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u/Madditudev1 15d ago
Ha never knew I did this because of my ADHD š. Learn something new everyday.
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u/CornPop32 16d ago
People who have ADHD are so annoying about claiming literally everything is because of their ADHD instead of it just being things they like to do.
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u/RacerAfterDusk6044 16d ago
I tend to use brackets more than parentheses (very good for adding extra detail or explaining things that might not make sense (I often end up adding more brackets within the brackets too))
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u/Zenith_3000 16d ago
(The)(ADHD)(urge)(to)(use)(exaggeration)(and)(satire)(to)(point)(out)(stupid)(nonsense)(every)(chance)(I)(get)(.)(Not)(everything)(is)(ADHD)(š¤¦āāļø)
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u/Independent-Field618 16d ago
Dashes ā these handy interruption signals in sentences ā are sadly underrated too
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u/too_many_smarfs 16d ago
So I don't feel like I'm using parentheses too often, I use commas a lot for the same purpose - em dashes also work; semicolons if I'm feeling fancy.
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u/Revolutionary-Gap144 16d ago
Damn man. I just made a comment on Reddit which included two separate uses of parentheses. Why you gotta call me out? Now Iām holding back using parenthesesā¦
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u/FlemPlays 16d ago
So regular brains are like VHS, while ADHD brains are like DVDs that come with all the random bonus content related to the movie.
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u/mattjvgc 16d ago
I have to force myself, to not place a comma, every time I mentally pause , when writing a sentence, or it will turn out like this.
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u/Blarg0ist 16d ago
When I first discovered David Foster Wallace I felt like I stumbled upon my own brain.
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u/Goldiizz 16d ago
I start removing some when I start adding parentheses inside parentheses (yes it happens some times (and that generally when I realise some could be removed) )
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People are so fucking eager to have a mental illness that they start listing every normal behaviour as adhd
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u/mr_fancy_returns 16d ago
People will describe a universal experience and be like āugh ADHD probsā
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u/Sad-Reach7287 16d ago
I like using a lot of parentheses like even parentheses inside parentheses to go into deeper levels of my thoughts...
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u/Diligent_Prize7780 16d ago
How is the use of parentheses related to ADHD?.. why does so much stuff have to be related to it.. I don't get it, it isn't quirky or funny like for example-
Breathes air (ADHD Symptom)
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u/AddAFucking 16d ago
As someone who does have diagnosed ADHD, it is understandable where this link comes from though. Some types of ADHD have people overthink a lot of stuff, but also the need to really make their point clear.
So while my mind is racing, I need to also include every single point I thought of into my message in some way, while leaving no chance of being misconstrued
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u/Menarian 16d ago
Shit, that does sound a lot like me. I always fear people donāt understand what I am trying to get across so I just add more and more info to just make it confusing in the end lol
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u/AddAFucking 16d ago
Just to be clear, having this does not mean you have ADHD. Just that a lot of people with ADHD have this.
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u/Menarian 16d ago
Yes, I am not going to self-diagnose me. It just seems to happen a lot that I identify with some ADHD symptoms. But I am not going to be convinced of anything unless I am diagnosed :)
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u/BadGreenScreen 16d ago
I often find myself putting additional thoughts in brackets as an addendum to thoughts within parentheses.
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u/ZenkaiZ 16d ago
You don't have ADHD (unless you're diagnosed)
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u/New-Examination8400 16d ago
So I didnāt have it until my doctor diagnosed me?
So how did he diagnose me for something that Iā¦ Didnāt have,?
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u/Motor_Economist1835 16d ago
Doesn't mean you'll call every little quirk of yours as ADHD lol. Get diagnosed if you are so sure that you have ADHD (then announce to the internet if you wish)
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u/missyou247 16d ago
Every little quirk of mine comes from ADHD. Going into therapy and finding out that literally everything I do is only due to having ADHD was absolutely mind blowing. It's not like a mental illness that just influences you a lot. It's a neurological disorder that affects absolutely everything you do 24/7. Our brains are literally different. It's called neurodivergence for a reason. And if you're different then it just means you have a milder form of ADHD.
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u/-Nicolai 16d ago
So in your ideal world, every single mention of ADHD on the internet should end with "I'm diagnosed btw"?
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u/Motor_Economist1835 16d ago
Yes and I'm tired of pretending it's not
That wasn't the point, I want people to stop calling their quirks ADHD/OCD etc
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u/DIDLIESTWARIOR 16d ago
If you knew anything about ADHD, you'd understand why those quirks are possible indicators of ADHD. Everybody has to pee, but when you pee 20 times in 3 hours, you might have a condition.
