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[–] kubica@kbin.social 75 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Well, you could pause until you know that you are ready to pay attention.

Which means forgetting that you had it paused and maybe noticing 3 hours later.

[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It stuns me that I was so unaware I had ADHD for so long when shit like that is so relatable.

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 41 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The problem is that adhd symptoms are relatable to everyone.

[–] Sabre363@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But if your finding yourself constantly relating to such things, then it might be a good indicator to look into things more or talk to a good therapist

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Absolutely. It's just important to point out that the symptoms of adhd are things that everyone experiences. It becomes a disorder with frequency, being unable to control it, and it significantly negatively impacting your life.

Not too different from OCD in that aspect.

[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Phone addiction symptoms are high frequency, too though

[–] azertyfun@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

What about an adult who didn't manage to complete higher education due to suspected ADHD but now bumbles through life somewhat respectably and makes good money so really those relatively mild "relatable" symptoms can't be said to have a "significant negative impact"?

...... asking for a friend....

(for real tho, I'm pretty positive that if that friend got diagnosed the only thing to come out of that would be "be more disciplined" which, yeah, my friend doesn't need a therapist to tell them that)

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 months ago

so really those relatively mild "relatable" symptoms can't be said to have a "significant negative impact"?

A "negative impact" can and is as simple as "causes undue stress"

For example, the OP meme happens to me multiple times a day, daily. I notice it and it actively stresses me out and annoys me and worsens my mood when it happens. Sure, it's not making me kill myself or ruining my work or life prospects, but it's a low level sign for sure. It's literally one of the big things my psych focused on during the diagnosis process

Another example is OCD, it can cause stress and anxiety without the person being unable to function, or even do quite well in work and life.

[–] ParsnipWitch@feddit.de 2 points 11 months ago

Could be. The only problem I see here is that it seems to imply everyone needs to finish higher education. And if they aren't able to that, something is wrong with them.

Perhaps we should accept that not everyone can do higher education and focus on making it so, that it doesn't matter.

Also, if it doesn't affect all aspects of life (hobby, friends/family, job, school) it's not ADHD.

[–] ardee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 months ago

Excuse me, but are you me?

[–] FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

“Everyone pees but when you pee 60 times a day you go see a doctor”

[–] FunkyMonk@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"YouR JuST so LazY!" points to PILES of work "BUT YOU NEVER FINISH, JUST STOP HAVING THAT BRAIN"

My wife and I (both adhd) have a running joke where when one of us asks the other if they need anything, we always respond with, "a new brain."

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[–] Sabre363@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

It's relatable stuff like this that helped me realize I had ADHD. Now I just need to find some clever coping skills that don't involve too many drugs.

[–] BossDj@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Get ready to unpause, but it has disconnected you due to inactivity. You shrug and go back to phone

[–] Jorgelino@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

until you know that you are ready to pay attention.

But that requires me to pay attention to my level of attention.

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I often put YouTube videos on 2x. Takes all the attention without getting boring and it also saves time.

[–] kureta@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The other day while practicing piano I played white noise on my headphones so that I could barely hear the piano. It took all my attention to hear myself and I didn't forget what I was playing halfway through the piece.

[–] Jorgelino@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It doesn't help that in some of these youtube videos, especially the tutorial/teaching kind, people seem to like to speak as slowly as humanly possible.

[–] Eonandahalf@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Doesn’t even have to be on the phone. Just watching something, and then just a slightest thought pups up, and I’m gone. 5min later fuck! I missed it again. Sometimes it takes me 2 hours to watch a 30 min show.

[–] EmergMemeHologram@startrek.website 6 points 11 months ago

I strongly relate to this

There's that expression about people having their head on the clouds, but I just get lost in my own head. I can spend an entire 5 hour flight with nothing but my own thoughts.

I can't watch TV shows when my brain is on to something.

[–] fastandcurious@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This ~~sub~~ community again! Looks like I need to get diagnosed

[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I have been feeling like that for 6 months now, any day now

[–] AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

I've been giving Netflix bad data for years

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Put your phone away from your reach when watching a show.

[–] Daxtron2@startrek.website 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is why I have to put my phone far away from me during shows and movies lol

[–] BottleOfAlkahest@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If I'm not doing something with my hands then I won't be able to tell you what happened in the movie. Even if I was staring unmoving and quiet at the screen the whole time.

[–] Promethiel@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Fidget toys. Legitimately, toys for fidgeting children. There are all kinds of designs available. That's how I manage mine. My significant other (who also has ADHD) does the phone thing but none of the problem mitigation and it drives me nuts!

[–] Daxtron2@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah I get that, I just know if I do it with my phone that I'll end up missing stuff lol. I like to do Rubik's cubes

[–] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 year ago

Relatable af

[–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

It gets worse when there was a long lead-up to it and you pretty much have to restart the video from the beginning.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

For me it's Google maps and audiobooks/podcasts.

It speaks over what I'm listening to, so I skip back 30 seconds, then it speaks again. I had it happen like 6 times in a row the other day where I was listening to the same 25 sex nds repeatedly because Google wouldn't shut the fuck up.

Exit in 1 mile then turn right. Got it. Now stfu.

[–] Microplasticbrain@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

... Just mute it dude why do you do this to yourself

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[–] ZOSTED@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

1 screen it, or try to be ok missing things.

[–] Fizz 2 points 1 year ago

I rewind to far back. Skip to far forward and spoil the scene.

[–] Norgur@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Stop tweeting stuff from my life!

[–] CryptoKitten@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Totally me!

[–] jack55555@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

Im literally reading this while watching trailer park boys. Time to rewind lol. That’s the way she goes.

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

You can ask your family what happened only to find out they weren't watching either.

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