HOW TO EXPLAIN AN EMOTIONAL MELTDOWN TO SOMEONE? #adhd #shorts

[YaNeK]

I found that as a man, my "problem solving" can actually add fuel to the fire, since a lot of the time a woman just needs to be listened to without me needing to fix it right away, even though I instictually want to fix it asap and need to hold myself back 😅😅😅

[ItsAsparageese]

My buddies and I use "forks" to discuss those factors, like being tired, under various stressors, etc. We saw online somewhere somebody using it as a sort of accompaniment to the "spoons" figure of speech, but drawing on the line "stick a fork in me, I'm done". It's super helpful language to have for when one just feels overloaded but can't articulate what's specifically going on. "I know this was a small thing, I just already had a lot of other forks in me today so it felt like too much". Really helps my AuDHD self with recognizing that I'm feeling A Lot of Something even when I barely know it's there let alone what the feeling is. Highly recommend using and spreading the term!

[DocRyder]

Love your videos, Doctor, but I don’t like how you say you’re “unfortunately highly qualified” to discuss ADHD. That feels to me like the negative self talk we who have ADHD are told to avoid. I think you should be avoiding that kind of language. Maybe “uniquely qualified” would be better. You deserve to treat yourself better. 😊

[meenaksi]

But what about the person who is on the receiving end? What about the person who has to walk on eggshells and be yelled at, and undergo stress due to being blown up at? Both parties need to be considerate of the other.