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[@dalebuck7168]

I am 81 years old, work as a librarian? why? because I can't stand not to work? Why am I on this channel, oh yeah, got a new book in the Library, How to ADHD...read first three chapters, why? I always read the first three chapters of all books that come in so I can sound intelligent to the patrons. Realized immediately that this book described my childhood, my teenage angst years, and a disjointed adulthood! Thought it would be fun to get tested, yep, confirmed diagnosis, doc says want meds, I said no, at my age the last thing I need is more pills in the pill box, besides at my age through trial and error I have adjusted my life to match my "idiosyncrasies". I spent 31 years in the military, where the regimentation of life helped me survive the brain warps. Married a wonderful person who realized that I was a weirdo and loved me for it anyway (58 years together). Jessica! Loved the book...use it as a reference, love the channel, thanks for all you are doing for those of us who are a little off kilter.

[@A_Dog_On_Mars]

Your story just warmed my heart

[@kylebroflovski8155]

You look under 81 years old you look 27 at the most and this is a complement. Dale buck

[@ArabicOogway]

And i was angry for not discovering my adhd until I'm 28.. Now I'm grateful 😅

[@mariacabrera2850]

At 55 years old my co-worker pointed out that I have ADHD. It really is great to know I'm not alone🖤

[@mlvogh]

❤ Thank you for sharing this. I’m 66 and I think I have quite a few ADHD tendencies! What you said gives me hope that I can figure out how to navigate this dance and thrive.

[@kassiekingston3993]

I'm not an early bird or a night owl. I'm a perpetually confused pigeon .

[@HowtoADHD]

MOOD

[@higuys7360]

lol

[@susanbartlett3421]

Same!

[@irontaoist2665]

I resemble that remark!

[@heartoflinnea2131]

Yes! Same!😂

[@HinataElyonToph]

My favorite is the “my brain is like your internet browser. I have thirty browser tabs open, six of them are frozen, and I have no idea where the music is coming from”

[@mystreteacher]

My wife thinks my 60 or 70 browser tabs are amusing. Enjoys seeing how my brain moved along

[@waffles3629]

30? Rookie numbers 😂

[@pamelaj.betz-baron2420]

​@@waffles3629 Seriously. My phone gave up on giving me the count ages ago.

[@waffles3629]

@@pamelaj.betz-baron2420 yep, now it just smiles at me :D

[@catbeara]

​@@pamelaj.betz-baron2420 I just keep downloading new Internet browsers as each one starts freezing from having too many tabs open

[@roberttolbert7002]

Tell me you have ADHD without telling me " Why is the bear chasing the guy and why is he not more concerned ".

[@Citielight]

“I want to fix the grammar on this. It should be ‘Doing the thing that helps me not forget…’”

[@Citielight]

I related hardcore to that one.

[@TheBaumcm]

Seconded. Also, what happens next? Does the guy turn around and deck the bear?

[@TheBaumcm]

@@Citielightme:this doesn’t make sense. Pause to verify it is in fact incorrect. Correct it in my mind and then realize she came up with a better correction😂.

[@MrSnorlaxz]

It makes more sense when you look more at the bear and my self awareness goes down because I say it's fake in my head

[@DavidSmith-jj7ll]

The cleaning-and-playing-a-game-in-a-travel-pillow meme hits even harder because they're playing a nintendo DS, which means they found their several-year-old gaming handheld and are distracted by performing the ancient rituals, not just distracted by a normal thing. The dopamine hit of "Oh wow I found this thing from years ago that I loved" vs "I found this thing I used yesterday that I guess I love but is mundane because I mean yesterday" is night and day. I was helping my dad do some cleanup at his house, and for reasons decided to see if our old Commodore 64 was still functional, and it turned out that the disk for Jumpman Jr was still in the drive, and then it was an hour later and my hand hurt because those controllers were hella un-ergonomic.

[@samanthalaine8064]

Okay so I actually have the context for the original image at 4:52 (the guy being chased by a bear). So for starters, that's Kyle Maclachlan, who you may know from Twin Peaks. And he started a wine company and it's called Pursued by Bear (after the line from Shakespeare's Winter's Tale). So yes, that is a man being chased by a bear at a vineyard. But also he's fine

[@cpeace3172]

Thank you for the comment. I love Twin Peaks and Kyle ❤

[@Merciful_Angel]

I think this is another ADHD superpower; we retain some of the best facts in our heads. Rarely the most useful, but if you ever need to know why an actor looks familiar and as a bonus who they played in A Game of Thrones, there's a person with ADHD who can tell you.

