Question: I occasionally go on medium length meditation retreats. I find it very difficult to switch off, obviously, but find that once I finally am forced to because there is literally nothing to be distracted by, I am suddenly unavoidably, completely and utterly, exhausted. I can’t meditate until usually any day 3 because I have no choice but to sleep on days 1 & 2. I just assumed everyone was like that until I mentioned it to a meditation teacher one day and they looked at me like I was an alien. My hypothesis is that my ADHD driven constant on ness is utterly exhausting and that only way to recover from it is to completely opt out of society for at least a few days every now and again. Actually, that was all context, here’s the question: anyone else out there have the same experience?

I hadn’t even realised this was an aspect of my probably ADHD. Just the existence of this video has already helped. Thank you for the digressions to keep me interested and the reminder to do all four and not quit after 3 because I’m already bored 😴

Most of my rumination tends to be about my past mistakes and how they will be repeated over and over again. In fact, the worry output from an imagined scenario can actually be a self fulfilling prophecy. One time I had a very disturbing dream about somebody in a very phobic manner. I tried to bring it up with that person without revealing the contents of the dream, and as a result I used an example from my past that unfortunately was not interpreted the way I was expecting and was subsequently banished from an entire group. I now feel very bitter that I was not permitted to explain myself or apologize. I even gave these people very unflattering nicknames and made up songs about fighting them using my imaginary friends. At the very least this whole situation sparked my creativity. But yeah, worrying excessively can lead to actions that will reinforce those moments of worry. Same goes for freak-outs, or Meltdowns.

I think I'll have to rewatch this... I kept zoning out 🥲

This came at the EXACT time I was dealing with ruminating again. It helped so much! Thank you!!!!

My name is Rick, and I can confirm the channel name.

im watching in 2x and dont even understant a bit .. i usually do .... but not this and comment section seems really relatable .lol

You're incredibly funny and so on point !! 😂😂👌👌

Listened to the first minute, then let it run in the background while I searched for nebula videos, hope you still get credited

Oh man, Rick's diversions and self-interruptions are SO MUCH LIKE ME. This is killing me. I'm about his age, too, and worry all the time that I'm losing my intellectual capacities now. But my thought process, unless I'm hyper-focused, has always been like "leaves in a windstorm" (a friend's description), just like this.

I like the "ask someone you knew as a child, remember that poor self assessment" part. Somehow I was shocked when I gave out the family assessment forms for my adhd evaluation. I expected them to say I was just a normal kid... They did not.

100%

Thank you! 🙏 this helps immensely!

CBT stands for Compulsory Basic Training in the motorcycle world. That works for this too and is easier to say. 😁

Thanks Rick, this is just brilliant! Where were you 40 years ago with this information!?

Worrying...is the only thing ...I do really-really well...but will give your suggestions a try ❤ thankyou !

This quote has helped me: “No one ever looks back, after something has happened, and thinks ‘I’m so glad I worried about that, it was really helpful.’”

Thanks Rick! It very easy to forget to do this. Maybe more so for people with ADHD because we’re always rushing around (or at least me) and don’t like to take time to calm down and breathe.

I don't do well in crisis, although I have ADHD. Sadly I didn't get that part of it. I don't have that much chaos in my head either, but maybe I either don't notice it, like you don't notice loud trains after having lived near traintracks for a while or my brain came up with a blockade for that on its own.

I'll give it a try 🌼

I cudnt help but laugh after you managed to say cognitive just fine when not confronted with the rest of CBT to then say after that; entirely felt there where i may just fail at sayin a word just cuz of the words that follow it - but be able to say it just fine when not tryin to say it as a part of that phrase

