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  • ADHD needs stimulation and will get it at whatever cost
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  • @SSSoto17
    @SSSoto17 Před 21 dnem +886

    "I can't do basic daily tasks without stimulating myself" real

    • @gamerdweebentertainment1616
      @gamerdweebentertainment1616 Před 21 dnem +8

      wrong item on hand :) personally getting bored of YT and stuff and yet I come back here for some god forsaken reason.

    • @tokeivo
      @tokeivo Před 21 dnem +50

      Oh, and it's gonna be a daily guess what the right amount of stimulation is:
      A little bit of music, while working? Maybe.
      Blasting a tv show, while working, even if slightly less productive? Could be.
      Nothing, just a good day with a few hours of actual focus? Rarely.
      Couple of hours of dedicated distractions, then work? Also an option.
      Oh, and if you guess wrong, you're stuck in a loop of distractions and adjusting whatever you're trying to make work.

    • @alex_lll
      @alex_lll Před 21 dnem +3

      Everything is real in there

    • @tubemarcus
      @tubemarcus Před 21 dnem +8

      Right? My wife is like, why are you rolling through CZcams videos with 2 different spreadsheets and a PowerPoint open?

    • @spammanchan4622
      @spammanchan4622 Před 21 dnem +1

      @@tokeivo sometimes I just grab the nearest pen shaped object and move it around.

  • @SandraOnCloud9
    @SandraOnCloud9 Před 21 dnem +769

    „Ellie jump scare“ made me lough out loud! She is so brilliant!😂

    • @kamen42
      @kamen42 Před 21 dnem +9

      Watching VLDL without should be classified as a crime.

    • @simond.455
      @simond.455 Před 21 dnem +5

      @@kamen42 I think it's a secret plot to get people that have subtitles disabled to rewatch the episode after reading the comments. 😉

    • @ferisera
      @ferisera Před 21 dnem +3

      Same! Such an excellent moment!

    • @dmc6262
      @dmc6262 Před 21 dnem

      @@kamen42 What you taking about bro? these 2 are the worst actresses and these sketches suck.

    • @Vs-ub4tq
      @Vs-ub4tq Před 21 dnem +1

      @@dmc6262 I think he meant to say that watching VLDL without subtitles should be a crime.

  • @arniedee7251
    @arniedee7251 Před 21 dnem +271

    Watching while being trapped by "just one more and then I'll do the thing" loop

    • @Apolloshot
      @Apolloshot Před 21 dnem +10

      I’ve needed to send an important email for about four days now.
      At some point I’ll break the loop!

    • @arniedee7251
      @arniedee7251 Před 21 dnem +2

      @@Apolloshot same, truly same.
      And I've only just broken loose from a similar one just in time to enroll my son in his school of choice. How, why, with what purpose has this condition developed, evolved,..., I often ask myself over and over and over and.... I used to think it was quirky, but now I'm so sick of it. Always forgetting things, but at the same time being the party fact champion.
      I have a genetic condition which causes a lot of constant pain, but I'd rather get rid of the ADHD.

    • @AtheistPirate
      @AtheistPirate Před 21 dnem +5

      And that's assuming you even remember what the thing was when you finally break the loop. Executive dysfunction is the worst.

    • @MrSacheverell
      @MrSacheverell Před 21 dnem +6

      @@AtheistPirate Well see, that's why you leave reminder notes, and set alarms! That way, you can ignore THREE TIMES AS MANY REMINDERS as before!
      ...that's productivity, right
      multitasking, technically?

    • @AtheistPirate
      @AtheistPirate Před 21 dnem +2

      @@MrSacheverell Ohhhhh yeah. I've become a master at ignoring alarms.

  • @VivaLaDnDLogs
    @VivaLaDnDLogs Před 21 dnem +670

    It's not a mess if you know where to find everything!

    • @SunnyZ
      @SunnyZ Před 21 dnem +36

      Just because you do not understand my organising system doesn't mean it's messy.
      I know where EVERYTHING is!

    • @eisenklad
      @eisenklad Před 21 dnem +16

      *insert opossum snarling picture* dont touch my stuff

    • @BlueFrenzy
      @BlueFrenzy Před 21 dnem +10

      There's order in the chaos.

    • @Reoh0z
      @Reoh0z Před 21 dnem +35

      I only lose things when I clean up.

    • @bavelnaard
      @bavelnaard Před 21 dnem +5

      Yes exactly, if only.😆

  • @quixs3331
    @quixs3331 Před 21 dnem +381

    Ellie slamming her face against the shower door is comedy GOLD! 🤣

    • @HansStrijker
      @HansStrijker Před 20 dny +6

      That, in actuality, is always playing in my head every time I walk in an office building hallway past windows into one of those massive desk spaces. Never done it so far. No guarantees I keep my composure for the rest of my career. 🤣

  • @kroova404
    @kroova404 Před 21 dnem +1030

    Ellie’s outfit is the greatest thing to ever grace our screens

    • @babilon6097
      @babilon6097 Před 21 dnem +23

      The one she uses in the last scene?