[@joycependleton4117]

@Merciful_Angel My daughter & son in law (both adhd-ers) have that superpower! I also have adhd and don't have that power, so I'm glad they're available. When it's before their time, my portable library (aka phone) is great! I rarely forget a face, even if it's been 40+ years, and yet, struggle with the names. Same with musicians from my youth, I remember the songs, but unless I had the album, I don't remember who performed it.

[@MorganGleason-Fenton]

Love that you supplied your super power, and I agree: Kyle MacLachlan is so fine. I've loved him since Blue Velvet.

[@lisalyons915]

Totally agree! Actually there is another great positive thing in being ADHD: It's a sure way to get in JEOPARDY! I finally found a way for my crazy recall of obscure facts to actually make money! And I got to play with Alex ❤️🥲

[@buggaboo3840]

The ADHD motto: Just one more, Just one more, Just....one....more!!!. Okay. One more couldn't hurt. I got time!!

[@HowtoADHD]

FOR REAL.

[@BearcatEm]

Saw this video while being caught in this exact loop lol. Kept trying to find a good one to end on before I go to the store and I'm writing this comment to get even further from the loop. To the store I go! 🙂

[@DisasterAster]

Huh... Maybe I shouldn't read just one more comment, thanks 😅

[@isabelledrolet4297]

I call this "onemorethingitis"...

[@mariezguitar5029]

Before I was diagnosed, my favourite expressions were: NOW, not now, MORE, NEW, and next. Also: My ears don’t hear as fast as your mouth speaks. But never: mornings?!?!

[@cakeeeetime]

I don't have ducks. I don't have a row. I have two groups of rats. One is having a philosophical debate. The other is having a giggling fit over the word: Poop.

[@abhiswarakumbhare5468]

I'm both rats

[@cakeeeetime]

@@abhiswarakumbhare5468 Same.

[@Mererid]

The rat version of Pinky and the Brain.

[@iniehawk4472]

A field of cats was one of my favourite ones

[@tiagobelo4965]

Based rats

[@StephanieScheller]

Lol! My new favorite "think outside the box" is: "We got hyperfocused, went and found an exacto knife, dismantled the box and built a boat. Not that we needed one..." ... it feels... real...

[@kevinfancher3512]

I have an as yet relatively unexamined hypothesis that van-life and tiny houses are the product of the ADHD mind. I've been doing one or the other for more than two decades, and I can confidently report that having the stove an arm's length from the sofa and bed and bath and office has saved many a favorite pot from ruin or pan of diligently fussed over enchiladas from the laying hen scrap bucket.

[@aoibhinquinn7310]

Honestly, as someone who is desperately trying to move into a smaller apartment than my current one, I feel this. Tonight I'm on my own in my boyfriend's tiny studio and I feel so much calmer and more capable of existing comfortably with the much smaller living space

[@kevinfancher3512]

@@aoibhinquinn7310 A friend (in her 50's) and I (60's), though half a continent apart, are just now "discovering our brains" together, she in her new tiny house, me in my tiny RV with no engine. We're both writers of a sort and I've been considering exploring this idea enough to consider it for some kind of literary project, so I appreciate your input, and anything more, if so inclined. The change has taken a long time, but a primary benefit has been that of far fewer stress related, unconstructive behaviors. The very first step for me was to fill small boxes with items for the homeless shelter and local charity shop, emphasis on "small". Making it many minor successes, the boxes removed from my space and delivered promptly, was key.

[@amandachapman4708]

A high proportion of folks living in canal boats are neurodivergent... Me for one 😉 ...takes one to know one, as it is said... I see is everywhere on the canal

[@kevinfancher3512]

@@amandachapman4708 Canal Boat! Where do you live on a canal boat? I'm a huge fan of the t.v. show Detectorists, in which one of the secondary characters lives on a canal boat. Cool. I want a canal boat.

[@DonLoco3]

@@amandachapman4708 I too would LOVE a canal boat. I fear they are a mostly European/UK thing though as I've not seen them in the USA sadly. Good on you for living the dream!

[@lindahynson5125]

My husband got me a timer on a lanyard for the kitchen. If I'm baking, I put it around my neck and don't leave the kitchen without it, otherwise I will wander around the house, get distracted by something (everything) and completely forget I have something in the oven.

[@aunti-maim1495]

see if your oven has "cook time" This is a timer that will literally turn off your oven. It is a quite literal lifesaver since otherwise I might burn down my house. I also set the timer on my phone for a few minutes after that goes off because it usually jingles and makes little song noises for about 2 minutes. I literally have the top of my stove covered and my dials covered because I kept bumping into them with things and melted numerous items so I got a glass top stove covered it with heat resistant bakery boards and then silicone on top of those. I have instapots I use for almost everything because it has timers on it. I have a rice cooker that I plug into a timer so it'll turn off at 20 minutes because I haven't found a good one with a turn off timer which is what I would love. If we're having a large meal and I need to cook something that I absolutely have to use the top of my stove we remove the boards and I put a extra wide masking tape roll on my wrists like a bangle bracelet then I write on it What time it has to come out.

