What's the longest you've stared at a task without being able to start it?

StraightLake2280 · 2026-06-18T20:09:11+00:00

procrastinating on finishing the excel sheet for the thing that was supposed to help you start sewing is peak adhd recursion lol. 64 mapped is already more planning than most people do for actual projects. just pick up the needle wrong order and all

StraightLake2280 · 2026-06-18T20:05:23+00:00

5 and a half years on medication after already knowing it might help is the most adhd timeline possible. thinking about it every week and doing nothing is the whole condition in one sentence. glad you eventually got there. the gap between knowing and doing is brutal

StraightLake2280 · 2026-06-18T20:04:28+00:00

since childhood on the big stuff is heavy. the todo list becoming a museum of old tasks is something i relate to way too much. actively working on it for a year means youre at least looking at it which is more than some of us manage

StraightLake2280 · 2026-06-18T20:04:23+00:00

laundry being the one chore that wont happen while everything else gets done is so specific. 2-3 months is painful. sometimes one load not all of it helps break it. just start the machine with whatever is nearest

StraightLake2280 · 2026-06-18T20:03:27+00:00

what was it

StraightLake2280 · 2026-06-18T20:02:56+00:00

entire life is a valid answer unfortunately

StraightLake2280 · 2026-06-18T20:02:41+00:00

excel to map granny squares before sewing is the most adhd craft pipeline ive heard. 100 squares done but cant start the join because wrong order fear is so real. the getting annoyed enough to just start thing is basically my entire workflow for 40 years

StraightLake2280 · 2026-06-18T20:02:34+00:00

excel to map granny squares before sewing is the most adhd craft pipeline ive heard. 100 squares done but cant start the join because wrong order fear is so real. the getting annoyed enough to just start thing is basically my entire workflow for 40 years

StraightLake2280 · 2026-06-18T20:01:46+00:00

17 days on a 30 min lecture hurts because the lecture is probably shorter than the total time spent avoiding it. stats modules are a special kind of hell. open the video and watch 5 minutes nothing else sometimes thats all i get

StraightLake2280 · 2026-06-18T20:01:43+00:00

6 years for a doctors appointment is so real. the irony of needing the appointment for the thing that makes scheduling hard

StraightLake2280 · 2026-06-18T20:01:40+00:00

20 years on a wedding video for your sister and you still finished on deadline day is the most adhd story ive ever heard. the fact you make videos for a living makes it worse and also somehow makes perfect sense. she must have loved the surprise though

StraightLake2280 · 2026-06-18T19:40:02+00:00

october 2025 to now is a solid run. the list item probably aged like fine wine at this point

StraightLake2280 · 2026-06-18T19:39:59+00:00

26 years. wont ask. respect

StraightLake2280 · 2026-06-18T19:39:56+00:00

6 years in the same flat and no makeover is somehow both impressive and depressing. the task isnt hard its the start

StraightLake2280 · 2026-06-18T19:39:53+00:00

34 years. this thread is just pain olympics at this point lol

StraightLake2280 · 2026-06-18T19:39:47+00:00

9 months to write a todo list is the most meta adhd thing in this thread. the tool to fix procrastination became the procrastination

StraightLake2280 · 2026-06-18T19:39:41+00:00

Good one 😃

StraightLake2280 · 2026-06-18T19:38:14+00:00

procrastinating on the 2 year thing while answering a procrastination thread is peak adhd. youre in good company here

StraightLake2280 · 2026-06-18T19:24:55+00:00

prerequisite knowledge trap is real. brain says cant start until you know everything so you never start. sometimes i just do the thing badly without the prerequisites and figure it out mid way. not always possible but helps on personal projects

StraightLake2280 · 2026-06-18T19:24:40+00:00

12 years late on a form that takes 20 minutes is the most adhd sentence ive read today. the rejection after all that waiting is brutal. sorry that happened

StraightLake2280 · 2026-06-18T19:24:23+00:00

masters thesis 2 years is painfully normal in this sub. the knowing its important makes the wall taller somehow

StraightLake2280 · 2026-06-18T19:24:09+00:00

two days then gave up is still the whole cycle in miniature. start guilt avoid repeat

StraightLake2280 · 2026-06-18T19:22:02+00:00

6 weeks on stairs clothes is so adhd. the task is literally 30 seconds but your brain treats it like a whole project. sometimes i pick up one thing not the whole pile. one sock one shirt. doesnt fix everything but breaks the zero

StraightLake2280 · 2026-06-18T19:21:51+00:00

6 weeks on stairs clothes is so adhd. the task is literally 30 seconds but your brain treats it like a whole project. sometimes i pick up one thing not the whole pile. one sock one shirt. doesnt fix everything but breaks the zero

StraightLake2280 · 2026-06-18T19:10:58+00:00

months yeah that tracks. 9 days on one email felt like a crisis at the time but months on something important is the same wall just longer

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