you're so smart and you have so much potential, if only you would apply yourself." There's definitely a lot less stigma about it, but people suck at recognizing the signs, partly because common media doesn't show ADHD in a realistic way.
Not judging, but you watch this channel and you're this old???... thats kinda cool
But that doesn't mean it's ADHD, everyone isn't going to get perfect grades, people daydream, people zone out if something is boring, people forget things, people get lazy, that just seems like there saying if someone isn't perfect they have adhd
sounds very boomer of that generation.
@@NobleLeader6 Iâd have to agree with this sentiment, even going so far as to say it can be just as bad. Unfortunately, despite how ADHD is an actual diagnosis now, people still treat it and its symptoms as a myth or with general contempt. Many people simply do not understand and/or do not wish to understand it, leading to very much the same treatment as not having a diagnosis or the diagnosis not existing. Iâve been diagnosed for years, and all throughout high school I was treated as lazy, uncaring, rebellious, and stupid despite how hard I tried to be none of those things. Iâm glad Andy (Ice cream) is talking about it/sharing his experience because the world could stand to get a little more educated.
I imagine my ADHD like a shitty radio. I constantly have to tune in on the signal to keep the thought there, while also avoiding the LIGHT SPEED mental connections going on and all the processing as WELL as any outside forces stopping me from listening in on the signal. And I canât even transcribe it! I have to jot down the thought physically!
Oh wow, I thought all those things you mentioned were normal, and Iâve experienced all of them a lot. Even while watching this video, I had my phone in hand and was walking in circles around my couch. Iâve been wanting to take a test for years, but because of my dadâs resentment to his own ADD (inattentive ADHD), I think that wonât be possible until I move out. Overall though, I enjoyed the video, your animations are funny, you have a great art style, your a great story teller, and you truly know how to get information out the best way possible. Good luck to you Andy!
Dude my dad's the same way, except I'm not 100% sure if he has it, all ik is that anytime it is brought up he tells me I don't have it and that alot of the things I do are more normal then I think, which I have started to theorize that he thinks these things are normal because he does some of them to because he has adhd and never got officially tested, ik my mom has adhd, and I finally convinced her to take me to a doctor to get tested but I have no clue when that's gonna happen
Although I was technically diagnosed with adhd at the age of 8 or 9, I somehow just forgot my mom telling me about it so I proceeded to go 7-8 years questioning why the hell my 30 min hw assignments took me 5 hours to do and why I would get excited to pull up songs I like, only to immediately forget the name of it as I was typing it into the search bar. It was only during an annual where my doctor just off handly mentioned that "oh yeah hormones and the adhd are what's probably causing the mood changes" to which I'm just sitting there like, "....I have adhd?" and my mother just looks at me like I'm the dumbest mf on the planet. She insists she told me repeatedly, on both the day I was diagnosed and multiple times after my therapy sessions, but all I remember from that early on was playing with blue sand with my therapist and organizing the plushies on her shelf. Thank you for coming to my TEDTALK.
Bro that happens to me all the time. I'm always typing the name of a song i love and boom i forget the name of the song. Hell sometimes I'm running errands and just forget midway what I was asked to get. I'm not diagnosed but these symptoms say otherwise. Although I am pretty attentive in classes so i don't think I have adhd
same, except i managed to gaslight myself into thinking that i was misdiagnosed with adhd, then my parents were like: no? you've had it all your life???
Wait so maybe it was traumatic for you so your brain decided to forget it.
nowadays every1 has adhd, autism and depression cuz attention lol
i love this comment sm lmao
I think the "walking in circles talking out loud" thing is partially based on the fact that it makes it easier to reflect on issues and form more coherent strings of thought than if you were to do it just in your mind where things quickly get muddled and confusing. At least that's what it's like for me, even though I don't think I have ADHD. I like talking out loud to myself about things a lot because it's just easier to stay on topic.
ADHD patient here, this exactly. If my voice is drowning out the ideas, thoughts, plans, other nonsense, and that dang song in the back of my head, I can focus a little better at the task at hand.
Ah, same. I will walk back and force or do something constantly like: foot bobbing,popping noises, or taping my fingers in a pattern while talking. I like that one :) It rlly rlly helps me focus đ”
Wait
Okay
Finally
An explanation and a reason
YES
Its much more easier to just.... Stay on track
I do not know what else to say
Why is this difficult to explain
This is what I do when I can't go for walks (usually late a t night).
It's worth noting as well that physical movement stimulates the brain, and physical movement that equally engaged both sides of the body (like walking or swimming) stimulates both sides of the brain at once, and it sounds stupidly simple and im sure that there's a lot of complex science that goes into this but basically, whole brain getting stimulated means it is working better and can process stuff or work through issues more effectively
As a fellow inattentive adhd person, it took me 20 minutes to watch the entire video bc I got distracted
dude iâm so glad i found this video I canât believe you described everything i did so accurately to the walking around and talking to yourself to relocking things thank you đ
Iâm currently under the process of being diagnosed for ADHD. Coming from hispanic parents, Iâve always been told that i tend to be lazy or too scared to do things when in reality my brain just doesnât cooperate with me unless itâs super urgent or art related. Itâs funny that I intended to watch this video moments after it got posted but i immediately forgot and put it off for later x)
My brain also absolutely refuses to do things that I don't want to do. That's why I get perfect marks in subjects I like, and near the lowest marks in subjects I don't.
ADHD isn't a brain disease.
Girl, I feel you on the Hispanic parent thing because I have anxiety and Iâm being tested for autism and Iâve always been told Iâm lazy or what you are doing is weird and your crazy or youâre weird feeling that
@@duckmercy11 No one said it was though.
same, I'm not sure if I have ADHD but i do present many symptoms and my whole life my hispanic parents have told me I'm just lazy, because I want to do so much stuff and I ultimately end up doing none of it, even when it comes to important stuff I will unintentionally forget and everyone makes me feel very shitty about it
As someone with the hyperactive type of adhd, this is mostly relatable, for me, there is always something on my mind, and I daydream a lot. I always thought it was normal until I learned about adhd in class, I canât even imagine what it would be like to NOT think about something. Because of my adhd, Iâll stare at a wall for as long as possible until someone tells me to do something or I remember that I need to be a helpful member of society
Same!
hold on you're telling me that there are people who really can not think about something constantly (serious question)
@@enimintsay5110 when you meditate enough you can focus on how your body feels and behaves without thinking about anything just being aware of the present and things around you. I manage that state sometimes but only for a couple seconds it's pretty hard not to start thinking about something.
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@@ghstbites YES REAL
Iâm definitely not a Liam simp hehe
Clover pfp real
The stat still for thirty minute thing triggered the ever loving truck cab out of me.
I was diagnosed as a kid as the inattentive type. Was getting help then my mom stopped getting me help. Then I spent 20+ years in denial, even being diagnosed multiple times. Then one day I say "Fck this, I'm going to actually get help and try some meds." This was my last semester of college and I went from struggling to understanding everything I was being taught. I went from being depressed cause I was mad cause I would get hung up on something or forget something. Then I started taking meds and I everything smoothed out. I still have issues with interpersonal relationships but that's cause I was raised by a mother who was only affectionate when I was injured enough to end up in a hospital, which was rare. "I love you." did not exist in her vocab.