[@NinaKatharinaWeber]

I use the vibrating alarm on the fitness tracker/smartwatch for that. :-)

[@HelenaVanCity]

I never knew being a 'night owl' was related to having ADHD. Finally, at fifty-two, the truth has been revealed to me! Thank you! LOL

[@HowtoADHD]

It CAN be. It's not always so clean cut :) But it is a very common ADHD experience!

[@HelenaVanCity]

@@HowtoADHD You know, I've never been officially diagnozed with ADHD, but the more I've been learning about it in the past few years, the more I get what's been "wrong" with me all my life :)) Thank you for explaining first-hand what ADHD is about and how to ADHD on a daily basis. Works much better for me than scientific articles and lectures :)))

[@kronamadness7119]

I definitively am a "night owl" since decades and have been diagnose a year ago. Of course even for me there was many other reasons but theses are now healed thanks to psychiatrist, yet sometime I like to do a lot of stuff at night 🦉

[@rockycooper1105]

It's a chicken or egg scenario for me 🙃 well after being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, I went to a sleep doctor and they diagnosed me with circadian rhythm disorder delayed sleep phase. After discussing it further with the doc it seemed almost evident that my "strange" sleep schedule was the result of me not having a bedtime growing up (instead my mom encouraged me to stay up with her and watch 3-hour long musicals 😂). Fast forward a few more years and mom is finally diagnosed with ADHD and has always been a night owl. So...which is it for me? Sleep disorder (comorbidity)? Or the inherited ADHD? Or...both?! The world may never know, but meanwhile I'll still be awake while everyone else is sleeping 😆

[@anthonywheeler2082]

Because of this channel I realized I have ADHD. I got my diagnosis in February of this year and I'm 41. Everything makes way more sense now. And I found this channel by accident because I was dealing with my mom's passing and your videos about your mom's passing helped me a lot. Those were the first videos I found of yours. That was two years ago. I subscribed a few months ago but I've been watching your videos slighty over two years now. So thanks for a lot. I can't repay you enough for all the good you've done for me. On a lighter note, these ADHD memes are so relatable and fun. Glad you keep doing these videos. And congrats on the baby and all the good things in your life. Ok, I'm done now haha

[@KellyDeBardelaben]

Welcome friend! Xoxo

[@joe-skeen]

Same here - diagnosed last November at 36 after stumbling on this channel.

[@anthonywheeler2082]

@@KellyDeBardelaben Thanks!

[@anthonywheeler2082]

@@joe-skeen I get ya!

[@o.e.lawrence4198]

I admire your ability to laugh about this stuff. Helps me re-set when I'm stuck on weep/rage. Here I go. Getting up. Doing one positive thing. Wish me luck.

[@HowtoADHD]

You got this

[@tudibelle]

The cleaning one is so relatable. There is a photo of me as a tween when I was “tidying” my room. I’m wearing a snorkel, science goggles and a feather boa.

[@tudibelle]

Sorry, didn”t mean to reply to yourr comment, I DK how that happened, but ai hope it’s improve for you.

[@penink3245]

I wish you luck!

[@souldancersbyjennifer]

​@@tudibelle🤣🤣🤣 love this. Such fun 'tidying' sessions...

[@GoADHDGo]

2:39 I WROTE THAT! :) It’s from a t-shirt I made back in 2011. And the grammar mistake was done on purpose. Booyah. I also wrote: “Ask me about my attention deficit disorder or pie or my cat. A dog. I have a bike. Do you like tv? I saw a rock. Hi.”

[@brendashope1558]

Love it, thanks for keeping us laughing!

[@GoADHDGo]

@@brendashope1558 You’re welcome! :) I have a bunch of ADHD quotes that I wrote and put on t-shirts just for myself. I had no idea that anyone else would relate to those quotes. Kinda funny how if I said those types of quotes out loud to someone, they’d think I was crazy. But when I put the quotes on a shirts, people are like “Brilliant!” Lol.

[@NuNaKri]

I like your second quote! Do you have a online shop? I would like a mug with it 😀

[@samanthawycoff855]

That first meme was literally me yesterday! I set the oven to preheat for some chicken nuggets, started playing Elden Ring, and forgot about the oven for about 2 and a half hours. I did remember to put a timer on when I eventually got the chicken in the oven. 😂

[@MisterAtomic684]

Often when I go to grab something in the kitchen I get lost in thought halfway there, resulting in me mistakenly opening 2 different drawers etc; before realizing and questioning myself on what I actually wanted to get to begin with. I am also so very glad that my oven just turns off after the timer ends. Imagine the massacre to be found inside the garbage bin otherwise.

