This brought tears to my eyes... I'm 43, was only diagnosed with ADHD at age 40... In my youth I naturally did lots of what you advise andy energy was through the roof..! 😊 I met my husband, who picked apart everything and told me my priorities were out of whack and that I needed to focus... I tried so hard... I sank into a quiet, timid, listless hole... And I got stuck there... I have been battling to crawl back out for years... I thought all that energy was because I was young... When I go out - I now fight him to be able to do at least some of the things I love that light me up - when I go out I light up again my energy raises and I feel good 🎉 As soon as I get home I'm back to feel low and listless... Time to fight harder to do what works for me again ❤🎉 You may have actually just given me the keys to my life back... Thank You So Much ❤️🙏❤!!!!
Hey, I did all this my whole life and was diagnosed aged 54…! What a revelation. For years I was fighting myself and not realising why. It’s good to finally understand it all and be able to look after myself now that I have the knowledge of how my head works! xx
I realized, I like driving because I have to be in the moment. Otherwise I die, so focus isn’t negotiable. It’s so relieving. Doesn’t matter if it’s a long drive or to the supermarket. It never gets old for my brain and your video underscores it: it’s an active break for my adhd brain. Great videos🙏
I like your video and your advise is spot on. I finally assigned my day into 3x8 hrs....8 to sleep is essential and 8 to domestic chores and self entertainment and the least important is work. Assigning more than 8 hours to work is stealing my own time from my self and health. It took LOTS of effort and ignoring anxiety to set this, but I advise this to all of ADHD gifted people
It is like you are describing my life. It is bringing me to tears as I type. I woke up with heart pulpitations an hour ago with the aim of going for a walk and yet here I am. I try doing 3 or 4 things ALL DAY LONG. At the end of the day I feel that I have achieved nothing at all and feel like a complete failure.
It gets easier my friend. I know this sounds crazy but don't be afraid to fail. And always overestimate how much time you need to do things. People with ADHD are often very harsh on themselves. Even doing one thing off the list per day is good. That includes doing the washing!
@rudolphrobbertze792 feeling like this only makes things more procrastinating and doesn’t help anyway, if you’re having adhd. Feel some gratitude over small things (even may 1 or 2) and them regulate that effect of dopamine to perform other tasks. Self appreciation is the key.
This has been my struggle my whole life, for 38 years and finally I've found someone to put words to how I feel, It's so incredibly liberating to hear that i'm not the only one that feels this way.
I didn't learn truly about myself until I was 52! And it was such a relief. While I wish it could have been sooner, at least I learned! And yes, you are not alone!
I have an adhd therapist and what you say in this video is more helpful than they have been 😂. Time to get a new therapist. Or just stop therapy. Super helpful video. Thank you. X
I’m in tears. There is so much that I can relate to that was said in this video : 👉🏻always feeling overwhelmed with all that needs to be done & and feeling paralyzed at times, not knowing where to start 👉🏻going for long periods of time without a break only to take mini electronic break that I think is a REAL break but it’s NOT 👉🏻Not setting time boundaries and continue working even late at night to please my boss & others- not knowing this is a self-esteem issue 👉🏻Lacking a good rest pattern because I’m all over the place I haven’t been officially diagnosed but I am sure (from what I’ve been learning ) that I have ADHD. 😞 Thank you for all the knowledge you shared in this video, particularly all the tools we can use to get back to LIFE and not feel so overwhelmed - which is exactly what I’ve been feeling for the past 2-3 years! Thank you!🙏🏻
The setting really put you in a wonderland mood, particularly with the objects and pictures provided during the experience. It was my first time taking a high dose and that day changed how I see time and dimensions.
Hey Nik! Please don’t EVER stop uploading videos like these ones. They have helped me in so many ways on a level I can’t even explain, and I’m sure they have for thousands of others too :) Your videos are truly inspiring and have changed my life for the better! Thank you so much and keep up the good work man! God bless 😁👍
@@JoelByrd1 True. If I have something that keeps stimulating me in succession, I will do it even if my hands are full of blisters. My hands are hard like construction workers hands but it's because of my projects. Still I would easily give 30 points of my iq to not have ADHD.
OMG! Even If I ever doubted before now that I had ADHD, this video is a confirmation. Typing this 1am unable to sleep for the exact reasons mentioned in this video, trying to achieve even though I feel exhausted. Thanks for this video, please don't stop posting these because these frustrations often lead to depression which one will struggle to come out from and the cycle repeats itself...
I was severely traumatized years ago as a teenage, got diagnosed with cptsd. Spent my whole life fighting cptsd. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my mom 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.
I love hearing great life changing stories like this. I want to become a mycologist because honestly mushrooms are the best form of medicine (most especially the psychedelic ones) There are so many people today used magic mushrooms to ween off of SSRI medication- its amazing! Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death buddy, lets be honest here.
Hey mates! Can you help with the source? I suffer severe anxiety, panic and depression and I usually take prescription medicine, but they don't always help. Where can I find those psilocybin mushrooms? I'm really interested in treating my mental health without Rxs. I live in Australia don't know much about these. I'm so glad they helped you. I can't wait to get them too. Really need a reliable source 🙏
YES sure of mycologist Predroshrooms. I have the same experience with anxiety, addiction. Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
I'm so very happy for you mate, Psilocybin is absolutely amazing, the way it shows you things, the way it teaches you things. I can not believe our world and our people shows less interest about it's helpfulness to humanity. It's love. The mushrooms heals people by showing the truth, it would be so beneficial for so many people, especially politicians and the rich who have lost their way and every other persons out there.
