executive dysfunction is something that quite a few people struggle with, including myself.
it’s a hallmark trait of several mental illnesses, possibly the most notable and common being adhd and depression.
executive dysfunction is characterized, in simple terms, as knowing what needs to be done and wanting to do it, but experiencing a sort of paralysis that prevents you from taking the necessary steps to complete it.
allow me to present an example
you can KNOW that you have an essay due next week, and you can have full access to the time and resources needed to complete the essay, but there’s some unidentifiable, yet insurmountable mental barrier that’s preventing you from just sitting down and doing the essay.
you find that you have the energy to clean the bathroom, reread the third harry potter book, and rewatch all of sherlock. but you literally CANNOT force yourself to just open the word document and start typing.
you can stress yourself out about it to the point of tears. you can give yourself all the self-imposed ultimatums in the world. you can sit in front of a blank document for hours.
but you can’t do the essay.
you feel lazy, stupid, incompetent. this should’ve been easy, everyone else got it done, why couldn’t you?
so anyway, that’s executive dysfunction. if you experience something similar to that on a regular basis, lemme tell you right now that YOU ARE NOT LAZY OR STUPID. actually, many of the people who struggle with executive dysfunction are overachievers or exceptionally intelligent people. the universe had to nerf us with an inability to get things done, or we would’ve taken over the earth by now.
if you’ve somehow come to the conclusion that you struggle with executive dysfunction, i would highly recommend talking to a professional. there’s probably an underlying cause that can be worked on with meds and/or therapy.
if anyone has any more questions, feel free to contact me! i probably have answers or can refer to someone who does!
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