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- Undiagnosed ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) can cause a range of challenges in daily life, from difficulty with focus and organization to impulsive behavior and hyperactivity. Without proper diagnosis and treatment, these challenges can lead to negative experiences and trauma.
In this video, we explore the ways in which undiagnosed ADHD can lead to trauma and offer tips on how to recognize the symptoms of both ADHD and trauma.
Join us for an informative and eye-opening discussion on this important topic. Don't forget to like and share this video with anyone who may benefit from this information.
Disclaimer: The information provided in this video is for educational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. While the video may provide some insights into ADHD and its symptoms, it is not intended to be a diagnostic tool. If you suspect that you or a loved one may have ADHD, it is important to seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare professional who can provide a proper evaluation and diagnosis. Self-diagnosis can be inaccurate and may lead to incorrect treatment or delay in seeking appropriate care.
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As someone who has since young shown pretty much every single trait of ADHD including lack of focus, lack of ability to stay still and many other symptoms I was just punished especially by education into thinking I didn’t care about school in general which honestly made me care a lot less about school in general as I feel like they gave up on me
Do you feel there needs to be more awareness for ADHD in the school system? If so, how should that be best implemented?
@@Psych2go I feel like these things have definitely gotten better in the last couple of years but I still think in things like tutors and pshe lessons in school these conditions should’ve been made more aware a long time ago as so many people get diagnosed a lot later in life
Same. It was pure hell having to struggle with something like that esp at a young age. It wasn’t until I was in my 20’s that I was properly diagnosed and given medication for it. Without the medication I felt like I was losing my mind, esp having been punished with physical harm at the hands of my parents because of something I did it understand or why I was being that way. I’m just glad kids and older adults are now getting the proper attention and treatment to help them progress in life. I’m hoping anyhow. 😊💪
I experienced the same thing. In primary school but I’m a bit better now but I found myself obsessed with perfection. The more I do, the more I want something to be perfect. I still have problems with my relationships. It looks okay on the outside but on the inside, nothing is right, I’m afraid of rejection so I tried to be quiet most of the time. I’m also afraid how others would react to all the sides of my personality so I had to conceal it. I feel like I had it but not sure if ADHD can be diagnosed without treatment but I think I have something else
Yeah I can c that. X
before i was diagnosed with ADHD i was constantly hating myself for my lack of focus, careless mistakes, immaturity, lack of understanding and more. when i got diagnosed at 12 i was so relieved that i wasn’t “stupid” and it wasn’t on me
This video was a scarily accurate representation of my childhood and a lot of my teenage years. I was undiagnosed until last year, and I really think that if someone had said to me when I was younger that I should get help, I would've been a lot better off. However, psychiatrists are not very accessible, which makes it difficult to get a professional opinion even when I thought I might have ADHD.
Thank you for taking the time to share your difficulties with us. It seems that, as you mentioned, psychiatrists and therapists aren't always accessible for a variety of reasons. In your experience, what were some strategies that were helpful in your childhood and your teenage years?
I went to the psychiatrist once and all they did was just ask simple mood questions and prescribed something, but I didn't get the prescription since my mother thought I didn't have anything wrong with me.
What do I do then because I’m about to fail
And I’ve tried everything to stay organized but nothing works
I'm no professional nor diagnosed yet, but I have too many parallels with it to ever ignore, and Jessica McCabe has helped me LOADS! Also lived *quite* a life. So from there anyway, I've speculated for a while that a major factor may be, extreme backfiring in response to even slightly negative events, never mind major trauma. That response?
*HYPERFOCUS* and so for us it may be better to say, have conversations about difficult topics as gently and coolly as possible.Therapy approaches should be casual, light-hearted, or at least interesting as possible, because getting into it at the wrong time achieves nothing and can even add to damage a little. Also interesting overlaps between ADHD, ASD, even ASPD, BPD, Bipolar, NPD, PTSD, all of which could apply to various times in my life:
Falsely DIchotomous (no shades of grey) thinking causing False Dilemmas, splitting, extreme emotions. I genuinely think critical thinking skills can help with that.
It can easily be argued for example that at times, the only way to differentiate between the behaviour of healthy wholesome people, and NPD, is it if you can find out the true intent. BPD aren't evil. They're damaged and need a mix of firmness and kindness.
I was so, so relieved to get a formal, written diagnosis.
It relieved a lot of heartache for me and stopped me from feeling "defective" or "inadequate."
I see so many people needlessly suffer from not getting a formal diagnosis in writing.
People are wrongfully terminated, wrongfully disciplined, shamed and often ostacized because of a lack of understanding of this common disorder.
ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often get mixed up because of how similar they are. Some of these points hit really hard because I went undiagnosed with ASD for a long time and struggled to deal with it more after I reached adulthood. It's painful.
