do you ever sabotage your own free time? like wtf is that about? i want to play this game or read or do something specific but instead i will just stare out the window or scroll mindlessly???

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do you ever sabotage your own free time? like wtf is that about? i want to play this game or read or do something specific but instead i will just stare out the window or scroll mindlessly???
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Can anyone explain why this sucks so much. Like I thought I would love it because I donât like social interaction and like being able to work in a way that actually helps me (ex: being able to listen to music) but itâs the worst thing so far and Iâm not getting anything done.
@actslikeacatâ Most people with ADHD thrive on structure and compartmentalization, and with distance learning, that isnât a thing. Weâre in the same place for every class AND extracurricular, and thereâs no physical transition to help our brains shift from one thing to the next. Basically, weâve lost our anchor points and we canât slow ourselves down or steer our brains in the directions we want them to go. Distance learning has introduced a legitimate accessibility barrier for a SIGNIFICANT portion of the population.Â
It's not just structure - it's EXTERNALLY IMPOSED structure. Trying to give ourselves structure is like trying to bail out the Titanic with a bucket. All the advice for studying/working from home right now is like 'make sure you give yourself a schedule and stick to it', and for a lot of us that is just not something we can *do*.
All the adderall in the world won't help us stick to an internally motivated structure.
I'm not even in school anymore and this is a fucking mood. It's just as hard to deal with as an adult and if anyone has any advice we'd really appreciate it.
Group sessions with friends online at specific times can be helpful, and I donât mean âdick around and chat with friends on discordâ, I mean having a set group of people you meet with virtually on work/school days, preferably at the same time each day, and you all hold each other accountable to show up and get shit done.
Cause thatâs the thing about ADHD, obligation, particularly social obligation can be a huge driving factor in why we do things because weâre scared of letting people down. Even if youâre all working on separate things it can work, and if you have to mute them, just knowing someone else is there can help with the feeling of being held accountable. It also means when itâs time to take structured breaks (which you should try to do every few hours) there are people there to talk to and relax with and remind you to do things like eat, drink and yâknow, stop fixating and go to the bathroom because you havenât moved in 8 hours.
Another thing you can try doing is create a shared google doc spreadsheet with your goals for the day (Iâd say the week, but sometimes the smaller the goal, the better) where everyone puts in the things they need to do, and they get ticked off in virtual realtime as and when things get done.
To give you an example, it might look like this:
Iâve already sorted through my to-read-pile (tbr), so that means I get to put a line through it like this
This kind of thing obviously won't work for everyone and sometimes itâs not enough enforced structure (it doesnât always work for me either*), but for those of us who crave and thrive on structure and accountability, this can be a good way to try and mimic it in the interim, while also allowing us the things we know would help us to thrive in a more structured environment i.e. musicÂ
So, yeah. I dunno if thatâll help anyone, but I hope it might!
*I tried doing this with friends last year and it didnât really work until my ADHD therapist started asking for weekly reports on what Iâd done. And yeah, sure, I could lie to her and say I got all my tasks done, but how does that benefit me? It doesnât, it just attributes to the general feeling of background panic that accompanies life with ADHD because you know youâve forgotten something but youâre never sure what.Â
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