4:47 THIS IS PURE TORTURE AND AGONY I CANT EVER DO THIS NO WAY IN HELL
SAME. I was supposed to have an MRI one time but I COULDN'T stay still SO THEY HAD TO SEDATE ME đ
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this is the most accurate description of people diagnosed with adhd in the past 10 years. itâs just like â..oh!â after years and years of probably crying yourself to sleep sometimes cause you couldnât understand why you couldnât do everything other people could. itâs really awesome to hear about this again! it reminds me of all the people out there who get it too! stay frosty, ice cream
Are deep pits of feelings of inadequacy part of that?
Cause
Uhhh
I'm sorry, but the 'stay frosty, ice cream' was amazing
Yep. When I was first diagnosed with ADHD I actually went into a fit of rage because it took SEVENTEEN YEARS for people to realize I WASN'T BEING AN ASSHOLE I WAS JUST LIKE THIS. And then I cried myself to sleep realizing how mistreated I was over things I couldn't control growing up đ
@@ZenFr0g Oh absolutely! đ
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i just found your videos the other day and now im playing them in the background while im on my phone. i have adhd combined type and ironically your videos have been perfect for stimulating my adhd brain
I suffered severe depression several years ago. I could remember several years ago after divorce with my wife which brought me into my disastrous journey on Alcohol and cigarettes. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with cptsd.
Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.
Microdosing helped me get out of the pit of my worst depressive episode, a three year long episodeenough to start working on my mental health
Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Germany. Really need
Yes, dr.porass. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
The shroom experience stands as my most remarkable journey, an awe-inspiring encounter that left an indelible mark of amazement.
Is he on instagram?
I love how I went into this video wondering how it feels to have adhd and he goes on to list things out of my day to day life đ
The same here... The thing about walking in circles really brought me to tears, I never found anyone who also did it
Same! I just took an adhd quiz from some official website, and it said I Moderate Indication of It! ÂŻ\_(ă)_/ÂŻ
@@windydj55555which website though? Iâd like to give a try as well
Everyone experiences these things, and almost all of the other symptoms as well.
Whether these experiences are the result of a clinical condition is determined by a lot more than whether you've had the symptoms.
Chances are, if these things aren't consistently causing problems for your 'day to day life' then you likely don't have adhd.
Everyone has to reread a paragraph sometimes, but most people can also read a paragraph, sometimes, withOUT having to go through it for a second, third, and fourth time. Everyone forgets to drink sometimes, but most people don't experience debilitating migraines as a result of dehydration simply because they forgot to drink water.
@@baldaquin I do it tooo! wait do you also run thru fake scenarios while you walk ?
I was diagnosed with ADHD 24 years ago and every subsequent doctors visit afterwards, it was always the same: âmost severe case of ADHD Iâd ever seenâ. Iâm 29, I got off the meds, they had a really bad side effect after taking them for 24 years, I am still hyper as hell. I just exercise and eat healthy and find hobbies to restrain all the energy.
In between lectures I just sprinted for 10 minutes before going back to focus for another hour. It helps
Got diagnosed 32 years ago, and health, dietary and healthstyle is a huge part of many studies. I had a different life when I got innto a good rytm, did fall off and never got back on. "I wait til next week " I have said 20years now.
I have that too and went fishing, i know its weird a hobby where you have to sit still dor a long period but it helps. Its just like the one thing that can calm my mind and act 'normal' maybe you should try it as well
Dude yes fk the side effects. I had to take the maximum dosis allowed in Germany because mine wore off already at half of the time it was supposed to work for. For example my Vyvanse should last 14 hours. It lasted 7/8. My Ritalin should last 8 hours, it lasted only 4.
I'm off med now and I think it's better for me to do sports and learn to cope with ADHD better. I might try again though if I see it necessary. For now I'm really good with doing sports, getting to know my weaknesses and how to lessen the problems
I am 25 and was diagnosed 20 years ago. Only took meds as a kid, today I know how to deal with my ADHD, I have many many hobbies but drawing is what helps me the most. I usually try to use my hyperfocus to my advantage haha
The descriptions of what you do with ADHD match me (already diagnosed) PERFECTLY!
The whole walking around in circles and mindlessley talking to myself thing was VERY relatable. I do that way to often
I love how when a youtuber comes out with any kind of mental health issue the entire tribe of people with that issue come together and welcome them. I was diagnosed with ADHD at 7, but turns out it was just anxiety so I am glad they have a surefire way to properly diagnose people.
They definitely don't. ADHD is a trend diagnosis atm. Medical professionals are using it as easy work and many parents even push to have their child misdiagnosed when one refuses to diagnose it. It's always a subjective analysis. Not mention that the symptoms of it are experienced by normal people as well.
@@neonice yes and no, ADHD is actually really common, and its not so much a 'condition' as just a different way that human brains work, scientists suspect ancient hunter gatherers had ADHD, because the symptoms inherently make you more observant, and for ancient hunters this would be very valuable when looking out for danger. While in ancient times it would have been a valuable tool, in the modern day it's more a nuisance. While normal people do occasionally experience the symptoms, there's quite a vast difference between that and experiencing them daily. It's not that it's a 'trend diagnosis' it's that it actually is that common, and we didn't understand it well enough until recent decades.
@@Warlance001 exactly i have adhd and although some people do fake it most people dont because it is literally so common
Im pretty sure ADHD is not a mental illness. ADHD is just that your brain is built different, so it is a condition above all else.
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"Adhd test: dont move for 30 minutes" đđđđ i felt that from the depth of my soul lol
Ong like bro thatâs already impossible đđđ
if i were asked to do that it would result in immediate (internal) screaming from my end
id lose on the first 3 seconds
I can sit for 7hr
*hears the description of the test*
.... *death grips the couch*
dude the "adhd things" you do, is LITERALLY me. Like every single one. Im going to get a test soon
ADHD + being thoughtful about things= apocalyptic results
My older and younger siblings both have very notable ADHD, as it's the hyperactive variety that's more known. As a middle child you often get overlooked as is, but this caused me to be downright forgotten in the midst of my sisters. It wasn't until later that people realised I suffer from the same inattentiveness as my siblings, just minus the hyperactivity.
Glad you're raising awareness that ADHD is also much like a spectrum.
Makes sense that you all have it since ADHD can be heritable
@@sammiller6631 that guys been spamming that comment everywhere to try to troll people, just ignore him or report the comment if you want
People mistake hyperactivity too cause it's usually in your brain. It's not how you act outwardly
â@@BelindaShort Hey, is it possible to be very inactive and yet have adhd? I'm not active at all and always find a way to lie down, but I can't lie still, like sleep without sedatives or just not move my legs or thumb of my feet gently under the blanket while I use my phone or watch something.
@@TheRamiii Hi there, I asked my psychiatrist the same question and the answer was yes, but be aware that ADHD symptoms are not exclusive to ADHD. On my part, I can't sleep and constantly move in bed thanks to PTSD, but people with anxiety, depression, ADHD and autistic people can experience similar things! That's why getting a professional diagnosis is very important. Hope I could help!
As a fellow inattentive adhd, you keep either forgetting stuff or you can't focus or walking in circle while talking to yourself for it somehow entertains us.This is damn relatable
walking in a circle isn't normal?