Additionally autism has a bigger stigma which makes the diagnoses sometimes feel more like a burdon than helpfull. So it makes many people with autism inclined to keep masking to be taken seriously and that often has a high price to pay (burnout/depression/not being yourself). With adhd there aren't inmediate harmfull stereotypes to anti social personality or iq disabilities that are being made, their stereotypes seem to be more accepted. Eventho the difficulties can be very much a like, the image is less harmfull.
I think I’m AuDHD but I’m not sure and I don’t know how to bring it up to anyone. I brought up ADHD already but no one really took it seriously.
I am not even undiagnosed, its just the people I live with think it's in my head and treat me like I don't have it.The amount of times I hear "just focus already" throughout the day is staggering.
sorry you going through that, buut i would say.. beg your parents to get diagnosed.
If they say no, don't let them get to you
@@FemboyKaiSaku I am diagnosed for 16 years of my life but my parents don't see it as a "real disorder"
same
@@lucienmoolman8017 oh yes you said thaat, i misread your comment
Clearly they're closed minded and have done 0 research on it. Dont listen to their bs and don't get angry about them either, its not worth it
Thank you for sharing your difficulty with us. It can be discouraging when it feels like the people in our lives don't acknowledge the challenges we're facing. What were some things in your life that helped you when you feel like you're not getting the support you needed?
My ADHD and Autism was undiagnosed until I was 25/26. Growing up, because I was bullied and isolated a lot for my personality, I had to learn how to read people, change my personality and learn to hide the traits that people were disgusted with
This is called masking, and people on the spectrum pretty much have to learn that. Your perspective on life will get worse too, especially if you grew up around unsympathetic, willfully ignorant people that abused your trust.
All same here!
Same
I’m 26 and it took me years to realize I have adhd. Most of my adhd symptoms I’ve been able to hide after time because I was shamed for having these issues 😂
What were the symptoms you were least proud of?
Me too... I got diagnosed by counselor just because I told them that I thought I might have symptoms. Then they give me some test and yeah... I have adhd for along time and no one recognised it. I still remember when I was in primary school, my teacher always scold me because every week I forgot to bring thing that they told me to bring. And I still remember my teacher thrown my notebook just because I scribbled it. It's really broke my heart. Even now I study in university, I still can't concentrate in class. I scroll my phone or walk away to bathroom. I can't get medicine because they thought my adhd not severe to make me depresse (might be because I always masking). So now what can I do is studying more about adhd and do treatments by myself. No worries... I have supporting mom and friends.
Did anyone know that Simon Sinek hast Adhd? Brotherhood. See, what U can be with adhd 🌟
@@nhazirahhaisa2342 they diagnosed you but wont give you medicine? start doing meth and flexing about it in retaliation(crystal is super clean these days)
@@Psych2go typical forgetfulness, losing things, being late, procrastinating, etc. they were always there but having to adapt and learn by myself how to overcome these things.
I probably have adhd but my parents won’t let me get tested
Is there a reason they won't?
Me too. At least some sort of hyperactive disorder
You probably dont, stop trying to be original
@@Wendigocho 🤓
glad to know I'm not the only one 😭😭😭
I'd love a video on loneliness and isolation related to undiagnosed ADHD and maybe even an insight on becoming needy due to the fear of losing the few friendship or romantic opportunities (due to isolation)
I hear you in this one. As a child I was lonely but not alone. As an adult I’m just the same. I have a few freinds but not ones I regularly hang out with. I have evolved an outward cheerful personality but I can feel so alone in a crowd… I’m 46 and a year ago went to proper therapy and not just surface CBT… I have learned I may be on the fringes if ASC (old Asperger’s) and more importantly a potential diagnosis of mixed ADHD…. Coupled with my form of dyslexia and dyspraxia
I hope you grow stronger and keep happy and healthy
@@8teillumin Actually I'm on the edge of something very dangerous every time I'm dealing with a woman that I really like and I experience a failure or a rejection and all of that despite having been in therapy for 10+ years, I'm 39 and the low self esteem plus a life of extreme deprivations, shame and regrets have brought me to that limit that I wouldn't ever imagined for myself.
