ADD/ADHD | What Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?
Here’s everything you need to know about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children. Get the transcript at www.understood.org/en/article...
Thomas E. Brown, PhD, discusses ADHD diagnosis, ADHD symptoms, available ADHD treatment options, and ADHD medication. As our expert says, ADD/ADHD is not a behavior problem. It has far more to do with the brain’s management system. Remember, ADHD has nothing to do with how smart a person is.
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A wonderfully bizarre experience: Listening to a person you've never met describe you in nearly perfect essence and detail for 28 minutes.
Holy crap, no joke.
no joke... 100% me
Yeah agreed me 100 percent. Im diagnosed with adhd and ocd what a nice combination to have
Yes. This dude is awesome.
He answered my question it is hereditary.
ADHD culture is wanting to know more about ADHD but struggling to get through a half hour informative video about it.
Me while watching this ughs lmfao
it took me 4 breaks to reach the end xD + 10-12 times going 10sec backwards the video bcs i got triggerd to some of his words and start thinking vividly my thoughts/expiriences about it xD
@@lewon3423 in my case i just keep pausing to see smth on my phone for no reason 😂 them continue again.
Lmao me 🤣, its 5 mins later you realize that you zoned out or took 15 mins to write a comment while you forgot to pay attention on the video. And you never want to read about ADHD, its videos or maybe small reddit posts
This is true. I have ADHD, and I'm struggling to remember the things the guy is talking about. I'm trying, but I miss key points and stuff.
Almost in tears here at a guy who actually understands what the hell it is that my life is like. Comparing his knowledge to my GP is truly enraging.
Same!!!
I'm there with you, it started bringing tears to my eyes also that 98% of people just don't understand.
watching this instead of doing what i need to do
The worst part is when you can't even focus on the things you like
I think depression may play a role into it. I could be wrong. It is miserable.
So painfully relatable. I know this feeling all too well...
Truly awful
same bruh
Yea either depression or anxiety there. You have to figure that out first. Learn to love yourself again and don't take life to seriously. when I start feeling that way I remind myself that we are all just bits of matter and none of it really matters. So just enjoy this life while you've got it cuz u aint gonna get it again
Listening to a man describe your entire life experience is kind of surreal
Just finished the video now and I had so many "wow that is me!" moments. I had the diagnose at 16, but I never got to learn about it.
While hearing him explain my life I have the x-files theme in my head
I'm 42 and only last week did I consider the possibility that I might have ADHD. Never came up once growing up. I felt like this guy made a video specifically about me. I'm getting evaluated by my doctor next week.
Yeah. I'm here like damn that's my mom, wait that's ME too. Shoot I think I see it in my kids too!
Exactly what I was thinking
How did this man manage to describe my entire life in 28 minutes?
same
Scrolling through the comments, reading them, commenting on them, looking at email, and checking other apps while "watching" this video
MY brother failed high school. He was ADHD. Expelled from 4schools. He is 34 now, he’s doing his first year as an orthopedic surgeon . Proud sister ...
It's funny isn't how they allow us with ADHD to be surgeons but not soldiers
I'm so happy for your bro 😁😢🥺
@@ContraryClipsHub Wait what? I'm pretty sure that's not a problem with my country, where are you from?
He was ADHD
That's so amazing. It inspires me to do better. ❤️
"And then they drift off, and then they're back, and then they drift off" this snapped me out of my daydream, ironically
Hahaha Lol
Hahahaha it literally did the same thing I kept looking at my ceiling and back to my phone 😂
@@wkelly_1574 bruh im cheesed because this man said everything that happens to me all the time.
not me reading the comment and being distracted from watching the video lmao. And the whole "cant do my work until its an emergency" is my biggest struggle with adhd and the reason why i often times stay up late finishing things. CANT FOCUS
I thought this was the normal... do I have adhd?
Finally a fucking video that actually explains SOMETHING with the brain. I’m sick and tired of all the regurgitated crap that never mentions neural biology
I was diagnosed when I was 30 years old , and then I kept searching for related videos to watch, but I can't finish watching any of them. 😂😂
"He's smart but just needs to apply himself more", "He just needs to prioritize better", "He just needs to work harder", "Why can't you just listen?", "Stop fidgeting!". These are the most commonly heard phrases of my life...
I think a lot of us can relate.
So smart could be top of his class if he just focused !always disruptive doesn't concentrate !smart when he applies himself which isn't often was every report card. Why didn't anyone notice instead I was ostricized put outside class Nd eventually expelled !very sad
Really annoys me when people say I’m smart but just need to apply myself. I’m trying - Well, feel like I am but struggling. In school I was put in side rooms away from the rest of the class; called a distraction to others. I fail at all things academic and feel stuck in a world where I want to be ‘something’ but can’t “apply myself enough” to get there.
I can definitely relate
Amen to the first one. I hear it every school day.
"They can't get started until it's becoming an emergency" This.
I just started an essay the day it was due... we had 5 weeks to finish it
THISSS. The more time I have to do something, the worst it is... I know myself and say stuff like ''ok, we're gonna do little by little each day and so you don't have to do it all in one at the last minute!'' yet still.... the next day, and the next, and the next one. Only when the day is looming over is when I feel pressured enough to DO SOMETHING with the stuff I'm not really interested in doing.
