How ADHD Affects Adults | ADHD - Not Just for Kids (Full Documentary) | Only Human
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- "ADHD - Not Just for Kids" debunks some of the myths surrounding this invisible, cognitive disability as more and more adults are recognised as having ADHD or ADD. While following the personal journeys made by adults that was diagnosed with the disorder late in life, the documentary also challenges some of the most persistent myths surrounding ADHD, through interviews with some of the leading experts in the area and a look at the most recent research into the field.
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All people with ADHD know to scroll down the comment section while the video plays.
Luna Le Meme dang. Thought I was the only one. Lol
@@lmvicente1 XD
Don't come for me like this :P
And then to restart the video because you kept reading comments and forgot to pay attention while it was playing
Lol! And it only took me 2 and a half minutes
'Watches' documentary, does something else while not listening.
COnstantly
Just means we're not lazy
Oh shit howd u know lol
I have hit rewind 6 times already. It is ridiculous already......
I never watch anything alone without also doing something else.
Adhd feels like ur at war with ur mind 24 7, 365 days a year.
Maybe that's the problem
Yes!!!
So true... I can relate 😪. Constant voice over kind of thing. So many random thoughts . My brain won’t shutdown even when I want to sleep. Not just sleep, Almost majority of the time. I won’t even remember what were the thoughts about but I know something constantly runs. sometimes so spaced out like stuck inside my head deep somewhere. Can’t keep with anyone or anything. Always anxious, overwhelming and exhausted
I’m not even diagnosed yet. This is how Ive been feeling since college days ...I felt suicidal too and I’m 26 now. I feel attacked and shocked by this video. I eat impulsively mostly sugary things from time to time. I constantly clench my fists and jaws. Even in sleep. I constantly munch something even edible spices, just anything edible most of time when I’m In home. I can’t sit in one place.
Is this what y’all feel or do? 😶
@@rashmirajamsm thank u for sharing ur experience. And yes I'm going through all of what u mentioned and more. U must focus on doing what you love and be around people that have unconditional love for u and meditate by exercising and staying away from junk food. also learn as much as u can about ADHD and share what u learned with people in and around u so they can better understand u. God bless.
@@rashmirajamsm Thanks so much for this comment! I was diagnosed with ADD as a kid but as I've gotten older and dealt with all the different symptoms, I thought I was alone and didn't realize until now that it's ADHD. I didn't talk to others about what I was going through because I didn't think anyone would understand what you're describing. Especially the part where you wrote that it's like a narration in your mind. Thank you for sharing and making me feel less alone, it really does bring me so much relief :)
I litterally started crying when the guy talked about his issues at school. I'm struggling so much right now.
GrarGirl not alone, love. There’s a lot of us. ❤️ check out the channel How to ADHD. There’s so many of us out here building a community.
We need time stamps. Come on now, you know not many of us here will watch this in it's entirety.
Edit: Found it, and yes school is very hard with ADHD. When I was in school and had classes that we had to take notes in for the tests, my notes each day would always consist of about 3-5 lines of actual notes and then random drawings everywhere else on the page.
@@jeremyc9593 AND YOU DIDN'T GIVE US TIME STAMPS?!
@@frozenlime Lol. I guess I got distracted.
@flat logic in heaven yeah we get misdiagnosed a lot. I was told my inability to get out of bed was due to depression. All the antidepressants did absolutely nothing for my symptoms. I was finally given the correct diagnosis of adhd and medicated, my life has done complete 360. I actually workout, eat healthy, finish assignments, more attentive listener so better relationships. I can't believe how disadvantaged i was all my life. It's like playing life on extra hard mode and finally being given the normal mode option.
Watching these videos and reading the comments feels like I'm home.
Hey brother
heyaaaaaa
I know, right? I want to start an ADHD club. lol
Welcome to the tribe...
FYI I totally stole that from a different ADHD video but I felt it was very fitting here 😬😁
Fifi Lungah sooooo true
"It is not that they can't learn the task but they have a different way of learning it"
BEST LINE EVER.
With ADHD I actually learn in a cool way, even though my mind is somewhere else I still learn the most important facts on the topic, I may not pay attention to what part of a question we are on but I know how to solve it or the steps you need to do
Yes, sounds like what I have been trying to explain to my Dr's and others.
I have to study my ASS off to learn the same amount but because I have to do that, I keep the info longer than my classmates.
no duh!
Who’s idea was it to make a 41 minute video for an adhd audience
Ive been watching this for 10 min thinking this was a 4 min video till i read your comment 😩
😂😂
on the other side, i hyperfocused on video eheheh
The short clip format kept me engaged...while reading comments....and typing comments...and sharing the link with a few folks. 😂🤣
That is what the comment section is for, to keep the ADHD occupied :D
"The adhd mouse covers more ground, wastes more energy and makes more mistakes" .... literally my life LOL
OMG SAME!
what they don't know ...also taking more information from those mistakes.And how some insight ideas are made.
But, can probably reverse-engineer the mouse traps! Lol!
same
Yes but I SMASH those step goals lol
Its so irritating when people know you have ADHD and then go "Why dont you just listen."
Omg I thought I was the only one lol. For the amount of times people have said to me " your not listening, will you just listen". I think to myself I am f%$#@₩¥£ listening, im just hearing differently thats all lol
I cant believe it, finally im in the same box as same same but just a little different people that have had the same problems as me my whole life.
Being told at work " everybody else can do it. Why cant you?" Im undiagnosed so im not sure i have adhd but i have so many of the symptoms so ive asked for an assessment
A R soooo? What happened ?
Ethan T I have an appointment with the psychiatrist for 3rd December .... to be continued
Lol
Who's reading the comments whilst watching the vid
Saul Goodman 🙋♀️🙋♀️🙋♀️🙋♀️
I couldn't, i was eating. 😊
And working ha
I was up doing stuff sitting back and watching and reading comments. LOL aren't we all
Kook me. I'm reading the comments (after seeing what else is in the sidebar to watch later)
As a 19 yr old with ADHD it's hard to get into relationships with women due to social anxiety, it's really hard to know the career I want to be in. I feel lost in what I want to do for a living and that keeps me up at night.
Honestly same. This has lead to suicidal thoughts tbh. So I’ll be praying for the both of us ://
I just turned 61. I have never been able to decide what I wanted to do. 4 marriages. I have an IQ of 164. wasted my brain and my life. Got diagnosed last year, I feel better to know but no one else cares.
@@jeanyoungblood8129 I'm 19, i'm exceptionally gifted just like you and my IQ is even higher than yours, and i'm doing research about ADHD, i already know what ADHD is and i can tell you for sure that it's not an attention deficit or a hyperactivity disorder or whatever, science has been wrong the whole time, oh, and btw, i'm working on a cure that could work :-)
@@merturquoise9661 I would love to know more
@@jeanyoungblood8129 I understand, but i keep my research secret for the moment, if one day you hear about a searcher who find a cure for ADHD and the real explanation for that disorder, that will be me, my name is ****, keep it in mind.
Emails at work are an absolute nightmare for me. The bane of my adult existence. And, in trying to organize them, I’ve instead created an overwhelming number of email folders.
Omg this is me.
My private is similarly flooded and folder filled. And I have four hundred plus tabs open on my phone
Yesss and my desktop screen looks crazy so many applications I don’t know how to organize them lol
@@SharlenesJourney I have a small notebook just for work passwords and user names. It’s 18 pages long. It’s ridiculous.
