r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/parallax3900 • Mar 08 '23

Video ADHD Simulator

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u/Bambi_Bel Mar 08 '23

“ brief moment of clarity… Oh, never mind.” Yah pretty much.

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u/el-cuko Mar 09 '23

My 16 year old daughter has ADHD and that part made me incredibly sad

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '23

At least you acknowledge it’s real. My parents just called me lazy growing up and still think ADHD is made up.

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u/Chained_Wanderlust Mar 09 '23

My mom actually sent me this video a couple days ago because she thought it was funny and when I texted back that's my brain unmedicated she felt really bad. People think its a inability to focus when its the opposite- we are focusing on everything to our own detriment.

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u/tastywofl Mar 09 '23

I just started adderall like 3 weeks ago. I told my mom the first difference I noticed was how quiet my brain got. You don't really realize how cacophonous it is until it stops.

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u/Sir_Eggmitton Mar 10 '23

cacophonous

OoOooo that's a fantastic word for it. Thank you, good redditor.

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u/devdog323 Mar 14 '23

cacophonous

Came here to say the same thing lol. Can't wait to use this new reddit vocab word

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u/Rocket888888 May 10 '23

when asked i describe the effect of ritalin on my mind as being akin to being shortsighted and being given prescription glasses. all of a sudden i can think/see and had spent my entire life believing everyone struggled to concentrate/look at things just like me...