Does anyone experience this with ADHD burnout?

vlad@numo.so

I do this and am burned out on everything currently! Going back to college, working, candle making, learning to play the guitar, etc

Thank you so much for posting! I never knew this was a symptom! I thought I was alone in this. Super thankful to know I’m not alone. It can be absolutely debilitating. I’ve got an amazing potential career. I’m scared I’ll lose it because of my ways.., thankfully, I’m still ok.

I’m new at managing my adhd on my own. I had to stop taking my adhd meds because I became pregnant. My new daughter is now 3 months old and I still can’t take my meds because I’m breastfeeding and the stimulant will pass through my milk if I take it. So I’m now attempting to take steps to manage my adhd without meds using this app. I have been failing miserably and I’m hoping this app helps me stay on task. Something that used to help me before I was ever diagnosed with adhd (and I honestly should have continued it) was to brain dump. I found the idea on Pinterest. It helps you get all your tasks laid out on the table. It also helps you lay out all your emotions about said tasks and helps you organize ways to complete them and prioritize them. Have you ever tried this? If not you can either google or look up brain dumping on Pinterest. I hope this helps!

Yea I can def relate! A recent switch in medicine helped me fix this lately but I hope you find your own personal solution for this 🫂

Thank you everyone for sharing… I’d been a lonely journey. Especially as a parent.

Yes! Losing interest (after going all in) is a symptom for sure!

Me, too. I don’t think I’ve ever thought about the pattern well enough to describe it the way you did. Thanks for the words to help process that!

Yes I also experience this.

Yea with my careers and my relationships. It’s ruined my life many times. But now I’m on medication and therapy and it’s helping now. Just stick with the meds that’s what I keep telling myself because I am improving so it helps

Absolutely, this was actually the main pattern that led me to be assessed! The only thing that is helped me (which I realise isn’t practical for everyone) is to take a long break from anything (work etc) and then resume part time. I think for me, I get caught up in the new thing and kind of reinvent myself around it. Part time has helped me keep that separation. I’m looking at adding another part time job in the new year — remains to be seen if this will still provide balance!

Absolutely. I feel the exact same way about myself and that is how I have been ever since I can remember. Also, I am always searching for my “passion” or “talent” like seemingly everyone else has, to no avail. I want to be amazing at something but I just don’t think I have it. I’m great at being “ok” at a lot of stuff lol but I have never been able to keep interest in anything long enough to want to be great at something. I will be super motivated and into something and then I just get over it and tired and done. I wish I was one of those people that woke up before sunrise and my first thought was “hey! I think I’ll go running!” Or “I’m going to ride my bike for 5 miles before work!” But… no. I would never and will never do that. I’d much rather binge watch a show or play a video game to keep my mind distracted from all the overwhelming crap I’m supposed to be doing! I’m 40 and pretty set in my ways, but I am a work in progress and trying to learn new skills, tricks and tactics to keep me motivated! Who knows, maybe one day I will stumble upon my hidden talent! The one thing I think I am pretty good at is being a mommy… it’s the one thing that I have never given up on and I never will! Keep your head up and just keep swimming! You will get there, where ever “there” may be! 🩷

Yes!!! It’s usually coupled with anxiety and it’s horrible.

Right now I have burnout mom addition! My son is 3 and I babysit my besties daughter who is 4! Some days I wish I could just go back to work and not have to deal with my son! He’s a handful very busy most likely has ADHD too. So that’s been fun! I’ll go days not cleaning then spend a whole day going hard cleaning. Then I’m burnt out again for a couple days. Been trying to set my routine so I do a little cleaning every day so it doesn’t build up. 

Absolutely! I definitely don’t have a solution, but my favorite life motto is: “ if it’s worth doing at all, it’s worth doing at least half assed.” It’s really changed my perspective on progress over perfection and made life feel not quite as daunting.

It isn't until now I've I have answers on why I am the way I am. I thought I was just a lazy piece of crap.. I'd start a job and absolutely nail it then lose interest and get fired because I'm constantly getting distracted because I'm bored..

this has happened to me every single time i’ve started something. like, important things. i dropped out of university two times. quit two jobs i actually liked. and every single time i was like… how did it come to this? i enf up so tired and in a depressive episode so bad i can’t even get out of bed. i know i can be good at what i do, i just can’t seem to make it last. i can’t really tell you what helped me, i think i’m still sorta there yet, but going to therapy and sharing my thoughts to my partner is what keeps me going rn. and medication, too

Every day of my life. It’s incredibly problematic

I have done this my whole adult life. I finally feel like I'm now a bit more accepting and forgiving of myself, since my diagnosis (not requiring more of myself than I can handle / not comparing myself to others etc).

Very, very relatable my friend, i get super pumped and I’m very good at something than a switch flips and I go into paralysis.

Yes, a lot. Especially with jobs and it sucks bc like I need money to live

Literally

I experience this all the time

Alll the time!!!!!

Omg.. my life in a nutshell 🤦🏼‍♂️😅 going through that exact phase at the moment, where I wanna quit my job two years after a long awaited (and well deserved) promotion 🤪

I do. But mines mixed in with my PTSD as well as my own environment.

That’s the dopamine chase I guess.. Also got a graveyard of “unfinished”

Me too

This has plagued my life and my career, and I just can't seem to find a solution either. I'd love to hear if anyone has even semi-conquered this issue!

Sounds like me too…..Unfortunately, I haven’t cracked this one yet either.

Sounds like me

I’m exactly this way, and tbh, I haven’t figured out a solution. I live by the whole ‘fake it til you make it’ motto. Definitely interested in other responses that are more helpful! Keep doing your best. That’s all you can do. :)