I can’t believe there are so many people like me. I always thought there’s something wrong in my head. Thank you for sharing this. It’s like you literally read my mind. This seems so helpful I’m sure gonna try this! Love from India ✨
I want to make a big change in my life. Starting today. I Will meditate and I Will take 2 breaks a day.😊.. Thank you for all your good advices and tips. God bless you richly🤗🫶🙏
I got tears in my eyes as i write this. I work as a doctor and throughout medical college no matter how much time i had i felt burnt out. Its like i was trapped inside my own mind with no way to explain it to others what i feel. The way you have explained it and the way you have suggested to cope with adhd burnout no ones done it this good. I dont know if you are reading this but i think you have saved my life and you are an amazing human being! wishing you nothing but success and happiness. i credit you for helping me cope with this and now i am working at one of the best hospital in london. A place i always dreamed about working at! you have just given me the keys to my life back.
I study mechanical engineering. The workload is immense. I know that I am smart enough to do it, but always feel like I am behind everybody else and trying to work nonstop to overcome my "disability", which only leads to burnout and being overwhelmed all the time. Taking a break is like torture, because I have SO MUCH to do and to finish, but I also can't do it (right now), so I feel guilty for not doing the work and at the same time can't reap the benefits of the break. Today I slept 8h and after I got home I just slept for another ~3h because I am just absolutely spent. Like Bilbo would say: “I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.” I thought that playing video games / watching a series / painting my warhammer minis in my break time is depleting me even more (because I focus so much on it! I thought I am supposed to take a break??), when in reality it is actually recharging. Or going full on in the gym (well, sometimes I am then just too tired to do anything afterwards...) Turns out: I don't really have trouble concentrating at all... I can be focused all day long, like I have an infinite pool of focus, but not on one thing only! Which is really bizarre, because hyperfocus makes you do just that! I thought that hyperfocus was something I needed to get into to get anything done, but afterwards I'd be completely spent... Sometimes even for days. I will take my fucking break now. Thanks for the video, let's see how your guide helps me in the future! You are really doing amazing work here, helping so many of your fellow ADHDers!! God bless you.
Hey man, I also study mechanical engineering and I feel the same way. It’s like a never ending circle of more assignments than I feel like I can keep up with. I know if I managed my time better I could get it all done easier but it feels like an impossible task and just drains the energy out of me so I can’t do anything else. It’s really awful and I agree that taking a break is so difficult because all I can focus on is that I’m not doing my homework. I was actually thinking of the same analogy a few days ago because I love The Lord of the Rings. However, to me playing games doesn’t even feel like recharging because I’m so anxious over the work I have to do. Now I don’t even have fun playing video games and basically use them as an escape from thinking about everything that stresses me out.
Same here, I’m doing a bach in psych and honestly ADHD is kicking my butt. Building Lego sets is my thing but even that has become tiring or anxiety triggering because I know I should be working on my assignments. They are literally talking about assignment 2 and we are still on assignment 1! My brain is overloaded. I’m at the point where I’m wondering if I should just accept I’m disabled and quit, I’m so tired of fighting. Goodluck my friend ❤
Oh wow. I thought this would be just another ADHD video but this was so much more and seems like a potentially very effective approach. thanks for this!
Wow talk about a message with perfect timing. 3am I’m up wandering back and forth trying to accomplish a few of the countless little chores and projects on my todo list that always seems to increase more than it decreases. Cause it’s super easy to find things that I need to do or even just want to do… but the actual “doing” is the difficult part. I love the imagining the plans and thinking through the details of how I could do this or that… and then I try and see if I can think of a better or more efficient way. Then it just sits in my list until I force myself to do it or I just let it sit forever. I will not half ass it. If I do it I will do it right. Even if I don’t ever do it- because I always think of how much work it’s going to be to get my tools out, or how I’m tired and need to rest… or how I can just do it tomorrow probably; yeah tomorrow will work better. So yeah- been going in circles for the past 5 hours or something trying to get something significant done so I can feel good about checking it off. Instead, I’ve done 10 different things to 10%. I started with a pretty clean storage shed. Just needed to move some stuff around. Now it looks like a tornado came through and I can’t even walk around in there- and now it seems like such a daunting task that I don’t even want to do it anymore. Good thing I got started, so now I can tell myself I have to finish cleaning it out and putting everything back for the next 6-12 months. And you see where I am now - being productive on TH-cam typing long comments so I don’t have to get going again. I haven’t even watched the video yet. So now I’m double distracted. Let me watch it and I sure hope it helps.
This video is excellent. Practical and compassionate. One of the things you mention that I have never thought about before is that negativity and negative/anxious thinking... is incredibly stimulating. When I am trapped in anxiety, I don't feel good at all, but I am hyper stimulated - which our brains want. Thank you, going to check out your paralysis video, which is what I struggle most with.
This was honestly so relatable. I love my work because it's creative and I go super hard at it all day without breaks, but in the afternoon I start anticipating with dread the inevitable burnout even before I get to it. In the evening, I still have to do *something* creative so I watch youtube videos while doing various hobbies like sewing, colouring, doing a puzzle, etc etc. I take a med to sleep otherwise I'll stay up all night doing that. I have two main problems that are stopping me from taking breaks, even though I know I should. The main one is that I'm not actually employed, I'm looking for a job, and what I'm working on all day is projects for my portfolio. I do that more than applying for jobs because I want my portfolio to be as good as possible before I submit an application. I always underestimate the time I want to spend on a project before applying. There's always a time crunch because I really do need to get a job, it's a constant, but amorphous deadline. The second problem - one I'm not sure was addressed in this video - is my difficulty with task switching. I can be loving working on a project, then take a break to do something else like read a chapter of a book, but then find it super difficult to get back to the work I was enjoying so much just half an hour before. I tend to use force to get back to the work because I know I'll start enjoying it again shortly, but this doesn't always work and is the main reason I end up purposely not taking breaks at all. I'd love your advice on how to deal with perfectionist job hunting and managing the difficulties of task switching. (Sorry I took so long to get to the point 😅)
Exactly what I needed. Been diagnosed with severe ADHD a few months ago, while it was actually so clear my whole life. Starting medication treatment made me feel invincible at first, and my business finally grows... Too quickly, deeply in the trap again. What a ride it always is...
Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.
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 Australia. Really need!
Psychedelic is the answer to most severe anxiety and depression. The use of magic mushrooms completely helps one get over depression and makes you feel like yourself.
I understand how you feel Elisa. I wish there was suppprt groups for adhd. No matter how much I try and explain no one understands. But the comment section in these videos help. I just wish I had one friend who sees me and gets me! Hugs❤
This video got recommended to me and I really did not think it would make me cry. Realizing how different my brain works and that I just have not gotten the tools to deal with that and that there are ways has given me shivers. I am in a deep depression and have suicidal thoughts and I believe a lot of it is linked to these feeling of not being enough and not achieving as much as I feel I should. Thank you for the hope
The first half of this was scary real and touched the heart in way only sum will understand, the second half are things that I have been very slowly realizing but never seem to implement correctly great vid
Great video. A little challenging to have autism & adhd because of the need for routine. Definitely missing out on the novelty in life that my brain craves but the autism needs the same routines, food, places, etc 😅
I am on medication about 1.5 months and keep trying to flashback my past life 😂It’s exhausted! Trying to except ADHD is with me, how to deal with it I know it’s hard but I m trying. Now I am learning not to push myself to the limit, just do 2-3 things a day! Do them good n I feel good too 😂
Thank you for what you do. Your insights truly help many people and, I'm certain, even save lives. Many people living with ADHD, especially older people, have given up on life, and they struggle to just exist. God bless you!
Hey man I haven't gotten my ADHD checked as in to know if I have it or not but I've seen 2 videos so far that have really hit hard and helped me realize what I have been doing wrong with my routine and life I will continue to watch all your videos thank you again ❤ you have gained a subscriber
I got 2.5 million views on a video and cant get my self to post again and feel defeated. So i'm going down the adhd rabbit hole to figure out how to leverage this more consistently. Thank you for your content pal. Super helpful!
i bite my nails like a bastard because usually i just wanna something to eat, and thats makes me busy, makes me think i progress in something, and idk. fuck ADHD, all my homies have self confidence.
I can see adhd causing people to get binge eating disorders. I had this sort of opposite issue where I used to forget to eat-which oddly enough isn’t considered an ‘eating disorder’
This channel is a relief for us who are suffering from undiagnosed ADHD. I wish I could get a mentor like him on OCD too. Can anyone suggest some channel/ Books? Thanks❤
Your Brain’s not Broken is the one book I have. I wish we could all get the help we need. I’d give anything to be able to afford a coach. Drs I’ve seen aren’t helpful and don’t take it seriously. If I remember I’ll come back and leave you a list of some favorite helpful videos.
You nailed it in this video! You explained this so well that my heart started to speed up until it was pounding and my fingertips were feeling slightly shaky/sweaty (I have never described this very well for me personally) and I was holding my breath longer just watching your video. This is so dead on with what I struggle with. I am so bad that I never leave for work unless I am almost going to be late even when I am ready early. I end up driving 2 to 3 times faster than the speed limit to get to work on time. I know its the adrenalin rush its giving me yet I don't know how to correct it. This one part of this seems the easiest to change yet I keep doing it over and over and over.
45 seconds in… I was talking to my phone as I listened….YES! Tell me please! What is the solution?! It was painful waiting until 6 minutes to find out LOL However, every single “nail” you talked about is 100% on point! I am proud of myself that I didn’t fast forward & I practiced patience 🤣 Even before you got to the steps to take…I felt hope because I felt seen and understood myself more. Thank you!
Break suggeation: clean up or do a minute renovtion thing. I broke up home tasts to coffee break level so I am engaged but sort of time occupied. It works.
I love the part about taking mindful breaks. I got in the last 6 months more and fond of this. I used to not being able to put my phone down even for a walk to the coffee machine at work. I couldn't stand boredom. Which made me highly susceptible and a prisoner to the whims of my brain. Conquering boredom means to harness the power of tranquility to regain control over your life. Conquering boredom means your own mind can not take you hostage anymore. You become free.
Its wild this came up on my feed… i have my ADHD evaluation in a couple days and im overwhelmed because idk how to begin to explain how i feel to my psychiatrist! This is literally ITTT😩
Astonishing. Definitely I have this Nail 1 that I need often extra motivation to start a thing and then I can't stop. But I don’t see myself so much in the others. I have often doubts about my skill and stuff. But it isn’t tied to these episodes. I think I am less of an overachiever but struggle more to just get my work done. But in recent times I learned to get more control over my sleep schedule which gets me huge gains in every other domain of my life. Only my youtube is suffering as I can do that only in the morning hours before going to work. And if my body isn’t ready I learned to let go and use the time as buffer to get more sleep. But I believe once I am fully used I should be able to get up at 5 more frequently.