But still, I hope I'll survive and I'm doing my best 1 step after the other
@@markmuller7962 I hear you , but that low self esteem bro, that's where the damage really lies, it means that even when a woman comes along who would be willing to love and accept you , you will not be able to believe them. This will lead to you " testing" which will push them away. I don't know you, never met you, probably never will, but believe me when I tell you you are worthy of love and valued and the world would be a poorer place without you. Work on building that self esteem so that Mrs right can love you as nature intended. Heal and grow my friend. Heal and grow
@@mrnice7570 Thx for the nice words. I have high hopes for the adhd medications that may come soon because new effective scheduling strategies have always boosted my self esteem a big deal so the meds should have even a greater effect hopefully
@@markmuller7962 I was 39 years old when my life fell apart, a relationship of 22 yes ended in the worst of ways, I'd been with this person so long and since I was 16 , I had put up with yrs of poor treatment because of low self esteem and other deep childhood trauma imprint and ASD/ADHD, anyway Im 42 now and have completely rebuilt my life again only this time so much better with healthy boundaries and self esteem and my relationships and I flourish because of it. The greatest change you can make comes from within. Be the person your looking for , ie if you want s partner that is lovely loyal and kind, be these qualities and the universe will respond to your frequency but you have to have that self esteem to accept love from others and love of yourself , it took me 4 years and I'm still learning and growing and sometimes painfully healing and also being willing to be accountable for my own shortcomings. Anyway I only tell you this to hopefully help to inspire you that it's never too late to change your life but it all begins with internal validation over external everything. Best wishes , don't let it get you down. Warriors never quit ✊
We've been doing ask an expert series for a while now, would you like to see one on this topic?
Here's a playlist of our previous ask an expert series: th-cam.com/video/REtcF5qjm7Q/w-d-xo.html
More videos on Autism or Asperger’s for people to learn about it. I have Autism and there should be more awareness especially on love! Like how can someone with Autism be in love.
Wait hasnt there already been that kind of video from this channel?
@@isaiahvossi second this
I'd love a video on loneliness and isolation related to undiagnosed ADHD and maybe even an insight on becoming needy due to the fear of losing the few friendship or romantic opportunities (due to isolation)
Sorry for the copy paste
I’d love to have a video on it as someone with severe ADHD!
I was recently diagnosed at 27 with ADHD. Getting that diagnosis explained soooo much about my childhood and why I was always an unhappy kid with no friends... Even today, I have very few friends. And I am struggling with not masking my symptoms anymore and finally embracing my 'weirdness'.
I got diagnosed with ADHD at 24. And a year before that i was diagnosed with BPD (Borderline Personality Disorder) and I know being undiagnosed was one of the causes of my BPD
I have ADHD but I got treated for it when I was younger and I can get distracted to different tasks because also living with Asperger’s can be difficult to finish tasks unless if I take the initiative to finish it and put the pedal to the metal. I also can struggle with jealousy to overthinking as well especially with texting people to get my feelings out that I have to accept for example, when there's too many people in conversations I get triggers to trauma with that experience before but I'm getting better at It now by working through conversations to ask questions and just to listen.
“If you want better results, then forget about setting goals. Focus on your system instead.” - James Clear
Take a few moments now to review your habits. Make sure your routines work for you. Add habits that you’d like to prioritize. Delete habits that don’t feel like a match right now. Reorder them to make sure they are a natural reflection of your day.
Well said! Habits and routines are absolutely crucial in helping us build a healthier lifestyle. What do you think are some of the best habits for people who may have undiagnosed ADHD stemming from trauma?
I wish it was easy as that, but having an unmotivating mother than always think your lazy and phone-addicted makes it hard, she never ever believes me when I tell her I'm mentally ill or tell her every symptom of it and that I have it, I hope I can start working on my habits and skills up in summer because it's the only thing that helps me become a little productive.
@@Mistyfog.exe.1 I know how it feels 😢 my friends don’t believe me either. My parents didn’t believe me but when I unexpectedly cry one night and no one was supposed to be seeing that they asked me why, and I said I don’t know, I just cried. Then they said it might be depression. I don’t know why when people find out, I started to panic and think of something else. I think i no longer have confidence to tell anyone that there is something very wrong with me. My friends also couldn’t understand why I watched psych2go videos. I didn’t really know how to answer that but I said it’s because watching their videos help me to understand myself better.
@@baeldaikokuten_yj6792 I'm sorry that happened to you, if you ever need to talk to someone, you can talk to me.
@@Mistyfog.exe.1 thank you :3
I’m surrounded by too much negativity in life so I couldn’t think negatively which led my friends to misunderstand that I’m always happy. I only laugh and have fun when I need to so I could be more healthy. When they assumed I’m fine and don’t need help, I find it hard to trust them because they couldn’t trust what I said. I know they don’t know what I’m going through but seriously, they aren’t supposed to assume things about me. Everyone is different
It's content like this that keeps reminding me as to how thankful and grateful I am for getting a diagnosis of ADHD and autism at such a young age. I would be a completely different person today if it wasn't for that.
I show signs of having ADHD and I am currently having a diagnosis for it as I think it may be a reason for my anxiety.
