I don't claim in any way that this is fully representative of all people with ADHD, just how I personally experience it. Check out the description if you're confused, and let me know if this is relatable or not. Thanks for watching! =)
I get like this most mornings 😅 it kinda settles down a bit though once I get on a set task. Sometimes it comes back during the boring stuff, it’s like daydreaming and a need to procrastinate and follow up on whatever I get caught up thinking about. If somethings really boring and requires focus I feel physically sick with anxiety trying to do it. At least I’m never bored…right? Normal tasks take ages tho. Lots of things have a sound effect too, used to make them out loud when I was small 😂
@@danh8245 The sound effect thing is interesting. I also make sound effects sometimes as a way to make silence more stimulating probably. Anxiety is so tough but I hope you can find ways to manage it. Thanks for sharing!
Wow, I can relate so much. I was diagnosed with ADHD combined type, in March. I always felt so different and had so many struggles mentally since childhood, when I found out about ADHD, all my life made sense.
in the middle of all that I'd run into my room to google a question or check a price on Amazon because I forgot to do it earlier and need to do it before I go shopping and I know I'll forget again...and I trip over the vacuum that I forgot to put away...but I need to feed the dog and change her water... I'm so thirsty and I don't think I even brushed my teeth yet...I have so much to do and my dishes are still in the sink from last night...gawd my poor roommates...I'd better take garbage out but maybe I should clean the fridge 1st because more dishes in there..but I'm so stressed...I need to play solitaire to decompress or recharge and I need to do some laundry before I can go out...where are my car keys??
@@ChatsWithKat ...but the apartment not being very clean and there being stacks and piles of random stuff everywhere would have made it even more realistic to ADHD!
@@ChatsWithKat Ok so actually I sent this video to my mom, and at our next conversation she understood me. She keeps thinking about how hard it would be to focus with constant music and a second (and third) stream of thoughts. She realized why I forget to finish tasks or keep a schedule. She apologized for judging me and we maybe both got a lil teary. Our relationship has never been a bad one, but you just helped make it so much better!
Good video! I have ADHD too and this is very relatable. When I do tasks I always get distracted by my own thoughts and I lose focus on the task I am supposed to be doing. However, with ADHD medication it's not that challenging to do tasks. When I take medication its easier to direct my focus on what I'm supposed to be doing, whereas without medication it's like my focus is everywhere like in the video. Feels like I have a inner voice I can't seem to shut off, and my focus is directed towards my inner voice so much that I lose track off what's happening or being said sometimes. If I force myself to read it's like im talking to myself in my head saying: "ok now u are reading, ok concentrate, ok i understand, I see.." and when I finish the page I realise that I have no clue what I read because I was constantly talking to myself haha, does that make sense to you? So anyways, this video is very relatable to how I feel inside my head when i'm off medication. I began with ritalin 20mg twice a day, but I stopped doing it because I got anxiety from it. I have now been taking vyvanse 50-70mg for 2 years, but I'm thinking about stopping with that as well. I am more focused and productive during the days on vyvanse, but the side effects off vyvanse makes me feel emotional numb, like a robot. It's like I can't laugh genuinely even if I find something funny or I can't cry even if i'm really sad.. So vyvanse and ritalin is great for being productive, but it's uncomfortable in social settings for me. But when I don't take medication I feel very much like you do in the video, a near-constant stream of thoughts that's distracting me from what I want to be focusing on or should be focusing on. The only reason I have not stopped with the medication is because I'm a student and I have a lot of reading to do. Do you take any ADHD medication? How do you feel about it? Thanks for the video! 😊
Thanks for sharing--that does all make sense! For me, reading depends. I find it easier to read when I'm already doing something else even more boring, like eating, sitting on public transportation, or trying to go to bed. I also try to race myself, like "let's see how much I can read in 5 minutes before I have to go somewhere else" to make it feel more exciting. Sorry to hear about your side effects with medication. I'm not a medical professional, but Vyvanse typically has different dosages, so maybe you could try lowering it depending on what your doctor suggests? I've also heard of people taking two separate low doses per day to even the effects out more. I'm inconsistent with medication but I try to keep it low dose and use a variety of creative non-medication strategies to avoid the robot side effects.
Also two random thoughts 1. We have the same water filter 2. Does that iRobot guy get any use? We have one and it collects dust and sadly it cant clean itself.
Thanks for watching! Haha yeah it's a Eufy and I love it. It completely takes away the mental energy needed to vacuum/sweep. You can schedule runs and you don't have to clean it often.
This was very good. This is what I experience, it's so hard to get anything done, there's like brief moments in the day where it isn't so bad and that's when I am able to do some work. Do you have predominantly inattentive type?
I get that, it's a lot of time and energy/focus management for me. Do you use any strategies that help with your productivity? Mine is predominantly inattentive, though hyperactivity shows up here and there.
I don't claim in any way that this is fully representative of all people with ADHD, just how I personally experience it. Check out the description if you're confused, and let me know if this is relatable or not. Thanks for watching! =)
I get like this most mornings 😅 it kinda settles down a bit though once I get on a set task. Sometimes it comes back during the boring stuff, it’s like daydreaming and a need to procrastinate and follow up on whatever I get caught up thinking about. If somethings really boring and requires focus I feel physically sick with anxiety trying to do it. At least I’m never bored…right? Normal tasks take ages tho. Lots of things have a sound effect too, used to make them out loud when I was small 😂
@@danh8245 The sound effect thing is interesting. I also make sound effects sometimes as a way to make silence more stimulating probably. Anxiety is so tough but I hope you can find ways to manage it. Thanks for sharing!
