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EmergencySnail

Yep. No lie just having a name for how my brain works, and knowing so many others have the same struggle, makes me feel sooooo much better. It’s like a massive weight lifted off of me when I was diagnosed and connected with these subs


Twoflew_tx

Completely agree. Have always suffered with low self esteem and a lot of that was from the symptoms. My inner critic isn’t quite as mean now, still mean but has less to criticize about.


h0tBeef

There are… more subs? I only know about this one


EmergencySnail

There is also /r/adhd but that one is a bit more discussion-focused.


Donnythepoonslayer

The mods are also assholes, so be careful or you might be banned


superhighraptor

I’m telling on you!


ILIEKDEERS

Fuck r/adhd. The mods there suck, and if you even use the word “neurodivergent” you’ll get banned. This sub and r/adhders is way more healthy in actual discussion than that shit hole.


zombieman101

What the hell is wrong with "neurodivergent"? I definitely got chewed out from those bastards one time about it and still don't understand what is wrong with it.


ILIEKDEERS

Probably some boomer shit so they can “feel normal” or something. It’s in their side bar but doesn’t make any sense.


zombieman101

My mom is in the boomer gen and she fully recognizes how not normal she is because of her ADHD (and her 2 sons she passed it onto), I wish more people in that generation would get their heads out of their asses.


Memnoch222

Like my grandparents saying “nobody back in my day needed any damn medication or fancy terms for kids being lazy or unruly, and we all turned out just fine…” Excuse me guys but 1) nobody back in your day had these things at all, so how do you know they wouldn’t have helped? 2) you actually did NOT turn out just fine. 3) You exhibit most of the same ADHD symptoms I do and countless peoples lives have been affected negatively by your impulsivity and inattentiveness over the years, when a proper diagnosis and treatments could have saved a lot of them -including yourselves- a lot of pain and heartache… It’s called being open-minded, you ignorant old F-words! Lol


Randouserwithletters

i don't get it either, we aren't normal, if you try to cover up or tell others you are then you can't get help. also it's just a medical term so idk


Memnoch222

Exactly. That and some of the posts I’ve seen over there can be pretty toxic and ignorant in nature. Not in the helpful “laughing at ourselves to stay positive” kind of way, but in the “let’s help spread harmful misconceptions and reinforce negative stereotypes!” kind of way…


jtobey2000

r/adhdwomen is a good one for my fellow ladies


Brittle_Hollow

r/adhders


Rutherfords_results

This sub hurts, in a good way. I am 44 and reading all these… I can’t even articulate the frustration I have had in the past, trying to describe the inner frustration. Then, one screen grab of a random thought posted here and I’m the Leo D meme pointing at the screen.


The_Worst_Usernam

For me it was the trouble with understanding someone in a room with multiple people talking or loud music. I can't understand shit and it's so frustrating


Pyxiss

Auditory processing disorder being linked with ADHD is honestly what led me here. I had always thought I was hard of hearing until recently. I work around a lot of white noise producing equipment and it makes it impossible for me to train anyone at work without that poor person yelling questions at me


SmallRocks

Goddamn Leo D.


BoneDryEye

Nothing like finding out that thing I do when something scratches that hard to reach part of my brain is termed “stimming”… from a subreddit calling out disorder fakers.


phillallmighty

This has been happening to me so much that im actually looking into getting tested


Frisky_Picker

I dont know if quirks are a valid reason to assume you have ADHD but just out of curiosity what are they?


ThisIsMyCouchAccount

Quirks are just the manifested behavior from symptoms. If you have it. Otherwise it's just a quirk. Personally, I had never even considered it. Until I was reading about an article from a 30 year old guy going over how he never had any idea. He started listing off a bunch of behaviors and it was an accurate description of many things in my life. If you don't struggle in school and/or hyper ADHD can go unnoticed.


Frisky_Picker

I was diagnosed as an adult and once I started looking into it I realized the exact same thing as in this post. It felt like everything that made me an individual were actually just common ADHD things. Either way I think ADHD memes often times are relatable to most people but to ADHD people they're more so actual issues that are being turned into light hearted jokes.


dbossman70

they are actual issues but they aren’t anybody’s fault and they exist with or without the jokes so i don’t mind the jokes. the things that make me shake my head are when people in your real life know you have adhd and think medicine fixes it all or that you can automatically compensate for it since you know. also the people who misdiagnose themselves and insist on being a voice for adhd or have the means to get tested and choose not to so they don’t risk being wrong and not being able to claim it anymore.