    • @googleuser4720
      @googleuser4720 Před 21 dnem +6

      @@babilon6097 That shower scene mhhhmm.

    • @bujin1977
      @bujin1977 Před 21 dnem +5

      Horrible flashbacks to the 1990s. 😵‍💫

    • @V0r4xiz
      @V0r4xiz Před 21 dnem +9

      It's the Vicky Pollard classic.

    • @xlythen
      @xlythen Před 21 dnem +6

      Looks just like the average Liverpoolian Lady ;-)

  • @iLoveHazbinHotel7
    @iLoveHazbinHotel7 Před 20 dny +16

    “Turn it off!”
    “I can’t.”
    I felt that 😕

  • @RandomEntry13013
    @RandomEntry13013 Před 21 dnem +59

    The constant back and forth chatter is so accurate, especially Adhd complaining about the mess while being singlehandedly responsible for the mess. So accurate I almost cried. Thank you for immedietly representing executive dysfunction as its one of the things I struggle with the most and have had the hardest time getting help with. Great work! ❤

    • @eldorados_lost_searcher
      @eldorados_lost_searcher Před 21 dnem +2

      "I can fix this. But if I do, I'll have moved everything out of its place, and I likely won't stop until it's all done, and I'll be exhausted. Then I won't be able to keep up with the basic maintenance until I'm in the exact situation I'm already in..."

    • @FenrirWolfganger
      @FenrirWolfganger Před 20 dny +3

      "Adhd complains about the mess" it's responsible for. Ah, that's what that was about. Thank you for explaining.

  • @gun_hound
    @gun_hound Před 21 dnem +163

    My wife got diagnosed with ADHD a few years ago, and man, is this an accurate representation of everything she has been through. Thanks for helping all of us to understand a little bit better.

    • @zitloeng8713
      @zitloeng8713 Před 8 dny

      for some people it is more like popping up message boxes while doing sth

  • @Mike-xh8fl
    @Mike-xh8fl Před 21 dnem +185

    Ellie's personification of ADHD is scarily accurate. It just seems *right*.

    • @vipervidsgamingplus5723
      @vipervidsgamingplus5723 Před 21 dnem +6

      Who said that she isn't ADHD incarnate?

    • @sowt007
      @sowt007 Před 21 dnem +1

      Dude, all people feel this things like Elly did.

    • @ninetailedfox579121
      @ninetailedfox579121 Před 21 dnem +10

      @@sowt007 So either you don't understand how ADHD works or you have ADHD and just think that it's normal.

    • @sowt007
      @sowt007 Před 21 dnem

      @@ninetailedfox579121 By this logic all my friends, collegues and classmates have ADHD.

  • @luggilu7864
    @luggilu7864 Před 21 dnem +78

    I honestly love VLDLs mental health skits.
    They are amazing at making silly comedy stuff, but they also have an understanding of many conditions, that a lot of people lack. Every single time they manage to release content that is on point and never feels overdrawn.

    • @mbr5742
      @mbr5742 Před 21 dnem +3

      IIRC they do videos on stuff they have personal experience with

    • @IngridGiles
      @IngridGiles Před 21 dnem +6

      That’s right. They’ve made a point of not touching mental health topics that are outside of their experience, because it’s important to them to get it right.

  • @Rex1Mundi
    @Rex1Mundi Před 21 dnem +182

    All that what Ellie is doing, happens in people's heads? That's terrible.. This is a whole new way of understanding what ADHD means. Good job on the show!

    • @sugoruyo
      @sugoruyo Před 21 dnem +94

      Well, it’s dramatised a bit but that’s kind of it, yeah. Of course, everyone experiences it differently and the important thing is mostly what she says to Britt about things like the impulse spending, constant need for stimulation or the mess in the flat, the stickies to finally get shit done and there being never a quiet moment internally.
      What the name doesn’t tell you about ADHD is that the loss of attention control is but one symptom. It’s really an executive dysfunction, inability to adequately regulate emotion, force yourself to do boring or uncomfortable things and/or stick with things that don’t provide instant gratification like practicing a musical instrument or doing the necessary maintenance work for things, including relationships.
      So, yeah, pretty terrible because you notice all these difficulties in yourself and start to get anxious and disappointed in yourself but often have no way out.

    • @redhotmoon1656
      @redhotmoon1656 Před 21 dnem +28

      ​@sugoruyo and regardless of how much you realized you're doing it all.... you just. Keep. Doing. It. 😂 yep.

    • @soundscape26
      @soundscape26 Před 21 dnem +6

      I take it's exaggerated for comedic effect but it should be an approximation.

    • @peted2770
      @peted2770 Před 21 dnem +6

      @@sugoruyo And round and round that process goes.

    • @l33tninja1
      @l33tninja1 Před 21 dnem +20

      Don't forget how those with adhd often have other issues like in my cause major depression which is set off even worse by my addiction making it hard to work which makes me depressed at my own issues which only sets both issues off even more...

