How to Treat ADHD [Without Medication]
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Ned Hallowell, MD, shares how to live a happy and productive life with ADHD.
Hint: Find a creative outlet that’s challenging and stimulating!
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35 Comments
But how do I focus on writing a book if I have adhd and so I have issues with focus? 😀
This vídeo spoke to me
I translate this advice to "do not send your kids to school". It is at school they are sat in benches instead of doing "natural cereballar stimulation" outdoors. It is at school they lose their curiosity and creativity needed to be constantly involved in some "flow" (e.g. writing a book). Schooled kids are horrible at finding mates and jobs because for years they are deprived of a chance to make their own decisions.
Don't send your kids to school. Unschool! (or at least homeschool)
Its called discipline
I went public with my small business and started doing research on my adhd turns out I have combined adhd and stumbled upon this gem 💎
Nice. My outlet would be just outing lol but can't afford to yet. 😂 Can't just take off before paying off the mortage first and its frustrating that it'll take years. 😂 I wish I had enough money to pay off everything then pay for an easy way out asap.
I’ve heard many good things about psychedelics like LSD or psilocybin mushrooms and their health benefits on ADHD , I also heard it helps one get through addiction and depression. I’m just wondering where I can get my hands on them cause I’ll love to give it a try. I’m passing through a state of terrible depression lately.
Im looking at the activities to help adhd, and i realize, im so screwed bruh this thing never getting treated/cured
Yours is very true! That is exactly how i feel about myself getting things done and keeping me a peach of mind.
I will push my wife to exercise with me and it's Whil be better for ol other in my family to do that ❤ grateful for everything ❤
Maybe I have to I don't know ❤ but grateful olso for learning what I can and I will learn what I think it's best for my family I'm going to do ❤
Me who came to see the video and then started searching something else in the comment’s
Excuse me
Zoning out and daydreaming + overthinking is my problem
I do journal but stillll 😢
It drives me crazy that attention deficit is constantly associated with hyperactivity! This is the easy way out for scientists!: It has nothing to do with it!!! I was a very quiet child. I wet my bed until I was 8 years old. In primary school, I often forgot my eraser and notebooks. I still can't look people in the eyes and face properly. When someone is talking, my attention is always occupied with myself. I never fully understand the subject and make them repeat it. That's why people always think I'm stupid!. Me too!…
Me going to the comments so i don’t have to watch a 5 minute video 🤦🏽♀️
thank you so much
Thank you sooo much🙏
I’m cooking breakfast burritos and playing an idle gacha game while watching this. 😂
Cows don’t have to be milked. They have to be let alone, not being graped every year so she gives birth there for she has milk, which was intended for her calves but stolen by humans. Having her heart broken every time they take her baby away from her. If female has the same faith as hers and if male will be either veil or simply get killed as soon as they are born because they are not profitable to the dairy industry. Hope you find another comparison. Other than that I liked the video. Thanks. 💚
I don't know but I'm going to the gym from a year 2 – 3 hrs consistently but my adhd doesn't got fixed at all , what could be the problem with me !?
Playing with knives instead of paying attention 😭
My husband has ADHD, depression and was on medication for many years. When we moved and he had to get a new Doctor. Unfortunately because my husband was nearly 68, the Doctor said ADHD medication was not recommended for someone his age and he wouldn't renew his prescription. The Dr didn't even offer to wean him off the meds! He left him with no meds and had him go. God so kind a friend recommended us to mushrooms (psilocybin) precisely. After his experience with shrooms five years ago till now there's no more ADHD, depression and mental disorder. Shrooms are life changing. There is no way you can put into words what it feels like..
I've noticed that if I over stimulate myself by laughing hard or running to fast the back and sides of my head would feel very "weird" maybe this is what it was?
I think workout out helps but I have heard of guy behind the Zing Method was was way overstating the effectiveness. Also I’d didn’t think the cerebellum was affected. Excercise does help the most though. You still need to be medicated and also dial in your nutrition.
Savy, I love sailing. I spent the whole day at the marina a few states away from my home learning, but I loved it! Thank you for the video.
Drumming helped me a lot. When I saw what drumming did to my brain after trying it for fun, I started to practice and it helped. Workout also.
i did not watch the video. i just liked it, i'll watch it later
So, karate. Cool.
nice tyvm
Adhd is a superpower
For me, the best non-pharmacological solution was a Ketogenic diet :
– Better sense of time.
– An ability to (hyper)focus for longer times.
– Switching tasks got way easier.
– Less feeling of overwhelm.
– Way less task resistance.
– A huge mental clarity.
– Increased mood.
Remember, if you're new on this type of diet, take your electrolytes (Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium etc.) to avoid the muscle aches or the keto flu, it can happen when you're body is not used to getting into ketosis. it's always better to do it under medical supervision in the beginning.
This diet was used in the 20s to treat epilepsy. You can watch plenty of videos that talk about how keto affects all kinds of mental ilness.
Also, binaural beats on YouTube with earphones + deep breathing are very helpful to reach hyperfocus states.
Having ADHD and Aspergers… I think I have watched this video 5 times now! So much to reflect on here
WOW!! I'm going through it big time and it's so frustrating! I'm trying to avoid medication, but want to figure out what works for me.
Even I take whole lecture I miss many points because I zoned out .! 😢While studying just hold the phone to see timetable and you see it’s night 2 AM when you started 6 PM 😢You know you have to study and only 3 days are left for Exam but you don’t because you feel so distracted. ! I think this is ADHD .!If anyone knows better tell me
Thank you so much sir. For me, it has been difficult to do a creative outlet thanks to perfectionism, but now I simply try to enjoy the process and not worry in an obsessive manner about the result. I agree 100% that a creative outlet helps so much.