Thanks for posting this video for giving that extra push of reassurance:))
Problem is, it can still be like this, even when you get diagnosed early. I got my diagnosis in, like, 3rd grade or somewhere in that neighbourhood. I even got medicated, but there's a thing a lot of folks don't quite...get about medication: it doesn't 100% fix ya. Unless they find a way to go into my head and fix whatever neurons are screwed up in there, there's never gonna be a 100% reliable fix. Just like depression and anti-depressants. Its still gonna flare up from time to time; I've been (FINALLY) medicated for both since a little ways into the pandemic, and even now, my head's still not on completely right. It get worse when I'm tired and/or very *deeply* bored.
If an ADHD person in your life is medicated, for their sake, please understand that those symptoms are still gonna show up, from time to time. They're not "acting out" or "being obtuse/an asshole," their condition's just managing to overpower their medication for a bit. Trust me, it sucks way WAY worse for them than it does for you; odds are, they're gonna beat themselves up for it, once they recognize what happened. Don't make shit worse for 'em than it already is, ADHD is already plenty shitty enough.
Wow as someone who hasn't been diagnosed with ADHD I can tell from the video is most things you explain proves that I have it and dealing with life issues is hard and isn't easy to with I agree 1000%
Gone through 42years without knowing that ADHD were the cause of my child abuse, bullied, betrayed, divorced, social anxiety, insecurity, defensive, fear of intimacy on and on… I was a victim of this without even knowing
sounds like regular joe if not even better 😂 you forgot to add the part about, medical worker malpractice killing both your parents, children dying in accident, pets executed by the vet, medical and dental malpractice effecting your own life, wife running off with your trauma inducer, fear of intimacy n defensive i think is something we all grow into as life progresses. cant trust no bitch. gotta fight to the death on every argument, or get clowned on in the future
The fact that this came just at the right time I was feeling so shit about myself and it's scarily accurate omg 😭
I felt broken my entire life; I never understood why I couldn't be normal like everyone else. As an adult, it got worse; why couldn't I "adult" like my peers? Why couldn't I get anything done or keep my life together? I always felt useless and hopeless.
Three years ago, at 36, I was finally diagnosed with (adult) ADD. I finally had an answer; I finally understood why I always felt broken and different.
All it took was one person, one Dr, to pay attention to my mannerisms and get to know me, and put the pieces together for me to no longer feel like a broken human being.
I should've been diagnosed in childhood; it would've saved me a lot of trauma, but our system is geared toward boys, just like autism. Girls are diagnosed less often because the symptoms present differently. I know so many 30-something women who have just been diagnosed within 3-5 years with ADD/ADHD; it's insane!
i was diagnosed two years ago as an adult. my main struggle right now is i can't keep my job for too long. i get bored easily and then i don't want to do my job until the deadlines. also it decreasing my performance and also increasing my low self esteem. thanks for sharing your video. i have most of the symptoms in your video as undiagnosed ADHD for too long 😊
this literally describes all my problems and ive been trying to get my mom to let me test for adhd but she wont let me and it makes me stick to bad habits
I'm sorry but that's just bad parenting
You may have to go against her wishes. This is really bad news, and you definitely deserve at least a test.
@@justalpha9138 diagnosis is an expensive privilege for adults. For children and teens, it's an impossibility without parental support.
If you are in school, can you ask a teacher or counselor about this?
@@ChrisConnolly-Mr.C-Dives-In no my teachers are terrible there is no way im ever opening up to them about something
Not just ADHD but the closely related ADD needs more attention in our school system. Both. As well as Autism spectrum. I was never _physically_ hyper when growing up but my mind? Too busy, often going nowhere. As a result I believed I was stupid & lazy, no self-confidence before learning about and being diagnosed with ADD in adulthood.
My parents were pieces of shit. They knew I had adhd, pretended I didn’t have it and gaslit me to believe I didn’t. Punished and neglected me for my symptoms and then when I moved out and got diagnosed a couple years back I told them and told me they “had a feeling” that I had adhd. I no longer speak to them. If anyone else here has or is going through a similar situation, you don’t owe your parents a thing.
I’m sorry you had to deal with that esp from your own parents. 😞 my parents weren’t any better and they were both social workers, they knew I had issues but punished me for it. It’s really fked! I hope you are doing better. ❤
@@petsmart1000 I’m starting to do better. My grandparents have been helping me get the help I need and writing music has been helping me a ton also
Best thing:
Having this diagnosis since 3rd grade, but parents and you yourself never really understood/got told what the struggles are, so you just took Ritalin for over 10 years...
I literally never understand how people can just get on with a task when there’s loads of time: “go to bed” then i procede to stop by my dog and play for mins before my parents get annoyed. I’m just like “it was only 5 minutes it didn’t change anything” but apparently it’s not doing what I was asked
This video basically summarizes my childhood and teenage years, but because I (meaning my parents) took necessary actions to make sure I could keep up throughout my early years of school, I eventually learned how to work through my disability. Still, this doesn't mean that I don't struggle sometimes. I'd honestly say that my ADD now only becomes hyperactive when I'm under intense stress (whether it's emotional or mental), and this can definitely trigger these symptoms every now and then if I'm not careful. So yes, not being diagnosed can make every day living harder, but even if you are diagnosed, that doesn't mean that you won't ever struggle again.