So... Humans then?
i've been late for multiple assignments from my boss and she hasn't fired me/yelled at me so it doesn't feel like enough of an emergency to get started and i hate it
So true…
Not me getting emotional watching this. I'm an adult with ADHD and it's something I feel so embarrassed about. I've gone back to school as an adult and I feel like every time I bring up my ADHD people look at me like I'm making an excuse. My ability to have a conversation about my schoolwork makes me seem like a savant. When I walk into the classroom my working memory goes out the window. I hate that I can explain everything in pristine detail, but can never write it down because my mind is moving too fast.
I feel the same way, I’ve always joked about having it to my GF and family but after watching this I hit a lot more boxes than I thought I would.
I'm 54years old, recenty diagnosed. Sadly, other meds masked the true issues so I have just wasted my life never achieving the normal road of learning who we are and growing as people. Hopefully I can achieve some peace over the next few years, as it is tiring feeling like a misfit with no social life. Stay strong, one day at a time.
I don't probably have AHDH but I have bibolar and there is a lot in common between these. I'm sometimes ADHD depends on a day (without meds). There is few tricks you can use to get boring stuff done. Firstly I use chopping technique, make the task as small of a piece as possible so you can go forward with it without forgetting it midway or loosing focus. Think about a question you can aswer to get forward in your task. Math is easy when you have clearly something you can start with. Like company's profit, 500 000€, write it down, go next. When there is a question, think one part of a time how you get to the answer, make sub questions. You can't hold everything in your mind same time. One small bit you can. Secondly have conversations about the subject. That will make you more interested in the subject. Also find a way to make subject interesting. We can do interesting tasks well.
Casually sitting here as he defines me perfectly
Same. I felt so validated
I can relate.
Remember, he's defining himself, too! He also has ADHD.
That made me cry because for the first time someone explains it without making me feel stupid for it
Me too. At last I realise I'm not a lesser personality.
I just always feel like a burden or like I can't ever be reliable enough to help anyone
I felt stupid my whole life until I was diagnosed at age 30 after taking a 6 month psych study where I found out I actually had a high IQ.
Same Now I must rewind
Me too. Always feel bad about myself.
The awkward moment you realise he’s describing every aspect of yourself.
this strange feeling in my chest i just had
@@DropdownDUB i feel that may be your lungs collapsing
Is this really a disease or is it a generalization
@@kluxklean7679 I'm 100% sure it's generalization because I was born with ADHD but didn't get diagnosed with it till I was in 2nd grade, if it was I'm sure there would be a cure to it but there is none. Yes there's medicine for it but it won't get rid of it, it'll just help you do daily things for only a couple of hours
Willow Tree instantly
I’m nearly 57 and I think I just realised why my life has been such an ordeal.
Welcome to the club pal. Always doubted ADHD even existed until this man described my life.
I got diagnosed at 42, dexamphetamine made me feel like I had had a brain transplant!
49, already, FINALLY diagnosed!
57 too and knew I had problems but didn’t realise a typical person doesn’t have these things going on in their head.
Hugs. I realised this at 68
This man is describing me better than I can
This guy just explained my condition better in 20 minutes than I have been able to in 15 years.
This is exactly how I feel though like wtf I never felt so understood before
If only we had the ability to master it also ;)
holy cow no kidding, when i was in grade one they sent me to some collage because i would do that watching the pencil hit the floor thing for five minutes. i guess back in the early 70's they did really have a handle on what this was..im sending this video to my mom and taking back all my apologies to her for parent teacher day that she had to sit through..lol..
@@kaipissy]p
“ADHD has nothing to do with how smart you are.” I really felt this one. The stigma is very real.
YES!!! To the point that one loses self-esteem and confidence!
a mental disorder can be your greatest strength. people seem to assume that anything other than the norm is a deficiency or a harmful attribute while we can actively make it the opposite.
Some people think I'm extremely intelligent because of adhd causing me to over analyze things and when my mind is working properly I perform very well and enjoy talking about complex topics. Most people though usually think I'm lazy or a bit slow because I forget so much and I'm as organized as a small child at recess.
My adult brother has ADHD and that comment was emotional for me, I know how smart he is!
@@casey8533 I m like that and my mom and I get in to problem due to my problem
the way psychology is one of my hyperfixations so i had no problem getting through this
Same 🙈
Had to take a break at 19min mark. Then started to clean the house while listening, was fine after that.
Same here
I've never seen a more accurate video on adhd
i can’t imagine what it’s like to NOT have adhd. it must be so nice to just be able to focus clearly
Me too. To be able to complete something, and not get distracted. I actually feel guilty to continue doing what I'm doing when somebody interrupts me, I feel I ha e to stop and look at them and act as if I'm interested... It sucks
@@harrycontos3847 literally me I dont know what to say, instead i mentally say to myself when will this person piss off im trying to do something here and then before i know it i've completely sidetracked. Currently I have a plan for today that im barely following because each task makes me feel heavy and uninterested. i should be reviewing what i learnt today prepare my materials for tomorrow do my homework and ready for tommorrow but im here in the comments because learning about ADHD is more interesting and this video was easy to focus on. I went to the bathroom and came straight back and continued watching. That speaks volumes to myself because normally I dont want to continue and start doing something else right away.
honestly i can't even imagine it. it's a dream.
