Audio: Big and Chunky - will.i.am
Audio: Karma x Ps Hitsquad - Never Have I Ever
Am I 31 years old?
Yes
Have I eaten a bowl of honey nut cheerios with a banana in it for lunch five days a week for two months straight?
Yes
Did I eat a bologna cheese sandwich every single day for lunch for six months straight?
Yes
Will I eat one again?
Absolutely not, never.
Audio: Good Day - Nappy Roots
Major Bag Alert - Dj Khaled (ft. Migos)
I've never told anybody this before, like anybody.
In 2014 during a depressive episode-
Audio: Swing Lynn - Twin Cabins
Hey! I brought you your favorite, hummus and crackers!
Thank you! This is genuinely the only thing I've been able to eat for like six months?
So I really appreciate it.
Yeah, of course, anytime.
Guess what I have. Hummus and crackers!
No, I can't even look at that right now.
What, really?
Yeah no I can't I can't even look at hummus and crackers now.
I genuinely just woke up one day and feel sick anytime I think about consuming that.
That's okay what's the new safe food?
Eggs
Really?
Well the fun part about eggs is you can eat them breakfast, lunch, and dinner and no one will judge you because it's eggs.
so...
Eggs.
I'm gonna go to the store. I'll be, I'll be back.
Thank you
Audio: Big and Chunky - will.i.am
This is your friendly reminder that you have ADHD and you will not remember.
So write it down.
If you have accepted this ADHD life, get a notebook.
I love you, you're welcome.
Audio: Feel Like God - Playboi Carti (Gazzy Remix)
Audio: Fireflies - Owl City
I'd like to leave.
Audio: Godzilla - Eminem
Have you ever had a dream
That
that you um you had
you what you could you do
Oh no!
My brain!
It's broken!
I just need you to stay right there as I work okay?
Just stay right there.
I can get more done this way.
Yeah just hang out there and like that'll help me get the dishes done.
Yeah so uh I'm just gonna play this game real quick.
It shouldn't take too long.
Hi um I finished that book shall I bring it with me today so you can read it?
Alright, cool.
I won't forget it. Look I'll put it right by my door.
I can't even get out of the house without stepping over it.
Is it gonna be hot?
Alright I'll bring my hat as well.
Alright see you soon. Bye!
Audio: Cha-Cha Slide - Mr C The Slide Man
Audio: Brace Yourself - Zenorachi
I'm realizing now that uh this isn't a neurotypical response to this situation.
Audio: Love You So from The King Khan & BBQ Show
Here's a way to help the ADHD person out in your life.
The next time you see them busy but scattered,
they're doing a little bit of a lot of different things,
this might look like sitting down and then immediately getting back up to get something else,
or if they're less hyperactive you might see them on their computer and they keep saying,
'Oh right! Ah right!' because they keep remembering something else that they have to do in switching to that.
Try this, bring them a piece of paper and a writing utensil.
Yes bring them, slap it down in front of them and tell them they have 30 seconds to write down all the things they have to do that they can think of right now.
In no particular order, that's important.
And of course you can adjust this time period as you see fit.
It's just important that there's a timer so that we don't overthink it. We can just start writing.
Now having the list is already super helpful but if you want to go one step further,
you can write a number next to each task in the order that they intend to do them.
One step further, you can write down the amount of time that they're willing to allocate to each task.
5 minutes on this, 10 minutes on that, whatever you think would be best for your partner.
Good luck and follow for more.
Hello, Tax Collector here. Just here to collect your ADHD tax.
Oh, okay that's new.
Hmm, my records say it's not new, you've just recently become aware of it.
Well what do I owe?
Yeah well I do have your list here. Are you ready?
So we've got overdue bill on every bill you've ever been issued,
impulsive spending online, poor food and drink choices,
low productivity at work for multiple days per year,
psychologists, psychiatrists, medication you've got some direct costs there.
And we've got expensive one-week hobbies that you buy other stuff for and you never go back to,
and finally uh that that tooth filling that tooth filling from last month,
because you put off that toothache for 12 months and it ended up getting infected so,
Does all that sound about right?
Um, that sounds quite expensive.
It sure is. About $25,000 per year.
What?
Yeah so a study done back in 2019 looked at the economic impact of ADHD in Australia,
and they found the average cost was about $25,000 per person with ADHD,
so just multiply that over your life span and you'll get a rough estimate of your ADHD Tax.
This sounds really quite serious like it should be addressed or something.
Yeah, I suppose.
Still be $25,000 for today though.
Her last words to me were-
Sh sh sh do you hear that?
What?
There's a high-pitched beeping.
I don't hear anything.
no no it's a high-pitched beep it's going
beeeeeep beeeeeeeep
And it's repeating. If Charlie Puth was here he'd tell us what note it is.
beeeeeep
It's really high-pitched. You can't hear it?
I don't think that there's a beeping sound. Can we just-
Yeah I need to find it.
Really, right now?
It was this thing so I'm just gonna take the batteries out and then I can focus on what you're saying.
How could you even hear that?
How could you not hear it? It was as if this thing was right up against my ear and every other sound was muffled.
How do you focus, like ever?
Hahaha focus?
Nope.
Well like I was saying.
Hi there my name is Brave Dave and I'm providing ADHD services to you and your household.
For those of you with hardwood and linoleum just strap swiffers to my feet and put me on a conference call.
487 laps around the house later and your floors will be immaculate.
Is the house getting a bit chilly?
Well no worries because eventually I'll get hungry, preheat the oven, forget I was hungry at all, and then leave the oven running for several hours.
It'll be like an oven in here. Hahaha
I can turn on every light in the house for you.
I don't know why you would want that or why it would be helpful but my wife says that I'm really good at it.
Do you often find yourself thirsty but don't feel like walking to that pesky fridge?
Not a problem with my services because I leave open, mostly full beverages in every room of the house.
Please note that all of my services are paid for by the task and not by the hour.
That is because I will wait to the very last possible second to do literally any of these things,
but I will do them well.
ADHD people remember, friends are temporary but these ADHD water PSAs are forever,
so you better start getting used to it and start drinking water.