Videos about ADHD for people with ADHD longer than 3 minutes drive me nuts. I’m already annoyed with myself talking and thinking too much. But still nice video, I’m just trying to learn by going through tons of different videos. Dr. Tracy marks is at the top of the list so far on this topic. Do you have shorts? Thank you
Agreed! 💯%. His voice and the background music makes a great ASMR video to fall asleep to. I've watched it multiple times and don't remember a thing. Writing things down doesn't help me, as I lose it or never look at it again. I know there's beneficial information here, but I'm more focused on the backgrounds, his microphone, the background music, etc. 🫤
I've only been diagnosed this year, so still finding my way. Everything I read or watch says we should make time to do this and that. But I've never had time, and i don't know how to make time. It’s so stressful. I'm now about to go into work crying, and try to manage a team when I can't manage myself.
This video feels extremely relatable but over the months of stumbling upon content like this I came to realize that the first half hooks you in, but then the second half which explains all the solutions is very hard to apply because it feels so generalized (and it has to be in order for the video to appeal to as many as possible). For me, I am lucky enough to not have much work to be that overwhelmed by, however at some point even free time hobbies can feel like work due to the subconsciously overachieving mindset, resulting in procrastinating on the activities I like and others may see as free time breaks. Thus it can make steps 2 to 4 much less relatable, because for most the examples seem too far fetched (due to living situations). What hits home the most is definitely step 5, which I was aware of before this video, but despite being aware remain to be unable to resolve it. Here's hoping this feedback is heard and eventually me and I am sure many others, find this last missing piece of the puzzle to finally find the fix.
The content you provide is great I am studying human medicine, and I have suffered a lot from Adhd, and which caused me to fail in the second year, due to my inability to study for long periods like my friends, knowing that I was superior to them in school despite putting in much less effort than them, but the comparison now causes me anxiety and keeps me away from studying. Please. Please give me some advice because I don't know much about this disorder. I discovered that I had it last year
Hey, Nik. This vid couldn't have come at a better time. I'm intensely struggling with my ADHD this year and i was taking all the wrong steps to try and deal with it. i genuinely think you mightve helped me make a difference with myself here. let's see how it goes
I’m so deep in burnout right now that even the helpful steps in this video seem both mundane and overwhelming to me. My brain’s like “We’d rather binge eat, binge watch, and binge scroll to get by, thanks.” Oof, the struggle is real!!
Great advice. The video was produced/presented in a way that is appealing and professional. These observations and advice are all things that Ive already been going over with sources I trust like my doctor, close family/friends, reputable sources like mayo clinic, cleveland clinic, and medical professionals who do content creation like Dr. Kanojia (healthygamergg) and Russell Barkley, Phd. The value of this video for me as an individual recently diagnosed with ADHD (inattentive) is having it all of this information condensed into a visually engaging video i can put at high speed and go over it several times. This type of content does not replace being assessed and supported by medical professionals or having a support network composed of people you trust. What it does do is give a short guide on awareness and how to make effective behavioral changes.
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Can you please make a video on how to effectively work during school?
That’s honestly such a relieve that I’m not the only one. Feeling tired and exhausted most of the time keeps you thinking
Relief
If I empty the dishwasher it’s a productive day
For me it's folding a pile of laundry
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I procrastinate on buying a dishwasher.
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😢😢 why are we like this im so tired of being incompetent
This brought tears to my eyes... I'm 43, was only diagnosed with ADHD at age 40... In my youth I naturally did lots of what you advise andy energy was through the roof..! 😊 I met my husband, who picked apart everything and told me my priorities were out of whack and that I needed to focus... I tried so hard... I sank into a quiet, timid, listless hole... And I got stuck there... I have been battling to crawl back out for years... I thought all that energy was because I was young... When I go out - I now fight him to be able to do at least some of the things I love that light me up - when I go out I light up again my energy raises and I feel good 🎉 As soon as I get home I'm back to feel low and listless... Time to fight harder to do what works for me again ❤🎉 You may have actually just given me the keys to my life back... Thank You So Much ❤️🙏❤!!!!
Hey, I did all this my whole life and was diagnosed aged 54…! What a revelation. For years I was fighting myself and not realising why. It’s good to finally understand it all and be able to look after myself now that I have the knowledge of how my head works! xx
Remember to communicate this with your Husband. Better yet, have him watch this video and tell him that this is how you feel
ADHDVision is such a blessing to ADHDers
I realized, I like driving because I have to be in the moment. Otherwise I die, so focus isn’t negotiable. It’s so relieving. Doesn’t matter if it’s a long drive or to the supermarket. It never gets old for my brain and your video underscores it: it’s an active break for my adhd brain. Great videos🙏
I never thought about driving like that but its true!
1 - you think that hyperfocus makes you invincible
2 - insecurity driven
3 - wrong kind of breaks
4 - underestimating time
5 - not getting rest
Thank you
15 minutes that could have gotten to the point in 5
As an ADHDer this seems counterproductive
Weed too
I like your video and your advise is spot on. I finally assigned my day into 3x8 hrs....8 to sleep is essential and 8 to domestic chores and self entertainment and the least important is work. Assigning more than 8 hours to work is stealing my own time from my self and health. It took LOTS of effort and ignoring anxiety to set this, but I advise this to all of ADHD gifted people
It is like you are describing my life. It is bringing me to tears as I type. I woke up with heart pulpitations an hour ago with the aim of going for a walk and yet here I am. I try doing 3 or 4 things ALL DAY LONG. At the end of the day I feel that I have achieved nothing at all and feel like a complete failure.
It gets easier my friend. I know this sounds crazy but don't be afraid to fail. And always overestimate how much time you need to do things. People with ADHD are often very harsh on themselves. Even doing one thing off the list per day is good. That includes doing the washing!