Find the thing you can do that allows you to focus. It's going to take a lot of experimentation. Try exercise. Try tai chi. Try singing. Try art. Try gaming. Try reading out loud. Try all the things until something clicks.
funny thing is , that i unconsciously have to imagine how other deal with the situation at hand just so i can deal with it too , so you know the drill make a long an intricate scenario when me isn't me but normal me and run throw it fast and with this way i can deal with stuff better i think , because on the normal circumstance if i had to deal with it exactly natively it will end in disaster or a super confusion to every one else
How often does ADHD interfere with your daily tasks? Me: Yes.
I’ll call my friends in tears the day ADHD dosent interfere with my daily tasks 😂
I have several projects started that I intend to finish some day,,,,,it’s been that way for a long time
I lol’ed so hard at this. 🤣
@@davidhoran7116 I'm with you.. constantly.
All of the time
i started crying when he started listing the examples bc this is exactly what I've been going through my entire life
nothing to cry for tho, u can push thru it. i have it too
Same. I felt like he was talking to me. I had no idea I had ADHD before I watched this video.
I just keep watching these videos of ADHD and I get so emotional, its so much all at once.
as a person with ADHD the amount of times i had to rewind is embarrassing
No need to be embarrassed for who we are. Everyone is different and that's ok
I can’t watch tv for too long, I totally start thinking about something else, very random thoughts 😬
I feel you. I have the same issues. I actually switched to audiobooks because it takes me so long to read a book due to reading the same paragraph multiple times, or having to go back several pages to read something again to get context for something later because I either forgot what happened, or...... shit.... oh yeah, completely missed something. Even with audio books, I find myself rewinding upwards of a half hour because I zoned out and missed a bunch of shit. I have been independent of my medication for 5 years now. I am a full time student and working full time. For the first time in my life I have maintained a 3.8 GPA and am set to graduate next year. Just wish I hadn't waited so long to return to school sometimes. My biggest issue that I am dealing with while being unmedicated is like he said, putting things off until it's more of an emergency. My procrastination has gotten so bad, but I am able to complete all of my coursework in about 12 hours and submit within an hour of the deadline no problem. My biggest fear is if I continue staying off my medication, that I will not be able to enter my career field and be successful (computer programming). Programming deals with deadlines, and I am incapable of completing things prior to a deadline in my current form. Perhaps I should find a doc and get back on my medication, but I have gone so far and proven so many doctors wrong who told me I would never be able to function without it. The doctors were simultaneously correct, and incorrect. I can function fine, I just have a hard time with time management. In fact, I have no sense of time. 5 minutes can pass, and it will feel like 5 hours. 3 hours will pass, and it will feel like only seconds has passed. I only know the days of the week by whether or not I work, or whether something is due and I need to knock it out in an hour......... It's frustrating, but sometimes I feel like a superhero at the same time. Now that I've finished this comment, I need to rewind about 5 minutes.... I think. [edited to make the comment less word vomit] [edit again, I completely forgot that months will pass without me realizing it as well... But I think that may have to do with aging.... Though I'm only 30, so time shouldn't be moving that fast yet...]
But it is worthy, ain’t it?
For real man..
"They can’t get started until it’s becoming an emergency" exactly! thats why im watching youtube instead of doing my assignment due in 2 days
Good luck!🍀
Or my assignment due 3 days ago 😬
Same
Did you get it done 😂
Same
I know this video is 6 years old but you touch on many things I have been dealing with my whole life but I couldn’t pin it’s root cause. My son has ADHD and my second son has autism. I decided to research ADHD in adults and I finally have some clarity. I’m tired of feeling this way. Hollow, empty, angry,procrastination, not finishing what you started, lack of interest in anything, memory loss, forgetfulness. Thank You!
Medication helps a LOT. At least in my case. Go to a professional and get treatment. It changed my life. I used to drive Uber for a living and now I have my own business.
@@BernardoDominguesBotelhoYes it does. Turns off the “background noise.” Also relaxes me and turns off my anxiety.
Probably the most comprehensive and no nonsense video about ADHD on internet. Sir brown is really great speaker as well.
That’s what I thought and he kept my concentration throughout which is a miracle.
Imagine making a 28 minute video about ADHD...this will stay it my watch later playlist for years
EXACTLY, that's so hard to even watch 5 minutes without going nuts.
He had me for twenth words...
So true! 😂
@Justin Anstine I'm att X2 still 14 min long...... 🤣
I’ve already walked away to do dishes twice and I’m at 5 minutes
“They can’t get started until it’s becoming an emergency” wow did not need to attack me like that😭😭
I don't know where I sleep in two days, in a new town, I need to find something ^_^.
Falk Oomikami same I have an eviction notice & I gotta leave until March 30 my parents are forcing me to move out lol
Hi Falk Oomikami and Juan Doradea we're sorry to hear you may not have a place to live. While we don't know what state you may be in, consider checking out the resources from HUD: www.hud.gov/topics We hope this helps.
