Showering has never become a habit for me. Hygiene has never become a habit. I have to physically make myself do those things and often enough, I don't have the spoons to do them

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You don't say. /s The problem isn't ignorance. It's a lack of motivation and / or depression.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Leave your cell phone in the shower and only use it after you take it. Force them changes.

Meds organizer on top of your phone in the morning with a bottle of water right there. No more missing meds.

[–] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

But you still have to both remember and be motivated to leave your phone in the shower, or put your meds on top of it.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Yep, it's all about those initial steps though. Once you start that routine it's hard to break and becomes part of the ADHD 'ocd needs to be in its right place' habit.

Depression meds will help with the same thing. It's always that initial push though which is why taking meds right away when you wake up is so important. Once you get it as automatic as putting on your glasses

while also ynderstanding what the meds are doing

it helps.

[–] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago

I don't have routines though. I can get a routine going for maybe a few weeks, but if anything interrupts it, it's over.

I'm not on ADHD meds yet though, so hopefully they'll help.

[–] DroneRights@lemm.ee -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"I can't do things."

"Well do I have a solution for you! Here's a list of things you can do to help you do things!"

"But..."

[–] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ah, yes. You have problems with your memory, have you tried just remembering? 🙄

[–] DroneRights@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago

Yep, that one is ridiculous too

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

For me, pill organizer next to the espresso machine and so it is part of my morning ritual. But yeah we all gotta find our best coping strategies.

[–] Bloodwoodsrisen@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago

Bingo

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 years ago

Do you actually need to shower every day? Or is it just a cultural thing that doesn't really have any basis in science?

I mean, if you're not doing much or straining yourself all day, you don't really sweat or get dirty.