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"Not reaching my potential" Fuck that line (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by Stamets@lemmy.world to c/adhd@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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[-] i_dont_want_to 31 points 8 months ago

Yeah I got potential. I put in a lot of effort to reach that potential.

Did the effort pay off? No.

Did it look like I didn't do anything? Yes.

When I asked for help I was told "just do it." So I kept trying really hard but still the results were far less than the effort put in. For some reason I burnt the hell out overextending myself to get stuff done.

I feel like the task is moving water from a pond to a large basin. Everyone else got buckets and I got a ladle.

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

This was my life. I managed to get a masters degree and loved the process but everything else in life has been a constant struggle just to do basic things.

[-] Leilys@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 months ago

"Just do it"

Well, I'm trying, but my brain decided I should spend the next 3 hours doomscrolling while I mentally kick myself for not doing the thing already.

I think with adulthood there's been more things I can "just do", but the smaller things usually get procrastinated to hell and back for no reason besides "my brain didn't want to do it".

Same with potential, whatever greatness I was promised by everyone who said that hasn't happened yet.