Trevor Noah on Depression, ADHD & Ketamine Therapy 

"The diagnosis is more important than most medications...just knowing is 80% as effective as treating" had me in tears because it's so true 😭

I'm a Woman diagnosed with ADHD at 61 .. (the daydreamer) explains my entire life!! Sister always called me a flake. Didn't finish school. Lost jobs, for always being late or not completing tasks. Lost friends for always being late making them think I didn't care. Self loathing because although I'm extremely intelligent, I just failed at life, procrastinating etc. After saying all of this, if I'm working on my hobbies, I can go 12 hours without thinking of food or what I was probably supposed to be doing. So bitter sweet, now I know and can begin to heal and now I know, what my life could have been.

"It's in my body, I can't talk this out" that is the most relatable feeling I think I've ever heard

Trevor described that Adhd checking out moment so perfectly

"If you don't take things personally, the world opens up to you" is some major wisdom buried at the end.

I work in the therapy field and what he says about the comedy field being a good field for ADHD is exactly the reason why people who have ADHD can be excellent trauma therapists, trauma nurses/doctors, paramedics, etc. some of the best in the field are those with ADHD, because of their brain’s way of taking in information & track in the midst of chaos! He’s so right!

Thank you, Trevor Noah, for sharing this and Neal Brennan for posting it. I'm a therapist who specializes in working with adults with ADHD; later-in-life diagnoses of ADHD; women with ADHD; and the 2e population. This estimate is on the conservative side, but in school alone, a child with ADHD receives 20,000 corrections or negative comments by the time he or she is 10 years old. It is no wonder that depression and anxiety are common co-morbidities of ADHD. I focus on the emotional components of living with an invisible brain-based difference. Whether this is said by adults outright to a child with ADHD or their actions and efforts to treat a child's ADHD nonverbally relay the same message, children with ADHD (diagnosed or undiagnosed) tend to hold the negative core belief that they are somehow inherently broken and need to be fixed. Many of the adults who come to see me expect that I'll be like a certified watchmaker there to fix them like a broken clock. Shame is often at the heart of what adults with ADHD have been carrying with them for most of their lives. There is so much misinformation out there - even the nomenclature of the diagnosis is a misnomer. You're absolutely right- we don't have a deficit of attention - we have too much attention and an inability to filter out stimuli that are unimportant to the task at hand that we're trying desperately to focus on. Dr. Dodson described it well when he said that neurotypicals have a priority-based, or importance-based, nervous system and those with ADHD have an interest-based nervous system, except that we don't get to choose what we pay attention to. When it's a subject that highly interests us or there is some kind of variable that involves fear, our amygdala gets activated and we suddenly gain the ability to not only focus but hyperfocus. This is why so many of us with ADHD follow career paths in the performing arts or the ICU/ER - when the stakes get high, we get clear-headed, calm, and focused, and we can perform with ease. Those of us with ADHD (especially the inattentive type) often experience brain fog and activation issues partly due to insufficient dopamine levels, so stimulants help lift the fog so we can gain full access to our thoughts and it helps us get activated to start on tasks that do not inherently generate high levels of interest. Covid long-haulers with brain fog are getting medically treated with the medication we take for the brain fog we've been experiencing and dealing with our entire lives. When neurotypicals take a stimulant like Adderall, they have a vastly different experience from how it affects those of us with ADHD because they don't actually need the medication. It helps us feel like we can do the things that neurotypicals take for granted that they can do that require executive functioning skills - it doesn't put us into hyperfocus mode. There are still so many myths being perpetuated about ADHD that appear in places one might least expect, like in classrooms and doctor's offices; and the general misunderstanding often leads to the mistreatment of children, teens, and adults with ADHD. They are often on the receiving end of neurobigotry, (a term more recently coined by ADHD expert Sari Solden), that further fuels the shame they're carrying and their desire to hide and not get help.

My husband with ADHD was a fabulous kindergarten teacher. He hated school himself but created a research based, hands on learning environment that he managed beautifully. He loves comedy and could be a comedian. All the memoirs I’ve read about comedians support Noah’s idea that many have ADHD.

