r/videos • u/Jtaimelafolie • May 30 '17

This guy's presentation on ADHD is excellent

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JowPOqRmxNs
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u/confusing_times_ta May 30 '17

I'm going to make it a point to see someone about this soon. Hopefully I can turn things around. There are some many things I feel like I've missed out on, but I always just thought I had a shit memory and I was lazy. .....not to mention the guilt for not living up to what I feel is my full potential.

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u/oddcomoddity May 30 '17

I always just thought I had a shit memory and I was lazy. .....not to mention the guilt for not living up to what I feel is my full potential.

I call this, "High self confidence, low self esteem" and to me it is one of the biggest hallmarks of living with undiagnosed ADD/ADHD. The feeling of knowing you CAN do something but hating yourself because you also 'know' that you're 'too lazy' and 'irresponsible' to get it done.

Knowing now that my brain is physically and functionally different than that of someone without ADD has made the most enormous difference in my life.

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u/confusing_times_ta May 30 '17

You have no idea how much better this makes me feel reading this. Thank you.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '17

So we're best friends now.