ADHD nearly killed me. I was diagnosed at 46. I ended up in rehab at 45 for alcoholism and others related addictions. Holding down a job or having a relationship has been extremely difficult. These people are high functioning ADHD'ers. The reality for most of us is harder than this.
I have found it hard to deal with as well. in my 30's and have had 40+ jobs and have been back to school many times but have not stayed long enough in one place to get a degree. now, not only is the adhd still alive and well but I'm becoming more anxious and antisocial...not sure what to do...
@@serious7179 This is crazy because this is me...everybody just thinks I'm lazy and want to party...
@@serious7179 Go and see your doctor/GP and start learning yoga. I'm on Vyvanse, its a stimulant medication, 20 mg per day. Then start practising yoga. I've given up alcohol, processed sugar, caffeine and porn. If you have any addictions, you need to look at them. Accept the past and look forward, remember to love yourself. Help others when you can and DO NOT look back EVER.
@@julesgiddings8747 In my case, even doctors and therapists won't help. The couple I have seen now on my bootleg HMO seem to think I am looking for drugs vs. help just because I have researched the different treatments and want to discuss the options with them. I want to partner with providers in my health decisions, not be subject to them doling out arbitrary RXs on a crapshoot level.
Dealing with that so far over these last couple of months has caused me high anxiety and NOW I am starting to feel depressed about it all. I wasn't even feeling depressed before. I actually felt hope because when I (and really someone else first) id'd my lifelong symptoms, I thought medical professionals might be able to help me. They just wanted to put me on an antidepressant and be done with it.
Seeking out a true specialist in AD(H)D next on the other side of my state that does not accept insurance and is not cheap. But these last recent providers have made me gun shy in dealing with "medical professionals".
If you manage to find someone to help you, ask if you can try Vyvanse. Its helped me so much, also a daily yoga practise is essential. The yoga will take a while before the benefits kick in. Make daily lists of what you need to do. Avoid, caffeine, alcohol, tobacco, processed sugar and excessive phone/internet use. Exercise daily, even if its just a walk, don't use an elevator, use the stairs. Be kind to others and it will all slowly start to work, but change is essential for feel better.
I was laughed and ridiculed in school for not being attentive. People thought I am dull or unintelligent. I could never pay attention in any class right from day1, the max time i could pay attention was 10 minutes, then my mind started wandering. Teachers used to punish me every-time. When i was in my 10th grade, relatives made fun of me, they said i couldn't complete high school, but i had this thing within me to prove everyone wrong and improve myself, so i put my self through too much stress and pain to study as much as possible and i made it though. Then when i was in 12th grade, i had a realization that i am different than others. Now i am 28, successful software engineer, still struggling though life, but i have found a structure to make my life easier.
That's my story. I graduated in microbiology and now I'm working as a software engineer ( lol ). Never paid attention in the class because they were boring, even though I like to learn a lot. Everything seems to interest me.
Chewing gum, taking notes and sitting in the front row (preferably with no one next to me) help me to focus.
Mechanical engineering student here, am scheduled for an adhd evaluation in a few weeks. Just wanna say congrats and keep up the hard work! I have a similar story. It's nice to see others like me
I was the same way bro exactly same way. Still am so iunno why am saying was Bt I’m 27 about to be 28 just got out of prison getting my life back together Bt goodluck to you brother keep it ip
Desi Guy that’s wonderful that you have found a positive way to channel your attention
“This mouse covers a lot more ground, wastes more energy and makes more mistakes”
I’m in this sentence and I don’t like it
I wonder how that would play in real life. If you think about it that mouse gather more life experiences by covering more ground and making mistakes. I wonder if that would apply to us and we would remember and learn from making mistakes and covering more ground on whatever we are trying to do.
like a pool ball
@@jovannawacheleski2630 It's happened to me! But its giving me serious anxiety.
@@jovannawacheleski2630 I agree! But the tricky part is maintaining self love and appreciation in the process
Best way to know you have ADHD: You watched the video but you can't remember most of what was talked about, as your train of thought went off the rails.
God. you v nailed it.
Omg so true lmao
Yup I've lost interest of this video @ 1:00 .
Or lost in the comments
No my train of thought went straight to the comments
It is a LIVING HELL! Being an adult with ADHD!
It is. You are not wrong. I am a single mother who has ADHD and both my kids have autism/ADHD and I get no help from their father who also has autism/ADHD/schizophrenia. I feel like im drowning in life and just cannot do it all. I've made bad choices in my life and regret the decision to marry and have a family. I've made the decision to get my tubes tide.
Chic Aussie oh honey.. I see it’s been 3 weeks since you typed this I Hope you see my message. I too am a single mom of 2 boys. They’re 24 n 18 now. My husband passed away 9 years ago and I HATE to even say it but he was so reckless and such.. I not only had 2 kids to look after but he was more work than keeping up with kids. I’m 43 and I don’t know WHAT I am right now. I held tough til my kids moved out but within the last two years I have went downhill. It’s like I am so physically and mentally exhausted I had to just re-clues and take a break. I’m trying SO HARD to get myself together but even with medicine it’s still hard. I can tell you that one thing keeps me strong even though my sons are grown we all live in the same town and we are very close keep yourself strong for your children because they need you so much and they’re going to need you even more when they get older. And find you a very very good friend somebody that you can trust somebody that understands. That will help you so much. I wish I could come to you and talk to you. Somethings have gotten better. My biggest problem is I can’t remember things I can’t pay attention I don’t want to do anything it is so crazy 80 HD an adult is everything that people think it’s not. Positive you know exactly what I’m talking about. But I will tell you that I will definitely keep you in my prayers and in my heart. Whenever someone responds to me no matter what kind of social media it might be with a response like yours it really touches my heart and I can feel that. I wish you nothing but the best nothing but happiness. And don’t ever feel bad if you need a minute to yourself. If you need to send your kids to your parents house or something so that you can take a bubble bath by yourself if you don’t get to do it but two times a month do it. I don’t know who you are personally but as a woman as a sisterhood I love you and you are definitely in my prayers. ✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️
Chic Aussie One more thing that I can tell you sweetie forget about anything that you’ve done in the past. We’ve all made mistakes and done wrong I have to I have done some stupid things but we have to live and learn that’s the reason why they’re called mistakes they don’t define who you are. You will learn along the way you wanna learn it’s hard but you will learn. Just remember whenever you can always take some time out of the day for yourself I don’t care if you tell somebody you’ve got to go take a poopy and go in the bathroom shut the door and lock it sit in there for five minutes if that’s all you can do do it. I know that was kind of a yucky thing to use as an example, 😂 but I do hope it made ya giggle a bit. ❤️❤️❤️
It really is
@@killbotkane8587 Pray to GOD the one and only, He created you , He'll take care of you .
I’m an adult with ADHD and I tried watching this but I’m just staring at the screen while my mind is somewhere else 🙄
Lol that's why I have my computer on so I can be distracted while I'm listening to this video, yep I can do both. Hahahhhahah
Same
I made to 5 minutes before I paused it and started doing something else haha.
I feel the same way😩
Lol I was doing my hair and makeup so it was easier to absorb and not get restless.
