Honestly it's more like
Oh boy, a well-defined task with a beginning, progress, an end, and an obvious benefit to someone! I get to be valuable!
versus
I have several days' worth of clean clothes, there is no need to rush
Yeah, tbh, I tend to not do a lot of my chores because.. I don't feel the need to. Why clean when I'm ok with the current level of dirtyness? Why wash when I still got clean stuff that I want to wear? Etc.
Just realize that your level of comfort with dirt and debris can change gradually. And all of a sudden, you are hip deep in trash
Eh, nah, that actually doesn't happen to me. I do clean eventually.
Exactly this, for me at least.
I was a failure relative to my peers in my late thirties, got diagnosed with ADHD and it’s insane.
So before I always wanted to be a software developer but I couldn’t finish shit, and just procrastinated and kept learning but never progressing.
Afterwards, I am now a software developer and working from a massive spec sheet has kept me engaged the whole time. I still suck at planning but give me a plan and I’ll knock it put the park.
What remains to be seen is if I still have the same vigour, 1 year, 2 years in etc.
For me personally, even if I don't have days of clean clothes and NEED to do laundry like right now, it's still way harder to do something for myself than it is to do it for someone else.
Wow.. true!
I don’t know what I ever did to you to be called out like this.
It's your fault for having ADHD! 👿
I blame my parents.
We all do.
Yep, KittenBridgeAsteroid’s parents really screwed me up.
They called me a weenie when I was 6 and I've never recovered
How about “not normal”
Sometimes it helps to think of yourself as a friend you are helping out.
Right, but my problem is that I hate myself
Try doing it out of spite.
"That lump of shit in my cranium thinks I can't do this task, well, I'll show you, you glob of expired tapioca pudding!"
I have heard that self-talk actually helps you at doing tasks but I never managed to learn it so I can't speak from experience.
The Kimya Dawson song "The Competition" is a great anthem for this.
I just wanted to prove wrong the voices in my head... the ones that told me that I would never win
When I delivered newspapers they said I was to slow
When I was a barista they said I made lousy foam
When I worked in retail they said I was a slob
Much too dumb for school and much too lazy for a job
So I rode my bike like lightning
I made cappuccinos that would make the angels sing
Took two showers a day and I dressed up like a princess
Shook my fist in my own face and said "I'll show you who's the best!"
for me this is just eventually causing burnout and i end up in a dark place instead.
A cogent warning. This is a great way to pump yourself up, but you can't be always on. You have to give yourself time without motivation to recover. I've definitely overdone it and ended up in a days-long depressive funk.
This works for me when I work out
I am still fighting with back pain from last weekend, when I helped friends to carry 9 cubic meters of firewood. Would help again any time.
I am also, in this very moment, fighting to get up from my couch and start, at the very least fucking start my washing machine or dishwasher. I am loosing.
You can do it. This internet stranger believes in you.
With this site I feel it's like.. aren't these problems everyone suffers from? Or am I just projecting my potential fear of having a condition 😅
As has been said previously to this question: most people likely have issues like this from time to time, what makes it problematic is having them almost constantly and to such a degree that it's crippling.
Everyone coughs from time to time, but if you have a chronic cough that's so bad that you cough up blood every time, that's not normal and you need to see a doctor.
See mom, I told you I am fine!
Kinda. One post I like to quote is the one that says that everybody pees too, but if you do it 30 times in an hour you need a doctor. ADHD is relatable to everyone because everybody deals with our problems to some extent, just in much more manageable doses.
The thing that separates a disorder from a normal issue is the magnitude and/or frequency of occurrence. E.G. most people that currently have a uterus will get cramps on their period, but if they're actively in pain instead of just uncomfortable something is probably wrong
Yeah that kinda makes me worried about myself tho lol
Well if you have cramps that are painful go see a doctor. If you are talking about having ADHD, just go with the flow and enjoy the memes. If you can connect with them then do so. If after a while you feel like you relate too much you can look up more about the condition and get an assessment.
Nonetheless, just vibe and enjoy the memes.
That is a bad example because many women are actively in pain with cramps and have seen a doctor about it but have been told they're just unlucky.
...You can have doctors saying that you‘re just lazy or it‘s something totally different if you bring up ADHD. It‘s exactly why I used that analogy.
If everyone had this particular issue the world would be very different I think.
You're probably right
Just pondering on my own misery, cause I can relate is all. Wasn't trying to put OP down for feeling it. I'll try to be more careful with the wording next time thx
Oh, I didn't share this to say that I'm going to ban you. I just thought that this post would answer your question. I made a lot of comments today and I was too tired to bother with explaining things.
Ah aight haha, all good then
I figure I have ADHD or some flavour. Mentioned it to my family, my sister went "huh" and got diagnosed.
Im still waiting
Speaking facts
Guilty af.
Why is this relateble
Well this hits too close to home.
The lighter side of ADHD
