@@punkinhoot good thing someone thought of making paper from trees, it allows oneself to write important things down for a reminder. This is a tool that EVERYONE can use, seeing as though forgetfulness is a pretty basic human condition.

Well put Michelle! I’ve always been really good at hard complex things but I really struggle with basic and simple things. I’m still trying to figure things out.

Depression is largely known to be associated with depression. Whoever said that they are mutually exclusive is misinformed.

That is exactly how I felt before I was diagnosed with level I autism.

100% right

HAH same

Lol

Haahaahaa, same!!!!! Omgoodness

how can you be sure 😵‍💫

Hahahahaha that’s facts 😂

This is me. I've legitimately tried to stop, but I'm always talking about a similar experience I've had when someone shares with me. I'm just trying to show I relate to the emotions in the scenario and im listening to you. I trrrrryyyyy so hard not to do it.

yes 100% this!

I have a terminal illness called "always saying me too whenever someone says something"

I think there is a difference between trying to relate vs someone who legit is trying to tell you your pain isn’t as bad as this or that(which has happened to me multiple times with toxic people.) and some people totally understand me when I am trying to relate (key with it is to truly express emotion when they share their experiences ) and try to make a note for future in your head to be sensitive about it with them. But some people don’t want to hear anything about you they just need someone to listen.. and that can be very challenging.

I have ALWAYS done this and I always feel so bad, I've actively tried to stop doing it but once I remember that that's something I'm trying I'm already well into my empathy story

It's so funny though!! Nobody is going to be compassionate towards you...so Let's laugh!!

Facts. My husband has add, i don't. Im shocked and saddened how this affects him every minute. Life is MUCH harder with this condition

Yeah watching this I was just thinking "we're not stupid... why are these men* making us look like total idiots?" We do think. We think ALL THE TIME. Our minds are tornados of thoughts that our brains can't organize.

Everybody's experience is different with this condition. Just because I feel like a failure all the time doesn't mean that someone else with the same condition can have a completely different experience with it due to nature, nurture and circumstance. I cannot expect the world to always take me into consideration. When I feel a way and tell people how I feel about how ADHD affects my life, I don't say:'but then again; a lot of people with ADHD are perfectly happy'. Because I am talking about MY experience and people should not expect that I take their experiences into consideration over mine to make them feel heard. A mistake I used to make in my life, expecting people to do the same for me. 🤣. So now I think; I'll take care of my needs, first. That way I stay 'strong' and create enough space in my head to be able to cater to others needs without neglecting my own.

@@CaitFalconer that's actually a great way to describe it. "A tornado of thoughts that you can't organize".

Right. But that’s not you. Remember that those disorders and what not isnt you.

How about a virtual hug from another messed up little package? 🤗

Hit the gym and eat purely healthy foods

@@FruitForFuel hard but facts

I'm here with you

Yes!!! Me 💯 %!!

Yup. I was laughing until that line. (I also have both.)

It was a joke. I have ADD and know this too, still funny

Heeeeey same bestie.

Look up Prison Fight - Shanked Over A Magic Trick It’s hilarious!! 🔪 😆 🪄

Thank you. This video was so annoying to me

Wow. Wonderful comment. Your right...

I prefer to think of it as EFC executive functioning challenges across the board as it’s a far more accurate term

I’ve been diagnosed with ADHD for over 20 years and literally just found out about executive dysfunction as a symptom. Which is crazy, because it made so many things make so much more sense. And yeah, people thinking the “hyperactivity” part of it just meaning physical is a PITA, I WISH it worked that way, instead of my thoughts just going too fast for my brain to organize.

Ty so much for explaining it thoroughly.

Why

Are you adhd or add. Girls are frequently under diagnosed because they lack the hyperactivity. I have a theory the depression occurs due to having to deal with the daily stress caused by the add. Particularly work related stress. That was me. Now retired, l get to happily muddle my way through my disorganization🥴

@@missg.5940 Yes, I got diagnosed (with inattentive type) 3 years ago when I was 27. I got depressed and on and off for a long time before my diagnosis. The depression and anxiety was obvious, but the ADHD was not. As soon as the ADHD got identified and I started taking meds, depression became less of an issue. The whole jumping around monkey-like behavior of his set is so misinforming. I didn't find it funny at all.