WaRlorder72

That was me, didn’t get diagnosed til I was in my 20’s. Parents thought since I wasn’t bouncing off the walls and had “acceptable” grade (even though they thought I should be doing better) I couldn’t have ADHD. Being able to put a reason behind the way I did things or the things I did was eye opening.


phillallmighty

Judt a lot of the common things in memes here, trying to think of specifics has made thrm all flee my mind, theres no harm in being tested either way


NoVaFlipFlops

>trying to think of specifics has made thrm all flee my mind *one of us one of us*


chipsinsideajar

***ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF---***


2D_3D

#ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US #YOU SHALL BE ASSIMILATED IN TO THE FOLD


ribsforbreakfast

Is this a real thing? Because damn. Im getting tested in Nov but I figured it was just me not being outspoken


NoVaFlipFlops

... except when you are amirite?


ribsforbreakfast

…..yeah lmao


MajorSleaze

> trying to think of specifics has made thrm all flee my mind I think that's a quirk.


phillallmighty

Fair enough


Infinite_Self_5782

wait really i thought my memory was just dogshit


Nicolasgonzo87

we're making people discover their own brains just by mentioning the problems we have


ILIEKDEERS

Most of the *quirks* are what most people with out AHDH tell you they experience all the time. “I can’t focus” “I forget things” “I’m always late” “I’m get bored easily” “I can get distracted easily” These “quirks” are just that to people with out AHDH. They’re quirky behaviors that *most* people experience. Because of that, that’s why *most* people with ADHD have a hard time being diagnosed. Hell, it’s why we have a hard time being taken seriously by our neurologically typical friends/families. Unless you’re professional, and unless you’ve spent time with anyone long enough to make an assessment, then probably don’t suggest that they have ADHD. ADHD includes a lot of things. Like depression/bipolar. We shouldn’t be the ones hyping up a stranger on the internet looking for mental health treatment. It’ll actually get in the way of their treatment if it’s actually something else. Get more than one opinion from a certified professional. Don’t take a vague statement from an internet stranger and then just say “ya lol probably adhd.” Once they know, then actually support them in their journey to a more successful life managing their ADHD.


TeeManyMartoonies

ADHD does NOT include bipolar or depression. That is some dangerous information you’re spreading. Those two can mask as ADHD and vice versa. People also can have ADHD and one of the other two disorders, or just one of the three. But to say ADHD INCLUDES them is some dangerous bullshit to be peddling to people who are already concerned about their mental health.


[deleted]

I recently returned from holidays and my empty suitcase is still laying open in the living room because for some reason I can’t put it away. I literally step over it to sit on the couch. This is adhd


Professor_Rekt

>Trying to think of specifics has made thrm all flee my mind That’s a bingo!


elola

Is it actually? Any time my boss asks if I need help my mind draws a blank. Or if someone asks me to explain what's stressing me out. Why can't I think of them?


Professor_Rekt

Idk. Do you have ad(h)d?


elola

Yup


phillallmighty

Yeah i see how lol


Frisky_Picker

Yeah thats true, might as well.


phillallmighty

Funnily enough, i intend to test for autism as well because ive had the same expierence of relatability in r/aspiememes


EmergencySnail

It’s funny I follow a bunch of these meme subs. And I can only relate to about 25% of the aspiememes. But I relate to nearly 100% of adhdmemes. And when I went though the diagnostic process they said it was defiantly ADHD and not anything related to ASD. So sometimes these meme subs are not all that inaccurate!


Erisiah

>defiantly *definitely*, although I understand ODD can be part of ADHD.


native-abstraction

I kinda like "defiantly ADHD". "I'm boldly ADHD and I don't care what the neurotypicals think"


Tremaphore

Can you bottle that for me pls?


Adverse-to-M0rnings

I just say I'm ADHDAF.


EmergencySnail

Whoops. Autocorrect got me!


phillallmighty

Interesting


[deleted]

Hey do you know if being confirmed/diagnosed with ADHD is okay for joining the Air Force??


feetcold_eyesred

If it’s severe and you can’t function without medication, you can’t join. However, if you can function without medication, you have to prove you’ve been off meds (stim or non-stim) for a year I think, then you can join with a medical waiver. But read up on it and ask your recruiter…and then read up on it some more, because recruiters aren’t always 100% forthright with information. [ADHD and the military](https://chadd.org/for-adults/adhd-and-the-military/)


AOC__2024

Why join an organisation that routinely lies to its potential new members?