  • @isawaakuma
    @isawaakuma Před 21 dnem +25

    As an engineer who is most efficient with a streaming service on shuffle, music in the background, and a baseball game on the TV, this is a very relatable series.
    It's best when the movies/shows on shuffle are ones I have more or less memorized. Like an entertaining white noise.

  • @michael_pilot
    @michael_pilot Před 21 dnem +518

    Did Britt and Ellie release an episode while I was working? Yes. Did I stop to look at it? Yes. Am I going to go back to work right away? We'll see...

    • @Mubashir_AK
      @Mubashir_AK Před 21 dnem +2

      Ditto

    • @daviddavies3637
      @daviddavies3637 Před 21 dnem +4

      Same. Probably the ADHD looking for stimulation. It found some.

    •  Před 21 dnem +8

      VLDL singlehandedly ruining productivy of our company lol

    • @pankword
      @pankword Před 21 dnem

      How did you get that vldl sticker?

    • @hellboy19991
      @hellboy19991 Před 21 dnem +4

      Reported for "I am in this and I don't like it"

  • @matthewmurphy4485
    @matthewmurphy4485 Před 21 dnem +37

    That face when Ellie slams into the shower door, pure greatness 😂 an exact replication of what manifests in our brains when overthinking lol

  • @bobiboulon
    @bobiboulon Před 21 dnem +56

    "- I'm stimulating myself"
    "- Eww"
    X'D

    • @balhaddadinn
      @balhaddadinn Před 20 dny +1

      I see what they did there. That's one way of getting through male ADHD and catching our attention >:-)

    • @KxNOxUTA
      @KxNOxUTA Před 4 dny

      That's the only part of the video I didn't like. We don't shame self-stimulation. 😤

  • @danniton9831
    @danniton9831 Před 21 dnem +88

    So Ellie is able to touch and move stuff. Rather than suffering from ADHD, I think Britt is haunted by a poltergeist.

    • @tyrannicpuppy
      @tyrannicpuppy Před 21 dnem +28

      Ellie is actually Britt moving about and doing things while she thinks she working instead. Unless she actively catches herself doing it, it's just this weird thing where stuff isn't where it's meant to be and you've no idea how it moved. Usually it's contained to our direct surroundings though. Not all the way across the room. But filming that would probably a bit uncomfortable to do for hours at a time.

    • @cherylbain2917
      @cherylbain2917 Před 21 dnem +12

      In essence, for some people with ADHD it is like they are possessed by a poltergeist. Now, where are my sunglasses?

    • @justanotheryoutubeaccount0
      @justanotheryoutubeaccount0 Před 21 dnem +8

      I think about doing things, get distracted, remember doing the thing, but the thing did not get done.

    • @IngridGiles
      @IngridGiles Před 21 dnem +1

      Exactly this.

    • @sydneyslaughter7163
      @sydneyslaughter7163 Před 21 dnem +2

      A poltergeist with ADHD

  • @RaimaNd
    @RaimaNd Před 21 dnem +85

    Ellie's outfit is the most average 90's outfit possible and I love it

    • @perlundgren7797
      @perlundgren7797 Před 21 dnem +9

      I'm by all means no fashion expert, but isn't that more of an 80s look? She looks a lot more like she's from Stranger Things than Friends, so to speak.

    • @peterepeatepete2845
      @peterepeatepete2845 Před 21 dnem +2

      Anyone wearing that in the 90s would be bullied relentlessly. Not mocked, bullied (that sort of thing was more “acceptable” then.)

    • @RaimaNd
      @RaimaNd Před 21 dnem +6

      @@peterepeatepete2845 Germany is always a few years behind america and in germany this was cool in the 90's

    • @samellowery
      @samellowery Před 18 dny

      Very early 90s

  • @jenixg2989
    @jenixg2989 Před 21 dnem +18

    as a non-ADHD person, this stuff is honestly terrifying, sometimes i find it hard to do stuff just because of bad mood or boredom, but this would just drive me insane. My compliments to all those who have to and manage to pull through this their entire life, it requires a strength i can only imagine.

    • @untipo.
      @untipo. Před 20 dny

      I'm adhd and no... It's not terrifying 😂
      you just become bored easily and your mind tries to avoid boring situations with overthinking, fidgeting or procrastination... but yes, elementary school was really terrifying. I have been bullied by teachers cause' i couldn't stay sitting (for hyperactivity) or in focus for a long time. my math teacher used to call me "turn signal", because I listened to the lessons in pieces and then got distracted 😅
      Now the "body" hyperactivity stopped, but mental hyperactivity remained

    • @LordBhorak
      @LordBhorak Před 14 dny +2

      42 years and counting. Wasn't accepted to get properly diagnosed and don't have any fucking help for this. I want to do so much stuff, but it's nigh impossible to get started. But when I do, I might get hyperfocused and do that shit for hours.

