Adult ADHD | Hyperactive Impulsive

What does ADHD hyperactive/impulsive type look and feel like? MedCircle expert, triple board-certified neuropsychologist Dr. Judy Ho walks through each behavior and sign of ADHD (hyperactive/impulsive type) in adulthood.

Topic:
00:00 intro
00:23 1. Fidgets or taps hands/feet when seated
01:27 2. Leaves seat in situations when they should be seated
02:25 3. Experiences feelings of restlessness
03:36 4. Difficulty engaging in quiet activities
05:06 5. On-the-go or acts as if driven by a motor
06:39 6-7: Talking excessively, blurting out answers
09:33 8. Has difficulty waiting their turn
11:43 Interrupting or intruding on others
12:40 What to do next

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[MedCircle]

Which ADHD behavior do you relate to most?

[karae]

I didn’t realize how many hyperactive traits I actually have. I was never the hyper kid. But my mind was always working. You don’t realize that it’s your brain that’s hyperactive, not your body. My ADHD was dx in my 40s. It was then that they became a REAL problem. My diagnosis explained a LOT.

[jacquesdurand]

I have lived with ADHD all my life and did not outgrow it as an adult. Awareness is key. Knowing that I do these things and being able to catch myself, even if it is seconds after doing it. I was diagnosed at 38. Medication helps to an extent, but I have learned that society is unforgiving about the behaviour and therefor I had to learn to manage myself. Remember to breath and forgive yourself when you don't. Today I am able to live my dream of being a writer in spite of my ADHD. Because I stopped saying sorry for it.

[tabithaannen]

As someone with adhd, I would like to add to #5 sometimes the executive function issue isn't doing alot of things at an "inopportune time", it's sometimes a coping mechanism for the executive function because you know you wount have the ability or motivation later. So you do things as you go, so they get done and you ride the dopamine where it takes you.

[ItsAV]

I feel like my ADHD is so debilitating in my adulthood. I totally relate to “masking” and being misunderstood because of these

[LaundryFaerie]

Certain aspects of "impulsive" ADHD aren't so much about impulse control as they are about memory issues. People who don't trust their minds to remember things long enough to act on them are likely to jump up and do something the moment it occurs to them -- because if they wait, the idea will leave their minds and the task won't get done. Likewise, when they enter a conversation with a germane idea, they feel the need to blurt it out not because they have no regard for others, but because they fear that if they wait for an opening to enter the conversation, the germane idea they wanted to share will have evaporated completely.

[truthh]

1) Moving hands or tapping feet, tying shoes, move around
2) Leave seats in situation or move out
3) Experiences Restlessness/ Impulsivity
4) Difficulty engaging in quiet and leisurely activities
5) On the go, act like driven by motor
6) Talk excessively
7) Blurts out answers
8) Difficulty waiting for their turn
9) Interrupting Others

[jenniebeez]

I liked how Dr Judy mentioned that restlessness feels like anxiety or that something is "off". This is SO true for me. It can make me feel depressed as well. When I feel like this, I try to acknowledge how I'm feeling and do some self care.

[montanaflipsq]

I'm 37, multiple degrees in the medical field and have a mensa level IQ. Still....I get up during meetings when I shouldn't. Sitting and listening to something I find boring (or not for me) for extended periods is literally painful and if I don't get up and refill my water, use the restroom, etc, I feel like I'm going to explode. I also talk to people on the side anytime they are willing to engage. I have every single symptom! Medication doesn't even truly fix it. I am a highly effective and efficient person, surprisingly. But there are things I just can't seem to manage.

[bedfordtutor]

I was diagnosed combined type but pretty sure I am actually hyperactive-impulsive. My boyfriend has inattentive ADHD and it's like we have two different conditions: he is zoned out, slow and unreactive and I am constantly flitting from task to task, speedy and highly reactive to pretty much everything. I do have elements of inattention, but my hyperactivity-impulsivity is ALWAYS in control.

[AS-kfol]

I was never physically restless, but I was always mentally overactive and considered dramatic. It's weird bc you would never think mental/emotional overactivity has anything to do with adhd bc it seems like it has to be wholly physical.

[annabradshaw]

If it's helpful for those who don't have it, for number 5, when I think of any of those little things that need to be done, I won't be able to relax or focus on anything else until it's done because I will be worried about forgetting to do it later. So when I think of it, I have to get up to do it if I know it's important (or feels important at the time) so I don't forget about it and end up not doing it.

[ClementineShmementine]

I have hyperactivity big time I have since I was a kid I've been pretty severe my whole life, but I don't understand why there's not more people who post about hyper active women

[turbogirl]

I wasn't diagnosed til college because I lack the hyperactive part as does my child who was fortunately diagnosed in middle school but my GF, OMG she's got it all and isn't diagnosed

[sgjoni]

I would like to add that it is not so much that you know that you shouldn’t blurt out or do the thing, but you do it anyway… it’s more like the action/response comes out despite you knowing you shouldn’t do it or respond… as if the breaks or the gears are not working. I’ve had many instances in my life where I’ve started speaking when I know I shouldn’t… and my conscious mind has been going…. “Not a good idea!… Zip it!”…. “What every you do wrap it up and don’t finish this story!”… and still it keeps going… right until the final point… even if you know that the final point of the story was the one thing that I needed to avoid blurting out. Almost like watching another person doing it… except its you. And the same thing can apply to actions… though my hyperactivity and impulsiveness is more verbal.

[flawlix]

The anxiety = hyperactivity thing frankly explains why ADHD meds, which often are thought to make anxiety worse, all but cured mine. Like, I haven’t had a panic attack basically since I started taking Adderall 4 years ago

[AmandySue]

I remember in school I would always feel restless like I had to jump out of my seat, but I couldn't because I would get in trouble. So I would always scoot my chair back, then forward, then back. In high school I ended up doodling a lot in the margins of my notebooks for literally every class, which I learned was stimming. Don't get me wrong, I was listening to the teacher and taking notes all while doodling on the side.

[MrFrostyBarz]

I have found it takes so much energy to keep on track when I’m telling a story without going off the rails. It made my past partner so frustrated when I couldn’t keep a story straight. I need support not ridicule. I am what I am and have ….which is a great person with ADD. I try not to take it personally, but at times I just wanted to say “ Deal with it or Don’t ! It will always be part of who I am”. It does not define me. 👍, Self ❤️

[PatientPerspective]

I got to say I love that last point in not bringing up ADHD to the therapist. I read and watch so many videos on health stuff that I feel either they don't believe me when I tell them (I'm supposed to be ignorant?) or they realize they can't help me. It's difficult, but great point.

[DaisyMay]

Aha! That explains why I start interests and becoming uninterested, and stopping. I want to learn piano and guitar…but I just can’t. Meds help with a lot of my symptoms but I still can’t stick to anything I want to do.
Yes, I used to get up all the time, and now that I’m older, I sit a lot.
My family, and my husband, are agitated with the way I am. They aren’t willing to research ADHD. Not my problem if they won’t research.