Who else watched this and got really emotional because they related to it so hard
Me....it make me so sad
I watched it and got really hard because I relate to it so emotionally.
same I cried so much because it explains so many things because it’s so hard for me to explain to people or tell people about it especially because i don’t feel like i express it right or because i don’t know how to put things into words and i feel like that makes people get a annoyed at me and doubt me so when i see a video like this or other ones it’s such a relief because i finally found someone that puts exactly how i feel or what i’m trying to talk about into words or why i do things and feel like i’m not the only one that i’m not crazy about my experiences/what i go though or whatever but the reason why it got so sad or hit me hard was mainly because i want to tell someone, it helps getting the assurance i need that “see this is an actual thing”, but i feel like they wouldn’t believe me and think i’m just crazy and doing it for it attention, etc. And get annoyed because of the other times i tried to explain it and that wasn’t the case😭
@@chantalfernandez3106 Same :')
Diagnosed at 33 the years before I just thought I was so lazy but at the same time I knew I wanted to be productive I just couldn't and so I thought I was stupid. Lazy and stupid was my opinion of myself. After diagnosis all I've been through and dealt with I know I am strong, I have courage, I am not stupid or lazy, I work harder than most to maintain my home and look after my boys along with my husband. It's a whole new life for me.
As a coping mechanism my ADHD made me a pessimist. I was frequently late and the result was very stressful for me (thanks emotional disregulation). So now I always assume I'm going to be late, so I always leave extra early. Like extra early. I want to get there 15 minutes early so I can relax before work.
I always assume I'm going to take a long time doing something, because I used to get distracted all the time, and not get things done, then had to hurry hurry hurry to get stuff done. So I always give myself a bunch of extra time to get stuff done.
I assume the worst will happen because I don't handle surprise very well (oh, my god, so bad surprises). So I assume the worst will happen, and if it does, I'm already prepared for it, and I can cope much better. And if the worst doesn't happen? Yay, pleasant surprise!
Same here,, also the same with expectations. It’s made me depressed but it’s also super depressing if I have high expectations but they’re not mt, even on something as simple as a test score, so I always assume I’m just gonna barely pass so that I’ll be satisfied if I pass, and pleasantly surprised if I do well
....i feel like you pulled this comment right out of my brain...
This is so me. I walk from one room to another like 20 times just to get ready. I’ll feel anxious throughout my travel that I’m somehow going to be late.😪
This was actually so helpful. What takes a normal person 20 minutes at least to get out the door I start mentally preparing to leave 45 minutes before for the same reason. Assuming the worst will happen is a good motivator to get moving. I also tell myself : "just because you're early, does mean you're on time."
Tanguera Feliz lol! I actually said recently to my roommate: there isn’t really such a thing as “on time”. All on time is is “almost late” because it just takes one slow driver or whatever and then you’re late. 😂
( Typing a comment while watching the video ). The biggest stereotype is that people with ADHD cannot sit still and are always fidgety. Like the vid said, that might be true with young children but as adults we learn to cope. My biggest issue is procrastination but not as in not doing the task at all but getting started doing it. I will do all the prep work for a hobby or task that I want to do yet, I spend all my time making sure all the details are taken care of. Once I try to start I am spending even more time thinking about other details I might have forgotten because once I try to start it is HARD to focus on it. Always thinking about what else I might have forgotten or could have prepared to make it more efficient. Once I can get past those barriers I can focus pretty well but getting there is a huge challenge.
Multi-tasking is a nightmare because I am really trying to do it all at once and I just end up being unproductive and frustrated. I feel a lot like the woman at 21:00 where I can spend hours and hours researching and looking up information and next thing I know the whole day has gone by and I got nothing done. Starting a task is really difficult but stopping it is just as hard.
@Matt Frazier I hear you. It's amazing how easy it is to go of on a mental wild goose chase. The one positive I think about is that you do learn quite a bit about a lot of stuff....but I wish I could do it in a way that didn't feel so disruptive.
Gosh darn this is true lol. I will add that the "thing" I'm researching takes up my thoughts almost exclusively, bringing me to a deep day dreaming state.
Instead of fidgeting outwardly, I'm fidgeting on the inside.
EA R YES. Hyper focus is maddening man
This, so much this lol. I’m exactly the same way. Wish I could hyperfocus on something productive but it’s always random shit for the most part...
Omg!!! This is me! So much me. Fuckkkkk I wanna cry now.
the damage due to unawareness of this genetic disorder has caused in our lives is unimaginable and yet people just never care, they never did
Agreed! Then they hide behind the keyboard and say mean things to ppl who are struggling...
I feel like cell phones have made add much worse. I haven’t read a full book in years. I can’t listen to a whole song without changing it. I’m always chasing the next best thing
Yeah I agree, the "chasing the next best thing" is really accurate. I'm passionate about music, and will work for a radio, so listening to a lot of music is a part of it. Finally doing something I love after 35 years of life. Not diagnosed yet, but starting soon to see a therapist specialised in ADHD, fingers crossed.
I would say the most efficient distraction. Not the best. I'd kill to be able to read properly again 😔
@@kx7525 I used to be such a bookworm, haven't been able to focus on a book and finish it in years....cannot remember when. On the other hand fan fiction works great.
I change songs before they finish, too. Although, when I listen to Led Zeppelin, it’s interesting to focus on all of the instruments and tones at the same time. Something about the musical arrangements makes me want to stay a little longer.
Audio books. I drive a lot!
All Adhd people read the comments and listen to the videos “I love it time flies keeps me still”!
Im doing that rn lol
Doesn't everyone do this?
Best documentary on adult ADHD I have seen to date. Unbiased and informative. Excellent.
NO WAY th-cam.com/video/H9B5mYfBPlY/w-d-xo.html
Really? The best? I didn’t get anything from it other than they think everyone should stay on Adderall.
Whoa! I'm a woman with ADHD. I was diagnosed at 20 years old in college, and the way it happened is almost exactly how they described it! I couldn't focus, so I went to the campus mental health service where the therapist asked me if I'd been evaluated for ADHD. That was the first time I'd ever even heard of it (1999). I went back to my dorm room and searched the web. I literally cried as I read the symptoms. It was exactly me. My college evaluated and diagnosed me, but it wasn't until I was nearly 40 that I found a doctor who would prescribe stimulants.
My son was born at 26 weeks gestation (2 lb 4 oz). We knew there would be a myriad of health and developmental issues, which we handled as they came. By 2 years of age, we were finally in calm waters; however, I could see there was something g ‘off’ in his behavior. The nonstop activity, the frustration with doing something simple, like playing with his blocks, etc. I discovered that if I kept him on a daily routine, such as meals, specific playtime, story time, nap time, visiting the park, etc. (and these were things that kept him moving and engaged, with me just ragged!), he was less frustrated and less likely to throw a fit. As he matured, we visited the zoo, museums, the shore, always teaching him something and placing something in his hands to ‘examine’. His doctor was tuned into our regime. As he entered school, we had him tested, and without any surprise, he was diagnosed with ADD. These days, he would be diagnosed as ADHD, lacking the hyperactive component.
The psychologist commented that he was extremely intelligent, and had everything to succeed in the classroom, and also everything to fail miserably. His pediatrician also independently tested him, coming to the same conclusion. We somewhat reluctantly placed him on Ritalin, beginning with a small dose at first, and slowly experimenting through the next 6 to 8 weeks of increasing dosage until we hit the right level. We had a very compassionate and patient teacher who monitored and reported his behavior and his ability to focus in his morning classes. We gave him his medication 20 minutes before school began, and he was given 1/2 the dose at lunch time. He ‘cruised’ through the afternoon, and his system was rid of it by late afternoon. He ate well and slept well. He excelled in the classroom, but was miserable in team sports, as there were too many moving pieces to keep track of. He took up golf in college, finishing with a double Bachelor’s degree in 4 years, and then a Master’s 2 years later.
