Help Me
Ten Years Later Lyrics


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(Sonny Boy Williamson)

You got to help me, now; I can't do it all by myself.
You got to help me, now; I can't do it all by myself.
You know if you don't help me, darling, I'll have to find myself somebody else.
I my have to wash, I may have to sew, I may have to cook. I might mop the floor; but you help me, baby.
If you don't help me, darling, I'll have to find somebody else.
When I walk, you walk with me; and when I talk, you talk with me.
Oh, baby, I can't do it all by myself.
Bring my nightshirt; put your mornin' gown.
Bring my nightshirt; put your mornin' gown.
You know if you don't help me, darling, I'll have to find myself somebody else".

You're talking about your woman, I wish to God man that you could see mine.




You're talking about your woman, I wish to God man that you could see mine.
Every time the little girl starts to loving she bring eyesight to the blind.

Overall Meaning

The song Help Me by Ten Years Later (originally by Sonny Boy Williamson) is a plea for help from a man who can't handle everything on his own. He is addressing his lover, asking her to assist him with household chores like cleaning, cooking, and washing. He is also asking for emotional support, saying that he needs her to walk and talk with him. The urgency of the situation is emphasized by the repeated line, "I can't do it all by myself."


The threat of finding someone else if his current partner doesn't help him adds a note of tension to the song, but it can also be interpreted as a plea for attention and love. The singer is admitting his vulnerability, and asking for his lover's help in a way that is both practical and emotional. The last part of the song compares the singer's lover to other women, suggesting that she has a special power to heal his blindness and bring him joy.


Overall, Help Me is a song about the importance of connection and support in difficult times. It speaks to the universal human need for love, companionship, and help when we are feeling overwhelmed.


Line by Line Meaning

You got to help me, now; I can't do it all by myself.
I need you to assist me, I can't handle everything on my own.


You know if you don't help me, darling, I'll have to find myself somebody else.
If you don't assist me, I'll have to look for someone else who can.


I my have to wash, I may have to sew, I may have to cook. I might mop the floor; but you help me, baby.
I may have to perform everyday tasks, but with your assistance, I can do it easily.


When I walk, you walk with me; and when I talk, you talk with me.
I want you to be by my side and support me in everything I do.


Oh, baby, I can't do it all by myself.
I need your help and support to get through this.


Bring my nightshirt; put your mornin' gown.
Get my sleepwear and get dressed in the morning, please.


You're talking about your woman, I wish to God man that you could see mine.
You're discussing your partner, but you should meet mine, she's amazing.


Every time the little girl starts to loving she bring eyesight to the blind.
My partner is fantastic in bed, she's miraculously good.


You know if you don't help me, darling, I'll have to find myself somebody else.
If you don't assist me, I'll look for someone who can.




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Bryan Jenks

Timestamps because im long-winded and if you're (Possibly) ADHD these will be essential to getting through the video :)

0:00:00 Beginning
0:00:11 What we're talking about today
0:00:20 https://youtu.be/5uI3xymx4do
0:01:46 When I was diagnosed
0:02:31 What was the medication like when I was in high school
0:03:18 Why did I go off medication to begin with?
0:03:53 What were my medications then and now?
0:06:20 Sleeping While on stimulant medication
0:07:39 My dosage increase schedule
0:08:50 Developing a tolerance
0:09:06 Why having to go off the medication SUCKS

0:11:05 ======CHANGES======
0:11:28 ----- Impulsivity
0:11:34 Self control with food
0:11:49 Context switching and "Gear changing"
0:12:38 ----- Executive Functioning
0:12:50 Better seperation from enjoyable activities or subjects of hyperfocus
0:13:40 Overcoming the starting energy hurdle
0:15:17 Less distracted by notifications when i should be focusing
0:15:28 It's not about being Distracted its about the search for more ~*Stimulation*~
0:16:27 Why driving can be dangerous for me
0:17:12 ----- RSD - Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
0:18:50 ----- SLEEP

0:19:40 ======NEW THINGS I'VE LEARNED ABOUT ADHD======
0:20:12 ADHD people can have tics
0:20:23 https://www.twitch.tv/sweet_anita
0:21:52 Getting in trouble at work for motor tics / fidgets
0:23:23 ADHD issues with object permanence like babies and peek-a-boo
0:24:51 https://publish.obsidian.md/bryan-jenks/Object+impermanence+in+ADHD+affects+preference+for+top+level+structures
0:25:48 Object permanence issues affecting relationships
0:27:18 How I work around my brain to be a better friend
0:27:18 ----- 1 Important events calendar
0:27:57 ----- 2 Socializing prompts with spaced repetition software
0:29:00 ----- 3 A wonderful partner CAN help, but SHOULDN'T be obligated to
0:29:37 RSD Makes us into people pleasers
0:31:38 Avoidant Attachments
0:33:36 I Repeat, RSD is the WORST
0:35:13 Outro



