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This is what I struggle with. The activation, or executive function, is often missing with folks who have ADHD. Things that I have found which help: 1. Set a
by vixit 6y ago
This is what I struggle with.
The activation, or executive function, is often missing with folks who have ADHD. Things that I have found which help:
1. Set a timer/alarm for you to get up and start.
2. Set a timer/alarm for you to stop and zone out or take a break.
3. Try to keep a list of actions you can take instead of the one you can't start
And be gentle with yourself when you enter the mental state of "I need to get up to do X now" but your brain simply won't let you. It happens and is frustrating, but don't let that feel like a failure. ADHD brains just can be very difficult sometimes. When this "stuck" feeling happens, I try to cycle through other things I could do until I eventually find on that allows my brain to let me get up. It can be as simple as deciding that I should go pet my dog.
- bodas123 6y agoOne thing that works for me when I am “stuck”, is to make a “plan” to do the thing I want/need to do after I count down from 5. I then start counting down and when i get to 0 I stand up and do the thing. I found this trick somewhere on hn and it has worked 100% of the time (when I think of using it, that is...)