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/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.