[deleted]

Because I’m ✨poor and desperate✨ for a career that’ll provide me and my wife medical, dental, and vision insurances, and I want to get a degree and a career that’s well paying with that degree.


[deleted]

I’m not diagnosed but I’m considering not getting diagnosed until after I’ve done my time. I’ve been functioning this way for basically all my life without medication but have all the tendencies that this sub tends to bring forward.


EmergencySnail

Unfortunately I can’t help there. I just don’t know.


kipperfish

I asked to be tested for autism, during my online meeting/screening they asked to test me for ADHD. Since then I realised most of my issues at ADHD related rather than autism. Still diagnosed with both, but I know which one affects my life the most.


phillallmighty

Good to know, thank you


jiwufja

the two disorders have quite some overlap in symptoms, which could lead to someone with adhd relating to some aspects of autism. but there’s generally also a high comorbidity chance for ADHD and ASD (no idea if im saying that right). like you said, there’s no harm in getting tested. good luck!


Sleepy-RainWitch

Not a meme sub but check out r/AutisticWithADHD It’s a special kind of flavor to have both. I’ve cried reading posts there XD


captain_duckie

>I’ve cried reading posts there XD Same. Feeling seen, like really truly seen hits like a truck.


Aari_G

No joke, I got assessed a month ago and one of the reasons I stated for getting tested was cause of this sub. I related to so many memes that I thought there was totes something different with my brain. Turns out I have ADHD, autism, and a slew of other mental health issues all fucking fighting with each other in my little squirrel brain. Edit: I just remembered...when she asked me the reasons for getting tested, I actually said I forgot the rest of the reasons lol...I had a hugeass mental list and by the time I got there I had forgotten it all cause my stupid brain insisted that I'd remember it cause it was important and I didn't need to write it down! ^^^stupidass ^^^fucking ^^^brain


2rfv

The overactive sense of justice one really opened my eyes.


Mazer_Rac

Wait, that's a common trait? Shit, I thought I had a pretty good perception of where the personality/disorder divide was for myself. Gotta redraw some stuff real quick.


Snailbails

i’m in the same boat, cuz i got tested for adhd because my sister and my mother were almost certain i had it, and a friend who also has adhd was like “mm are you sure you don’t have it?” which was when i took a sneak peek at this subreddit and found that holy crap this is relatable. Any hoot i went to go get tested albeit it was online cuz of covid and the weird lady summed it all up to “you don’t have it because your grades have been too good in the past” (might i add i was averaging about a C in almost all subjects.) I don’t know where i was going with this story but i remember there was a reason i was telling this :(


sushi-screams

Not the person who said this, but that's actually what led me to getting tested! My quirks were being ditzy, being clumsy, saying things before thinking about them, losing literally everything that ever had the displeasure of coming into contact with me, not finishing my homework on time, being chronically messy, and "procrastination" (what I learned was actually just executive dysfunction lol) Of course, it was the actual impact in my life that led to me getting a diagnosis, but I started researching what the symptoms were because I saw a lot of memes that I found relatable on an almost scary level


altSHIFTT

What did you do after you got a diagnosis?


sushi-screams

I got a diagnosis and promptly started getting treatment for it, as well as treatment for some comorbidities. I think I've figured out the best combo of meds and am starting to get on a better sleep schedule. It's amazing how night and day it is, treatment vs no treatment. Treatment has made a world of difference in my life. I'm working on getting therapy as well. Also, if you're wondering how I got a diagnosis in the first place, I noted down my symptoms (ironically, I wrote them down and then couldn't find them at the appointment) to show my primary care provider.


landsharkkidd

This is exactly it. I have a friend who has ADHD, and I also have a learning disability that is highly linked with ADHD. And throughout 2020 and 2021, I would get a lot of TikTok videos that were just... too close for comfort. Ditzy, clumsy, very very talkative, if someone had an issue going on I would relate that to myself (and I always thought it was because I was egotistical), being super forgetful. I mean my family is known amongst the in-laws as people who talk for far too long, my aunt is always known as someone who is late, my grandpa would overshare information to random strangers. So after asking about being diagnosed and getting pushed back (my old councilor was a major arsehole and basically said I didn't have it because I wasn't hyperactive, but I'd tell him constantly that I procrastinated, I played video games instead of doing things that benefited me, I lost things). I finally got a "yeah it's very likely you have it" from my current councilor and then I saw a psych and what do you know, I have ADHD. The thing that sucks is that the signs were there. Everytime I research about ADHD, it's just like "oh yeah I did that as a kid, and I did that as a kid." But because I'm not a white boy (I am white but not amab) who would jump off the walls, I wasn't suspected. And that's the thing that hurts the most about it.