It was not easy. He had a difficult time in grade school and junior high, as he couldn’t seem to pay attention to social cues and inside jokes of his classmates. He was bullied at times, and literally bruised/beaten by a 7th grade classmate that caused us to threaten a lawsuit against the school and the offending child’s parents. We also told them, that in lieu of ‘lawyering-up’, we had given our son the permission to kick the cr@p out of his attacker.
Our son was able to rise above this, because, since he was very young, we told him that he had a special, secret super-power that made him a little different, a little more special. It was so special, that his classmates wouldn’t be able to see it for a long time. Remember, I said we took him to museums, park, the seashore as a child? We also took him to concerts, plays, and unplanned weekend adventures. Sometimes our drives took us to a farm, a berry patch, walking across the Golden Gate Bridge, or panning for gold. He learned how to sit and order a meal at a diner, or at a fine restaurant. He became an Eagle Scout and was an Altar Server (now, THAT’S control to serve at a mass with the Bishop). He is now 33 years old, with a wife and toddler, and has a wonderful life. I gave up my career and lots of my energy to make sure he was watched over and nurtured. When we were discussing Ritalin, his pediatrician said he could be the entrepreneur of tomorrow, or the criminal of tomorrow. Easy choice for us. Thanks for reading the long story.
That was a lovely story. I'm glad that everything worked out, you are a great parent. Kudos for you!
That you for sharing such an inspiring story. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about your family's experience. May you and your family continue to receive many more blessings.
I wasn't diagnosed until my late 30's, now turning 46 and still figuring it out. Working on right med combo, and my executive functioning issues need work. It has always been a struggle, but didn't know WHY I blurted, couldn't shut up, procrastinated, had to have jobs with crisis, couldn't manage my money, did stupid stuff all the time, etc. This is the best done documentary I've seen yet.
I don’t if you’ve tried Adderall/Citalopram but it REALLY works well for me. Adderall gives you all the brain chemicals you were missing and the Citalopram keeps serotonin levels high which really helps soften anxiety/amphetamine crash.
Also diagnosed in my late 30s. Same issues you describe. It's like I wrote your post. lol We should be friends.
@@joshuadotson854 This. Can confirm the same in my experience as well. Some adjustment and patience is needed to get it right. Maybe even switch the stimulant entirely (im on vyvanse/citalopram now). But once you do....
My situation is very similar to yours. I am looking to find a new medication because the 70mg of adarall and Welbutrin for the past 3 years has stopped functioning the way it had previously. It is starting to really take a toll on my life and now I'm obsessing over it everyday! Any advice on what works better than adderall?
I pulled a girls ponytail holder out of her hair when she was standing in line in front of me in 3rd grade, for NO REASON. And I didn’t know why I did it. And I hated that I did things I couldn’t explain. I told one girl go “go to hell” in 3rd grade when I didn’t dislike her, it just flew out of my mouth before I could stop it. I didn’t make friends easily because of all this. But, luckily I had been going to a child psychologist for a year prior to these incidents and they had tested me repeatedly and by the end of 3rd grade I was finally put on meds and my life slowly started to get better. Still a struggle today, but I’m so thankful for the meds to help.
I'm 35 years old and I was diagnosed with inattentive/impulsivity type last year. I've always lacked concentration, had trouble with organisation and planning and quite lazy. A lot of my family members complain that I don't follow instructions or listen properly. That affected my school work and I couldn't complete my diploma in nursing because of it and I was in and out of employment for 6 years. Since I started taking ADHD medication, my life has gotten better. :-)
That’s the whole point of this video, to push drugs on a new population of people. It follows the blueprint. Find drug, create disease, publicize the fake disease, then sell the drug. The drug always comes first.
Sounds lovely like me only I'm 21 and have failed my second year in college. I'll get better though without meds hopefully. Now that I know what's the problem I can fix it as good as I can.
@@jamesclark468 yeah until you realise you can't functionally get anything done even if you've been trying to improve on that all your life. Somehow that doesn't sound so normal.
So glad you're getting better! I am 44. Diagnosed at 38. Was unemployed, depressed, no direction. After being medicated, I enrolled in school, became an LPN. Completed that in 9 months. Then enrolled in nursing school and became an RN (registered nurse). Did a 2 year program in 16 months. All that to say, it sucks to be diagnosed, but once u are, u know what you're up against and can start to get better!
It was extremely validating to hear about those women being diagnosed in their 30s and 40s. I was diagnosed when I was 31 and have felt a great sense of imposter syndrome. Even though the puzzle pieces fit, I would still ask myself (and be asked by others) why didn’t I “have symptoms” as a child or teenager? Doesn’t adhd have to be present in childhood? Learning more about how adhd presents in women, and seeing other adult women with recent diagnoses triggered by significant life changes, has helped a lot.
The fact that it’s 4 AM and I’m watching this video on ADHD because it’s literally destroying my life and I’m absolutely tired of it. Watching the entire thing because it’s actually interest me. Because maybe there’s some hope to feeling like this.
I understand this so much. The part where he starts to talk about the 19-year-old female university student made me break down immediately because that is me to a T. I've berated myself so much since starting uni and felt like a complete failure and an outsider because everyone else seems so busy and important and like they are taking their lives/academics so seriously while I can't take a shower until 6 PM most days and my parents don't understand it, my professors probably think I am just lazy unmotivated procrastinator but it kills me to have so much potential and not know what to do with it. I'm going to see a psychiatrist really soon but at this point I'm 99.9% sure that I have ADHD and possibly autism too, I just need it to be put in writing.
Cannot do one thing without doing three other things at the same time. Anyone? Who cant watch TV without doing something else at the same time? 😂😂
what?!?!?!!? no way?? is that an ADHD thing??? i always go on social media, watch youtube and eat at the same time or else i will get uncomfortable wooooooooooahhhhhhhhh
@@sentientbeinggg precisely what i am doing right now. Cellphone to the left, computer to the right and a bowl of noodles in the middle. 😯😂
@@sentientbeinggg i dont know what is and whats not precisely. Never got a full ADHD diagnose. Just anxiety disorder, OCD and mild depression. As long as it doesnt prevent you from completing tasks or is a problem for u in any way. There really is not much of a deal. Everyone has adhd to some extent. My psychiatrist told me. Some more some less.
I have to eat if I'm going to watch a movie or show then I always find myself rocking back and forth.
I feel like I'm not using my time wisely if I watch TV and don't do something else at the same time. lol
I don't feel the same way when I'm on-line. I can read articles that interest me or watch TH-cam videos that interest me for hours without having to do anything else. (but sometimes I will have the TV on mute in case something comes across the news that I want to hear)
Diagnosed at 46 with ADHD with no treatment by my neurologist. I am now correctly diagnosed at 49 with Dyslexia, ADHD, mixed and Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria. It's been a very rough life involving divorce, cancer, suicide attempts and a lifetime of broken relationships. Most painfully, my brother and parents refuse to hear my diagnosis because they have " heard it all before" with my wide range of diagnoses to explain my behavior. We are sadly, estranged. Today I'm a success story in the making thanks to my fiance and my support team of my long term psychiatrist and new Adult ADHD specialty therapist. I am just beginning to learn the incredible pathway of ADHD from age 5 to present. RSD has played a significant role in my life and began coping with self-harmful methods, bulimia, cutting, lashing out, memory loss, self-destructing relationships as long as my memory goes. I've survived the abyss of my untreated ADHD and RSD over and over through my entire life. Staying out of that abyss, remaining around the people who understand me, getting a job where my symptoms are in check and staying close to my teens is my happiness. My success.
