It's crazy when your body needs a break from overperforming, but your mind is in crisis to overperform. There should be like a Juice or some snack hack - that helps compensate the tiredness.
And then an external exceedingly long & wordy video that I got bored with half way through & gave up. Why do they do that? What does it actually achieve? I’d like to hear the solution but for goodness sake get to the point……🙄
Okay I opened the video and then I remembered to check what's app, and then I went back to RU-vid and started scrolling through shorts and suddenly remembered that I was watching this video and most importantly I was studying in the first place and now I don't know why I'm here 😂
Same for me and additionally I never prepare for meetings because I am overwhelmed or I feel parallelized and in the meeting itself my ideas are coming into my mind again but because I am unprepared I am not able to underly my ideas with arguments and details. So I lose everytime.
I have bipolar 1 and ADHD. I have hundreds of books I have only read a few pages from but I occasionally try to buy ones that will go up in value to justify it! 🤣
I think that’s just having short attention span which is especially common now in todays world of consuming quick content and short attention span unless u remember u need to do the dishes lol
First responder here for 12 years, the best years of my life 😁 I have always wondered why my brain is completely calm and clear in the most dangerous situations in life...
I myself get quite calculating and steely in situations that make NTs go off their rocker, and it sometimes spooks them. It’s rather strange how that works; norepinephrine seems to have a sort of calming effect on its own, almost a sort of moment of all forces of the mind suddenly align into one focused point, instead of hurtling off through different trains of thought. What a strange thing, biochemistry.
I'm ADHD and this guy is exactly right when it comes to mathematics I can't show the working out but I can get the answer but if you fail to show the working out on paper you fail the exam
I actually got in trouble in junior high for this. The teacher put a problem on the black board and said we had the entire class period to solve it. I figured it out in about 10 minutes in my head, wrote the answer on my paper and started doodling. She asked how I got the answer without working it out on the paper. I told her I did it in my head. She told me it was impossible and yet I had the correct answer.
Me experienced very similar situation several times. Once, as soon as the teacher finished reading the question the answer suddenly appeared in my mind. When he told me to explain using regular formulas i couldn't do it. I showed my way teacher barely understood and told me that solution is way too complicated. But it works and blazing fast for me.@@donaldharkness1325
Same here in grade 7 the math teacher said I must have cheated as had all the answers but did not show my work. I said I passed my test in long before everyone else so who did I cheat off of. My mother said to put my questions on board and see if I could solve. I did and had to learn not to correct his answers as sometimes he was wrong. He could not stand me It is said as just got diagnosed with adhd at 50. It explains a lot about how things have gone up to this point. My last cio said I was a square peg in a round hole. Yet when something was going pear shaped they would bring me in to help with problem solving
Same… it takes willpower to listen to those voices tho I swear,,. I argue with them 😅😅😅I like to see good in everyone and everyone don’t have good it seems lol
This is Ed from ADHD Vision. You explained why I excelled in physical chemistry exams in graduate school, even though I could not do the required calculus math.
Thank you so much for this video. As someone who's recently been diagnosed with ADHD, I felt like sh*t and I'm sure you've been there before and you understand. These types of videos make me accept the fact that I'm ADHDer and realize that it's sometimes can be a blessing. Plz do more of these videos 🤍
Bro that’s crazy. Whenever I did math I could never remember how to do it but would always find the right solutions by creating my own methods to the solution.
Spot on . Everything u said I can relate 100% to it. We have too many blessings , yet we tend to focus on the downside of ADHD. I am an entrepreneur, I run one of the top consulting companies for international development. I strongly believe I wouldn't have done it if I were a normal person
@waelsallak6522 It is inspiring to hear when people make a positive out of what could be negative esp after schooling & a lifetime of poor feedback. Early life experiences mould you. I read recently that autism is hyper-focus whereas adhd is hyper-distraction?
@@Domdeone1 Its never too late. I am 47 and from nothing in 2 years I will be doing a degree, I don't know what in yet but I plan on getting 3 A*'s from my diploma and taking my pick when the time comes!
@bbybeatboxx well done. It is inspiring esp if you can hyper-focus on a subject. I have interests from history to illustrating architecture but distractibility & avoidance gets in the way. Think they call it PDA.