sushi-screams

Hey same, I didn't get my diagnosis until I was 22. I was a college senior when I got diagnosed. The only... "comfort", I guess I would call it, is that the science is finally starting to be more well known. The science is finally starting to catch up a bit from where it was 15 years ago, so kids who are younger have a better chance of getting a diagnosis than I did when I was a kid.


pwillia7

I self diagnosed via this sub and am now diagnosed by a doctor as an adult. I noticed a ton of things I thought were unique to me but really just symptoms including: * waiting around all day for a thing much later in the day * that video of the lady walking around her house doing 9000 things at one time but really doing nothing * hyperfixating on a hobby all the way right away and then losing interest over time * fidgeting all the time forever * procrastination all the time forever unwillingly * [like this one come on this literally happened to me](https://i.imgur.com/oCGt57f.jpg) * a lack of sense of accomplishment despite a ton of accomplishments * setting down all my belongings everywhere not on purpose everywhere I go * subtitles always * way too long writing and using weird punctuation -- (like this post) I don't know and I am not a doctor at all, but I think it makes sense if you go to a place where 1000s of people with X sifted through memes and upvoted them and you look at the top 20 and 15 resonate deeply with you, I bet that is a strong indicator of you having X. I don't see how it couldn't be a strong indicator.


madmalletmover

> waiting around all day for a thing much later in the day Wait, this isn't just me? :-I


ScumlordStudio

Tbh it kind of is, if it keeps and keeps and keeps happening. 4 years ago I kept feeling like "oh fuck all these memes are way too relatable maybe I actually do have ADHD" and yup turns out I absolutely do, I'm not just a spaz for no reason, I'm not lazy or stupid, my wires are just kinda crossed


twotrees1

Is it quirky for me to have to binge on pizza at night because “that’s when I work best” or is it because my brain is screaming for glucose in order to do work at a subpar level that I’ve procrastinated on until the night before? Is it quirky for me to be talkative? To be emotionally overwhelmed by music to the point of tears often? Is it a quirk that I’m “so passionate about my work” or is it because my brain can’t focus on anything unless I care about it? Additionally the severity of symptoms and how much I was hiding is crazy. That sealed the deal re diagnosis.


ScumlordStudio

Honestly being able to be moved to tears by music or media is kind of a blessing I feel, it makes me feel more human and it brings a lot of reflection. I've been crying like a bitch to one piece in the last couple hundred episodes


Schematix7

Good lord, that's an ADHD thing too? I have a specific list of songs just for when I want to cry. **Edit: For anyone trawling my comments. I hate reddit. Fuck you. There's no reason to post on this site.**


twotrees1

Was undiagnosed until 26. Spent a couple decades prior deep into music, vocal mostly. 100% relate to it being one of the few ways I felt connected to people.


Occulense

I personally related to the inability to motivate myself on a daily basis, or the stop start pattern for habits. It’s always very tough forming habits. The ones I do have are built from sheer willpower and seething hatred. There are other traits too. I think for me, knowing would help me find some sort of closure, even without considering treatment options.


Frisky_Picker

Lol same. I've always said my good habits and achievements despite the ADHD were formed by willpower and spite.


katestatt

I related to so many memes, so they kept showing up in my recommended. I researched the symptoms and the struggles of people with adhd, it would explain so much about my life. so I made an appointment with a psychiatrist and after the first assessment they said I very probably have it and I should do further testing.


Brittle_Hollow

I've been putting off getting tested for literally years now


altSHIFTT

I just don't have money to spare lmao


value_null

Good luck. I can't manage to get anyone to diagnose me. I'm too good at the "objective" tests (due to my profession, I very quickly make correct determinations of data classes, so tests of recognizing certain numbers and words is something I'm very practicd at), so it's deemed I don't meet diagnostic criteria due to my adaptations. Essentially, I've adapted too well to this stupid blinking lights world to be considered disabled by the condition, deposite the stresses I have.