I can relate to most of the video but Im not diagnosed with ADHD
I walk in the circle. I am content. Not forced to stay still. Allowed to think, examine my life choices. It makes me happy
i have both inattentive and hyperactive. i also forget stuff and zone out but i also get hyperactive. the *w o r s t* ADHD.
i walk in a circle and talk to myself all the time. I dont have adhd but its fun cause i can make up scenarios of me doing random stuff and talk over the things that im making up.
I found i had adhd when i was in college and did snow. Felt completely 'normal' for the first time ever. Went to a doctor a few weeks later. I got diagnosed and got meds. And now i can function for the first time in my life.
welp I think I'm going to have to reach out to someone about this, I'm in my mid-30s and you're describing a ton of what I do and have been trying to manage all my life. What the hell
As someone who has really bad ADHD, I 100% get that feeling about being diagnosed. Like it was just a revelation where not everything was just because I was an idiot and did stuff without realizing (some of it was that) but now I knew why I just felt like I couldnât focus on homework or just forgot things randomly that I shouldnât have or just stopped paying attention. I was glad to have something that could tell me why those things were happening.
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same... except im trying to convince my parents to get the official diagnosis so i can get proper medication and be able to pay attention in school
@@thelemon2172 Good luck man, I always wanted to check but I know it'll be, like, a massive slight to my family if I do, so I just torture myself by watching these kinds of videos, seeing all that relatable shit and trying to hypnotize myself about how none of that applies to me, OBVIOUSLY. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy, and I hate that mf
oh wow this is relatable, oh wait...
As someone with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) it feels good how you talk about your experience with ADHD and how the media depicts it. Once in a while I see people selling ADHD, OCD etc. as a quirky trait which annoys me and distracts others of the issue.
nowadays every1 has adhd, autism and depression cuz attention lol
Yeah, a lot of people act like itâs some sort of aesthetic and they are unique for having it. Quite a few people in my family have it and it is not as fun as people may think.
@@raikreios I have it too (what a surprise) and can confirm it just makes life more and more depressing over time
"You have OCD? But your pencil case isn't perfectly organized though."
Yea it makes me not wanna think I have it. I don't wanna think I have just cause a # ;-; but it's also like...what if I do tho.
I have adhd the hyperactive type. If I donât get medication in the morning I start recreating random meme sound effects in class (Iâm really good at impressions) and everyone just looks at me. Iâm actually smart and I grew up loving math and science because the more you know, the more everything just fits together, and I love that feeling. Especially in math. Idc if finding the derivative of an equation is gonna affect my life but itâs fun when everything fits together and you arrive at the solution nicely.
I am the inattentive type while my sister is the hyperactive type, we either donât get along because I think about Fnaf lore while my sister was talking about something else and both get annoyed at each other or get along to a high degree.
As someone with adhd.
I felt this in the kneecaps
Caught me off guard lmao
Once again ice creamâs animations encapsulate my life existence
Wha beautiful wording
Same
Watching the video writeknow I saw the part were you read a paragraph over and over I do the same I practically can't read also I'm done now
same
@@redyspaghttei9618 Ironically, I read your comment multiple times. Truly, Iâve been out-maneuvered.
I didnât get diagnosed with adhd until I was almost 40. It took treating so many other diagnoses because mental health is messy and often trial and error. It fucking sucks. But once we got it right so much changed for the better.
Why do i relate with a lot of his symptoms? Like the tabs and talking to themselves
I got diagnosed with ADHD when I was 10, but there are so many "quirks" I have that I didn't know where due to the ADHD! Talking with other people who have ADHD and seeing people's experience has really helped me to realize a lot of the things I couldn't explain about myself. Glad to see you learning about yourself and getting your diagnosis. :)
Leaving things until the deadline is a sign of adhd đ. Yh so ppl just tryna seem like they are special now or what đ
i got adhd diagnosed at a young age and some things are almost the exact same lol i walk in circles forget i locked the door prob a lot of other things, whats even worse is i also have *mild* autism
dude honestly same i was told i have adhd and to take meds but no one ever told me what that entailed. Itâs cool seeing others symptoms and realizing âoh hey i do that same stuff i thought it was just normalâ
Sad that so many people are brainwashed by these fake "disorders." Did your doctor do an MRI or bloodtest before they told you you have ADHD? If not, how do you know you have it?
I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was very little and I just want to say two things:
1. Iâve literally never watched a CZcams video that Iâve related to so much in this aspect. Like holy crap, I do that walking in circles and talking to myself thing like daily. Itâs weird, but Iâm so surprised that Iâm not the only one how does that. Wow.
2. To whoever might read this, You never have to let ADHD define you. You may act and think different than others, but youâre still a human person and youâre still you. You never should allow a diagnosis negatively affect way you feel about yourself. Stand tall, kings. Also, drink some water.
How dare you call me out for not drinking water
i've drank half a bottle of water today and it;s now 11:30 PM
Everything in this video is so relatable on spiritual level except for the water bit as I literally drink more than 10 glasses a day
But also, donât be afraid to blame the ADHD when itâs the problem. In my opinion, itâs ok to say, âIâm sorry I messed up, the ADHD and I still havenât figured out an effective coping mechanism for that.â
Yes, itâs more work to try to figure out how to explain ADHD in a way other people understand. However, (as someone with severe-to-the-point-of-bordering-on-autism levels of ADHD) it IS a huge part of who I am and why I struggle with daily life. Itâs not all of me, but in my case it is so much of me that to ignore its often negative impact is to ignore me.
(Iâve had well-meaning people tell me to stop blaming ADHD for why Iâm struggling to get things done, and it feels about how I imagine it would feel for a paraplegic to be told to stop blaming their paralysis for their immobility.)
I was also shocked to find Iâm not the only one who does the walking thing and talks to myself, I actually thought I was insane for a while
thank you for making in 5 min video...thatÂŽs lifespan of my attention on good days :D
STOP THE WALKING IN CIRCLES AND TALKING TO MYSELF IS SO RELATABLE! WHY ARE YOU CALLING ME OUT LIKE THIS?!
I don't have ADHD, but I do have autism. Some of the symptoms you listed also happen to me and I'm glad more people are talking about it.
Edit: I just asked my parents, and it turns out I do have ADHD, along with autism!
yeah there a lot of similarities between autism and adhd! I have adhd but I'm really interested in learning about autism
Whoop adhd gang!!
yeah apparently itâs more common to have adhd and autism than just autism which is super interesting :0
autism sucks but adhd sucks even more
Welcome to the group hopefully you have handled it better than me
5:01 "There has been a lot of frustration in my life, because despite trying really hard to focus, I could only achieve half as much as other people..."
this message felt so relatable to me! it's honestly so frustrating when everyone around you says "You're not trying hard enough!" but for you, even just thinking about doing something tires you out. ADHD feels like how a normal person feels when burned out, but that is just our default feeling. I hope that everyone else here that has ADHD can feel less alone after watching this video and reading these comments
Bro, I agree, I feel that! đ«
For years my father would tell me I need to "apply myself". That I'm not trying hard enough. I remember thinking "I'm doing everything I can" and one day I said it and he replied "it isn't enough. Try harder. Why won't you just try harder?" And I didn't have an answer. It was so long ago and I was so young that I don't remember when exactly it happened. But those words, and all the times I would be berated for "not trying hard enough" have stuck with me ever since and I don't think it'll ever leave. Idk if I have ADHD bc my family's always been to poor to go to a doctor to find out, but they would vehemently protest any time a teacher suggested seeking a diagnosis and would argue that either the teachers weren't doing enough or that I was simply being lazy in class.