I want “I shouldn’t be doing this right now” on my tombstone.
@@bobbldr noted 🫡
ADHD brain be like: Whenever I need to focus on something, I remember i need to fix something else 😅
Seriously, every time.
This is SO accurate! Especially simultaneous thoughts, jumping topics, and the music soundtrack.
@@harpfully Glad you found this relatable!
Wow.I understand ADHD a bit more now. Thank you!
Glad you found this helpful!
indeed!! This is so accurate! Especially simultaneous thoughts, jumping topics, and the music soundtrack.
@@NawazMultani-do4it The music never stops 🫠
Wow, I can relate so much. I was diagnosed with ADHD combined type, in March. I always felt so different and had so many struggles mentally since childhood, when I found out about ADHD, all my life made sense.
@@dianasantos5841 Thanks for sharing--I'm glad you were able to get a diagnosis! I completely relate to that feeling as well.
anyone else with ADHD have to stop watching? it was about to take my brain there and it gets there enough on it's own
Yes. This video was 4x harder to make for exactly this reason xD
in the middle of all that I'd run into my room to google a question or check a price on Amazon because I forgot to do it earlier and need to do it before I go shopping and I know I'll forget again...and I trip over the vacuum that I forgot to put away...but I need to feed the dog and change her water... I'm so thirsty and I don't think I even brushed my teeth yet...I have so much to do and my dishes are still in the sink from last night...gawd my poor roommates...I'd better take garbage out but maybe I should clean the fridge 1st because more dishes in there..but I'm so stressed...I need to play solitaire to decompress or recharge and I need to do some laundry before I can go out...where are my car keys??
I would've added running through different rooms but my apartment wasn't clean enough to film all that. Maybe the next one 😅
@@ChatsWithKat ...but the apartment not being very clean and there being stacks and piles of random stuff everywhere would have made it even more realistic to ADHD!
@@Czadzikable good point, noted for the next one!
DISTRESSING how accurate this is. How did you get inside my brain like this
I guess we have the same brain 🫠
@@ChatsWithKat Ok so actually I sent this video to my mom, and at our next conversation she understood me. She keeps thinking about how hard it would be to focus with constant music and a second (and third) stream of thoughts. She realized why I forget to finish tasks or keep a schedule. She apologized for judging me and we maybe both got a lil teary. Our relationship has never been a bad one, but you just helped make it so much better!
@@c.d.deboer4900Wow that is so great to hear, I'm glad this improved your relationship with your mom. Thanks for sharing your update here!
Good video! I have ADHD too and this is very relatable. When I do tasks I always get distracted by my own thoughts and I lose focus on the task I am supposed to be doing. However, with ADHD medication it's not that challenging to do tasks. When I take medication its easier to direct my focus on what I'm supposed to be doing, whereas without medication it's like my focus is everywhere like in the video. Feels like I have a inner voice I can't seem to shut off, and my focus is directed towards my inner voice so much that I lose track off what's happening or being said sometimes. If I force myself to read it's like im talking to myself in my head saying: "ok now u are reading, ok concentrate, ok i understand, I see.." and when I finish the page I realise that I have no clue what I read because I was constantly talking to myself haha, does that make sense to you? So anyways, this video is very relatable to how I feel inside my head when i'm off medication.
I began with ritalin 20mg twice a day, but I stopped doing it because I got anxiety from it. I have now been taking vyvanse 50-70mg for 2 years, but I'm thinking about stopping with that as well. I am more focused and productive during the days on vyvanse, but the side effects off vyvanse makes me feel emotional numb, like a robot. It's like I can't laugh genuinely even if I find something funny or I can't cry even if i'm really sad.. So vyvanse and ritalin is great for being productive, but it's uncomfortable in social settings for me. But when I don't take medication I feel very much like you do in the video, a near-constant stream of thoughts that's distracting me from what I want to be focusing on or should be focusing on. The only reason I have not stopped with the medication is because I'm a student and I have a lot of reading to do. Do you take any ADHD medication? How do you feel about it? Thanks for the video! 😊
Thanks for sharing--that does all make sense! For me, reading depends. I find it easier to read when I'm already doing something else even more boring, like eating, sitting on public transportation, or trying to go to bed. I also try to race myself, like "let's see how much I can read in 5 minutes before I have to go somewhere else" to make it feel more exciting.
Sorry to hear about your side effects with medication. I'm not a medical professional, but Vyvanse typically has different dosages, so maybe you could try lowering it depending on what your doctor suggests? I've also heard of people taking two separate low doses per day to even the effects out more. I'm inconsistent with medication but I try to keep it low dose and use a variety of creative non-medication strategies to avoid the robot side effects.
Love the concept of this video. We need more.
Also two random thoughts 1. We have the same water filter 2. Does that iRobot guy get any use? We have one and it collects dust and sadly it cant clean itself.
Thanks for watching! Haha yeah it's a Eufy and I love it. It completely takes away the mental energy needed to vacuum/sweep. You can schedule runs and you don't have to clean it often.
This was very good. This is what I experience, it's so hard to get anything done, there's like brief moments in the day where it isn't so bad and that's when I am able to do some work. Do you have predominantly inattentive type?
I get that, it's a lot of time and energy/focus management for me. Do you use any strategies that help with your productivity? Mine is predominantly inattentive, though hyperactivity shows up here and there.
Fuck you for getting this so right.
😂😂 thank you for this
Is it bad that the only thing I focus on is how clean this is compared to my apartment?
I definitely cleaned (aka shoved things out of frame) before filming xD