Some.ashd ones are genius..may be u saw..
I'm not professionally diagnosed, but given my family has a pretty strong history of ADHD (mom and brother have it), and I've always shown similar symptoms, it's all but a certainty. Spent most of my life working on ways to work with the symptoms, and luckily I haven't picked up any addictions. Thanks for sharing this video 😁
I’ve been diagnosed since I was little, and now my dad thinks that diagnosis was wrong and that I’m just being stupid :( I’m in an abusive (mostly mentally and emotionally) household and I get the trauma along with the whole adhd thing… it’s a miserable existence
I feel ya.
You are not stupid. He doesn't understand. This is so concerning to me it makes me want to cry. I hope you are okay.
@@SirTwrtle90 I know I’m not, I’m just not very smart is all, but I have it better than most people so I guess I’m lucky enough that I shouldn’t be complaining
Thank for documenting my entire childhood
All of the signs resonate with me. I was only diagnosed about two years ago with my ADHD, and I am still trying to heal from the trauma of living my life with it undiagnosed. thank you for spreading awareness and helping people like me feel valid. I would love to see an 80 HD playlist sometime I would binge watch it all again.❤😊
I know a 40 year old man was diagnosed who has been on meds since 7th grade. He still acts like he isn't in treatment. He is a handful to deal with. God bless him and his family ❤
You have no idea how much I needed this video
I just got diagnosed and I’m ten. I have the one where you have hard times focusing and where your hyper.
That's great! It's always good to learn more about yourself! How did you encourage your parents to help you go get a diagnosis?
Well, 4 out of 5, in my case. I haven't had a substance abuse problem.
For that, I'm grateful to my parents, drug abuse awareness education, making a personal choice at 14 years old and sticking with it.
Prone to accidents...mostly minor, trivial self-injury (not aware of surroundings, bumping into counters and cabinets...stuff like that).
As for the rest...yeah, they're very familiar. (I did fine in K-12 school, but not the best I thought I was capable of... I was often forgetful.) College was a big struggle. Underperformed in various jobs, so career progress was slower... definitely earned lower wages most of my career.
Have had self-esteem issues since my teens.
Diagnosed at 45. It's never too late!
This is very helpful to people like me who have ADHD I have good friends who respect me but this did inform me with some of these thanks for saying this and making these videos!
I got the official diagnose today. I am 35 and reconised a lot in this video. I finally have an explanation of my depression.
My ADHD symptoms were mistaken for autism symptoms for the first 17 years of my life
What were the common messages you noticed?
@@Psych2go I was diagnosed with autism at the age of 4, and every time I experienced a symptom of ADHD my neurotypical father incorrectly attributed it to my autism. I was later diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 17.
and it feels great when you realize that your so stellar parents did and still completely ignore it/neglect you
I have ADHD and i mean I definitely have ADHD [Undiagnosed] it's literally affecting every single small detail of my everyday life and it's frustrating, and I really relate with the problem of having ADHD as a teenager and not being able to focus or even remember your studies, my parents REFUSE to ever think I'm mentally ill no matter what I tell them, they think I'm lazy and phone-addicted, I hate this I wish I could get diagnosed or find a healthy way to lessen the symptoms but I know nothing to how to lessen the symptoms.
Watching this and seeing how accurate this is to my life is concerning...
My friend has this. She is bullied a lot but I stand up for her
Could you please do a video on dyslexia and dyspraxia
I thought diagnosed last year compared to my brother who got diagnosed when he was in first grade kindergarten around that time and I remember the differences in how I was treated compared to him even though we both have very similar ADHD just because I wasn't diagnosed and it still happens even though I am now diagnosed (if anybody reads this why)
Hey psych2go! I remember u uploaded a similar vid about a couple weeks ago! It rly helped to learn about people with adhd, even tho I don’t have it myself.
That's great! Can you link us to the video?
th-cam.com/video/r_R1xfT2dVU/w-d-xo.html
Also is it the exact same video or is it just me
@@Psych2go this one it’s also the first video that in the I card thing in the top right th-cam.com/video/r_R1xfT2dVU/w-d-xo.html
Sure! Here it is: th-cam.com/video/r_R1xfT2dVU/w-d-xo.html
The thing that hurts me me most is when my mom says I’m just not trying when I am.