OMG YES
@@dadleft8427 that sounds terrible, i hope everything gets better soon
God, its too true! School was a nightmare for me. Homework that most kids could complete on top of extracurriculars and a social life for me took the entire afternoon every day so i couldnt do anything!
Having so many tabs open is so true bro đ or the locking the door thing. Walking in circles having funny conversations or planned arguments is so relatable too and everything else đ
Iâm in my 50s and just getting a handle on my neurofunkiness. Thanks for these videos. They rock.
Iâm actually oddly comforted knowing my favorite animator has adhd. Iâve been thinking about it a while now since I got to learn about it in the same means he did, fell down a spiral of binging adhd posts and videos and relating to almost every single one more or less. And it got to the point that it was frustrating that I couldnât get it diagnosed because my parents donât believe Iâve got adhd. Plus, when my father did pair me with some obscure therapist, he told I had ocd that I believe he pulled completely from his ass since I wasnât able to speak to him normally and just answered his questions yes/no without elaboration. I still wish I could get it diagnosed so I would have that relief sense of feeling that Iâm not just weird or lazy in a sense and actually have something that holds me back. Anyway, loved the video.
I'm fairly sure that no matter what age you are you can still ask for a formal test for ADHD, May cost a decent amount of money I don't know, I mean I was tested back in 2002 when I was 4 years old in Minnesota, so I have no idea as to the price of getting tested for ADHD thing is every doctor I've been to since has said it's insane that they even tested me as every doctor since my test for ADHD has said it is blatantly obvious that I have ADHD
I personally know a guy who started having suspiscions that he had ADHD, so he went and tested himself and sure enough he has it. Luckily though he already had good habits and coping mechanisms and whatnot to keep it in check but he was still relieved to know for sure.
That guy was 65 at the time. It is never too late to get tested.
Omg my case is EXACTLY like yours!!! However, I am waiting on my screening appointment currently, despite my parents being against it. However im almost 22 now so they donât really say it anymore or canât prevent me.
He did fell makes no sense u should've said he did fall
@@irfaansarwar6027 nono, his comment is grammatically correct. He has a comma, he was talking about himself after that.
The thing with the book, the door, simply forgetting everything almost immediately is entirely relatable and I'm just relieved it's not just me, because sometimes I feel ashamed about it. I should work on it, but it's hard when you have ADHD to focus on anything and I feel like I can't grow up sometimes. It sucks. Some people just brush it off because they say it's common, but it's not the same for everyone. It all depends on who you are and how you handle it. Sometimes working on ADHD has to be a group project, because it's hard to focus on it alone.
its ok, working on anything is slow with ADHD, you got this! just keep going! don't feel ashamed. talk about it, and if you feel like someone is looking at you weird for nor focusing like a "normal" person just talk to them about it and they will understand.
Thatâs similar to the people who say âweâre all on the spectrumâ. They think that theyâre making someone feel better or less alone. It comes across as misunderstanding or dismissing the actual struggles.
Sure, humans all share some traits or experiences to a degree. But itâs not a disorder until itâs significantly affecting how you function in everyday life.
@Windy Beach Yeah you're totally right. And I hat hearing that stuff too because I not only have ADHD, but I also got Autism, and both are spectrums and it's so hard to fit in sometimes. It gets scary.
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This was fantastic! I was diagnosed as an adult, and it explained so much! I can relate so much to each of the things you mentioned in this video! †I'm an inattentive adhd person with a generous sprinkle of the other type! Didn't have the tests, but after reading my report cards from school đ my doctor confirmed I had adhd!
I am so glad they didn't do the 'sit still' test with me. I'd have failed that inside of 5 seconds.
Oh god, the level at which I relate to every single thing you said about ADHD is so painful I'm crying, my young adult self is crying, my teenage self is crying, and my little kid self is crying.
That's exactly how I started thinking that I may be autistic. Found some relatable videos, started watching THOUSANDS of those, did research, did tests and I am currently trying to find a professional for a official diagnosis, cause those really help you understand yourself better and why you do things the way you do. I'm really glad that your diagnosis helped you and I really hope that everyone questioning about themselves can get the information they want on this topics. Have a great day/afternoon/night mwah
ME TOO (well, maybe not *thousands* of vids, but similar vein). I actually managed to find a professional diagnostician in my country thanks to the *very first* vid which got me onto the topic (which is super lucky, and partly circumvented the difficulties I would face by being a. female, and b. over the age of, like, 5). Diagnosis is awesome! I seriously hope you're able to find someone to help you, and I gather a lot more of people like us are seeking out proper diagnosis lately. All power to us all haha!
OMG me too!
im actually going to also find a professional for a diagnosis!! im still kinda indenial about it but just like icecream here i would really like to know why i do these things and why i act the way i do cause its extremely frustrating to just do these things and not even know why i do them.... it makes me extremely stressed out sometimes and frustrated sometimes even sitting there crying cause i feel like something is wrong with me but i cant figure out why! đđ
Autism â ADHD they are two different things
@@SharkieOttark OP wasn't saying they were the same, just making a comparison about their similar situations. There is a lot of overlap/comorbidity between the two, though, even if they're not the same it's still something to note.
The part about you forgetting to drink water for a day really stuck with me cause that's happened to me a lot since I was very young and it's totally taken a physical toll on me.. I'm not diagnosed or anything, in fact I'm more scared of how my parents would react, everything you mentioned in the video is totally how I do my day to day activities and I really don't know how to even approach this situation..
I was in a similar situation. What I did was I asked my mom (who I am a bit closer to) if she knew what ADHD was and then went from there. You can even stretch the process out over several days or however long. I would every now and again verbaly point out certain things I do and then let my parent subconsciously sit on things until I bring it up again.
I only realized just now while typing this the mind game I was playing lol. I didn't have it all planned out at the time but that is basically how it went.
Just be clear and honest about how you have some concerns and would like to explore some options. I hope this can help you somehow (I am NOT saying to manipulate people, just to be clear lol). Have a lovely day/night!
I used to drink no water daily. I remedied this by becoming practically addicted to water, and drinking so much water i dont want to or forget to eat.
I do this a lot and fainted twice cause of it
Me too,and since i have asian parents who believe this thing was just crazy people things..
Its a hard life
Hope ya can find a way to feel free soon tho,you deserve it
Seriously, I really need to get diagnosed but coming from an Asian household, I wouldnât want to think of the âconsequencesâ of telling my parents. Always thought I was shy or simply stupid cus my attention span is so short
I feel called out by every single action you gave. The door locking, the tabs, the deadline stuff
this is literally my story of self diagnosis and i'm crying laughing.
also i heard 'sit still' and i was like 'oh yeah i could probs do that' until you said 30 MINUTES and i went 0-0 how are you alive i would not survive it
I walk in circles amd talk to myself about something that has absolutely no meaning and hit my hand on things like a lawyer fighting for my clients life
Same but I get pretty good grades won't say I focus well I might have ahdh
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@@Roxve everything he said in me and a bad grades even with hours of studying and trying hard as can I still get 20-30/100
@@withoutahit7417 good luck I think you should go to a doctor
@@Roxve yeah in Iraq there's no doctor for those kinda of things and my parents will say ur just a loser that can't be useful for anything and if I said my grades r jus' like shit bc of this they'll kick me out of the house
I also have ADHD, and yeah, it's basically a nightmare. To everyone currently testing for a diagnosis, my prayers go out to you, and even if you have adhd, I hope you can get through the struggles :)
how much long can a diagnosis take?
