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Wanting to do things and having ideas is painful (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by hissingmeerkat@sh.itjust.works to c/adhd@lemmy.world

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The last couple days I've finally been able to work on some of the big projects I care about and have wanted to do for months. But wanting to do all the things I want to do and having lots of ideas is painful, like before I got anxiety, ADHD treatment (which my doctor interpreted as being more of an anxiety thing) but also stopped doing the big things.

It's so tempting to ignore the things I really want and go burry myself in a video game or something.

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[–] apprehentice@lemmy.enchanted.social 14 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I feel that. It's not perfect, but I started writing down all of my ideas as bullet points just to relieve some of the urgency. I know that I'm likely to forget about them and completely ignore the list, but it really does help, regardless. I use an app called Logseq and I have it bound to a gesture on my phone so I can open it quickly. I hope it works for you.

[–] hissingmeerkat@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I started doing that last year with Joplin on my computer and it's a big help.

I also keep big notes to just dump everything I'm working on into - websites, pdfs, screenshots, screen video captures with no commitment to organization except I can add things in chronological order. A lot of it is initiated by showing it to someone else and then realizing I should have a note for myself too.

I really should start doing the same with personal stuff and random observations. If something is important enough to tell (or what to tell) other people about it should be important enough to tell my future self about.

It's crazy how much not experiencing rewards yourself/the inability to do things for yourself influences things I wouldn't even imagine before understating what ADHD is/does and consciously examining them.

[–] apprehentice@lemmy.enchanted.social 2 points 1 year ago

The need for external validation is a burden, indeed, but you're already on the right track. You got this!

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