Submitted by yetTear272 t3_109qeqw in GetMotivated
Hyfrith t1_j43ii2p wrote
Reply to comment by enigmamonkey in [image] you are tomorrow by yetTear272
Haha, I thought I had ADHD for months and months. Everything I read about it seemed to point to my exact symptoms, struggles and experiences. It was only when my chronic procrastination got me in trouble at work that I sought out a therapist. She didn't think I had ADHD after I told her everything, and instead helped me realise what I actually have is very acute, very suppressed anxiety. Which has ADHD-like symptoms with distraction (avoidance), procrastination, memory issues for example.
A YouTuber I admire called Better Ideas has a great mantra for procrastination. "Inaction is a slow death". Taking action we're afraid of is painful, but the pain of leaving it to grow and fester in our mind is worse over time. Better to choose the short term pain and just get ready for work, because the personal pain and guilt and stress of being late, or not going, or getting in trouble for it with your boss will feel worse in the long run.
enigmamonkey t1_j44lviq wrote
Great general advice. I'll also check out that YT channel, sounds really interesting. The "Inaction is a slow death" video was fucking awesome. Thanks for that feedback! 😊
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