    • @clarawoodman9331
      @clarawoodman9331 Před 13 dny +1

      i mean it's kinda terrifying when you're doing school or uni, the amount of things i just couldn't do unless it was last minute, bc the stress of the deadline was the only thing working to get me to concentrate on the task (and now i'm basically burned out about it and i'm terrified with each new thing i have to do or test i have to revise for, bc deadline basically don't work on me anymore. I'm like high on stress and low on sleep constantly and still struggle to focus

  • @V0r4xiz
    @V0r4xiz Před 21 dnem +49

    Me watching this skit under the shower realizing that's why I take my phone into the shower: o__________o

  • @kriiistofel
    @kriiistofel Před 21 dnem +18

    Tbh I think this is the best depiction of ADHD I've ever seen

  • @nisqhog2881
    @nisqhog2881 Před 21 dnem +166

    You know the show's good when you're not diagnosed with ADHD, but you can relate EXTREMELY well to what's on screen, and start to think about seeing a doctor.
    Great job as always.

    • @grishnak3772
      @grishnak3772 Před 21 dnem +23

      Just a heads up.. the more you learn about it the more you go ohhhhh...
      Yeah.. maybe get that checked.

    • @Spoomis
      @Spoomis Před 21 dnem +4

      That is literally me now.

    • @vonknorring09
      @vonknorring09 Před 21 dnem +6

      Well i cant relate so thats feels good

    • @flether65
      @flether65 Před 21 dnem

      @@grishnak3772 getting right on it, only 10 months in queue waiting so far!

    • @spinylogo3750
      @spinylogo3750 Před 21 dnem +2

      Getting on meds was one of the best things to happen to me

  • @MelchVagquest
    @MelchVagquest Před 21 dnem +32

    I can’t shower, brush my teeth, or do dishes without music or a video playing

    • @jenner81
      @jenner81 Před 21 dnem

      Same! I actually bought a cell phone holder that you put in your shower (sticks to the wall) and it keeps your phone dry! Lol

    • @iGame3D
      @iGame3D Před 19 dny +1

      I used to have a little disco light system for the shower. Good times.

  • @avishevin1976
    @avishevin1976 Před 21 dnem +9

    Ellie was _born_ for this role.

  • @Mr_oop
    @Mr_oop Před 21 dnem +33

    3 years later, this'll be a triple a series

  • @MandieCait
    @MandieCait Před 21 dnem +6

    The simultaneous need for stimulation while also being completely overstimulated in a sensory nightmare is so relatable, lol

  • @5Ci0N
    @5Ci0N Před 21 dnem +29

    A good skit idea would be Britt listening to music but Ellie keeps changing the track halfway through.
    Britt: "I was listening to that"
    Ellie: "yea but the best part is over"

    • @Tob1Kadach1
      @Tob1Kadach1 Před 21 dnem +7

      So True 😂 I listen to Whitesnake's song Still of the night up until the epic guitar solo, then I'm like skip

    • @jerhaden
      @jerhaden Před 21 dnem +8

      And the OTHER side of the coin where Ellie is playing the same new song over and over while Britt wants to move on to other songs!

    • @kyruula6567
      @kyruula6567 Před 21 dnem +8

      That is so me! "oh the good part of the song is over, time to either replay it haflway or go to the next song XD

    • @anarchicbean5888
      @anarchicbean5888 Před 15 dny +1

      oooooh but then also the other way around where if something distracts you from the best part or even the build up to the best part you have to start the song over. or when the new hyperfixated song slaps so hard it stays on repeat

    • @rieaweer7459
      @rieaweer7459 Před 9 dny

      I was doing this to my dad in the car when I saw your comment he said to tell you thanks lol

  • @DanoshTech
    @DanoshTech Před 21 dnem +17

    That was just me the procrastination is real I spent 2 hours to complete 15 mins of work ADHD is so difficult

  • @MonkeyboyBurke
    @MonkeyboyBurke Před 21 dnem +32

    interestingly, me watching this is my brain distracting me from work also.

    • @VWbosh
      @VWbosh Před 21 dnem +6

      Right now, on one screen I have an IT course I'm supposed to be listening to, but the trainer is just SOOOOO boring with his monotone voice. My brain just cant pay attention as its not stimulated enough, so I ended up here watching on my second screen with the trainer almost muted...maybe I should see someone about an ADHD diagnosis 🤔😂

    • @Martial_Autist
      @Martial_Autist Před 21 dnem +1

      @@VWbosh Nah, I'm sure you're not the only one in that class with the same problem. Ppl like that are just hard to pay attention to for an extended period of time.

    • @sowt007
      @sowt007 Před 21 dnem

      @@VWbosh Do you really think that everyone easy concentrate on boring things? No! Recall your class in school or your groupmates in universuty. How many people were attentive to the teacher on the lectures on difficult or boring lectures? 2 from 100 people may be? May be 3?
      You are absolutly normal. Even now I write this message instead of programming.
      I don't know any person who don't watch youtube on their working place if they have access to the internet. All my collegues at the IT company watch entertainment videos instead of work.

  • @DiscontentKiwi
    @DiscontentKiwi Před 21 dnem +5

    I don't think I've ever seen a portrayal of my brain that is this accurate 🥲

  • @NikaNani686
    @NikaNani686 Před 21 dnem +13

    This one made me actually cry a bit.. thank you sooo sooo soo much for this series!!! ❤

  • @Roblet217
    @Roblet217 Před 21 dnem +6

    This is literally me, minus the disco lights and alien spaceship sounds.

