'It Cannot Be Quiet No Matter What': People With ADHD On What It's Like Inside Their Minds

“Wow. I’ve never actually seen it written out that way before.”

Parents editor at HuffPost UK

People with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often talk about feeling like there’s a never-ending stream of information or dialogue racing through their minds. But what is that actually like?

In an insightful Reddit thread, people with ADHD have attempted to offer others a glimpse inside their minds.

Describing how there can be a billion thoughts racing at once, Redditor foozballhead said: “Like right now? I’m watching football, reading Reddit posts, while also wondering where a certain piece of mail is, with a separate thought of what I’m gonna pack for lunch tomorrow, and whether to take a shower tonight or just wash my face, but also trying to figure out what is the song that’s playing quietly in the back left corner of my brain, and how am I gonna rearrange my furniture when I move from the smaller bedroom into the bigger bedroom, and how do I move that bookshelf by myself without any help without having to........

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