Is there anyone else in school like this where, on an exam or in a test
you had this like question you were trying to answer
but you couldn't remember you
you couldn't sit down and study the night before or the week before
because you have ADHD so you would remember these like bits and pieces
from class or stuff that you genuinely were interested in when the teacher was lecturing
and then you kind of like reason your way from these bits and pieces of memory that you have
towards answering the question on the test or exam
and you totally couldn't remember how to do it
but based on your like brains logical weird
connecting the dots piecing together information you ended up
figuring it out
even though you don't didn't remember how to do it and then you actually got good grades
this is how i was in school and it's like hilarious to think about now
because that seems so risky and not a good strategy but
every single test i did was like this
if you have ADHD or you know somebody that has ADHD
you're probably wondering why they talk so fast all the time
like i am right now
well the reason is people with ADHD
find it very stimulating to beat their thoughts as quickly as possible
just to get all of that out at once
the reason i do is specifically for people with adhd watching these tiktoks
because getting somebody's attention that has ADHD
is like catching lightning in a bottle doesn't happen very often
when you do you better do it effectively otherwise they're gonna leave
i brought you frankincense
thank you
and i brought you mur-
mur-DER
*gasp*
JUDAS
NOOO-
in my world everyone's a pony
and they all eat rainbows
and poop butterflies
that's beautiful katie
ADHD is not a disability
it's a superpower
have you tried meditation and yoga
ADHD isn't even real
it's a scam by the government to make more money off of medications
you're not ADHD
my six-year-old son has ADHD and you're nowhere near as hyper as he is
you should just eat better and like start working out
ADHD doesn't exist your generation is just lazy
did you take your medication today you're acting really weird
oh look a squirrel oh my goodness sorry like I'm just like so ADHD like oooooh
you're only like this because your parents didn't raise you right
i think everyone's a little bit ADHD you know what i mean
do you have ADHD
are you ready to be personally attacked by an 18th century German dude
yeah you are let's do it
this this hunky hunk a man is Melchior Adam Weikard
he was an 18th century philosopher and physician
he wrote Der Philosophische Arzt published in 1787
in which he for the very first time described what we now call ADHD
an inattentive person won't remark anything but will be shallow everywhere
according to a proverb they generally know a little bit of all and nothing of the whole
and this which really gets me here
they are mostly reckless often copious considering improved projects
but they are also inconsistent in execution
why yes Weikard i am always haphazardly doing unimportant random shit
thanks for calling me out 200 years ago
god it's so hot
i don't understand how plants can grow around here in 110 degrees
yeah
man we better get one of these accounts
i'm sorry that sounded totally random
you talked about plants growing in the heat
and i thought well the ones that would grow best would be in the ground like a potato
and then i thought about how my boyfriend calls me potato because
i was buried in work this week um and he saw a meme that says
they tried to bury me but they didn't realize i was potato and it shows it growing
and this week i was buried in work because
i had a whole bunch of new item meetings
and then i thought well gosh
if we don't get one of these accounts all of that work will open for nothing
ah
hey sierra dude i just saw that taco truck over there and-
dude yeah and it has like really cool stuff in there i saw like a taco and like a burrito i wasn't sure what i wanted to get
yeah well i was gonna say like the colors on it-
aren't they so fucking bright like
i was walking past and i saw that too and i just had to look at the menu because the colors were so bright
yeah well i was gonna buy some-
oh what did you want to eat did you want me to get it i can buy for you if you want
will you stop interrupting me
uh oh so i didn't even realize
i'm sorry
like like why do you why do you do that like it's really rude
okay the best way i can explain it is
when you're talking about something my brain takes that topic
and it feels like it's really important to say and i kind of just blurted out
but but like can't you just wait until i'm done talking
no that's the thing because i'll be thinking about what i want to say
so much to not forget it
that i don't hear a word you're saying so
i think i interrupt you instead just to blurt it out and say what i need to say before i forget
i don't even know what to say-
yeah it's a really bad problem that i need to fix
but literally i'll just sit there with the thought in my head that i want to say something
not hear a single word you said because i'm too focused about not forgetting it
that i just won't listen to the entire conversation
so i might need to interrupt sometimes i'm so sorry
okay can you just try your best not to
i really i really can't i'm so sorry anyway let's go get tacos
okay
if you're bored all the time just get a hobby
that's funny i actually have uh
uh 500 of those
and you actually need dopamine to enjoy them
crazy
make yourself an impulse list write down all the things that you want to do eventually
including tattoos piercings skydiving
when you are sick of the boredom just pick something off the list do it impulsively
uh you already know you want it so it's not going to be a mistake
that void you're feeling that's just a craving for Jesus
interesting i had no idea that Jesus was just dopamine
18 years of strict Christian practices
i must have just forgotten about Jesus all that time
that void you're feeling that's dopamine misregulation
but you can buy your own happiness so set yourself a monthly limit
impulse buy whatever you want don't go over the limit
um mental health is important what better way to spend your money
hi this is just a reminder that if you're a person who gets a period
and also you have ADHD
your hormonal cycle can dramatically impact your ADHD
in particular your ability to regulate your emotions and to focus on stuff
so if you've ever noticed that your adhd seems to get worse the week before your period
you're not wrong
it's because the levels of estrogen in your body are much lower
and that makes it much harder
for your body to regulate the dopamine and serotonin that you need
to regulate your emotions and
pay attention
i know right
it's like a whole thing (link to that page is in the description)
i'm not the most patient person
i try to be as patient as possible with other people
still working on being patient with myself
but i have no patience for lines
but i really do appreciate the clarity that
standing on a line for 10 minutes can give you
in a moment of impulse buying a line gives you opportunity to say-
Do you need this?
Why are you buying this?
Don't you have several unused ones at home?
Shouldn't you put that back?
Put it back, Rasheed
and eventually i put it back
and get on my day just walk right out the store
like i never came in
now you might be asking
did i give him to my impulses today?
well let me assure you that line was not long enough
try making faces
try telling jokes making little sounds
well well look who's inside again
went out to look for a reason to hide again
when an adhd person is told to go to sleep
they will hyperfocus on staying awake
and the reason for this
is because our brains are designed to do the exact opposite of what we are told to do
now how do we stop this
well we have to tell ourselves to stay awake
and the reason why we have to tell ourselves to stay awake
is because it will trick our brains into actually wanting to go to sleep
basically reverse psychology is an ADHD person's best friend
YOU!!
i am unhappy with you
you stay there and listen to me alright
someone keeps telling me that you still don't think that you are beautiful
and i will have none of it
like the rising sun over an emerald ocean you are unique and stunning
listen to me when i tell you that
YOU
ARE
BEAUTIFUL
and i will hear nothing else about it
okay?
good okay
love you
squish
bye
ADHD people my hair's wet
wanna know with what?
water
that's something you should be drinking right now