Hey Julie,
I’ve just turned 50, going through peri-menopause and have experienced a lot of what you have through life...but I am yet to be legally diagnosed because it’s soooooo bloody hard to get in Australia.
Wow girl you need Jesus!
@@hannawayne3549 ya she needs a leprechaun and a tooth fairy as well. You are fucking ignorant
@@hannawayne3549 This is the best way to keep people AWAY from Jesus... By refusing to listen.
According to WebMD, RSD is common with ADHD. I see it as just another symptom, it’s part of emotional regulation.
I was just diagnosed yesterday with ADHD. I'm 28, and I've lived a hellish life with anxiety and depression. I have achieved a lot, through pain, working twice as hard as others. But I have struggled with the simplest of things. I've watched friends and family live outside this bubble, getting on with their lives leaving me perplexed at how they can do it. I was never organised or had a proper routine. Getting diagnosed and the help I need will change my life. ADHD is seriously misunderstood, even by the medical establishment.
Doctors in the UK aren't even prepared for it, and it's shocking to think in the 21st century we have a serious problem which is being associated with either "Depression" or "anxiety". Both of these are symptoms of ADHD. Feeling totally overwhelmed at the smallest of things, it's a fucking nightmare. I'm lucky at 28 I have been diagnosed, or my life would still be in a mess years from now. God bless all of you who suffer from ADHD. It's a horrible thing to have and not even know you have it.
❤❤❤❤
I’m a doctor with ADHD. Doing my best to change things!
I had to ask my doctor to give me a referral to a psychiatrist, because at my age of 47. I wonder if I have it. I’m not a hypochondriac or anything like that, but what you said rings eerily familiar with my life. The sad thing is most people look at Your situation as if it’s just one dumb thing like stop being a procrastinator you’re a one track minded person focus, focus, focus, etc.
I was seventy years old and retired before I found out why I always felt that I lived on the fringes of society. Since then my sense of self has gone through the roof.
Love how they made the documentary ADHD-friendly.
ADHD friendly?
I'm about 10 minutes in and I'm dying
@@edwardvalentino3835 15 mins and i quit... if you managed to get through it can you tell me how it ends 😂
@@JS-ns8fw couldn't do it. Sorry
@@JS-ns8fw adhd hacks, watch every video on 1×75 or 2×. If you watch enough then your brain will ajust to them. Then every video is way shorter. It helps me sooo much ahaha.
I just watch it in bits lol
I don't have ADHD. Everyone else has AAID: Attention Abundance Inactivity Disorder
What the what
tf is that😂😂😂
ÿęš lmao. this guy gets it ^^^^^^^
Omg love this
Hilarious. Entirely accurate. Evidence in the state room! Hello. Im currently washing all the lightbulbs in my kitchen & bathrooms, vacuuming, listening to Coil & Seal overlapped. and sub-contracting several timber inventory contracts for Weyerhauser, Roseburg Forest Products, MB&G in Portland, Oregon, and MRC in California. Im a touch ADHD-OCD and AAIDx2
I'm so glad I'm not alone dealing with adult ADHD
Im in that boat... life is laughably difficult and lonely as a single adult. I feel so defeated and lonely nearly all the time anymore.
when Samy said "And I'm not making any excuses" I was shook. That is EXACTLY what we all say, because we keep being told "don't make excuses." "you can't use your ADHD as an excuse." It's not an excuse. It's an effing DISABILITY. Imagine saying to a Type 1 Diabetic who is having irritability from low blood sugar, "That's no excuse"
I understand.
My girlfriend has adhd and this helps me understand her more
Thank you for caring.
This is so sweet... she's a fortunate gal...
She’s lucky to have you
Same here bro you're not alone.
You’re great for watching this so you can better understand 💜
At 71 years of age a light comes on.
Philipp Berry Yes. I’m 69yo. 💡
I was diagnosed last week at 53.
One of my biggest dreams is be able to read hours on end.
Google Photo reading by Paul Sheele, it is life changing
I have ADHD, but reading a good book is one of the only things I can do for more than 20 minutes
Me to. I literally cannot read a page without stopping at least twice
I love reading, but it is becoming a struggle between hoperfocus and being overwhel
When I was in middle school I would read books for days I was reading way above my grade level lol Now I can't even start one 😑 i have bought them but they are just sitting there been sad and lonely. 😭😭😭
I was diagnosed with ADHD in my mid-40s. I grew up in the 60s and 70s when ADHD wasn't a thing and when it did become recognized (80s maybe??) it was primarily focused on males.I knew I had always struggled but since I was a clinical social worker working with ADHD children the light bulb went on and got tested. I am in the 99th percentile for impulsivity and inattentiveness--really. Fast forward to my mid 50s and again working with children I was talking with the child psychologist who, after working with me for quite a while, suggested that I am also on the Autism Spectrum. He turned out to be right. I now watch videos like these to remind myself that I really am ok and I"m not just a weird, unconventional slacker. It's been a life-long struggle but I at least feel validated.
This was extremely motivating. I am about to earn a bachelor’s in dietetics (clinical, foodservice, and community nutrition) and I am so proud of myself. It was extremely hard but I worked with my brain instead of against it and utilized the help of others. It can be done!
Margaret Schekall Congrats!
@Margaret - You mentioned in another comment being prescribed bupropion. Can you relay the dosage you're on now and if that is what you started with? Is it the SR or XL tablet?
Same
God bless these filmmakers and all these people that try to help.
Having ADHD and being a senior in high school is really hard so much pressure and so much anxiety
To all of you with ADD or ADHD who scrolled to my comment: Just want to say Hi🤗 at least something entertained you before you log of this dry 💩.
I feel lost because of ADHD. I tried going to doctors but they tried to treat me for anxiety. The problem is Im not going a million miles a minute out of worry it's because i have a thousand thoughts and observations. It feels hopeless, and people don't understand why it's so hard for me to do the simplest things like dishes, laundry, etc...
I can find income because most jobs require people to sit still and perform a repetitive task, it's like torture. No joke torture. So, Im at stay at home parent.
I've bought enough clothing so that I can go 4-5 months without having to do laundry. lol I hate doing it that much. I don't like doing dishes, but I'm better about it.
A physician can't help you. You need to see a psychiatrist who specializes in the diagnosis of ADHD, even if it is a child psychiatrist (you can still call and ask for a recommendation for who they refer a child's parents or other adults too locally).
It's great that you have the opportunity to be a stay at home mother! In my opinion, it's better for your children's well being in the long run❤
Cheers-
@@rpmcmurphey927 Father, lol
@@rpmcmurphey927 i have some highly intelligent children that have grown used to staying on three topics at once, lol.
@@quietmike4791
My bad! ❤
Nonetheless, weather or not it's a father or mother makes no difference (: Good on you for caring for your children, helping them learn and grow into wonderful people! Keep up the great work and efforts!
Cheers-
So glad this documentary exists. I was one of the lucky ones who could access a neuropsych test to confirm my diagnosis.