Right? I didn't realize it wasn't just a "me" problem, until now.
If i invented disposable razors id be a millionaire.
I was diagnosed with depression 8 years ago and have tried more than 8 different types of medication and none of it worked, was thinking I was just dumb, lazy or something. I've never thought about ADHD before since I don't act like the stereotypical ADHD person being hyperactive but looking into it lately it is surprising how well I fit into all of the symptoms. Watching this video made me cry last night, finally feel like I understand what's going on with me and why my life has been such a mess, perfect explanation of it, thank you :)
We're so glad to hear you found the video helpful, and that it made you feel a little less alone.💙
Anyone else almost finished watching this and you forgot to focus and listen to remember but got lost on scrolling through the comments only to remember the parts of this video like a week from now?
Current status
THIS GUY KNOWS ME BETTER THAN MY WHOLE FAMILY
I agree completely! It’s so hard to describe what ADHD is like to someone who doesn’t have it. My wife and I both work in mental health and even when she knows everything about it from the textbooks and working with her patients at, she doesn’t know what it’s like to live with it. I also think the fact that we can’t describe what ADHD is really like makes it harder for the ones who need the medication‘s to talk with their providers about it because a lot of us know that people like to abuse and amphetamines and Ritalin and will pretty much describe everything that we know from experience and it’s hard for the clinicians to tell the difference.
EXACTLY, i actually never thought i had ADHD, because i thought a person with ADHD is the typical hyperactive kid at the back of class always cracking jokes and can't shut up, but after seeing this video I can relate so much to it, it's unbelievable
Bruh Ive been sitting here for 28 minutes being like wait that's my adhd? I thought that was normal?? I literally thought everyone paid attention to the pencil dropping thing. Sending this to all my friends lmao
The same way your affirmation is somehow funny and totally true, family, and specially my wife have great difficulty to help me out... congratulations 👏👏👏
The worst thing in ADHD is when it gets treated as a moral problem, that you're just "not trying hard enough" to stay on task or organize things.
yeah, people think that some are just comepletely helpless people, and the rest are perfectly fine. the thing is, we’re inbetween, where we can do things ourself and we’re just considered as bad people in general
basically all the farmers telling the hunters that they're lazy when there's no need for hunting.
Im getting anxiety, this grandpa literally describing my life 🥲
Students who attend his classes are truly lucky. What a brilliant man. I have been searching about ADHD on the internet/youtube for the last 7-8 months and all the results I got were very vague and I was confused. But this video explained everything I was looking for.
You have stole the exact words that I would say about this video. This man is genius. I literally watched this and felt like he was describing me to a T. I actually started crying because finally someone who truly believes me and who can put all of these things into words for me. I found this video very comforting.
@@emilyosness3359 We need people like him for a better world. I know how hard it is to struggle with this condition. But even worse is explaining it to others who have no idea what we're talking about. I think the problem is solved now.
Should be entitled: "A man talking about you for 30min... but no you don't know him"
I just told my dog the same thing, haha
Indeed!!
Edit “Should be re-titled” but I agree with you completely 🥰
true that
Yes bro I got goosebumps listening to all the symptoms he just called off like the one biut watching countless videos on the internet till u just pass out and not focusing on stuff ur not interested in the list gos on been an everyday battle since I was a kid I hate it
Am I the only one who will delay sleeping even though I am sleepy and torture my health just to _do something_
I feel like I didn’t deserve it
bruh same
Want to sleep but can't ... adhd
It's literally 11pm, my roomate's already asleep, I still stayed awake to finish this video because the first time I watched I found another interesting video so I clicked off • _ •
If you have kids, it's normal.
"It's not a problem with willpower, it's with how the brain is wired" 😢 that takes off SO much guilt
Amen & Amen!!!
I'm showing this video to everyone I care about PRAYING they will inconvenience themselves for 30 min to better understand me. This video is perfect. In every way. Thank you
I wish you the best of luck with that. I would be interested to know how it turns out, if it was successful, how their responses to your request make you feel etc 🙂
This man almost made me cry. I have been struggling with these experiences my whole life and people have always brushed them off as just a lack of discipline and motivation. Hearing him perfectly describe everything that I have gone through just makes me emotional. Thank you.
It's a great sense of validation! Glad it positively affected you as well 🥰
All those years... now what feel a bit lost now
Look at my comment i just left on the top maby you will understand after reading
I just watched to stair at his interesting head.
I teared up too, I had a lot of trouble in school when I really wanted to succeed. I’d disappoint my dad and he’d brush my thoughts of maybe having ADD/ADHD as me making excuses. Being out of high school now it’s become a goal of mine to be sophisticated and a lot of the people I look up too have that and a great memory to go along with it, I’m just so hesitant on taking aderral because for one I don’t want to have to depend on medication and what if you become addicted? It’s a weird spot to be in but nice to be validated on what I think is wrong upstairs 😂
Does anybody else with ADD have to always have subtitles on? Like even if it's just in English? I feel like it helps me to focus on what I'm watching.
Yes! It helps the information sink in better
even with with subs, oftentimes i still scrolling 9gag, facebook, or other youtube vids...