Feels fine to me mind over matter you see
@@alejochol9397 Depends. I feel like if youâre a man or even AMAB in general itâd be a lot faster than if you were a woman or AFAB. If you donât want medication though, I donât see anything wrong with self-diagnosing, because professional diagnosis isnât always available or effective for people who just want closure.
note if you want medication though, yes, professional diagnosis is necessary.
nowadays every1 has adhd, autism and depression cuz attention lol
As a person with adhd, I agree
The situation with the chocolate bar is so relatable. Stuff like this is often detremental to my relationships and it's so infuriating! It's very hard to explain to somebody that you didn't mean to screw up this basic task a child could do for no reason.
I WALK IN CIRCLES AND TALK TO MYSELF FOR HOURS TOO, i had no idea that was a thing
As someone with ADHD, I relate hard to the âwalking around in circles talking to myselfâ part. I find that whenever Iâve got the creativity flowing, and imagination turned on, that itâs the best way to brainstorming ideas. Iâm hyperactive, so walking around gives me something to do, and saying it out loud keeps my thoughts straight
But Don't you get dizzy?
Not really, I tend to pace all over the room, back and forth
thank god for this video i thought i was just insane
i was diagnosed with ADHD at a very young age but never really learned a lot of the quirks about it so throughout my entire life ive just been learning that im not as crazy as i thought
Dude, my brother was diagnosed with ADHD five years ago! I'm going to show him this video to prove to him that he is not alone, and should not be afraid of his condition!
Thanks Ice Cream Sandwich, you have no idea how much of a great impact you're making on this community!
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tell him this fact 1 out of every 3 boys in the world are diagnosed with ADHD. he is definitely not alone.
bruh wth would he be scared
@@shartted where tf did you get that information
This is one of the sweetest things I have seen
3:51 ok now I donât have adhd but this actually reminded me of one time in primary school where a classmate was giving out sweets on the schoolyard cause it was her birthday and she gave me one and cause my best friend wasnât there but she knew I was close with them she gave me one and told me to give it to them and on my way to search them I was just kinda talking with my other friend and then I just kinda bit off a piece of the candy because I like forgot it was for my best friend đ I then buried it because I was too embarrassed to admit it or eat the rest.
MY GOD! The spinning in circles talking to myself part is an everyday thing for me, I donât know what the hell I say in these stuff all I do is just talk about what happened years ago or some weird stuff and its always at 4AM but man itâs so dang fun.
I also got diagnosed like a year ago, and yeah, it's insane just HOW ADHD we can be without thinking we are because media tells us it's "ooh squirrel!!"
I know man
I mean, he literally ate the chocolate he was getting for somebody else. How is that not "Oh, chocolate!"?
@@lLenn2 Because it's not the chocolate itself that distracted him, he was distracted by something completely unrelated and his mind started wandering. When he eventually realised he had chocolate again his mind was so far off that the most logical conclusion he could come to at that moment was that he had gotten it for himself.
Again, the difference here isn't that he went "Oh chocolate! Me eat!" It's more like; "Oh, what? Chocolate? Why am I holding chocolate? Aw well, might as well eat it."
Am I making the distinction clear?
@@4yinyang Yeah, the distinction is that you don't know the comedy. They're literally the same thing.
@@lLenn2 what comedy? Did I miss a joke you made or something? Because no they're not, that is exactly what I was trying to get across.
One version of this is being so scatterbrained and lacking self-control to the point where seeing food makes you eat it immediately. This is the wrong way to understand ADHD.
The other version is where you set out to complete a task, something takes up your focus momentarily and that small distraction is so destructive to your concentration that you literally don't even remember the original task you set out to do and then when you realise your mistake it all comes back and hits you like a truck. So even though the end result may be effectively the same, the cause and reaction is vastly different.
Even though he makes this "oh, piece of candy" joke in the video here, he also mentions how ADHD is misrepresented in media and the chocolate story was meant to be a real world example of what living with ADHD is actually like. This is what the original commentor "Identity" was referring to.
ADHD isn't just a dramatic reflexive reaction to stimuli, it is a hypersensitivity to distractions and difficulty gripping on to focus, among other things.
It's sad that it was necessary, but my Autism diagnosis made me so much more understanding and forgiving of myself. It helped me look at my old and current self with love rather than gross disappointment and criticism. It also helped me allow myself to finally relax a bit mentally (the overthinking and planning every social move I made was a total arse. The pressure immense).
I totally get the relief in having a diagnosis and I'm very happy for you!
I have autism, adhd, and (I think Asphurgers? I probably butchered that name.)
I've never accepted that I might have something that sets me apart even by a little, I can't wrap my head around it.
@subwooferz oh, thanks! I'm smart, but I can't words. đ
@@iv6123 If you think I function "normally" as an adult you are gravely mistaken. I'm what used to be considered Asperger's Syndrome before it was changed and referred to ASD as a general term which encompasses the whole spectrum. Some people (myself included) just get very good at hiding their symptoms as they get older when others are around. It is not something you grow out of.
@@iv6123 you make a lot of assumption's about people whose lives you know very little about. Why the anger? Are you suffering?
i call my "Walk around and talk to myself" moment the Zoomiesâą.
i got diagnosed with tism when i was 15, took like 4 more years to go like "yea i got more issues," and talked to my therapists about it. 1 dismissed it, i left them. 1 was like "yea i see it," and went through the dsm 5 with me...which got rid of inattentive adhd. aw, i wanna try the brain bowl thingie.
Ice Cream: lists several things I do as signs of ADHD
Me: Uh oh
I have ADHD and it was only when I was in my 20s did I get diagnosed. As my daughter grew I noticed a lot of her habits and behaviour were eerily similar to mine as a child. When I was discussing the symptoms with my husband and parents my mother said "oh that's normal and nothing. You did that and you were still an excellent student so no need to waste time going to the specialist" and my husband and I were silently staring at her as the little knobs in her brain clicked and realized that it was really obvious that I had ADHD growing up
nowadays every1 has adhd, autism and depression cuz attention lol
@@04SlhS nobody cares, youâve copied & pasted this below nearly every comment
ADHD doesnt come and go, you live forever with it
Hi, I'm also 20 and I am VERY suspicious of my condition. But I don't know how and who to check this with. Do you just go to a authorized hospital and ask for a check?
@@enavincorporated nearly every comment was " OhoH i HaD mU aDhD IN wHen Blah blah blah"
Hey! I have adhd too! The way I describe it is that it feels like wading through three feet of water. Everything is just way harder than it should be. But when I started meds, suddenly the water was gone, and for the first time in my life I didnât feel that resistance. It was surprisingly emotional, like, is this what everyone else feels like? Is this what Iâve been missing this whole time!?