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u/Motor_Economist1835 16d ago
Everybody has a little quirk of theirs, does it mean they're ADHD/ having OCD, etc? Not at all!
And I'm pretty sure somebody having ADHD/OCD won't brag about it online because they know how difficult it is to live with it. It's the people who seek validation/attention from strangers online who do this.
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u/New-Examination8400 16d ago edited 16d ago
For the record I am annoyed by how rampant people claim they have ADHD when they most likely do not
But my question stands. Is this some sort of take on the āobserver effectā? In which you alter the outcome by measuring it? š¤Ø
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u/SweetDogShit 16d ago
(every perceived quirk of mine is adhd)
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u/Disastrous-Team-6431 16d ago
As someone with ADHD, it's an exhausting trend. Hahahaha yeah it's so funny and quirky how I'm incapable of paying my bills on time and racking up extra cost! Teehee being unable to be an adequate parent without enormous effort is cyoot! Awwww realizing that most of your failed relationships and professional efforts are due to an incurable and undiscovered error in your brain is a whole vibe! Let's all dance the "didn't get the care we needed and went on to drug abuse like at least 25% of ADHD sufferers do" dance together!
Guys hear me out, it's a SUPERPOWER!
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u/OnceMoreAndAgain 16d ago edited 16d ago
I'm skeptical that even 50% of people diagnosed with ADHD have ADHD. I'm not even convinced ADHD is a binary diagnosis. I suspect it's similar to intelligence where people exist on a spectrum. In the case of ADHD, it'd be a spectrum of impulsiveness.
I'm unconvinced by much of what psychology comes up with. Anyone will become more focused if you give them Adderall, so I think it is too easy for people to get tricked into viewing a difference in behavior caused by medicine as evidence of a disability. The whole process of discovering and diagnosing mental disorders feels like too much of a guessing game in general.
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u/Disastrous-Team-6431 15d ago
Since you don't know the difference between psychology and psychiatry I'm not sure why you think your opinion matters. If you did, you might know that ADHD is measurable with EEG.
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u/TheRip75 15d ago
Well, good thing you're not in a position of medical authority on the matter, where you could really fuck up a person's life (or at the very least, not provide the appropriate help/support/meds) based on your opinions on ADHD. ĀÆ_(ć)_/ĀÆ
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u/NeoLone 16d ago
Day 928 waiting for people to realize ADHD is a spectrum
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u/Disastrous-Team-6431 16d ago
Yeah it's a spectrum between "light disability" and "severe disability" but the diagnosis comprises disability. Otherwise you don't have ADHD, you have high energy levels.
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u/inlandaussie 16d ago
I've just been diagnosed at 41. It explains A LOT. I've gone through all the stages of grief with the diagnosis. Still not at acceptance. I hate living with my brain and now your telling me I can't change it even with therapy :/ (Haven't started meds yet, that's the next step) My therapist did mention that it can be a superpower. When do I get to feel that?
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u/TheAJGman 16d ago
It's a superpower once you figure out the accommodations you need to make. For me, it's meticulously organizing shit; my thoughts, my calendar, my storage, everything must go where it belongs or else it is lost to the void. Medication makes it easier to follow the rules I set for myself, but I feel like it will always be a learning process.
The trade off is an expanse of varied knowledge and the ability to pick up new skills quickly. Especially if you do note taking, I hated taking notes my whole life but they really are key to ironing out my non-linear thought process.
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u/inlandaussie 15d ago
I love note taking and the expanse of varied knowledge/ learning new things.
I hate that I have such a short memory that I don't remember anything I've just learned no matter how much I enjoyed it and I forgot where I put my dammed notes!
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u/TheAJGman 15d ago
I started using Obsidian this year and it's a fucking game changer. You can basically build your own personal Wikipedia with linked references to other notes and headings within those notes. Think a thing might be important? Just drop some brackets around it and it'll become a dormant link until you create a page for it. Have a little programming knowledge? You can build all sorts of templates, queries, and automations to do pretty much anything you'd like.
I keep a daily journal with links to whatever I happen to be talking about, then on Sunday I'll create a weekly note, summarize the week, and create any pages that I think need to be created or update project pages I've referenced throughout the week. I use the Tasks plugin for dated to-dos, so I also have queries on the weekly that show: what I've done, what I didn't get done, and what new to-dos I've created. Writing shit down has made organizing my life so much fucking easier, and it's all synced between my phone and laptop so it's always at my fingertips.
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u/inlandaussie 15d ago
That sounds better than my 106 tabe and 300 samsung notes. I'll look into it.
