I don’t know how to explain this but I hope someone understands. Sometimes I am in bed and I know I have to do so many things and it would be so much better if I just get up and do them and I’m also conscious about time and being late for things but I just feel stuck in bed and I can’t get up, it’s such a weird feeling it feels like a paralysis or something. Does anyone know why this happens??
Yep happens to me all the time, it’s cause the things you need to do aren’t always fun or enjoyable and you stall doing them or you feel over whelmed so find it hard to move and get motivated. Just try one thing at a time xx
Yep, you are certainly in good company with this situation! Agree with what everyone else said- different ways of sharing about the overwhelm/freeze state that’s super common in adhd
There's another thing related to this, named "demand avoidance", if it's specifically true to you if SOMEONE ELSE or SOCIETY demands you to do "the thing" 🙃😅 Our tricky little brains are really making it a challenge sometimes 😅
U are absolutely right, carrieg, thanks for the addition! 🥰
There could be some perfectionism going on as well. Perhaps in those circumstances, part of the reason you can’t get up is because your brain has convinced you that you need to do everything in the best/complete/most efficient way possible, and that will take so much time, effort, and mental energy that you slip into a “freeze” response. Perfection paralysis. Perfectionism makes a simple “to do” list look impossible, because there is only so much time in a day. Knowing that’s at play allows you to make the conscious decision to get a B+ on efficiency and your finished product rather than an A+.
Thank youuu that makes so much more sense now
The reason you get stuck there is called "task avoidance"... doing the things you need to do seems so impossible and exhausting that your brain/body just shut down and freeze 🥲