@@missg.5940 I have ADD and my depression occurs regardless of how stressed I am. Yes, stress makes it worse, but I still get it even without stress.

Women are severely underdiagnosed because all the criteria are male-based. As long as girls are quiet and don't cause trouble, they get ignored

🤣🤣🤣 Deep breathing helps!

SENDING STICKY NOTE PADS! BY THE TRUCK FULL!🤣

I would, but hubby and I both have ADHD, and so do all 3 of the kids.. The worst thing is trying to parent with ADHD and forgetting why you're telling your kids off, halfway through because you got distracted 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

@@bonnies84 🤣😅

Ha! I’m in the same ship. Boat? Canoe? Raft? Jet skis?

Can you help with the reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. Very hard to get a reliable source here in Australia. Really need!

Yes, dr.sporessss. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.

I wish they were readily available in my place. Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He is 59 & has so many mental health issues plus probable CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac. He's constantly talking about killing someone. He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD know if it is common for an obsession with violence.

Is he on instagram?

Yes he is. dr.sporessss

I always thought it was bs when doctors said no one can be depressed indefinitely

Yeah he couldn’t be more wrong when saying you can’t have depression n ADHD at the same time

Quit looking for comedy shows to validate anything. It’s comedy, not Dr. Phil. If they had a calling to help people in that capacity, that’s probably what they would be doing, but their job is to make people think or laugh, not to dispense deep wisdom or medical diagnoses.

@@constanceskalecki4928 i mean you're right, But Dr. Phil isn't Validating anything either XD

@@dtaylor4200 What doctors said that because that's definitely not what is taught and I have never heard any physicians or psychologists say that.

I’ve never related to a comment more in my life.

Me2

I was diagnosed at 36 myself so I know what you mean.

Check out autistic info. When I learned my neice was autistic I looked into it. A lot of the coping techniques are the same I was taught as an ADD child. The refresher course was helpful.

Just got diagnosed and I’m 33 the funniest thing is that I’m having to think so hard about what my age is atm lol I’m pretty sure I’m 33 atm, I can’t be bothered to check my license or do the maths lol 😅 yeah I don’t know how the hell I made it through school without a diagnosis 😬

I was diagnosed at 57.

I feel your pain.. 30 here

FINALLY a good plot twist.

I'm 38, I can't imagine how awful your school was to say something like that. In Cali, that wasn't a thing

@@JaxLittles , Rural/suburban Texas, and this was far from "the school's" advice. The teacher only felt comfortable being so candid because he and my dad knew each other. There is what people think, and what they are willing to say. It was actually a very good school overall. And as far as comparing Texas to other places like California, I went to three different college/universities in Texas and never felt like I needed to be careful what I said in order to keep from getting in trouble or to appease the prof. I just had to be able to back up any assertions. Classes were full of open, respectful, and diverse debate, and people were able to hold open-air debates on very controversial issues. For instance, I minored in Religious Studies (ie. Religions in general, not Christianity) and I shared classes with Hindu, Shia Islam, Jewish, Catholic, Asatru Pagan, and literal card-carrying Marxist atheist students. We had great and always very respectful and open discussions. I finished in 2014. I don't know what those same schools are like these days, but I'd be willing to bet they're still better than most concerning the free and respectful exchange of ideas. My comment was about individuals, not places.

My dad did. I'm much older than you are. I have been masking since I was a kid and barely remember my childhood.

He's always funny. As he got older especially. He got it down. He has a wonderful testimony as to how he got saved. ❤

Strangely, I feel like I'm the same way.

How did the diagnosis help

@@jonb338 meds xD

@@jonb338 To understand what was actually wrong and how to exactly help themself.

I’m in the same situation, and 65yrs old… I’ll never learn, it just keeps ruling my life.

Look up Prison Fight - Shanked Over A Magic Trick It’s hilarious!! 🔪

I'm a boomer, not diagnosed til I was 51. Lost so much of my life to the struggle and to undiagnosed depression. Many boomers are aware of ADHD because we have it too. And the 'fixing' was not only ineffective, it was brutal.

It wasn’t fixed. People just suffered.

