Yes, normal people do this all the time when they are alone. Talking to ones self is pretty much an universal thing, especially when alone, but sometimes even when in company of others.

[–] Cruxifux 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah ok. I’ve never been diagnosed with adhd, but I’ve never asked a doctor about it either. But I also think sometimes these adhd internet memes delve into things that don’t mean you have adhd, and it makes it difficult for me to know if I actually have it or have it bad enough to warrant getting treatment for it.

[–] Dima@feddit.uk 8 points 2 days ago

A lot of ADHD symptoms are things that people without ADHD will also experience. Those with ADHD will experience some symptoms more frequently and to the point it's impacting your daily life in some way. This also means that people are often dismissive of people's struggles with ADHD because "everyone struggles with [symptom] sometimes".

If you think you might have ADHD, you could fill in the self-report scale, the scoring for is is very basic, but if you have a lot of ticks in the darker boxes, especially if they are towards the higher end, I would suggest looking into the symptoms (from medical sites like the NHS, not just people's own descriptions) and if you think you might have it, look into getting diagnosed. Here's some more links if you want to look into ADHD:
Royal College of Psychiatrists
NHS Dorset
BUPA
Patient
Professor Russell Barkley has a lot of informative videos on his YouTube channel

[–] rhymeswithduck@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

If everyone does this, they shouldn't have given me so much shit for doing it, as if I was some kind of weirdo.

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