I didn't know I could love Trevor more than I already did. But as he talks about PTSD, ADHD and Depression I'm just nodding and feel more connected to him than ever. ❤

Yes! I was diagnosed with major depression at 12. I could never "get over it". Then, I was diagnosed at 44 with neurodivergent: ADHD (inattentive, impulsive) and on the autistic spectrum. It was enlightening. Then I was diagnosed with CPTSD and told my depression diagnosis was incorrect. My world opened up! Thank goodness the clarity came. I love myself now, at 46. I have hated myself for over 30 years. labels and understanding is so helpful. No more dismissive language. There are people with true depression--it is a valid diagnosis for some. But, it can be a dismissive diagnosis that doesn't get to the heart of the issue.

I am a Nurse Practitioner specializing in ADHD (while also having it! yay!) and this video is PERFECT. Trevor Noah, Comedian, Actor, ADHD Coach. 🙂

Trevor Noah is a breath of fresh air. Helped me survive lockdown, I miss his daily show so much.

Trevor’s comment about focusing on the ‘wrong’ thing is true! I CAN NOT multitask, and if there is music playing it’s the _ONLY_ thing I can hear.

I love Trevor Noah. He is so incredibly intelligent, compassionate, and funny, and such a good soul. As a fellow person who also has severe ADHD, I so appreciate famous people coming out and explaining to people what ADHD does to people. People who don't have ADHD have a really hard time understanding and believing how difficult it is to have it.

I am 31 and it’s been a month since I’ve been diagnosed with ADHD. He’s right about how just knowing changes almost everything. I’ve been living on survival mode, despite having a good paying job; there’s always something simple, a 30 minutes task I will procrastinate doing for weeks; I’ve put myself in many toxic relationships that I hyper focused on the other, and therefore lost touch with myself or was emotionally abused; I never completed any studies besides high school. I always thought I lacked some meaning in life, or that it was on me to be more determined and motivated… now I now it’s only a matter of time until I relearn how to play the game, because I’m that special character with special moves and tricks. Until then, I’m learning to be gentle with myself.

Trauma is its own muscle memory. Your body is still trying to keep you safe long after the threat is gone.

We have a society in America that prioritizes productivity and the maintenance of the status quo above all else. That’s where a lot of the self shaming comes in. When you’re rich you can afford to really step away and analyze your situation but if you’re poor everything becomes several extra steps just to meet your basic needs. These things go beyond what an individual can do to help themselves. There always needs to be accountability for behavior but have to look at it through a broader context of the way our system creates these conditions.

Trevor is one of the most attractive men in the entertainment industry. Inside and outside. Him being so candid about therapy makes me respect him even more. I wholeheartedly wish him all the best.

I'm 55 with ADHD. Surfing is the best thing for me. It causes me to be hyper focused and definitely puts me in a flow state.

Thank you for explaining the story of my life. Got diagnosed with ADHD yesterday, age 51. Until two months ago I had no idea why I have been such a failure. Now I know that I am not crazy, I can try to build my life from scratch. Luckily I have good personal relationships to help me.

Diagnosed with ADHD at 39, this is such a perfect example of what I went through & how I think/process. Getting a diagnosis 100% helps just knowing "you're not crazy." Hearing others talk about it & their experiences is very helpful in not feeling crazy, but feeling seen & better understanding

9:09 he does an excellent job describing what’s going on in an ADHDr’s mind when they’re “tuning out” / not paying attention to what you’re saying. Beautifully well explained.

I was an addict half my life. I tried every antidepressant/ anti anxiety med there was. I finally got diagnosed with ADHD & autism at 35 and since being on adderal I feel in control of my life for the first time ever. I’m not constantly craving something or waiting for the next exciting thing to happen. I hadn’t realized most peoples brains don’t go so fast you have a dozen thoughts at a time. I can actually sit and enjoy playing with my kids or watching the birds for the first time. I quit smoking a decade ago but still craved a smoke every freaking day until I got on adhd meds. It is so great not to have to dopamine seek all the time anymore. I don’t feel like an alien anymore. I understand myself now.