[@andrejwalilko634]

My analyst told me that waking up early and waiting until I'm late to do anything is me making a challenge for myself

[@danl981]

When you are hyper focusing on a thought about something you have to do, has the thought alone been so real that the next day you feel like you already did what you had to do. And can give details but can't find the thing you know you did but didn't actually do it..... so no way you're ever finding it? That's my daughter regularly.

[@brendashope1558]

OMG yes! 58 year old here, this is an issue for me. My imagination is too good? 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@penelopefp]

I showed my daughter your book and she said, "oooooh!!! It's so easy on the eyes! ...and the brain!!!" Please tell your publisher they knocked it out of the park letting you really make it ADHD friendly in every way!!!!!❤❤❤

[@Acceleronics]

It was more than 50 years ago, but I still clearly remember getting up on time for school, then laying down on the couch in the living room and tempting myself with sleep until it was almost too late to get to school on time. That 2am to noon sleep cycle was my weekends.

[@yellowrose0910]

05:22 Don't set your alarms like that, cause one snooze will just be cut off by the next alarm. Set them like 4 or 6 min apart so you get new alarms along with snooze realarms in a cacaphony of ignored urgency.

[@souldancersbyjennifer]

Yassssss

[@Kitsune-DAS]

Me

[@lydianici1696]

happy neurodivergence awareness month :D

[@HowtoADHD]

Ohhhh so it is!!! Yay!

[@RustyEcks]

🤔🤔 the more one knows?

[@lydianici1696]

@@HowtoADHD yess!! its also autism awareness and acceptence month :D

[@lydianici1696]

im thinking ill wear my pins more often but im also afraid of judgement so idkkkk

[@carlosdaniels8138]

Wait, what that’s a thing? Tell me more.

[@NerfThisBoardGames]

Ughhhh the baby gate becomes a threshold to forget everything once you walk in

[@LeftyConspirator]

I start work at different times every morning, which is tough to remember from day to day. The hack I use is that I set my alarm clock at precisely one hour before my shift starts, and put a note on the alarm to leave the house precisely twenty minutes before. Walking to work takes 10-12 minutes, so this means that even with the usual procrastination I am always on time, and I always know at a glance when my shift starts each morning. Edit: The last time I cleaned my room, I actually found a travel pillow and a costume piece for a larp I attended fifteen years ago. Not a mask, in my case, but a bowler hat. I wore it the entire rest of the day.

[@Heothbremel]

There's a kid book called "Tajar Tales" and they have a line in there that if you see Tajar once, you forget him, but if you see him twice you forget to forget him, and that could be quite fatal I feel that on a deep level as an adult, when you remember the thing so hard that it overwhelms everything else and if you forgot it you could actually get stuff done...

[@maeonmars9357]

I didn't get diagnosed until my kids did; and I am ALWAYS amazed at how much I identify with /experience all the ADHD memes😂😭

[@ashleyyohn4006]

Me!!! I took my son to get tested and the Dr turned to me and asked if I ever considered getting tested. 😂 32 years old when I learned found out, about months ago. 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@Merciful_Angel]

I was the opposite; I got diagnosed in my 40s and then I realised my son (and also my dad, one of my cousins, probably my maternal uncle too) likely has ADHD.

[@brendashope1558]

I ended up diagnosed with ADD AND Dyslexia when my kid was screened 😂 I was 40. Love the memes too

[@fsdfghwaihjfkdasjfka]

42 year old guy here who found out that he has ADHD because of this channel. Thank you for your videos. This has had me review the past 42 years and helped understand and accept my differences and communicate them to others better.

[@gnomingoswoodworks1219]

The fridge meme hits hard lol

[@HowtoADHD]

RIGHT?!?

[@CaedenV]

The sleep stuff is such a pain. On a normal day, wake up, make it to the shower. Make the mistake of sitting down, shower turns into a bath, fall asleep in the bath, wake in a panic, question if I am really needed in the office or if I can justify working from home. Hope that my work stuff and pills are in my backpack and dash for the door. Stop for a large coffee at the gas station, down my morning meds, somehow make it to the office just as they are starting to kick in, and people ask how I'm so attentive and focused in the mornings but manage to be late.... I'm like... Every day it's a miricle that I made it in, and this show runs on Adderall and caffeine lol. Spring is the worst though. Make me wake up an hour earlier, have the restlessness of it being too warm and humid to be comfortable, but not warm enough for the AC to be effective, and throw in a month of allergies on top of the normal morning brain fog... It's not fun lol. We just try to manage as best we can through it and look forward to better days ahead.