Medication has been absolutely life changing. Beyond the benefits of better focus/organization/participation at work, my emotions are much more stable. I also generally feel more "present" whereas before I constantly felt like I was looking at the world through a clouded lens.
If you've got ADHD, there's no shame in getting treatment. It is life changing. Don't listen to the fear mongering/shaming that's still so prevalent
@zerosum Find new doctor and take the test again. I was scared to death of getting a negative. You may have to fight for it, but if you know you have ADHD, don't give up until you get the help you need.
@@jenniferanderson301 i had a quick question sheet i filled out with my doctor and failed bad showing major signs of adhd so I'm on adderall as of 2 days. The dry mouth is killing me and thats what makes it hard to sleep at night for me. I was diagnosed when I was a kid. Got referred to a specialist that will do more testing to diagnose me. Hopefully I get a diagnoses soon. I'm scared I'll not get diagnosed though and they will just blame it on my depression and anxiety.
Has the effectiveness of your medication worn off over time?
Every adult with ADHD was a kid with ADHD (it's with you from birth, no exceptions). We just didn't get diagnosed as kids.
Yep
Same with autism
@@neazenzen372 Yep.
29:40 the way this professor phrased this entire thing about brain functionality and glasses made me go *chefs kiss* that message was so extremely important
Anyone else shocked at the “genetic” section of this docu only discussing smoking? What about the actual genetic mutations in dopamine receptor genes?
I haven't looked too much into it, but I had reasonable suspicion that dopamine plays a role in this.
Yeah that ticked me off a bit. I mean it's a 40 something long documentary not a 5 min vid.
that’s when I mentally checked out
Regular Adults: I need some adderoll so I can have energy and clean my house and so on. Me: I need my adderoll so I can CALM DOWN!
adderall actually doesnt 'calm down' ADD/ADHD. In a persons brain with ADHD, there brain is processing things much faster than normal, what adderall, and other stimulants do is simply take all the energy and speed in your brain, and concentrate it.
@@laggin2222 lol no xD what it does is give you dopamine so you dont have to look everywhere else to get stimulation. This calms one down because one can then focus on the task at hand.
@@laggin2222 not really, it calms people with ADD down. Because without that stimulus coming from inside and powering the brain's regulation Networks. The brain searches for stimulus from outside work other sources. With the medication the brain is able to sufficiently power those networks and allow the individual to willfully control themselves.
true
Holly Winslett yes. I need adderall so I can be normal. So that my brain can work like everyone else’s.
It's so good to get some acknowledgment finally. Most people think ADD is fake, just a kid thing, or just a male thing.
I’m 21 years old and have ADD which was digonised in me when I was three years old. My Dad didn’t believe in disorders so wouldn’t put me on medication but thought diciapline would fix it. I’ve suffered from depression for most of my life partly because of it. Adults do suffer from it and can have very hard time copping with it. Just know your not alone.
So sorry to hear that. How are you doing now
Me: has been taking medicine for five years and has gone through multiple tests for ADHD
My mom: there is NOTHING wrong with you
Me: I never said anything was wrong with me...
I hate that. Nobody said there's something WRONG with someone who has ADHD. It's just something that forces a person to learn and work DIFFERENTLY.
Different. Not wrong.
sounds like my mom. denial denial denial
Everyone has all these symptoms. Adhd is not real. The guy who invented the term has admitted that it is fake and invented to sell pills. The pills feel good because they are amphetamine/speed, I love em, I get super focused on them, but they wont fix any "disease".
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@@williamwallace8535 I just love when people speak on what they don't know. If you don't have ADHD, then shut the fuck up. Nobody asked for your opinion.
@@williamwallace8535 Never said we had a "disease", but u clearly don't have it since you r talking about amphetamines making u feel better cuz they are speedy. I love people who have no idea what they r talking about but yet u r a doctor all of a sudden. Why don't u get a life and go elsewhere on TH-cam so those of us who need to watch this and learn more about why, can actually help ourselves and our family members, like my sons.
Watching this made me want to cry. I need help.
Please get it, my adult diagnosis was life changing
you can do it!
ive had it all my life. It's not something to be afraid of. I am a survivor. 26. God is good to me and has blessed me with many, many blessings.
Tyler Corbett I’m 21 and I always fell different from other kids , I had and have problems concentrating , i day dream a lot , I can’t stay still , I forget everything , I didn’t finish high school cause I was so dumb i couldn’t focus , I’m so hyper I’m always moving my hand and body when I’m sitting down , I have tics , I can’t start conversations , I don’t know how to make friends , but I’m scared that my doctor won’t do anything to help me get tested for adhd and my little brother got diagnosed recently with adhd I ask my mom that I think I have it and she just laughed at me
Ask god
Me too. I am getting diagnose and I am 39. I am, at last, putting the pieces together. Go for it!!
"Distractibility is a huge thing..." Ad comes in and interrupts. Yeah, that's doesn't help! 😅🤣
Agree!! I hate them! Also they're really a problem for me. 😒
distracted driving was one of the big reasons I first sought a diagnosis. I was lucky enough/had good enough reactions to never have an accident, though
I'm fine driving on my own but if there's other people in the car I do everything I can to not be the one driving - I get so distracted by conversation even if I'm not talking.
"How are you doing"
"I'm not doing very well"
" You are depressed. Here, take every SSRI on the planet for the next 20 yrs until you're nearly suicidal because YOU are fully aware you have ADHD but because you're a grown woman and not a 6yr old boy, we're just going to ignore what *YOU* think."
Thank you for listening to THE STORY OF MY LIFE.
I guess, I don't medicate (I already have a low enough appetite) so I don't know what a SSRI is?
And this is why you should get an opinion from more than ONE doctor.
@@willowids369 selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. More serotonin is allowed to circulate instead of get reabsorbed if that makes sense, ritalin/concerta is a ndri, noradrenaline dopamine reutake inhibitor which is used for adhd
@@DS.the1st oh ok. Thanks.
Yep, I think my depression diagnosis is wrong. It’s an easier diagnosis for psychiatrists, as SSRIs aren’t controlled substances like ADHD medications.
Some of the questions they ask to diagnose this are kind of dumb. How often do you feel "overly active" if that's your normal then it isn't going to feel overly active. Even doctors don't get us. This stuff is our normal.
When you get distracted, you usually aren't *aware* that you are distracted. Like of someone is saying something and I don't hear it, I don't *know* that is happening.
This is why the TOVA exists, to quantitatively measure your attention span and impulsivity regardless of how you feel. If your doctor hasn't given you any kind of quantitative cognitive test, he hasn't properly diagnosed you.
I think they are generalizing. My husband has A DVD and has been hyperactive his entire life. He's 62, and ONLY age has slowed him down some. Thankfully. It's like living with a tornado in the house all the time.
Damn TH-cam, they put in a new algorithm, which changes words. I typed in ADHD, and it changed by itself. This happens ALL the time now!
Fcukin good point.
Ultraviolet Morgan so how often do YOU feel overly active? No one put a definition on “normal” active. If you are usually over active or hyperactive then how often are you over YOUR norm? Or the question can also translate to how often do you FEEL you are “overly active”, which would require you to self reflect (you may or may not think you are “overly active” perhaps you might feel you are under active or lack motivation. The question can also translate to self reflect AND compare yourself with your peers. Good reason why doctors ask relatives or close friends to fill out assessments on clients to get more than one perspective.