My doctor **REFUSED** to give me my ADHD medication ever again unless I saw a dietitian. I wasn't even FAT I WAS A TWIG. AND I KNOW HOW AND WENT TO EAT. But he said he was going to ***"CURE"*** my **AUTISM** by not giving me my medication which would have made me psychotic. Needless to say, we don't go there anymore. Especially since we moved back home so yeah. If the doctor says they're going to CURE YOUR AUTISM. *RUN* *AS FAR AND AS FAST AS YOU CAN. CAUSE I SWEAR TO YOU. THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOU AT ALL.*

I agree with your main point. However, many jokes are funny because they're a wrong stereotype. If I remember correctly, the guy who made that joke has ADD/ADHD so he probably just blurted out whatever came to his head, like most of us do. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Exactly! My son has it, my brother has it (not diagnosed until sophomore year of high school) and my dad has it but was never diagnosed and he’s now 82 so there doesn’t seem much point, lol. But I hate all these people saying “in my day we didn’t have ADHD because Dad had a belt” etc. You can’t “discipline” ADHD away. Someone is born with it and there’s no cure. You use tools to manage and sure boundaries and discipline help all kids. But you can’t beat it out of someone

Want to go ride bikes?

Yeah, I was surprised by his comment about that

Honestly, if it wasn't for my autism I would be a mess.

And anxiety

We also have a higher risk of developing bipolar disorder. Because when your hyperfixation becomes the things you don't like yourself it gets intense.

Seriously, the notes don’t really help. It’s so much more than that.

@@TheNECichlids well they worked for me when I graduated college with high marks while self-medicating with energy drinks. Try the app Wunderlist. Reminders/notes/structure/encouragement help a lot. Also, sometimes things seem impossible for ADD/ADHD folks. We get overwhelmed sometimes and need to be shown how to do something new. After we learn the process we're fine. For example, my friend with ADD didn't know how to print or find his syllabi his first semester. He almost failed out of college because he was missing homework. His family found out and showed him how to do it. He has his bachelor's degree now!

@@TheNECichlids whomever shared this meant well and it may help someone out there...your comment gives off rude vibes, no need to disrespect a person who meant well.

@@flamekeeper1340 I live with this. His post grossly oversimplifies and was being rude.

@@TheNECichlids mate, I live with it too as does David from what they've written. Yes, there are a lot of aspects to supporting those with ADHD and a lot to learn but note taking and finding ways to keep yourself organised in your own way are critical and the concept isn't a complicated one. I have ADHD and am completing a Bachelor Degree. Getting a good grip on Evernote and Google Calendar has been essential in how I've been able to thrive. Finding ways to keep track of the little things and structure your day is critical, it allows you to keep powering on and focus on the big stuff. So no, I don't feel David is talking down to anyone, or minimising a problem that is very difficult for those of us with ADHD. He's just trying to help, we tend to be good at that.

I have a child with the same set of issues. Yeah...it's fun stuff, huh?

@@jenniferdavies9258 Welcome to the circus.

Why are your cats in a bag and why did you name them after various diagnoses?

@@thekingwhostitches LOL

What is TS and ASD?

So are you saying that it gets funny at some point?

I enjoyed the whole compilation but the Gatorade line made me laugh loud enough that I had to slap my hand over my mouth so I didn't wake anyone up. Not sure why that in particular got me but it did.

Definitely women suffer from ADD, ADHD.

I can’t remember the funny anecdotes in my life well enough to write jokes about them 😭😭

Because we woman are great at hiding our crazy. If we let it all hang out like men, we'd be in prison or a mental institution.

Nobody thinks that women don't have it

I think most women don't know they have it yet. 🤷🏼‍♀️

oh neat there's a fancy name for that. thanks

Having ADHD does make you neurotypical

That just sounds like someone who can't handle life. Having these disorders has become such a fad, that everyone thinks every little thing is some "condition". Or if they get upset in the slightest it's a "disorder". You get stressed out? So does every body else. You get depressed?, so does everyone else. Not every thing is a "disorder".

@@kaitlinski493 Everyone feels sad sometimes. When you feel so incredibly sad for no good reason you try to off yourself, that's a disorder. I'm sorry that the fact not everyone is able to "just deal with it" all the time offends you, but reality does not care about your feelings towards the matter.