Psychedelics definitely have potential to deal with mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression, I would like to try them again but it's just so hard to source out here

Love that celebrities like Trevor are talking about neurodivergence. I was late-diagnosed with autism and adhd as an adult, and the diagnosis has brought so much clarity to my life.

What he did with ketamine therapy, I did with hypnotherapy. My therapist literally told me, you can do the talk therapy yourself, you know how it works, you can do it all, but there’s this pain still left in your body that words can’t reach. The hypnotherapy got rid of that and I’m so, so grateful 🙏

Trevor, your description of sitting there thinking about "green... copper... is it something in the pipes?" is spot on!

I had Ketamine infusion therapy for neuropathy. Now I can walk without my feet killing me. It was $300per session. I had 6 sessions 3 years ago. Gave me a new lease on life.

Noah’s description of the shower head train of thought was pretty much me struggling 5 years to get my degree and barely making it

You nailed it Trevor!! I have shame. A ton of it. I did a lot of therapy. I even went back to school for counseling psychology and got accredited for EFT Meridian Tapping to try and figure out why I had so much trauma and shame. No one ever brought it up. I eventually figured it out myself when my best friend's daughter was having issues with her ADHD in high school. Turns out I am ADHD-I and high masking autistic female. But no one ever suspected or suggested. I was 46 and 48 when figuring it out. This is the cause of all of my depression, anxiety and self-loathing. Finally everything makes sense. Like he says, just knowing made such a huge difference in my life. PS/ I haven't tried ketamine, but I did microdose and it also changed my life. Just a few times in the fall and no more Seasonal Affective Disorder in the PNW.

I'm so grateful this popped up on my algorithm.

Recently got an autism diagnosis at 55. Also dealing with CPTSD. We nurodivergents(autism/adhd/cptsd) are the new Mutants. I am here for it!!!

I'm really really grateful for people who talk about their ADHD or Autism experience. I'm very late to learning this about myself, so listening to others is so enlightening/comforting.

I was only recently diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 62. It freaked me out as my brain went back to so many times in my life adults and other people would ask me what was wrong with me. I could see the destructive impulsive things that I did. And also, the hyper-focus abilities that I have when people tell me to focus on one thing at a time when I'm focusing on 3 and 4. I wish I had known decades ago. And I also have been diagnosed with anxiety and depressive disorder and PTSD following a severe car accident in September 2018. SUCKS. Because nobody can see it like a broken leg or arm. Just one day at a time working through things.

My husband was home schooled for most of elementary school. He has never been diagnosed for ADHD but because of the space homeschooling gives kids to learn however he found out how he worked best, learned best, functioned best and never really needed treatments. He's able to explain to people, he knows how to buckle down and get er done when life requires that. It's so cool to see

When I was diagnosed as a "Textbook example of high functioning ADHD" by one of Western Canada's top specialist in the field at age 57, my life finally started to make sense. Procrastination is my worst enemy.

Woman with ADHD who wasn't diagnosed until mid 30s. (Misdiagnosed with anxiety for years) once you know, you start to see it in others. I think Trevor's spot on here. Thank you so much for sharing

ADHD is both several kicks to the knee and a superpower. I've excelled in every retail job I had because I could multitask really well (even though it caused me a lot of stress lol), but at the same time I'll forget common words and I'll pause in the middle of my sentences to wait for my brain to figure out what it wants to say. I'm also really, *really* bad at time management. I am hyper aware of time when it comes to, say, having an appointment for something or waiting to hear back from someone, but I can go a few weeks with not talking to someone and have it not affect me because to me it just feels like a day or two. ADHD is sometimes funny but it's also extremely annoying. 🥴

Thank you Trevor!! It's so so so great to see celebrities really understand ADHD as an executive function developmental disorders. It's a disorder of self regulation, and often comorbid with other disorders (depression, etc)

First time listening to your show, however I am beyond excited that I got a chance to hear it. OMG!!!!! As recently as 2yrs ago I asked to be evaluated. Finding out that the struggles I've lived with all my life were due to PTSD & ADHD was more than enlightening. FINALLY everything started making sense. Primary, secondary, college education, relationships... It all makes sense. I even found out that I am extremely bright... above average, but throughout my academic career I always thought I was stupid. I got right answers but never the way they wanted me to get them. The evaluation was the first tool in helping me to know me. THANK YOU for airing and thank you Trevor for being so transparent.

