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/kherven May 30 '17 edited Jan 06 '18

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u/wirer May 30 '17

I can tell you you're not alone. If I didn't know any better, I'd think I wrote this about myself.

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u/Pressure_Chief May 30 '17

In fairness, you guys are writing about being human. There is no perfect person. You are not broken.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '17

Yeah, people need to realize that not everybody will perform the same at the same tasks.

I fucking hated school, studying, etc... I'm a smart guy (I think) but I fucking hated school, I was always distracted, sleeping or I would get kicked out by my teachers or isolated from the rest of the class.

Was it because of ADHD? No, I was just bored as fuck. Uninterested by the curriculum of my teachers.

As I got older and realized I had passions for technology and wanted to do something interesting with my life, I decided I needed a university degree to get there.

Now I had a GOAL and a PASSION. Suddenly school was super interesting and easy, I wasn't being forced to do meaningless shit, I WANTED to be there. It was fun.

Today I'm a successful 31yo male with a bachelor degree and working for a top company that pays a shit ton of money.

Everybody thought I had a problem, they would even tell me ''Warenfetischismus, you have a problem, etc.''.

Well fuck them, today I know I don't have a problem, I'm normal. Being normal doesn't mean you have to fit in their fucking role model ideal.