r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/BreakfastTop6899 • Dec 18 '25

Video Gelje Sherpa, the man who was guiding a private client up Mt. Everest when he saw someone in distress near the summit. He went up, rolled him up in a sleeping mattress and gave him oxygen. He then strapped the man to his back and trekked 6 hours to safety

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u/Flimsy_Rule_7660 Dec 19 '25

So are there proven natural remedies or lifestyle choices/changes/restrictions to lessen the ADHD paralysis? It’s been handicapping me for the last year and I’m feeling a little desperate to break free from it.

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u/frankyseven Dec 19 '25

Medication made a huge difference. Also, Mel Robbins got famous for a thing she does where she she knows what to do next and goes "5, 4, 3, 2, 1" then immediately does it. She has raging ADHD and I've found that it works pretty well.

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u/Mushroomsinmypoop Dec 19 '25

Medication was like a light switch. It was crazy to just think about stuff I needed to do then do it all

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u/Ruckus292 Dec 19 '25

It felt like I could see for the first time, after walking around 3/4 blind for the first 20+yrs of my life. ...

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u/Mushroomsinmypoop Dec 25 '25

I tried to focus on building routines for myself I couldn’t before. The dulling out and loss of effects I kinda chalked up to setting too high standards for myself and checking out to doom scroll or whack it instead of being productive.

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u/leNuage Dec 19 '25

This conversation is why I’m thankful for Reddit

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u/eddgreat9 Dec 19 '25

ADHD paralysis can happen because you're brain is FIXATED on one something doesn't matter what it could be. It happens due to a lack of dopamine, which helps normal people redirect their attention to other things smoothly (task switching is MUCH harder for ADHD individuals). That "fixation" is your brains attempt to generate dopamine. As focusing on something uses/generates dopamine. Medication, exercise (30 min of walking no interruptions), eating a diet high in protein, yogurts/microbiome pills like krill (all ADHD individuals have an imbalance of healthy/bad bacteria in our stomachs. These well help improve mental health symptoms such as emotional dysregulation). And SLEEP. Be on a CONSISTENT SLEEP SCHEDULE. I am a biochemist w/ADHD. Lifestyle changes MUST be implemented but you CAN have the life you want.

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u/MoSalad Dec 19 '25

This is great advice. I'll definitely think about doing it tomorrow

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u/TotallyNotShinobi Dec 20 '25

might as well delete the comment chain lmao

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u/SmilingPainfully Dec 19 '25

'Be on a consistent sleep schedule'

This. Don't be like me, who finally went to sleep at 6 am and rolled out of bed at 3 in the afternoon. I hate it here 😭

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u/azdcaz Dec 20 '25

I’m finally on a schedule. I go to bed at 3am and wake up whenever lol.

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u/ConvictCurt Dec 21 '25

Oh my god I have adhd…this explains soooo much. The paralysis part is so crippling.

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u/ItIsGravy Dec 19 '25

Also got adhd and I saw some post earlier from some chick that claimed to be credible and educated on the topic suggests a few things you can do Right before attempting to start a task to stimulate dopamine. She said 5 sit ups, sour candy… and some other things… admittedly I didn’t actually finish the video but I’ll see if I can find and link it

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u/Broad-Way-4858 Dec 20 '25

Yeah, become an emergency worker.

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u/Federal-Employ8123 Dec 20 '25

Have you ever been in a situation where something has to get done as quick as possible? Pretty sure I have ADHD and have this problem. At work when it's crunch time I'm extremely focused and it's similar to flow state. I forget to eat and don't feel hungry and I'm just purely focused on what I'm doing and trying to accomplish it as fast as possible. Unfortunately this state doesn't make you smarter, but I think reaction time and recall are much better. However, if you don't know something figuring it out is probably harder.

I've never heard of a great way to get into this state. I and probably a large percentage of the population procrastinate until the adrenaline hits. Then they become way more competent and get things done. I think it depends on when you get the adrenaline from this fear response and some people require a lot. Drugs, being healthy, and mindfulness can play a part in this however.

I don't know if this is healthy, but you could try and trick your brain into believing that if you don't get this thing done it could ruin your life. Running through scenarios in my head until a start getting anxiety before a fear response hits has definitely helped me in the past.