Omg Trevor and Neal!!! Thank you for talking about this. I'm currently in trauma therapy and the book The Body Keeps the Score was a HUGE GAME/LIFE changer for me... If you ever decide to do another sit down session like this... invite me. I have done EMDR therapy as well and ashwaghanda etc. Leveraging different therapeutic modalities one for my mind and another for my body was incredibly healing and really put me in a much better place mentally/emotionally. I'm so excited for conversations like this. Great job ya'll.

It's so rare to find people who speak genuinly, as you do, about some deseases...respect for you man. Trevor great human being❤

The inner monologue edit is fucking perfect.

I’ve treated adhd for 30 years and that is one of the best explanations I’ve heard. Thank you, Noah.

I am grateful for Trevor genuinely, he has a special talent for finding words to explain what I go through as an autistic ADHD, I have that autism flavor where there's no connexion between my brain and my mouth 😂 so I cannot express myself to people. But hearing it from someone who CAN say things actually helps. Thank you 🙏

My sister and I talked about this. Cannot cry it out, can't puke it out, can't run it off, etc. being ridiculed for being who you are

I'm so glad Trevor's famous and gets to share his well articulated perspectives

True!!! The way Trevor explains what happens when he gets distracted in conversation, is spot on. My family's term for me when this happens in conversation is "She's off with the fairies again". LOL! Then they have to shout my name to get me back to focus on what they are saying. I then have to get them to go back a few steps in conversation where I got side tracked ... Every little thing in a conversation makes me go off track to something else. I have numerous unfinished projects all around. I will move from one unfinished project in the day to another one that I pass by to pick something up and then work on that one and not go back to the original one I started on in the day. Everybody hates watching movies with me because I will pause every step of the way to talk about something in the movie and give my theory or opinion about what will happen next (and I'm most of the time correct). Now I'm not allowed to have the remote control lol.

I just received therapy by listening to Trevor Noah😊

Trevor is a very intelligent and effective communicator. I now understand more about ADHD that I’ve picked up from dozens of other sources. His spin on the condition goes a long way to describing the sort of comedy that has become popular in the last few decades, and how “a momentary distraction” can turn into a lifelong research with the right triggers. It underscores just how deeply and carefully some people process information, and why we need to appreciate this special ability.

Love this. I had this exact experience. Got tested and diagnosed with ADHD at 41 after years of feeling depressed because I thought I was a failure.

TREVOR!!! Trea-vr...which in my head I hear spoken in your delightful grandmother's voice. Yes-yes-yes, and thank you times- a-zillion--when you said comedy "forces focus to the state of flow". I have never heard what I sooooo seek in the day to day minutes to hours to days of my life, described like that. It is that. Focus to the state of flow. I have had it, I love it, I thrive and excel in it; I can feel and experience it, know when I am in it, but couldn't explain it. I seek it but until I heard you say those words, that description, I have not been able to explain what I'm after, what I struggle for, and most important, what works. To myself or others. Thank you Trevor. That phrase is a gift I will use. It is a tool, an explanation, a direction, an answer. I have always loved you but now I love you even more. Thank god/God, one and or every single one of them. And God and Gods, all of them, bless your grandmother (is it Coco, or Gogo or something else?) She is a queen, now with That Queen. Thank you for sharing her as well.

