Relaxing with ADHD #adhd #adhdbrain #neurodivergent

[lalalapurdue]

Literally the best example I've seen of how fast my brain moves through thoughts

[carringtonk]

See.. I hate depictions of ADHD, with multiple thoughts/voices at once. For me it's simply jumping from thought to thought, very very fast. It barely leaves time in-between to google search my ideas, or even choose what Idea to pursue. This short is probably the best representation of how I really experience it. (Not all people are the same, I'm just happy I'm not alone in this specific instance)

[thegailen]

I have learned that I often have to fill people in on my last 5 thoughts before saying something in a conversation. They have not been on the journey with me that I just took in my brain.

[bri]

This! I’m known in my circles for just super randomly bringing up random topics that have nothing to do with what we’re talking about, and I’m always like, “If you could hear all of the conversations happening in my brain at the same time you’d know that’s it’s not random and how I got to that topic totally makes sense.

I’ve recently started to tell my husband the thought process that gets me to these seemingly random topics. “So when you brought up x, my mind thought about x, y, z which brought me to the thing I brought up.” Lol.

[thewafflez_]

I never realized until finding this channel, that neurotypical brains have moments of silence throughout the day…must be nice.
I’ve always referred to my thoughts as a nonstop, rapidly rotating Rolodex, just flip, flip, flip, flip, flip, flip, flip, flip. Whenever someone asks what I’m thinking about, I can’t tell them because I can barely keep up, or I’ll rattle off all the ones I can remember from the last minute.

[trippmoore]

My ex asked me out of the blue one time "What are you thinking about?" By the time the questioned registered I had another 3 or 4 unrelated thoughts. I sat there trying to think what was I thinking. I told her I wasn't really thinking about anything, which was the opposite of true, but also true at the same time because by that point I couldn't recall a single thought that I had in the moments before she asked. She got upset at me because she said that I wasn't sharing my thoughts with her. I tried to explain it to her but she wasn't accepting. it's hard to find a partner that is understanding ad supporting of your adhd. This girl is really lucky.

[BathtubJenn]

HOLY CRAP this is amazing. This is the video I will send to people when I need to show someone when they ask me why I’m so tired and exhausted on the weekends. And why I love sleep. And Loops.

[Sinner]

My neuropsychologist said to me yesterday (I have ADHD) that I apparently think abnormally fast even for ADHD and I talk fast apparently. And my inner dialogue is so loud and plentiful it's torture. 😂 This .. was pretty accurate haha

[blueanima]

The most relatable part about this is circling the solvable physical issues (being hot and thirsty) but not actually addressing them bc you have to plan your future garden and check your credit score

[katherineflaherty]

If I had a nickel for every time I thought “I should write a list of things to do” … 🤦‍♀️

[CosmicGardener]

This is so spot on. I usually describe it to people like "im having so many thoughts and theyre clear but i cant focus on any of them"

[Courtney-Brown]

I have just binge watched your TikTok’s (when I should be working) and I now realise all this time I have ADHD. Every single video I related too. I don’t feel alone, and that it’s just me being this way. I’m going to buy your book for me and then my boyfriend to read. Thanks again. ✨

[soberable]

This is this first time I have embraced myself relating to what others go through and find a way to laugh at ourselves and what we do. 🙊🙈🙉thank you

[qwoopon]

The "how does sunscreen actually work" is soooo accurate for me 😂
My brain comes up with the most random questions and thoughts

[CBlizard]

50 tabs open at once running off two different brains! Sums it up nice!!

[Shellybean]

This reminds me of one time when I was with my family, walking through a park, and I was experiencing a lot of anxiety and shame (about the anxiety and an earlier embarrassment). I was trying to force the constant frustrated thoughts away to enjoy the moment, but my ADHD and anxiety worked together to make that impossible. At one point, exhausted of my internal battle, I turned to my family and asked, “hey, how do you guys turn off your brain? Like, make the thoughts stop so you can enjoy the moment.”

(Looking back, I think the answer is belly breathing and accepting that it’s okay that you’re NOT focused in this moment, but my family and I didn’t know it at the time.)

[rae]

Diagnosed late in life, I realized my habit of talking to myself when I was alone was a way I had learned I could keep my train of thought on track. Thinking without talking or writing feels like a whac-a-mole game trying to fully complete a thought before another one pops up

[lms]

This discribes me sitting and trying to find a peaceful moment and my head says Oh no you don't!

[christaverduren]

When people tell me that to meditate I just need to learn how to clear my I CAN'T... I LITERALLY CAN'T and on top of that, it's not something I can "learn to do"... Because guess what I spend the entire time doing? I spend it just thinking about clearing my mind and I feel worse and NO, NO, NO, I will never learn to clear my mind. Nor do i want to spend the energy needed to struggle with this doing that, I'll sit and use wise mind and not clear my mind, but kinda wrangle my thoughts (it's exactly like herding cats!!!) into a way I can relax myself as I think them over in a sort of calm way.

[eurekalass]

Your ADHD thoughts even have a different accent! Gobsmacked! 😎 (bought your book yesterday 🥰)