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/flY_Sw4tteR_ May 30 '17

Fucking Reddit and YouTube account for 98% of these occurrences.

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u/fullforce098 May 30 '17 edited May 30 '17

Reddit is legitimately the worst thing to happen to people with ADHD yet.

At the same time, though, it's also the best thing to ever happen to people with ADHD, and that's why it's the worst thing.

It's the absolute perfect dopamine machine. I spend more time on subs like /r/gaming, /r/movies, /r/television, etc than I do actually playing games or watching movies or TV or whatever. I'm distracted from my distractions.

So you think "Well, I'll delete my account and cut myself off." But the issue is reddit is actually incredibly useful in certain ways and it's helped you a great deal with other things. It's a double edged sword.

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u/skoolhouserock May 30 '17

I got diagnosed last week (I'm 35), and I've been on this site for 5 years. You are so fuckin right.

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u/WeRip May 30 '17

how did you go about getting diagnosed?

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u/frogsexchange May 30 '17

Go see a psychiatrist and talk to him or her about it. Don't say you want drugs, say you think you have ADHD

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u/skoolhouserock May 31 '17

Went to see my family doctor. My kiddo was diagnosed about 6 months ago, so once she also heard my symptoms it was a no-brainer. I was expecting it to take a really long time (it did with The Boy), but I guess it's so common she didn't make me jump through hoops.