    • @guldandawarlock
      @guldandawarlock Před 21 dnem +2

      Same. And now I'm thinking I need to get disco lights and alien spaceship sounds... 🤔

    • @atilalexander
      @atilalexander Před 21 dnem

      @@guldandawarlock Everyone needs disco lights and alien spaceship sounds in their life, at least once per month hahah

  • @adamwhite4858
    @adamwhite4858 Před 21 dnem +3

    This show is reminding me that I should probably go check in with a psychiatrist after I ignored my ADHD diagnosis five years ago, but I’ll have to wait for a day where I’m not distracted, of course.

  • @iambicpentakill971
    @iambicpentakill971 Před 21 dnem +5

    The slight pan to show Ellie behind Britt during that moment of peace in the shower was great

  • @randomcoffeetable777
    @randomcoffeetable777 Před 21 dnem +21

    Nothing quite like doing work and suddenly getting the overwhelming sensation that sitting is awful and I need to move and be literally anywhere except here because what I’m doing now sucks and I hate it.
    Great video as always, loving the series so far.

    • @tyrannicpuppy
      @tyrannicpuppy Před 21 dnem +2

      Yep. But we also don't actually move. We just stew in that awful feeling as it gets worse and worse until finally we cannot take it anymore and snap, rushing to whatever form of distraction can take away both the work and the thing we're procrastinating from in the first place. So we're getting double the absolutely nothing done at once. ACHIEVEMENT!

  • @shawns4354
    @shawns4354 Před 21 dnem +7

    The shower scene with Ellie smearing her face on the glass was perfect lol

  • @Tob1Kadach1
    @Tob1Kadach1 Před 21 dnem +4

    When Ellie is given free rein to do what she wants she's hilarious

  • @ThisHndlIsAlrdyTaken
    @ThisHndlIsAlrdyTaken Před 21 dnem +8

    Yup I’ve had ADHD since I was 4 years old. So hard to get started on something and once I do, don’t talk to me. The slightest thing might distract me. Taking something for it helps, but it doesn’t completely go away. It’s more like it goes from yelling let’s watch tv or play games to whispering you know you want it.

    • @azcoder
      @azcoder Před 21 dnem

      Yeah and it makes working from home a challenge.

  • @SettesNL
    @SettesNL Před 21 dnem +5

    All those notes around, litterally everywhere, at which we - after writing them - never even look anymore😅 whoops... *creates another pile of notes at desk*

    • @iGame3D
      @iGame3D Před 19 dny +1

      Writing things down pushes things from short term memory into long term muscle memory. Keep writing notes. Having everything junked up in your short term memory makes it more difficult to process new information or come up with solutions quickly and triggers stress response. Better to write a note and never look at it than to just file it into the back of your short term memory and be miserable knowing there was something you were meant to remember but can't get to in the pile of garbage in your head.

  • @AGnorTheChannel
    @AGnorTheChannel Před 21 dnem +4

    I'm so used to it being either Rowan or Ben that it's a pleasant change to see Ellie showcase her comedic talent. 😂

  • @keepin_it_loki296
    @keepin_it_loki296 Před 21 dnem +3

    I love that vldl is bringing attention to mental illnesses and helping people understand what it's like when you have one of these. There is only so much you can do in a skit, but this is basically how it is. Thank you VLDL

  • @Zero_Zero_0_0
    @Zero_Zero_0_0 Před 21 dnem +5

    I’m not diagnosed with ADHD, yet some of these events presented are so terrifyingly accurate. Hats off to you Britt and Ellie.

    • @sowt007
      @sowt007 Před 21 dnem

      Dude, all people can recognize themselves in this video. It's absolutely fine. It doesn't mean you have some illnesses.

    • @iGame3D
      @iGame3D Před 19 dny

      They over diagnosed millions in the 90s/2000s now they are like "Nah, screw you, we won't even give you a test"

  • @cheesewinefig
    @cheesewinefig Před 21 dnem +2

    Ellie jumping all over the furniture and playing music and having a rave totally outside of Britt’s control is exactly what it’s like for me when I haven’t taken my meds. The exquisite quietude I get to experience after 32 years of mental chaos is amazing (I, too, had a late diagnosis).

  • @Nebby_99
    @Nebby_99 Před 21 dnem +3

    That "trying to get work done" scene really captured the experience of trying to work with ADHD and autism, being understimulated (dopamine) and overstimulated (sensory) at the same time. I need music and also silence! 😵👏

    • @TsukiNaito1
      @TsukiNaito1 Před 20 dny +1

      I don't think I'm ADHD, maybe have some autism traits, but I have had this problem so much the past few months! Like, I NEED something to listen to or I'll never get anything done but also my brain is screaming "stop! Stop! I can't process this! Give me silence!"