You guys are awesome
I've been showing adhd symptoms quite often and many people told me i have adhd, but then when i still had motivation to go and see a therapist, when i asked mine if she could give me any simple 'tests' that cpuld somehow lead to me being diagnosed, she said that 'if i had adhd, i wouldnt be able to sit still for an hour in her office' even tho i always had my hands under the desk and was playing with my fingers. Mostly because of that therapist, I lost almost all motivation to even try to get diagnosed, even though its very painful and a real struggle, especially in high school since i really want to learn more, but just cant focus
In a few days I'm going to go through neuro-psych testing to see if I have undiagnosed adhd or any other conditions that I don't know about yet. Hopefully this will lead to a better grasp on how to manage myself and better understanding of what I need in my life.
Good luck 😃
I think I have ADHD but I don’t want to say I do cause I really don’t know, I show some signs but I don’t want to diagnose myself with something without getting tested
I’m hopefully going to soon get a diagnosis for ADHD. So far I’m only co-morbid ADHD but I believe if I have a longer assessment and put more money towards it with my NDIS Plan/funding I’ll hopefully get the correct diagnosis.
Edit: I fail to mention that I am a diagnosed autistic as well.
I could have sworn this video had been uploaded before with these exact points.
Because it was, and it had the same thumbnail, idk if they reuploaded it and just forgot to remove the old one or whatever
I have ADHD all these things is true i even feel or do does things so i am very Happy you made this video thank you Psych2Go
Early and i love your voice its rly calming for me
Thank you for the kind words. Where are you watching from?
@@Psych2go the uk!
Another video about ADHD turning up in my recommended alongside all the adverts about getting an assessment I GET THE PICTURE UNIVERSE BUT THAT STUFF EXPANSIVE FOR OVER 18S
For me, ADHD stands for:
Attention Deficit- Hold on! Distracted.
Seeing this and remembering my past of constant bullying, abusive mother, and string of already traumatic events such as losing my father on my birthday/father's day, it's no wonder I'm so fucked up. At 31 I honestly feel like it's too late to fix me
Ive read all of the symptoms of ADHD and have self-diagnosed myself for now. I’ve been waiting for ages to get diagnosed by a real doctor 😭
Have you considered natural meds? Microdosing shrooms work great for ADHD. I can guide you. Look up the handle 👆🏽
This is so very true. ADHD is hereditary, but most parents see it as their " normal" until their kids get diagnosed.
People with ADHD don't have the same access to our prefrontal cortex, which leads to balance and eyesight issues. Also, 40% of women with ADHD also have PMDD, which gets misdiagnosed as Bi Polar 2 frequently.
Emotional dysregulation is so important to understand in ADHD kids and adults.
A couple of great books to read or listen to:
* " The Body Keeps The Score"
By. Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk.
* " No Bad Parts"
By. Dr. Richard C. Schwartz.
* " A Radical Guide For Women With ADHD"
By. Dr. Sari Solden and Dr. Michelle Frank.
* " Your Brain's Not Broken"
By. Dr. Tamara Rosier.
Most people don't even acknowledge my issues, but I don't like most people anyway, so it works out. 🤣More reason fo' me to avoid people causing me pain. 😇
As a 22yo that was first diagnosed recently, it’s frustrating to know that I could had been helped if the ppl around would’ve noticed earlier, but instead I was shouted at and called stupid.
I didn't realize since I was young I have many symptoms of ADHD, I thought I'm just dumb and I blame myself for everything. I never knew about ADHD until 2 years ago and this channel helps me learn about it😊.
Thank you, you inspire me
okay nothing to do with the video's topic, but your voice is so soothing
Thankyou this helps alot
Me and my past best friend both have diagnosed adhd. He had worse stages and within the past 3 years since covid started, (after quarantine was over) He sadly took his life after leaving a suicide note on his bed a couple nights before. I am making sure that I never take that route and am planning on making a youtube channel and a side Instagram channel to educate people in my school about ADHD, which is also one of the most least easily understandable neurodivergencies.
While I wish I could get rid of my ADHD once and for all, I know that I have it bad and that it will most likely go on into my adulthood.
One thing that you should specify is that many of the children that watch your videos (Hats off), need to understand the difference between true attention deficit/ Hyperativity rather than some broad topic. Almost everyone I know hates doing homework and I know that most children just don't have the discipline to be able to pull it together, but most kids grow out of it. That isn't ADHD, that's just a child being lazy or stubborn (sometimes). Symptoms like these disturb my daily life. I am almost 15 years old and still deal with people calling me "Lazy", "Worthless", "Useless" even from my immediate family. and while I understand why they see it that way, even though they know about my ADHD (Diagnosed), words like that are still discouraging.
Recently, a kid from my high school asked if ADHD and Dyslexia was the same thing. Teach people a lot of the specifics and not just the most broad things. There really isn't a one size fits all.
Please read this, Don't just skim over it because it is a long paraghraph. *I know that there are many spelling mistakes, I have dyslexia as well*
Thanks
I could report that I've had every one of the symptoms listed. But I was never told I had any disabilities so my entire life was spent becoming stronger by overcoming my difficulties and conquering my little patch of the world. No one ever told me I couldn't so I did. On the rare occasion I did hear that something was impossible for everyone, I set out to prove them wrong and to even my amazement was able to learn to control things science said couldn't be controlled.