Yes, it does help a lot. Also, I've always struggled with either reading books or listening to audiobooks, but If I do both simultaneously I can focus very easily. Another sort of hack I use for audiobooks is to play any simple game on my phone like 2048 and I can go for hours without any random thoughts disrrupting me.
Forget ADHD ... but I do this lol
Meeee
I've never had someone explain my entire situation in such a detailed way that actually makes sense.
this video means the absolute world to me
We're so glad to hear that!💙
does anyone else just make entire movies in your head like every time you try to go to sleep
all the time ahah it's one of the few things that relax me enough to hep me sleep to be honest
Yeo bro that’s so funny lol I thought I was the only one 😂😂😂😂
way too many times,lol
Wait it isn't normal? Okay
That's called Maladaptive daydreaming, I also have it, look it up its actually pretty interesting
"My minds a great sprinter but it's a lousy distance runner" this analogy resonated with me
it’s funny because my body works the opposite
I seen this right as he said it
I read this just a second after he said it lol
It hit my heart, why can this touch base so hard :( I'm away from work bc I can't focus on getting task done. Sign
Yes!
I cried listening to this. My husband said “is it because you feel seen?” Yes… I finally do
We absolutely see you💙
This guy is very very good at summarizing ADHD. Bravo.
ADHD is like having 50 tabs open in your mind and you don't know where the music is coming from.
😂
Not sure if you have adhd too and this is how it works specifically for you(IF that's how it even works at all)or if you're going on your own head cannon... but as a person with HIGH functioning adhd.. its more like a television that's ALWAYS playing in your head, except the tv basically has a mind of its own and it HAS NO off switch. and any LITTLE thing effects whats playing on it... including your own feelings. I actually had something interesting to say to add about the whole 50 tabs example thing. I was GONNA say about how this is kinda inaccurate(for me)but the more I thought about it.. the more am understanding it a bit better. yea... I guess it IS(also)like having 50 tabs opened in your mind and not knowing where the music is coming from... except I'd add that you can't even as much as CLOSE all of those tabs. . . they close.. WHENEVER they feel like it. The example that occurred to me was a bit more different than your example. . dunno... Guess I liked the tv approach a bit better(lol).
I think in the golden age of the internet and smartphones, we're all finding it hard to focus. As I watch this, I find myself, glancing at rolling news, writing this and back on the man talking about ADHD
Yes!!
Yes it is. Brilliant description.
I have never felt so understood.
Facts
Same. I just broke down right now because he’s describing me. I’m 30 and never knew I had this. Always knew something wasn’t right. But really had no idea. It’s been so debilitating for me.
Tell me about it brother
Even at 62, I'll NEVER forget the first time I took a stimulant. It was as if my brain re-booted for the first time. It wasn't a prescribed medicine & the use of illegal stimulants in an effort to stay "booted" certainly didn't do me any favors. It was after an honest talk with a good Dr that I finally had a legal & fairly safe way of treating this. I believe the rise in stimulant use may be caused by folks self-medicating as I did & the addiction is more to the feeling of thinking clearly than the actual drug, at least at first. Anyone else relate?
I'm 7 minutes in... This is crazy.
I had to restart this video 4 times because I kept watching other videos on my phone while trying to watch this video
Ha, me too
😂😂😂😅
I wish that I had watched this guy 70 years ago!!!!!
"Sleep like a dead person, I have a hard time resurrecting myself" I'm blessed with the company I work for and my boss. He personally calls me every single morning 7am Without him I would have lost this job a long time ago, like I did with all other jobs I had before
That's so sweet of your boss 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
Oh is that a symptom of ADD/ADHD? I have my alarm on full blast and my brother gets mad because I can't wake up
@@HoloScope both me (diagnosed) and my father (undiagnosed but probable gene giver) use like 5 alarms because we cannot trust ourselves, and even then sometimes we end up sleeping through it all, meanwhile my mother wants to smack our phones againdt the wall because of how obnoxious the sound gets and yet we just don't get up, even of we're slightly conscious/awake. And don't get me started on how that, sleeping late and being chronically late to everywhere works like a charm to get chronic fatigue and being fired lol
Literally drifting off while a man talks about how you drift off was the funniest part of the video for me
Facts, but it may be due to how Im used to watching decently edited youtube videos to keep me engaged. Plus the way he talks is relatively quiet and monotone so thats also why I started to get bored
LMAO best comment 🙂
literally! lol
This
This is the best video about ADHD ever
I am 73 years old. I was diagnosed at age 44. Aware that it's been a lifelong problem. In school, I was humiliated repeatedly by teachers who would tell me that I was lazy. Fantastic video!
Look, it’s good you’re trying to educate me on ADHD or ADD. Can you hurry this up? I got a wall to stare at.
Besides being amazingly accurate, this man's perfect pauses in his speech gave me the time to process what he's saying and a goal to shoot for. He knows his audience.
Exactly
100% agreed, EVERYTHING he’s talking about is something I relate to, it’s completely accurate, and it doesn’t help when all we have is people telling us to focus, that doesn’t help
I came here to acknowledge the well articulated video description and realised it was your comment LOL
i know right? i also agree to the top comment too.