    • @Nebby_99
      @Nebby_99 Před 19 dny

      @@TsukiNaito1 A lot of people seem to have a mix of traits from both. I was very surprised by the suggestion that I might have ADHD, so I wouldn't rule it out. Autism can make it easier to mask/manage the ADHD without realising (until I hit mid-30s anyway).

  • @MighyMi124
    @MighyMi124 Před 21 dnem +5

    Having ADHS is realy hard.
    Thanks for showing this through your vids!

  • @CldBroccoli
    @CldBroccoli Před 21 dnem +3

    Lmao, the singing NO while getting kicked out of the shower had me weak. That was much appreciated after the intense scene before.

  • @RoachCGamer8024
    @RoachCGamer8024 Před 21 dnem +3

    I can relate. My brain can sometimes distract me too. The way that Ellie tried to jumpscare Britt made me laugh bro. No way that happened 😄

  • @michael_pilot
    @michael_pilot Před 21 dnem +25

    Not everyone has an organized mess?

    • @RedisFun2
      @RedisFun2 Před 21 dnem +4

      Nope! They are either just messy or actually organized! Lol

    • @grishnak3772
      @grishnak3772 Před 21 dnem +5

      Either that or it has to be organized a certain way to facilitate the 'process' because of it's not, something will get forgotten.

    • @Tob1Kadach1
      @Tob1Kadach1 Před 21 dnem +5

      I have ADD and I'm very tidy due to having OCD too

  • @seabass819
    @seabass819 Před 21 dnem +3

    I was diagnosed with adhd in the second grade, I've been coping with it for almost 20 years. Lately I've been struggling worse than normal. Thank you for highlighting the kind of struggle we experience every day.

  • @n00423e
    @n00423e Před 21 dnem +4

    This is a very creative way to talk about adhd

  • @dillyDillzmuaythai4life
    @dillyDillzmuaythai4life Před 21 dnem +5

    As a adhd person i can tell you its way worse, we get whats called sensory overload,everything freezes and all our senses go into over drive and we essentially get overwhelmed,and if we talk alot just remember you dont have to listen we all know we are annoying lol like we can hear ourselves lol😂 but of we talk to you alot we 100% love you and will no matter what have your back right or wrong will have your back, with adhd comes loyalty and a huge heart most times too huge for our own good, like with sensory overload the lots of noise snd heaps happening into a calm shower was a good example,its kinda like that but we get tunnel vision hearing fades out brain/subconscious gets super loud,its not noise we can handle thst its when alot happens at once like example a super busy intersection in like a busy city like newyork that will be a prime place to set off sensory overload

    • @samcousins5981
      @samcousins5981 Před 21 dnem

      Oh, that's a panic attack. It's quite common with ADHD - I used to get them about 2-3 times a week, it was a living hell.
      Those all stopped suddenly after starting to take ADHD meds.

  • @kylelopez7631
    @kylelopez7631 Před 21 dnem +3

    Ellie dripped out. Also, yes, the constant stimulation hits too close to home.

  • @nevermindmeijustinjectedaw9988

    ellie's lines like they should be coming straight out of rowan's mouth

  • @thomasbecker9676
    @thomasbecker9676 Před 21 dnem +4

    Britt must have that back tattoo from her time in prison for doing that thing that one time.

  • @capp00
    @capp00 Před 21 dnem +1

    This is my brain at 1am, laying in bed trying to stop thinking of things and going to sleep. Always a song playing in the background of my thoughts.

  • @oeric9344
    @oeric9344 Před 21 dnem +2

    Jesus, that scene where Britt is working and Ellie is understimulated was a gut punch. I feel that.

  • @Hyunkelw
    @Hyunkelw Před 21 dnem +3

    glad to see Ellie and Britt having their own show! Keep it up!

  • @TruckJohnson
    @TruckJohnson Před 21 dnem +16

    Another podcast to give me that dopamine hit! Woohoo!!

  • @mayhew60
    @mayhew60 Před 14 dny +2

    hey,
    I don't normally interact on social media. I am more of just an observer.
    However, I really just wanted to express my gratitude for your ADHD sketches. As somebody who was diagnosed with ADD in the early 90s. I was fed various pills and always told that there was something wrong with. I was a pain, not able to concentrate and throughout my school life both in thr US and UK I really struggled. back then nobody really knew what ADHD was. I am a fair bit older now and I still struggle to concentrate or I hyper fixate on things, I catastrophise and I am always bouncing from one thing to the other.
    your video and podcast on dopamine hunting has actually helped me understand why I am the way I am.
    please keep this series up. I can share it with my friends and family as it is helping them better understand my sometimes wacky nature

  • @zackallen76
    @zackallen76 Před 21 dnem +2

    I'm an adult with ADHD, okay an old adult almost 50. But I will say one of my biggest problems is sleep. I usually turn on my TV and listen to a show with a timer. Without it my brain just won't shut up with random topics.

  • @mushmello526
    @mushmello526 Před 21 dnem +3

    My brain actually distracted me and I missed half the sketch

  • @EugeneGM1
    @EugeneGM1 Před 21 dnem +13

    No mention of tunnel vision? The zone? That moment when you so get into a task that when you finally pop out you need to eat, drink, go to the bathroom and sleep?