Anyway, congrats on getting diagnosed! Itâs always great when those puzzle pieces click together. :)
medication helped me understand what my brain was doing differently all this time, helping me adapt. But i never take them cause they all give me terrible side effects :(
I know that feeling perfectly well. Of feeling like I'm finally normal, and experiencing what it must be like for others.
I take Concerta, but it doesn't fully do the job. But one day as a kid, as I was planning out how to distribute my pills for the next week, I accidentally took 4 instead 1. I was just lost in thought while my body was on auto pilot. But that day was the only day of my life where I could 100% focus. To feel normal and to finally be able to just DO stuff. I want to feel that way again.
This medication is what i like to call study drugs :D
i have the exact same feeling when i am not on my meds
Sup man
Fun fact I saw this video and I also started to ask my self questions then I did research and turned out that I have a lot of symptoms and just got started the assessment process and have to wait 3 weeks and If I do get diagnosed than it was all thanks to you for even realizing that I might have this and potentially makeing my so much better than going on in my life thinking that Iâm a faluire â€
This is literally what I'm going through right, always felt there was something "off" about me in comparison to others. When I talk, i drift off and forget what I was talking about, deadline worker, and a lot of other stuff. But nobody even thought, hmmm let's diagnose this kid, he's getting good grades, so he's probably just quirky. On the other hand, my younger brother got diagnosed very early on, his grades were not very good, cause he had a hard time in school. So he got diagnosed with ADD (inattentive ADHD). Now I'm 19 and only when a friend with inattentive ADHD said that I probably have too, do I finally understand what is "wrong" with me. She has explained a lot of me and I feel a lot better about myself. I've felt lazy and useless a lot of the time, but knowing how to navigate it makes it easier. I'm thinking about getting myself tested, but idk. We'll see
I was diagnosed with severe ADHD at a very young age (I'm 22 now and my mom tells me that it was so bad that they apparently thought I had Asperger's syndrome at first before getting me diagnosed) and I know how much of a struggle it can be. sometimes it takes me days to complete the smallest of tasks and honestly I've already lost focus five times writing this. Some of The best advice I can give is don't lose hope. Don't feel like you'll never get a good grade or finish a big task because of your struggle. It will be more challenging, but it will rarely be impossible. The next best advice is that ADHD doesn't have to be a stumbling block. If you can, find something you enjoy that uses the hidden strengths that ADHD provides such as spontaneity and creativity. I've found that if I can get myself in a mindset that uses my ADHD, I can often manage multiple smaller tasks at the same time. It might just be me, but I feel like I accomplish more under stress and I find myself handling situations that others might crack under because of how easily I can switch my focus.
Edit: I know fully well that ADHD and ASD are both spectrums. My parents both grew up in rural America where their only exposure to ASD was what they saw in movies like Mercury Rising. They apparently saw me acting similarly to the child in the movie back when I was 3 or 4 and since it was called Asperger's Syndrome in the movie, that's what they thought I had. I'm not trying to say that me having "severe ADHD" is different from anyone else who has ADHD. I'm only saying that my symptoms were so severe that it was blatantly obvious that I was neurodivergent and my parents thought it was important enough to get me diagnosed. In fact, because it was so obvious, my younger sister didn't even get diagnosed with ADHD until the age of 9 because her symptoms were so much more mild. I'm only using the term "Asperger's" because I'm quoting my mother, who at the time of diagnosis didn't realize that the term was outdated (This would've been back in 2003 in rural Georgia, and my mom grew up in Vermont in an even smaller town). She knows better now, but still says they thought I had Asperger's back before they knew it was the same thing as ASD.
Stress barely affects me but idk if its because of ADHD of that im just always stressed
As someone who has both ASD (formerly known as Aspergerâs before the medical community decided not to name the condition after a literal Nazi) and ADHD, and I *wish* I only had one and not the other.
@@Jubbinn_ man đ
there is no such thing as "severe adhd", adhd is a spectrum /nm
Iâm the same as you, I had it so bad that they also thought I had Aspergers
I got diagnosed a couple of years ago, and I feel this so hard. A lot of my experience was people telling me how lazy and inconsiderate I was when I knew I was trying my hardest, which made me think I actually wasn't trying my hardest, and that something must be inherently wrong with me because despite wanting to give it my all, I seemingly never did. It wasn't good for my self-esteem to say the least. Now that I'm diagnosed, I know this stuff isn't a moral failing on my part, it's just something I need to learn to work with rather than push against.
Iâve had this exact feeling! The elementary to high school formula never worked for me besides giving me Depression. Understand that your motivation is a much more sensitive bar than other people. Even though Iâve been diagnosed for awhile, my family still doesnât understand ADHD further than donât listen in classes (absolutely ridiculous considering our entire family has ADHD). We all march to the beat of our own brainwaves. (Rest is broken up for ease of reading)
I typically find making concrete plans hard with our daring nature to push deadlines. I usually work on as much as I can one day and think about the rest tomorrow, so I can make a plan I donât need to abide to while giving time for errors.
Shifting gears is usually hard, so change the subject by rewarding some time to yourself (with a timer, you will play for too long easily). Or just focus on one subject for the day, you can probably do this easier in college.
If you struggle to get started with something, set a 5 minute timer to force yourself in the task. Itâs easier to tell yourself âjust work on this for 5 minutesâ than âI have to work on this.â Usually you will get absorbed into it in the 5 minutes and keep going after the timer.
Again, these are just tips I like to use. We all experience ADHD differently and you might find some things more easier to do than me.
@@sugarkane1571 Thanks for the tips! Some of these I actually haven't tried yet, so I'll be sure to give them a shot! :D
omg yes lazy and inconsiderate, those are the words i remember hearing all throughout childhood đ
âŠand my parents still wonder why I donât trust them
@@sugarkane1571 Hello, i have no idea about me being ADHD or anything else but i do feel these uncomfort situations, how did you all got diagnosed?
I was so lucky to have been diagnosed when I was around 5. I havenât struggled any less but at least I knew what it wasđ€·ââïž
I was lucky when i got tested. I never had to do sit still for 20 minutes, my test was a general examination of my brain in general which i was prompted to do after my friend said i might have ADHD. I had to do many different tasks like orienting a group of coloured blocks, writing down numbers that the psychologist repeated to me, etc. turns out I performed better than only 14% of my peers (other people that the psychologist has observed and tested). So i have slow processing speed as well as ADHD innatentive. But I apparently perform better than 99% of my peers in perceptual reasoning and working memory. It genuinely surprises me that to this day, my talents are being limited by distractions on social media due to ADHD.
As someone with inattentiveness ADHD (I still call it ADD, it's just easier), here were some things that I just related to so much:
1. Forgetting to do stuff for an entire day. Not necessarily drinking water 'cause I have to do that to take my medication (ADHD medication, whaddaya know), but definitely a lot of other things. Checking emails, checking grades, doing things I said I'd do on a daily but end up not doing...
2. Walking in circles talking to myself. I do it a lot. Especially when I'm excited about something or something happens that shocks me, so I go over it again and again out loud to myself until eventually it becomes a whole conversation with myself.