reason43 Poole

I'm 80 and have had strong realizations regarding ADHD (no medication) I have every symptom that you refer to, but wasn't fully identified with start-up problems. I understand what you are saying about making the task small but in my case, that task can feel impossible. My start-up, unfortunately, is when I am under pressure the bigger the pressure the better the performance. My realization poem. ADHD
The one-legged man saw no path ahead.
Clutching at chances he caught in the air.
Only the moment, no tomorrow was there?
He was blind to the debris behind in his wake.
He was caught in a trap, locked in a cage.
The cassette explained a hopping bipedal here in the zoo.
Some saw him high; some saw him low; all saw him with two.
A spectacular show, those stories he told while rolling downhill.
No one had noticed he only had one, the tales he told were as if he had two.
The cassette was right, and the cassette was wrong.
That one-legged man was very confused, he also saw two.
It never occurred that he only had one.
The one-legged man, now incredibly old, his energy spent from hopping around.
Grew tired of running against others with two.
Something was wrong, patterns emerged.
He suddenly woke from this dream so very disturbed.
All the debris he saw in his wake overwhelmed.
His tears streamed for him; his tears streamed for them.
He finally realized he was a two-legged man who only had one.
That one-legged man is me.



Zolodar

Great video! I think a lot of people who have ADHD, be it diagnosed or non-diagnosed, resonate a lot with what you're saying and maybe it will help people who haven't been diagnosed yet to bring up the courage to see a doctor about it.

I think it's really great to hear about the medication, how it affects you, how it helped you and what the drawbacks or limitations are. Like the kinda "cyclic" problem of building tolerance to the Ritalin and having to put it off for a little while in order to get the proper effectiveness back.

Regarding the stuff you said about ticks - I think all that fidgeting, popping joints and all that is most likely covered by the "hyperactivity" part of ADHD.
I've just watched another video by a British Psychiatrist who also went into detail about the three types of ADHD:
1.) people who only or mostly just suffer from the attention deficit
2.) people who only or mostly just suffer from the hyperactivity
3.) people who generally suffer from both a lot

The hyperactivity part often doesn't manifest AS MUCH in adulthood anymore because we've learned to "behave" and basically force ourselves to "fit in" more in order to avoid trouble or quite frankly... being perceived as a jerk (e.g. when constantly interrupting people in conversations, general impulsivity, etc.)

So I do think that such ticks can be part of ADHD, I don't really think that they're in the same ballpark as the stuff from Tourette's Syndrom - even though both are involuntary. I also like Anita's stream a lot - she's super wholesome and really smart. She's super good at expressing herself with words, it's incredible how accurate her verbal elaboration's are.



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Bryan Jenks

Timestamps because im long-winded and if you're (Possibly) ADHD these will be essential to getting through the video :)

0:00:00 Beginning
0:00:11 What we're talking about today
0:00:20 https://youtu.be/5uI3xymx4do
0:01:46 When I was diagnosed
0:02:31 What was the medication like when I was in high school
0:03:18 Why did I go off medication to begin with?
0:03:53 What were my medications then and now?
0:06:20 Sleeping While on stimulant medication
0:07:39 My dosage increase schedule
0:08:50 Developing a tolerance
0:09:06 Why having to go off the medication SUCKS

0:11:05 ======CHANGES======
0:11:28 ----- Impulsivity
0:11:34 Self control with food
0:11:49 Context switching and "Gear changing"
0:12:38 ----- Executive Functioning
0:12:50 Better seperation from enjoyable activities or subjects of hyperfocus
0:13:40 Overcoming the starting energy hurdle
0:15:17 Less distracted by notifications when i should be focusing
0:15:28 It's not about being Distracted its about the search for more ~*Stimulation*~
0:16:27 Why driving can be dangerous for me
0:17:12 ----- RSD - Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
0:18:50 ----- SLEEP

0:19:40 ======NEW THINGS I'VE LEARNED ABOUT ADHD======
0:20:12 ADHD people can have tics
0:20:23 https://www.twitch.tv/sweet_anita
0:21:52 Getting in trouble at work for motor tics / fidgets
0:23:23 ADHD issues with object permanence like babies and peek-a-boo
0:24:51 https://publish.obsidian.md/bryan-jenks/Object+impermanence+in+ADHD+affects+preference+for+top+level+structures
0:25:48 Object permanence issues affecting relationships
0:27:18 How I work around my brain to be a better friend
0:27:18 ----- 1 Important events calendar
0:27:57 ----- 2 Socializing prompts with spaced repetition software
0:29:00 ----- 3 A wonderful partner CAN help, but SHOULDN'T be obligated to
0:29:37 RSD Makes us into people pleasers
0:31:38 Avoidant Attachments
0:33:36 I Repeat, RSD is the WORST
0:35:13 Outro

Bryan Jenks

@Andrea Brewer sounds like bullshit given the mountain of medical and psychological literature that abounds about the disorder

Bryan Jenks

@Andrea Brewer sources?

Bryan Jenks

@Andrea Brewer i meant more like research paper sources in medical literature. Robert Whitaker at first glance does not appear to have any official medical credentials which does not really help his credibility in my mind

Hazel Nuts

Does ADHD gets worse during year long quarantine ? Instrusive thoughts etc

Fer-De-Lance

Thank you, that was quite informative. I have some of those same issues.

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I’m 80 years old and feel like my whole life struggle has just been clarified. It has been a difficult road to travel and now, at this late date in my life, feel “authenticated” for who I am and how I’ve navigated and survived all these years. Thank you!

Bryan Jenks

glad you got that from this video :)

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You are wonderful

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