    • @marcwaller3657
      @marcwaller3657 Před 21 dnem +15

      There's another four to go yet, they can't cover in everything in one episode

    • @cenciende9401
      @cenciende9401 Před 21 dnem +7

      Been clearly alluded to in both episodes so far, and more to come

  • @TastierBackInThe80s
    @TastierBackInThe80s Před 20 dny +1

    The expression and feeling of Ellie when she's opening the cupboard door and the ADHD voice is muffled, hits like a freaking freight train.

  • @grishnak3772
    @grishnak3772 Před 21 dnem +2

    These are beautiful. Thank you for making these.

  • @A_very_good_cheese
    @A_very_good_cheese Před 21 dnem +3

    Even though i dont like the idea of adhd being a different person its still funny to see how it interacts with everyday situations

    • @guldandawarlock
      @guldandawarlock Před 21 dnem +1

      Not sure if it's what they intended, but I've read somewhere that ADHD doesn't (or maybe shouldn't?) define us -- it's merely a part of our brain. So I interpret it as Ellie acting out one facet of Britt's brain, separate and distinct from her identity as a person.

  • @SamuelBurnett-qw6uy
    @SamuelBurnett-qw6uy Před 21 dnem +3

    Really enjoying this new series so far!

  • @kennythefrog1
    @kennythefrog1 Před 20 dny +1

    I was diagnosed when I was 7 and all that was explained to me was that I had hard tine concentrating in school. As an adult I've had to learn all these reasons why I'm a chaotic, hobby hopping, mess making, un organised grown up with zero direction in life. It's been a wild ride... also I went through the lamp hobby aswel.

  • @AMC5274
    @AMC5274 Před 20 dny +1

    The novelty lamps was a vicious personal attack

  • @rhabeldibabeldi6812
    @rhabeldibabeldi6812 Před 21 dnem +5

    Love this series more and more 💜

  • @hambonejones7231
    @hambonejones7231 Před 21 dnem +3

    Stimulating myself: "ewe, what?"

  • @rather-reverend
    @rather-reverend Před 21 dnem

    Thanks so much, you guys. I particularly appreciate the podcasts that accompany the vids.

  • @jaclynkurtz9808
    @jaclynkurtz9808 Před 21 dnem +1

    This is the second video I have properly watched (without my eyes closed) at full volume with subtitles in over 2 weeks, due to a migraine that has lasted for that time. (First was Between Two Turns.) Thank you, VLDL, for getting me through some tough times.

  • @ryantippett3953
    @ryantippett3953 Před 21 dnem +7

    When does Brit bust out the devil’s lettuce and banish the adhd away for a good nights sleep?

  • @harryw9268
    @harryw9268 Před 21 dnem +4

    Too real, thanks for helping me feel less alone with my challenges. All the best.

  • @abderrahimbenmoussa4359
    @abderrahimbenmoussa4359 Před 21 dnem +2

    Quite meta that I got again distracted, ended up on YT watching this.

  • @bubblesezblonde
    @bubblesezblonde Před 21 dnem +2

    THANK you so much for these!!! I am just beginning to figure out I may have this .....thanks for the podcasts too!!!

  • @loki-710-
    @loki-710- Před 21 dnem +3

    Day 304 of me wondering when Greg will ever get his wife back.

  • @TimelordPrime
    @TimelordPrime Před 21 dnem +5

    Never thought I would see Ellie and Brit in a shower together, thanks for that. :)

  • @Tryyton
    @Tryyton Před 5 dny

    I just showed this to my mom because it 100% shows my brain when I have to do something I don't like to do, but also in general. My brain is riding a carousel the whole day.
    She was like "that's all too much..." "that's what it is for you?". Pretty much. I'm not yet diagnosed, and I am much older than you are.
    Finding out more about ADHD a few years ago answered so many questions I had throughout my life. I got the number of a friend's psychiatrist and will get an appointment tomorrow. Well, I will call.
    Thanks for the series and the great podcast. A really great way to visualize it.
    Take care and keep up your great work.

  • @lordnightingale7346
    @lordnightingale7346 Před 21 dnem +1

    Being Ellie while recording this series must be a lot of fun

  • @pasupasu
    @pasupasu Před 21 dnem +5

    Firsssssst

  • @user-vj9mv4ei5q
    @user-vj9mv4ei5q Před 21 dnem +3

    Second

  • @karenlee3198
    @karenlee3198 Před 21 dnem

    I really enjoyed and related to this episode. Having the podcast and hearing what went behind putting this together is gold. Keep creating!

  • @soshiangel90
    @soshiangel90 Před 17 dny

    I will never cease to appreciate how you guys balance humor with heart. In those quiet moments, I could hear Britt's exhaustion with her own brain

  • @jasonbaker1887
    @jasonbaker1887 Před 21 dnem

    This was so good and so accurate to my own experiences. Thank you for making this, I really hope that it reaches a large audience and helps show people what it's like to live with this.