[@finraziel]

Well, my neurotypical ex gf really didn't think it was normal to start sorting out or playing with things you found while cleaning out a room... 😅

[@Xanthelei]

For alarms, I have an app that is my morning alarm with two set. First one is a normal alarm with snooze and dismiss. Second only snoozes for 3 minutes and requires I solve 3 VERY basic math problems to dismiss totally, and is set for 15ish minutes after the first alarm. Then my final backup is another app entirely that uses different alarm sounds, snoozer for one minute, and makes me memorize a pattern and punch it in. That is my 'no you have to be up NOW" alarm that I skip most mornings because I got up earlier. So far having three very different alarms across two apps has worked really well for me! Alarm Clock Beyond is the first app, and Alarmy is the second, in case anyone wants to try them out. They're on Android for sure, idk about iPhone. I hope someone else gets something from this post, even just the method of very different alarms.😅

[@pjp9383]

I use Alarmy too - it's my "absolutely must get up now" alarm. I have it set with 3 snoozes, on top of my regular alarm app having gone off several times already, because mornings are HARD for me. Yes, I have a formal diagnosis of delayed sleep phase! Anyway, the setting that works for me is that to turn the alarm off, I have to go to the bathroom and take a photo of this little turtle mosaic in there, to match a photo previously stored on the phone. Because honestly, the math problems and pattern recognition stuff can still be done while lying down, and therefore don't guarantee that I'll stay vertical!

[@waffles3629]

Nice, I use Sleep As Android (only available on Android😅) because I can set the length of snooze, do tasks to shut it off, and it's a sleep tracker. Lifesaver.

[@SkylerLinux]

Yeah the whole finding and processing everything as I clean is how I realized I was very ADHD as a child, since it would take me 8hrs to clean my room; however it would be completely clean and I would even know where everything was. I miss those days

[@Rose34561]

The sleeping meme definitely describes me as college student with ADHD 2 am has become normal for my bed time and some how I feel fully recharged waking up at 10 am 😅

[@HowtoADHD]

RIGHT?!? Mine was (and still but I don't get to lean into this as much anymore) 4am and waking up refreshed at like noon. It's wild.

[@KitsuneMiko383]

I wish I could go to bed at 2-4 am, but 4 is when I wake up for work because bills, man. I would love to wake up at my own pace instead of to the uber-annoying Chocobo Song.

[@jwrightgardening]

Letting my kids sleep to their natural rhythm is one of the reasons I homeschool my kids. I was perpetually exhausted as a child and teen. I hadn't grow in height since I was 12 but then I actually grew two inches my freshman year of college because I was finally getting to go to sleep and get up regularly according to what my body needed. No classes earlier than 9 and I was a two minute walk to most buildings!

[@joe-skeen]

The how to have a conversation one definitely isn't a choice... But is a huge pain point for me. The other day my daughter (also ADHD) berated me for not shutting up because I was excited about what I was talking about... So I switched into rejection sensitivity mode 😢

[@aliengeo]

Boy howdy is it awkward having DSPD: a sleep disorder with workplace accommodations that can largely be summarized as "be cool about it" and yet from the employer reactions I've gotten, you'd think I asked for them to carry me around in a palanquin. I did not know it was associated with ADHD. Makes sense since I have both, I guess.

[@Kitsune-DAS]

I learned the word palanquin today. Thank you!

[@anewbimproves5622]

No joke, I found out I had ADHD because youtube kept on recommending me one of Jessica's videos until I finally clicked it. I'm convinced that the algorithm knew I had ADHD long before I knew I fit the symptoms.

[@SuperBrieBear]

Am currently reading your book. Am in my 40s and some things about my habits I've learned over the years. I wish I'd had this book when I was younger before I had to understand my brain the hard way and after making so many mistakes (many of them repeat mistakes). Thankfully your channel was started a few years ago so I could get some vital info and not feel so alone 😢❤

[@mariezguitar5029]

I love the community that is here in the comments and in other ND online groups.

[@vocalsunleashed]

3:22 me thinking this person is opening the freezer not the fridge 😭

[@ryewhiskey3437]

Shoot. I’m really starting to think I have it. Nah!! I only just spent $600 at Lego because I saw a dude with the largest Lego bag I’ve ever seen so I wanted one, went to Lego and bought a $600 Lego car to fill the bag. That’s impulsive NOT ADHD! Love your stuff! Keep it up!

