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B.A. Parker

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
438 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

You know, you're doom scrolling and then someone's like, hey, are cabinets bad for you? Do you, when a cabinet closes, do you, like a baby with no object permanence, forget that something exists? And I was like, wait, I do. Do you come into a room and forget what you're in there for? And I was like, I do. You push things off to the very last minute to do them. I was like, my whole life.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

You know, you're doom scrolling and then someone's like, hey, are cabinets bad for you? Do you, when a cabinet closes, do you, like a baby with no object permanence, forget that something exists? And I was like, wait, I do. Do you come into a room and forget what you're in there for? And I was like, I do. You push things off to the very last minute to do them. I was like, my whole life.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

And it was like a lot of things like that. And I was like, wait, do I have ADHD?

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

And it was like a lot of things like that. And I was like, wait, do I have ADHD?

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

Thank goodness I was also like going through therapy during the pandemic. And so I talked to my therapist about it. And my therapist was like, well, I mean, there are tests. You can take a test and, you know, we can figure this out.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

Thank goodness I was also like going through therapy during the pandemic. And so I talked to my therapist about it. And my therapist was like, well, I mean, there are tests. You can take a test and, you know, we can figure this out.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

Oh, no.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

Oh, no.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

Danielle, you should have started with that. No, I gave these people legit money from my bank.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

Danielle, you should have started with that. No, I gave these people legit money from my bank.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

Hold on. Hold on, hold on, because the thing, the results are still in here. Really? ADHD. Let's see what happens when you click in ADHD. ADHD online. Hold on. ADHD online diagnosis and treatment. ADHD online LLC. This was November 20th, 2020.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

Hold on. Hold on, hold on, because the thing, the results are still in here. Really? ADHD. Let's see what happens when you click in ADHD. ADHD online. Hold on. ADHD online diagnosis and treatment. ADHD online LLC. This was November 20th, 2020.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

I've been a book and film nerd since I was like five. And I can tell you who won the Oscar since 1973. And I remember when the Golden Globe nominations would come out, we would put up the Christmas tree and I would tell my mom who got nominated that day, Mom couldn't give a flying kitty about who was nominated for a Golden Globe. But I cared because I was 12 years old and what was I going to do?

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

I've been a book and film nerd since I was like five. And I can tell you who won the Oscar since 1973. And I remember when the Golden Globe nominations would come out, we would put up the Christmas tree and I would tell my mom who got nominated that day, Mom couldn't give a flying kitty about who was nominated for a Golden Globe. But I cared because I was 12 years old and what was I going to do?

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

And I mean, fortunate enough that I was able to use that and, you know, went to film school and became a film professor. But, like, it all stemmed from, like, a hyperfixation as a child. I was like, oh, okay, well, that makes sense.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

And I mean, fortunate enough that I was able to use that and, you know, went to film school and became a film professor. But, like, it all stemmed from, like, a hyperfixation as a child. I was like, oh, okay, well, that makes sense.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

Then I saw how much those psychiatrists cost. So then I called a couple of them and they were like, I heard some money that was not in my price range. And I was like, I guess I'm just going to be out here mentally ill.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

Then I saw how much those psychiatrists cost. So then I called a couple of them and they were like, I heard some money that was not in my price range. And I was like, I guess I'm just going to be out here mentally ill.

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

And then having to talk to him, and then I was just like, I don't know what I'm doing. I don't know how to adult this. Like, this is just a weird, like, it was very, like, solo. It was a very solitary journey. So I was just trying to navigate this as best as I could, but also, like, forget about it because I also had to work. And so, like, I think I had my interview with this guy at, like,

Climbing the Walls
How social media changed ADHD forever | 3

And then having to talk to him, and then I was just like, I don't know what I'm doing. I don't know how to adult this. Like, this is just a weird, like, it was very, like, solo. It was a very solitary journey. So I was just trying to navigate this as best as I could, but also, like, forget about it because I also had to work. And so, like, I think I had my interview with this guy at, like,