@@imacds Say it louder for the ppl in the back! 🤝🏼

🤣😅😭

The symptoms are the same bc the psychiatric community has not had separate diagnoses in almost 30 years. Check your DSM V

@@CaitFalconer that's what I meant by they overlap but thank you for being more clear 😊 I was recently diagnosed myself and find that a lot of people still try to say add OR adhd when it's really all the same!

I think I've done all these things just this week...

Same

I thought that was just normal human behavior. Letting my mind wander and think about other things to the point I forget about the tasks I'm in the middle of never occurred to me to be a symptom of ADHD.

True we do if not for the deficits of the condition we’d be called gifted and be accepted by Mensa

to be fair, I used to get made fun of by my parents because i ALWAYS said hi to the squirrels up until I was like 15yo. So that one at least checks out for me. I also tested with an IQ of 143. And it turns out while it can absolutely be a learning disability, ppl with ADHD are ACTUALLY better at pattern recognition and making connections (key components of “learning” and being “gifted”) Enter, the imposter syndrome of being a high-achieving student with ADHD 😂😂😂 Soo many times in my undergrad that I could’ve been getting counseling/treatment for sooner and wouldn’t have had to condense 8hrs of work into the 30min before a major project was due. 😅

Sorry to hear that. I’m only getting medication now at 22 and I’m still upset I didn’t have it a decade sooner. Just like you I “knew there was something wrong with me” and didn’t know what. Because so few people, even many who know they have add/adhd, have no idea themselves what the condition really is. Anyone who could really comprehend it would never call it a “superpower” or discourage meds. But on the bright side, better now then never. I hope this discovery serves you well

@@Kashi_Mochibean I agree. People calling it a super power have never ruined relationships because you can't stop talking about something you're hyper fixated on or had to apologize numerous times for forgetting appointments or being late, then staying awake all night worrying that everyone hates you and thinking about the time in 5th grade where you said a stupid thing to a friend and you were sure they got mad at you about it but never said anything.

No, they didn’t….

@@thomasjackon9966 Sounds like a case of ODD = oppositional defiant disorder

Done that before too and people wonder why we have a higher propensity for accidents of all kinds

Same here

Asperger isn't used anymore he's a Nazi that experimented on children it's just autism / asd now

I paused it twice...

Not a learning disability. It's a neurobiological condition. ADHD has never been a learning disability, it just looped into that umbrella because ADHD is screened at the same time as learning disabilities.

@@kasa9884 if it causes issues in a person's learning, then it's a learning disability. Why do people have to be so technical about things? Just leave it be. It's a easy way for people to understand it.

@@gerilynne1955 It's a teaching disability. Although most people process incoming information in the standard methods commonly used, some (quite a few, in fact) do not. That is not a disability of the learner, it's a deficit in the standard mode of delivery. When a child is criticized for not performing as presumed capable of and expected, or is seen as intelligent - but lazy or defiant, then labeled as disordered, disabled, or disturbed starting from a very young age - they suffer. Often they do develop emotional problems too, not just from those experiences, but from the their own frustrations, self-condemnation, feeling "different" from their peers, and the insecurity, lack of self-confidence, and fear of failure all of that can engender.

I just started to look into adhd at 40 yo. I mentioned it to my dad, and he said my 5th grade teacher mentioned it and he suggested beatings. I was in awe.

@@joesickler5888 dumb as_ teacher. Such a 1950's attitude for many. My husband's family was like that and he's 80.

Also presentation changes across the lifespan

I have the inattention type, which may be why I wasn’t diagnosed until I was 57.

@@suek7086 so do I, I've been known as a space case my whole life but it was just my "personality" so I flew under the radar for a long time too.

Yup!

Giftedness is not comorbid with ADHD. They are separate things. Most ADHD people are not gifted. Giftedness would likely be a higher % in the ADHD population but that may mean that 8% of ADHDers are gifted, not the majority. 2E or Twice Exceptional is any person who is gifted and has a disability such as ADHD, autism or dyslexia.

At 40? Really? How long was she aware of this, while allowing you to go on without this personal knowledge which may have inspired you to self advocate in a way she refused to do for you....?