Yeah, I only had to skip back once at the end cause I got distracted..
I love that a video about ADHD is 28 minutes long Edit: I have no idea what to say, but I cannot thank this video enough. I'm not even kidding, it is responsible for my diagnosis. There was a night in August last year where I listened to this video in the background and just listened in awe, realising that practically everything this doctor said, was something relatable. I had suspected it was ADHD well before but we didn't have absolute proof. In September I got my actual diagnosis and was provided with medication (But this is not the only solution to ADHD! Some people find that alternate methods work just as well, everyone is different), and ever since, it has been life changing. I've been getting the support and arrangements needed in school, I can finally relax a little bit and not be so hard on myself for who I am, it's just incredible, and it wouldn't've happened if not for this video. So huge thanks to Understood for uploading, and to Dr Thomas E. Brown!
It was so relatable that I ended up driving in BeamNG while listening to it and I ended up listening to the entire thing. It's so weird hearing everything about you be described in perfect accuracy
S called hyperfocus haah
I watched at 1.5x speed, but also got distracted midway😂... Still is nice seeing someone put into words what you go through every day.
I am assuming it's for muggles without ADHD
@@yoshianyaponte9371 Yeah. It's absolutely mad though, everything in this video was bloody spot on to what happens to me.
Thus guys is describing my whole life and I'm in tears because it all makes sense.
this man just read me like a book
Me sitting here with ADHD half-listening to him talk about how people with adhd half-listen
Lol I’m here commenting while the video is going 🤣
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I had to pause so I could comment and not miss anything, then I was trying desperately to listen while thinking about concentrating.
@@mrs.hatfield1451 at least you paused it when you wrote your comment unlike me when reading yours and writing this
I’m here reading the comments while he’s talking. And I’m really relating to what he and you all say😂😂😂
Guys, have you ever been reading a book and then realize that you were zoned out for a page lol
Make that 2 so tired of rereading things
yes all the time
Or when you look at the words and can’t comprehend or really see them
I do that all the time! I will read something, then have no idea what I just read! I must be just going through the motions of reading!
yep, too many times
Bro literally just described me
I cried while listening, im loosing my life because of this
same here, the way you said it is kinda heartbreaking, it's sad
I think it is important that you get a diagnosis first of all and go from there. All the best.
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I can totally feel this too. Yet I have seen so much positives of having AD(H)D as well. However, it doesn’t feel to be working out in this society. It feels like a tedious and continues task to get up and going after every time the world starts tearing down again. And my environment doesn’t seem to be build to utilize the positives; to understand, support and accept the weaknesses that come along with the positives. It’s so hard to even understand myself. I’m in therapy, had ADHD group sessions, found my peers. But still, The world crumbles and I stumble, The world neglects and I reflect, But I can’t seem to get the pieces right.
He's describing it and I'm like... Other people don't see life that way?!
It’s an actual disorder that I’ve been diagnosed twice with by two different physicians
@@christopherblackhall2832 I have it as well, i was being silly 😊
me too ohmg
ikr when he was talking about the woman imagining the worst-case scenario with the truck I'm like...yes that's me, I do that for almost everything and my mother keeps telling me to stop thinking so much but like I can't stop
Same. I learned some things about myself that I didn't realize were specific to this.
ADD / ADHD in 28 minutes. 26 minutes too long for target audience but it's a good start.
True, but sad at the same time
hey I only got distracted at 15 minutes! yay me
I managed to get to through 27 mins without looking at the comments :,)
Thats why i put the playback speed on 2x
been 5 min i'm already looking at comments
I need this man to be my doctor, counselor, psychologist, friend...whatever! I'm down
He describes me so perfectly. I wish everyone in my life would watch this.
Who else is here procrastinating on their unfinished projects xD
Oh yeah, that thing I started last night...better get to it.
i can top you i'm procrastinating on finishing this less than 30 min video lol , every point he make my mind make a scénario or trigger a memory associated with it and i cant even stop it
i'm literaly at work rn xD
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meeee
It’s so overwhelming to hear him explain this so accurately. I’ve spent years getting yelled at, losing jobs and being disappointed In myself. Knowing I’m trying as hard as I can and not getting results. I’ve never heard someone get it dead right like this.
It’s so incredibly validating. It’s listening to someone articulate what I’ve been trying to articulate my entire life.
for reals like my parents just think i’m lazy or it’s my will like i was born like this and likely thing is it’s one of yours fault. like they’ll never understand that i just can’t focus same way a person who’s paralyzed can’t run like no matter how hard they try they’ll never run it impossible.
I have adhd and this is interesting so I can pay attention
Who else ADD/ADHD started kicking in during this video and lost interest and now reading the comments???
You got me 😅
Ouch😮😮
Yep, right here. At 08:34. Who else?
Shit, I was lost in the very beginning. But I found to switch on subtitles. It helps a lot.
Anyone else completely lose focus on the video to read the comments
Junez yes i still hear him but reading comments also lmao
Yup pmsl
Caught me!
