Name: 日本的多動症 - 我如何獲得幫助 | 我的故事和經歷 (ADHD in Japan - How I got help | My Story & Experience)
Uploaded: 2025-09-30T18:07:04.000Z
Duration: 23 min 40 s

Hey guys it's Kim here and it's been a while.

過去進行式

I told myself when I moved back to Japan I was going to be uploading so many travel videos, so many vlogs which I did at the very start but you may have realized I have not been uploading as much as I had promised.

我告訴自己，當我搬回日本時，我要上傳很多旅行視頻和視頻博客，我一開始也是這麼做的，但你們可能已經意識到，我上傳的視頻並沒有我承諾的那麼多。

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This is a video I usually don't make as over the last few years I've told myself that I wanted to separate my online persona to me in real life but I did say I want to make videos that would be helpful to others and I feel this will help those who are struggling I guess in my position and I would like to give insight or review insight on how treatment is like in Japan.

這是我通常不會製作的視頻，因為在過去的幾年裡，我告訴自己，我想把我在網上的形象與我在現實生活中的形象區分開來，但我確實說過，我想製作一些對他人有幫助的視頻，我覺得這將有助於那些正在掙扎的人，我想我的處境也是如此，我想就日本的治療情況發表見解或評論。

Also I want to talk about how it affected me and I guess how I found out I had ADHD and how I got diagnosed.

此外，我還想談談它對我的影響，以及我是如何發現自己患有多動症的，又是如何被診斷出來的。

So yeah from the title thumbnail of this video yes I was diagnosed with ADHD in 2021 when I was 31 years old in Sydney Australia and I'm still getting treatment in Japan for it now.

是以，從這段視頻的標題縮略圖來看，是的，我在 2021 年被診斷出患有多動症，當時我 31 歲，住在澳洲雪梨，現在我仍在日本接受治療。

So Eric and I was we were both really sure that I had it because it was kind of obvious it was affecting my everyday life, my relationships, my mental health, so I decided to finally go and try and get help.

埃裡克和我都非常確定我得了這種病，因為很明顯，它影響了我的日常生活、人際關係和心理健康，所以我決定最終去尋求幫助。

So in real life I am really open about my ADHD, I'm not embarrassed by it.

是以，在現實生活中，我對自己的多動症很坦然，並不覺得尷尬。

I honestly do wish that I did not have it a lot of the time because it has impacted me negatively in many ways but I decided that or accepted that this is who I am and I can't change that but I can change my behaviors which was what I've been working on for the past couple of years.

老實說，我真的希望自己很多時候都沒有這種病，因為它在很多方面都對我產生了負面影響，但我決定或接受了這就是我，我無法改變這一點，但我可以改變我的行為，這也是我過去幾年一直在努力的方向。

It took me a while to make this video because it really annoyed me how people kind of made it seem like having ADHD is a new cool thing.

我花了好長時間才錄製了這段視頻，因為人們把多動症說得好像是一件很酷的新鮮事，這讓我非常惱火。

It's really not I struggled so much, done dumb shit that normal people wouldn't have done and I would spiral into deep holes that were really difficult to get out of.

不是因為我掙扎得太多，做了常人不會做的蠢事，而是我陷入了難以自拔的深淵。

But in saying that there have been positives like I've been told that I do think very creatively on ways to fix problems and I guess my creative thinking has also helped me get through life so it's not all negative but I did wish that I knew about all of this sooner.

不過，也有積極的一面，比如有人告訴我，我確實能用創造性的思維來解決問題，我想我的創造性思維也幫助我度過了人生的難關，所以也不全是消極的，但我確實希望自己能早點知道這一切。

I never thought I had ADHD until the pandemic.

在大流行之前，我從沒想過自己有多動症。

I always thought I was lazy, I just didn't like cleaning, I was unorganized, I was I wasn't at all hyperactive, I studied very hard and I got good grades.

我一直以為我很懶，我只是不喜歡打掃衛生，做事沒有條理，我一點也不多動症，我學習很努力，成績也很好。

School was the only thing I focused on at that time so if I had an interest in a subject I would hyper focus on it and be very good.