@rudolphrobbertze792 feeling like this only makes things more procrastinating and doesn’t help anyway, if you’re having adhd. Feel some gratitude over small things (even may 1 or 2) and them regulate that effect of dopamine to perform other tasks. Self appreciation is the key.
This has been my struggle my whole life, for 38 years and finally I've found someone to put words to how I feel, It's so incredibly liberating to hear that i'm not the only one that feels this way.
I didn't learn truly about myself until I was 52! And it was such a relief. While I wish it could have been sooner, at least I learned! And yes, you are not alone!
You are essentially an ADHD whisperer.... really enjoyed this one.
I have an adhd therapist and what you say in this video is more helpful than they have been 😂. Time to get a new therapist. Or just stop therapy. Super helpful video. Thank you. X
Been struggling to find therapy worthwhile myself lately…
Soo true!
I’m in tears. There is so much that I can relate to that was said in this video :
👉🏻always feeling overwhelmed with all that needs to be done & and feeling paralyzed at times, not knowing where to start
👉🏻going for long periods of time without a break only to take mini electronic break that I think is a REAL break but it’s NOT
👉🏻Not setting time boundaries and continue working even late at night to please my boss & others- not knowing this is a self-esteem issue
👉🏻Lacking a good rest pattern because I’m all over the place
I haven’t been officially diagnosed but I am sure (from what I’ve been learning ) that I have ADHD. 😞
Thank you for all the knowledge you shared in this video, particularly all the tools we can use to get back to LIFE and not feel so overwhelmed - which is exactly what I’ve been feeling for the past 2-3 years!
Thank you!🙏🏻
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I tried psilocybin-assisted therapy and saw significant improvement in my ADHD symptoms.
Psilocybin promotes neural plasticity, rewiring the brain to improve focus.
The setting really put you in a wonderland mood, particularly with the objects and pictures provided during the experience. It was my first time taking a high dose and that day changed how I see time and dimensions.
Many people talk about mushrooms but nobody talks about where to get them. its very difficult to source.
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Hey Nik! Please don’t EVER stop uploading videos like these ones. They have helped me in so many ways on a level I can’t even explain, and I’m sure they have for thousands of others too :) Your videos are truly inspiring and have changed my life for the better! Thank you so much and keep up the good work man! God bless 😁👍
Thank you so much man. Won't stop anytime soon. 🙂
@@adhdvisionGreat to hear.😎
Self hatered that stems from this is intense. ADHD is a curse.
But you can make it a superpower.
@@JoelByrd1 True. If I have something that keeps stimulating me in succession, I will do it even if my hands are full of blisters. My hands are hard like construction workers hands but it's because of my projects. Still I would easily give 30 points of my iq to not have ADHD.
It is to me. It ruined my life.
The self loathing is very painful...it just never stops.
I thought I was the only one. Literally hated myself for the last 10 years cause I couldn't finish my degree.
OMG! Even If I ever doubted before now that I had ADHD, this video is a confirmation. Typing this 1am unable to sleep for the exact reasons mentioned in this video, trying to achieve even though I feel exhausted. Thanks for this video, please don't stop posting these because these frustrations often lead to depression which one will struggle to come out from and the cycle repeats itself...
Omg, all or nothing rings so true to me! 😢
I was severely traumatized years ago as a teenage, got diagnosed with cptsd. Spent my whole life fighting cptsd. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my mom 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.
I love hearing great life changing stories like this. I want to become a mycologist because honestly mushrooms are the best form of medicine (most especially the psychedelic ones) There are so many people today used magic mushrooms to ween off of SSRI medication- its amazing! Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death buddy, lets be honest here.
Hey mates! Can you help with the source? I suffer severe anxiety, panic and depression and I usually take prescription medicine, but they don't always help. Where can I find those psilocybin mushrooms? I'm really interested in treating my mental health without Rxs. I live in Australia don't know much about these. I'm so glad they helped you. I can't wait to get them too. Really need a reliable source 🙏
YES sure of mycologist Predroshrooms. I have the same experience with anxiety, addiction. Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
I'm so very happy for you mate, Psilocybin is absolutely amazing, the way it shows you things, the way it teaches you things. I can not believe our world and our people shows less interest about it's helpfulness to humanity. It's love. The mushrooms heals people by showing the truth, it would be so beneficial for so many people, especially politicians and the rich who have lost their way and every other persons out there.
Where do I reach this dude? If possible can I find him on Google
Watching this reminded me so much of the book I just read called "The 23 Former Doctor Truths". Thanks for the video
thanks for sharing that
im checking it out right now
B-Rolls getting better and better!
Love when creators do their own version.
Tears ran down my eyes, thank you.
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I can’t believe there are so many people like me. I always thought there’s something wrong in my head. Thank you for sharing this. It’s like you literally read my mind. This seems so helpful I’m sure gonna try this! Love from India ✨
I am crying. Thanks.
I want to make a big change in my life. Starting today. I Will meditate and I Will take 2 breaks a day.😊.. Thank you for all your good advices and tips. God bless you richly🤗🫶🙏
ADHD GOAT! Cheers from 🇮🇹
I got tears in my eyes as i write this. I work as a doctor and throughout medical college no matter how much time i had i felt burnt out. Its like i was trapped inside my own mind with no way to explain it to others what i feel. The way you have explained it and the way you have suggested to cope with adhd burnout no ones done it this good. I dont know if you are reading this but i think you have saved my life and you are an amazing human being! wishing you nothing but success and happiness. i credit you for helping me cope with this and now i am working at one of the best hospital in london. A place i always dreamed about working at! you have just given me the keys to my life back.