I also can do a lot of worryin and ruminatin, which is compounded by my anxiety instilled in me by a horrific childhood of unfortunate event after unfortunate event after unfortunate event Tho smth that has helped me a ton there is ofc, medication. Early this yr a doctor prescribed me prozac for my anxiety and depression symptoms, and not only has it helped a ton with my anxious worries; but its also helped to cut down with the other worries and ruminatin i do It doesnt completely remove the worries or ruminatin, but it does make it a bit easier to talk to others about it and to express that im worried to others without that ruminatin anxious thowt that if i mention the worry; that will cause the worry to become true The fact im able to recognise that the thowts ive got are merely anxious ruminatin is a large part too of what allows me to talk about it with others, and that too has become easier with meds for me Im able to more easily recognise that these anxious thowts goin thru my head are merely a product of what i dub my "brain worms"; as they worm around in my brain makin it hard to think about anythin else but them and the thowts they want me to think - and that recognition means i can reach out to my mommy (he/they) or sibbby (they) or a metamour or a friend or otherwise; and help to dissuade the anxious thowts One such common example is an anxious worry that preys on my fear of smth happenin to my mommy and sibby (or my metamours or rly anyone i care about honestly; but much more strongly towards my polycule for obvs reasons), spec when theyre out and about doin anythin - my brain worms instantly start to try to make me ruminate on what if smths happened, and create all sort of scenarios where they wudnt be able to contact me and theyd be in danger or worse Even now just at mentionin that anxious rumination my brain worms want to try to make me worry about that as my mommys at his first proper day at a new job; tho i know the brain worms are lyin, its still probs gonna play on my thowts until i at least reach out to them so that i know theyll be able to reassure me soon - but thanks to my meds im actually able to do that without feelin bogged down by just inability to get out of my own head ---- Unrelated aside @ when you mention its contagious and ask if im doin it with you; i legit stopped writin this comment for a min bcuz ive got the vid on loop above it as im typin this - and it played that part and i instinctually breathed along with you xD xD xD 😅

timely!

I think this is why my dad, and then myself, and now one of my sons takes so many pictures. We didn’t/don’t want to forget. 😔

I failed 9 out of 10 and then the comments continued to hit me in the feels, so uh........

I got like ten points then lost track of the points and went to the comments and Im gonna go listen to some music now xD

Can you make this video a bit shorter 😂

Or we’ve learned very well to live with it and it’s just part of us , it’s who we are!

Hilarious. Well done sir! x

Can't relate to 9 and 10 so I don't know if I have it if not My doctor that i didn't have adhd so let's go with that

DAY MAN 6:47 FIGHTER OF THE NIGHT MAN. CHAMPION OF THE SUN.

Listening and reading the comments.... probably not the best idea, but....

I was happy cuz of -30 points but i got an extra +35p after that 😭🖐🏻

I keep missing a bit because I lose focus, so I go back 10 seconds, lose focus, miss it, go back 10 seconds, etc. Then I forgot what I was trying to do and what the list was. So it's a little hard to test your test.

Oh my God, this was hilarious. Thank you so much.

Thank you for 3 minutes of video but i found the comment that told me everything and im switching to other video ill find interesting rn😭

came here to this video to get the list to chosse fast from...

"How many college degrees are you one credit short?" I cried

I clicked off hakfway through, realized, then came back to write this comment.

You have the same energy as a professor I had ...wait Also! Not ADHDers: Do you not have to keep yourself focusing on a lecture like those videos of the people pushing back the cat? Like especially if you were looking at a show you really enjoy right before class, what do you do with the thoughts? Are they just less insistent or are they not there entirely

I’m not even 1/3 through…laughing hysterically, tilting head and eyes back, hands on face partially covering eyes, saying to myself…Make! Him! STOP!!’…because 9.9 out of 10 is me!!! 🤣

I was diagnosed with both ADD and ADHD when I was a baby, so I was doomed from the start lol

not everything is right, cuz people with ADHD are actually capable of doing stuff in order if they are treated or having better days. Or if they have autism as well. It really depends, and it sounds like if you did anything like that in your video you dont have ADHD. There are 3 types of ADHD, its spectrum, not everyone are the same, some may struggle with some things more than others. I, for example have a good memory if it cames to my childhood, and I still have ADHD. I think we should not tell people what they have. Ive learned recently I have autism, never would thought about having it, and yet, I do, as clinicials says. So... let diagnostic team diagnose people.

watching at 2x speed while reading the comments and wondering when the last time I had something to drink was at 1am... yeah that sounds about right

So. People who dont have ADHD do these things? How?!?

social media and overstimulation all around us definitely doesnt help at all

I am constantly thinking about something else whilst doing a task, therefore I make mistakes I shouldn’t have because I wasn’t focusing. It’s always the next thing I have to do, or a song playing or something. Never what I’m actually doing. So I wander off and completely forget what I’ve just done. I am the female version of Mr Magoo. And it’s frustrating and embarrassing. Not a superpower

Is crazy that there’s so many different kinds of ADHD that we haven’t figured out exactly what works perfectly for certain people

I don't have a degree in video editing either and I never let it stop me from doing youtube

Lost track, but about 230, might be closer to 200 though