1. I am the opposite regarding the big picture. I get so lost in things, that I cannot pull away and have a very bad time seeing the big picture 2. I am more likely to start a business, because I cannot see the problems coming. But then avoid doing accounting bc its very boring and get problems with IRS 3. I don't know the answer, but I know when situations around me are safe or shady when travelling 4. I have had a person die on my hands and I have saved a few people afterwards in life. Nobody else did anything. But I was completely focused and calm. I noticed that high stakes situations make me calm. It has a downside of wanting to get into arguments and conflicts on purpose. I think it might be the reason why jails are full of ADHD people. We act, we don't think about consequences, we are calm. 5. Oh hyperfocus is like magic. But the problem is controlling it. Getting hyper-focused on some obscure random topic that nobody cares about is not that useful in reality.
I don't understand how other Adhd people learn how to do youtube channels. I need to learn so many things. I can't even get myself to OPEN an email app. It's STUFFED.
I agree with the potential benefits of ADHD. However, I also have ASD Level 1 which is often at odd with ADHD as it makes me very cautious with a strong need for organization. Add to that a very early history (started age 2 through age 9) of prolonged incest in a very violent large family which created a deep fear and distrust of people. I have a lot of panic and fear. Cant shake it. Have considered trying MDMA or psilocybin therapy. Your thoughts?
I've noticed that having ADHD and being on autism spectrum conflict with each other very much a lot. All the social interaction sides that ADHD provides are conflicted with my autism and I struggle even more.
Approaching strangers without context scares me into a fight or flight state. But when I perceive an invitation, even if the other party is unaware, I confidently make the approach. The invitation could simply be a person wearing a Pink Floyd t-shirt. Since they're my favorite band, I FEEL (keyword: feel) invited to tell a stranger passing by, "nice shirt!" At big networking events or parties, if there's anything that genuinely makes me interested in approaching, I do it without hesitation. But if my inner critic says, "you should go talk to them," when no part of me feels compelled and yet I still go talk to them, I make the biggest ass of myself and feel anxious as hell while doing it.
That's me! The more I Iearn about it, the more I accept myself and allow this superpower to develop even further, even though all my life others thought there was something very wrong with me.
I have always said I need an emergency or something that has to be done fast! Like when I can’t seem to clean up, and when the time is running out, even better! Wow! I knew most of this already. Thank you!!
I’m glad someone else is talking about this, if harnessed we truly do have a super power! The ability to hyper focus and fail fast is our best trait OIM
What a crazy video. The accuracy is 100%. I have been saying I have super power forever. It not a me problem but a you problem. I feel comfortable at 1000m/h. I cannot go 100m/h for a long time.
I REALLY enjoy these video's! The information is spot on, the clips and animations are amazing, the music is calm and not too much. All these things makes it an amazing video. Thank you for uploading and thank you for learning us all these helpfull things!
So i lived in a van for a few months back in 2021, and I am moving into another one at the end of this month. I NEED the stimulus. Sleeping in a parking lot and being surrounded by those noises, best sleep I have EVER had.
Also before that first band and before the apartment before that I had a very expensive and very shitty rent house. When it was time to move out we did not start packing until the day we had to be completely moved out had an entire garage sale that day
Being both an autist and ADHDer means that while focus is an immense challenge if the topic isn’t interesting, if I am invested in a matter I do absolutely phenomenal at it. Part of the reason I keep things extremely neat and clean is because with the two combined, I not only prefer neatness, but once I begin cleaning, I do not stop doing so until it is completed in the most meticulous form possible.