I study mechanical engineering. The workload is immense. I know that I am smart enough to do it, but always feel like I am behind everybody else and trying to work nonstop to overcome my "disability", which only leads to burnout and being overwhelmed all the time.
Taking a break is like torture, because I have SO MUCH to do and to finish, but I also can't do it (right now), so I feel guilty for not doing the work and at the same time can't reap the benefits of the break. Today I slept 8h and after I got home I just slept for another ~3h because I am just absolutely spent. Like Bilbo would say: “I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.”
I thought that playing video games / watching a series / painting my warhammer minis in my break time is depleting me even more (because I focus so much on it! I thought I am supposed to take a break??), when in reality it is actually recharging. Or going full on in the gym (well, sometimes I am then just too tired to do anything afterwards...)
Turns out: I don't really have trouble concentrating at all... I can be focused all day long, like I have an infinite pool of focus, but not on one thing only! Which is really bizarre, because hyperfocus makes you do just that! I thought that hyperfocus was something I needed to get into to get anything done, but afterwards I'd be completely spent... Sometimes even for days.
I will take my fucking break now. Thanks for the video, let's see how your guide helps me in the future! You are really doing amazing work here, helping so many of your fellow ADHDers!!
God bless you.
Hey man, I also study mechanical engineering and I feel the same way. It’s like a never ending circle of more assignments than I feel like I can keep up with. I know if I managed my time better I could get it all done easier but it feels like an impossible task and just drains the energy out of me so I can’t do anything else.
It’s really awful and I agree that taking a break is so difficult because all I can focus on is that I’m not doing my homework. I was actually thinking of the same analogy a few days ago because I love The Lord of the Rings. However, to me playing games doesn’t even feel like recharging because I’m so anxious over the work I have to do. Now I don’t even have fun playing video games and basically use them as an escape from thinking about everything that stresses me out.
Same here, I’m doing a bach in psych and honestly ADHD is kicking my butt.
Building Lego sets is my thing but even that has become tiring or anxiety triggering because I know I should be working on my assignments. They are literally talking about assignment 2 and we are still on assignment 1! My brain is overloaded.
I’m at the point where I’m wondering if I should just accept I’m disabled and quit, I’m so tired of fighting.
Goodluck my friend ❤
So how are u able to study for exams constantly and not feel like an absolute failure
I have both ASD and Combined ADHD and focus isn’t our problem executive functioning and emotional regulation is
I’ve been struggling with feeling burnt out, This video is all I needed to watch today.
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You just tapped into something really sensitive for me these days. You nailed the subject quite well. Awesome video. Thanks Nik! Cheers from Montréal.
Oh wow. I thought this would be just another ADHD video but this was so much more and seems like a potentially very effective approach. thanks for this!
Wow talk about a message with perfect timing. 3am I’m up wandering back and forth trying to accomplish a few of the countless little chores and projects on my todo list that always seems to increase more than it decreases. Cause it’s super easy to find things that I need to do or even just want to do… but the actual “doing” is the difficult part. I love the imagining the plans and thinking through the details of how I could do this or that… and then I try and see if I can think of a better or more efficient way.
Then it just sits in my list until I force myself to do it or I just let it sit forever. I will not half ass it. If I do it I will do it right. Even if I don’t ever do it- because I always think of how much work it’s going to be to get my tools out, or how I’m tired and need to rest… or how I can just do it tomorrow probably; yeah tomorrow will work better.
So yeah- been going in circles for the past 5 hours or something trying to get something significant done so I can feel good about checking it off.
Instead, I’ve done 10 different things to 10%. I started with a pretty clean storage shed. Just needed to move some stuff around.
Now it looks like a tornado came through and I can’t even walk around in there- and now it seems like such a daunting task that I don’t even want to do it anymore. Good thing I got started, so now I can tell myself I have to finish cleaning it out and putting everything back for the next 6-12 months.
And you see where I am now - being productive on TH-cam typing long comments so I don’t have to get going again. I haven’t even watched the video yet. So now I’m double distracted. Let me watch it and I sure hope it helps.
Adhd here. Gave up at 0:49. Get to the point.
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Same
I got about 3 mins in. Too much talking, too much info, too fast. Just trying to listen stressed me out.
It *is* rather long-winded in the beginning. Like, c'mon, know your audience. 😂 Didn't help that I ads before he actually said anything useful.
On mobile, if you press and hold it plays the video at 2x speed 😂 helps to skip ahead to the point
this is just what I needed today. it’s been one of the worst days in a while, but this gave me hope. thank you!!!
This video is excellent. Practical and compassionate. One of the things you mention that I have never thought about before is that negativity and negative/anxious thinking... is incredibly stimulating. When I am trapped in anxiety, I don't feel good at all, but I am hyper stimulated - which our brains want. Thank you, going to check out your paralysis video, which is what I struggle most with.
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Danke Nick! Never saw a better and more motivating video!
You are most self aware person in the world, like a sermon, I feel connected to your every word
This was honestly so relatable. I love my work because it's creative and I go super hard at it all day without breaks, but in the afternoon I start anticipating with dread the inevitable burnout even before I get to it. In the evening, I still have to do *something* creative so I watch youtube videos while doing various hobbies like sewing, colouring, doing a puzzle, etc etc. I take a med to sleep otherwise I'll stay up all night doing that.
I have two main problems that are stopping me from taking breaks, even though I know I should. The main one is that I'm not actually employed, I'm looking for a job, and what I'm working on all day is projects for my portfolio. I do that more than applying for jobs because I want my portfolio to be as good as possible before I submit an application. I always underestimate the time I want to spend on a project before applying. There's always a time crunch because I really do need to get a job, it's a constant, but amorphous deadline.