  • @rorysanford413
    @rorysanford413 Před 20 dny

    I check youtube thoroughly and regularly enough not to need extra notifications for when a channel I subscribe to has uploaded a new video, but I'm going to make 1 single exception for this channel purely so I never run the chance of missing this series. Have loved every bit of content this channel has created since the beginning of Bored, but this is such a cool series that's clearly made a real impact on a lot of people, not just myself. You guys rock in every way, VLDL for life❤️‍🔥

  • @TurkeyTerminator
    @TurkeyTerminator Před 21 dnem

    I'm almost never able to keep focus at work and this really shows exactly what steps my brain goes through. Well written and funny as hell. VLDL is amazing as always!

  • @kestrelhensley9410
    @kestrelhensley9410 Před 21 dnem

    I love this series! Thank you so much for sharing this series and the companion podcast

  • @voxkine9385
    @voxkine9385 Před 20 dny

    I was diagnosed a couple of years ago at age 35.
    I never really felt like I fit the textbook definition of ADHD, so when my therapist got me to take the test/diagnosed, I still felt like it was just a false positive.
    It wasn’t until I started looking at people on YT talking about their experiences that it finally clicked for me, and everything made sense.
    My house is a bit cleaner than this, but I did have sticky notes everywhere for “do extremely common and mundane task” and always felt like a lazy loser. Even my parents described me as lazy growing up, teachers too.
    So, seeing this, even if a bit dramatized, is awesome. It really did just “fit” my experience.

  • @GuitarSensei
    @GuitarSensei Před 5 dny

    Thank you from the bottom of my heart for tackling this topic. My wife got diagnosed with ADHD three years ago with 37 years old and it was a life changer. So many things made sense all of the sudden and with the proper medication she can make her life finally bearable. Apparently the reason why we gel so well together is that I might have ADHD too but in her case I created so many rules and routines to get through life. I am self employed and ever day is a struggle. The fear of failing and the need to survive gets me through tough. And the dopamin thing is so real for me - I constantly have to fire up my brain with audio and visuals to stimulate myself to get things done. Currently listening to your ADHD + Me Podcast and can relate even more. My wife and me looking forward for more episodes and we are grateful that the guys fom VLDL gave you the opportunity to make this series.

  • @Flashback007
    @Flashback007 Před 21 dnem +1

    "I need to clean this up today"
    Brain: "Or we could watch this one series, that you already watched three times, again?"

    • @ninetailedfox579121
      @ninetailedfox579121 Před 21 dnem +1

      "Or we could watch the first 6 episodes of this one series we've watched halfway through 7 times because we forgot what episode we were on last time we did this and then tomorrow we'll watch something completely different."
      Which reminds me that I have done that with Okami and Okamiden countless numbers of times (though I did manage to beat Okami once).

  • @bnamesmith
    @bnamesmith Před 20 dny +1

    This was amazing, and I can absolutely relate to the feeling. Then it triggers this bad cycle of feeling shame for not being able to do the things I need to do, but at the same time I need more distraction for that bad feeling to go away so I'm less able to do the things that I need to do. Thanks for the video I loved the end haha.

  • @KumieZoomie
    @KumieZoomie Před 21 dnem

    Excellent depiction of the difficulty in maintaining focus. I've often likened it to a TV somewhere in my brain tuned to a static channel, and as i try to maintain focus on something, the volume on the TV slowly increases with no upper limit.

  • @lagoondiver
    @lagoondiver Před 21 dnem +1

    I'm really happy with this series and the accompanying podcast.
    I've recently been seeing someone who has ADHD and I recognize some of the things that are discussed in the podcast.
    It's really interesting to learn about it in this way and for me to gain more of an insight and understanding in what makes my friend "tick"
    I'm very interested to learn more :)

  • @TheSimstR
    @TheSimstR Před 10 dny

    this is so relatable. even with adhd meds, i cant get anything done without blasting music or constantly taking small breaks doing random stuff.

  • @AtheistPirate
    @AtheistPirate Před 21 dnem

    You guys do a fantastic job referencing multiple aspects of ADHD (hyperfocus, impulsivity, time blindness, executive dysfunction, etc) without breaking narrative stride. Can't wait for the next one!

  • @Tigghogg
    @Tigghogg Před 21 dnem

    Why did that make me tear up? Validation is so needed in this topic. Thanks ladies, you're doing awesome!

  • @kurczaczak
    @kurczaczak Před 20 dny

    It's amazing to see that when your old series started feeling stale, you began using your experience to explore new directions, instead of doubling down like most CZcamsrs. I can't wait to see how this series develops because you have highly professional crew and a promising setting. Special thank you to all people who never appear on the screen but whose work is still essential

  • @dynad00d15
    @dynad00d15 Před 21 dnem

    i am just crying.. you guys are amazing. i have no words to describe my gratitude and my admiration! This should be used as PSA for reference! :)

  • @Jalabhar_Xho
    @Jalabhar_Xho Před 21 dnem

    This whole thing is way too relatable. Everyone involved is doing a helluva job here