jerichOG avatar
jerichOG
1
1 year ago

Make it work for you.

A lot of people out there say ADHD is a gift, meanwhile a lot of people who have it might not see it that way. Just think it through, and you can make it work. Get distracted easily? Turn off the lights and put a spot lamp on what you need to focus on. It’ll turn into a gift real quick, cause once you can focus, you can knock hours of work out in minutes.

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periodictable42
1y

The thing for me is that it’s not the focussing that I have a problem with, I’ve known that I’ve had adhd since I was like 5 so I’ve been learning to manage it since forever, is the fact that I never have to motivation to do anything. Like I know I have to do it but I just can’t and I know that that’s not adhd but sometimes things just don’t happen.

jerichOG avatar
jerichOG
1y

I’m sorry, I didn’t see this till later, and I’m even more sorry cause the answer isn’t simple, but I can make it make sense. Motivation will not come before the action, willpower and discipline have that job title, but once you start and see the progress, that’s when motivation takes over, and you won’t be able to stop.

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ParabolicHeater
1y

I like this line of thinking. Yes, we are resilient beings!

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anna116anna
1y

Wise ✌🏻

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anna116anna
1y

I think Its a gift if u know how to use it. Its a curse if u don’t know how to use it properly.

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ameliabjorn
1y

It's like saying “you have to just try harder” like if any of us didn't already try hard enough 😆

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jerichOG
1y

trav_grow is right. Trying harder never got any of us very far, because a lot of us didn’t realize how much of a brick wall we were actually faced up against.

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unseriousnamer
1y

The awful part is, when most of us do try harder we get told “stop overthinking it”. Sorry it’s all or nothing boo 😆🤦🏼‍♀️

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trav_grow
1y

Challenge: instead of thinking "try harder", tell yourself "try differently". This is what I'm taking away from your post jerichOG.

jerichOG avatar
jerichOG
1y

Work-arounds, compromises, or downright manipulative behavior against yourself to trick you into something. Whatever method you use, it’s worth it to bend your reality a bit to make it easier.

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ameliabjorn
1y

yeah, but it's not always that easy

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