The second problem - one I'm not sure was addressed in this video - is my difficulty with task switching. I can be loving working on a project, then take a break to do something else like read a chapter of a book, but then find it super difficult to get back to the work I was enjoying so much just half an hour before. I tend to use force to get back to the work because I know I'll start enjoying it again shortly, but this doesn't always work and is the main reason I end up purposely not taking breaks at all.
I'd love your advice on how to deal with perfectionist job hunting and managing the difficulties of task switching. (Sorry I took so long to get to the point 😅)
Watching this right before my deadline as my "wrong type of" break haha
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Exactly what I needed. Been diagnosed with severe ADHD a few months ago, while it was actually so clear my whole life. Starting medication treatment made me feel invincible at first, and my business finally grows... Too quickly, deeply in the trap again. What a ride it always is...
I think this is my favorite of all your videos I've seen. Thank you for offering such amazing content. 🙋♀️💖
Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.
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 Australia. Really need!
dr.zachary3 is the man
On Insta?
Yes
Psychedelic is the answer to most severe anxiety and depression. The use of magic mushrooms completely helps one get over depression and makes you feel like yourself.
Thank you so much. I am so relieved it’s not just me. I wish we could all be friends!!
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I understand how you feel Elisa. I wish there was suppprt groups for adhd. No matter how much I try and explain no one understands. But the comment section in these videos help. I just wish I had one friend who sees me and gets me! Hugs❤
This video got recommended to me and I really did not think it would make me cry. Realizing how different my brain works and that I just have not gotten the tools to deal with that and that there are ways has given me shivers. I am in a deep depression and have suicidal thoughts and I believe a lot of it is linked to these feeling of not being enough and not achieving as much as I feel I should. Thank you for the hope
The first half of this was scary real and touched the heart in way only sum will understand, the second half are things that I have been very slowly realizing but never seem to implement correctly great vid
This is me. It got so bad that I began getting panic attacks. Combine with with OCD and you have me 😂
OCPD and BP2
This is so well put together and well explained
Great video. A little challenging to have autism & adhd because of the need for routine. Definitely missing out on the novelty in life that my brain craves but the autism needs the same routines, food, places, etc 😅
This is life changing.
I am on medication about 1.5 months and keep trying to flashback my past life 😂It’s exhausted!
Trying to except ADHD is with me, how to deal with it I know it’s hard but I m trying.
Now I am learning not to push myself to the limit, just do 2-3 things a day! Do them good n I feel good too 😂
Thank you for what you do.
Your insights truly help many people and, I'm certain, even save lives.
Many people living with ADHD, especially older people, have given up on life, and they struggle to just exist.
God bless you!
Thank you for sharing this!
just saw myself getting over and over in this trap.
Now I have tools to change!
this is wrecking me, thank you 😭 15:42
Hey man I haven't gotten my ADHD checked as in to know if I have it or not but I've seen 2 videos so far that have really hit hard and helped me realize what I have been doing wrong with my routine and life I will continue to watch all your videos thank you again ❤ you have gained a subscriber
Wow you describe it incredibly accurately.
I got 2.5 million views on a video and cant get my self to post again and feel defeated. So i'm going down the adhd rabbit hole to figure out how to leverage this more consistently. Thank you for your content pal. Super helpful!
Please make video on ADHD and eating disorders
i bite my nails like a bastard because usually i just wanna something to eat, and thats makes me busy, makes me think i progress in something, and idk. fuck ADHD, all my homies have self confidence.
I can see adhd causing people to get binge eating disorders. I had this sort of opposite issue where I used to forget to eat-which oddly enough isn’t considered an ‘eating disorder’
Yes all ADHD gave eating disorders
This may sound dumb. But I always have chewing gum. It helps when you are about to reach for food.
@laurab972 that has sugar dear
This channel is a relief for us who are suffering from undiagnosed ADHD.
I wish I could get a mentor like him on OCD too.
Can anyone suggest some channel/ Books?
Thanks❤
Your Brain’s not Broken is the one book I have. I wish we could all get the help we need. I’d give anything to be able to afford a coach. Drs I’ve seen aren’t helpful and don’t take it seriously. If I remember I’ll come back and leave you a list of some favorite helpful videos.
I haven’t slept for 2 days straight. It’s 5am now here in London. ✌️
Wow you described my situation perfectly. 😮That’s amazing!
This video was life changing for me.❤❤❤
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i luv ur vids man, keep up the amazing work
Thank you. Will do!
Wow, that was amazing. You made me feel special, and I'm very thankful for your effort on this video. 10/10 ❤
this video is exactly my life! and this video is amazing!
You nailed it in this video! You explained this so well that my heart started to speed up until it was pounding and my fingertips were feeling slightly shaky/sweaty (I have never described this very well for me personally) and I was holding my breath longer just watching your video. This is so dead on with what I struggle with. I am so bad that I never leave for work unless I am almost going to be late even when I am ready early. I end up driving 2 to 3 times faster than the speed limit to get to work on time. I know its the adrenalin rush its giving me yet I don't know how to correct it. This one part of this seems the easiest to change yet I keep doing it over and over and over.
Thank you so so much for this had tears in my eyes as early as 1:31, feel so seen
45 seconds in… I was talking to my phone as I listened….YES! Tell me please! What is the solution?!
It was painful waiting until 6 minutes to find out LOL
However, every single “nail” you talked about is 100% on point!
I am proud of myself that I didn’t fast forward & I practiced patience 🤣
Even before you got to the steps to take…I felt hope because I felt seen and understood myself more.