3. Reading parts of a book over and over again. It mostly happens because I realize I accidentally skipped a line, accidentally started reading the next line in the middle of reading another line, accidentally went back a line, etc. It's hard for my eyes to keep track of where I left off, but I don't have dyslexia. I did used to enjoy reading when I was a kid, but I've done it a lot less in recent years.
4. Going to do a task and then forgetting what I was doing. I could literally just walk through the door to the next room because the room right next to the one I was in is the place where I needed to get the task done, and then completely forget what the task was as if the door decided to wipe my memory of the task until I get back to being comfortable in my original position when I get reminded of what I was supposed to do in the next room. And sometimes this happens multiple times for a single task, too. (On another of these notes, sometimes I just wander aimlessly when I don't know what to do with myself, often walking in my dorm between the refrigerator and my bed because even if I have work to do I just feel the constant urge to be doing something else.)
5. Caffeine is... hard to explain. For me, either it's in a regular amount and I pretty much fall asleep the next moment. Either that, or it's too much caffeine and it makes me feel all jittery and uncomfortable. I don't ever purposely overdo it. I just drink regular amounts of caffeinated drinks and I'm good to go. My heartbeat doesn't usually go up unless I drink too much.
6. Oh god, the procrastination- Legit this entire school semester has been me just doing assignments last-minute. Legit last week I had a 3-4 page essay due that I forgot about and I had to force myself to finish it within 2-3 hours for it to be on time.
So forgetfulness is common in people with ADD? My parents get so pissed when I forget something. Saying that they just told me and how could I forget. I try to say that I have bad ADD and they donât take that as an excuse and I need to remember better
I relate so hard on all of this. One time I read a whole chapter of a book and immediately forgot everything that happened so I had to re-read the chapter....THREE times. It's funny to me now, but God was it hard in school. đ
@@-ghosti-3192 I'm pretty sure forgetfulness is a very common symptom! I remember talking to a psychologist about symptoms, and forgetfulness was mentioned a couple times on that list.
I'm with you on that one, my parents say the same thing a lot đ It's hard living with ADD, especially since our parents seem to just not understand how it works (for me it's mostly my dad 'cause my mom is a pathologist, another form of doctor, and very involved in my health). They really don't take into consideration that ADD makes it extremely hard to remember things and sometimes it takes longer to do basic tasks because of it.
It might be difficult, but it's not impossible! If you need some tips, try using sticky notes on a wall you look at a lot, or a bulliten board. Somewhere you can post notes and then take them down the moment the task is completed. You can find a way to organize them by priority, and that could probably help you figure out what tasks you need to get done! Good luck! You got this!
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@@-ghosti-3192 Weâve usually got a working/short-term memory deficit. Remembering what youâre doing, keeping a number or name in your head when youâre trying to look for a part (which is why I either have to take a picture of it with my phone or take the original part with me), and general short term memory stuff is harder.
The "walking in circles and talking to yourself because you're bored" bit hits close to home, because that was probably one of my earliest ADHD signs. I write a lot of short stories, and the reason I started doing that was because I would walk around and think of stories in my head, but I eventually decided that was weird, so instead I began actually writing them down.
Pretty good way to channel the energy!
Yo same, I transformed mines to RPG stories so my friends could play it, and it really works
Same thing! One-shot fanfics are a breeze because of this. Have trouble continuing series on paper though. Still pace though, but it's supplemented with biking for 2hrs round trip.
Ok i have adhd for sure 100%
You might want to look up Maladaptive Daydreaming cos that sounds like what you are describing.
I relate to a lot of these exact scenarios you point out! I did actually take a form and was diagnosed with Inattentive type like you while my brother has Hyperactivity type, but I personally don't believe that diagnosis since it was just taken off some forms without any other form of testing
I want the him walking in circles animation on loop and as a wallpaper just to then stare at it for a đ§đŠđž hours with the glorious âštappy tap tapâš sounds.
Two takeaways from this: 1. there are actually *three* subtypes of ADHD - inattentive, hyperactive, and a combination of those two. I am also diagnosed as the inattentive type. 2. I'm glad the EEG helped you get a diagnosis. It did diddly squat for me, but that because I'm able to just chill out and switch my brain off and stare at the ceiling. Could be due to age or gender too, as that does affect how testing works.
When I went back for a second diagnosis (5 years after the first one after learning that age/gender DO play a role and that I was given a test meant FOR KIDS the first time around) the psychotherapist sat me down and asked questions, did memory/cognition puzzles, and finally a computer test where I had to hit the spacebar every time the letter "x" appeared. The second round of testing took three hours and she was 100% certain in her ADHD-Inattentive diagnosis. I am now working with a psychiatrist for treatment, who specializes in women with ADHD and herself is diagnosed as ADHD-Combined. :)
Overall, thank you for sharing your story and shedding more light on ADHD and the struggles we face with it. :)
i have combined, it sucks
thank you for explaining to other people that there is combined adhd! because that is what i have.
For your second point, I think what you're doing is just hyperfixating on command, but at nothing in particular, I can do the same thing where I can literally force myself to zone out just by willing it
oooh so you CAN have a combination of these two??? that explains a lot of things about meeee..
@@J4_yd3n It IS a spectrum after all
I have inattentive ADHD and this has been the most relatable thing I have ever watched, I do EVERY single thing he talks about here I didn't know some of these were even because ADHD but it's nice to know I am not alone, sometimes it feels like I am the only one struggling and every single other person is okay.
We here bruther . . . Did I lock the door
I understand that completely! Itâs hard not to think that other people donât struggle as much as you do.
The reality is everyone has struggles, but itâs true that much of struggles for adhd people can be unique to them and make things feel isolating.
Know you arenât alone, and you can overcome anything with enough time and work. It may take a lot of tricks and a lot of time to figure out which tricks work, but itâs all worth it in the end
Yeah, books are justâŠ..
I've been thinking I had ADHD for a while now, but since I haven't really been hyperactive since I was a kid I figured it might not be (didn't know about inattentive ADHD). I also never wanted to get checked out because me/my family didn't like the idea of getting medications that might affect me negatively. Now hearing him list out the those symptoms right now had completely SHOOK
yeah I do it all apart from the browser tabs. In fact I do the opposite. If I put down my phone without swiping up the apps, Its like I can just feel the app in the phone so I have to swipe it up
Omg! I can relate to the symptoms that you explained here! I struggle every day to focus and do what I love. Iâm a chef and lately everything I do in the kitchen feel awkward I donât know how to explain it!
I feel so called out with having so many tabs open, it's literally my FIFO backlog. Nevermind everything you said also apply to me
I got diagnosed with "ADD" now " Inattentive ADHD" about 1.5 years ago. This is the most relatable video for me, I experience literally every symptom he had said.
i have ADHD and i agree
Me too@@bread-vf9gz
ADD isn't used anymore, it's all ADHD.
So they added da H to it đ
i experience every sympton he had said too, but i am still in denial. i don't have adhd.
I have ADHD and I think it's funny how every content creator that I watch has ADHD even if they know until some years later. Then when they announce it I'm like "Oh, welp add em to the list".
Same, Iâve have about 5 other CZcamsrs I watch who mentioned they have it.