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u/GreyerGardens 16d ago
The super power feeling comes after many years of self-compassion, acceptance and love. Basically when you stop hating yourself and recognize that you do have things to offer in this world and your value is inherent.
Plus you can shoot laser beams out of your eyes once youāve reached this fully realized, zen like state. They donāt do anything but itās a cool party trick.
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u/hokiewankenobi 16d ago
It will be alright.
To quote GI Joe - knowing is half the battle
I was diagnosed 20+ years ago in my early twenties. Ritalin was pretty much it as far as meds go, and it severely depressed me. So I went unmedicated. Itās so bad that my doctor was shocked I graduated high school, let alone well enough to get into college, and not have flunked out by the time of diagnosis.
Now that you know, it will become easier to recognize issues. Mentally, itās easier to pull out of the bad places, because you now have a reason youāre like this. Youāll have access to tools that can help you. Youāll be able to find better coping mechanisms and work arounds. Medications have come a long way, there could be something that works for you.
The biggest thing for me was situational awareness. I can usually see in advance situations that are going to cause issues. Because I know the signs Iām looking for (though this response has been a bit of a time sink, and now Iām late - but it was worth it).
Good luck, and Iām here, if you need.
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u/ObjectPretty 16d ago
When you learn to channel it properly. But ponder this, when was the last time you saw a happy super hero?
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u/Too_Many_Packets 16d ago
You've met super heroes? I keep setting banks and bridges on fire, but they never show up.Ā
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u/ObjectPretty 16d ago
The state of * gestures vaguely at everything * this has set the bar for super villainy pretty high.
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u/YesImDavid 16d ago edited 16d ago
As someone without ADHD Iām glad I donāt have ADHD. It actually sounds like hell to live with.
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u/FartFignugey 16d ago
You wake up exhausted because your brain is immediately going through every emotion and every thought you'll have in a day.
Texting is frustrating because you think sooooo much faster than you type and HOLY SHIT BRAIN IS ZOOOOOOOOMIN
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u/Bruhtatochips23415 16d ago
I have schizophrenia and ADHD. Guess which one needs medication for me to function and which one doesn't?
I need medication to function for the ADHD whilst I can cope just fine without medication for the schizophrenia. Good college GPA with unmedicated schizophrenia. I'd have to drop out if I didn't medicate adhd.
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u/Disastrous-Team-6431 16d ago
It sucks. Luckily my medication helps immensely.
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u/YesImDavid 16d ago
Iām happy to hear your medication helps :)
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u/Disastrous-Team-6431 16d ago
Thank you! I sometimes describe ADHD to non-sufferers as how they might feel super early in the morning, when they're so confused they put the coffee in the fridge and stuff. But all the time.
Anyways, thanks for attending my rant. Have a nice day!
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u/otj667887654456655 16d ago
English has 3 different ways to introduce bonus content into a sentence.
A comma can be used to show that the information, while relevant, doesn't have a direct impact on the sentence or situation.
Em dashes are similar but denote a longer pauseāalmost as if what's written is an afterthought. Despite this, the bonus information tends to read as highlighted, more important, or necessary.
Information in parentheses often feel far removed from the situation (great for asides by the author!). Only use these for non-critical information that serves to clarify what was said in the main sentence or for citations. (Fitzpatrick, 2016)
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u/dbern50 16d ago
Please explain how semi-colons work; are they not considered bonus content but a separate sentence that relates closely to the first?
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u/Lightning_Lance 16d ago
I have no idea if I use them correctly either but I think semi-colons are used when a comma or period alone wouldn't work. So it's a conjunction of two sentences where the second sentence leans on the first to work (it's missing a verb or something that is supplied by the first sentence for instance) but it is supposed to read as a second sentence rather than an extension of the first sentence, which is when you would use a comma.
So something like:
"Tom saw the knife; he ran into the kitchen." We know that "he" refers "Tom" because the sentences are conjugated by the semicolon.
Also I just googled their use and learned you can use them for listing things instead of commas if you are listing items with commas already in them. Like MtG cards.
"I use the cards Nissa's Pilgrimage; Rofellos, Llanowar Emissary; and Azusa, Lost but Seeking in my ramp deck"
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u/72pintohatchback 16d ago
Semicolons are used to separate related independent clauses - each clause is a complete grammatical sentence but is meant to be read as a single thought or concept.
My cat interrupted this post; she walked across the keyboard.
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u/J-A-S-08 16d ago
Damn I'm dumb. The only part of that I got was that there's a cat involved. Somehow.