I was diagnosed with ADHD primarily inattentive type at age 30. I even got a second opinion and an MRI to rule out anything else. It took me 3 years to finally request medication. I'm now on Vyvanse and it has literally changed my life.
I have ADHD, my dad has it as well.
I don’t remember what else I was going to say.
I’m gonna go get myself something to eat I guess, I’m not really hungry actually.
I don’t think I was actually going to say anything else but it’s kinda fun to write down what I am thinking 🦶🏻
haha I feel like you just pulled thoughts out my head and pasted them on here
Relatable friend
So relatable I do understand this lol
I was diagnosed with ADHD a few weeks ago, age 24. I am currently hoping that I might be able to study medicine if I keep up my medication and therapy + learn the skills I need to finish and redo a few courses before applying. More hopeful after seing someone in this docu who made it through med school with adhd!
hows medicine going then? i want to start pharmacology
There are highly specialized physicians with ADHD, even at very high achieving ivy league schools like Harvard. Here's a link to one such individual's website. He had since retired from academia and now had a specialized psychiatry practice. www.drhallowell.com/meet-dr-hallowell/
I'm in Med school now, with mild ADD, best of luck!
all the best. you can do it!
Adhd people can do an amaxing work if they were under pressure. .
Also in the other hand if there was so much pressure it will lead them to mess things up and ending up not able to work or doing anything.
Omg yes!
My best work was done the night before. So I second this.
I beg to differ , I don't work well under pressure
@@aarinolaakinyeye7493 not much pressure just a bit like having a quite near deadline
I find it so interesting how knowing someone with ADHD, the themes presented in this documentary are so true. It's so interesting to see how why this is and how not knowing you have ADHD can be so detrimental to self-esteem. Its also interesting how most mental health professionals fall into their comfort zone and attempt to treat the depression and anxiety that comes from not knowing that you have this. Great documentary, very insightful
I found when I was older that I had Aspergers Syndrome and ADHD believe me I have lost 3 jobs mainly due to my conditions I will soon be diagnosed with it. To help me in the future.
Is life now easier for you?
I'm currently being treated for ADHD. And I still feel guilty for making my math teacher cry when I was in fifth grade, mid-80's. She started with a lecture which lasted till near the end of the 45-minute class. Then she started asking questions, for problem-solving. I guess the lesson was rather easy because most of my classmates (while I belonged to the minority) raised their hands, one question after another. And one student after another answered correctly. The class was on a roll. And then to end the class, she finally called me. She knew I had difficulty in math because I was her student in the previous grade. She must have been confident that she was able to explain the lesson clearly, that's why everybody else was able to answer correctly. And that even I would be no exception. She was wrong: I've been looking out the window most of the time, and I was staring out at the yard outside when she called me. Heck, I didn't even raise my hand. Her frustration showed. She started explaining the lesson again and this time she was shaking, her voice quivering. Then I saw a tear drop. Then the bell rang.
I learned that she passed away two years ago.
@ZeroSum Thank you, bro.
Uhmm sounded like she had issues, that no Ritalin or aderol could have cured!,😂🤣
New Horizon teaching is a tough gig. Especially, when it feels like you have made no progress with your students.
I think it shows that she really really loves you. And that you will see her in heaven :)
I'm a teenager that was diagnosed with ADD in first grade. Currently now in 11th grade. I'm learning how to have control impulsiveness and control without the meds that was prescribed.
Promise u I'll get better as you age.
I am 69 years' old. I wish I (and my family & teachers) had known this. I would have been the poster child. My entire life has been ADHD, and NO, you don't just "grow out of it".
Same here, I was seen as a loser and underachiever in the 80's and 90's so I turned to weed and alcohol. I imagine the comments on here suggesting doctors just want to drug everybody comes from our cohorts. Glad you're managing your ADHD!
omg I have so many hurdles preventing me from getting my meds
I'm 63. It seems only now in taking ADD seriously. I was diagnosed around 1998 at the city of hope, duarte, California. I tried Adderall, but it was way too strong. I began experimenting with coffee. Finally, I just ignored it and continued working in a casino. I used my diagnosis to get out of tough spots I got myself into.
Now I'm attempting to start a new career and I'm wondering how I'll invent the needed workarounds to keep me from catastrophic failure.
🕊️
I seriously believe that some of the emotional dysregulation comes from a lifetime of frustration, between not fulfilling one's potential to not understanding why a really smart person cannot accomplish things that seem basic, that almost anyone else can do.
This is actually amazing information. I smoked since I was 13. I stopped at 37. I don't remember having ADHD symptoms while I was smoking...but then it was since 13.
I am so thankful for this documentary!
Extremely informative.. the best I’ve ever heard..I noticed symptoms of ADHD in my daughters around the age of 2 ! She was diagnosed at age 6..A lot of people are so quick to dismiss this disorder when they know very little about it ! Its very frustrating as a parent dealing with it.. she inherited it from her father who is in total denial.. never diagnosed !
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Yep. Diagnosed at 55! Boy I feel so much better now!
you can always see it in the eyes wandering from place to place, and the hands never knowing what to do. I know I have ADHD, just waiting to get off night shift so i can get tested
Yes it's hard to live with ADHD, but since I started taking full responsibility for myself, it has been much easier. I have been diagnosed with adhd and my doctor prescribed me modafinil 100mg. It really improved my concentration and it has almost no side effects. Also I started having quality sleep routine and taking home workout. It has been a difficult journey but every time I cope with it the best way I can. I want you to know that it is possible to be much better than the average even with adhd. This doesn't need to control you. You don't have to let it control you for your entire life. If you suspect you have adhd/add go to a psychiatrist tomorrow itself. The further you keep ignoring it, the further it exacerbates.
what is modafinil bro . I have adhd as evil as it comes and without medication cant gather a thought as my minds going allover to the point of losing my ,mind . I tried Strattera and just took a bit of stress off but the disorder was still in fullswing . I,m on stimulants to better result but blood pressure has occurred and I need a higher dose . cannot see how the non stims that don't increase dopmamine can help me as its the main issue here
@@danielosullivan2256 If you are on Strattera continue taking it daily. I also do have a stimulant (Ritalin). But I combine it with modafinil to get better results. Do ask your doctor before combining it with modafinil. For me it works best.
@@akhilkottaram was on Strattera but was almost useless been put on concerta to decent result but at 36 need more but its put my blood pressure up and having to use medication to lower it . I,m thinking if we could combine like you have just stated . my Attention deficit is as bad as they come there is no hyperfocus as its 24/7 hell without the meds . I will ask my doctor if he will prescribe be modanafil on top if it works then maybe lower my concerta to 27 mg for health reasons bro . what do you think
My ADHD is accompanied by anxiety disorder and OCD.
What motivated you to start taking full responsibility for yourself/your ADHD?
I’ve tried so hard to do great in middle school, high school and college and always had trouble. I’ve even been terminated from jobs due to me not being able to focus- and I always show up, great attitude, never called in, just ready to start and give it my best. This whole time I thought that maybe I had this but didn’t understand until I watched this. I come from a family that doesn’t believe in learning disabilities. I love them, but they can be ridiculous because they don’t take the time to try and understand.
