Inside the Strange, Psychic World of Indigo Children

'he lives in an apartment with no furniture, because a decade ago he diagnosed himself as an indigo child after an internet test. now he is spreading the word to the world'. sounds like a talkshow from GTA radio

"he found out he was indigo after an online test" Seems legit

I think the most special child is the one who simply has no need to be special. Because they are so loved, so protected and seen, they can dare to just exist, and have their own immediate experiences and relationships without intense overlays. I grew up feeling like I was very special, but it was a coping strategy in the face of enormous trauma and neglect. It's also frankly exhausting.

the ADHD/sit down with the psychologist portion of this documentary really got me. the amount of deep shame that is buried within me, feeling so guilty for not being able to do what are deemed as 'easy', 'selfless', 'normal' tasks feeling that something is wrong with me because I cannot do those things.... is immense. and even if it was late, im very grateful that i went to therapy in high school, as we would never have known my dad's ADHD passed directly onto me (genetically)

"Diagnosed himself Indigo after an online test"....I took and online test that said i was Tyrion Lannister but you don't see me getting drunk and spending all my time in whorehouses.

It's weird how the mothers wish for their children to be indigo and "voila" it turns out that they are ! I wonder if there's a connection there.......

This dude is really good at treating people with respect and letting them feel open to tell their story. I’d love to see more Vice documentaries like this. Love it!

My mom also bothered me for years with the indigo and crystal children bs and that I was an indigo. Turns out I was autistic all my life andit was up to me to finally get diagnosed at 41. Sure, a lot of my characteristics are awesome and unique, but I found my tribe within the ASD community, not among new age indigo bs. I now understand my strengths and weaknesses and dont't need to deny who I am to feel good about myself. The thing is, neurodivergent people always existed and never fit in, so it's not at all that new generations are special somehow.

I love how they are supposed to be hyper-intuitive yet his sarcasm was completely lost on them

At 3:25- "He first diagnosed himself after taking an online test". WTF?! Am I the only one who watched this and laughed even just a lil bit?

My son was diagnosed with ADHD at 5... I also was ADHD but undiagnosed. Most every child I have met with this diagnosis are extremely gifted and tested with higher than normal IQ. . Are very intuitive..

The biggest problem with ADHD in my experience is social interactions. I'm constantly told I speak to frequently or at a a rate people can't follow, I find non ADHD individuals find me tiring and I find others equally tiring. Its almost like everyone is in slow motion and every uhhhh or um or weellllll feels like I lost a year of time. It usually results in people just ignoring 90% of what I say and telling me later they normalized ignoring me for their own sanity. Really makes you feel outside the norm when people consistently tell you that you are to much for them.

The older brother was trying so hard to hold himself back from calling his mother and sister insane and stupid.

Cheers to Vice for getting the most sarcastic man on the planet to cover this.

I have ADHD, there's a frustrating amount of ignorance about ADHD in the comments here. Personally I find it a real pain in the arse! I love my creativity and unconventionality but daily tasks are really difficult and I feel like I am peddling backwards. Also with regards to spirituality I have a hard time with any ideas of hierarchy as my spirituality is about looking for commonality, what connects us; not what makes us seperate, labels like 'Indigo' 'empath' sit awkwardly with me because humans are inherently capable of being gifted and empathetic, that's one of the riches of being human and while not everyone will be so I think most people are good and have been throughout history, it seems somewhat self absorbed to think of ourselves now as being more special or more exalted beings than our peers or our ancestors.

you can tell that interviewer really does not want to believe them 😂

The actual chosen ones aren’t brainwashed into an ego of thinking they’re someone special, the ego does not overtake true wisdom.

empathy is a kind of super power in a world where everyone is starving to be understood

Some people are told they are "special" by everyone, not just their parents. Denying them feeling special is denying them their experience.

I have ADHD and dealt with this and it’s really unhealthy and abusive