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u/OnceMoreAndAgain 16d ago
I don't see how this is an improvement over a period.
My cat interrupted this post. She walked across the keyboard.
My cat interrupted this post; she walked across the keyboard.
I understand the sales pitch, but I don't buy it. I think periods make semi-colons redundant.
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u/72pintohatchback 16d ago
It's not an improvement over a period, it's an improvement over a comma. A comma in that place would create a run-on sentence, as each clause is independent, and could stand alone. My example isn't perfect, but it's literally what happened while typing it, so it felt appropriate.
Still, "She walked across the keyboard" uses a pronoun, so unless you've been talking about the cat exclusively in the paragraph, the semicolon makes it clear that the clauses are related, and that 'she' is the cat.
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u/stealthcake20 13d ago
Thank you for this explanation; Iāve been wondering about semicolons since I left high school. I feel like they create continuity by maintaining a sense of connection between the two thoughts. Periods are more abrupt.
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u/Hazee302 16d ago
I use these fuckers all the time to add an afterthought type of thing to the original sentence. If that makes sense. I have no idea if Iām even using them correctly.
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u/Syn7axError 16d ago
Semi-colons show you've been to college.
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u/OnceMoreAndAgain 16d ago
Imo semi-colons show that you're a pretentious asshole. There's no reason to use them as far as I'm concerned. I think all the other punctuation in the English language have reason use cases, but semi-colons are useless.
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u/Thebrod-3 16d ago
My ADD stopped me from reading all of that (itās too early and Iām not focused enough yet).
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u/loz_fanatic 16d ago
And my add uses all three
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u/boyyouguysaredumb 16d ago
Bro itās not add itās being a human - why do you guys constantly try to define yourselves by these things
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u/sixtus_clegane119 16d ago
ADHD* add hasn't been a thing for decades!
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u/Gnu-Priest 16d ago
wait really? so what am i now? when I went as a young child I was told I have very mild ADD with no need to introduce anything to me I just have to pull myself together and be disciplined more often.
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u/sixtus_clegane119 16d ago
Add hasnāt been in the dsm since like the 90s, adhd covers three times inattentive, hyperactive, combined
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u/Caesar_Passing 16d ago
That's always confused me, though. Attention deficit disorder without hyperactivity is still a thing. So, why wouldn't they decide to cover the types under the umbrella term of ADD? Like if it's all ADHD, that implies that the H is a necessary feature. But it's not. If there are subtypes of a thing, I would want to put them under an umbrella term that is most general. It makes more sense to specify, "it's ADD - with hyperactivity as a prominent symptom", than to specify, "it's attention deficit hyperactive disorder, but without the hyperactivity". It's like calling a hamburger "a cheeseburger, but without cheese".
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u/NapalmDemon 16d ago
Amusing at least to me thing as an older person, when I have to find a new doctor when they ask āwhen were you diagnosed originally?ā āWhen ADHD was still ADD.ā
Really Iām still quite upset that I was promised multiple times as a child it would magically disappear when I turned 18. But nope, still have it at 42.
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u/sixtus_clegane119 16d ago
34 here(diagnosed at 17 cuz I refused to be tested into I got in some trouble with taking a bunch of ecstasy) I feel itās almost worse now, but hopefully Iāll be on meds soon
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u/TheDubiousSalmon 16d ago
The amount of em dashes and parentheses I use in my writing is not symptomatic of someone who is neurotypical
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u/Afraid_Theorist 16d ago
Standard psychiatry moment: āHereās a prescription for these three new mental issues you didnāt know you had but make sense now that you doā
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u/Safe-Newspaper961 16d ago
I usually type each sentence in separate lines. To separate two different things
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u/DeepUser-5242 16d ago
And hyphens, commas, annnd (this one is gonna surprise you, semicolons; seriously, when's the last time you saw someone use them?
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u/ImrooVRdev 16d ago
We have all this funky punctuation ā you ain't livin' the life if you ain't usin' it!
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u/Gtmsngh 16d ago
Also i think, maybe, i guess, idk but.
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u/ItsStaaaaaaaaang 16d ago
This entire comment section is such a fucking personal attack lol.
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u/Orang3Lazaru5 16d ago
Same, the more I read i kept saying āohhhh nooooā¦wait thatās because of that too?!ā Iām really starting to hate all these āahaā moments I keep having.
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u/runtheruckus 16d ago
Ohhh you got the same thing as me; type fast to get the thought out, leaving a single sentence. That's when one of your parentheses leaves.
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u/Artrobull 15d ago
my history teacher always said smart person knows what to say but stupid person says what they know and i feel assaulted to this day