學校是我當時唯一專注的事情，所以如果我對某個學科感興趣，我就會超常地專注於它，並取得很好的成績。

So I remember I was really good at chemistry, calculus and music but for subjects I didn't care about like English, physics, I was really bad at them.

我記得我化學、微積分和音樂都很好，但英語、物理等我不感興趣的科目，我卻學得很差。

When I entered university ADHD symptoms started to show a lot more as I had more control over my schedules.

進入大學後，由於我對自己的日程安排有了更多的控制權，多動症的症狀開始顯現出來。

I tried to study hard for some subjects but no matter how much I read the textbook, no matter how much I went through the lectures, I tried so hard to study, nothing would stick to my head if I didn't care about that subject.

我試著努力學習一些科目，但無論我讀多少課本，聽多少講座，我多麼努力地學習，但如果我不關心那門學科，就什麼也不會記在腦子裡。

So it got to the point where I would cram a whole semester in one week before my exams and then forget about it as soon as the exams were over.

是以，我會在考試前一週補習整個學期的課程，考試一結束就把它忘了。

I would also do my assignments very last so I would most likely start the day before or on the day it was due.

我也會最後才做作業，所以我很可能會在作業到期的前一天或當天開始做作業。

I would be so hyper focused because I knew I had to get this done in six hours.

我會非常專注，因為我知道我必須在六個小時內完成這項工作。

Every time I did that though I got decent grades so I just kept doing it but also I thought that was normal like every student procrastinates like so what.

雖然每次我都這樣做，但我的成績都還不錯，所以我就一直這樣做，但我也覺得這很正常，就像每個學生都會拖延時間一樣。

For that time though I felt I was still able to manage my ADHD because even though I had a bit more control over my schedule it was still set for me like every week so I had to go to classes at a set time.

在那段時間裡，我覺得我仍然能夠控制自己的多動症，因為儘管我對自己的日程安排有了更多的控制，但我的日程安排仍然是固定的，比如每週，所以我必須在固定的時間去上課。

I also worked multiple part-time jobs where my hours were already set for me so I kind of had a schedule done up for me.

我還做過多份兼職工作，我的工作時間都是事先安排好的，所以我也算是有了自己的時間表。

I just had to show up at this time so that was okay.

我只是不得不在這個時候出現，所以沒關係。

When I decided to leave everything behind and move to Japan like eight years ago now, I mean it was a bit difficult at that time because it was my first time doing everything by myself and I didn't have a schedule but I still managed because at that time it was easier because I didn't have as many responsibilities as I do now.

八年前，當我決定拋下一切搬到日本的時候，我的意思是當時有點困難，因為這是我第一次一個人做所有的事情，我沒有時間表，但我還是堅持下來了，因為當時我沒有現在這麼多的責任，所以比較輕鬆。

I only lived in Japan for about a year and a half back then and I was always freelancing, doing my own thing, setting my own schedules but that was still okay because I was flying back and forth from Australia to Japan for work and I still had I guess some sort of schedule because every time I went to Japan I was on a time limit.

那時我在日本只住了一年半左右，我一直都是自由職業者，做自己的事情，制定自己的時間表，但這還算好的，因為我從澳洲飛回日本工作，我想我還是有某種時間表的，因為我每次去日本都有時間限制。

I was going to Japan on this date, leaving on this date so I knew I had to plan out my time wisely in Japan so that was all good until the pandemic hit and I was stuck at home with nothing to do and this was when things started going downhill for me.

我打算在這一天去日本，在這一天離開，所以我知道我必須明智地規劃我在日本的時間，這一切都很好，直到大流行病襲來，我被困在家裡無事可做，這就是我的事情開始走下坡路的時候。

Everything I had scheduled in 2020 that was cancelled.

我計劃在 2020 年進行的所有活動都被取消了。

I had a bunch of videos planned and they were all travel related so there was just no point making them because no one could travel at that time.