Idk if it’s my autism or ADHD but I’m in 2nd year physics at uni. I didn’t even learn any content from any of my 10 hefty modules let alone consolidate/revise it but 2 weeks before the exams boom I got super motivated and was able to learn an entire years worth of content from a top 5 in the UK for physics uni, and be able to do decently with questions 😅 I managed to memorise 50 Electromagnetic equations after only writing each one 1-3 times one day and the next day I recalled 95% of them without even actively memorising it But the stress from CRAMMING sucks 💀
Your vids are so helpful. I am definitely still trying to just keep my head above water, trying to survive in a corporate world. Yes, I’ve been described as “fearless” but that’s because I travel alone to obscure places. Yeah, my ADHD caused me to score highly on the math part of the SAT by looking at the answers before looking at the questions. And yes, I would have made a great Navy fighter pilot. I’m kind of a G-force junkie 😊
When you started step 3 😱😱 I immediately thought of how I had the highest grade in my college statistics class despite missing more classes than anyone else but even more importantly we were told to provide and write down all the work and equations we used to come up with our answers on our tests and every test my teacher would tell me he has no idea how my made up formulas worked which weren’t what he taught at all but I still got the right answers 🤯🤯 And number 4, I stay incredibly calm in the face of everything. And the rest, all true!! And I am a great judgement of character in minutes.. wow, this list blew my mind
Major thanks! Diagnosed at 38 and didn’t know what to do with it. The math thing got me 😮 and then the calm in the storm 🙌🏻 - and everything else ✅ this helped me greatly to give it all a home, a beautiful one it is! Now hyper focusing along entrepreneuring! Let the ADHD command! 🙏🏻♥️ thanks Arinda
One of the downsides of adhd hyperfocus is that I lose all interest in anything else. This is most disastrous when it comes to relationships. I usually just want to be left alone in my activities.
For years and years I had bipolarity treatment which Ive ended up quiting all meds. I have a strong belief that I've been misdiagnosed. With your all insights and videos, i can tell you that my all problems (which you call them superpowers) match with your explanations. Now I have fobia to go to hospital again :( they call my impulsivity as manic episode, my lack of dopamine as depression:( I have scattered-mind and multiple projects in my hands that I struggle to manage. Now Im gaining some hope towards life with your vids :) I can handle and embrace my differently working brain. 🎉🎉🎉
I was misdiagnosed as bipolar for years. It really did nothing for my ADHD with the wrong medication. Tell your doctor what you have been experiencing lately and since childhood. Mention your childhood. Maybe take a parent or relative you knew as a child, to explain your actions in childhood.
@carriestout6422, glad to know I'm not alone in thinking this! So It's true that ADHD can sometimes be mistaken for bipolar disorder. For me, it's more about managing my thoughts, attention, and projects than dealing with mood swings. Thanks a lot for your helpful insights and suggestions!
@deliobaoduzzi6450 You’re right. Completing a small project from start to finish would be really satisfying. However, every time I begin outlining a new project, I remember an unfinished tutorial I need to complete first. This realization shifts my focus and makes me feel behind, causing me to feel overwhelmed and abandon the process altogether. I've been stuck in this frustrating cycle for weeks. But I will try to do my best again, thanks for your reminder I appreciate
@berreserifoglu4258 I also struggle with the same. Yesterday I worked on vocabulary for Hebrew class when my mind told me I needed to correct some errors I made in my Hebrew workbook. I could not relax Monday until I made corrections first to relax my mind enough to study vocabulary. It's sometimes a struggle when our thoughts remind us of something else.
I just want to thank you for this video. I have a new career path I'm exploring which actually is very interesting but I'm not learning it fast enough which is making me avoid studying it more because I'm failing and not further ahead in it... So to further avoid the task I get on YT to watch videos and came across yours as I felt down and frustrated with my mind. But after watching your video I never thought about any of those issues as super powers! Now, I feel upbeat and ready to accept my position in the Marvel Universe 😂❤
I know i had to do something on phone, but somehow i opend RU-vid instead and while doom scrolling i found this video. Thank you now i can get back to whatever it was i should have done half a hour ago 😑
✨ Summary: - ADHD leads to lower and more volatile levels of mood, motivation, and focus due to dopamine deficiency, making it easy to get sidetracked by quick dopamine hits from activities like social media and junk food. - Creating sustainable systems for natural dopamine, such as cold showers, exercise, and healthy foods, can improve mood, motivation, and focus over time. - Open communication about ADHD tendencies, like ghosting friends and loved ones, can strengthen relationships and prevent misunderstandings. - Introducing new activities and environments can help maintain interest and motivation, as ADHD brains are stimulated by novelty. - Working in sprints rather than trying to maintain a steady pace can align better with how ADHD brains function, leveraging bursts of intense focus and motivation to complete tasks efficiently.
you are so correct, i've always noticed that i cook at some things and learn interests fast. also same with the maths thing. i also do impromptu good like in the crisis management. downside is that i'm always getting bad grades that don't reflect my intelect.