Thank you!
Your videos are simply fantastic!
And it's true, one must embrace doing the crazy stuff, it's way more fun!
When i first opened this video I really was not expecting much. I was so wrong.
Fabulous video production.
This was SUCH a great video - thank you
I have to watch these everyday just to feel not crazym thank you for helping me get better😂
This is my life. Every. Effing. Day. 😢
Break suggeation: clean up or do a minute renovtion thing. I broke up home tasts to coffee break level so I am engaged but sort of time occupied. It works.
I love the part about taking mindful breaks. I got in the last 6 months more and fond of this. I used to not being able to put my phone down even for a walk to the coffee machine at work. I couldn't stand boredom. Which made me highly susceptible and a prisoner to the whims of my brain. Conquering boredom means to harness the power of tranquility to regain control over your life. Conquering boredom means your own mind can not take you hostage anymore. You become free.
Its wild this came up on my feed… i have my ADHD evaluation in a couple days and im overwhelmed because idk how to begin to explain how i feel to my psychiatrist! This is literally ITTT😩
Astonishing. Definitely I have this Nail 1 that I need often extra motivation to start a thing and then I can't stop. But I don’t see myself so much in the others. I have often doubts about my skill and stuff. But it isn’t tied to these episodes.
I think I am less of an overachiever but struggle more to just get my work done.
But in recent times I learned to get more control over my sleep schedule which gets me huge gains in every other domain of my life. Only my youtube is suffering as I can do that only in the morning hours before going to work. And if my body isn’t ready I learned to let go and use the time as buffer to get more sleep. But I believe once I am fully used I should be able to get up at 5 more frequently.
Thank you nick you have nailed it 🎉 you get it you are it and you are teaching us to get through this 🙏💖🙏💖🙏💖🙏
Videos about ADHD for people with ADHD longer than 3 minutes drive me nuts. I’m already annoyed with myself talking and thinking too much. But still nice video, I’m just trying to learn by going through tons of different videos. Dr. Tracy marks is at the top of the list so far on this topic. Do you have shorts? Thank you
Agreed! 💯%. His voice and the background music makes a great ASMR video to fall asleep to. I've watched it multiple times and don't remember a thing. Writing things down doesn't help me, as I lose it or never look at it again. I know there's beneficial information here, but I'm more focused on the backgrounds, his microphone, the background music, etc. 🫤
Your best video so far!
I've only been diagnosed this year, so still finding my way. Everything I read or watch says we should make time to do this and that. But I've never had time, and i don't know how to make time. It’s so stressful. I'm now about to go into work crying, and try to manage a team when I can't manage myself.
I'm a struggling student that can barely keep up with my school life balance. I really need this, thank you.
Thank you so much for this video ❤
Love your vids
this is life changing man. Thank you for sharing. amazing how you put these very abstract thoughts and ideas into words and visuals. very inspiring 🤌🏽
This video feels extremely relatable but over the months of stumbling upon content like this I came to realize that the first half hooks you in, but then the second half which explains all the solutions is very hard to apply because it feels so generalized (and it has to be in order for the video to appeal to as many as possible).
For me, I am lucky enough to not have much work to be that overwhelmed by, however at some point even free time hobbies can feel like work due to the subconsciously overachieving mindset, resulting in procrastinating on the activities I like and others may see as free time breaks. Thus it can make steps 2 to 4 much less relatable, because for most the examples seem too far fetched (due to living situations).
What hits home the most is definitely step 5, which I was aware of before this video, but despite being aware remain to be unable to resolve it. Here's hoping this feedback is heard and eventually me and I am sure many others, find this last missing piece of the puzzle to finally find the fix.
I needed that thanks, nice video
The content you provide is great I am studying human medicine, and I have suffered a lot from Adhd, and which caused me to fail in the second year, due to my inability to study for long periods like my friends, knowing that I was superior to them in school despite putting in much less effort than them, but the comparison now causes me anxiety and keeps me away from studying. Please. Please give me some advice because I don't know much about this disorder. I discovered that I had it last year
Nightmarishly useful, thanks Nik!!
Hey, Nik. This vid couldn't have come at a better time. I'm intensely struggling with my ADHD this year and i was taking all the wrong steps to try and deal with it. i genuinely think you mightve helped me make a difference with myself here. let's see how it goes
I’m so deep in burnout right now that even the helpful steps in this video seem both mundane and overwhelming to me. My brain’s like “We’d rather binge eat, binge watch, and binge scroll to get by, thanks.” Oof, the struggle is real!!
That are not over stimulating or over expensive..
😂thank you I really did need to hear that too, out loud and verbal
Thank you. I'm starting to understand myself. I'm ADHD and Bilpolar!
Thank you so much for the video
God bless you 🙏
Tuareg music especially in person at concerts is such an amazing brain break.
And production quality of your videos is really good!
Especially sound design
Great advice. The video was produced/presented in a way that is appealing and professional. These observations and advice are all things that Ive already been going over with sources I trust like my doctor, close family/friends, reputable sources like mayo clinic, cleveland clinic, and medical professionals who do content creation like Dr. Kanojia (healthygamergg) and Russell Barkley, Phd.
The value of this video for me as an individual recently diagnosed with ADHD (inattentive) is having it all of this information condensed into a visually engaging video i can put at high speed and go over it several times.
This type of content does not replace being assessed and supported by medical professionals or having a support network composed of people you trust. What it does do is give a short guide on awareness and how to make effective behavioral changes.
Spot on
Top video! Very very good advise.
Thank you!
you need to find book unveiling your hidden potential by bruce thornwood even if it's the last thing you do in life