Thank you Trevor. There is that one piece in a conversation that keep us stuck right there trying to figure it out. Our brains CAN'T move on until that one piece is solved. Like that bird in the window. I will check out of a conversation and fall back in at the right time. People don't understand ADHD. They think your lazy with a bunch of problems. People with ADHD is not always bouncing around because their ADHD hyperactivity. Then there's ADHD where as your not hyper. I thought my depression was always holding me down until I started studying ADHD. ADHD mimic depression. I had to learn my depression signs against my ADHD and that's when I realized my ADHD was responsible for Most of my actions. I'm still learning my mental health and the effects it's got on me. Have a good evening everyone.

Wonderful to hear someone describe ADHD so clearly

As a rule of thumb, I've noticed ADHD folks have some of the most sophisticated sense of humor I've experienced. That associative brain combined with such strong attention to details creates some amazing jokes.

Interesting video content. My relationship of 5 years ended a month ago. The love of my life decided to leave me, I really love her so much I can’t stop thinking about her, I’ve tried my very best to get her back in my life, but to no avail, I’m frustrated, I don’t see my life with anyone else. I’ve done my best to get rid of the thoughts of her, but I can’t, I don’t know why I’m saying this here, I really miss her and just can’t stop thinking about her.

this spoke to my soul.

Re: autism I can relate, plus I have hemi-sync, & dyslexia. I'm 75; I was put in a "retarded class". As an adult, I tried counseling -- claimed I was depressed. No I'm not, not lonely, not sad. I was on the Dean's list in college. Trevor explained what goes on in the brain very well -- thank you Trevor. Maybe you could be a spokesman, even for elders, like me.

Thanks for this discussion. I read here with compassion of everyone's struggles with ADHD. As the older sibling of a brother 9 years younger than me diagnosed with it fairly recently along with his being bipolar and with CPTSD, I have also experienced the pain of being attacked verbally by my brother at family events and my sister's funeral recently. It has been painful over the years as a child growing up with him and as an adult on the end of sudden outbursts though I usually avoid contact to protect myself and I only went to the funeral as he had contacted me with a more moderate conversation. May we all benefit from a greater understanding of all of these struggles. It has been truly awful.

I love Trevor soooooooo much. What he brings to the table is always so pure and what just NEEDS TO BE SAID. Miss his voice on the daily show. Or at least his perspective on the national moment. TRRRRREEEEEEVVVVOOOORRRRRR. !!!!!!

For years, I have been susceptible to burnout and depression ... yet I had always feared going to the doctor or psychiatrist about it, because I expected the response would be "here's a happy pill that will fix you" when what I was *certain* I needed was some sort of lifestyle change. At the time, I thought I needed to find the "right" career for myself ... but I have since discovered that I'm autistic and have ADHD, and that there's a good chance that *if* I switched careers, I'd *still* burn out regularly. But I cannot help but feel "vindicated" somewhat by this discovery -- I have the impression that if I had sought help, I would have gone down an unhelpful path of diagnosis after diagnosis until someone would *finally* ask "Have you considered autism or ADHD?", like so many people before me -- but now I have a good sense of "structure" for what help I need -- but, alas, I don't have a timeline for when I can get evaluated, so I can pinpoint better what I need (other than that I'm now on a waitlist for an evaluation).

Trevor mentioned that 80% is just knowing. I was diagnosed at 36, and my doctor asked me how I felt about the label of ADHD. I said I love it, it means there is a reason I feel and act the way I am, and it explains my entire life. It's so true! It doesn't magically change everything, but it does change your mindset and being able to tell people in your life so they understand.

I love Trevor, and I think there's value in this conversation even if I (note: therapist) disagree with some parts of what he says and how he presents it. But to that extent, I really do have to say that he misunderstands or misrepresents how diagnosis works, focuses of treatment, differentiating factors for the diagnoses he mentions, etc. An example: he mentions (in other words) how he thinks many people are referring to depressive symptoms as depression when it can often be attributable to something else, which is absolutely true. However even MORE common is how depression can present with symptoms that look like other things (including ADHD, his focus). Which is why the DSM criteria always include reference to not being attributable to more specific diagnoses. And why his gripe is with over-generalizing conversations like these (though some parts are spot on, for sure) rather than clinical approaches, though I don't know the individual case of Carmichael + am not denying that lazy and or less efficient professionals exist like in any profession

Trever Noah has always been a brilliant comedian. I have tenfold respect for him for sharing this part of himself and helping advocate. The part about many comedians probably being on the spectrum was not only funny, but makes a lot of sense.

