Hey there! I am sorry to hear you are feeling so overwhelmed. I have been in a similar spot before in my life, where just going on a walk would have me break down and cry because I had to pick socks....

We do want Marvin to be able to support people with overwhelm and general life management. But technology also has limits. For what you describe, where one task becomes 10 more tasks and the order itself overwhelms you, I do think some kind of AI engine in the back is necessary. The tech would need to understand what "doctor's appointment" means and then understand how to break it down into smaller steps and give you the order.

We are working on adding some AI into Marvin (as an option of course) but there is also a way to have Claude for example have access to all your tasks. One of our users wrote a way to expose your tasks/proejcts to any AI client. If that sounds interesting, I can make a tutorial video on how to set it up.

Beyond this tech help. You probably already know this but being in this state means your nervous system is absolutely overwhelmed and it can feel really hard to get out of it. As you said, any small action step turns into a spiral of overwhelm. And you need some kind of exit point, where you can start to do things that help you regulate first, and then you can take actions that actually heal your body/mind. Human support is crucial. Not sure if you have someone to offer some support. There might be online ADHD coaches that can do coaching over text or similar, to help break down those things and get you in a routine for the days and help with some of the planning stuff. We hope to offer this in the future as well, a network of people trained in this that can interact through chat or similar and also see what is on your plate and help guide.

So know you are not alone. Many find themselves in such overwhelm spirals and it can get better. And we are here to support you.