#ADHD solutions

[knotty-et-al]

Two weeks to-do-list hanger

[too lazy to write description rn, communicating is exhausting atm, but i want to share nevertheless]

[nimthirielrinon]

So! ADHD idea. I was struggling to put away soda cans that built up all over my desk over the course of a week (not a massive number but they take up a LOT of space). I have a can crusher in the kitchen because crushing cans with my leg is some kind of sensory hell for me, but taking cans up to the kitchen to crush them while I'm at work is a pain, and then I found that once there were too many to carry I didn't want to carry them in multiple trips...

So I acknowledged my ADHD issue and bought a second can crusher off Ebay for like, $AUD16 (US12-ish?) and attached it to the bookshelf next to my desk. I use a metal clothes peg to attach this paper bag from Woolies to the base of it, so when I finish a drink I just crush it, drop it in the bag, and done! Once the bag is full enough to be annoying, I just take the whole lot into the recycling bins outside. The second peg with the little sign on it, also made from a paper shopping bag, is there as a friendly reminder to myself not to mix it up with my rubbish bin that's under my desk.

My ADHD is much happier now, and my desk is free to be... cluttered up by other things :/ (one problem at a time, one at a time...)

[older-and-far-away]

My most ADHD moment of the week so far has been:

Last week I made some pinko tofu and I finished it four or five days ago, but.

I like to do the dishes as soon as I'm done with them because I get overwhelmed by a big sink full of dishes and then just won't do them, so.

When I finished the tofu I just wasn't feeling in a place to deal with cleaning out the crumbs and washing the Tupperware so I made the decision to stick it back in the fridge and deal with it later.

Today while waiting for a cup of coffee to be ready, I decided to wash the few dishes in the sink. I also remembered that I had a Tupperware container I needed to wash in the fridge so I took it out and dumped it and cleaned it and it worked absolutely fine but now I can't find my coffee cup.

[nervousloveheart]

Me *starts working out to keep my adhd in check*

My muscles almost immediately:

[y-that-crazy-five-foot-two-chick]

This is actually such a good ADHD thing though. Although I might cut it to half an hour, maybe even in two chunks, because an hour might be too intimidating too

I thought it would be an hour of listening to screaming and looking at pictures of draculas, but it was so much for frightening than fathomed

[i-upset-to-dead-65]

ADHD idea:

I brush my teeth a little every time I use the restroom.

So the routine goes: business -> flush -> wash hands -> brush teeth -> dry hands -> leave

I'd have to brush with wet hands because if I dry my hands first, that's the end of the routine and I will forget and leave. But if I insert the new task in the middle of the routine, then I still have the reminder to do the new task.

I will be trying this today.

[bestieboots]

Sometimes the easier of two options is the one that takes 2 hours longer because otherwise I will not take off my coat and I hate overheating.

Or... The shorter thing is more stressful because my brain doesn't want to do it and the whole 10 minute affair will actually feel much much longer than the two hour one.

And meanwhile people are like "you were just getting a glass of water". Yes, but did you see the spreadsheet I made of all the possible paths to get that glass of water and time/joy projections over a three year period? If I pass by the cat tree on a Thursday, there's a thirty percent chance of pets..." And there all "you forgot the glass of water, didn't you."

[hipstergecko]

Time to change up some methods.

Dealing With Executive Dysfunction - A Masterpost

The “getting it done in an unconventional way” method.

The “it’s not cheating to do it the easy way” method.

The “fuck what you’re supposed to do” method.

The “get stuff done while you wait” method.

The “you don’t have to do everything at once” method.

The “it doesn’t have to be permanent to be helpful” method.

The “break the task into smaller steps” method.

The “treat yourself like a pet” method.

The “it doesn’t have to be all or nothing” method.

The “put on a persona” method.

The “act like you’re filming a tutorial” method.

The “you don’t have to do it perfectly” method.

The “wait for a trigger” method.

The “do it for your future self” method.

The “might as well” method.

The “when self discipline doesn’t cut it” method.

The “taking care of yourself to take care of your pet” method.

The “make it easy” method.

The “junebugging” method.

The “just show up” method.

The “accept when you need help” method.

The “make it into a game” method.

The “everything worth doing is worth doing poorly” method.

The “trick yourself” method.

The “break it into even smaller steps” method.

The “let go of should” method.

The “your body is an animal you have to take care of” method.

The “fork theory” method.

The “effectivity over aesthetics” method.

[plantpirating]

When I must communicate with my siblings' spouses since they never respond to my messages.

Me, spouseless, never being forced to return messages.

[vodid]

zero's pressure

[iusedteabag]

I started doing this too and sent my my mum a picture if the thing I achieved that day (cleaned desk, sorted cabinet, etc). It helped a lot.

I got 1 task done today. I emptied the big trash can in my bedroom. That's one less fork to deal with.

I have severe executive dysfunction. I've been dealing with it by having myself do one small task a day. So far it's helped a lot. By doing it this way my brain doesn't freak out trying to tackle everything at once.

I got my inspiration for it from this Donald Duck comic:

[twelfth-dykector]

AuDHD decided to be really funny when it made me really annoying (adhd), absolutely terrified of being perceived as annoying (rsd) and having no idea what people find annoying (autism)

[b4kuch1n]

simulated earth (it does not matter)

transcript

[greenhorizonblog]

Sorry babe I can't go to the party, I'm busy learning about Japanese wood joinery