This kind of interview makes him even bigger than the Daily Show. His superpower is how he brings you into his world.

Psilocybin trips have been some of the greatest experiences of my entire life

My cognitive therapist recommended I read The Body Keeps the Score. I haven’t gotten past chapter one. thank you Trevor my brothers and I all have issue where we tune out. I used to think that it was from my family history of alcohol and drug use. Now As I remember things and situations from growing up; the way you explained, it make a lot of sense. I will share this with my family.

“ When you know, you now understand “ omg!! Such insight fellow adhd diagnosed at 49 years old. Thank you Trevor.

This is such a great conversation. Thank you so much. As someone with significant trauma, and ADHD, Ketamine has been so supportive in my life moving forward. “When you know, you understand.” This is so great.

Trevor has such a good, concise way of explaining ADHD. I highly recommend the channel "How to ADHD". I've reorganized my living space, and it's helped so much.

As a veteran suffering with chronic depression and anxiety, and as a late diagnosed AuDHDer, I completely understand the struggle because I and my family live it everyday! Life for me is being in survival mode every second of everyday, literally! Now, thanks to my diagnosis in my late fifties, I understand the 'why' life has been a series of constant struggles and failures! Plus I see now that one of my defense mechanisms was being the 'clown' has been my way of engaging with people. The old, "I'd rather that you'd laugh with me than have you laugh at me!" With my current knowledge and tools, I hope to have a better life within my capabilities going forward! 🖖 Because my spirit animal - Godzilla - demands it! 😆

Hi Neal and Trevor, great discussion. Really made me think about what Trevor was saying. I'm glad that knowing the diagnoses of ADHD made Trevor feel better. I don't think it does for most people. Insight is good, but it's not necessarily a catalyst for change. I've been to many therapists over the years, and have found talk therapy mostly useless. Maybe because I've always been very insightful and intuitive myself. I can totally relate to Trevor going off in his mind during conversations. I've done this all my life. I just tell people that sometimes I space out and ask them to repeat what they were saying. I'm not convinced that this is a symptom of ADHD. It maybe a combination of things. At around 50, I realized that I'm a Highly Sensitive Person, and learned that HSPs are DEEP PROCESSORS. So, spacing out, like in Trevor's example about the shower patina, I think that's exactly what he's doing. I don't know if Trevor is an HSP, but he's definitely a deep processor, a deep thinker. He wouldn't be able to get to the root of most issues in the world, as well as he does. He's able to break through the noise, and present any event, personality, or issue in it's plain stripped down components in a way that everyone can understand. And from a simplified perspective that people never realized was there. It takes a highly analytical and perceptive mind to do that. To be able to do that, you have to take the time to process things on a deep level. It's not a bad thing. It's not a personality defect. It's a feature! When I space out like that, I apologize, but then sometimes I share what I was thinking about. So go ahead and share your musings about copper and green patina on the shower head. :o) After all that's why the Statue of Liberty is green. See now, I'm going to think about that, and wonder what she looked like in the beginning. Then I'll probably go and look up images online. Enjoy your streams of consciousness. I was never diagnosed with ADHD, since hyperactivity was never my issue, but I can relate to many ADD symptoms such as being easily distracted if bored or hyper-focused on a task I find interesting or totally absorbing. Many people don't realize that hyper-focus is also a symptom of ADHD. Maybe that's why playing video games is so gratifying. When an activity demands your complete attention, you do enter a state of flow. I don't play video games because after my first game of PacMan at age 10, when 4 hours felt like 4 minutes, I realized that I would become an addict. But as a creative person, I have experienced this flow state while drawing or painting, dancing or singing. I absolutely love internet research - talk about being completely focused and distracted at the same time. No depression, no anxiety, just total absorption. People are amazed at my patience and tenacity to research things online. That's that ADD hyperfocus coming into play. In the right job, it can be very useful. Unfortunately, after struggling for 20 years in the corporate world, in a semi-creative industry, I never did find the right replacement career. Shame definitely plays into this too. Depression, Anxiety, PTSD or cPTSD, are not mutually exclusive to shame, betrayal, or abuse. There's usually more than one cause to any problem. I developed psychogenic myoclonus after trying to wean myself off antidepressants. Psychiatrists and Big Pharma deny that long term use of these drugs can cause debilitating withdrawal that is akin to torture that completely dysregulates your entire nervous system. I went to five neurologists, and they said that nothing can be done cause it's a psychosomatic issue. All they suggested was CBT.