ADHD is nothing to be ashamed of
Yeah gotta agree on that. Happens very often this moment lol
Omg soon as I read this i just realized i do the same thing đ well you know what they say about birds of a feather
Im studying multimedia which means we do animation, VFX, video editing etc and the majority of people in the course have ADHD. Theres definitely something with ADHD that lends itself to content creation. The ability to constantly engage with new topics at varying paces in a practical manner is something that a lot of us look for so it makes sense
EVERY SINGLE POINT HE MADE I CAN RELATE TO, especially the "huh, i forgor what i was doing, oh hmm, free choclate"
My form of ADHD which is also inattentive mostly has me going down endless rabbit holes and if there is no rabbit hole I create one and then jump down it
As a fellow adhd-er, hearing about the sitting still for 30 minutes just now made me feel physical pain.đ
When I was diagnosed I didnât do an EEG but I did several screenings and tests and one of them included me doing the same boring task for 20 minutes and I was SO restless and I couldâve cried out from the understimulation.đ
remove adhd
I am not yet diagnosed but staying still for 30 minutes is a hellish NIGHTMAREđ Also, he mentioned all the things I do everyday....so I might wanna go and get diagnosedđ
@@ihateentertainment WOW!! YOU'RE SO SMART AND INSPIRATIONAL
Bro this psychologist did a test with me too see if i had any other diagnosisâs it was literally 100 questions and she kept asking the same questions sometimes too see if i was even paying attention shit got me so mad
I forgot I sat in the same place for more than 5 minutes and your comment reminded me of that I did (and that I need to get up because my brain just doesn't let me stay in 1 place for more that 1 minute)
Holy JEEPERS. This is like identical to my experience getting diagnosed! It feels so good to have a larger CZcamsr share their experience makes me feel less alone. My favorite memory that was actually a sign is that I discovered in 5th grade that caffeine does not work on me either. We had to do a science fair project and I just happened to choose the effects of caffeine on heart rate. As a 12 yo child I chugged an entire red bull at 8 in the morning with a heart monitor strapped to me, and it did not change. Nothing happened. Apparently it was an ADHD thing. Also getting addicted to sugar bc it helped my focus. W/ out realizing it, I was self-medicating lol. Love the vids, but this one especially!!!
Omg same!! I had caffeine one time and I was shaking but I didnât feel like I was more awake or had any energy like most people describeâŠ. My brain was still going just as fast paced and crazy
No wonder my first coffee (& only coffee so far) didn't do anything for me.
I was in law school when I realized because I was drinking four monsters a day just trying to wake up and concentrate đ
yea iâve read that craving sugar means we are low on dopamine, or something like that. i forgot what it said exactly
Omg!! This is me⊠everything! Talking to yourself when you are alone⊠it makes me sad
I was diagnosed early on, but neither me nor my mom really understood it at the time, and we both kind of didnt really believe it. Watching this video now and things are starting to make a little more sense. I can relate a lot.
I have primarily inattentive ADHD, and I thought you might also have ADHD because of your sense of humor and comedic timing. There were just so many jokes that I found absolutely hilarious and matched my bizarrely specific style of humor. Good luck on your ADHD journey Andy!
P.S. This comment isn't meant to diminish anyone's challenging experiences with ADHD. I've had a hard time getting diagnosed, getting treatment, and being taken seriously too. I just wanted to be a bit light-hearted and I'm sorry if it didn't come across as I intended it. I hope you're all doing OK and living your best lives
Question. How would you know you have adhd. Im not officially diagnosed but people say i act like i have it because i have an EXTREMELY short attention span and i need to be doing something 100% of the time
â@@SW-8228 Is your attention span the only symptom you have?
@@SW-8228The only way you would know for sure is to talk to a psychiatrist that specializes in adhd/autism.
@@SW-8228 the only way to know is to be tested and diagnosed by an actual doctor. If you think you might be get tested. Do not self diagnose playing 20 questions with a moron online
OH dude, I thought the same thing about him. I swear, us neurodivergent folk can smell each other from space LMAO
I did well in high school so I had no reason to question my mental health until university hit me like a truck and I realized "Wow, suddenly doing ANYTHING is insanely hard". I started to question if I had ADHD after seriously relating to a tweet that just said "you aren't lazy. you just have ADHD" and I felt a wave of relief after realizing that. Thank you for opening up about your experiences!
As soon as you need to do actual projects and long term learning instead of the night before the hell starts lmao
@@croozerdog The structure of learning typically also changes a LOT between school and university.
School is interactive, small classes, and the teacher is usually trying their damnedest to keep you engaged. They're constantly checking in to make sure people are... drumroll... paying attention.
At university I suddenly had to sit through two-hour LECTURES in a room full of five hundred other students, in addition to the change of living on my own and managing a basic household. Also, the amount and complexity of material had increased, and suddenly my "study the day before" "strategy" which I had employed in high school up to and including the final exams was no longer cutting it, I had to learn to study PROPERLY at the ripe age of 20, a skill most people had to develop in childhood. I started getting worse grades than I'd had in YEARS and didn't understand why I was struggling so much until much, much later. I'd had the preconceived notion that ADHD was the "bouncy kid" stereotype, and I didn't discover its wide range of symptoms - and how much of what I'd always considered to be personality quirks of mine lined up with it - until I noticed a weird overlap between "tips for people who procrastinate" and "tips for people with ADHD" posts on social media.
I'm doing okay now but it's been a much longer and harder road than it had any right to be, and I'm still undiagnosed (and so far, have been told by at least one supposed ADHD specialist that my grades in elementary school were too good for me to have ADHD. :') )
The point is, SO MANY ADULTS only hit their wall when their coping mechanisms for ADHD fail and the symptoms start disrupting their life only after a significant transition. For some it's higher education, for some it's a more demanding job, etc. If you're a woman, they're also very likely to try to tell you that your problems are anxiety and depression rather than taking an ADHD diagnosis seriously. (I mean, yes... I do have depression from the beating my self-worth takes from my executive dysfunction, and I have anxiety because after too many things lost or forgotten, and too many appointments missed, my anxiety is dedicated to making sure that doesn't happen again even if it has to flood my system with adrenaline to do it.) I'll give getting a diagnosis another shot as soon as I can do it without my psychiatry-averse family catching wind of it.
@@Hekateras ugh I totally relate to how hard it is to get a diagnosis for adhd as a woman. Before I saw my family doctor, I just talked to two different walk-in doctors at my clinic and both of them steered the conversation to depression or anxiety cus they didn't believe I would have ADHD. It wasn't until I saw my family doctor that she took me seriously.
@@Hekateras Best thing about getting a diagnosis for me was the meds. They legit help a lot. I only got diagnosed like a year ago and I've already "ruined" my adult live by fricking up jobs and school. But since the meds I have a bit of hope of actually holding onto something.
The sad thing is that meds like that work very differently for different people and as far as I heard the US way isn't the best.
My psych had me start with 5mg, checking my weight and heart every week until an optimal working dose. I have Murican friends that straight up got a higher dose than mine to start with. I hope that isn't the case for Ice too. Even a slight overdose makes you feel like complete poo.
For example, I'm on 10mg. On 15-20mg I start heavily sweating and can feel my heart pounding.
But working meds though. Imagine being able to vacuum your whole house without doing other task inbetween leaving everything half done, was like magic the first few times.
I found your channel today and i am soooo happy about it