Everything you wrote in this article screamed “that’s me!” I am chronically clumsy, disorganised, doing something at 100 miles per hour or paralysed by indecision and if there were a gold medal for procrastination, I’d be on the team and possibly a potential winner. My credit card has just changed from one bank to another and I need a new app. I’ve tried to sort it out but have completely failed so whenever I think about it now, it triggers my fight or flight response and I feel trapped. I do have a proper diagnosis of ADHD now so a lot of things make more sense now, but, even with medication, my ADHD brain still doesn’t work as I’d like it to.
I could relate to some of your points in this article, as a child I was extremely clumsy, and still have that attribute to this day, but not as much. I need to do lists to keep my mind on what needs to be accomplished, this keeps me organized. I am also a perfectionist, and I like order.
I hated school, learning with my mind was just plainly painful, so I would always wander away into my imagination to coup. I failed 5th grade, did not finish my 11th year, was going to fail anyway, and never went back to school. I HATED everything it stood for!
Do you think procrastination stems from ADHD?
Thank you for sharing this, I could see some of my own frustrations with my life in this.
I think we must be neurobiological twins! Is that a word? Who cares. I see myself in every single point you made. I have decided it’s time to get tested by my neurologist for this. I am 75 and I think it’s high time I got the right medication! 💕
Wow, thank you for sharing this. I had a concussion in 2016 and I can relate to much of what you say. This is really helpful. So often I feel lazy but my brain often just will not get into gear enough to do what I want to do. I also get anxiety starting reasonably simple and straightforward tasks. I've never heard anyone say this before. Your post makes me feel not so alone and gives me hope.
Everything you wrote in this article screamed “that’s me!” I am chronically clumsy, disorganised, doing something at 100 miles per hour or paralysed by indecision and if there were a gold medal for procrastination, I’d be on the team and possibly a potential winner. My credit card has just changed from one bank to another and I need a new app. I’ve tried to sort it out but have completely failed so whenever I think about it now, it triggers my fight or flight response and I feel trapped. I do have a proper diagnosis of ADHD now so a lot of things make more sense now, but, even with medication, my ADHD brain still doesn’t work as I’d like it to.
Thank you.
I could relate to some of your points in this article, as a child I was extremely clumsy, and still have that attribute to this day, but not as much. I need to do lists to keep my mind on what needs to be accomplished, this keeps me organized. I am also a perfectionist, and I like order.
I hated school, learning with my mind was just plainly painful, so I would always wander away into my imagination to coup. I failed 5th grade, did not finish my 11th year, was going to fail anyway, and never went back to school. I HATED everything it stood for!
Do you think procrastination stems from ADHD?
Thank you for sharing this, I could see some of my own frustrations with my life in this.
I think we must be neurobiological twins! Is that a word? Who cares. I see myself in every single point you made. I have decided it’s time to get tested by my neurologist for this. I am 75 and I think it’s high time I got the right medication! 💕
Wow, thank you for sharing this. I had a concussion in 2016 and I can relate to much of what you say. This is really helpful. So often I feel lazy but my brain often just will not get into gear enough to do what I want to do. I also get anxiety starting reasonably simple and straightforward tasks. I've never heard anyone say this before. Your post makes me feel not so alone and gives me hope.