Self Discovery

So I realized today that I set myself up for failure, hoping I could manage it, thinking I would have more support with a position. I just left. I've been doing the procrastination course (or whatever you call it) and realized that I was set up for failure because of the conditions I entered into that position. I'm good at crisis situations, I'm good at working hard when there are clear expectation, but when everything on my to do list is "High priority" I shut down. You have no idea how reassuring this is to me and encouraging. I feel stupid that I'm just figuring this out but a month ago I felt like a total failure. Today I understand the tools I need to move forward and reach for my goals again What discoveries have you made as you learned more about your symptoms?

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headbees

Two discoveries I’ve made about myself since diagnosis, which both annoy the crap out of me. 1. All of my so-called “quirks” are actually ADHD symptoms. You could read the DSM-5 definition of ADHD and it pretty much just describes my entire personality. 2. I am always going to have a very hard time with jobs like my current one, where I have to account for my time down to the minute and what projects I spend it on.

Olha from Kyiv

I've got a similar thing, when I've got many important big things on my to do list, it's so overwhelming I'm starting to procrastinate like craaazy and sometimes I can do literally nothing for days. I've learned that I need to have like 2 or 3 super simple tasks on my list so it's not scary anymore.

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