我計劃了很多視頻，但都是與旅行有關的，所以根本沒必要製作，因為當時沒人能去旅行。

I also lost all the jobs I had for 2020 so things were really tough and because I had nothing to do during the pandemic all I did was game like 14 hours a day and look that was bad but also some good things definitely came out of it because I revived my gaming channel which I really love and I love making Genshin Impact gaming guides.

我還失去了 2020 年的所有工作，所以日子過得非常艱難。大流行期間，我無所事事，每天只能玩 14 個小時的遊戲，看起來很糟糕，但也肯定有好事，因為我恢復了我的遊戲頻道，我非常喜歡這個頻道，我喜歡製作《源氏衝擊》遊戲指南。

At the time when I started no one else was making the videos I was making because I was making crazy videos like how to get every single chest in the game and there's thousands of chests so making that video itself was crazy but I really genuinely enjoy making stuff like that because I will get hyper focused on the game and hyper focused on editing but also because I wasn't doing much during the lockdowns it gave me a lot of time to think and this was where I realized that I might have ADHD.

剛開始的時候，沒有人像我一樣製作視頻，因為我製作的都是一些瘋狂的視頻，比如如何獲得遊戲中的每一個箱子，而遊戲中有成千上萬個箱子，所以製作視頻本身就很瘋狂，但我真的非常喜歡製作這樣的視頻，因為我會非常專注於遊戲，非常專注於剪輯，而且因為在鎖定期間我並沒有做太多事情，這給了我很多思考的時間，這也是我意識到自己可能患有多動症的原因。

So here's a list of some of things that I do.

下面是我所做的一些事情的清單。

I would say that I would do something, I'll go to that room, forget why I was there, do something else, leave, remember, go back to that room, forget again.

我會說，我會做一些事情，我會去那個房間，忘記我為什麼在那裡，做別的事情，離開，記住，回到那個房間，再次忘記。

If you tell me to do something whilst I'm busy I will say yes and I will forget it maybe five seconds later.

如果你在我忙的時候讓我做一件事，我會說 "好"，但也許五秒鐘後我就會忘記。

I repeat myself all the time because I just forgot I said the same thing a few seconds ago.

我總是重複自己的話，因為我忘了幾秒鐘前我說過同樣的話。

I talk a lot because silence makes me uncomfortable so if I'm talking to you and there's a silent break I would keep talking.

我經常說話，因為沉默會讓我不舒服，所以如果我在和你說話，而你在沉默，我會繼續說話。

I do have a habit of blabbing on about nothing.

我還是會在最後一刻才做事情。

If I have something due I probably won't start until the day before it's due.

如果有東西要交，我可能會在交的前一天才開始做。

I also pay my bills very last minute because I just forget like I can afford to pay it I have no issues with that but for some reason I just keep putting it off for no reason.

我也會在最後一刻才付賬單，因為我就是忘了自己能付得起賬單，我覺得這沒什麼問題，但不知為什麼，我總是無緣無故地拖著。

Expect me to arrive at least 10 minutes late.

It's a lot of effort for me to get up once I've already sat down and gotten into the zone of doing something.

一旦我已經坐下並進入了做事的狀態，再站起來就費勁了。

I notice that if I am in a loud place and I'm talking to someone I try so hard to listen to what they are saying but it literally goes through one ear and out the other.

我注意到，如果我在一個嘈雜的地方和別人說話，我會很努力地去聽他們在說什麼，但他們說的話卻從我的一隻耳朵傳到另一隻耳朵。

If I get into a hobby, oh boy, I will spend a lot of money buying the best tools I need for this hobby and that will probably last from a few days to a few months.

如果我有了一項愛好，天哪，我會花很多錢購買這項愛好所需的最好的工具，而這可能會持續幾天到幾個月不等。

Then I will get bored of it and now I'm left with all this stuff which I will probably never touch ever again.

然後我就會對它感到厭煩，現在我就剩下這些東西了，我可能再也不會碰它們了。

I have a lot of trouble proofreading my work because I just don't pick up mistakes.

我在校對自己的作品時遇到很多麻煩，因為我就是不會挑錯。

I am extremely messy and I've always been like that.