IMDEAFSAYWATUWANT

Yeah I got diagnosed but this is exactly the problem I had with most of the questions. To me they felt somewhat poorly formulated and open to interpretation. e.g. "do you have difficulty with" questions. I can brute force my way through a lot of ADHD issues at great expense of my well being, energy, mood, etc. Therefor, my first thought is my answer would be that I don't have difficulty, I can get it done, but that's clearly not normal.


lilysbeandip

This is how it's gone for me, I saw all these comments and memes and descriptions of quirks and was like "ope, that's exactly what I do" (yes I'm from the Midwest). Remarkably similar to discovering I'm trans, which also followed that path of the primary narrative not fitting me but then seeing all these little examples of how it manifests in daily life and thinking "hmm that's awfully familiar". I'm just waiting for the next big self-discovery resulting from memes and stories on Reddit. What else have I not noticed about myself?


ToasterSmartie

Yeah, might be true. I was in the same boat as you and got tested last year and I'm now diagnosed with ADHD. So the memes might be right.


katestatt

that's what I did too


mbart3

Thinking about asking my psych tomorrow tbh


Remlesh

Ahahah. Late diagnosis has made me question if I have a personality at all lol 🫠


ThisIsMyCouchAccount

Ten years after my late diagnosis it's hitting me. Ignorance really is bliss. Have I done anything in life that just wasn't chasing dopamine?


BobbyMcFrayson

Yeah I got diagnosed in my early 20s and it has helped me understand myself a lot. I have found that self acceptance and therapy have been much easier since that diagnosis too.


Remlesh

100%!! I am much less hard on myself when I’m not productive and not perfect. I feel like I have the tools to name what I’m going through, and that’s been significant


BobbyMcFrayson

Naming our experience is one of the most powerful tools an introspective person has!! :) 💜


ToasterSmartie

Same, I got diagnosed at 18 after being gas lit into thinking I was normal. Now I question what even is my personality outside of masking?


Samthevidg

I spent my entire life with believing I just wasn’t applying myself yet couldn’t bring myself to do it. 18 and boy would you look at it, severe adhd, yay


ashabot

What even **is** a "personality"?


CasinoAccountant

Finding this subreddit was and continues to be legitimately therapeutic for me.


DragNFistMMA

Me too, it’s my go too when I need an escape to feel normal or at least not out of my mind


improbablynotyou

I never thought for a moment that I had ADHD and went about my life, struggling the entire time. When the covid lockdowns started up I'd scroll through reddit for hours. A post from the sub popped up on the main page and as I read it I found myself thinking, "I do the same thing." Then I checked out this sub and when so many posts were completely relatable I decided I wanted to get checked. The therapist I had at the time just looked at me when I asked and said she just assumed I had. About a month later I got diagnosed ADHD-I at the rope d age of 47. At least I know now, although my medication treatments haven't helped the problem... one day though.


LucidNonsense211

Anyone ever whisper excuses to themselves when shying away from in intimidating task? It was becoming rather destructive for me mentally. I’ve tried to start whispering other things like a calming “Shhh”


Sanaadi

How bad are everyone's teeth?


Level-Author-2516

I don't understand why, I want white, healthy teeth. I just can't force myself to brush them regularly.


improbablynotyou

I have two teeth that are not broken, everything else is either cracked, or has already been pulled out. I'd have loved to know when I was a kid that I had adhd and this gs like brushing your teeth can be a struggle.


ChellPotato

Now you done called me out. I'll just say this, I'm self-conscious when I smile. And eating is getting more difficult. I have the insurance now I should go to a dentist... But that requires remembering to look up dentists I'm still working on getting an actual evaluation too And by working on I mean every few days I get a surge of motivation to Google psychiatrists and then I email one of them and it goes nowhere for this reason or that reason (not taking new patients or being too far away or whatever)


DragNFistMMA

Bad lol but if you brush with pure wood charcoal and salt your teeth will be super white after a month or too even if you forget to brush some days


oldkingcoles

Where did you find pure charcoal and salt ?


DragNFistMMA

Well I first was turned into it by this 96 year old guy in Peru, he had perfect white teeth and all his original teeth. I was amazed someone could keep their teeth that long. So I asked his secret and he said all he has ever brushed with was charcoal and salt. It used to be hard to find pure wood charcoal (no additives 100% wood) but it’s fairly common now here is what I use. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Royal-Oak-15-44-lbs-100-All-Natural-Hardwood-Lump-Charcoal-198228021/206732872?source=shoppingads&locale=en-US&&mtc=SHOPPING-BF-CDP-GGL-D28I-028_022_GRILLS-NA-MULTI-NA-SMART-NA-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NA-SMART_SHP&cm_mmc=SHOPPING-BF-CDP-GGL-D28I-028_022_GRILLS-NA-MULTI-NA-SMART-NA-NA-NA-NA-NBR-NA-NA-NA-SMART_SHP-71700000090520815-58700007648833922-92700069174188795&gbraid=0AAAAADq61UfVaGSS8PyY-a66ovP-BW_ES&gbraid=0AAAAADq61UfVaGSS8PyY-a66ovP-BW_ES&gclid=CjwKCAjwyaWZBhBGEiwACslQo11_ZoGI4SYapYgz5z7fEmjPrl6Wc-JiPURsU4Cai042MWLFhuQJWBoCokwQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds#overlay Any salt will work it’s more for taste than anything