Having adhd as an engineering student is very interesting, I get panic the first half of the semester when my friends doesn’t but before the exam I manage to stay very calm when my friends start to panic
I remember once solving a math problem by finding a pattern much quicker than my smart math teacher. I had decided to actually focus instead of doing nothing and I was very efficient doing so.
Yes, the big picture, always knowing what's coming thing is very familiar to me. The issue is that most of the time I don't trust myself enough to act on these instincts. I literally have a list of things that I KNEW would will happen, and I talked about doing something about to my inner circle, but I never had the guts to do it. For example I correctly identified a fantastic investment opportunity in my town with a ridiculous potential ROI. I talked about it to my wife, but I never really got the sense that I could actually make something of it. I kept thinking wait, if that opportunity is so great, how come no one else has seized it already? Well, 3 years later and someone did lol. Now I am trying to identify what could the next thing be that I can't miss no matter what.
Really like this one 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 None of this is new; but the compilation of these points together & the way you designed the pro/con & explanations is very well done ❤
You're amazing in sharing how this label fits our brains. I would like to know if you are an INFJ Meyers Briggs personality type? I am. I relate to so much of your content, but I'm only just finding myself fitting into the ADHD box, thanks to what you are sharing. I think it's a gift, not a disability btw.
You are an Adhd Hero man!!!!🎉 The video is sooo stuffed with info and so well done !!bravooo❤🎉! How long did it take u btw?;) Excelent thanks all your content When were u diagnosed and how that was done to u? By questionarie?? I am thinkg of going there..(love from Slovakia!)
Just to save time for some people that the webinar video is not suitable: It's a 2-hour (or something) long video to sell an online accountability group session thing. It might be a great thing for some, but doesn't really work in my situation. Thank you anyway for the great channel, content and everything.
Before I get started watching the video, I wanted to "drop a bit of dopamine your way." ;) I'm 60 and I have ADHD. Omystars. My son had it and back in the 80s, teachers blamed parents and said they were bad moms. Stupid stuff like that. I always swore Robby (my son) got it from his dad. And then, I realized, I had ADHD. So many topics you discuss I think give me a bit of Dopamine bc it feels so good knowing someone else has the same damn things, lol. I'm a new sub and I want to learn more about how to get Dopamine. Thank you for your hard work making these videos. They are so helpful. And I know, it is hard work. I'm writing a book and it's horrid bc I can't get motivated. Do you have any ideas for getting motivated for writing? I'm also working on beading projects, adult coloring, making jewelry. lmao Think I might be a bit here and there and everywhere???? And lastly, the short beard on you looks sooo good. You are good looking anyway, but the beard is on pointe. Thanx again.
I like hyperfocus under pressure a lot.. but the line between not enough or too much pressure is very thin and sometimes I begin my work just a bit too late to feel overwhelmed during maybe 1h.. but then I calm down and just take a piece of paper to plan carefully the time I have left. I just need to talk to myself to hear my voice and it helps to calm me down. Then with the plan I have done I can work better and the pressure is just right as it needs to be to begin my work with the good energy and hyperfocus. It is good to plan the next day in the evening before going to bed, so it helps me calm down before going to sleep. Thanks a lot for your great content🙏🏻
I forgot that i didn't eat anything for 3 days straight until i asked a family member, "did you see me eat at all since friday?" Turns out i was too much in my flow state and had in fact, eaten nothing.
#5…. My rabbit hole journeys do NOT lead to productivity. Knowledge without action. Only exception is when I play a musical instrument. And I cannot access it on demand, and the pairing thing doesn’t work for me. Cold showers on the other hand…
Your videos are awesome and super helpful. Wish I could say this for the webinar that is linked. Sadly, found it to be largely a waste of time for me as it was too much of fluff and less of substance and usable information.
As a guy who have adhd i can confirm that its really usefull in exam with choices cause i can ace it even without studying i just use the most logical answer
I don't understand how other Adhd people learn how to do youtube channels. I need to learn so many things. I can't even get myself to OPEN my email app. It's STUFFED.
