How can people with ADHD possibly enjoy movies if they daydream and can't focus on the movie?

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• Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online ⁨8⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

  ADHD means I am incapable of paying attention to something unless my brain decides I should be paying attention to it. I love watching a very slim collection of movies lol.

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• lepinkainen@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  A good movie will keep your attention.

  Also watching it in the movie theatre where second screening is a social faux pas helps

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• brucethemoose@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  It doesn’t work like that.

  I hyperfocus on movies, personally. I literally can’t go to sleep watching them.

  When I was younger, and I’d watch movies with a big group of friends, I’d always be the last one to turn it off as the credits roll, and they’re all snoozing away.

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  Now… if my brain had some other thing it decided to be preoccupied with, focusing on the movie is a forgone conclusion.

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• sbeak@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  I don’t have ADHD, but I can tell you that most people with the condition aren’t constantly daydreaming. They can watch a film.

  In order to watch a film, you have to actually pay attention.

  I don’t know if it was the intent, but this gives me bad vibes. You are implying that they are rude because they have ADHD.

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• new_world_odor@lemmy.world ⁨36⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

  If the movie is interesting, I have little problem focusing. But sometimes no matter how interesting it is, I have squirrel moments anyway. If I’m at home, simple, just rewind. Being in a theater helps a lot - the environment helps the brain focus on the screen. If I have a problem paying attention to a movie in a theater, it’s probably just not very good.

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• NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world ⁨43⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

  If there is an actual interest in something then it’s not hard to do, if it’s something you have no interest in then you’re not going to be able to maintain focus.

  I can watch, focus on,enjoy, and dissect Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Blade Runner, or Event Horizon because that’s my bag, but Lawrence of Arabia, Citizen Kane, or any sort of biopic can all fuck right off.

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• supermurs@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  I have the tendency to start looking into things within the movie. I’ll look into what car they are driving, the city they are living in etc. If I don’t pause the movie, I will miss a lot while I’m on the quest.

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  • real_squids@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    I don’t have adhd and that’s pretty normal to me. There’s so much detail in a (good) movie it would be a disservice not to pick all the details apart.

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• Twinklebreeze@lemmy.world ⁨46⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

  Someone asked almost this exact question about a month ago. It was a stupid question then, too.

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• Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨55⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

  TV is my emotional support noise and extra stimulation layer to keep some noisy part of the brain occupied. I can drift in and out of movies while they’re on. In the cinemas the thrill of large screen, people around and general rejection of using phone help to steer attention.

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• webghost0101@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  1. I rarely watch tv cause i can’t pay attention.
  2. When watching anything its usually short form content, i keep going back and forward sometimes on (twice speed) and may watch a video over multiple sessions.
  3. i may pause in the middle of watching, a 30 min show, spend and hour researching a tiny detail on my phone and then go back.
  4. i cannot pay attention to watch while eating unless its at a desk.
  5. i can watch a +1h movie that is interesting enough with others in a single sitting but i will be mentally exhausted and in need of a break after.

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• Nemo@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  I generally don’t watch video media for exactly that reason. Even audiobooks are too much for me.

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• Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  Watch it several times. (Not necessarily in a row) Each time it’s like a whole new movie because of all the stuff you didn’t notice before.

  I half joke there, but until I was in my 40’s I never could sit still long enough to watch an entire movie from start to finish. Still enjoyed a lot of them, just in bite size pieces.

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