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Setting a million alarms is not and ADHD symptom…
It’s a meme. Don’t overthink this. And if you do, check Rule 1.
Executive dysfuntion to get out of your bed is an ADHD symptom…
The pinned post explains this very well, but there aren’t really such things as adhd symptoms that are exclusive. People with adhd just tend to have these problems so often that they interfere with normal living and usually they have multiple of these problems
damn, 1 short of a blackout lol (talking too long and fast for anyone to keep up). just replace it with “constant, unrelenting music in my head, sometimes multiple songs at once” and I’m a winner
I have both, the fast talking switches out with not being able to form a coherent sentence from time to time and the music can be nice but also extremely distracting
Bottom row and right column for me.
What the heck is that free square?
bounces leg
I see a lot of people in my environment doing that. I don’t mean friends, just average people. How much of a sign is it when someone does that?
It can be a sign of a few things, like anxiety too, but it can also just be a sign that someone’s bored.
Like with most things, it doesn’t mean a lot on its own, but if it’s being done in excess, or uncontrollably, then it could be a sign of something else.
I uncontrollably play air drums or tap drum patterns with my hands and feet any time I’m idle. Like, idle for more than 5 seconds. If my hands are busy, I’m kicking double bass drum patterns with my feet. If I’m walking, its air drums or pseudo beatboxing quietly. It never ends.
Actually, that’s not true. It does stop sometimes; only when I’m in a severely distressing situation or horribly depressed. That’s how I know my shit’s fucked up; the drums stop. :(
I might’ve missed one or two because I don’t understand them
I’m lucky i find cooking to be a fun task otherwise i would’ve starved to death a long time ago
Self-suspecting autistic here. I got 11/24 so long as I’m allowed to interpret ‘ADHD paralysis’ as a general task paralysis (otherwise it’s rather begging the question). I can always commiserate with ADHD people’s difficulties, but I don’t seem to have the same noisily chaotic inner world that they describe.
Sup, I just wanted to let you know that I have a severe ADHD and my brain is pretty silent so not everyone with ADHD has a noisy mind. I still daydream a lot though.
There’s an interesting overlap in the definitions and symptoms of mental abnormalities. For years I thought I was just a little on the autism spectrum. Similar to what you describe. A lot of symptoms describe me, but I don’t get the racing thoughts/daydreaming often associated with ADHD.
I still think there’s an element of autism based on some of the lack of innate awareness of social constructs. I had to actively take interest in figuring out why people responded poorly to me and actively change my behaviors just to do what comes naturally to many people. I also get overwhelmed by certain stimuli like crowds, noise, etc. At a certain point that feeling becomes mentally painful.
But then I saw the common behaviors associated with ADHD and realized that maybe that’s a better fit in some ways, or at least also a very good fit. I feel like the venn diagram is two circles that almost overlap entirely for me.
Im my case its like “sets up a million alarms and ignore all of them” haha
Holy shit. Do I have ADHD?
Possible. Or autism. Or both.
There are a lot of helpful videos on youtube about it and a ton of actually helpful questionnaires online. If you fill out a couple you’ll get a goos first impression. A doctor should them assess further.
Dammit. I win. And not.
What is sensory overload? Is it like that thing where you have to turn the volume down in the car when trying to park?
Personally for me being exposed to a lot of noises for a long time and not being able to escape from them causes the stress to build up and become very easly irritable, angry, and sensitive to everything. I’m curious how others experience it.
that’s exactly it for me too. it’s like a building irritation that crescendos into a grumpy tsunami if not dealt with
though i find it’s not just noises necessarily, it can be sensations like touch as well
I’ll get that reaction immediately to almost any noise 🙉
Mostly if I’m already kinda stressed. If not, then it will take a few minutes of noise before I crack
Cracking is the worst. You just basically fully lose yourself for a good moment.
Then get ashamed for how you acted
Yep.
Yes and it sucks when you live below loud neighbors that are constantly making noise, stomping, and yelling at each other and you can’t escape because you’re in your own home.
A little. Though it’s more when you become hypersensitive for short periods. I sometimes find in restaurants or situations where I’m feeling a little anxious that everything will be so much louder and over stimulating as my senses sort of go into overdrive with my surroundings. I usually chuck in ear plugs or nip outside for 5 minutes. But this usually goes away after 10-20 minutes or so.
More like “Time to cook food! * Doesn’t cook food *”
I know it’s ridiculous to use a bingo board meme as a diagnostic tool but should I be concerned if I got a whooooole lot of these?
If you have some other mental-diversion like autism, bipolar or dyslexia then chances are high you have overlap with properties of other neurodivergent people.
Its also possible to be “functional and normal” but still have a neurodivergent brain. Disabilities are subjective in context of the (social) world around you.
Hey, it’s a start. You can always run these ‘test results’ past a professional later
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Neurotypical people experience most ADHD symptoms some of the time, but not at a frequency that significantly negatively impacts their life. Similar to depression, everyone gets sad but only some are clinically depressed.
Most people have a couple of these but it isnt to the point where they cant function. ADHD is the point where it does.
An ADHD brain is essentially interest driven. It isnt so much a lack of attention and focus but missapplied attention and focus. The reason for this is thought to be a chemical imbalance of dopamine and norepinephrine. Dopamine is tied to motivation and norepinephrine is essentially the fight or flight neurotransmitter. This is why people with ADHD tend to have little issue focusing on a fun task or a task that is urgent and induces considerable stress. The former raises levels of dopamine and the latter norepinephrine. It is also why the first line drug treatments involve stimulents which help normalize both of these.
If the behaviors that you see in yourself are causing distress, you may want to ask your doctor/mental health provider to be assessed. That said, I would keep in mind that it is usually not cheap and if that is a significant barrier for you, look for pay as you can mental health providers in your area if they exist
alright it’s officially time for me to talk to my doctor
The bit about having difficulty focusing on tasks that are uninteresting or not urgent is striking a chord with me. Lots of half finished projects where I’ve done all the interesting bits and suddenly lose all motivation to see it through to completion. Thanks, I’ll investigate this further when possible.
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Much like depression, everyone gets sad but not everyone is clinically depressed. All ADHD symptoms are experienced by neurotypical people, it’s about the frequency and severity of the symptoms that determines diagnosis. If you experience these symptoms on a daily basis, or nearly constantly, you should look into getting tested for ADHD.
I was going to say, all of them seem kind of normal things with a weird way to describe it.
Depends on how often you experience these symptoms! If you experience them daily or nearly constantly, it would be worth investigating.
Everybody sneezes if you sneeze 100 times in a day then it’s a problem