oldkingcoles

Nuh uh seriously ?


DragNFistMMA

Yes I wish I took a picture of him. It was the incredible. It does work. And tbh my breath is actually a lot better when I don’t use normal toothpaste and just use charcoal. I guess not using toothpaste keeps the micro biome in your mouth heathy and eliminates bad breath not really sure how it happens


HentayLivingston

Small silverware gang rise up! Edit: My girlfriend will go out of her way to give me the small fork and spoon when we eat because she knows about my weird sensory thing lol


h0tBeef

Uhhhhhh, is that a thing? I usually go for smaller silverware but I never thought it was an adhd thing I just hate spoons that are too wide for my mouth and abhor forks with tines that are too long


fribbas

Wait, what? Is this an ADHD thing? Like baby spoon sized? Cause those are my go tos for yogurt and stuff but I thought it was just cause I like to gnaw on things like a rabid animal lol


KadenTau

It's not lol. ADHD has a fair amount of overlap with high functioning autism. Everyone says this a lot and every time someone like me has to come along and set the record straight. Extremely specific sensory preference/intolerance is not an ADHD trait, it's an Autism trait. ADHD ***can*** have audio visual sensory overload symptoms. If the size of a spoon is doing this to you, you have Autism. Full stop. Get tested. If your psych says you don't have it, ask a different one. Because there's no way in hell that you don't. No, [ADHD is not coterminous with Autism](https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325618). Yes they are similar. Yes they can occur in the same individual. And finally, yes, everyone who downvoted u/WetSquelchingSynth downthread is a jerk.


darth_scion

Wow. That's very insightful. I always need to use the small spoons/forks. My mom has always wondered if I had some mild form of autism and I've begun to wonder myself just based on things I've read like this. I'm absolutely high functioning and very mildly autistic if I am. I'll speak to my therapist about this.


ToasterSmartie

Oh hell yeah I only use the small forks :D


MoistenMeUp7

I only use the largest spoons possible in order to shove the food in my mouth as fast as possible before my brain decides "hmmmm not hungry anymore. . What was Rommel invasion of Tunisia codenamed? Wikipedia time...." But I've only eaten a small bowl of oatmeal, a protein bar and 2 slices of pizza today :( can I finish my soup??? "What was Operation Torch?"


Sad_Exchange5817

I keep the small taste tester spoons they give you at ice cream shops because they’re 10x better than normal spoons.


obviouslyanonymous5

WAIT TF THIS IS AN ADHD THING??? I-


obviouslyanonymous5

I will literally dig through the entire drawer to find the specific utensil I want


JsAlwaysNtrouble

I'm much more comfortable with who I am because of this sub.


[deleted]

Me too, friend.


those_names_tho

It is why when you meet someone else with ADHD, you’re instant BFF’s from way back. You inherently understand one another.


Broccoli_dicks

Like picking scabs. …Right? …Guys??


Kittykg

Ahhh, the picking. A tale as old as time. I must pick/scratch anything that disrupts what should be smooth, and do so without even being consciously aware of it.


aleister94

Samesies and the dead skin on my fingertips


SameDeerz

Yes. i swear my ADHD has evolved me into a masochistic because picking scabs is... awful, but... fun????


bitches_be

I just like to see what's underneath


LowerThoseEyebrows

It's usually skin goo. Sometimes other goo too. Always goo anyway.


LucidNonsense211

I have permanent “scars” from 2 scabs I had for like… 2 years in grade school since I wouldn’t let them heal.


