What NOT To Say To Someone With ADHD #shorts #adhd

[needtoread_]

Or when people say, "I have OCD because I'm such a perfectionist."
It really bothers me because my sister has OCD, it's not quirky and makes it really hard to function for her

[cajunguy]

Imagine telling a paraplegic "yeah, sometimes I dont feel like going for a walk either"

[blueeyedbatman]

And things like this are why it's hard to get medical professionals to listen to legitimate concerns.... 😑

[gilium]

The constant jokes of “everyone’s a little ADHD” or “isn’t everyone just a little autistic” or “everyone’s got a lil OCD”… those hurt so much for me when ppl take me talking about the struggles I put up with it makes me so upset that I can’t even begin to express the amount of pain it puts me in

[Half_Baked]

The most unrealistic thing about this scenario is saying they won’t do it again

[Chabela]

I was watching this and realized I forgot my homework, you page has saved me from being grounded so many time!

[carnivore_princess]

Having a mental disorder was never something that should've been "trendy" in the first place.

[Stickirollsfanpage]

Having adhd feels like your trapped in endless confusion and it takes only one little thing to make you get distracted and forget everything

[bluefeye]

I experience this, but with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I have an actual diagnosis, and one coworker teased me about how "OCD" I was. I looked him in the eyes and was like: "yes, I quite literally have OCD." And then he laughed, like I was making a joke.

Then, at a different workplace, the girl training me joked about how "OCD" she was, how she needed everything done a certain way, and how neurotic she was. Multiple times, she said, "I swear I have OCD. Like, I should go for a diagnosis or something." And, well, I'm not going to dismiss someone who genuinely thinks they have a disorder but hasn't been able to get a diagnosis yet. But it was very uncomfortable to listen to how she joked about it, point out how "neurotic" she was, and how controlling she was because she "definitely had OCD." I was standing right there, and I wasn't going to reveal that I had OCD.

Talking about any kind of diagnosis or disorder is hard, especially when it's one that has a lot of negative stereotypes and you're scared you will be judged.

[caperdoodle]

This speaks so hard, I just generally never know how to answer people when they say that.

[rainbowsprinkles]

Tysm! You inspired me to try to convince my parents that I probably had ADHD and today I finally got diagnosed!!! Now no one can tell me I don't have it

[Cashcorn]

“Yeah I’m not gonna do that anymore.” PFFT I wish it were that simple!

[Thecaptainisatheatrekid]

My mum is like that with OCD. I tried to reframe her as by applying that same logic to autism (I am autistic) and she saw that calling yourself autistic when you just get into a misunderstanding or don’t immediately get a joke is bad, but she still refused to apply the same logic to OCD

[KalissaLao]

"I'm so ADHD, "

I'm instantly triggered.

[Krain]

Really sucks when your really overstimulated and want something to relate/vent off to; from personal experience this is by far the most migraine inducing.

[salmaalsheik]

It’s so annoying when people say they have ADHD and call themselves self diagnosed just because they forget things

[elitaylor]

I’ve severely struggled with ADHD my entire life and it’s not until recently (I’m 19 years old) that I got medical help. I’ve fought with it every time I’ve been in class and it’s because I can’t focus on finishing things is why I’ve had such bad grades. It’s really sucked and the people who try to look quirky are the most frustrating.

[zymantesa]

Oh this is so nice. I love this video. I get bombarded by them. I do not have ADHD but I am getting convinced every time that i do, because they are so relatable, Bec you can just ignore the parts that don't fit too well or pretend that they do and think this is so me. And then you get this one and you feel guilty as hell. This is so nice.

[tamararichards]

Oh yeah I remember getting “I hope my son isn’t autistic. I just want him to fit it and not be weird.” I said “well I’m autistic, am I weird to you?” She says “no that’s different” and then continue to say “I just don’t want him to be weird, he’ll be so weird and I don’t know if I can do that” I was floored

[Jakob]

I feel this 100%. As someone who didn't realize the reason I was struggling with so many things my whole life was undiagnosed ADHD until my mid 20s, people who use this diagnosis lightly are the absolute worst. Like come talk to me when you've flunked out of college, been fired from 10 jobs, and nearly failed your second attempt to graduate because of poor time management inability to focus, social anxiety from years of rejection, and substance abuse issues arising from the former.