I was very similar, in fact. Diagnosed in 2nd grade (8 years old, I think), I was outraged that anyone could believe I had a learning disability! Then, I developed an I'll show them attitude, and all my competitive nature focused on succeeding in school. In addition, I was already an avid reader, so I began carrying a Science Fiction or Fantasy book at all times, and whenever a lull in class activity occurred, I would read my book -- completing as many as 2 or 3 classic works of literature a day. This continued all the way through High School graduation. The only problem was that I never learned any coping skills and basically got through school "by the seat of my pants" fueled by a need to prove myself and carried along by a few extra IQ points I was lucky enough to receive. Fast forward to Senior Year in H.S., as an emancipated minor (that was an entirely different set of misfortunes), I worked 40+ hours a week while attending school, but I was FOCUSed on being the first in my family with a college degree. I finished with honors near the top of my class and earned a National Merit Scholarship, and when I started university classes, I found myself completely cast adrift because I lacked any regimen or coping strategies, and I almost didn't make it out alive. Ultimately, I managed to succeed almost entirely because of two well-timed and generous mentors, who contributed by offering me a sense of accountability to an extrinsic source. Yes, I did graduate; although, I regret even now, at 56 years of age, that I still struggle with creating any self-imposed structure around goals or time management.

Gods sense of humour

So fricking true. But hey, at least now we have modern medicine. Not that it doesn’t still suck finding out later you could have had some help all along. 😔

That reads like the typical laundry list of ASD misdiagnoses in girls and women. Have a look into autism.

Oh the number of times I’ve gotten into trouble for embarrassing people

Jeff Allen is one of my favorites as well.

@@daniellerapozo5777 Hello Danielle. How are ya? Thanks for replying . 🙏 AMEN... jeff allen is super funny. He is getting old. Well, we all are, haaaaaa. I saw jeff allen about 30 yrs ago. It was at the old civic arena in pgh , pa. It was a Christmas show with Bill and Gloria Gaither. They had a bunch of entertainers there, and they are always wonderful. I dont know if you heard of the Gaithers? Jeff allen was excellent that day, I had to buy a cd there. I met him at his section of his merchandise tables. He was a great guy to talk to. I got his autograph. Did you ever see or hear of Jeff stine? He is really good. I have an ole dvd of his. He travels with christian events. I saw him at a mens bible retreat, called Promise keepers a very long time ago. I think he is still performing. Oh. I saw him a few yrs later at a church that i used to attend, about 15 min from where i live. Take a listen, if you can. Enjoy Glen..

@@daniellerapozo5777 Hi Danielle, i wrote ya earlier. Since you hadnt replied, i figured that you are not intetested in the things that i mentioned. Its okay, no biggie. When i was telling you about other comedians, i could not think of the comedians name. My mind left me, haa haaaa. I remembered it was stein, then i couldn't remember his first name. I had a friend named jeff stein. I gave you the wrong info, and it just hit me now. I thought I would tell yu you about my mistake. I remembered that his name is Brad, bot Jeff. I was right about stein, but its spelled, Stine. Lol. Brad Stine. Check him out. He is an awesome Christian comedian. Take care.

I recently found a channel that is helping me remember some things I forgot about ADHD behavior and blaming ones self unnecessarily. And I'm learning things too. Its called "How to ADHD".

Thank goodness I have learned that I too am an victim.

@@elSacoConCarne I really hope that was sarcasm. It’s hard to tell lately.

@@constanceskalecki4928 He just started, is learning.

@@victoriawilliams2786 I love that channel, her channel helped me understand my ADHD more and how it affects me.

But the fingy tips are the most sensitive part??

You're funny 🤣

@@TheGong00zler not mine. I play guitar. The very tip (not the finger pad, but the tip)is calloused. If you spread the heat to all the calouses, you get a few seconds of heat resistance.

Have a look on UKposts at the Holderness Family all of them are diagnosed with ADHD and they have a catalogue of terrific song parodies which are super entertaining

Was the drink coffee

Hence the problem lol Ignoring, under diagnosis, and misdiagnosis of people for so many decades that it's surprising when people are suddenly properly medicated. Grandparents form the "old country" didn't have heart attacks either, or cholesterol...they always just died of natural causes, right?

my family always said i had surprising issues with daydreaming, and only when it started to impact school and my general behavior did they take me to a psychologist. found out i have adhd, mdd, ptsd, and a very high iq. so yeah, it wasnt just daydreaming 😅

Definitely