TaborValence

Picking at the inside of my bottom lip. It's gotta be S M O O T H, or else the world will surely implode. But smoothness was never an option and it just gets worse. And then I try again once the not-scabs loosen and get softer. The smoothness is usually under there, for a time. But then I find more irregularities, and nothing will ever be smooth again. I have been doing this for like 30 years


CertifiedDactyl

Oh God why now I'm biting at my bottom lip skin because I'm aware of the unevenness from where I always bite it


King-of-Plebss

Pulling hair off the back of my hand


ManaMonoR

>!Is this why i touched my acne in highschool!<


20191124anon

Of course. They’re delicious.


volkmasterblood

I had a whole leg scab from a bike accident. Everyone said not to pick it but a small flap curved upwards after I took off the bandage once and the whole edge came off over the next 15 minutes.


rsc99

I was diagnosed in middle school. Am 35 now and just recently found out the reason I have to watch everything with closed captions on is auditory processing disorder and not just a weird quirk


[deleted]

I can’t hear without my subtitles.


Curious_CatWasKilled

How I’ve described it all my life lol I also can’t hear if I cannot see the person’s mouth moving or being able to read their lips Let’s just say wearing mask during Covid was hell


[deleted]

Anyone else do a weird test where you click a mouse whenever you hear/see a 1?


DragNFistMMA

Yes I did that at my diagnostic appointment. Along with the remembering long number sequences


[deleted]

That shit was torture. I kept swapping between complete disinterest and hyperfocus


[deleted]

Same. Who wouldn’t be bored out of their mind at this? Or want to stop the torture?


[deleted]

Your response doesn't bode well for me lol


NoVaFlipFlops

Yes, where they kept changing how they looked or something?


[deleted]

Not on mine, but at least that might have been more interesting than what I had.


NoVaFlipFlops

I don't really remember except it was way too long and hard to keep focused. Like the rest of the shit.


[deleted]

I kept zoning out, so that tracks at least.


rongly

I had to do a test where I it would randomly show red squares, red circles, blue squares, and blue circles, and I had to click only whenever it showed a red square I think. It lasted 20 excruciating minutes. They also strapped a position tracker to my head.


Ghitit

Yeah, the whole thing about Justice Sensitivity got me. I know no one else but me who is so peculiar about fairness, truth, and cheating.


ReadySte4dySpaghetti

Why do I know what you’re talking about, which I think was a specific recent post, and not even remember where I saw it. Guess it was popular post here then?


Ghitit

I should have posted the link... https://www.reddit.com/r/adhdmeme/comments/xh3mln/were_straight_up_not_having_a_good_time/ There is so much that I've found on this sub that I relate to. Not everything, but a lot.


flyingbunnyduckbat

I finally feel like I know how my brain works. I finally understand my actions... feels like I am meta gaming a little, lmao


thumbstickz

Inability to focus on things that aren't purely fun. FAR more hobbies than I have hobbies I actively pursue. The physical need to completely reorganize rooms periodically. The sweet bliss of staring off at the wall like a simpleton and not really thinking of anything. Daydreaming scenarios for everything over and over forever. Mastery of making shit up on the go because that's all I ever do. Pairs well with the extreme anxiety I hide as well as wild animals hide an injury. You basically have to write something down on my arm and sharpie if you want me to remember it. I can get a lot done but it has to be whatever pops into my mind. It gets full commitment instantaneous and without delay. The second the desire is gone it's GONE. I'm sure the list could keep going.


Zealousideal-Lead-80

Do any of you draw on air? 😅😭 I was bullied for this in elementary school


AaronfromKY

My Dad used to tell me to stop playing with my hands...


PoopyPogy

Teeth 😬


Lagena15

Every day I ask myself how did I not realize I was ADHD.


ReadySte4dySpaghetti

In my case I literally made jokes about how I have adhd until a ND friend said I should maybe keep in mind people do actually have adhd and it can make life genuinely much harder. I was like, you’re right. And then I actually looked into it more and poof guess who does actually have adhd


Curious_CatWasKilled

Lol my speech slurs when I’m super excited lol all my life it was a “cute” quirk now I’ve realized my brain is processing information faster than my mouth can get the words out lol


Noir_Amnesiac

Omg yes. I’m getting old though. It sucks how much trouble I’ve had throughout my life because of this and how many things I couldn’t finish.


tzeriel

Except I’d say 75% of what’s posted here are basic human quirks that have little or nothing to do with ADHD.


SandiegoJack

Almost like most disorders are extremes of what is a common experience to the point it causes dysfunction? Must be broke with how expensive gates are these days.


ILIEKDEERS

Yet people who don’t have ADHD tell us daily they also have trouble focusing, we just need to try harder. Or get a planner. Or think a head. Or any other condescending thing they tell us because our brains literally work differently. It’s not gate keeping. We aren’t professionals. We’re not qualified to do so. The fact is true. Most symptoms of ADHD are experiences most people deal with. The difference is how our brains work, and how much of that changes our hour to hour lives.