[@RowanRiverstone]

I call that last one finding side quests. Lol

[@BrianJumps1]

So I had to figure out where the man-running-from-bear image was from and it is from a winery called... Pursued by Bear 🤣 Apparently the name comes from an absurd stage direction in a Shakespeare play.

[@HowtoADHD]

omg that's amaaazing

[@puppypoet]

Way. Too. Relatable. PS. I am recommending another fun KZbin channel called "Cinema Therapy" where two guys with STRONG ADHD do therapy on movies. It's very good and I have recommended your channel so many times on there. I recommend you everywhere!

[@seabrookel5037]

I didn’t realize the Cinema Therapy guys had ADHD. They do some really interesting movie breakdowns.

[@skbee6]

"No, but it's WRONG!" *she says in justice sensitivity*

[@cathyl3526]

The more I learn about ADHD the more baffled I am that I didn't get diagnosed until I was 59.

[@Meeptome]

There are more options for a lack of cooies - the cookies got made, didn't get eaten but you either a)failed to get them in the car to bring with you because why would you bring cookies to the bake sale or b) put them in a special place so you wouldnt loose them before the house party and now they are needed at the house party and you dont remember where you put them

[@sarahs.6377]

For the next-to-last one, I definitely forgot I was supposed to take the picture

[@HowtoADHD]

Right?! Same

[@DaleESkywalker]

(Meme version) Hello there, Brains!! 🧠 This is where the fun begins!

[@HowtoADHD]

Ahaha I love it!

[@DaleESkywalker]

So, love has blinded you? 🤣

[@Nikki.H]

I feel so called out with those alarms 🤣

[@Tilnaor]

Daaam, Makig a meta-meme from the Frodge meme was just brilliant and relatable. The splitscreed monologues hit too close. The "there is a box?" also was my favourite line when I got compliments thinking out of the box - riiight before I had any idea about ADHD

[@brandycarr5378]

OMG…I can so relate to waking up tired and going to sleep wired 😂😂

[@KacielNolwen]

I am certain I heard about the sleep vs ADHD thing before but it always feels great to hear that this is a common experience for people whith those brains. I always feel so terrible when people are confused by my natural sleeping patern being 1/2am give or take to 9/10 am. I naturally fall back to that if I don't have to get up in the morning and will not need alarms in that case, that's just how my body wants to sleep. Thank you for reminding me I am not alone in this.

[@iza724]

I once described my adhd as a conference, except everyone is talking at once and the room is on fire.

[@js8303]

The tired during the day and being up all night is way too true omggg😩

[@FlamingDiva]

The cookie one at 5:48.... I've lost count how many times we got free cookie dough with our take and bake pizza and the dough disappears before it can be baked. Apparently a pinch here and there whenever you're reminded of it's existence when getting something else out of the fridge adds up quickly.

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

It's worth noting that there's little point in hitting the snooze button, you're probably not going to get back to sleep at that point and even if you do, it won't be restful. Which sucks because going to bed earlier probably won't work unless you put a lot of effort into managing your circadian rhythm. You're best chance of waking up when you intended to is to decide how much sleep you're hoping for in 90minut increments and then that's what you go with. If you're going to bed at 10, then realistically, you're more likely to get up at 7 than 7:30 just because at 7 you're more likely to be in a lighter sleep cycle than at 7:30.

[@DisasterAster]

I've heard some smart watches can buzz to wake you up when it senses you in light sleep, whenever that happens in the ~90 minutes before your alarm time, apparently it works pretty well!

[@boubeurd]

It truly does, but then you wake up earlier than you *have to* haha Brain no likey

[@polyweird]

My voice chat at work is always named something squirrel related because whenever one of us gets sidetracked we refer to our squirrels getting lost or something similar. Also, I'm super nostalgic so going through boxes to clean is often an emotional experience so that last one was so relatable. Oh and as for the cookies... Could also be that the cookie dough was eaten before it made it to the oven 😅

[@bad_anima]

I don't have ADHD and don't ever get distracted by my stuff while I'm cleaning. Mostly I'm just trying to get through the chore as quickly as possible. If I unearth something I haven't used in a while that catches my attention, I might put it in a more prominent place in case I want to use it later, but when I'm cleaning/organizing, I'm focused on getting that done.

[@GoldenLegionHoney]

the cookie one is because i already ate all the dough

[@ldbarthel]

Yep. Never made it to the cookie sheet or the oven. ARGH! Turn the oven off!!!!

[@shannonsmith924]

The baby gate sounds good until you forget that with ADHD you forget where your body is compared to distance of things and you’ll likely hit it or completely fall over it by accident. We had one in our kitchen for the dog and I hit it several times, ouch.. I’m trying to overcome my ADHD with becoming a Dog groomer. Wish me luck! I’m excited but a bit worried about the spacial awareness thing especially around animals and sharp things. Hopefully it goes well.