I'm 23 and in my THIRD YEAR as a graduate student studying *clinical psychology* and it wasn't until I started learning how to assess *other* people for ADHD that I started to realize it's something I experience. I'm in the process of trying to get assessed currently, but it's really difficult because I'm so busy. But I really can't keep up with all the demands anymore. I've been able to get by so far in college and grad school because I'm smart and when I can focus, I can get things done quickly. So I haven't needed to focus for very long to complete things. But this year is so busy, and I am so tired, and my difficulty focusing is making me behind. I'm forgetting to respond to emails, 2 months late to submit my Master's thesis, getting told by professors I'm not focusing on class, letting projects die, and coming home just so tired and drained every day that I can't even focus on a TV episode. But I LOVE being a therapist, and can focus really well when it's just me and a client in a room. So I know that I'm going down the right path, at least. I just think I need some more support to get there.
I am a 42 year old female and I've just been diagnosed with adult ADHD. I cried when I found out... I have always wondered why things were so much harder for me my entire life and why I struggled and did things the way that I did. Also, as a female, I've had terrible eating (binge eating) disorders and the struggle with this over decades is what ultimately lead to the lightbulb moment of me figuring out I had ADHD. It took way too long for me to discover this because hardly any one is talking about it. I've been to countless counselors/nutritionists/weight loss centers and no one ever made the connection for me between binge eating and ADHD. It took me into my 40's to figure this out on my own through my own research. I have almost every single symptom for adult ADHD - many females mask it well and for some of us, instead of being adrenaline junkies - we turn to food to help us cope.
Relief comes in stages. The medication helps, but the coping methods round out the loose edges. Welcome to control, it's been long overdue.
I am having a assessment soon and i binge eat and this speaks to me thanks.
Everyone has all these symptoms. Adhd is not real. The guy who invented the term has admitted that it is fake and invented to sell pills. The pills feel good because they are amphetamine/speed, I love em, I get super focused on them, but they wont fix any "disease".
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Yes! I also have binge eating and researching that is also how I realized I have ADHD!
This is one of the BEST videos on ADHD I have ever watched. Thank you for presenting it. I will be sharing for sure. :)
I'm 21 and just got diagnosed with ADHD primarily inattentive this year. I noticed the obvious symptoms after entering law school and struggled with reading and concentrating
this is the best documentary I've seen so far on adults with ADHD. thank you.
Documentary on ADHD with about 90 adverts... Unhelpful.
No way. I guess I should be thankful my investment in Premium pays off.
Ad blocker is a must, can't believe people havent figured this out yet. I see zero ads, ublock origin for google chrome.
I'm watching this from my phone at 5am and every ad I'm more stressful yeah
I was about to say I only got 2, and the second one was after the video ended but we don't get much ads where I live lol
@@dcfromthev some of us want the people we watch to actually get paid.
My husband has ADHD but he has used it to his advantage. He can outwork most people even at 62. He didn’t always know he had it and he’s pretty much self diagnosed.
Thank you, this is exceptionally enlightening for a life-long ADHD sufferer.
Wow, I’m still working all this crazy life of mine out. I’m 47 & always identified with depression & anxiety. In the last year bipolar and now my psychiatrist thinks ADHD. My psychologist said she always suspected ADHD. All I want is answer so I know the best way to move forward. I can definitely identify with so much ADHD stuff. Great doco. I wish I could get my wife to watch it.
Who else has ADHD/ADD? I do lol
why lol? 😂
Meeeee... I’m watching this instead of going to a meeting with a professor about an essay, which I have to do because I can’t write essays by myself 🙄
May Baby28 I have it
I do
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You know kids become adults yeah?
Yep. They think we grow out of it. Similar thing with autism.
@@willowids369 it is outgrown to a dregree... but we are still useless people even after we kinda outgrow it (some dont get deminished symptoms over time at all but there is nothing besides cocain that i have ever come acrosss that actually increases attention span.
@@shawngreen3476 I wouldn't say it's outgrown. It's closer to learning to mask your symptoms. I also wouldn't say we are "still useless people," it's just that we still have ADHD. We're not useless because of a diagnosis.
our society dgaf about adults, it barely cares about kids
@@yogidevendrabiriyani1777 preach! It should be love all around
I was diagnosed with ADD this year. I spent 30 years of my life going without being diagnosed. I really started seeing a change in my early 20s and once I got into my late 20s! Everything was unorganized as much as I tried I couldn’t get things done and I would forget to do a lot of things and I would tune out people and interrupt with new conversations
I have always been more in the quiet side because of impulsivity
I’m 38 and I’ve dealt with this stuff since my teens... it’s only getting worse too tbh
Had to watch this in several sections and keep replaying bits because i literally could not remember what had been said 5 seconds before. Nice to see a positive point of view put forward. I'm 51 and i so need screening!
I gave yet to be diagnosed but am 100% positive I have it. My childhood was hell. My adulthood us a constant struggle.
I haven't been diagnosed yet but I struggled in my childhood a lot also. I always thought I was just a dumb kid but after finding out my friend had it, did some research which related to me so much.
same here. did u guys get diagnosed then?
My son turns 30 next month. He struggled so much as a child. School was a nightmare for him because he was labeled the naughty child. The rude child. The disruptive teenager. The lazy teenager. It was so hard for him and my family. My GP told me to put him in his room and leave him to have his tantrums. I was heartbroken because he was struggling every single day. I have finally got his GP to listen and get my son tested. He is in the process now. I can see the relief in him because he is finally getting some help. This as took 25 years to get someone to listen.
My son was diagnosed this past week. I was supposed to get tested in middle school, but I was told by my mother that I didn't have it. Now as an adult I have realized darker aspects to my parents.. they engaged in what seems to be sabotage. I was instead, treated for depression and that often made everything worse. Save for a couple combos that my mother found excuses to discontinue. My life has basically sucked. I get so mad thinking how it could have been.
My biggest issue is being seen as a drugseeker.
Thank you SO MUCH, for making this. It gives me hope and it's very well made and I can send this to people trying to understand me and often themselves.
Diagnosed at 23. I was struggling with college and had a 2.4 GPA. I'm maintaining a 3.97 in nursing school now. Getting a professional to understand and help me was a long journey but so worth it.
I used to think I was actually dumb and it was embarrassing when I couldn't remember anything I was reading. But I eventually realized something was wrong when I could never remember what my boss would tell me when she spoke to me. I would almost zone out even though I was maintaining eye contact and cared about what she was saying. I always had to ask coworkers, "do you know what she just said to me?" Crazy.
I feel their pain! Both my boys have been diagnosed & I was diagnosed in my early 20's. (Im 34 now) Had been told I was bipolar & had depression for years... My entire childhood it was apparent but not realized that's what it was. I became a mother at 17 & the symptoms have only increasingly gotten worse throughout my whole adult life. To an extreme level. Not just an issue of its hard to focus.. It's so much more & It's a daily struggle but I'm dealing with it these days with my doctors, therapy & medication.. Rather then just ignoring it. 👍😉
I am so glad that I came across this VIDEO. This is me... As a child I would always tune off.. N never got grade grades... And always used to be in my own world..during my teen and early adult life I suffered the lack of organisational skills, impulsive act n many more.. I knew I had a problem.. But I didn't knew wat was it.... At age 32 I m suffering the effect of adhd is so much... I m teacher by profession.. N I like to understnad more abt it.. So that I can help myself and my students who suffer from it..
11:10 god that explains so much. Completely ignoring my problems in life and just focusing on work. He nailed it.
Doctor tried to help me with Anti Depressants. The woman in the documentary is so relatable; antidepressants made my mood better, but not my executive functions. Im now finally getting the right help. As someone studying psychology myself, i can't wait to help people who have ADHD