• grrgyle ( grrgyle@slrpnk.net ) English
    16·
    1 year ago

    My brain is like a jujitsu master at avoiding work. I’ll be like OK we’ve got our green tea, no distractions, pomodoro is set, tasks clearly defined and workspace prepped for focus I am figuratively taking a running charge at my work annnnnd……wait why am I looking up how PS/2 ports work? Why are there 22 tabs on this open???

    It’s like my brain takes all my productive energy and redirects it to fun trivia or solving the wrong problems.

    • ashaman2007 ( ashaman2007@lemm.ee ) English
      8·
      1 year ago

      Therapy (both individual and group talk therapy) helps with the emotional regulation and any childhood trauma and bad coping mechanisms you acquired by being a kid with ADD/ADHD. Medication helps with the focusing of course, both allowing you to focus for longer and sometimes (in the case of XR meds) softening the “crash” so you can have the mindfulness and focus to bring your emotional regulation tools into play and start to self regulate. I firmly believe both are necessary for some (if not most) people to be truly successful living with ADD/ADHD.

    • FlihpFlorp ( FlihpFlorp@lemm.ee ) English
      2·
      1 year ago

      Medication definitely helps as other has said. But for me when I need something extra to get through break it up and take a break in the middle

      And this is what works for me, your mileage may vary

      For example if I’m writing a paper first I’ll first make an outline, intro, methods, conclusion, etc. Then I just have to fill in my bullet points with general ideas. When I’m done with that I start writing intro then take a break

      Another thing is what take others 3 hours to do will take me the whole day so whenever I’m at my halfway point or I’m spinning my wheels I’m the mud (which is when I’m getting no work done with lots of thoughts or zoning out) I take my break but I tell myself “I’m doing good I deserve a break, I’m doing good I can’t burnout, I looked at my calendar I’m on track. I always give myself those reassuring pep talks because I know I can’t work fast it’s just who I am

      Then I take a half hour break either playing games or walking the dogs or grabbing a snack. Something I’ve noticed is different activities will help differently. For example if I’m zoning out lll walk the dogs to get back into it. If I’m still “thinking” about the paper but finding it hard to bring myself to type it out I’ll play a game

      Hope this helps, it’s really about finding what works for you and which strategies work when

    • phantomwise ( phantomwise@lemmy.ml ) English
      1·
      1 year ago

      Yes, becoming a zombie for a while then getting bored and just indulging my brain’s urge to hyperfocusing on the most pointless things. It’s very happy after wasting my evening figuring out how telnet works. There’s always a new pointless thing to hyperfocus on, no time for depression. Not much time for anything productive either, but hey, can’t have everything 😅

  • 🦄🦄🦄 ( Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org ) English
    2·
    1 year ago

    DO NOT TAKE MEDICAL ADVISE FROM ME. THIS IS ONLY M ANECDOTAL EXPERIENCE. ALSO I HAVE AUDHD WHICH PROBABLY WORKS DIFFERENT THAN ADHD.

    I have found a couple (like 3-4) of draws? puffs? inhalations? of weed from a vape helps me immensly. Not in the 20 or so minutes afterwards when the slight high is perceiveable but up to like half a week afterwards. I can do stuff and concentrate so much better.