[@mrhomely]

my goofy ADHD brain has sleeping issues. Always have. I have ways of dealing with some of them but its a bit hit or miss

[@m.maclellan7147]

I actually worked an 11:00 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift for almost 10 years & I found it much easier to sleep during the day ! (Helps if you have a dark apt!) Always been a "night owl" 🦉

[@NinjaPirates4]

Just got done talking to my academic coach about my plan to get my work caught up and done for college this week. I told him that I would make a plan, and swear by the plan, and then my follow-through is completely horrible. Three or four minutes later, with plenty of motivation now to get the work done, I go onto KZbin to look for a "focus music video" by Jason Lewis (he's amazing! If you need to get something super boring or intensive done, check out some of his videos--they've really helped me stay focused) and...end up watching this video instead because, "Ooh, memes...ADHD memes!" XD I got diagnosed about three years ago as an adult and man, I've come a long way, but oh boy...these memes are just too relatable and funny! Another awesome video by one of my favorite KZbinrs!

[@rgs8970]

The final one is too true! I've had many cleaning sessions turn into dress-up time 😭 I mean, I kind of have to try every single thing on to make sure it still fits and that I want it, so I know what to put in the donate pile!

[@Sam-iz2ww]

My room has been messy my entire life. No one has questioned it and the only thing that ever made it get done was when my mom would help tell me what to do. Story When I was little my siblings were going to paint flower pots with glow in the dark paint. The only thing was that I had to clean my room before I could paint the pots with the cool paint. Instead of cleaning I ended up sulking and thinking about painting the pots. (I’m still upset about not getting to paint them to this day)

[@Lovelightlifer]

Loved it. And you don’t have to stop we have ADHD and will watch memes for four hours lol.

[@UriskOfTheFae]

My ADHD and chronic exhaustion is fun. It has the two extremes of "What was I looking for in the fridge again? [cricket silence leaks out of my no thoughts, head empty" and "What [why do we have frozen spinach, ew] was [doggy, five more minutes before it's supper time] I [COUNTRY ROOOAAAADS] looking [oh shoot, I need to close the fridge!] for [shoot, I needed something out of the fridge!] in [OOP I KNOCKED THE JELLY DOWN BY OPENING THE FRIDGE TOO FAST] the [that video would be cool to watch right now] fridge [price of tea in China] again [... s**t]?"

[@myrasnyder7792]

Love these! The last one hit hard. My Mom used to tell me to go clean out my toy box. She said it used to keep me occupied for hours. 😜

[@jammywesty91]

4:43 - A character from my favourite series of books often says, "once you've got a task to do, it's better to do it than live with the fear of it." It's my daily mantra.

[@annabellas2671]

Me: forgets/ ignores your channel exists Also me: rediscovers your channel and watches twenty videos well into the night

[@bsv103]

There's a scene in the new Kung Fu Panda movie that I feel pretty accurately depicts what it's like inside the ADHD brain. It's when Po is trying to meditate. It's on here in a few places as a "guided meditation." When he says "this is not working" is when the section I'm talking about starts, but the rest of it might be pretty accurate too.

[@andersonic]

The memes are even funnier just for seeing you react to the ones that hit home. Please feel free to do this again!

[@31emxof]

I enjoy how it seems like you weren't sure if we would be seeing the meme on the split-screen, so you made sure to act some of them out for us. 😅

[@HowtoADHD]

Hehehe that's just Jessica's genuine reaction to them!! She knew we'd have it split screened.

[@31emxof]

@@HowtoADHD I kinda figured. 😅 Delightful, either way!

[@holleighlordel1575]

I forgot which one I liked best. Heck, they’re all good and totally relatable! 🤷🏻‍♀️😂 Thanks for sharing. Hope you and baby are doing well.

[@candacekay97128]

Just figured out I have ADHD at the age of 57, it explains so much about my whole life that never made sense before. Your wonderful book has been so helpful. Thank you for the work you do.

[@robynwilliams460]

Yours was the first channel I found after being diagnosed at 60. I learnt so much about myself through your videos. THANK YOU!❤❤

[@shaunahoffman3203]

I enjoyed the ducks not being a row. It’s like a hamster running on a wheel and getting distracted by a treat

[@curious_corvid]

First video I’ve ever watched from this channel and I’ve immediately fallen in love with it! I never realized so many of the things mentioned were ADHD traits! So relatable! THANK YOU!