Well… this is validating.
I was diagnosed with autism as a little kid. Back then, people didn't think autism and ADHD could occur in the same person. But I showed all the symptoms of ADHD. Finally, I was diagnosed with ADHD as a teenager.
The crazy thing was, I actually used to envy kids with ADHD. They were thought of as "free-floating artists" while autistic kids were "straight-laced scientists." Plus there seemed to be a double standard at my school: kids with ADHD were told that everything was gonna be okay; autistic kids were given pity.
Huh, I actually do have undiagnosed AD-HD, that’s at least what you called it idk lol, thanks the video was very helpful!
:edit: omg I just checked and I had AD-HD since I was 7.
Hey just curious, is this video a re-upload or something similar? Nothing`s wrong if it is, just been finding it hard to distinguish between reality recently, and i could have sworn i saw this video before 😅. Many thanks for the great content as usual ❤
Amanda has the most soothing voice 😌😌😌
this video supports my suspicion that i have add. my parents never had me tested, and ive gone undiagnosed till now, a complete failure of a 26 year old...
As an un diagnosed ADHD till later in my life I can totally relate
I have ADHD. It's literally diagnosed. One problem: People assume I grew out of it. Yeah, no. I didn't rewire my brain to think normally as I grew up.
Have you considered natural meds? Microdosing shrooms work great for ADHD. I can guide you. Look up the handle 👆🏽
@@JohnnyMorgan-hl8zv Because I'm willing to consume some random mushrooms I saw on the internet. Fat chance.
What a fantastic video I actually have adhd to be honest
I feel deja vu
Have I seen this video somewhere before?
This is always meant to be
Trying to get diagnosed, I’m extremely clumsy and have almost permanently damaged my spine due to.. clumsiness.. I’ve also gotten multiple injuries.. I very often also have trouble staying focused, I think about something and then that leads to me replaying memories, or watching ‘movies’ in my mind until someone snaps me out of it (talking, bell ringing, or loud noises.) it sucks
It dsoesn't "often persist into adulthood", it always does. An ADHD brain doesn't magically become neurotypical when we grow up. We just get better at masking.
I have ADHD trauma signs and the worst part is that I was already diagnosed with ADHD. Whenever a lack of focus, work, or calmness occurred it was because of ADHD. But, my parents put it aside and said to stop using my ADHD as an "excuse". As a child who knew nothing better, I thought parents were always right, so I could maintain my ADHD, right? No. As I go deeper down to learning about ADHD, I learned that my parents were clearly wrong. But, due to my beliefs, I tried to ignore and think my behavioral issues and other issues were just because of me. Just because I was taking 10 mg of Amoxicillin a day didn't mean my ADHD wasn't strong. Most people don't have to take medicine. So, I tried. I really tried. And it was working, it did improve a little. But, the stress had built up and manifested itself into a feeling of depression and trauma. I have majorly improved my mental issues and are getting professional help with my ADHD, but the stress and trauma still remains from early childhood.
Thanks, Deb.
Edit: My parents clearly knew I had bad ADHD by the way, before I got diagnosed I was the equivalent of a child who had to be put on a leash at a supermarket to not cause me to do 193 laps around the store.
once I told my mum that I think I have adhd and she said "no you don't, I would've noticed it when you were younger." even though now the only thing she notices about me is that I walk on my tiptoes
I have been told by a therapist that I could possibly have ADHD but I haven’t been diagnosed. A lot of this stuff on this list sounds like me.
I can relate to this video
Got ADHD unofficially denoised(parents didn't want the doc to sign it don't know why really), But when working with my hands(mostly metal working and is something i REALYY enjoy) my concertation becomes laser focus to the point the more neural typical fokes at work have a hard time keeping up with me, comparing me to a robot. But then outside of working all the classics sign of ADHD return with a vengeance.
My mother used to yell at me for not being able to listen during a conversation or not remember something she told me and I told her I was paying attention to something else and couldn’t hear her. we made a promise she would not yell at me but I think she forgot about it and still does this. She has even said she thinks I might have ADHD but still doesn’t act differently toward me
Even though ADHD does these things, I can’t see my life properly without it.
I might have ADHD since I can get distracted easily, and I get hurt more often. I have experienced past trauma, child abuse, I'm 11. I feel neglected, this boy at school always say's "wow" in a mockingly way. And always making fun of me, this lowers my personality and making me feel like I'm lonely. But my TRUEST friends are always there to comfort, I'm always touching them at random times, I've experienced trauma because my parent's always argue. Finance, and other things. It's stressful, and it's very stressful. This can lead to bullying and loneliness, I've always adapted to ADHD as one of my unique personalities, because, I'm very sociable and kind.
