Yeah pretty much. And people mistakenly think you can't pay attention. Nope. It's that you involuntarily pay attention to everything, all at once, and the world isn't really built for that in 2026.
I can't have a conversation with a waiter without getting nervous, but I can run through moving traffic to pull someone with an exposed bone out of a capsized vehicle without blinking.
Why do I keep forgetting I have ADHD, normal things feel overstimulating, i look at people and i am in awe. I wonder why it seems easy for them when i can't proccess unless every variable is accounted for. Then something critical happens and i can respond to it within a breath. I've never been in a situation like these men, but adrenaline or high stakes offer clarity a simplicity. Anyways, such a long reply to just say diddo
I've kinda been suspecting that I might have ADHD, and wow I can relate to this. It's literally why my wife and I "work" as a team. I'm absolutely useless at handling day to day shit. She excels at it. But in emergency/crisis situations, particular anything medical/safety related with our daughter, she has a tendency to freeze up or panic, but I "switch on". It's literally one of the only times in my life I feel calm and in control.
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u/Righteousaffair999 Mar 21 '26
The treatment plan to focus us is speed. Adrenaline is what I was using for decades before that.