I’m at 2:35 I can’t even focus anymore
how are you now
My man talking about how people with adhd cant manage their sleep: me, watching this at 3 am:
LOL ME TOO! It’s 3:40 am. Wonder if we could take a poll, how many who watched this did so after midnight ? 😆
same omgsj😭😭
1 am for me haha
4:30am for me rn 😭
True that 2am have to look after my kids tomorrow need to sleep arh
Same. He just described my life experience up to age 49, when I was diagnosed. He nailed it. I just thought for 49 years that that is what life feels like for everyone. Profoundly uncomfortable most of the time.
Same here. Were you able to get help with it?
Well said. I'm 44 and just been diagnosed with ADHD & also autism within the last few years. Up until only a few years ago I thought my struggles were the complete norm not making the connection that I'm actually neurodiverse not neurotypical.
@@flmchnc yes but it did require medication. Which changed my entire life. For the better.
@@davidhanifin2692 BINGO
ADHD is so misunderstood and people stereotype it as like a hyper kid on a sugar rush. It hurts so much when you’re told “just do it “ and you say you can’t help it. They will never understand that we really try and want to do it or whatever it is, but it’s literally against our conscious will. I appreciate how real this video explained ADHD in ways I don’t think I could ever describe. Remember to be patient with your fellow neurodivergent humans, they are honestly doing their possible best.
“easy, if it's something I'm interested in I can pay attention, if not - I can't.” Whenever I have given this answer 99,99% of people have replied “No! You are just lazy!” Frustrating!
Having adhd with a stubborn dad is the worst. He refuses to believe my disability exists. It's just an excuse to him
That's sad, i hope you have someone eho will listen and help you get the tools you need. It can be a blessing or a curse if not handled. It's like your eye color always with you. At least you know, get the help you need and move past your dad's opinion. I'm greatful I got treatment.
I’m sorry. I’m a mom and both my sons 17&19 both have ADHD and it’s pretty bad. As a parent I can tell you it’s hard. It’s a fine line. I want to be understanding but also hold them accountable for their behavior. I’ve seen parents blame all on adhd because it’s easy and others who just “no excuse” because they want to teach kids to learn not to “blame the adhd” It’s just so hard for a parent. I try my best to understand my sons and love them and show lots of mercy. It’s a view from a parent. Try to (if you can) send educational videos to your dad. That helps a lot.....
My parents understood but society in general is pretty shitty about it. My best friend got me a job as a fiber splicer and he's a quick learner and a judgmental person, lets just say it put a strain on our friendship.
He probably has it as well
I grew up with this. All I can advise is to do your best to get through and talk to anyone who will hear you out. You know and understand how you operate, so you have to adjust your surroundings as best you can and adapt to what you can't change as best you can.
ADHD for me: Starting important tasks, always starting at the 11th hour, paralyzed prior to absolute deadlines, finishing mundane tasks ex; wash and dry laundry, hard to fold it🤔 Always thinking of crazy survival scenarios while driving or flying. If this, then that etc.
I have ADHD and I'm trying my best to listen to you. Because it's interesting too me.
It feels like I can’t watch it without being distracted by other things 💔
When you have ADD/ADHD and you literally just smile and clap when you realize it's totally describing you but after you're like: I don't think I should be happy about this
LOL IKR
lmao exactly what I was doing while watching this vid
lmfao yeh but also i think i was smiling bc ive finaly been understood but a random american man
@@lumbago9379 ikr lmao
Smile and clap? You sound Autistic hahaha
Me, who has been diagnosed with ADHD for years but didn't know my terrible sleep, weird memory, vivid intrusive imagination and emotional sensitivity were also part of ADHD: Oh
SAMEEEE
Man bro I didn’t even realize I had it Forreal bro . Especially terrible sleep , weird memory , & Very vivid , intrusive imagination , extremely detailed & emotional sensitivity 🙌🏾 that’s so telling you don’t even know
I hate those vivid intrusive imaginations
Fellow alphabet mafia member?
SAME
Best description that I have ever seen of this day-to-day nightmare
Same
What's crazy to me is I've been diagnosed at 14 with ADHD and now at 27 I'm finally learning what that actually means. 🥺
yep, the society is dissappointing
I'm 47 years old and I'm just going to get diagnosed on Monday, everything makes more sense now, I had no idea that my symptoms could be ADD, I didn't even considered it... "Be grateful and joyful always; though you have considered all the facts"🙏🏻
There's a problem... all the ADHD videos are longer than three minutes.
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🤣 Exactly
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Right, while watching this I wanted to leave this many times to watch some other thing
I'm begging you to add Arabic translation so I can show this to my parents..really hope you can do that Edit: can this comment get attention please so my parents would actually believe that it's a real thing, thank you!
Do you have closed captions? It may not be perfect but it may translate the major ideas.
Important you find other ways to express your emotions about ADHD to them. It may be difficult to talk to them about it. But perhaps if you started the translation, you'd find saying it in his words, in arabic, would help you to cross the bridge with them. Good luck! I also have ADHD and relationships are the hardest thing in the world for me. Hope you find strength to run that marathon !
"Understood" doesn't allow adding translation to the video otherwise I would do the translation for you!
For all those lovely people that replied, mental health is rarely recognized as a real thing in the Middle East, his parents reaction is unfortunately the typical norm. Only if the disability (psychiatric be it) is visible like someone having hallucinations, then they deem it mental health but in most cases label the person as crazy.