ADHD is daunting and I go through phases where I feel like it is not a big deal and phases where I get overwhelmed by how unfair I have been treated/dealt with the genetic lottery.
I am "normal" and "well adjusted" enough to fit in. go to school, have a job, have friends and relationships now. But it hasn't always been like that. But I was never "unnormal" enought where people concidered it to be caused by ADHD.
I feel like its either too easy to overestimate adhd and the problems it caused for me, or underestimate them. Sometimes I completely discard adhd being a serious issue, and sometimes I desperately ask people to concider it.
Its just not fair how much of desirable personality traits are harder to have with ADHD. Low concientousness, lower agreeableness(in context like waiting for turn, waiting in line etc), lower extraversion(due to history of failed relationships)
Somedays I feel smart and well adjusted, other days I feel like a failure that will never truly be happy, just falling behind and chasing the bare minimum....
But I am proud of my ADHD, I am proud of myself and I will not let it stop me.
Yes. Late life diagnosis is 30% relief followed by 70% depression spirals once you reflect and understand how much you have failed at everything (except failure, exceptional at that). We’re not gifted. We have slightly lower IQ on average (tests assume certain level of executive functioning after all). We mature later than our peers (spouse just scoffed “Or never!”). We’re dysfunctional, brain damaged, hyper emotional, pains.
To me it seems like no matter where you look everyone is exactly how this video described. Like no one just has a "normal" life so now a normal life is just adhd/any mental illness and the difference between them doesn't matter cause in the end everyone goes thru the same stuff and will more then likely react the same way. Or maybe the people who react differently never say anything so they are over shadowed by the self diagnosed/self obsessed. But then ofc the people who do say things will stop because there are people like me who "call them out". Then they become the ones who are overshadowed, basically everyone needs help and no one will get it.
Have you considered natural meds? Microdosing shrooms work great for ADHD. I can guide you. Look up the handle 👆🏽
I've owned every trait I could think of for A.D.H.D for years now, years on end. Even my therapist agrees it's like so, but she cannot diagnose it herself since she's "not a phyciacrist." My parents refuse to take me to see one, howver, so I've struggled taking the blame for everything I do and my lack of self-control since I apparently "fake" the symptoms for attention or gloat.. This has become severe enough to make my clinical depression only worse than it was before, and enough to reshape my mind into believing that I am taking it, even though I have no control over what I do.
In fact, I've gotten used to my daydreaming of acholol, and I constantly wish for it on end, even if the wish is always rejected for a right reason, and it just feels like an escape I haven't found yet.
My girlfriend has ADHD. She always plays with my emotions with jealousy games, and there is no way I can ever understand her. I think she is psychopathic. I have been ignoring her for months now. I'll talk to her again if she admits her wrongdoing and apologizes to me.
I hope you can recovery and distance yourself properly. There's a ton of videos on this channel for any other interest or concern you have too (of course they're not diagnosis tho)
Destroyer - she sounds more like a narcissist .. if you feel this way now then I would suggest not to continue the relationship
@@gnasher688 You are right... Her ADHD should not be an excuse for bleeding my heart. A lot of people kept telling me that she is no good because of her bad personality. I should move on...
@@DestroyerLV-ix8lc - most definitely move on my friend 👍
Man this video just be explaining my life rn ;-;
Question : am I mentally sick?
I can't trust anyone I feel like everyone is lying to me I feel insecure. I don't like this life, I want to leave my family and go somewhere far away. I think I am mentally ill. But I'm an INFJ I'm trying to love myself.
I'm not diagnosed with anything myself, but my first action after starting this video was to come down here and read the comments. Video is still playing and I haven't actually been paying attention. I have a lot of behaviors that would make a lot of sense, if it was ADHD.
I'm not incredibly accident prone, though...do drop a lot of stuff, though...
I was an honors kid, but I had the worst time with school and homework...luckily, my classes were mostly scored around tests and I could teach myself a lot of stuff off the material in the tests...😅 I also used to read ahead in my books and was kinda just good at absorbing info....
Okay, I should actually get back to working so I'm going to cut this comment short. 😂😅
I was just thinking about this
What questions did you have?
I swear, the more I see these videos the more that I'm convinced that this channel plays a part in the plague of Gen Z's self diagnosis obsession on TikTok. There are young adults, even children who are claiming to have more and more rare or uncommon disorders and some of them (a large amount) are undiagnosed, and this happens constantly. For some reason being mentally and physically healthy is the worst thing that you can be in this time. Now I know that this channel doesn't often make video's like "Here's 5 signs that you have DID/ Autism/ literally anything" but these do get recommended alot, I've checked on other accounts and incognito too, so it's not a preference thing. This is just an observation by the way.