A few times I’ve left my phone on my desk before going to bed and still got hella executive dysfunction.

One time, I missed all my classes that day because I couldn’t get myself to get up. I couldn’t even distract myself with my phone because it was too far away. So I just sat there freaking out that I’m missing class and being unproductive etc. for no fucking reason.

Then someone knocked on my door, I got up immediately, picked up the package my roommate had ordered and, after closing the door, promptly had a breakdown because why in the fuck couldn’t I just get out of bed sooner?!

This was before I was diagnosed. Anyway point is that you don’t need distraction from a phone to not do a task. The distraction probably does help relieve/distract from the stress of “why tf can’t I do this simple thing” though

For some, the phone is the driver of the problem(s). For others, it's only a symptom.

I can only speak for myself but it doesn't seem to be too much. I often have moments like these when I am not even doing anything else but am just sitting somewhere or laying in bed doing nothing. I can see how my phone could affect that but it feels different when I am pulled more towards my phone than if I am having executive dysfunction. I hope this makes sense