[@isaacthejanoskiangod3054]

That meme with the alarms hits! I definitely do this, and most of the time, I'm still running late. But sometimes I do wake up early and I'm still late.... idk🤷‍♂️

[@HowtoADHD]

Ahhhh what even is time.... besides a slippery lil creature that likes to disappear or elude uuussss

[@RustyEcks]

Mine are set to every 15 minutes and I have to do math to turn them off....(me asleep is better at math the awake me) Ps. Snooz is disabled.

[@sootycat2740]

2:56 Proofreading the meme about forgetting to do the thing that helps them not forget to do the things is the thing that they forgot to do…

[@irontaoist2665]

I definitely feel the "I wake up tired and go to sleep wide awake." It feels like most of my adult life, I have had this issue. I am thankful I found a job that I work overnights (10pm-8am). I am usually most awake around this time, and having a job that lets me stay awake during these hours feels right to me.

[@TheWired87]

0:27 straight to the point. I caught some taco shells on fire in the toaster oven. Now we have no toaster...

[@MaineCoonMama18]

"We have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, and waking up in the morning." Oh look, you perfectly described me! I have the lovely (and not uncommon) quadfecta of ADHD + DSPS + Anxiety + Depression.

[@Virtuous_Rogue]

The fridge one with chaotic overlapping narration needs to be a KZbin short. Sometimes my brain is exactly like that.

[@ThePathOfAshes]

I recently got diagnosed ADHD on top of my already established ASD, and when i got a file on psych-education for ADHD i was happy to see your channel on the "recommended media" list at the end of the file. I was already familiar with your channel but cool to see you on that file too, i might drop a suggestion for your book on their book list!

[@laurelwillow]

omg the discord notification sound in that segment of the video actually scared me I went and looked over at discord and then realized oh wait it's just the video

[@Kitsune-DAS]

Me screaming "I TURNED NOTIFICATION SOUNDS OFF-oh," internally

[@campbelltron]

s tier editing on this video, just perfection

[@user-ez6ds4sv4k]

These are so true, I usually either wake up at 5am and contemplate my thoughts, or at 6:30 am, and (with both), at 6:55 am, go and have 45mins of usage of 'the computer'

[@SomniRespiratoryFlux]

If I had to guess, the one with the weird grammar may have been a joke about "my train of thought shifted midsentence and I forgot what I was trying to say at first", but perhaps that's too meta and is just me reading too much into it. Not sure what the original sentence would have been, though.

[@KS-un3pi]

Man, the sorting things and then distracted and wearing them, rings true. I will go through a closet and then spend 2 hours going through pictures and texting them to friends!

[@wayneswonderarium]

"Ok we gotta stop!" TBH, one of the most ADHD confirming relatable thing 😅

[@angelfieseler5358]

Oh that hit home the cooking putting a timer on to remember that I am cooking , and yes I have energy starts now at 1017pm

[@chloepeifly]

that last one for real. if i’m doing a i-just-randomly-felt-the-inspiration-to-deep-clean session, i AM wearing a hat at some point. packing to move 6 months ago i was wearing a witch hat half the time. it honestly helps me “lock in” more sometimes? just wearing goofy stuff like that makes my brain go “ah yes, it is productivity time” even if it’s silly like that. its a constant sensory reminder that i am Cleaning™️ right now and should continue to do so.

What am I doing here? I have a presentation to make! 😂

[@marzettik]

MORE! This was lots of fun. ❤

[@kennethwelch9944]

Thanks for just being that honest straight out of the box person 🙂

[@HowtoADHD]

AWWWWWW you're welcome!!! And thank you in return for supporting us being straight out of the box people!

[@HollsHolls]

So… are you telling me that the reason i dont get tired until like 6/7am then wake up at 2pm still really tired is just a mix of being a teenager (later circadian rhythm) and ADHD (later circadian rhythm)…

[@mikef.1891]

The delayed sleep phase issues really strikes a chord for me. For years I felt like I was literally born into the wrong time zone (UK/GMT), until I moved to Canada for a while... and then within a week or two it was back to 2-3am bedtime and 11am/12pm wake up, felt like such a failure for not being able to keep a "normal" sleeping pattern. Glad I finally figured out it wasn't a "me" failing, but wish it hadn't taken another 15 years...

[@amy-313]

Hahaha I need this video today! 😂Thank you for everything you do! ❤

[@RivLoveshine]

My main hyperfixation/special interest are pillows. I love the word pillow! It's my favorite word ever! Hearing you say the word pillow seriously brightened my day. I love hearing other people (and myself) say that word.

[@Becky_Cooling]

All these memes are so relatable! I just wish there were more!

[@eaglpaul1]

My therapist recommended this channel to me and I'm so glad I finally started watching. Took me a while to follow his advice, but now I'm here so let the fun begin.