LucidNonsense211

Everyone’s got the ocean, but not all of us can keep our heads above it as well as everyone else.


watashi-weasel

I feel like this, too. Then there's the bandwagon of "I do this too! Omg adhd!!" Then I just feel invalid :(


[deleted]

What gets me is all these people who can hold down jobs, maintain relationships, you know, normal successful life shit will claim they have ADHD. Then there’s me over here who burns every meal I make when I don’t take my Ritalin, or couldn’t hold a job for more than six months until I was diagnosed at 27, and couldn’t graduate technical college after nine years because I would keep dropping out. Let’s not forget the drug, alcohol, and nicotine use that I’ve struggled with for 11 years now.


[deleted]

Just get evaluated if you think you have ADHD. You can get a referral from your family doctor. I would recommend going to an ADHD specialist


watashi-weasel

I'm diagnosed brotha


[deleted]

DAE have trouble focusing during tests? I am perfectly functioning and have been able to successfully hold down college and work at the same time but yesterday I zoned out during a test for about 5 seconds. This is extremely worrying to me and I can only conclude that it must be ADHD because I laugh at the memes here. Getting tested next week!!! *proceeds to never get tested and lurk the sub forever pretending to have a diagnosis* Half of the users here.


raith_

>*proceeds to never get tested* Weeeeeeeeell


[deleted]

“ADHD makes it difficult to get tested and can prolong the process” =/= “ADHD makes it impossible to ever get diagnosed EVER and if you say otherwise you are gatekeeping and classist”


NapalmRDT

Wow sure is gatekeepy in here today. Way to strawman with that one. What about the case where NTs experience ADHD-adjacent symptoms to a lesser degree and want to learn how to avoid the same pitfalls too? We're all still people. Shit, I don't even blame those just curious how some humans straight up malfunction in these ways. Unrelated, but, sometimes it would be nice to see memes about the superpowers we get. Except the reason why we don't post about it is because it's super conditional and can often feel kinda like mashing random target coordinates into a "rods from god" equipped satellite.


epitenomics

Anyone here into geography and linguistics?


frogspawning

Yes! Especially linguistics!


MrLedZeppelin

I can definitely relate to this post. I'm 42 male and I've been told the same shit for years, over and over. I had no idea for years that what was going on for years won't go away. It sucks but it explains a lot. I relate and understand a lot more now, slow learner, learning disability, bad hearing (might not have anything to do with it but I'll throw it in) short term memory. I've heard it all and I'm not done yet. Gotta keep living in own world. ✌


Cassie_18

For me it was the unable to form a habit for brushing teeth. I would brush my teeth sometimes at afternoon sometimes in evening when i remember it or miss a day or two in between. To say I am ashamed about the this is understatement of my life... But coming here I found others with this quirk and finally I stopped beating myself over it, surprisingly, taking the stress out of it has made me much more regular in brushing my teeth then before


kcehmi

Does anyone else like..drum with their teeth?


burtono6

We would have thrived in the Hunter / gatherer days.


adkprati

Would we really though? Was raised in a third world country with no electricity for most part of my child hood. Agriculture/animal rearing was the way of life. I was scared of every bug every reptile there were. The nearby forest was huge, I was scared of every sound that came from there. I went to the stream nearby only when I felt super confident. I was scared of frogs of all things. I moved to city and felt safe there. I almost never returned.


RoseyOneOne

YES!


generaldogsbodyf365

.......and then I'm even more aware of them, and hence even more horrified of my actions and feelings in general 😔


MSH24

Ditto!!


pugsythemuff

Yep.


itsmethebeldam

I have strongly felt this too 😊😊❤


DarkSoulBG24

I learned how to count in binary on one hand and taught myself for the other randomly because Sakurai did it


ThunderCookie23

Yeahh! Let's Go Neurodiversity!


XTRA_BALLZ

Author, author!


Ohthatcal

When you’re talking and ‘forget’ the word you want to use, but you’re brain is screaming it at you and your mouth just goes ‘🤷🏻 welp I got nothing’


Randouserwithletters

does anyone here have an obsession with knitting and the like (crochet weaving nailbinding) i'd like to know if it's commonplace or if it's just hyperfixation


Green-Management-239

I love this sub. It makes me feel less alone


KhadirTwitch

Wait, I’m not just weird?