我的生活非常混亂，我一直都是這樣。

I leave stuff lying around on the ground everywhere.

我把東西扔在地上，到處都是。

When I got a dog it got better but then I trained my dog so well that she doesn't touch my stuff that I started doing that again.

我養狗後，情況有所好轉，但後來我把狗訓練得很好，它不會碰我的東西，於是我又開始這樣做了。

There are way more but we'll be here all day if I listed them all but after realizing some of these things that I do, I decided that I probably should go get some help which also took me a really long time to finally bring myself to do because it was harder than I thought.

但在意識到我所做的這些事情之後，我決定也許應該去尋求一些幫助，這也讓我花了很長的時間才最終下定決心去做，因為這比我想象的要難得多。

So at that time in Australia, I remembered I was trying to find a psychiatrist in Sydney but a lot of them weren't taking new patients or I had to wait six months.

所以當時在澳洲，我記得我試圖在雪梨找到一位精神科醫生，但很多醫生都不收新病人，或者我必須等上六個月。

So I ended up talking to my GP and asked if he can refer me to someone which he did but it was still a two month wait and I'll be honest with you guys, it was really freaking expensive to see someone in Sydney but I thought that I shouldn't put a price on mental health so I did it and I got diagnosed with ADHD and I was able to get stimulant medication.

所以我最後跟我的全科醫生商量，問他能不能給我介紹一個人，他給我介紹了，但我還是等了兩個月，老實跟你們說，在雪梨看病真的很貴，但我覺得我不應該為心理健康付出代價，所以我就去看了，我被診斷出患有多動症，我可以得到興奮劑藥物治療。

Now I remember it took me about two months to get used to this medication because I've never taken it before but let me tell you when I got used to it, it made such a huge difference.

我記得我花了大約兩個月的時間來適應這種藥物，因為我以前從未服用過這種藥物，但讓我告訴你，當我適應了這種藥物之後，它給我帶來了巨大的改變。

For the first time, my mind would be quiet.

I could actually concentrate on tasks without distractions.

實際上，我可以心無旁騖地專心工作。

I was able to do simple tasks that I found really difficult to do before like washing dishes, cleaning up.

我可以做一些以前很難做的簡單工作，比如洗碗、打掃衛生。

Things were going so well, my mood was getting a lot better.

事情進展得很順利，我的心情也變得好多了。

I was focusing on my business Cafe Sheep at the time and business was going really well.

當時，我正專注於經營咖啡館 Sheep，生意非常順利。

Then things got complicated because Eric and I decided we were going to move to Japan and I immediately knew the medication I currently was taking at that time, I would not be able to bring it into Japan because it's illegal.

後來事情變得複雜起來，因為埃裡克和我決定搬到日本去住，我馬上就知道我當時正在服用的藥物不能帶進日本，因為那是非法的。

So I had to do a ton of research on this and unfortunately in Japan, a lot of medication especially for ADHD is banned.

不幸的是，在日本，很多藥物，尤其是治療多動症的藥物都被禁止使用。

There is one stimulant that I can bring into Japan and I can continue to get prescribed this in Japan if I was lucky.

有一種興奮劑我可以帶進日本，如果幸運的話，我還可以繼續在日本拿到處方。

所以，日本是非常非常嚴格的。

So from my research which was mostly done on Reddit, reading other people's experiences, the best way for me to be able to continue treatment in Japan is to get a letter that details my diagnosis and my treatment from my psychiatrist in Australia and then bring that letter to the psychiatrist when I eventually find one in Japan.

是以，我主要是在 Reddit 上通過閱讀其他人的經驗來進行研究的。對我來說，能夠在日本繼續接受治療的最佳方法是，從澳洲的精神科醫生那裡獲得一封詳細描述我的診斷和治療的信件，然後當我最終在日本找到精神科醫生時，將這封信帶給他。

So this is my experience in Japan but keep in mind my experience might be different to others.

這就是我在日本的經歷，但請記住，我的經歷可能與其他人不同。

I will try my best to explain in as much detail as I can but this is just from my experience.