Diagnosed with ADHD at 40. Developed sense of humour and was always the class clown as a way to fit in and not appear super weird to everyone. Things doesn't make sense for ADHD folks in today's world.

Somatic therapy also changes stuff on a deep, cellular level - breaking the connection. Ketamine is also good for some. But Somatic Therapy can also change your life.

Thank you for uploading this as a separate segment. Planning on sharing this with my family. As someone who’s had ADHD pretty much forever, diagnosed as a kid, and as I recently started doing standup comedy, it all makes perfect sense.

I love how Trevor explained this! I don’t feel alone or crazy for thinking this way. Living like this makes you think something is wrong with you but there isn’t.

Trevor's ADHD insights are like my brain on a good day-fascinating and all over the place! 00:00 - Trevor loves solving puzzles, especially if they're gorgeous. 00:38 - Discussing ADHD with Gerard Carmichael and wild therapy insights. 02:41 - Comedy is a perfect environment for ADHD; comedians thrive on it. 03:40 - Misinterpreting ADHD as just being an [expletive]; it's really executive dysfunction. 05:07 - The body remembers trauma, like a black person reacting to a police siren. 07:01 - Trevor's journey with ketamine therapy to treat trauma.

i could not love trevor anymore than i love him right now. having only recently been diagnosed with ADHD, as well as early childhood trauma (CPTSD), i just feel so seen, and by someone who I respect and admire so much. thank you thank you thankypu

Same here, diagnosed at 46 with ADD and depression.. Finally understood my behavior as a kid and adult..refuse medication after negative experience with ADD medication, lost myself..

This was awesome, thank you both! I'm on a list to get tested for ADHD and autism, all I know so far is I don't think the way other people think. The world baffles me. I'm slowly figuring it out though 👍 It's never too late to try to figure yourself out.

Omg your tangent about the shower head is my freaking LIFE! Dealing with this is exhausting!

Interviewer should let Trevor speak uninterrupted. Anyone who aligns with this should watch Brene Brown’s Netflix special on shame and vulnerability. (As well as her Ted Talks, of course.) Love that Trevor is so in touch with his brain and emotions and overall patterns, and then shares.

I explain ADHD as holding a group of folders, throwing them up in the air and having papers all across the floor. I have always had to work extra hard to get good grades, excel. I was diagnosed in graduate school. It was nuts. Explained so much!

I had no idea Trevor had ADHD!!!! I have never been diagnosed but am so grateful he shared this.

I think there are so many adults that are currently discovering their ADHD... I'm one of them and I always think "gosh, if only I knew this when I was younger"...

Trevor explained better than some of the psychologists.

I just love Trevor. I think he's one of the sharpest tools in the shed. I will listen to whatever he has to say, because I can learn a lot from his perspective. I do have a couple of comments: 1. He says he has ADHD but that it doesn't mean running around out of control. But it kind of does; it's in the name. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. I think the medical community needs to be more precise with naming such things. ADD, attention deficit disorder, also doesn't describe quite what he's talking about. The deficit in attention would be more from an observer's perspective, like perhaps a teacher. Maybe keep ADD, but call it attention direction disorder. 2. As someone with depression, and HORRIBLE depression without medication, I don't equate depression with sadness. My depression often prevents me from being happy, but sadness is not its essential nature. I fear that people's severe depression is not taken as seriously as it should be when it is characterized as sadness. Everyone has sadness, but not everyone has depression. Anyway, absolutely no criticism of Mr. Noah, just some random thoughts. Now about that bird at the window...

