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?
Everybody sneezes if you sneeze 100 times in a day then it’s a problem
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
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 loose all motivation to see it through to completion. Thanks, I’ll investigate this further when possible.
alright it’s officially time for me to talk to my doctor
Naw, this describes pretty much everyone. That’s why it’s funny.
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.
Depends on how often you experience these symptoms! If you experience them daily or nearly constantly, it would be worth investigating.
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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.
All of these 😭😫
My doctor still thinks that adults can’t have ADHD.🙂
Has he met my entire social network?
love how a seeming majority of doctors are stuck in the early 1800s
every time i have to patiently explain how hrt works to a healthcare professional i die inside
I read this with my leg bouncing and it’s the first fucking square 😂😭
This entire thing is me to a tee since childhood.
More like “Time to cook food! * Doesn’t cook food *”
fuck you (/j)
the ones in blue are ones I used to do but not anymore or ones that I am unsure about
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
If I could get rid of one of these, it’d be hungry for knowledge but cannot retain info. I hate it.
Wish granted, you are no longer hungry for knowledge
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.
What the heck is that free square?
I’d play but I forgot the contents of the squares after reading them because my mind was replaying dialogue from The Orville
“Bortus!….”
Where’s the one that I scrolled past this post and didn’t actually read a single tile
What do I win? 💀
And there’s so much more that’s not even listed here.
I feel like the free space should be “pharmacy is out of Adderall”
Bottom row and right column for me.
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
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.
I’ll get that reaction immediately to almost any noise 🙉