我會盡可能詳細地解釋，但這只是我的經驗之談。

So I went and told my psychiatrist in Australia and he wrote the letter for me.

於是我去告訴了我在澳洲的心理醫生，他幫我寫了信。

He also prescribed me the stimulant you can get in Japan which is Concerta so I could get used to it first.

他還給我開了在日本可以買到的興奮劑 Concerta，讓我先適應一下。

I had about I believe four months worth so I had to apply for a permit to bring them into Japan.

我大概有四個月的量，所以我必須申請許可證才能把它們帶進日本。

So I emailed the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Services in Japan.

於是，我給日本厚生勞動省發了電子郵件。

This is their email and there is an application form on the website.

這是他們的電子郵件，網站上有申請表。

So I filled out the form, I provided pictures of the medication, the stickers with my name on it, how much I was supposed to take.

於是我填寫了表格，提供了藥物的照片、寫有我名字的貼紙以及我應該服用的劑量。

They replied back in about two days asking for my e-ticket for my flight to Japan.

大約兩天後，他們回覆了我，要求我提供飛往日本的電子機票。

So now you have to do this maybe one month or more in advance.

所以，現在你必須提前一個月或更長時間來做這件事。

I didn't realize this and did it two weeks in advance before I left.

我沒有意識到這一點，在出發前兩週就提前做了準備。

I just put urgent in the title of the email.

我只是在郵件標題中寫了緊急。

Now I did get my permit in a few days but keep in mind I got into Japan before the borders opened so things would have been a lot more quiet then.

現在，我確實在幾天後就拿到了許可證，但請記住，我是在邊境開放之前進入日本的，所以那時的情況會更加平靜。

I would imagine now it's a lot more busier so definitely do this beforehand if you need to.

我可以想象現在這裡會更加繁忙，所以如果需要的話，一定要提前做好準備。

Now when I was flying to Japan, when I was on the plane, I was filling out my customs passenger card.

現在，當我飛往日本時，在飛機上，我正在填寫海關旅客卡。

I wish I took a photo of this and then I went through the customs line and the customs officer, you know, obviously took my form and was like what's this?

我希望我拍了這張照片，然後我去海關排隊，海關人員顯然拿著我的表格，問我這是什麼？

So I had my medication in a bag that was really easy to access.

是以，我把藥放在一個包裡，取藥非常方便。

He looked at it, checked if the medication was the same.

他看了看，檢查藥物是否一樣。

I would say this took like 20 seconds and then he just gave it back to me and that was it.

我想說這大概花了 20 秒鐘，然後他就把它還給了我，就這樣。

That was all super easy but let me warn you that most stimulants are banned in Japan.

這一切都非常簡單，但我要提醒你，大多數興奮劑在日本都是禁用的。

Please check your medication before you come because you can get arrested.

來之前請檢查一下您的藥物，因為您可能會被逮捕。

I had about four months worth of medication which would obviously run out because I was staying in Japan for much longer than that.

我有大約四個月的藥量，但顯然會用完，因為我在日本逗留的時間要比這長得多。

So if I wanted more, obviously I had to go and find a new psychiatrist.

是以，如果我還想要更多，顯然我必須去找一位新的心理醫生。

So I did some research online because not all psychiatrists and pharmacists carry Conchita but I found one that was able to prescribe me Conchita if they see I was fit for it and I decided to book with one that's kind of easy to get to because in Japan you can only get prescribed one month maximum at a time because Japan is so strict about this.

是以，我在網上做了一些調查，因為並不是所有的精神科醫生和藥劑師都會給我開 Conchita，但我找到了一家如果他們認為我適合，就能給我開 Conchita 的藥劑師，我決定預約一家交通方便的藥劑師，因為在日本，一次最多隻能給你開一個月的藥，因為日本對此非常嚴格。

On my very first appointment, I was asked to fill out a bunch of forms and questionnaires relating to ADHD behaviors.

第一次就診時，我被要求填寫一堆與多動症行為有關的表格和問卷。