Trevor is describing how our brains are wired and how the amygdala will automatically respond. I love the way he describes things 🙌🏾 I have so people people in the 40s plus coming to get assessed for possible ADHD.

This is me expressing gratitude to you, Neal. For the candor of Three Mics and what it meant to me, for offering up your evolution for me to learn from, for sharing so many insights from so many stars, for being an ambassador of sorts for black men and our experience, and of course, for the laughs. “Crazy Good”, as a title, sold it short.

Just knowing is also a game changer. Yes, telling people is so important.

"Isn't that copper...?" I have literally had that moment about plumbing in the presence of family and they thought I was bored.

I really needed to hear this discussion; thank you.

- [00:00](ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eKQTS-hAAcI.html) 🧩 Exploring ADHD and Misunderstood Symptoms - Trevor Noah discusses his struggle with depression and the potential link to ADHD, - Frustration with how little attention is given to understanding ADHD beyond its stereotypes, - Example of misdiagnosing behaviors as shame instead of exploring ADHD. - [02:02](ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eKQTS-hAAcI.html) 🎭 ADHD in Comedians and Real-Life Impact - ADHD's impact on focus and attention, particularly in classroom settings, - The natural fit of ADHD in comedy, requiring constant focus and engagement, - Trevor's conversation with Gerard Carmichael about ADHD symptoms misunderstood as character flaws. - [04:09](ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eKQTS-hAAcI.html) 🧘‍♂ Understanding Depression and Trauma Therapy - Depression as a symptom of underlying issues like ADHD, - Trevor's experience with ketamine therapy for trauma and PTSD, - The physical manifestations of trauma and the importance of addressing them. - [06:13](ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eKQTS-hAAcI.html) 🌌 Body Memory and Physical Reactions - How the body retains and reacts to past trauma, using examples like fear of dogs and police sirens, - The disconnect between body and brain in processing trauma, - The impact of childhood experiences on adult reactions and relationships. - [08:30](ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eKQTS-hAAcI.html) 💊 Ketamine Therapy and ADHD Awareness - Trevor's initial skepticism and eventual understanding of ketamine therapy, - The importance of a proper diagnosis for managing ADHD effectively, - The value of awareness and communication in personal relationships regarding ADHD behaviors.

Thank you for this clip 👏👏👏 you're a wonderful host, and Trevor Noah is a hot ADHD advocate!!!! 🔥 😂❤

This is brilliant! Thank you Trevor, for your insight, understanding and compassion. This gave me hope for what I've been living with for 65 years, childhood trauma, ADHD, etc. Saying a prayer of gratitude at the start and end to my days, has been a game changer. Peace

This man is a national treasure and the world won't realize it until later. It's been a joy Mr. Noah to watch you grow... Never thought you were funny, but an emerging intellectual nonetheless.

ADHD is exhausting, feeding depression. I deal with both & the CPTSD w/moral injury, i.e., shame, etc... The things that don't help are too much screen time or taking shit too personal. Best to just deal, with real compassion... ❤

This was so informative and he is such a cool gentleman. Thank you for explaining it the way you did.

I hear a lot of adhd, but no one seems to also address the Add which is attention deficit disorder. Which I have and both my kids have it. It’s almost like adhd but not really. It’s exactly what it saids. We have a hard time paying attention, we loose focus real quick and get distracted very easily. I can write down a grocery list and if I forget the list at home I can still shop for everything that was on the list. If I don’t write down my to do list the night before, for example, if I left dirty dishes in the sink and decide to wash them the next morning, if I didn’t put it on my to do list the night before, the next morning I will see the dishes but it takes an hour or two for my brain to tell me that their are dirty dishes in the sink. I hope that makes sense

For me, depression is an opportunist looking for a vacuum to fill. Knowing that, I can control it now.