Omg I feel the same way 😭😭💔 my parents refuse to take me to the doctor
Having this shit explained so well is comforting. Glad mental health is leaving the dark ages and people actually want to understand themselves and others.
Yeah as someone who thinks they might have it, it's nice to hear that some character flaws that have been pointed out to me from everyone i love that i have tried to fix might be legitimate and help is available. As a recovering morphine addict actually getting that help without looking like a drug seeker (difficulty level: impossible) is a problem in and of it's self but oh well.
This man describes adult ADHD in manner clearer and more relatable than I've ever heard before in any video. He says it EXACTLY like I experience it! Especially the drifting attention part (the trouble "staying tuned").
ADHD is the ultimate COMBO to destroying your grades. Can't maintain a consistent study schedule. Only studies when a sense of emergency awakes, usually it being the night before the exam or any actual task. Then you can't get the answers right because you have awful short term memory and forgot everything that you studied the night before. Knowing that if you studied bits for 1-2 weeks you would probably have done better, but couldn't do it because of ADHD. nice
I thought that was normal and it was just procrastination...
Yep
Yeah this, but i sometimes havent started even 2 days after the deadline. kinda stops me from progressing in anything
And then you immediately find you have this great feeling that you are a failure and your grades drop even more
'it makes it look like it's a problem with willpower' I CRIED when he said that. My mother used to tell me 'you just lack willpower, try developing it'. I still don't know if I have ADHD and probably won't be even diagnosed, 'cause I live in a country where it's not considered a disease. I lived my whole life in a cage of my own mind, feeling like I am an incomplete human with this defective brain. Always tried to 'just focus' and push myself, thinking maybe it's all in my head, but it never worked. Man I am so tired
You are not alone and there's nothing 'wrong' with you. ADHD can be maddening but it can be managed. Your brain is not defective it just functions differently than other's. Medication has helped me considerably. I understand that may be hard for you to get where you are but don't lose hope. I know exactly what you mean when you say "I'm so tired", I could never count the number of times in my life that I've said out loud to myself "Please just shut the f*** up!" when my mind seems to be filled with noise that I can't make stop. It can be exhausting but don't give up man. Do the things that you are good at and do your best at the things you're not and keep looking for help. The fact that you are here means that you are working to improve your situation and that matters.
I don’t think ADHD is actually a disease but rather just a difference in how we as human beings are created. You may find a place to just be yourself without expectations in the virtual world of Second Life. I usually don’t comment here but your comment touched my heart.
adhd is more of neurotype thing than will power
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@@alex_poly1147 What you're saying certainly leads to more comfort and relaxation. But unfortunately, ADHD isn't a problem with someone's thoughts. It's more of a motivational disorder where most of what you set your mind into doesn't give you the energy to get up and execute it. I hope that makes sense to you.
Holy Smokes! As a recently diagnosed ADHDer at 53 the examples he used was mind blowing.
Right! The examples are so perfect.
I have never heard anything that sounds like my entire life more than this video. I am literally crying right now.
He was spitting fire but then I zoned out
ADHD.... God bless those that have it. Educators never understood us. They always told me to just focus and not try doing multiple tasks at the same time. Now I'm 70. I love reading books and watching movies at the same time. I work in chemistry and material science. I love working on several projects at the same time. I develop other products during the down time, while waiting for my current projects to finish mixing and or running thermal or aging tests and or adhesion testing. Thats my ADHD. I drove my co-workers,parents,step parents, teachers, and my wonderful German,highly organize,and virtually perfect wife crazy all my life. But I love being ADHD. I learned everything from how to... water purification, explosives, armor, horse shampoo, pie baking, nuclear radiation shielding, industrial coatings, and a dozen other interests that no one would believe or understand. When you are so called diagnosed with ADHD celebrate! You are going to drive so called normal people crazy all your life,but you are a rare and really cool person,with very few friends if any. Live with it.
Jim Henry your story is amazing, thanks for sharing! It's lovely to hear how you've made it although there was no understanding of the condition back in the days. I feel familiar! 🌷 Love the internet bc of this peer support.
I’m 20 and I never really bothered until they made all classes online.
Dear Jim Henry....you have made me feel alot better after watching this this morning and beating myself up all day at how ineffective I am.... but in retrospect...you are right. I am amazing at being multi teaching/ tasking little ol me. Cheers!
Thank you Henry
jim henry thank you for speaking out as an achiever. I was all for this video right up until the ending. Suppose I was on the fence all the way through about the speaker wondering if he was trying to help or condescending, which his closing identified unfortunately. He did get a lot of views so congratulations for his success. Thank you for proving people with ADD are capable of being good hearted, hard working, very valuable members of our society. God bless you Sir, from a retired 60 year old Automotive worker. Thank you. 🙏 😊
I had to rewind this video a few times. I was thinking about string theory while I was listening
I have adhd and I've never heard anyone describe it better than he does
Agree 💯 he understands where we're coming from even though he don't do it like us. No one really knows how our brains work
'Recognizing ADHD in Adults' by Tedx Talks is really good as well!